Connect to a household power source to use the camcorder without worrying about the battery power. You can keep the battery pack attached; the battery power will not be consumed.
1. Turn the power switch to OFF.2. Connect the power cord to the power adapter.3. Plug the power cord into a power outlet.4. Open the front terminal cover and connect the power adapter to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal.
Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the power adapter.
Do not connect any products that are not expressly recommended to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal or to the power adapter.
You may hear some noise from the power adapter during use. This is not a malfunction.
Do not disconnect and reconnect the power cord while charging a battery pack. Charging may stop. The battery pack may not be charged correctly even if the charge indicator is continuously on. The battery pack may also not be charged correctly when a power outage occurs during charging. Remove the battery pack and attach it back to the camcorder.
When recording while connected to a household power source, make sure the open terminal cover does not touch the microphone.
When the power adapter or battery pack is defective, the charge indicator
flashes rapidly (at about 2 flashes/second) and charging stops.
The charge indicator informs you about the charge status.
More than 50%: Flashes twice every second
100%: Continuously on
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