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Question posted by MPBJR on April 13th, 2016

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Can A Sony Camcorder Model #hdr-xr550v In Japanese Language Be Changed To English

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on April 13th, 2016 10:54 PM
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Hi. Yes, start off by performing a hard reset as per page 66 of the manual here https://www.helpowl.com/manuals/Sony/HDRXR550V/57474 and then be sure to select English during the Camcorder re-setup.

Answer #2: Posted by Michelle777 on April 13th, 2016 7:00 PM
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Press (menu)

Choose (show others)

Choose (clock/lang) under the wrench/tool icon in general set catagory

Choose (lang set)highlight desired language choose (ok)

The the back arrow

Then the (x)

To exit

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