4 Touch [MENU].

60min –:––:––

CAMERA SET

PROGRAM AE

SPOT METER

EXPOSURE

OK

5 Select

(TIME/LANGU.) with

/

, then touch

.

60min

 

–:––:––

 

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

MENU ROTATE

 

 

A. SHUT OFF

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

 

WORLD

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

OK

 

 

PROGRAM AE

 

6 Select [CLOCK SET] with / ,

then touch .

CLOCK SET

–:––:––

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

2004

Y JAN M

1D 12: 00 AM

OK

7 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch

.

CLOCK SET

 

–:––:––

 

 

 

 

DATE

2004Y JAN M 1D 12: 00 AM

OK

You can set any year up to the year 2079.

8 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute in the same way as was done in

step 7, then touch .

For midnight, set it to 12:00AM.

For midday, set it to 12:00PM.

Step 6: Inserting the recording media

Inserting a cassette tape

You can record on standard 8 mm , Hi8

and Digital8 cassettes in Digital8 system only. For details on these cassettes (such as write-protection), see page 115.

bNotes

•Do not force the cassette into the compartment. This may cause a malfunction of your camcorder.

•The recording time when you use your camcorder is

half of the indicated time on Hi8 tape. If you select the LP mode in the menu settings, the recording time is 3/4 of the indicated time on Hi8 tape.

1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and open the lid.

OPEN/EJECT lever Lid

The cassette compartment automatically comes out and opens up.

20Getting started