Resetting The Date And Time - Sony Handycam DCR-PC100 Operating Instructions Manual

Resetting the date and time

The default clock setting is set to Tokyo time for the models sold in Japan, and New
York time for other models.
If you do not use your camcorder for about six months, the date and time settings may
be released (bars may appear) because the vanadium-lithium battery installed in your
camcorder will have been discharged (p. 127).
First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute.
(1) Press MENU to display the menu in the standby mode.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET, then press the dial.
(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the desired year, then press the dial.
(5) Set the month, day and hour by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and
pressing the dial.
(6) Set the minute by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by
the time signal. The clock starts to move.
(7) Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear.
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MENU
4
2000 JAN 1 2000 JAN
12 00 AM 12 00 AM
The year changes as follows:
If you do not set the date and time
"– –:– –:– –" is recorded on the data code of the tape and the "Memory Stick."
Note on the time indicator
The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.
•12:00 AM stands for midnight.
•12:00 PM stands for noon.
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MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
[ MENU ] : END
6
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET
AUTO TV ON
2000
TV INPUT
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
1
[ MENU ] : END
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, then press the dial.
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET JAN 1 1999
AUTO TV ON 12:00:00AM
TV INPUT
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
[ MENU ] : END
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET
AUTO TV ON
JUL 4
TV INPUT
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
5 30 PM
[ MENU ] : END
3
S E T U P M E N U
CLOCK SET
AUTO TV ON
JAN 1
1999
TV INPUT
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
RETURN
12 00 AM
[ MENU ] : END
JUL 4 2000
5:30:00PM
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