Minolta 9222-2163-11 104 105, For Owners of the Quartz Date Model, Setting the Date or Time

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FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL

Setting the Date or Time

1 Press the date button.

2 Press the select button (SEL)

to select the year, month, day, hour, or minute.

• The item that can be changed will blink.

• The data back has a 24-hour clock. 2pm should be set as 14:00.

• The item will cycle as follows.

Year Month Day Hour Minute

	3	Turn the control dial to
		change the date and time
		values.
	•	Data continues changing as long as
		the dial turns.
Control Dial	4	Repeat steps 2 and 3 until
		the date and time are
		displayed correctly.
	5	Press the shutter-release
		button to set the date and
		time.
	•	The usual display will return.

Changing the Date Format

1 Press the date button.

2 Press and hold the select button (SEL) for 3 seconds until the date on the data panel blinks.

	3	Turn the control dial to
		change the format.
	•	The format will change in the
		following sequence:
Year / Month / Day	Month / Day / Year		Day / Month / Year	DETAILED	OPERATION
	4	Press the shutter-release
		button to set the format.

•The usual display will return.

•The quartz-date is powered by the camera’s battery. When the battery is removed, the date settings will remain for about 5 minutes. After that time, the date will be reset to 2001.01.01 (January 1st.). When the new batteries are inserted, the audio signal will beep to indicate the date and time have been reset.

•When the date has not been set, the date settings blink on the data panel when the camera is turned on.

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