Sony DCR-DVD710 manual Turning the power on, and setting the date and time, To turn off the power

Step 3: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time

Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time. If you do not set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appears every time you turn on your camcorder or change the POWER switch position.

Touch the button on the LCD screen.

POWER switch

1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow until the respective lamp lights up.

(Movie): To record movies

(Still): To record still images

Go to step 3 when you turn on your camcorder for the first time.

2 Touch (HOME) t

(SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [CLOCK SET].

The [CLOCK SET] screen appears.

3 Select the desired geographical area with /, then touch [NEXT].

4 Set [DST SET] or [SUMMERTIME], then touch [NEXT].

5 Set [Y] (year) with /.

6 Select [M] with /, then set the month with /.

7 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way, then touch [NEXT].

8 Make sure that the clock is correctly set, then touch .

The clock starts.

You can set any year up to the year 2037.

For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM. For midday, set it to 12:00 PM.

To turn off the power

Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).

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