Getting Started
Charging time
8.5 hours (maximum)
Using an Optional Car Adapter/Charger (Hitachi
1.Connect the car adapter/charger to the car's cigarette lighter socket. The power light turns on.
2.Attach the battery to the car adapter/charger. The charge light turns on and charging starts. The light turns off when charging is finished.
Note: When the car adapter/charger is connected to the camera/recorder via the external power cord, set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch of the camcorder to "OFF". Charging is not done when it is set to "CAM" or "VIDEO".
Note: Read the instruction manual of the car adapter/charger carefully before charging.
Additional Information
The battery has a green charge marker on one side of the battery. When the battery is removed from the AC adapter/charger a green color marker will be exposed. When the battery is ejected from the camera/recorder no green marker will be seen.
Note: The marker switch does not guarantee the Batteries charge status.
With repeated normal charging and use the battery will gradually lose operating time. When operation time becomes too short to be useful, replace the battery.
If all three CHARGE indicator lights flashes during charging, remove the battery and then reattach it to the AC adapter/charger. If the CHARGE light continues to flash after several attempts to attach it, the battery is
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