Sony Handycam CCD-FX420 Operation Manual page 12

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When you preset your child's birth date in your camcorder, you can put your child's age in
years and months on your tape. You can also preset the date of an event. Once you enter
the birth date of your child, the clock inside your camcorder will automatically update age
of your child. You can superimpose the age anytime on your recording. You can preset up
to three birth dates or events.
Before you begin
Before you store a birth date in your camcorder, make sure that power source is
connected, that the lithium battery is installed and that the date is correctly set.
How to store birth date
To store a birth date in your camcorder, see the following example and procedure.
Example: Store "Aug. 3, 1987" in memory 2.
DATE(+) TIME(NEXT) AGE/EVENT
Press the small green button on the
POWER switch and slide the POWER
switch to CAMERA.
Set the STANDBY switch up.
Press TIME (NEXT) and AGE/EVENT
simultaneously for a few seconds until the
"(i] BIRTHDAY--- --1900" indicator appears
in the viewfinder.
Press DATE (+) to select [2].
Each time you press DATE (+), the display in the
viewfinder changes as follows:
(7) BIRTHDAY = [2] BIRTHDAY
T__ BB] EVENT+__
* Although "EVENT" is displayed on [3], you can
use it for age as well.
(0) and [2) can also be used to record event
dates in memory.
Press TIME (NEXT).
The "1900" indicator blinks.
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12 Getting Staned