First Time Settings
Preparations
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First Time Settings

Changing the Language

The language for on-screen and menu
displays can be changed. The list of
available languages depends on the
region where you purchased the
camcorder.
Default value
1Press .
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 to close the menu.
NOTES
If you changed the language by mistake,
follow the mark next to the menu item to
change the setting.

Changing the Time Zone

Default value
1Press .
2Select ( ) the ico n and press
( ) to open the setup menus.
3Select ( ) [DATE/TIME SETUP]
and press ( ).
4Select ( ) [T.ZONE/DST] and
press ( ).
The time zone setting appears. The
default setting is New York or
Singapore, depending on the region of
purchase.
5Select ( ) your time zone and
press ( ).
To adjust for daylight saving time,
select the time zone with the mark
next to the area.
6Press 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.
First Time Settings
DISPLAYSETUP/
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
FUNC.
( 19)
Language Set A
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish,
Russian, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
Language Set B
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
and Korean.
FUNC.
FUNC.
DATE/TIMESETUP
T.ZO NE/ DST
NEW YORK
FUNC.
(19)
FUNC.
FUNC.