Preparation

Setup

3 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. Select [YES] and press the joystick. Perform steps 2 and 3 below to set the date and time.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select or .

1 Select the menu. (l 26)

[BASIC] # [CLOCK SET] # [YES]

2 Select the date or time, then adjust the desired value with the joystick.

∫Changing the date format Select the menu. (l 26)

[SETUP] # [DATE FORMAT] # desired display style

Display style

Screen display

[Y/M/D]

2009.NOV.15

 

 

[M/D/Y]

NOV.15.2009

 

 

[D/M/Y]

15.NOV.2009

 

 

 

 

≥The year will change as follows: 2000, 2001, ..., 2099, 2000, ...

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

≥[ ] appears on the right top of the screen when [SET WORLD TIME] (l 30) is set to

[HOME], while [ ] appears when it is set to [DESTINATION].

3 Press the joystick to enter the selection.

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

4 Press the MENU button to finish the setting.

≥Check the date and time displayed.

∫Changing the date and time display mode Select the menu. (l 26)

[SETUP] # [DATE/TIME] # desired display style

[DATE] [D/T] [OFF]

≥To set summer time, select summer time in [HOME] for [SET WORLD TIME] after setting the clock.

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

≥If the time display is [- -], the built-in lithium battery needs to be charged. Use the following steps to charge the battery, and then set the date and time.

To recharge the built-in lithium battery Connect the AC adaptor or insert the battery to the unit, and 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. (Even if the mode dial is set to OFF, the battery is still being recharged.)

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Panasonic SDR-H79P Setting date and time, Select the menu. l, Press the joystick to enter the selection
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SDR-H79P specifications

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