24 Preparing the Camera• Use the or button to select a field(year, month, day, hour, minute anddate format), and the or buttonto change its value.• To put the settings into effect, press thebutton after setting the dateformat.• Press the button to redisplay theRec. or Play screen.• Please note that the date and time settings may reset tothe default settings if the camera battery has beenremoved for more than three weeks. Reset them when thisoccurs.• Setting the date and time settings does not cause the date/time stamp to appear on images.• Charging the Date/Time Battery- The camera has a built-in rechargeable lithium batteryfor saving settings such as the date and time. Thisbattery is recharged by the battery pack while it is in thecamera. Right after purchasing the camera, leave acharged battery pack in the camera, or plug in ACAdapter Kit ACK500, for about 4 hours to charge thedate/time battery. It will charge even when the camera’spower switch is off.- If the Set Date/Time menu appears when the camerapower is turned on, the date/time battery charge is low.Use the above method to recharge it.• You can print the date on images (p. 99).