Step 2 Setting The Date And Time - Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 Operating Instructions Manual

Step 2 Setting the date and time

Set the date and time when you use your camcorder for the first time. "CLOCK SET"
will be displayed each time that you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY
unless you set the date and time settings.
If you do not use your camcorder for about four months, the date and time may be
cleared from memory (bars may appear) because the built-in rechargeable battery
installed in your camcorder will have been discharged (p.160).
First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.
(1) Press MENU to display the menu in the standby mode.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
(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
(6) Set the minute by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by
(7) Press MENU to erase the menu display.
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MENU
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The year changes as follows:
1995
If you do not set the date and time
"– –:– –:– –" (time) and "--- -- ----" (date) are recorded on the data code of the tape and
the "Memory Stick."
Note on the time indicator
The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.
•12:00 AM stands for midnight.
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•12:00 PM stands for noon.
pressing the dial.
the time signal. The clock starts to move.
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MANUAL SET
S E T U P M E N U
AUTO SHTR CLOCK SET
PROG. SCAN
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
[ MENU ] : END [ MENU ] : END
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET
LTR SIZE
JUL 4
2003
DEMO MODE
RETURN
5 30 PM
[ MENU ] : END
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, then press the dial.
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S E T U P M E N U
JAN 1 2003 CLOCK SET
12:00:00AM
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
[ MENU ] : END
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET JUL 4 2003
5:30:00 PM
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
[ MENU ] : END
JAN 1
2003
RETURN
12 00 AM