•To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not con- nect 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.

•If the ambient temperature or the battery pack’s temperature is low, charging may take longer than usual.

•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 POWER/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 con- sumed.

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

•Battery packs for this camcorder can display the remaining battery time. 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.

•For details about how to take care of the battery pack, refer to Battery Pack (A177). For charging times and approximate usage times, refer to the Reference Tables (A189).

•You can verify the battery charge status of the battery pack with the 1 >q>[Battery Info] setting.

•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 thatpowers the product is recyclable. Please call1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this battery.
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