Recording With The Date/Time - Sony CCD-TR57 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Making your own titles
To edit a title you have stored
In step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to edit,
then change the title.
Note
You can not enter over 20 characters title.
If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters while a cassette is in the
camcorder
The power goes off automatically. Characters you have entered remain. Turn
STANDBY down once and then up again, then proceed from step 1.
To delete a title
In step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the dial. The last character is
erased. Repeat this step until all characters are deleted. Do not erase the title by
selecting empty spaces. If you do so, a title full of empty spaces is stored.

Recording with the date/time

Before you start recording or during recording, press DATE or TIME. You can record
the date or time displayed in the viewfinder with the picture. Press DATE (or TIME),
then press TIME (or DATE) to display the date and time together.
The clock is set to East Coast Standard time at the factory. You can reset the clock in the
menu system.
DATE
JUL 4 1998
DATE
5:30:00 PM
To stop recording with the date and/or time
Press DATE and/or TIME again. The date and/or time indicator disappears. The
recording continues.
TIME
JUL 4 1998
5:30:00 PM
TIME
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