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Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time (Continued)

• It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be
3 Select the desired geographical ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You
cannot operate your camcorder during this time.
area with / , then touch
• The lens cover opens automatically when the
[NEXT].
power is turned on. It closes when the playback
screen is selected, or the power is turned off.
• In the setting at the time of purchase, the power
4 Set [SUMMERTIME], then touch turns off automatically if you leave your
camcorder without any operation attempted for
[NEXT].
approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 95).
5 Set [Y] (year) with / . z Tips
• The date and time does not appear during
recording, but they are automatically recorded
on the media, and can be displayed during
playback ([DATA CODE], p. 90).
• Refer to page 123 for information concerning
“World time difference.”
• If the buttons on the touch panel do not work
correctly, adjust the touch panel
(CALIBRATION) (p. 130).
6 Select [M] with / , then
set the month with / . Changing the language setting
You can change the on-screen displays to
show messages in a specified language. To
7 Set [D] (day), hour and minute in select the screen language, touch
the same way, then touch [NEXT]. (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t
[CLOCK/ LANG] t [ LANGUAGE
SET] (p. 94).
8 Make sure that the clock is
correctly set, then touch .
The clock starts.
You can set any year up to the year
2037.

To turn off the power
Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).
b Notes
• If you do not use your camcorder for about 3
months, the built-in rechargeable battery gets
discharged and the date and time settings may
be cleared from the memory. In that case,
charge the built-in rechargeable battery and then
set the date and time again (p. 132).
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