Date, Time, and Age Displays
Setting
Age Display in the Viewfinder
After the date, and time have been set, you can enter someone’s
birthday into he camcorder’s memory. After you enter the
birthday. the
age can be displayed and recorded.
1. Place the
MODE
control panel in the
CAMERA
osition.
2. Install the lock battery
described
on
2 and set the
time and d te
as
on the previous
3. Press the
SET BIRTHDAY
will appear in the
viewfinder
Note: If yo
time. or birt
appear in th
press the
ACE
button
before you have set the date,
day, the
CLOCK
and
SET BIRTHDAY
display will
viewfinder.
4.
Press the
SELECT
button to display the birthday display with
the
cursor on the month in the viewfinder. The
flashing c
lets you know which part of the display you
are setting!
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Viewfinder Display
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Press one of the
SET
buttons repeatedly until the
button. The tlashing cursor will move to
the correct month,
button again to remove the flashing cursor
days, months, or years.
for ages under one month.
in months
for ages under one year.
in years
for ages between one and
of ninety-nine years.
the
AGE
button to display the age
Then press the
S E L E C T
button until the
one of the
SET
Press the
S E L E C T
button until
the display.
age display
flashing cursor from the
Recording Date, Time, and/or Age
on
If you see the date. time, date and time. and/or age
viewfinder while you are recording, it will be recorded on your
tape. You can also select the auto-date feature and the
camcorder will automatically record the date for
five seconds
begin recording after
inserting
a
cassette or the date changes.
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If you do not want the date, time or date and time recorded,
press the
D/SPLAY
button to remove the displays from the
viewfinder.
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If you do not want the age recorded, press the
AGE
button to
remove the age
display from the viewfinder.
To display and record the date, time, date and time, or select
the auto-date recording feature:
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After, the date and time have been set, repeatedly press the
MODE
button to display the date and time, date only, time only
or
AUTO DATE
in the viewfinder.
Notes:
Press the
D/SPLAY
button when
AUTO DATE
appears in the
viewfinder to remove the display from the viewfinder and turn off the
auto-date feature.
When the auto-date feature is turned on
(AUTO DATE
appears in the
viewfinder), the camcorder will automatically record the date for
approximately five seconds every time you start recording after
inserting a cassette or the date changes.
When the auto-date feature is turned on,
AUTO DATE
will appear in
the viewfinder until recording begins. When you begin recording, the
date will briefly appear while it is being recorded.
To record age only:
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After the date/time and age have been set, press the
AGE
button to display and record the age. Press the
AGE
button
again to remove the display from the viewfinder.
To record age and date, age and time, or age with the
date feature:
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Press the
AGE
button to display the age. Repeatedly press the
MODE
button to display the date, time or
AUTO DATE
display
above the age.
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