About this Manual 11
About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing the Canon DC210. 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 (
66).
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.
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.
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
Changing the Language
Options
[DEUTSCH] | [ ROMANA ] |
| [ | ] | |
[ENGLISH] | [TÜRKÇE] |
| [ | ] | |
[ESPAÑOL] | [ |
| ] | [ | ] |
[FRANÇAIS] | [ |
| ] | [ | ] |
[ITALIANO] | [ | ] |
| [ | ] |
[POLSKI] | [ | ] |
|
|
|
Default value
DISPLAY SETUP
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
FUNC.
( 
28)
1 Press FUNC..
2Select (
) the 
icon and press (
) to open the setup menus.
3Select (
) [DISPLAY SETUP] and press (
).
4Select (
) [LANGUAGE
] and press (
).
5Select (
, 
) the desired option and press (
).
6Press FUNC. to close the menu.
NOTES
If you changed the language by mistake,
follow the 
mark next to the menu item to change the setting.
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.
First Time Settings 29
Changing the Time Zone
Default value
DATE/TIME SETUP
| T.ZONE/DST NEW YORK |
| ||
| DATE/TIME SETUP |
| ||
| T.ZONE/DST PARIS | Preparations | ||
2 | Select ( | ) the | icon and press | |
FUNC. |
|
|
| |
( | 28) |
|
|
|
1 | Press FUNC.. |
|
| |
| ( ) to open the setup menus. |
| ||
3 | Select ( | ) [DATE/TIME SETUP] |
| |
| and press ( ). |
|
| |
4 | Select ( | ) [T.ZONE/DST] and |
| |
| press ( | ). |
|
|
| The time zone setting appears. The |
| ||
| default setting is New York. The |
| ||
| default setting is Paris. |
| ||
5 | Select ( | ) your time zone and |
| |
| press ( | ). |
|
|
| To adjust for daylight saving time, |
| ||
| select the time zone with the mark |
| ||
| next to the area. |
|
| |
6 | Press FUNC. to close the menu. |
| ||
Time Zones
Once you have set the time zone, date and time, you do not need to reset the clock every time you travel to another time zone. Select the time zone referring to the date and time displayed on the screen.
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 
.