Canon VIXIA HF R42 - Manual (Page 31)

Preparations
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First Time Settings
Basic Setup
The first time you turn on the camcorder, you will be guided by the
camcorder’s easy-to-follow setup screens to configure the cam-
corder’s initial settings. You will set the date and time, movie format,
and other basic functions. For details on how to use the touch screen,
refer to Using the Touch Screen (A 35).
1 Touch the language used for onscreen
displays and then touch [æ].
• You may need to scroll down to find your
language.
• After you select a language, the [Date
Format] screen will appear.
2 Touch [Y.M.D], [M.D,Y] or [D.M.Y] to select
the date format you prefer and then touch [æ].
After you select the date format, the [Date/Time] screen will appear
with the first field selected.
3 Touch a field you want to change (year, month, day, hours or
minutes).
4 Touch [Í] or [Î] to change the field as necessary.
5 Set the correct date and time by changing
all the fields in the same way
• Touch [24H] to use 24-hour clock or leave it
unselected to use 12-hour clock (AM/PM).
6 Touch [OK] and then touch [æ].
• After you select the date and time, the [Movie Format] screen will
appear.
7 Touch [·] or [¸] to select the movie format and then touch
[æ].
• 6/4 After you select the movie format, the [v Rec Media
for Movies] screen will appear, where you can select the memory to
which you want to record movies.
Touch [ æ] after selecting
a language
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