GETTING STARTED EN 13

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

About Batteries

1 Set the Power Switch to “OFF”.

2 With the arrow on the battery pack pointing

DANGER! Do not attempt to take the batteries

upward, push the battery pack slightly against

apart, or expose them to flame or excessive

heat, as it may cause a fire or explosion.

the battery pack mount 1.

3 Slide up the battery pack until it locks in

WARNING! Do not allow the battery or its

terminals to come in contact with metals, as

place 2.

 

this can result in a short circuit and possibly

4 Plug the AC Adapter into an AC outlet.

start a fire.

5 Connect the AC Adapter to the camcorder.

To restore the accuracy of the battery

The POWER/CHARGE lamp on the camcorder

power indicator

blinks to indicate charging has started.

When the POWER/CHARGE lamp goes out,

If the battery power indication differs from the

charging is finished. Unplug the AC Adapter

actual operating time, fully charge the battery,

from the AC outlet. Disconnect the AC Adapter

and then run it down. However this method

from the camcorder.

 

may not work if the battery was used for a long

To detach the battery pack

period of time under extremely high/low

temperature condition or charged too many

Slide the battery pack downward while

times.

pressing BATT. to detach it.

 

Battery pack

Charging time

 

BN-VF808U*

Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.

 

BN-VF815U

Approx. 2 hrs. 40 min.

 

BN-VF823U

Approx. 3 hrs. 50 min.

 

* Provided

 

 

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