First Time Settings

Setting the Date and Time

You will need to set the date and time of the camcorder before you can start using it. The [DATE/TIME] screen will appear automatically when the camcorder’s clock is not set.

When the [DATE/TIME] screen appears, the year will be displayed in orange and indicated with up/down arrows.

1hange () the year and move () to the month.

2hange the rest of the fields (month, day, hour and minutes) in the same way.

3Select () [OK] and press to start the clock and close the setup screen.

IMPORTANT

•When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable lithium battery may discharge completely and the date and time setting may be lost. In such case, recharge the built-in lithium battery

( 111) and set the time zone, date and time again.

•The date appears in a year-month-day format only in the first setup screen. In subsequent screen displays the date and time will appear as day-month-year (for example, [1.JAN.2008 12:00 AM]).

ou can change the date format ( 96).

•ou can also change the date and time later on (not during the initial setup). To open the [DATE/TIME] screen:

FUNC. [ MENU]

[ DATE/TIME SETUP] [DATE/TIME]

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