fi rst time settings
SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME
Set the date and time of your local area when you turn on the camcorder for the first time.
1.Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder.
•The time zone (“Home”) screen appears displaying settings for Lisbon and London (Greenwich Mean Time).
2.Select your local area on the map by touching the left (
) or
right (
) tab on the LCD screen, and then press the (
) tab.
•The “Date/Time Set” screen appears.
3.Touch the date and time information, and then change the setting values by using the up (
) or down (
) tabs.
4.Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then touch the (
) tab.
•The message “Date/Time Set” appears.
Home
London, Lisbon
[GMT 00:00] 01/JAN/2010 00:00
Date/Time Set
Day Month Year
01 / JAN / 2010
Hr Min
00 : 00
Date/Time Set
Year Month Day
Date/Time/ Set
2010
01 01
Hr | Min |
01/JAN/2010 00:00 | |||
12 | : | 00 | AM |
• You can set the year up to 2037, based on the “Home” item.
•Set “Date/Time Display” to On. ¬page 77
•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
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
26connecting the camcorder to the supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.
