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preparation
Charging the battery pack
• Use IA-BP80WA battery pack only.
• The battery pack may be charged a little at the
time of purchase.
1. Slide the POWER switch downwards to turn off
the power.
2. Open the LCD screen and attach the battery pack
to the DVD camcorder. page 20
3. Open the jack cover.
4. Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack
of your DVD camcorder.
5. Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall socket.
• The ACCESS/CHG (charging) indicator
lights up in orange and charging starts. The
ACCESS/CHG (charging) indicator lights up in
green when the battery is fully charged.
6. Once charged, disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN jack on your DVD camcorder.
• Even with the power switched off, the battery pack will still discharge if it is left attached to the DVD camcorder.
It is recommended that you remove the battery pack from the DVD camcorder.
Charging indicator
The colour of the ACCESS/CHG (charging) indicator indicates charging state and
disc accessing state.
Charging state
Charge Access
Charging Fully Charged Error Disc accessing
LED colour (Orange) (Green) (Red Blink) (Green Blink)
POWER switch