Sony DCR-TRV8 Operating Instructions Manual page 78

Resetting the date and time
The clock is set to East Coast Standard Time at the factory.
If you do not use your camcorder for about a half year, the date and time settings may
be released (bars may appear) because the vanadi{tm-lithium battery installed in your
camcorder will have been discharged.
First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.
(1) While your camcorder is in the stat'_dby mode, press MENU to display the
MENU settings.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select 8+ 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 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 SELiPUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by
the time signal. The clock starts to move.
(7) Press MENU to make,the MENU settings disappear.
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The year changes as follows:
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If you do not set the date and time
" : : " is recorded on the tape and the Memory Stick (DCR-TRV10 only).
Note on the time indicator
The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle,
• 12:00 AM stands for midnight.
• 12:00 PM stands for noon.