first time settings

SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME

Set the date and time of your local area when turning on this camcorder for the first time.

1.Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder.

•Your camcorder turns on automatically when you open the LCD screen.

•The Time Zone (“Home”) screen appears based on Lisbon, London (Greenwich Mean Time).

•You can also set your current time zone from the “Settings” menu. page 93

2.Select your local area on the map by touching the left () or right () tab on the LCD screen, then press the ( OK ) tab.

•The “Date/Time Set” screen appears.

3.Touch the date and time information, and change the setting values by using the up ( ) or down ( ) tabs.

4.Make sure the clock is correctly set, then touch the ( OK ) tab.

Home

London, Lisbon

[GMT 00:00] 01/JAN/2010 00:00

 

 

 

OK

Date/Time Set

Day

 

Month

Year

01

/

JAN /

2010

Hr

 

Min

 

00

:

00

 

 

 

 

OK

•The message “Date/Time Set” appears.

•If you finish the setting with () tab without touching the ( OK ) tab, the date/time values are not applied and the <Time zone> screen appears again.

• The year can be set up to 2039, based on “Home” item.

•Set “Date/Time Display” to “On.” page 91

•Activating the () icon forwards the time by 1 hour.

Built-in rechargeable battery

•Your camcorder includes a built-in rechargeable battery that retains the date and time settings even after the power is turned off.

•Once the battery is depleted, the previous date/time values are all reset to defaults, and you need to recharge the built-in rechargeable battery. The date/time must be set again.

•Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If you find the decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, ask your local Samsung retailer.

Charging the built-in rechargeable battery

•The built-in battery is always recharged while your camcorder is connected to the AC power or while the battery pack is attached.

•If the camcorder is not in use for about 2 weeks without connecting to the AC power or

attaching the battery pack, the built-in battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the

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built-in battery by connecting to the supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.

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HMX-M20BP/XER, HMX-M20SP/EDC, HMX-M20BP/EDC specifications

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