Sharp VL-WD255U Displaying the Date and Time of Recording, Se T T I Ng, Sp L Ay Da T E + T I Me

9 Press dor yto select “2002” (year), and then press r.

SE T T I NG	JUN. 2 . 2 0 0 2
	1 2	: 0 0	AM

10 Press dor yto select “10 AM” (hour), and then press r.

SE T T I NG	JUN. 2 . 2 0 0 2
	1 0 :	0 0	AM

11 Press dor yto select “30” (minute), and then press e.

•The internal clock now starts operating.

SE T T I NG	JUN. 2 . 2 0 0 2
	1 0 : 3 0 AM

12 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen.

Changing to the 24-hour Time Mode

1 After performing step 11 above, press

dor y(1) to select “12H/24H”, and then press r(2).

C L OCK		S E T
	D I S P L AY
	ARE A
	DY L T	SA V E
	SE T T I NG
	1 2 H	2 4 H	1 2 H
			2 4 H

2 Press dor yto select “24H”, and then press e.

1 2 H 2 4 H 2 4 H

3 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen.

Notes:

•The date and time, once set, are internally recorded even when not displayed on the screen.

•The menu screen automatically turns off if no settings are made within 5 minutes.

Displaying the Date and Time of Recording

Follow the procedure below to display the date, or both the date and time, of recording on the screen. You can display the date and time during both recording and playback.

•The example screens for this feature are for TAPE-CAMERA mode.

1 Hold down the Lock button and set the Power switch to CAMERA or VCR.

2 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until the menu screen appears.

3 Select P, then press ron the Operation button. Select “DISPLAY” (1), then press r(2).

C L OCK		S E T
	D I S P L AY		O F F
	ARE A		DA T E
	DY L T SA V E		DA T E + T I ME
	SE T T I NG
	1 2 H	2 4 H

4 Press dor yto select “DATE” or “DATEHTIME”, and then press e.

D I SP L AY DA T E + T I ME

5 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen.

•The date (or the date and time) is displayed.

J UN.	2	. 2 0 0 2
5 0 min SP	1 0	: 3 0 AM

Notes:

•Before recording, make sure that the date and time have been correctly set. If they have not been set, the display will be left blank when playing back the recording. (The display will also be left blank for unrecorded or damaged portions of the tape.)

•In TAPE-VCR or CARD-VCR mode, the current date and time are displayed when the tape or SmartMedia card is not being played back.

Preparation

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