preparation

Maintaining the battery pack

•The recording time is affected by temperature and environmental conditions.

•We recommend only using the original battery pack that is available from your Samsung retailer. When the battery reaches the end of its life, please contact your local dealer.

The batteries have to be dealt with as chemical waste.

•Make sure that the battery pack is fully charged before starting to record.

•To preserve battery power, keep your HD camcorder turned off when you are not operating it.

•Even when the power is switched off, the battery pack will still discharge if it is left inserted on the HD camcorder. If the HD camcorder will not be in use for a while, remove the battery pack from the HD camcorder.

•For power saving purposes, the HD camcorder will automatically turn off after 5 minutes in standby mode. (Only if you set “Auto Power Off” from the menu to on (“ 5 min ”).)

•When fully discharged, a battery pack damages the internal cells. The battery pack may be prone to leakage when fully discharged. Charge the battery pack at least once every 6 months to prevent complete discharge of the battery pack.

About the battery life

Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use. If decreased usage time between charges becomes significant, it is probably time to replace it with a new one.

Each battery’s life is affected by storage, operating and environmental conditions.

Using the HD camcorder with the AC power adaptor

It is recommended that you use the AC power adaptor to power the HD camcorder from a household AC outlet when you perform settings on it, play back, or edit images, or use it indoors. page 13

•Before detaching the power source, make sure that the HD camcorder’s power is turned off. Failure to do so can result in camcorder

malfunction.

CAUTION • Use a nearby wall outlet when using the AC power adaptor. Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet immediately if any malfunction occurs while using your HD camcorder.

•Do not use the AC power adaptor in a narrow space, such as between a wall and furniture.

•The rechargeable battery incorportabed in this product is not user replaceable.

•For the information on its replacement, go to your service provider.

Correct disposal of batteries in this product

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems.)

This marking on the battery, manual or packaging indicates that the batteries in this product should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life. Where marked, the chemical symbols Hg, Cd or Pb indicate that the battery contains mercury, cadmium or lead above the reference levels in EC Directive 2006/66. If batteries are not properly disposed of, these substances can cause harm to human health or the environment.

To protect natural resources and to promote material reuse, please separate batteries from other types of waste and recycle them through your local, free battery return system.

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