To disconnect USB cable safely | Panasonic HC-V100M guide

∫To disconnect USB cable safely

Select the icon in task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject Panasonic Camcorder].

≥Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.

About the screen indication of the unit

≥Do not disconnect the USB cable, the battery, or the AC adaptor while the access lamp is on or card access icon ( ) appears on the unit screen.

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Do not disconnect the USB cable, the battery or the AC adaptor while the access lamp

is on or built-in memory access icon ( ) appears on the unit screen.

≥If the screen does not change when the unit is operated while connected to a PC, disconnect the battery and/or AC adaptor, wait approximately 1 minute, reconnect the battery and/or AC adaptor, wait approximately 1 minute again, and then turn the unit back on. (Data may be destroyed when above operation is performed while accessing the SD card or built-in memory.)

∫Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices

When using the battery, if you turn off the unit and connect it to a PC, Panasonic Blu-ray disc recorder or Panasonic DVD recorder, the battery will charge.

≥When connecting this unit to a PC for the first time, make sure to connect this unit to the PC with this unit turned on.

≥Insert the USB cable securely all the way. It will not operate properly if it is not inserted all the way.

≥Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one. (Operation is not guaranteed with any other USB cables.)

≥Be sure to connect the unit directly to the PC, Blu-ray disc recorder or DVD recorder.

≥During charging, the status indicator flashes.

≥You cannot charge when the status indicator flashes rapidly, or when it does not light at all. Charge using the AC adaptor. (l 10)

≥It will take 2 or 3 times longer to charge compared to when using the AC adaptor.

≥If the status indicator flashes at a particularly fast or slow rate, refer to page 100.

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