3Close the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click.

4Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter.

5Plug the compact power adapter into a power outlet.

6Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal.

7Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off.

•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 start flashing 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 quickly, refer to Troubleshooting ( 98).

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DC IN terminal

ON/OFF (CHG) (charge) indicator

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