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Date, Time and Language Settings
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Date, Time and Language Settings
Setting the Date and Time
You will need to set the date and time on the camera the first time you power it on, or after the camera's settings
have been reset. The [Date/Time] screen will appear automatically when the camera’s clock is not set. Refer to
Using the Menus (A 23) for instructions on how to operate the menus.
1 Select the desired time zone* using the joystick or the SELECT dial, and confirm by pressing the SET
button or the joystick itself.
• The cursor will move to the next field.
• You can also push the joystick left/right to move between the fields.
* The default time zone is [UTC-05:00] (New York) or [UTC+01:00] (Central Europe), depending on the country/region of
purchase. Time zones are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
2 Change the rest of the fields in the same way.
3 Select [Set] and then press SET.
NOTES
• You can display the date/time with the > [
¢
Monitoring Setup] > [Custom Display 2] or [Custom
Display] > [Date/Time] setting.
• With the following settings, you can make changes after the initial setup. You can also change the date format
and clock format (12 or 24 hours).
- > [
B
System Setup] > [Time Zone], [Date/Time] and [Date Format]
• When you do not use the camera for about 3 months, the built-in backup battery may be depleted completely
and the date and time setting may be lost. In such case, recharge the built-in backup battery (A 195) and set
the time zone, date and time again.
• Using the GP-E2 GPS Receiver, you can have the camera adjust settings automatically according to the UTC
date/time information received from the GPS signal (A 172).
Changing the Language
The camera’s default language is English. You can change it to German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Please note that some settings and
screens will be displayed in English, regardless of the language setting.
Refer to Selecting an Option from the Menu (A 23) for details on how to navigate the menu to complete this
procedure.
1 Select > [
B
System Setup] > [Language
H
].
2 Select the desired language and press the MENU button to close the menu.
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