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Setting the Date/Time on the DC100 DVD camcorder

Article ID: ART119597 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

Setting the Date/Time on the DC100 DVD camcorder

Solution

Setting the Time Zone, Date and Time

Setting the Time Zone/Daylight Saving Time

  1. Turn on the camcorder (CAMERA or PLAY).
  2. Press the <MENU> button.
  3. Use the joystick (,) to select the [DATE/TIME SETUP] menu and press ().
  4. Use the joystick (,) to select the [T.ZONE/DST] option and press ().
    - The time zone setting appears. The default setting is New York.
  5. Use the joystick (,) to select your time zone and press () to save the setting.
    - To adjust for daylight saving time, select the time zone with the * mark next to the area.

Setting the Date and Time

  1. Use the joystick (,) to select the [DATE/TIME] option and press ().
    - The year display is marked with an orange selection frame.
  2. Use the joystick (,) to select the year and push it to () to move to the month setting.
    - The orange selection frame moves to the next display.
    - Set the month, day, hours and minutes in the same way.
    - If you do not need to change all settings, you can use the joystick () to move to a specific setting you want to change.
  3. Press the <MENU> button to close the menu and start the clock.

When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months, the built-in rechargeable lithium battery may become discharged, and the date/time setting may be erased. In such case, recharge the built-in lithium battery and set the time zone, date and time again.

About Time Zones

Once you have set time zone, date and time, you do not need to reset the clock every time you travel to another time zone. Select the time zone referring to the date and time displayed on the screen.

Time Zones and Difference from GMT/UTC

London

GMT/UTC

 Wellington (WELLGTN)

-12
Paris

+1

 Samoa

-11
Cairo

+2

 Honolulu (HONOLU.)

-10
Moscow

+3

 Anchorage (ANCHOR.)

-9
Dubai

+4

 Los Angeles (L.A.)

-8
Karachi

+5

 Denver

-7
Dacca

+6

 Chicago

-6
Bangkok

+7

 New York (N.Y.)

-5
Hong Kong (H. KONG)

+8

 Caracas

-4
Tokyo

+9

 Rio de Janeiro (RIO)

-3
Sydney

+10

 Fernando de Noronha (FERNAN.)

-2
Solomon

+11

 Azores

-1

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