Preparations 21
5 Charging 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 (0164).
To remove the battery pack
1 Slide U in the
direction of the arrow and hold it
pressed down.
2 Slide the battery pack and
then pull it out.
IMPORTANT
• Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the com-
pact power adapter. After pressing x to 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 equipme nt that is not expressly recom-
mended for use with this camcorder.
• 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 o n aircraft and
ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.
4
ON/OFF (CHG) (charge) indicator
BATTERY RELEASE switch