Basic operation of the camcorder
SETTING THE DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME
You can set the date and time of your local area when you turn on this camcorder for the first time.
Internal rechargeable battery
•Your camcorder includes a internal rechargeable battery that retains the date and time settings even after the power is turned off.
•Once this battery is depleted, the current date/time values are all reset to defaults, and you need to recharge the internal rechargeable battery. The date/time must be set again.
Charging the internal rechargeable battery
•The internal battery is always recharged while your camcorder is connected to the power adaptor or while the battery is attached.
•If you do not connect the camcorder to power adaptor or do not attach the battery for about 48 hours, the internal battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the internal battery by connecting to the supplied USB cable and power adaptor for 12 hours.
1Open the LCD screen and press
the [Power ( 
)] button to turn on the camcorder.
•The Date/Time Set screen appears.
2Select the date and time
Date/Time Set
Day Month Year Hr Min
01
JAN 
2012 
00 
00
Move 
OK
information, and change the setting values by using the [Control (Up/Down/Left/Right)] button.
3Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then press the [Control (OK)] button.
• The year can be set up to 2037.
• Set Date/Time Display to On. ¬page 75
•After setting, the date and time are automatically recorded on a special data area of the storage media.
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