Performing the initial setup

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

1Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder.

The time zone (Home) screen appears based on Lisbon and London (Greenwich Mean Time).

5Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then touch the

tab.

The date/time setting finishes.

2Select your local area on the map by touching the or

tab on the LCD screen, and then press the tab.

Home

London,Lisbon

[GMT-00:00] 01/JAN/2012 00:00

3Touch the up or down arrows to set the date.

Date / Time Set

Date Month Year

01 JAN 2012

4Touch the time ( ) tab, and then set the time.

• You can set the year up to 2037, based on Home.

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Activating the icon moves the time forward by 1 hour.

Internal rechargeable battery

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

If the battery is depleted, the current date/time values are reset to the default values. If this occurs, you need to recharge the internal rechargeable battery (see below), and then re-set the current date and time.

Charging the internal rechargeable battery

The internal battery is always recharged while your camcorder is connected to the AC power or while the battery is attached.

If you have not used the camcorder for about 2 weeks and you have not connected the AC power or the battery to it, the internal battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the internal battery by connecting the camcorder to the supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.

Date / Time Set

Hour Min

00 : 00

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Samsung HMX-QF20BP/XIL, HMX-Q200BP/EDC manual Performing the initial setup, Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder

HMX-QF22BP/XER, HMX-Q20TP/HAC, HMX-Q20BP/XER, HMX-Q20TP/EDC, HMX-Q20TP/XER specifications

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