How to set the date in SL2??

[lecycliste]

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OK, I give up. The SL2 camera does NOT want me to set date and time. I can change their format, but I can't set actual values from the camera. I've switched off the sync via Smartphone option. I can select individual year, month, and date. But no control I try (no dials or buttons) does anything to change their values.

Any ideas what is going on here??

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[LocalHero1953]

Er....have you read the manual? It's in the Index, under 'Time': p62

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To set values
▸ Press the joystick up/down
To save and return to superordinate menu item
▸ Press the joystick/thumbwheel

Works for me (including reading the manual)

[lecycliste]

Thank you.

Yes, I had read the SL2 manual, p. 71, which mentioned nothing about *how* to set values. I didn't expect settings instructions to be in multiple places. 

[LocalHero1953]

2 minutes ago, lecycliste said:

Thank you.

Yes, I had read the SL2 manual, p. 71, which mentioned nothing about *how* to set values. I didn't expect settings instructions to be in multiple places. 

Well, the index does list two places for info about Time.

[lecycliste]

In 25 years as an integrated circuit design engineer I wrote data sheets / application notes among other things, and took great pains to make those documents as easy to get information from as possible. I also helped write sections of IEEE 802.3, the Ethernet standard. So I’m acquainted with clear, well-organized documentation. I’m surprised German engineers didn’t make their manuals a bit more clear. 

[isleofgough]

If you reset your camera, it will ask you to connect with Leica Fotos. If you have that app on your phone, that will set the time and date in the camera.