preparation
Charging the battery pack
1.Press the Power (
) button for about 1 second to turn off
the power and close the LCD screen.
2. Open the jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack.
3. Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall socket.
4. Once charged, disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN jack on your HD camcorder.
• Even with the power switched off, the battery pack will still discharge if it is left inserted in the HD camcorder.
• It is recommended you purchase one or more additional battery packs to allow continuous use of your HD camcorder.
•The battery pack is not charged during the power saving mode, which may keep the mode indicator on or fl ashing. Open the LCD screen and press the Power (
) button to turn off the camcorder for charging. page 19
Charging indicator
The color of the CHG lamp indicates the power or charging state.
•If the battery pack has been fully charged, the charge indicator is green.
• If you are charging the battery, the color of the charge indicator is orange.
•If an error occurs while the battery pack in charging, the charging indicator blinks green.
•The battery pack is charged over 95% after about 1 hour and 50 minutes, and the indicator color changes to green. It takes about 2 hours for the battery pack to charge 100%.
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