STORE BATTERY:
Be sure to fully discharge a battery pack by performing the following steps storing it for a long period of time, otherwise the battery performance will be reduced.
1)Attach the battery to the camcorder with no cassette inserted.
2)Set the Power Switch ! to “ ” or “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch.
• During charging or discharging, the camcorder |
cannot be operated. |
• Charging and discharging is not possible if the |
wrong type of battery is used. |
• When charging the battery pack for the first time |
or after a long storage period, the CHARGE lamp |
* may not light. Remove the battery pack from |
the camcorder, then try charging again. |
• If a |
extremely short, the battery is worn out. Please |
purchase a new one. |
• Perform charging where the temperature is |
between 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F). 20°C to |
25°C (68°F to 77°F) is the ideal temperature range |
for charging. If the environment is too cold, |
charging may be incomplete. |
• Charging time varies according to the ambient |
temperature and the status of the battery pack. |
• Since the AC Adapter processes electricity |
internally, it becomes warm during use. Be sure to |
use it only in |
• The following operation stops charging or |
discharging: |
• Set the Power Switch ! to “PLAY”, “ ” or “ ”. |
• Disconnect the AC Adapter from the camcorder. |
Date/Time Settings
1)Set the Power Switch ! to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch.
2)Press the MENU Wheel 1 in. The Menu Screen appears.
3)Rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select
“4TO SYSTEM MENU” and press it to display SYSTEM MENU. Rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “4NEXT” and press it to display the next page.
4)Rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “DATE/ TIME” and press it. The DATE/TIME Menu appears.
5)To set “YEAR”, “MONTH”, “DAY” or “TIME” (hour/minute), rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select the desired item, and press it. When the setting begins blinking, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 until the correct setting appears and then press it. The setting stops blinking.
6)When none of these settings (“YEAR”, “MONTH”, “DAY”, “TIME”) blinks, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 to select “4EXIT”, and press it. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “4RETURN”.
7)Press the MENU Wheel 1 in to close the Menu Screen.
•To display the date and time in the camcorder’s
display and on a connected TV, see DATE/TIME DISP. ( pg. 20) in SYSTEM MENU.
•The date/time cannot be stored in memory if the
• Unplug the AC Adapter’s power cord from the |
AC outlet. |
• Detach the battery from the camcorder. |
• Using the optional |
Charger, you can charge the |
V20U/V400U battery pack without the camcorder. |
However, it cannot be used as an AC adapter. |
• To avoid interference with reception, do not use |
the AC Adapter near a radio. |
• Recording time is reduced significantly when |
Zoom or |
repeatedly. |
• Before extended use, it is recommended that you |
prepare enough battery packs to cover 3 times the |
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