24First Time Settings 
Changing the Time Zone
Default value
DATE/TIME SETUP
T.ZONE/DST NEW YORK
MENU
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1 Press MENU .
2Select (
) [DATE/TIME SETUP] and press SET .
3Select (
) [T.ZONE/DST] and press SET .
The time zone setting appears. The default setting is New York.
4Select (
) your time zone and press SET .
To adjust for daylight saving time, select the time zone with the 
mark next to the area.
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.
Setting the Date and Time
DATE/TIME SETUP
DATE/TIME JAN. 1, 2006 12:00 AM
MENU
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1 Press MENU .
2Select (
) [DATE/TIME SETUP] and press SET .
3Select (
) [DATE/TIME] and press
SET .
Blinking arrows will be displayed around the month.
4Select (
) the month and press
SET .
•Blinking arrows will be displayed around the next field in the date/time.
•Set the day, year, hours and minutes in the same way.
5Press MENU to close the menu and start the clock.
IMPORTANT
When you do not use the camcorder for about
3 months, the 
81) and set the time zone, date and time again.
You can also change the date format (
37).