Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
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Open the LCD screen of your camcorder and turn the power on.
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You can also turn on the camcorder by pressing POWER.
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Select the desired language, then select [Next].
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Select the desired geographical area with /, then select [Next].
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Set [Summer Time], select the date format and the date and time.
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If you set [Summer Time] to [On], the clock advances 1 hour.
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When you select the date and time, select one of the items and adjust the value with /.
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When you select , the date and time setting operation is complete.
To change the language setting
To turn off the power
To adjust the angle of the LCD screen
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The recording date, time and condition, and coordinates (HDR-CX260VE/CX580VE/PJ260VE/PJ580VE/PJ600VE/XR260VE) are recorded automatically on the recording media. They are not displayed during recording. However, you can check them as [Data Code] during playback. To display them, select [Setup] [Playback Settings] [Data Code] [Date/Time].
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Once the clock is set, the clock time is automatically adjusted with [Auto Clock ADJ ] and [Auto Area ADJ] set to [On]. The clock may not be adjusted to the correct time automatically, depending on the country/region selected for your camcorder. In this case, set [Auto Clock ADJ ] and [Auto Area ADJ] to [Off] (HDR-CX260VE/CX580VE/PJ260VE/PJ580VE/PJ600VE/XR260VE).