12 EN GETTING STARTED

Power

 

NOTES:

Charging The Battery Pack

If the protective cap is attached to the battery

pack, remove it first.

POWER/CHARGE Lamp

During charging, the camcorder cannot be

operated.

Battery pack

 

Charging is not possible if the wrong type of

 

battery is used.

mount

 

 

When charging the battery pack for the first time

 

 

 

 

or after a long storage period, the POWER/

 

 

CHARGE lamp may not light. In this case,

Arrow

2

remove the battery pack from the camcorder,

 

then try charging again.

1

 

If a fully charged battery pack is attached to the

 

unit, POWER/CHARGE lamp will blink for

Battery

 

 

approx. 10 seconds before it turns off.

pack

 

If the battery operation time remains extremely

 

 

BATT.

short even after having been fully charged, the

 

 

battery is worn out and needs to be replaced.

Power switch

To DC connector

Please purchase a new one.

 

 

Since the AC Adapter processes electricity

Lock

 

internally, it becomes warm during use. Be sure

 

to use it only in well-ventilated areas.

Button

 

 

After 5 minutes have elapsed in Record-

 

 

 

 

Standby mode with the cassette inserted and no

 

 

operation is performed, the camcorder will

 

 

automatically turn off its power supplied from the

 

AC Adapter

AC adapter. In this case, the battery charge

 

starts if the battery is attached to the camcorder.

To AC outlet

Please do not pull or bend the AC adapter plug

1 Set the Power Switch to “OFF”.

and cable. This may damage the AC adapter.

2 With the arrow on the battery pack pointing

About Batteries

upward, push the battery pack slightly against

DANGER! Do not attempt to take the batteries

the battery pack mount 1.

apart, or expose them to flame or excessive

3 Slide up the battery pack until it locks in

heat, as it may cause a fire or explosion.

place 2.

 

WARNING! Do not allow the battery or its

4 Plug the AC Adapter into an AC outlet.

terminals to come in contact with metals, as

5 Connect the AC Adapter to the camcorder.

this can result in a short circuit and possibly

start a fire.

The POWER/CHARGE lamp on the camcorder

 

blinks to indicate charging has started.

To restore the accuracy of the battery

When the POWER/CHARGE lamp goes out,

power indicator

charging is finished. Unplug the AC Adapter

from the AC outlet. Disconnect the AC Adapter

If the battery power indication differs from the

from the camcorder.

 

actual operating time, fully charge the battery,

To detach the battery pack

and then run it down. However this method

may not work if the battery was used for a long

Slide the battery pack downward while

period of time under extremely high/low

pressing BATT. to detach it.

temperature condition or charged too many

 

 

Battery pack

Charging time

times.

BN-VF808U*

Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.

 

BN-VF815U

Approx. 2 hrs. 40 min.

 

BN-VF823U

Approx. 3 hrs. 50 min.

 

* Provided