basic operation of the camcorder

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 fi rst time.

1.Open the LCD screen and press the Power ( ) button to turn on the camcorder.

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

You can also set the “Time Zone: Home” from the Settings ( ) menu. page 82

2.Select your geographical area with Control joystick (/), then press the OK button.

The Date/Time Set screen appears.

3.Select the date and time information, and change the setting values by using the Control joystick (///).

To set the daylight saving, move the Control joystick (/) to select the () icon, then move the Control joystick (/) to set Daylight Saving on/off.

- Activating Daylight Saving forwards the time by 1 hour.

4.Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then press the OK button.

VIEW

Home

London, Lisbon

[GMT 00:00]

JAN/01/2010 12:00 AM

Date/Time Set

Date/Time Set

Home

Month Day Year Hour Min

JAN / 01

/

2010 12 : 00 AM

OFF

Visit

:

JAN/01/2010 12:00 AM

Back

Move

OK

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The year can be set up to 2037.

Set “Date/Time Display” to “On.” page 85

After setting, the date and time are automatically recorded on a special data area of the storage media.

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.

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 months without connecting to the AC power or attaching the battery pack, the built-in battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the built-in battery by connecting to the supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.

Turning the date and time display on/off

• To switch the date and time display on or off, access the menu and change the Date/Time Display mode. page 85 Simple setting of the clock by time difference

• You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your camcorder abroad. Select "Time Zone" on the menu, then set the time difference. page 82

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Samsung SMX-F40SN, SMX-F44SN, SMX-F43LN, SMX-F40RN, SMX-F43SN Setting the Time Zone and DATE/TIME for the First Time

SMX-F44LN, SMX-F43SN, SMX-F44RN, SMX-F43, SMX-F40LN specifications

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