
Preparing the Power Supply
Using a Household Power Outlet
You can also power the camcorder directly from a power outlet using the supplied
24 Compact Power Adapter and
1 Set the Qswitch to OFF.
2 Connect the DC cable to the DC IN terminal on the camcorder.
3 Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter and plug it into a power outlet.
4 Connect the DC cable to the compact power adapter.
IMPORTANT
• Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the compact power adapter.
NOTES
•When using the camcorder with a household
power outlet, you can change the battery pack while the power is on.
Turning the Camcorder On and Off
The camcorder has two operating modes: CAMERA () mode for making recordings and MEDIA (
) mode for playing back recordings. Select the operating mode using the Qswitch.
To turn on the camcorder
Set the Qswitch to CAMERA for mode or MEDIA for
mode.
CAMERA mode | MEDIA mode |
To turn off the camcorder
Set the Qswitch to OFF.