The power will not turn off if the LCD Monitor is closed and the Viewfinder is retracted.

The [STATUS] Indicator O automatically goes off and the power turns off. (If Quick Start is set to [ON] (p. 34)_ the unit goes into Quick Start standby mode and the [STATUS] Indicator lights Green,)

Even if the LCD Monitor is closed or the Viewfinder is retracted while recording on a tape, the power does not turn off. (The Viewfinder stays lit up.)

Open the LCD Monitor or extend the

Viewfinder again.

The [STATUS] Indicator lights Red and turn on the power.

When the Camcorder is turned on for the first time, [SET DATE AND TIME] will appear, Select [YES] and set the date and time.

. If the screen shows the incorrect Date/Time, then adjust it.

+ Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.

-Q-@@

1Set [ _ BASIC] >> [ Q CLOCK SET] >> [YES].

3 Press the Joystick Control to finish setting the date and time.

The clock operation starts from [00] second.

If the built-in battery is weak, the [ i_ ] Indication flashes, tn this case, charge the built-in battery.

The clock uses the 12-hour system.

Ill

About

Date/Time

 

 

 

 

. The Date and Time function are driven by a

 

built-in lithium battery.

 

 

 

. Make sure to check the time before recording

 

because the built-in clock is not very accurate.

Ill

Recharging

the

built=in

lithium

battery

 

If [ _ ] or [--] is appears when the Camcorder is

 

turned on, then the built-in lithium battery has run

 

down. Use the steps below to charge the battery.

 

When the battery is inserted for the first time after

 

charging, [SET DATE AND TIME] will appear.

 

Select [YES] and set the date and time.

 

Connect the AC adaptor to the Camcorder or

 

place

the battery

on

the Camcorder,

and the

built-in lithium battery will be recharged. Leave the camera as is for approx. 24 hours, and the battery will drive the date and time for approx. 6 months. (Even if the [OFF/ON] Switch is set to [OFF], the battery is still being recharged.)

Before using the Viewfinder, adjust the field of view so that the displays inside the Viewfinder become clear and easy to read.

Pul! the Viewfinder.

. The Viewfinder will be activated.

Adjust by turning the Eyepiece Corrector Knob.

W

C

You can adjust the brightness of the Viewfinder from the Menu.

Move the Joystick Control [41] or [1_] to select the item to be set. Then move the

Joystick Control [A] or [_'] to set the desired value.

Year will cycle in the order shown below. 2000, 2001, ..., 2089, 2000, ...

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