Cannon HG20 First Time Settings, Setting the Date and Time, Changing the Language

Preparations

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.

•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]).

You can change the date format ( 97).

•You can also change the date and time later on (not during the initial setup). Open the [Date/Time] screen from the setup menus:

FUNC. [ Menu] [Date/Time]

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

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

2Change 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

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

Changing the Language

Options					 Default value
[	]	[MAGYAR]			[	]
[DEUTSCH]		[MELAYU]			[	]
[	]	[POLSKI]			[	]
[ENGLISH]		[	]		[	]
[ESPAÑOL]		[TÜRKÇE]			[	]
[FRANÇAIS]		[	]		[	]
[ITALIANO]		[		]	[	]

FUNC.

[ Menu]

[Language ] Desired language

FUNC.

NOTES

The displays and that appear in some menu screens refer to the name of buttons on the camcorder and will not change, regardless of the language selected.

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