Basic Setup - Nikon D40 Owner's Manual

Basic Setup

The first time the camera is turned on, the language selection dialog shown in Step 1 will be
displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time
and date. No photographs can be taken until the camera clock has been set.
1
Turn camera on.
3
Display map of world time zones.*
* UTC field shows time difference between selected time zone and Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC), in hours.
5
Display daylight saving time options.
7
Display date menu.
9
Exit to shooting mode.
Using Camera Menus
The language menu is only displayed automatically the first time the camera is turned on. See the
Menu Guide ( 63) for information on normal menu operation.
2
Select language.
4
Select local time zone.
6
Highlight On if daylight saving time is in effect.
8
Press multi selector left or right to select item,
up or down to change.
To reset the camera clock, choose a new time
zone, turn daylight saving time on or off, or
choose the order in which the year, month, and
date are displayed, use the World time option in
the setup menu ( 83).
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