30 PreparationsFirst Time SettingsSetting 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 the cam-corder’s clock is not set.When the [Date/Time] screen appears,the year will be selected.1 Change ( ) the year and move ( ) to the month.2 Change the rest of the fields (month, day, hour and minutes) in thesame way.3 Select ( ) [OK] and press to start the clock and close thesetup screen.NOTES• When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months, the built-inrechargeable lithium battery may discharge completely and the dateand time setting may be lost. In such case, recharge the built-in lithiumbattery ( 159) and set the time zone, date and time again.• The date appears in a year-month-day format only in the first setupscreen. In subsequent screen displays the date and time will appear asday-month-year (for example, [1.Jan.2010 12:00 AM]). You can changethe date format and the clock format (12/24 hours) with the[Date Format] setting.• You can also change the date and time later on (not during the initialsetup). Open the [Date/Time] screen from the setup menus:[ Menu] [Date/Time]FUNC.
