Step 3: Turningthe Poweron And Settingthe Date Andtime - Sony HANDYCAM DCR-HC52 Operating Manual

Step 3: Turningthe poweron and settingthe
date andtime
Set the date and time when using this
camcorder for the first time. If you du not
set the date attd time. the [CLOCK SET]
screen appears every tittle yell turn (lll yuur
camcorder or change the POWER switch
x_sitien.
Touch the button
on the LCD screen.
POWER switch
4
/ While pressing the green button,
slide the POWER switch in the
direction of the arrow to turn on
the respective lamp.
CAMERA: Tu record on a tape.
PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.
The [CLOCK SET] screen appears.
CLOCK SET
Y M D
_dAN 1 12:00AM
2
Set [Y] (year) with _ / _.
Yuu can setany year up to the year
2079.
3
Move to [M] (month) with [_],
then set with [_ / [_.
/I
='1"Move to [D] (day) with _, then
set with [_/[_ and repeat
for the hour and minute.
For midnighl, set it to 12:00 AM.
Fur midday, set il te 12:00 PM.
5 Make sure the date and time
settings are correct, then touch
F6_l.
The cluck starts.
Toturnoffthepower
Slide Ihe POWER switch tu OFF(CHG).
To reset the date and time
You can set tile desired dale and time by,
leuching _ -+ [PAGE2] -+ [CLOCK
SET] (p. 29).
(J Notes
• If you do not use your camcorder lor about 3
months, the buih-in rechargeable battery gets
discllm'ged and ltle dale and lime settings may
be cleared fl'om lhe memory. In that case,
cllm'ge the rccllargeable battery and lhen set lhe
date and lime agg,in (p. 66).
• At the time of purchase, tile power is set to turn
oil automatically
if you leave your camcorder
without any operation attempted Ior
approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 43).
"_° Tips
• Tim dine and time arc not displa.vcd while
recording, bul they are automatically rccorded
on the tape, and can be displayed during
playback (seepage 34 lor IDATA CODEI
(During Easy Handycam operation, you can set
only [DATE/TIMEI)).
• If the bull(ms on the touch panel do not work
corrcctly, adjusl lhe touch panel
(CALIBRATION) (p. 64).
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