Samsung HMX-M20SN - Manual (Page 37)

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first time settings
Built-in rechargeable battery
• Your camcorder includes a built-in rechargeable battery that retains the date and time
settings even after you turn the camcorder’s power off.
• If the rechargeable battery discharges completely, the current date/time values are reset
to the default values. If this occurs, you need to recharge the built-in rechargeable battery
(see below), and then re-set the date and time.
• Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If you find the decreased
usage time between charges becomes significant, ask your local Samsung retailer.
Charging the built-in rechargeable battery
• The built-in battery is always recharged when you connect your camcorder to AC power
or attach the battery pack.
• If you do not connect the camcorder to AC power or attach the battery pack for two
weeks, the built-in battery fully discharges. If this occurs, charge the built-in battery by
connecting the camcorder to the AC adaptor for 24 hours.
1. Open the LCD screen to turn on the camcorder.
• Your camcorder turns on automatically when you open the
LCD screen.
• The Time Zone (“Home”) screen appears centered on Lisbon,
London (Greenwich Mean Time 00.00).
• You can also set your current time zone from the “Settings”
menu. page 93
2. Select your local area on the map by touching the left ( ) or right
( ) tab on the LCD screen, and then press the (
OK
) tab.
• The “Date/Time Set” screen appears.
3. Touch the date and time information, and change the setting
values by using the up (
) or down ( ) tabs.
4. Make sure the clock is correctly set, and then touch the (
OK
) tab.
• The message “Date/Time Set” appears.
• If you finish the setting with (
) tab without touching the
(
OK
) tab, the camcorder does not apply the date/time values
you selected and the <Time zone> screen appears again the
next time you start the camcorder.
• You can set the year up to 2039.
• Set “Date/Time Display” to “On.” page 91
• Activating the (
) icon moves the time ahead by 1 hour.
SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND DATE/TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME
Set the date and time of your local area when you turn on this camcorder for the first time.
[GMT 00:00] JAN/01/2010 12:00 AM
London, Lisbon
OK
Home
OK
Date/Time Set
Day
Hr
00
Min
Month Year
/ /
:
JAN 01 2010
12 AM