Preparations245 Select ( ) the desired option andpress to save the setting.6 Press .You can press to close themenu at any time.Abbreviation of Menu Selections in thisManualIn this manual, the arrow is used toabbreviate menu selections. Below isan example of changing a setting usingthe setup menus.[ MENU][ DISPLAY SETUP][LANGUAGE ]Desired languageFor selections in the FUNC. menu, theabbreviated form will always show theinitial default value. In recording mode,its icon will appear on the left sidecolumn when you first open the menu.If the setting was changed, the icon ofthe currently selected option will appearinstead.[ IMAGE EFFECT OFF]Desired image effectSetting the Date and TimeYou will need to set the date and time ofthe camcorder before you can startusing it. The [DATE/TIME] screen willappear automatically when thecamcorder’s clock is not set.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 lithium battery maydischarge completely and the date andtime setting may be lost. In such case,recharge the built-in lithium battery( 93) and set the time zone, date andtime again.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.First Time Settings