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Setting the date and time
Setup
Setting the date and time
Before recording, check that the date and time have been set.
The very first time that power is turned ON, a message appears prompting you
to set the date and time. Select [YES], press the center of the cursor buttons
and proceed to step
.
3
To change the date and time
display
●
To change an item
→[SETUP]→
[DATE/TIME]
[OFF] : Date and time are not
displayed.
[D/T]
: Date and time are
displayed.
[DATE] : Only the date is displayed.
●
To change the date format
→[SETUP]→
[DATE FORMAT]
Format
Appearance on
indication
LCD monitor
[Y/M/D]
2009.DEC.15
[M/D/Y]
DEC.15.2009
[D/M/Y]
15.DEC.2009
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Set to [
] or [ ].
Select the desired menu.
2
→[BASIC]→
[CLOCK SET]→[YES]
3
Set the date and time.
To select settings
To change
numerical values
The year is displayed up to 2099
and the 12-hour system is used
to display the time.
Enter the date and time.
4
•
The clock function starts at [00]
seconds.
•
After pressing the [MENU]
button and closing the menu,
check the date and time
displays.
and adjusting the LCD monitor
●
After setting the date and time, summer time can be set as in "Setting home
city and region" of the world time function (P.54).
●
If [
] is displayed for the date and time, the built-in lithium battery has run
down. Charge the battery and set the time as follows. The built-in lithium
battery is charged when the AC adaptor is connected to the unit or when a
battery is inserted into the unit. If charged for about 24 hours, the date and
time can be saved in memory for about 6 months. (The battery is charged
even if the power is turned OFF.)
Adjusting the LCD monitor
LCD monitor color and brightness can be adjusted. (Settings do not affect
recorded images.) For setting from the menu (P.28)
Select the desired menu.
1
→[SETUP]→
[LCD SET]→[YES]
2
Select and adjust the
item.
Select an item.
To adjust
The bar moves.
[BRIGHTNESS]:
Adjusts brightness.
[COLOR]:
Adjusts color density.
If the LCD monitor is hard to
see in bright places (POWER
LCD)
Brighten the entire LCD monitor.
→[SETUP]→
[POWER LCD]
: Normal brightness
: The LCD monitor brightens.
: The LCD monitor brightens
more.
•
[
] is automatically selected
when the AC adaptor is used.
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