Date/Time Setting

PROGRAM AE select dial

NEAR

FAR	–
		GAIN UP	S.LX
		TELE MACRO	OFF
		INTERVAL TIMER	OFF
Menu Screen		REC TIME	OFF
Menu Screen		JLIP ID NO.	07

SET CHARACTER

DATE/TIME

END :MENU KEY

Set Time and	J A N 1 . 00	AM 12:00
Set Time and	J A N 1 . 00	AM 12:00
Date Screen	SET
	SET
	CANCEL

Date

Month/Day/Year

Time

12-hour indication with AM or PM

SELECT MODE

1 First set the power switch to “CAMERA”. Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except

AUTO LOCK.

ACCESS MENU SCREEN

2 Press MENU.

SELECT FUNCTION

3 Press – to move the highlight bar down to “DATE/ TIME”, then press NEAR. The Set Date And Time screen appears.

SET DATE/TIME

4 Press FAR or NEAR until the item you want to set begins blinking, then press + or – to until the correct setting appears.

•If you decide you want to return the date and time to the previous settings, press FAR or NEAR to move the highlight bar to “CANCEL”, then press MENU.

•If you’re satisfied with the settings, go on to step 5.

START CLOCK OPERATION

5 Once you’ve set the month, day, year and time, press FAR or NEAR until “SET” begins to blink, then press MENU. The Menu screen reappears.

CLOSE MENU

6 Press MENU.

NOTES:

●To display the date and time in the viewfinder and on a connected TV, see “Date/Time Insert” (☞ pg. 24).

●If, in step 4, you input an invalid date (FEB 30, JUN 31, etc.) and perform step 5, “INPUT ERROR” appears blinking at the bottom of the screen. Press +, –, FAR or NEAR to input the correct number.

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JVC GR-AX220, GR-AX720, GR-AX420 manual Date/Time Setting

Models: GR-AX720 GR-AX220 GR-AX420

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