Sony DSR 250 Operating Instructions - Page 128

Resetting the date and time The date and time are set at the factory. Set the time according to the local time in your country. If you remove power sources from your camcorder for about four months, the date and time settings may be released because the vanadium-lithium battery installed in your camcorder will have been discharged (p. 174). First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute. (1) Push the CUSTOM PRESET/MENU switch in the MENU direction and release it 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) Push the CUSTOM PRESET/MENU switch in the MENU direction and release it to make the menu settings disappear. 1,7 2 3 CUSTOM PRESET MENU 4 2001 JAN 1 12 00 AM TC/UB SET TC PRESET UB PRESET TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB T I ME [MENU] : END 6 SETUP MENU CLOCK SET JAN 1 2000 LTR S I ZE 12:00:00AM REMA I N RETURN [MENU] : END SETUP MENU CLOCK SET LTR S I ZE REMA I N 2000 JAN 1 RETURN 12 00 AM [MENU] : END 2001 JAN 1 12 00 AM SETUP MENU CLOCK SET LTR S I ZE REMA I N 2001 JUL 4 RETURN 5 30 PM [MENU] : END SETUP MENU CLOCK SET JUL 4 2001 LTR S I ZE 5:30:00PM REMA I N RETURN [MENU] : END The year changes as follows: 1995 2000 2001 2079 128 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. •12:00 AM stands for midnight. •12:00 PM stands for noon.