JVC GY-DV550E Instruction Manual - Page 43

5. PREPARATIONS 5-3 Setting the Date and Time The date and time of the built-in clock should be set. Powered by the backup lithium battery, the set date and time data continue to count even when the power is switched off. Whether to display the set date and time data on the viewfinder and whether to record the data on the sub-time code area of the tape during recording can be set in DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE menu screen. ALARM MONITOR OLUX BAL OPERATE/WARNING RESET MONITOR SELECT CH-1 MIX CH-2 CH 1 CH 2 40 30 20 10 OVER AUTO OFF DEW 0 dB OVER SERVO RF L i 32k 48k AUD LOCK SP MENU WIDE REMAIN SLAVE PB NDF HOLD H M S F REV FWD E BATT F H M LIGHT ON OFF COUNTER CTL TC UB CH-1 AUDIO CH-2 LEVEL CH-1 CH-2 AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT CH-1 CH-2 FRONT REAR AUDIO INPUT MODE RM VTR INCOM MIC CARBON DYNAMIC INCOM MIC ON LEVEL OFF CALL RM OFF DC IN /BATT. POWER 2. COUNTER switch Time display (COUNTER switch: TC) Hour Min. Sec. HOLD H M S HOLD H M S H M S Date display (COUNTER switch: UB) Month Day Year HOLD HOLD CH-1 AUDIO LEVEL CH-2 CH-1 CH-2 AUTO MANUAL AUDIO SELECT CH-1 CH-2 FRONT REAR AUDIO INPUT SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL LITHIUM BATT. VTR SELECT TC GENE. CONTINUE INT PARA PRST REC FREE EXT REGEN MENU GROUP CAM AUX HOLD ITEM SELECT DATA SET SHIFT ADVANCE PRESET VTR INPUT 3. HOLD button 4. SHIFT button Lithium battery compartment 5. PRESET button 4. ADVANCE button Check that the lithium battery has been inserted. 1. Turn ON the power and set the counter display to the date/ time mode. • Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT to "CLOCK" and then press the DATA SET button. See "Displaying and Setting VCR Setup Menus" on page 73. See "VCR Setup Menu Contents" on page 75. 2. Set the COUNTER switch to TC or UB. To set the time: Set the switch to TC. The time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is indicated on the counter display. (24-hour clock system) To set the date: Set the switch to UB. The date (Month, Day, Year) is indicated on the counter display. 3. Press the HOLD button to enter the setting mode. The "HOLD" indicator lights up on the display to indicate that the unit is in the setting mode. The leftmost digit on the counter blinks. 4. Set the date and time. • Each time the ADVANCE button is pressed, the value of the blinking digit increases. • Each time the SHIFT button is pressed, the digit to the right of the currently blinking one starts blinking. When pressed while the rightmost digit is blinking, the leftmost digit starts blinking again. Repeat the above procedure to set the value of all the digits. 5. To decide the set date and time data, press the PRESET button. The "HOLD" indicator on the display turns off and the date/ time display stops blinking. The time starts counting. When setting DISPLAY item of the Camera TIME DATE menu screen to ON, the date and time data are displayed on the viewfinder. In addition, the time and date data are recorded on the tape during recording. The viewfinder display format can be selected in the Camera TIME DATE menu screen. See "Time/Date Display" on page 30. See "TIME DATE screen" on page 84. Memo: To display and set the time code or user's bit, set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT to "TC". 43