Charging the Battery Pack

To remove the battery pack1 Slide din the direction of the arrow and hold it pressed down.2 Slide the battery pack and then pull it out.

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BATTERY RELEASE switch

IMPORTANT

Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the compact power adapter. After pressing Pto turn off the camcorder, important data is updated in the memory. Be sure to

wait until the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goes out.

Do not connect to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal or to the compact power adapter any electrical equipment that is not expressly recommended for use with this camcorder.

To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.

NOTES

We recommend charging the battery pack in temperatures between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). If either the ambient temperature or the battery pack’s temperature is outside the range of approx. 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F), charging will not start.

The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder is off.

If the power supply was disconnected while charging a battery pack, make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator has gone out before restoring the power supply.

If remaining battery time is an issue, you can power the camcorder using the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not be consumed.

Charged battery packs continue to discharge naturally. Therefore, charge them on the day of use, or the day before, to ensure a full charge.

The first time you use a battery pack, fully charge it and then use the camcorder until the battery pack is completely exhausted. Doing so will ensure that the remaining recording time will be displayed accurately.

We recommend that you prepare battery packs to last 2 to 3 times longer than you think you might need.

USA and Canada only: The Lithium ion/polymer battery that powers the product is

recyclable. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.