Preparations • 23First Time SettingsSetting the Date and TimeYou will need to set the date and time ofthe camcorder before you can startusing it. If the camcorder's clock is notset, the [DATE/TIME] screen will appearautomatically when the camcorder isturned on.When the [DATE/TIME] screen appears,the year will be displayed in orange andindicated with up/down arrows.1 Change ( ) the year and move( ) to the month.2 Change the rest of the fields(month, day, hour and minutes) inthe same way.3 Select ( ) [OK] and press tostart the clock and close the setupscreen.IMPORTANT• When you do not use the camcorder forabout 3 months, the built-inrechargeable battery may dischargecompletely and the date and timesetting may be lost. In such case,recharge the built-in battery ( 83) andset the time zone, date and time again.• The date appears in a year-month-dayformat only in the first setup screen. Insubsequent screen displays the dateand time will appear as month-day-year(for example, [JAN. 1, 2009 12:00 AM]).You can change the date format ( 72).• You can also change the date and timelater on (not during the initial setup).Open the [DATE/TIME] screen from thesetup menus:[ MENU][ DATE/TIME SETUP][DATE/TIME]Changing the LanguageOptions Default value[ MENU][ DISPLAY SETUP][LANGUAGE ]Desired languageNOTES• If you changed the language by mistake,follow the mark next to the menuitem to change the setting.• The display that appears in somemenu screens refers to the name of thebutton on the camcorder and will notchange, regardless of the languageselected.First Time Settings[ ] [MELAYU] [ ][DEUTSCH] [NEDERLANDS] [ ][ ] [POLSKI] [ ][ENGLISH] [PORTUGUÊS] [ ][ESPAÑOL] [ ] [ ][FRANÇAIS] [TÜRKÇE] [ ][ITALIANO] [ ] [ ][MAGYAR] [ ]FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.