4
Touch [MENU].
60min
–:––:––
CAMERA SET
PROGRAM AE
SPOT METER
EXPOSURE
OK
5
Select
(TIME/LANGU.) with
/
, then touch
60min
–: – –: ––
DISPLA Y
MENU ROTATE
A. SHUT OFF
CLOCK SET
––:––:––
WORLD
LANGUAGE
OK
PROGRAM AE
6
Select [CLOCK SET] with
then touch
.
–: ––: ––
CLOCK SET
DATE
2004
JAN
1
0: 00
Y
M
D
AM
OK
7
Set [Y] (year) with
.
CLOCK SET
–: ––: ––
DATE
2004
JAN
1
0: 00
Y
M
D
AM
OK
You can set any year up to the year 2079.
8
Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and
minute in the same way as was done in
step 7, then touch
For midnight, set it to 12:00AM.
For midday, set it to 12:00PM.
.
/
,
/
, then touch
.
Step 6: Inserting the
recording media
Inserting a cassette tape
You can use mini DV
For details on these cassettes (such as write-
protection), see page 127.
b Note
• Do not force the cassette into the compartment. This
may cause a malfunction of your camcorder.
1
Slide the OPEN/ZEJECT
the direction of the arrow and open the
lid.
OPEN/ZEJECT
lever
The cassette compartment automatically
comes out and opens up.
cassettes only.
lever in
Lid
,continued
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Getting started