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

2004Y 1M 1D 0: 00

OK

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

.

CLOCK SET

–:––:––

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

1D 0: 00

2004Y

1

M

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 .

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 114.

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

2/3 of the indicated time on Hi8 tape. If you select the LP mode in the menu settings, the recording time is 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