24 • 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 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 Move ( ) the cursor to the [OK]button and press to start theclock and close the menu.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( 78) and set the time zone, date andtime again.• The date appears in a year-month-dayformat only in the first setup screen. Insubsequent screen displays the date andtime will appear as month-day-year (forexample, [JAN. 1, 2008 12:00 AM]). Youcan change the date format ( 69).• You can also change the date and timelater on (not during the initial setup). Toopen the [DATE/TIME] screen, pressand select [DATE/TIMESETUP] [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 ofbuttons on the camcorder and will notchange, regardless of the languageselected.First Time Settings[ ] [MAGYAR] [ ][DEUTSCH] [MELAYU] [ ][ ] [POLSKI] [ ][ENGLISH] [ ] [ ][ESPAÑOL] [TÜRKÇE] [ ][FRANÇAIS] [ ] [ ][ITALIANO] [ ] [ ]FUNC.( 22)FUNC.ROMANAFUNC.FUNC.COPY