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Step 6: Setting the date and time, Select [CLOCK SET]

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Getting Started Step 6: Setting the date and time Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time. If you do not set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appears every time you turn on your camcorder or change the POWER switch position. • If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the date and time settings may be cleared from the memory. In that case, charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again (p. 114). POWER switch Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the first time. 1 Touch 6 0 min  [MENU]. -:--:-- CAMERA SET PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE OK 2 Select (TIME/LANGU.) menu with / , then touch . 6 0 min -:--:-- DISPLAY MENU ROTATE A.SHUT OFF CLOCK SET WORLD --:--:-- LANGUAGE PROGRAM AE OK 3 Select [CLOCK SET] with then touch . CLOCK SET -:--:-- /, DATE 2005 Y JAN M 1D 12: 00 AM OK 4 Set [Y] (year) with touch . / , then You can set any year up to the year 2079. CLOCK SET -:--:-- DATE 2005Y JAN M 1D 12: 00 AM OK 5 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minute, then touch . For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM. For midday, set it to 12:00 PM. The clock starts. 17

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Getting Started
Step 6: Setting the date and time
Set the date and time when using this
camcorder for the first time. If you do not
set the date and time, the [CLOCK SET]
screen appears every time you turn on your
camcorder or change the POWER switch
position.
• If you do not use your camcorder for
about
3 months
, the built-in rechargeable battery
gets discharged and the date and time settings
may be cleared from the memory. In that case,
charge the rechargeable battery and then set the
date and time again (p. 114).
POWER switch
Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for
the first time.
1
Touch
[MENU].
OK
60min
PROGRAM AE
CAMERA SET
SPOT METER
EXPOSURE
–:––:––
2
Select
(TIME/LANGU.) menu
with
/
, then touch
.
OK
60min
CLOCK SET
A. SHUT OFF
WORLD
MENU ROTATE
LANGUAGE
DISPLAY
PROGRAM AE
––:––:––
–:––:––
3
Select [CLOCK SET] with
/
,
then touch
.
OK
CLOCK SET
DATE
2005
Y
JAN
M
1
D
12:
00
AM
–:––:––
4
Set [Y] (year) with
/
, then
touch
.
You can set any year up to the year
2079.
OK
CLOCK SET
DATE
2005
Y
JAN
M
1
D
12: 00
AM
–:––:––
5
Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour
and minute, then touch
.
For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM.
For midday, set it to 12:00 PM.
The clock starts.