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 cam- corder’s clock is not set.

When the [Date/Time] screen appears, the year will be selected.

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.

NOTES

•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 ( 166) 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 month-day-year (for example, [Jan. 1, 2010 12:00 AM]). You can

change the date format and the clock format (12/24 hours) with the

[Date Format] setting.

•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]

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