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PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
Setting and Displaying the Date and Time
The date and time of the built-in clock should be set. Powered
by the built-in backup battery the set date and time data con-
tinue to count even when the power is switched off.
• The set date and time data are displayed on the LCD mon-
itor or in the viewfinder and recorded on the tape in accor-
dance with the settings made on the menu screen.

Setting the Date and Time Style

The date and time are set on the menu screen.
When setting while observing on a monitor connected to the
connector, set the OUTPUT CHAR. item on the OTHERS [1/2]
menu screen to ON.
1. Set the POWER switch to ON.
2. Press the STATUS button for 1 second or longer to dis-
play the TOP MENU screen.
3. Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align th e cursor (K) with the
TC/UB/CLOCK item, and then press the SHUTTER dial in
the direction of the camera body.
• The TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen appears.
4. Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align th e cursor (K) with the
TIME/DATE item, and then press the SHUTTER dial.
• The TIME/DATE menu screen appears.
• Set the DISPLAY item on the TIME/DATE menu screen
to ON.
5. Make settings on the TIME/DATE menu screen. (This
includes display style, etc.)
1Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor (K) with the
item to be set, and then press the SHUTTER dial.
• The setting area of the selected item starts blinking.
2Rotate the SHUTTER dial to change the setting, and
then press the SHUTTER dial.
• The setting area stops blinking and the setting is
entered.
MEMO
The TIME STYLE, SEC DISPLAY, DATE STYLE and TIME
SHIFT items can also be set and changed after the date and
time have been set.
USER 3USER 2USER 1
STATUS
MENU
SHUTTER
2
1
OFF
ND FILTER
REC
OFF
ON
POWER
WHT.BAL
AUTO
AUDIO
LEVEL
AUTO
CH-1 CH-2
3.
1. POWER switch
4. TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
5. TIME/DATE menu screen
SHUTTER dial
2.
STATUS button
DATE STYLE : Selects the style for displaying the date.
YY/MM/DD (Year, month, day)
MM/DD/YY (Month, day, year)
DD/MM/YY (Day, month, year)
TIME STYLE : The time can be set to display as a 12-
hour or 24-hour clock system.
SEC DISPLAY : To select whether or not indication of
seconds should be displayed on the
screen.
TIME SHIFT : Adds time to the built-in clock (time
compensation) and displays it. The
adjusted time is also recorded on the
tape.