TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK

 

• The CHG (charge) indicator also serves

 

 

as a rough estimate of the battery

 

 

charge status.

 

 

 

Two quick flashes at 1-second intervals:

 

 

Battery pack at least 50% charged. If

 

 

the indicator flashes quickly but not

 

 

exactly in this pattern, refer to

 

 

Troubleshooting (

50).

 

 

One flash at 1-second intervals: Battery

 

 

pack less than 50% charged.

 

 

• Charged battery packs continue to

 

 

discharge naturally. Therefore, charge

BATT. switch

 

them on the day of use, or the day

 

before, to ensure a full charge.

 

 

1 Slide BATT. in the direction of the

 

• We recommend that you prepare battery

 

packs 2 to 3 times longer than you think

arrow and hold it pressed down.

 

 

you might need.

 

2 Slide the battery pack down and

 

 

 

• USA and Canada only: The
then pull it out

 

Lithium ion/polymer battery

 

 

that powers the product is

IMPORTANT

 

recyclable. Please call

 

 

1-800-8-

for

• We recommend charging the battery

 

information on how to recycle this battery.

pack in temperatures between 10 °C

 

BATTERY

and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). utside the

temperature range of 0 °C to 40 °C

 

 

 

(32 °F to 104 °F), charging will not start.

 

 

• Do not connect to the camcorder’s DC

P

 

 

 

 

IN terminal or to the compact power

 

 

 

O

 

C

 

 

 

adapter any electrical equipment that is not expressly recommended for use with this camcorder.

• To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc.

NOTES

•The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder is off.

•If remaining battery time is an issue, you can power the camcorder using the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not be consumed.

16 • Preparations