Nikon D3000 User Manual page 19

Basic
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A language-selection dialog will be displayed the first time the camera is turned on.
Choose a language and set the time and date. Photographs can not be taken until
you have set the time and date.
1
Turn the camera on.
A language-selection dialog will be displayed.
2
Select a language.
Press .. or
T
to highlight the desired language
and press
®.
3
Choose a time zone.
Press
~
or
~
to highlight the local time zone (the
UTe field shows the difference between the
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selected time zone and Coordinated Universal
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Time, or UTC, in hours) and press
®.
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4
Choose a date format.
Press .. or
T
to choose the order in which the
year, month, and day will be displayed. Press
®
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to proceed to the next step.
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5
Turn daylight saving time on or off.
Daylight saving time is off by default; if daylight
saving time is in effect in the local time zone,
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press .. to highlight On and press
®.
®
6
Set the date and time.
The dialog shown at right will be displayed.
Press
~
or
~
to select an item, .. or
T
to change.
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Press
®
to set the clock and exit to shooting
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mode. ...
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zone
Date format
YIM/O
Year/Month/Day
MJO/Y
Month/DaylYear
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• The Camera Clock
The camera clock is less accurate than most watches and household clocks. Check the clock
regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary.
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