Changing The Display Language - Canon XL H1A Instruction Manual

Turning Off the Tally Lamps
MENU
SYSTEM/
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Open the menu and select [SYSTEM/
the menu.
The tally lamps still light up when the camcorder receives a signal from the wireless controller.

Changing the Display Language

The language used in the camcorder displays and menu items can be changed to Simplified Chinese or
Japanese.
MENU
DISPLAY SETUP /
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To change the display language, open the menu and select [DISPLAY SETUP/
[LANGUAGE ], select a language and close the menu.
If you have mistakenly changed the language, follow the
the setting.
The displays "
camcorder and will not change when you change the language.
Changing the Date Format
You can select between three date formats. For example, [JAN. 1, 2005], [1. JAN. 2005] and [2005. 1. 1].
MENU
SYSTEM/
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Open the menu and select [SYSTEM/
select [DATE FORMAT]. Select a date format and close the menu.
Changing the Distance Units
When using an HDV compatible lens the focal distance to the subject will be displayed for approx. 3
seconds when you switch from autofocus to manual focus or when you operate the focus ring in the
manual focus mode. You can select to display the distance in metric or imperial units.
MENU
DISPLAY SETUP /
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Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SETUP/
(meter)] or [ft (feet)] and close the menu.
The focal distance will not be displayed when the optional Extender XL 1.6x is attached to the
camcorder.
TALLY LAMP•••ON
]. Select [TALLY LAMP], set it to [OFF] and close
LANGUAGE •••ENGLISH
" and " " at the bottom of the screen refer to the button names on the
D/TIME SET
]. Select the [D/TIME SET
OBJ DST UNIT ••• m (meter)
mark next to the menu item to change
DATE FORMAT •• JAN. 1,2005
]. Select [OBJ DST UNIT], set it to [m
]. Select
] submenu and then
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