Sony DSR-PD170 manual 16

Step 3 Setting the date and time

Set the date and time when you use your camcorder for the first time. “CLOCK SET” will be displayed each time that you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY unless you set the date and time settings.

If you do not use your camcorder for about four months, the date and time may be cleared from memory (bars may appear) because the built-in rechargeable battery installed in your camcorder will have been discharged (p.158).

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

(1) Press MENU to display the menu in the standby mode.

(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 to 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.

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MENU

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	2005	JAN	1	2005	JAN	1
12		00	AM	12	00	AM

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TC/UB SET	S E T U P M E N U			S E T U P M E N U
TC PRESET		CLOCK SET	––:––:––		CLOCK SET
UB PRESET		LTR S I ZE			LTR S I ZE		JAN	1
TC FORMAT		RETURN			RETURN	2003
TC RUN
TC MAKE
UB T I ME						12 00		AM
[MENU] : END	[MENU] : END			[MENU] : END

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S E T U P M E N U					S E T U P M E N U		JUL 4 2005
	CLOCK SET					CLOCK SET
	LTR S I ZE	2005 JUL		4		LTR S I ZE	5:30:00PM
	RETURN					RETURN
		5		PM
			30
[MENU] : END					[MENU] : END

The year changes as follows:

1995 1996 2003 2079

	If you do not set the date and time
	“- -:- -:- -” as time, and “- - - - - - - - -” as date will be recorded.
	Note on the time indicator
	The internal clock of this camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.
16	•12:00 AM stands for midnight.
	•12:00 PM stands for noon.