Setting date and time

The “CLOCK SETTING” value is recorded on the data content (clips), and it affects the sequence in which the thumbnails are played back. Before recording, be absolutely sure to check the “CLOCK SETTING” and “TIME ZONE” settings, and set them if necessary. Described below is the procedure for setting date and time to 5:20 PM on May 25, 2009.

1 Hold down [POWER] for at least 1 second to turn the power on.

2 Press [THUMBNAIL/MODE] to display the normal display screen.

3 Press [MENU/MODE CHK].

Basic operations on the setting menus (Page 88)

4 At the “TIME ZONE” item on the setting menu “OTHER FUNCTIONS”, change the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time using and , and press . (Page 106)

OTHER FUNCTIONS

PC MODE SELECT

USB HOST

BEEP SOUND

OFF

CLOCK SETTING

>>>

TIME ZONE

 

0:00

POWER SAVE

OFF

SYSTEM FREQ

59.94Hz

USER FILE

>>>

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

5 Select “CHANGE” for the “CLOCK SETTING” item on the setting menu “OTHER FUNCTIONS” screen.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

PC MODE SELECT

USB HOST

BEEP SOUND

 

OFF

CLOCK SETTING

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

TIME ZONE

 

CHANGE

POWER SAVE

 

OFF

SYSTEM FREQ

 

59.94Hz

USER FILE

>>>

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

6 Press or to set “YEAR” to “2009”.

CLOCK SETTING

YEAR 2009

MONTH APR

DAY 24

HOUR 13

MINUTE 07

+/- : PUSH /

SEL : PUSH /

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

Any year from 2000 to 2037 can be set.

7 Press to move the setting item to “MONTH”.

CLOCK SETTING

YEAR 2009

MONTH APR

DAY

24

HOUR

13

MINUTE

07

+/- : PUSH /

SEL : PUSH /

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

8 Press or to set “MONTH” to “MAY”.

CLOCK SETTING

YEAR 2009

MONTH MAY

DAY

24

HOUR

13

MINUTE

07

+/- : PUSH /

SEL : PUSH /

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

9 Use the same method as in steps 7 and 8 to set “DAY”, “HOUR” and “MINUTE”.

The 24-hour clock system is used by this unit.

CLOCK SETTING

YEAR 2009

MONTH MAY

DAY 25

HOUR 17

MINUTE 20

+/- : PUSH /

SEL : PUSH /

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

10 Press [MENU/MODE CHK] 3 times to return to the normal display screen.

There may be a time error. Check if the CLOCK shows the correct time before shooting.

If the unit is going to be used overseas, do not set the “CLOCK SETTING” to the current time but input the time difference from GMT using the “TIME ZONE”.

Preparations

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