MENU Button

Power lamp

Select Dial

Power Switch

 

Display

 

REC MODE

SP

Recording Menu

WIDE MODE

OFF

 

ZOOM

 

128X

 

GAIN UP

 

AGC

 

TELE MACRO

OFF

 

4TO DATE / TIME MENU

 

TO SYSTEM MENU

 

 

 

DEC 25 ’ 98

 

 

 

: 30

 

END

– – – – –6– – – – –

 

Date/Time Menu

 

ON SCREEN

OFF

 

DISPLAY

ON

4

DATE / TIME

1 . 1 . 00

 

RETURN

00 : 00

 

 

EN9

Date/Time Settings

Date and time will automatically be recorded on tape at all times. It is your choice to display it or not during playback (☞ pg. 41).

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

SELECT OPERATION MODE

 

 

Set the Power Switch to “PRO.”.

 

STARTED

 

 

•The power lamp comes on and the camcorder is

 

 

 

 

 

turned on.

 

2

 

 

 

GETTING

 

ACCESS DATE/TIME MENU

 

ACCESS RECORDING MENU

 

 

Press MENU. The Recording Menu appears.

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Move the highlight bar to “TO DATE/TIME MENU”

 

 

 

by rotating the Select Dial. Press the Select Dial and

 

 

 

the Date/Time Menu appears.

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT DATE AND TIME

 

 

Move the highlight bar to “DATE/TIME” by rotating

 

 

 

the Select Dial. Press the Select Dial and “day” is

 

 

 

highlighted and begins blinking.

 

 

 

Rotating the Select Dial, input the day. Press the

 

 

 

Select Dial. Repeat the procedure to input the month,

 

 

 

year, hour and minute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Press the Select Dial twice when the highlight bar is

 

 

 

set to “RETURN” to exit.

 

NOTE:

Even if you select “DATE/TIME”, if the parameter is not highlighted the camcorder's internal clock continues to operate. Once you move the highlight bar to the first date/ time parameter (day), the clock stops. When you finish setting the minute and press the Select Dial, the date and time begin operation from the date and time you just set.

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GR-DVF7, LYT0278-001A specifications

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