Step 6: Setting The Date And Time - Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 Operating Manual

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. 121).
Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for
the first time.
1
Touch t [MENU].
60min
CAMERA SET
PROGRAM AE
SPOT METER
EXPOSURE
2
Select (TIME/LANGU.) menu
with / , then touch
60min
MENU ROT A TE
A. SHUT OFF
QUICK REC
CLOCK SET
WORLD TIME
LANGUAGE
PROGRAM AE
POWER switch
– : – – : – –
OK
.
– : – – : – –
––:––:––
OK
3
Select [CLOCK SET] with
then touch .
CLOCK SET
DA TE
2006 JAN
Y M
4
Set [Y] (year) with
touch .
You can set any year up to the year
2079.
CLOCK SET
DA TE
2006 JAN
Y M
5
Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour
and minute, then touch
The clock starts.
For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM.
For midday, set it to 12:00 PM.
• The date and time does not appear during
recording, but they are automatically recorded
on the tape, and can be displayed during
playback (see page 68 for [DATA CODE]
(during Easy Handycam operation, you can set
only [DATE/TIME])).
/ ,
1 12: 00
D AM
OK
/ , then
1 12: 00
D AM
OK
.
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