Sony DCR-HC52, DCR-HC54 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, slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the respective lamp.

CAMERA: To record on a tape.

PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.

The [CLOCK SET] screen appears.

CLOCK SET
Y	M	D	12 : 00 AM
2008 JAN		1
			OK

4 Move to [D] (day) with , then

set with / and repeat for the hour and minute.

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

5 Make sure the date and time settings are correct, then touch

.

The clock starts.

To turn off the power

Slide the POWER switch to OFF(CHG).

To reset the date and time

You can set the desired date and time by

touching t [PAGE2] t [CLOCK SET] (p. 29).

bNotes

•If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the date and time settings may be cleared from the memory. In that case, charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again (p. 66).

•At the time of purchase, the power is set to turn off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation attempted for approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 43).

zTips

Getting Started

2 Set [Y] (year) with / .

You can set any year up to the year 2079.

3 Move to [M] (month) with ,

then set with / .

•The date and time are not displayed while recording, but they are automatically recorded on the tape, and can be displayed during playback (see page 34 for [DATA CODE] (During Easy Handycam operation, you can set only [DATE/TIME])).

•If the buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly, adjust the touch panel (CALIBRATION) (p. 64).

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