Preparations 2 Chapter

Setting the Date and Time of the Internal Clock

You can set the date and time of the internal clock. The date and time set here are reflected in timecode.

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)

1 Display the TIME/DATE page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 129.

?020 TIME/DATE

 

TOP

ADJUST

:

EXEC

HOUR

:

12

MIN

:

55

SEC

:

58

YEAR

:

00

MONTH

:

07

DAY

:

31

2 Select ADJUST, and press the MENU knob.

The TIME ADJUST screen appears.

3 Select a desired setting item, and press the MENU knob.

You can set the following items in the TIME ADJUST screen.

Item

Description

HOUR

Sets the hour value.

 

 

MIN

Sets the minutes value.

 

 

SEC

Sets the seconds value.

 

 

YEAR

Sets the year.

 

 

MONTH

Sets the month.

 

 

DAY

Sets the day.

 

 

4 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting, and press the MENU knob.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the desired items.

6 When you are finished making settings, select OK, and press the MENU knob.

The internal clock is set with the date and time set in steps 3 to 5. The TIME/DATE page of the OPERATION menu appears again. The time set in the TIME ADJUST screen is displayed.

To cancel the setting

Before executing step 6, select ESC and press the MENU knob.

All the settings so far made are discarded and the TIME/ DATE page appears again.

34 Setting the Date and Time of the Internal Clock