First Time Settings34First Time SettingsSetting the Date and TimeYou will need to set the date and time of the camcorder beforeyou can start using it. The [Date/Time] screen will appearautomatically when the camcorder’s clock is not set.1 Press x to turn on the camcorder.• The [Date/Time] screen appears and the year will beselected.2 Touch a field you want to change (year, month, day, hours or minutes).3 Touch [Z] or [O] to change the field as necessary.4 Set the correct date and time by changing all the fields in the same way.5 Touch [Y.M.D], [M.D,Y] or [D.M.Y] to select the date format you prefer.• In some screens, only the month and day are displayed but it will still follow the order youselected.6 Touch [24H] to use 24-hour clock or leave it unselected to use 12-hour clock (AM/PM).7 Touch [OK] to start the clock and close the setup screen.NOTES• You can adjust the date and time later on with the 6 [Date/Time] setting.• When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable lithium batterymay discharge completely and the date and time setting may be lost. In such case, recharge thebuilt-in lithium battery (0 173) and set the time zone, date and time again.Changing the LanguageThe default language of the camcorder is English. You can setit to one of 27 languages.1 Open the [Language a] screen.[FUNC.] [MENU] 6 [Language a]• Touching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing the procedure in a recording mode.2 Touch the desired language and then touch [a].NOTES• Some control buttons, such as [ZOOM], [FUNC.] or [MENU], will appear in English regardless of thelanguage selected.Operating modes:
