Setting The Clock; Adjusting The Viewfinder - Sony PMW-300K1 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Clock

When you turn the camcorder on for the first time
after purchasing or replacing the backup battery
(page 131), the Initial Setting display appears on
the viewfinder screen.
Set the date and time of the built-in clock, using
this display.
Time Zone
The value shows the time difference from UTC
(Coordinated Universal Time).
Change the setting if needed.
Setting the time and date
Move the joystick (page 11) or turn the jog dial
(page 11) to move the cursor, then press the SEL/
SET button or the jog dial to set each menu item.
When you press the SEL/SET button or the jog
dial when the cursor is on "Finish," the Initial
Setting display disappears and the clock setting is
completed.
After the Initial Setting display disappears, "Time
Zone" (page 100) and "Clock Set" (page 100) in
the OTHERS menu can be used to set "Time
Zone" and "Date/Time."
Notes
• If the clock setting is cleared because of exhaustion of
the backup battery while no operation power was being
supplied (no battery pack and no DC IN connection),
the Initial Setting display will be displayed when you
turn the camcorder on at the next opportunity.
• While the Initial Setting display is shown, no other
operation except turning the power off is permitted
until you finish the setting for this display.
20 Setting the Clock / Adjusting the Viewfinder

Adjusting the Viewfinder

You can adjust the angle and the display
conditions of the viewfinder for best viewing in
various shooting situations.
These adjustments of the viewfinder have no
effect on pictures being recorded.
Attaching the supplied viewfinder
Note
When attaching the viewfinder, make notes of the
following points.
• Be sure to turn off the camcorder before coupling the
viewfinder connector to the camcorder's VF connector
(26-pin). If you make this connection when the
camcorder is turned on, the viewfinder may not
function properly.
• Couple the viewfinder connector firmly to the
camcorder's VF connector (26-pin). If the coupling is
loose, noise may appear on the video.
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1 Loosen the fixing lever, 2 while
pulling the slide stopper, 3 attach the
viewfinder to the viewfinder fitting
shoe, then 4 tighten the fixing lever.
Slide stopper
Fixing lever