Samsung SMX-F40BN User Manual page 40

SETTINGTHE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FORTHE FIRSTTIME
Set the date and time of your local area when turning on this camcorder for the first time.
Open the LCD screen and press the Power (O) button to turn on the
camcorder.
• The Time Zone ("Home") screen appears based on London, Lisbon
(Greenwich Mean Time).
• You can also set the "Time Zone: Home" from the Settings
(_}) menu. '-,page 82
2. Select your geographical area with Control joystick (_/_.), then press the
OK button.
• The Date/Time Set screen appears.
3. Select the date and time information, and change the setting values by using
the Control joystick (• / • / • / _.).
• To set the daylight saving, move the Control joystick (•/_) to select the
(_) icon, then move the Control joystick (•/v) to set Daylight Saving
on/off.
Activating Daylight Saving forwards the time by 1 hour.
4. Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then press the OK button.
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• The year can be set up to 2037.
• Set "Date/Time Display" to "On." -page 85
• After setting, the date and time are automatically recorded on a special data area of the storage media.
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• Your camcorder includes a built-in rechargeabie battery that retains the date and time settings even after the power
is turned off.
• Once the battery is depleted, the previous date/time values are all reset to defaults, and you need to recharge the
built-in rechargeabie battery. The date/time must be set again.
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• The built-in battery is always recharged while your camcorder is connected to the AC power or while the battery
pack is attached. If the camcorder is not in use for about 2 months without connecting to the AC power or attaching
the battery pack, the built-in battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the built-in battery by connecting to the
supplied AC adaptor for 24 hours.
• To switch the date and time display on or off, access the menu and change the Date/Time Display mode. --page 85
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• You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your oamcorder abroad.
Select "Time Zone" on the menu, then set the time difference. -page 82