Resetting the date and time
To check the preset date and time
Press DATE to display the date indicator in the viewfinder.
Press TIME to display the time indicator.
When you press the same button again, the indicator goes off.
The year indicator changes as follows:
1997 
1998 
• • • • 
2029
Note on the time indicator
The internal clock of this camcorder operates on a
•12:00 PM stands for noon.
Usable cassettes and playback modes
Selecting cassette types
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed for
You can use Hi8 video and standard 8 mm cassettes. When you use a Hi8 video cassette, the recording is in the Hi8 system. When you use a standard 8mm cassette, the recording is in the standard 8 mm system. You cannot record on standard 8 mm cassettes in the Hi8 system.
If you are going to play back the tape using a standard 8mm video recorder/player, you should use standard 8 mm cassettes.
When you play back
The playback mode (SP/LP) and system (Hi8/standard 8 mm) are selected automatically according to the format in which the tape has been recorded. The quality of the recorded picture in LP mode, however, will not be as good as that in SP mode.
Note on AFM HiFi stereo
When you play back a tape, the sound will be in monaural if:
•You record the tape using this camcorder, then play it back on an AFM HiFi monaural video recorder/player.
•You record the tape on an AFM HiFi monaural video recorder, then play it back on this camcorder.
Foreign 8 mm video
Because the TV color systems differ from country to country, you may not be able to play back foreign
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