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Chapter 1 Overview — Setting the region of use
Setting the region of use
The camera is shipped with the region of use not set.
[AREA SETTINGS] is displayed in the LCD monitor when the power is turned on for the first time.
Follow the guidance and make the settings in the order of [AREA SETTINGS], [TIME ZONE], and then [CLOCK SETTING].
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There are two methods of operation, a method to operate with the multidial, or a method to touch the LCD monitor.
[AREA SETTINGS]
Set the region of use.
1
Connect the charged battery or the AC adaptor to the camera, and set the power switch to < > (ON).
The [AREA SETTINGS] screen is displayed.
2
Select the region of use.
[AREA 1]:
Japan, Taiwan, South Korea
[AREA 2]:
United States of America, Canada, Central and South America regions
[AREA 3]:
Asia region (excluding Japan, Taiwan, South Korea), Oceania region, India
3
When the confirmation message is displayed, select [YES].
The camera will be initialized in accordance to the region selected in Step
. The camera will automatically restart.
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NOTE
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Once this is set, the [AREA SETTINGS] screen is not displayed from the next startup.
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To change the region of use, set with the [OPTION] menu
→
[AREA SETTINGS].
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Setting contents of each region of use
Following setting differs depending on the selected region.
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The [SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu
→
[CLOCK]
→
[DATE FORMAT]
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The [AUDIO SETTINGS] menu
→
[AUDIO CH SETTINGS]
→
[HEAD ROOM]
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The [SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu
→
[LANGUAGE]
Item
[AREA 1]
[AREA 2]
[AREA 3]
[DATE FORMAT]
[Y-M-D]
[M-D-Y]
[D-M-Y]
[HEAD ROOM]
[20dB]
[20dB]
[18dB]
[LANGUAGE]*
[English]
[English]
[Español]
[Français]
[English]
[Español]
[Français]
* When [AREA 1] is selected, [LANGUAGE] is not displayed as the [SYSTEM SETTINGS] menu item.
[TIME ZONE]
Once the setting for [AREA SETTINGS] is completed, the [TIME ZONE] screen is displayed.
Set the time difference from the Greenwich Mean Time.
1
Set the time difference.
2
Select [SET].
