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 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 (0167).

To remove the battery pack

1 Slide Uin the direction of the arrow and hold it pressed down.

2 Slide the battery pack down and then pull it out.

BATTERY RELEASE switch

IMPORTANT

Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the com- pact power adapter. After pressing xto turn off the camcorder, important data is updated in the memory. Be sure to wait until the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goes out.

We recommend charging the battery pack in temperatures between 10 °C and 30 °C. Outside the temperature range of 0 °C to 40 °C, charging will not start.

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

20 Š Preparations

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