Setup

Setting date and time

When the unit is turned on for the first time, a message asking you to set the date and time will appear.

≥Move the cursor button up or down to select [YES], press the center of the cursor button and then perform steps 2 and 3 below to set the date and time.

If the screen shows the incorrect date and time, then adjust it.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

1Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # [CLOCK SET] #[YES] and press the cursor button.

2Move the cursor button left or right to select the item to be set. Then, move the cursor button up or down to set the desired value.

≥The year will change as follows: 2000, 2001, ..., 2039, 2000, ...

≥The 12-hour system is used to display the time.

3Press the cursor button to enterthe selection.

≥The clock function starts at [00] seconds when the cursor button is pressed.

≥After pressing the MENU button to finish the setting, check the date and time display.

Changing the date and time display style

Press the MENU button, then select [SETUP] # [DATE/TIME] # desired display style and press the cursor button.

≥You can also show or change the date and time display by repeatedly pressing the DATE/TIME button on the remote control.

[DATE][D/T]

DEC 15 2007

DEC 15 2007 3:30PM

[OFF]

Changing the display style

Press the MENU button, then select [SETUP] # [DATE FORMAT] # desired display style and press the cursor button.

Display style

Screen display

[Y/M/D]

2007.12.15

 

 

[M/D/Y]

DEC 15 2007

 

 

[D/M/Y]

15.12.2007

 

 

 

 

≥The date and time function are driven by a built-in lithium battery.

≥Make sure to check the time before recording.

≥If the time display becomes [- -], the built-in lithium battery has run down. Use the following steps to charge the battery. When you turn on the power for the first time after charging, a message asking you to set the date and time will appear. Select [YES] and set the date and time.

To recharge the built-in lithium battery:

If you connect the AC adaptor or insert the battery in this unit, the built-in lithium battery will be recharged. Leave the unit as it is for approx. 24 hours and the battery will save the date and time for approx. 6 months. (The battery is still being recharged even if the mode dial is set to OFF.)

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