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Date/Time Character Insert
This feature allows you to display date, time and characters
in your viewfinder and on a connected colour monitor,
record them manually or automatically, and even make your
own titles.
NOTE:
You should already have performed the Date/Time Setting
procedure (
Z
pg. 8). If you haven’t, do so before continuing.

DISPLAY

SELECT DISPLAY

1
Press Function SEL. until “DISP.” appears to the right
of F2.

CHOOSE DISPLAY MODE

2
Press F2 while in Record–Standby to cycle through
the modes as shown in the illustration at left.
NOTES:
●
The selected display can be recorded.
●
If you don’t want to record the display, select Date-off mode
before shooting.
●
If you want to delete the display during shooting, press F2.
●
If you want to call back a deleted display, engage the Record–Standby
mode and then select the desired display mode using F2.

AUTO DATE RECORD

Your camcorder automatically records the day, month and
year for about 5 seconds after recording is initiated in the
following situations:
•After changing the date.
•After loading a cassette.
•After Auto Date Record mode is selected by pressing F2.
In this mode, the month, day and year are replaced after
5 seconds with “AUTO DATE”.
NOTES:
●
Setting PROGRAM AE to LOCK always engages this mode, and
disables all other modes.
●
In the Auto Date Record mode, if the date changes while you’re
shooting, the date indication is recorded for about 5 seconds from
that point. It is not recorded during any other recordings made on
that day.

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

CONNECT CAMCORDER TO

MONITOR

1
Connect the camcorder to a monitor as instructed in
“BASIC CONNECTIONS” (Z pg. 29).

DISPLAY VIEWFINDER

INDICATIONS

2
Press F2 until the indications appear on the
connected monitor.
Date display Auto Date Record mode
Date/Time display
Date-off mode On-screen display
Character Generator
25.12.96
25.12.95
AUTO DATE
Date display Auto Date Record mode
Date/Time display
Character Generator
Auto date
record mode Auto date
record executed
No Characters
stored
Example of
stored characters
IN PARIS, FRANCE
25.12.95 10:00
SET CHAR
TITLE DISP.
F1 F2
SEL
F1
F2
F2 button
Function SEL. button
F1 button
NOTES:
●
In the On-Screen Display mode, the date is
displayed and recorded.
●
The on-screen display is not available during recording.