Sony HXR-MC1 - Manual (Page 13)

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Make sure that the clock is
correctly set, then touch
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The clock starts.
You can set any year up to the year
2037.
For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM.
For midday, set it to 12:00 PM.
To turn off the LCD backlight to make
the battery last longer
Press and hold DISPLAY/BATT INFO for
a few seconds until
appears.
This setting is practical when you use your
camcorder in bright conditions or you want
to save battery power. The recorded image
will not be affected by the setting. To turn
on the LCD backlight, press and hold
DISPLAY/BATT INFO for a few seconds
until
disappears.
b Notes
• If you do not use your camcorder for about 3
months, the built-in rechargeable battery gets
discharged and the date and time settings may
be cleared from the memory. In that case,
charge the built-in rechargeable battery and then
set the date and time again (p. 82).
• It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be
ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You
cannot operate your camcorder during this time.
z Tips
• Touch (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t
[SOUND/DISP SET] t [LCD BRIGHT]
(p. 54), and adjust the brightness of the LCD
screen.
• The information is displayed or hidden (display
y no display) each time you press DISPLAY/
BATT INFO.
• The date and time does not appear during
recording, but they are automatically recorded
on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media, and
can be displayed during playback ([DATA
CODE], p. 52).
• If the buttons on the touch panel do not work
correctly, adjust the touch panel
(CALIBRATION, p. 81).
You can change the on-screen displays to
show messages in a specified language. To
select the screen language, touch
(HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/
LANG] t [ LANGUAGE SET] (p. 56).
Changing the language setting