•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 (A178). The next time you turn on the camcorder, you will have to configure the initial settings again.

•You can change the 1>q>[Power On Using LCD Panel] set-

ting so that you can turn the camcorder on and off only by pressing

[.

Changing the Time Zone

Change the time zone to match your location. The default setting is New York. In addition, the camcorder is able to retain the date and time of another location. This is convenient when you travel so that you can set the camcorder to match the time of your home location or that of your destination.

Operating modes:

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1 Open the [Time Zone/DST] screen.

0>[1Other Settings] >q>[Time Zone/DST]

2Touch ["] to set the home time zone, or [#] to set the time zone of your destination when you are traveling.

3Touch [Í] or [Î] to set the desired time zone. If necessary, touch [$] to adjust for daylight saving time.

4 Touch [X] to close the menu.

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