Setting The Clock And Timestamping Recordings - Sony DXC-D35H/D35PH Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Clock and Timestamping Recordings

Use advanced menu page 8 to set the camera head's
internal clock and record the date and time.
Note
If the following date/time setting procedure for the
internal clock does not cause the date/time information
to be displayed in advanced menu page 8, it may be
due to a worn-out lithium battery in the camera head.
See page 23 and replace the lithium battery.
How to set the date and time
1
Access advanced menu page 8.
For details of menu operations, see "Advanced
Menu Operations" (page 64).
2
Move the cursor to CLOCK SET, then press the
UP/ON button.
The following display appears, in which the year
indication is flashing.
3
Press the MENU/STATUS switch and the UP/ON
button to set the desired date and time.
1) Press the MENU/STATUS switch up or down
until the item to be changed starts flashing.
2) Press the UP/ON button to change the number.
Repeat 1) and 2) until you have completed your
date and time settings.
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4
Select whether to display a 12-hour clock (showing
AM and PM hours) or a 24-hour clock.
1) Press the MENU/STATUS switch up or down
to select the desired setting (12-hour clock
display or 24-hour clock display).
Example of 12-hour clock display: 6:49 PM
("6" and "PM" are flashing)
Example of 24-hour clock display: 18:49 ("18"
is flashing)
2) Press the UP/ON button.
5
Press the UP/ON button to select the date display
format.
Each press of the UP/ON button cycles through the
following options.
• Year-month-day:
• Month-day-year:
• Day-month-year:
6
Press the MENU/STATUS switch down.
The cursor is shown at the CLOCK SET position.
Flashing
7
Press the UP/ON button (to a time signal).
The clock starts from 00 seconds. The clock
display can be viewed if CLOCK IND has been set
to ON.
Flashing
YY MM DD
99 10 27
MM DD YY
10 27 99
DD MM YY
27 10 99