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Resetting the Date and Time
To Check the Date and Time
Press DATE to display the date indicator in the viewfinder. Press TIME to display the time indicator.
When you press the same button again, the indicator goes out.
To Reset to Standard Time
Change D.S.T. mode setting in the menu system (p.26).
The year indicator changes as foiiows:
1994 «1995 .•.2024
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Note on the time indicator
The internal clock of the camcorder operates on a 12-hour cycle.
12:00:00 AM stands for midnight. 12:00:00 PM stands for noon.
Playback Modes
Selecting Cassette types
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed fur higher-quality
pictures.
You can use Hi8 video and standard 8 mm cassettes. When you want to record in the Hi8 system, use
only Hi8 video cassettes. You cannot record on standard 8 mm cassettes in the Hi8 system.
If you are going to play back the tape using a standard 8 mm video recorder/player, you should record
the tape in the standard 8 mm system.
If you want to use a Hi8 cassette with the standard 8 mm video recorder system, set the Hi8 mode to
OFF in the menu system before recording, (p.26)
To play back in
Recording usii% cassette type
Set Hi8 setting to
Hi8
HID
AUTO
Standard 8
FHQ
OFF
D
AUTOforOFR
When You Play Bade
The playback mode is selected automatically according to the recording system (SP/LP mode) in
which the tape was recorded.
Notes on AFM Hi-Fi stereo
When you play back the tape, the sound is in monaural if:
• You record the tape using this camcorder, then play it back on an AFM Hi-Fi monaural video
recorder/player.
• You record the tape on an AFM Hi-Fi monaural video recorder, then play it back on this camcorder.
LP (long play) mode
When you play back a tape recorded in LP mode, the LP indicator lights up in the viewfinder. This
camcorder cannot record tape in LP mode.
Foreign 8 mm video
You cannot play software recorded on a different TV color system. Because the TV color systems differ
from country to country, you may not be able to play back foreign prerecorded software. Refer to page
]. 4! to check the TV color system of foreign countries.