Sony Handycam DCR-TRV240 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

Step 2 Setting the date and time
The year changes as follows:
1995 T · · · · t 2002 T · · · · t 2079
If you do not set the date and time
"--- -- ----" "--:--:--" is recorded on the tape and the "Memory Stick".
(except DCR-TRV240)
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.
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