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To disconnect USB cable safely
Select the icon in task tray displayed on the PC, and then click [Eject Panasonic Video
Camera].
Depending on your PC’s settings, this icon may not be displayed.
Charging the battery by connecting it to different devices
When using the battery, if you turn off the unit and connect it to a PC, Pa nasonic Blu-ray disc
recorder or Panasonic DVD recorder, the battery will charge.
When connecting this unit to a PC for the f irst time, make sure to connect this unit to the
PC with this unit turned on.
Insert the USB cable securely all the way. It will not operate properly if it is not inserted all the
way.
Do not use any other USB cables except the supplied one. (O peration is not guaranteed with any
other USB cables.)
Be sure to connect the unit directly to the PC, Blu-ray disc recorder or DVD recorder.
During charging, the status indicator flashes.
You cannot charge when the status indicator flashes rapidly, or when it does not light at all.
Charge using the AC adaptor. (l11)
It will take 2 or 3 times longer to charge compared to when using the AC adaptor.
If the status indicator flashes at a particularly fast or slow rate, refer to page 181.
About the screen indication of the unit
Do not disconnect the USB cable, battery, or AC adaptor while the acce ss lamp is on or card
access icon ( ) appears on the unit screen.
Do not disconnect the USB cable, battery, or AC adaptor while the acce ss lamp is on or built-
in memory access icon ( ) appears on the unit screen.
If the screen does not change when the unit is operated while connected to a PC, disconnect
the battery and/or AC adaptor, wait approximately 1 minute, reco nnect the battery and/or AC
adaptor, wait approximately 1 minute again, and then turn the unit back on. (Data may be
destroyed when above operation is performed while accessing the SD card or built-in
memory.)
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