Charging the Battery Pack

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Charging the Battery Pack

The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the compact power adapter. For approximate charging times and recording/playback times with a fully charged battery pack, refer

20to Charging, Recording and Playback Times (A171).

1 Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter. 2 Plug the power cord into a power outlet.

3 Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal.

DC IN terminal

4 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder.

• Press the battery pack softly into the battery attachment unit and slide it forward until it clicks in place.

5 Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off.

ON/OFF (CHG) (charge) indicator

If the camcorder was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG)

 

 

indicator will go out when you turn off the camcorder. After

 

 

a moment, the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will turn on in red

 

 

(battery pack charging). The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator

 

 

will go out when the battery pack is fully charged.

 

If the indicator flashes, refer to Troubleshooting (A156).