Panasonic AG-6124 Service Manual page 8

Date and Time Settings
This unit comes with a time/date generator which enables the date and time to be superimposed on the recording.
When the power is switched on, the date, time of the day and time mode are displayed (in the case of a regular
screen).
TV monitor @ date
@ Time mode
@ Date:
The date appears as day/monih/year.
@ Time mode:
This is set by pressing the TIME MODE button. It
flashes unless recording is in progress.
Time:
The 24-hour system is used.
@ Alarm display:
This appears during alarm recording.
Operation
Example: Setting the date and time
to Friday, February 17, 1995 at 3:25.
The time mode is set to 24 hours.
Set the MENU/REC LOCK switch to
MENU. Menu Screen 1 appears, and
the year digits flash.
Monitor display Display area
Menu Screen 1
(TIME ADJUST)
OFF
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Press the SET (+, ~) buttons to set
the year to "95."
~ SET +
When the shift (>) button is
pressed, the month digits flash.
(TIME ADJUST)
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0:00:00
(TIME ADJUST)
Press the SET (+, —) buttons to set Yietam d
the month to "2." O1- 2-95 WED Oe: er 3
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0:00:00
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2009.
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ed, the hour digits flash. Press the
SET (+, —) buttons to set the hour to
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When the shift (>) button is
pressed, minute digits flash. Press
the SET (+, —) buttons to set the
minutes to "25."
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> - SET +
(TIME ADJUST)
17- 2-95 FRI
3:00:00
(TIME ADJUST)
17- 2-95 FRI
3:25:00
When the MENU/REG LOCK switch
is set to OFF, the clock automatically
starts running from time and date set.
(TIME ADJUST)
17- 2-95 FRI
OFF 3:25:00
MENU Aa a | REC LOCK
For the seconds, "OO" is set.
Even when the switch is set to
MENU, the time will keep advancing
if it has not been changed.
« To clear the date and time display, set POSITION under (DISPLAY) on Menu Screen 3 to OFF.
* Even if the power should fail for a period of up to one week, the date, time and other display (intemal timer
setting, alarm recall) data is stored in the memory (but only if power has been supplied continuously to the
unit for 3 or more days). When the unit has just been purchased or when it has not been used for along time,
the data is not stored in the memory and the display shown below appears.
(TIME ADJUST) Pl
All the internal timer settings are set to OFF,
O1- 1-94 SAT and the alarm recall display is cleared.
0:00:00
For the date setting, the unit automatically adjusts for leap years.
Due to temperature fluctuations and other factors, the clock time may run fast or slow with a monthly error of
up to +60 seconds. This is not indicative of malfunctioning. Reset the time at regular intervals.
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