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Setting Date and Time

Set the current date and time so that the date and time you make a recording can be recorded correctly.

The following procedure can also be used to correct the date and time you have already set.

English

Use f/ e/ d/ cbuttons to select, and then press Ato designate.

1 Press the MENU button, use the f/e/ d/cbuttons to choose “Date Setup” and then “Date Set”.

2 Press the cbutton.

Da t e Se t u p

 

 

Da t e Se t

1 / 1 / 2 0 0 6

The figure for the

Da t e Mode

1 2 : 00AM

 

 

Press the for ebutton to select the number for current date/time, and then repeat step 3 to set the current date and time.

Note:

To stop date/time setting midway, press the C button.

month will be selected.

ENTER RETURN

[The digit that is

highlighted first depends on the date display

format (set up in Date Mode): The digit on the

left end of the date display will be first

highlighted.]

4 After setting the current date and time, press the

Abutton.

The screen for verifying the set date will appear.

Da t e

Se t

 

 

 

9 / 3 0 / 2006

8 : 0 0AM

 

Da t e s e t

u p?

 

YES

 

NO

ENTER

 

 

Note:

After setting the figure for the month, press the c button to select the digit to be set. If you press the

Abutton after selecting the figure for the month, the screen for verifying the set date will appear instead of screen for setting day, year or time.

3 Press the dor c

Da t e Se t u p

8 : 00AM

button to select the digit

Da t e Mode

 

Da t e Se t

9 / 3 0 / 2 0 0 6

you want to set in

 

 

 

sequence.

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

 

5 If the displayed date and time are correct, press the dbutton to choose “YES”, and then press the Abutton.

The date and time will be set, and the DVD video camera/recorder will enter the recording pause status.

Choosing “NO” will restore the menu screen.

CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE AND TIME

You can select one of three date display formats: month/day/year, day/month/year or year/ month/day. Choose “Date Mode” on the “Date Setup” menu screen in procedure 1, and then set to the desired date display mode.

Note:

This DVD video camera/recorder incorporates a rechargeable battery to store the date and time in memory. If this built-in battery is exhausted, the date and time will be reset. To prevent this, connect the AC adapter/charger to DVD video camera/recorder every 6 months, and leave them for at least 24 hours with the DVD video camera/recorder turned off: The built-in battery will be charged.

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Hitachi DZ-B35A instruction manual Setting Date and Time, Changing Display Format of Date and Time