Correcting The Date And Time; Automatic Date Recording - Hitachi VM-E56A Instruction Manual

Getting Started
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1. Load the battery ("Loading the Batteries: Camera/Recorder battery" p 14). Press the red button on the
CAMERA/OFF/VIDEO switch as you slid it to CAMERA.
2. Press the DATE button and look into the viewfinder. The date and time should appear in the lower
right with the "1" flashing.
3. Pressing the F.FWD button gives you higher numbers while the REW/REVIEW button gives you
lower numbers. Select the right month and press STOP button. Use the F.FWD, REW/REVIEW and
STOP buttons to select the proper day, year, hour, minute, and AM or PM.
4. After setting the AM/PM, press the DATE button. The display changes and the internal clock starts.
Note: The date/time graphics will be recorded whenever they appear in the viewfinder.

Correcting the Date and Time

1. Press the DATE button while pressing the stop button. The flashing cursor appears at the
month.
2. Move to where you need to make the correction with the STOP button and use the F.FWD and
REW/REVIEW to correct.
3. Press the DATE button to set the corrected date and time.

Automatic Date Recording

This feature records the date automatically once a day. After you begin recording, the date is
displayed and recorded automatically for 10 seconds. The same date is recorded again in the
following cases; when the cassette is replaced, when "º AUTO" is displayed again after being
switched to the date display and when the recording is less than 10 seconds long.
If the date changes while recording continues over 10 seconds, the date is recorded for 10
seconds when recording is restarted after the camera/recorder has been set to the standby once.
Press the DATE button until "º AUTO" and the date appear at the lower right of the viewfinder
before you begin to record. The date will be recorded whenever it appears in the viewfinder.
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