Sony HDR-HC9 manual Turningthe, To turn offthe power, To reset the date andtime, POWERswitch

Step 3: Turningthe

poweron and setting the date andtime

Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time. If you do not set the date attd time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appears every time you ttlrll on your camcorder or change the POWER switch position.

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Touch the button on the LCD screen.

POWER_switch 1

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/While pressing the green button, slide the POWER switch in the

direction of the arrow to turn on the respective lamp.

CAMERA-TAPE: To record on a tape.

CAMERA-MEMORY: To record on a "Memory Stick Duo."

PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures. The [CLOCK SET] screen appears.

+200AM

2 Set [Y] (year) with 1_7/[_.

You can set any year up to the year

2079.

3 Move to [M] (month) with [_E3,

then set with I_/l_.

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

set with I_/l_ 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

rb_].

The clock starts.

To turn offthe power

Slide the POWER switch tOOFF (CHG).

To reset the date andtime

You can set the desired dale and lime by

touching Ig_gffOI--+ _/[_] --+ [CLOCK SET] (p. 39).

0Notes

•Ilyou do not u_ your c_,mcorder lor about 3 months, the buih-in rcchargeable battel 3, gets discharged and the dale and lime setlings may be cleared liom the mmnory. In that case, charge tile rcchargeable bal*ery and then set the dale and lime again (p. 99).

•At the time of purcha_, lhe power is _t 1o turn oll aulomatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation attempted lot approximately 5 minules, to save baltery power ([A.SHUT OFF I, p. 61).

"_° Tips

•The date and time are not displayed while recording, but they are automatically recorded on the tape, and can be displayed during

playback (s_ page 60 for [DATA CODEI /During Easy Handycam operation, you can set only [DATE/TIMEI/).

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