Step 6: inserting a cassette tape, Get ting st art e d 17, Press menu – Sony RMT-840 User Manual
Page 17: You can set any year up to the year 2079

Getting started
Get
ting st
art
e
d
17
3
Press MENU.
4
Select the
(OTHERS) menu by
turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial,
then press the dial.
5
Select [CLOCK SET] by turning the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the
dial.
6
Set [Y] (year) by turning the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial.
You can set any year up to the year 2079.
7
Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and
minute in the same way as was done in
step 6, then press the dial.
For midnight, set it to 12:00AM.
For midday, set it to 12:00PM.
Step 6: Inserting a
cassette tape
You can use mini DV
cassettes only.
For details on these cassettes (such as write-
protection), see page 91.
b
Note
• Do not force the cassette into the compartment. This
may cause a malfunction of your camcorder.
1
Slide the OPEN/EJECT
lever in
the direction of the arrow and open the
lid.
The cassette compartment automatically
comes out and opens up.
CAMERA SET
WB PRESET
AE RESPONSE
GA I N SETUP
SHOT TRANS
STEADYSHOT
STDYSHOT TYP
FLCKR REDUCE
[
MENU
]
: END
OTHERS
RETURN
ASS I GN BTN
CLOCK SET
WORLD T I ME
LANGUAGE
BEEP
REC LAMP
FORMAT LAMP
[
MENU
]
: END
1 2 0
min
CLOCK SET
[
MENU
]
: CANCEL
AM
D
M
Y
12
1
00
:
JAN
2004
1 2 0
min
CLOCK SET
[
MENU
]
: CANCEL
AM
D
M
Y
12
1
00
:
JAN
2004
Lid
OPEN/EJECT
lever
,
continued