Canon DC201, DC210, DC211 About this Manual, Conventions Used in the Manual, Model

About this Manual 9

About this Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Canon DC201/DC210/DC211. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to the Troubleshooting table ( 63).

Conventions Used in the Manual

IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation.

NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.

POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions that apply if the function described is not available in all operating modes (the operating mode to which the camcorder should be set, the type of disc required, etc.).

: Reference page number.

: Option or feature that applies or is available only with a specific model. The following terms are used in the manual:

“Screen” refers to the LCD and the viewfinder screen.

“Scene” refers to one movie unit from the point you press the start/stop button to start recording until you press again to pause the recording.

The terms “Photo” and “Still image” are used interchangeably with the same meaning.

The photos included in the manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera. Note that unless indicated otherwise, illustrations in this manual refer to the

model.

Introduction

Brackets [ ] and capital letters are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. Menu options in boldface indicate the default setting (for example [ON], [OFF]).

Menu item shown at its default position

Buttons and switches to be perated

Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “button” frame (for example FUNC. ).

First Time Settings 29

First Time Settings Changing the Time Zone

Default value

Changing the Language	DATE/TIME SETUP
Options

[DEUTSCH] [ ROMANA ] [ ] T.ZONE/DST NEW YORK

[ENGLISH]	[TÜRKÇE]			[		]
[ESPAÑOL]	[		]	[	]	DATE/TIME SETUP
[FRANÇAIS]	[		]	[	]
[ITALIANO]	[	]		[	]

[POLSKI]	[	]		T.ZONE/DST PARIS
			Default value

DISPLAY SETUP

FUNC.

(

28)

1

Press FUNC..

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

2

Select (

) the

icon and press

(

) to open the setup menus.

3

Select (

) [DATE/TIME SETUP]

FUNC.

and press (

).

(

28)

4

Select (

) [T.ZONE/DST] and

1

Press

FUNC..

press (

).

The time zone setting appears. The

2

Select (

) the

icon and press

default setting is New York. The

3

(

) to open the setup menus.

default setting is Paris.

Select (

) [DISPLAY SETUP] and

5

Select (

) your time zone and

4

press (

).

press (

).

Select (

) [LANGUAGE

] and

To adjust for daylight saving time,

5

press (

).

select the time zone with the

mark

Select (

,

) the desired

next to the area.

6

option and press (

).

6

Press FUNC. to close the menu.

Press FUNC. to close the menu.

Time Zones

NOTES

Once you have set the time zone, date

If you changed the language by mistake,

and time, you do not need to reset the

follow the

mark next to the menu item to

clock every time you travel to another

change the setting.

time zone. Select the time zone referring

The displays

and

that appear in

to the date and time displayed on the

some menu screens refer to the name of

screen.

buttons on the camcorder and will not change,

regardless of the language selected.

Preparations

About the Joystick and the Joystick Guide

Push the joystick up, down, left

or right ( , ) to select an item or change settings.

Press the joystick itself ( ) to save the settings or confirm an action. On menu screens, this is

indicated by the icon .