Display Menu Options
The Display Menu offers a chance to set what is shown on screen during recording and playback. You must set the correct date and time before they can be displayed in either mode.
Setting the Date and Time
The correct date and time must be set before they can be displayed.
Date and time information is recorded onto the tape at all times, but its display can be turned on or off during playback (see Displaying information on the camcorder or TV on the next page for details).
1.With a power supply attached, press in the Lock Tab and rotate the Power Switch to manual ( M ) record. The power indicator lights.
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2.Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial to display the camcorder’s
(
) is the default display.
FADER /WI PE
WI
WI
RANDOM
OFF
3.Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight DISPLAY MENU (
).
4.Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial to display a series of submenus.
5.Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight CLOCK ADJ.
6.Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial to select the choice and display time and date information. The month is highlighted.
D I SPLAY MENU
RETURN
ON SCREEN
DATE / T I ME
T I ME CODE
CLOCK ADJ. DEC 2 5 ’ 0 0
PM 5 : 3 0
7.Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to display the correct month.
8.Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial when the correct month is shown to advance to the day entry.
9.Repeat the procedure to select the correct day. Following day is the year, then hour, and finally the minute.
Note: You must rotate through all 12 hours to change a.m. times to p.m.
10.After advancing through all of the time and date settings and CLOCK ADJ. is the only highlighted item, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight
RETURN.
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