42Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording (continued)4-5-2 Setting the internal clock’s date andtime1 Set the DISPLAY switch to UB.2 Press the HOLD button to cause DATE to be displayedin the display window.4 Set the date (year/month/day) using the SHIFT button,UP (+) button and DOWN (–) button.5 Press the HOLD button to cause TIME to be displayed inthe display window.6 Set the time (hour/minutes/seconds) using the SHIFTbutton, UP (+) button and DOWN (–) button.3 Set the TCG switch to SET.7 Set the TCG switch to F-RUN or R-RUN. The internalclock starts marking time as soon as the switch positionis changed.8 Press the HOLD button to cause TIME ZONE (differencefrom the world standard time) to be displayed in thedisplay window.10 Set the time difference (hour/minutes) and whether it isahead (no display) or behind (“–” display) the worldstandard time using the UP (+) button or DOWN (–)button.Example: When the time difference is 5 hours behind(New York)Set “05:00 –”.The time zone is always stored along with the date andtime in the memory as memo data. While referring tothe table on the right, set whatever applies to the localtime.9 Set the TCG switch to SET.Time difference Region Time difference Region00:00 Greenwich – 00:30– 01:00 Azores – 01:30– 02:00 Mid-Atlantic – 02:30New Foundland– 03:00 Buenos Aires – 03:30– 04:00 Halifax – 04:30– 05:00 New York – 05:30– 06:00 Chicago – 06:30– 07:00 Denver – 07:30– 08:00 Los Angeles – 08:30Marquesas Islands– 09:00 Alaska – 09:30– 10:00 Hawaii – 10:30– 11:00 Midway Island – 11:30+ 12:00 New Zealand + 09:30 Darwin– 12:00 Kwajalein + 11:30 Norfork Island+ 13:00 + 10:30 Lord Howe Island+ 09:00 Tokyo + 06:30 Rangoon+ 11:00 Solomon Islands + 08:30+ 10:00 Guam + 07:30+ 06:00 Dhaka + 03:30 Tehran+ 08:00 Beijing + 05:30 Bombay+ 07:00 Bangkok + 04:30 Kabul+ 03:00 Moscow + 00:30+ 05:00 Islamabad + 02:30+ 04:00 Abu Dhabi + 01:30+ 01:00 Central Europe+ 02:00 Eastern Europe + 12:45 Chatham Island11 Set the TCG switch to F-RUN or R-RUN to fix the timezone.≥ After the date has been set in step 4, the internal clockstarts marking the time as soon as the switch position hasbeen changed even when the TCG switch is set to F-RUNor R-RUN.To cancel the setting in the course of setting the date, timeor time zone, set the TCG switch to F-RUN or R-RUN whileholding down the SHIFT button.≥ The clock is accurate to a monthly error of approximately+/– 30 seconds in the power OFF status. If a moreaccurate time reading is required, check the time and set itagain when the power is turned on.If the date or time display has deviated from the local time,the time zone setting may be off. Check the time zonesetting again. (There is no need to set the date and timeagain.)The unit’s internal clock is not set to the correct date andtime when shipped from the factory.Before using the unit, set the date and time.Downloaded From CamcorderManual.com Panasonic Manuals