Resetting the date and time

The clock is set to East Coast Standard Time at the factory.

If you do not use your camcorder for about a half year, the date and time settings may be released (bars may appear) because the vanadium-lithium battery installed in your camcorder will have been discharged.

First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.

(1) While your camcorder is in the standby mode, press MENU to display the MENU settings.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET, then press the dial.

(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the desired year, then press the dial.

(5) Set the month, day and hour by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial.

(6) Set the minute by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by the time signal. The clock starts to move.

(7) Press MENU to make the MENU settings disappear.

 

 

1,

MENU

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL SET

SETUP MENU

 

SETUP MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK SET

CLOCK SET

JAN 1 1999

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO TV ON

AUTO TV ON 12:00:00AM

 

 

AUTO TV ON

1

 

 

 

 

 

TV

I NPUT

TV

I NPUT

 

 

 

TV

I NPUT 1999 JAN

 

 

 

 

 

LTR

S I ZE

LTR

S I ZE

 

 

 

LTR

S I ZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEMO MODE

DEMO MODE

 

 

 

DEMO MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 00

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MENU] : END

 

 

[MENU] : END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP MENU

 

 

SETUP MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

 

CLOCK SET

JUL 4 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO TV ON

 

4

AUTO TV ON

5:30:00PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

I NPUT 2000 JUL

TV

I NPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTR

S I ZE

 

 

LTR

S I ZE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEMO MODE

 

 

DEMO MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

5 30 PM

RETURN

 

 

 

2000

JAN

1

2000

JAN

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MENU] : END

 

 

[MENU] : END

 

 

 

12

00

AM

12

00

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The year changes as follows:

 

1999 ˜ 2000 N · · · · n 2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you do not set the date and time

 

“– –:– –:– –” is recorded on the tape and the Memory Stick (DCR-TRV10 only).

 

Note on the time indicator

 

The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.

 

•12:00 AM stands for midnight.

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•12:00 PM stands for noon.