Basic operation of the camcorder
SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME
Set the date and time of your local area when turning on this camcorder for the first time.
1Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder.
•The time zone (“Home”) screen appears based on Lisbon and London (Greenwich Mean Time).
2Select your local area on the map by touching the left ( 
) or
right ( 
) tab on the LCD screen, and then press the ( 
) tab.
• The “Date/Time Set” screen appears.
Home
London,Lisbon
3Set the date by touching the corresponding item or dragging it to up or down.
Date / Time Set
Month Date Year
JAN 01 2011
4Touch the time ( 
) tab, and then set the time by touching the corresponding item or dragging it to up or down.
Date / Time Set
Hr Min
12 00 AM 
5Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then touch the ( 
) tab.
• The date/time setting finishes.
• You can set the year up to 2037, based on the “Home” item.
• Set “Date/Time Display” to On. ¬page 68
• Activating the ( 
) icon moves the time forward by 1 hour.
Internal rechargeable battery
•Your camcorder includes a internal rechargeable battery that retains the date and time settings even after the power is turned off.
•If the battery is depleted, the current date/time values are reset to the default values. If this occurs, you need to recharge the internal rechargeable battery (see below), and then
Charging the internal rechargeable battery
•The internal battery is always recharged while your camcorder is connected to the AC power or while the battery is attached.
•If you have not used the camcorder for about 2 weeks and you have not connected the AC power or the battery to it, the internal battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the internal battery by connecting the camcorder to the supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.
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