Resetting the date and time

The date and time are set at the factory. Set the time according to the local time in your country. If you do not use your camcorder for about four months, the date and time settings may be released because the vanadium-lithium battery installed in your camcorder will have been discharged (p. 157).

First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.

(1) Press MENU to display the menu in the standby mode.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET, then press the dial.

(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust to the desired year, then press the dial.

(5) Set the month, day and hour by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial.

(6)Set the minute by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by the time signal. The clock starts to move.

(7) Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear.

1,7

2

 

 

3

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

TC/UB SET

SETUP MENU

 

SETUP MENU

 

 

TC PRESET

CLOCK SET

1 1 2000

CLOCK SET

 

 

UB PRESET

LTR S I ZE

12:00:00

LTR S I ZE

1 1

 

TC RUN

RETURN

 

RETURN 2000

 

TC MAKE

 

 

 

 

 

UB T I ME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

00

 

[MENU] : END

[MENU] : END

 

[MENU] : END

 

6 4

2000

1

1

2000

1

1

12

00

 

12

00

 

SETUP MENU CLOCK SET LTR S I ZE RETURN

[MENU] : END

2000 7 4

17 30

SETUP MENU CLOCK SET LTR S I ZE RETURN

[MENU] : END

47 2000

17:30:00

The year changes as follows:

1995 1996 2000 2079

If you do not set the date and time

“- -:- -:- -” as time, and “-- -- ----

” as date will be recorded.

Note on the time indicator

The internal clock of this camcorder operates on a 24-hour cycle.

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