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 seL

1 Press the MENU button, use the 141_/_1_/ /lid)" buttons to choose "Date Set" on the

"Date Setup" menu screen.

2 Press the )_ button.

The

figure

for

the

 

 

 

 

 

 

month

will

be

selected.

 

 

 

 

 

[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.]

Note:

After setting the figure for the month press the

button to select the digit to be set. If you press the 1_/1 button 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 _ or

button to select the digit you want to set in sequence.

Press the _ or _ button to select the

number for current date/tinre, and then

repeat step 3 to set the current date and time.

Note:

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

After setting the current

date and time, press the 1)'/ button.

The screen for verifying the set date will appear.

If the displayed date and time are correct,

press the _ button to choose "YES", and then press the 1)'/ button.

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/yea1, 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, every 6 months, connect the AC

adapter/charger to DVD video camera/recorder and connect them to AC outlet, or attach a charged battery to the DVD video camera/recorder, and leave it for at least 24 hours with the DVD video camera/recorder turned off: The

built-in battery will recharge.

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Hitachi DZ-HS3OOA instruction manual Setting Date and Time, Changing Display Format of Date and Time