1 Align the flat side of the battery pack with the white line on the camcorder.
2 Make sure that the arrow on the battery pack is close to the top of the camcorder.
3 Push down and slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow.
Notes
•Make surethe battery issecurely installed sothat itdoes not fall off. If the battery isnot
installed properly, thecamcorder willnot record accurately.
•You can usethe ACpower adaptor asa power sourcewhen recording indoors.
Removing the battery pack
Slide the BATT switchin the directionof the arrow, and at thesametime, slideoutthe
batterypack to the left.
BATT
Battery life and remaining capacity
A fully charged batterypack lasts for:
Type Ofba_e}ypack
E_atterylife
NP-55 NP'77H/
(supplied) NP-77HD
60 150
NP-7_.........'N:IS-6_H_
1"20 110
NP-55H
75
(approx. minutes, continuous recording when used indoors)
To check the remaining battery capacity, set the POWER switch to CAMERA, setthe
STANDBY switch upand press TAPE/BATT CHECK,
TAPE/BAi-TCHECK
[! ¸$
Battery hfe
indicator
The decreasing blackbar indicates decreasing
battery power. Afterthe blackbar disappears the
#__\-Jindicator will appear andblink and ared
lamp will also blink in the viewfinder. Whenthey
blink rapidly, replace the battery pack.
Notes • The battery lifeindicator ofthe camcorder mayindicate adifferent remaining capacity from that of
theNP-77HD battery pack.
• Charge the batterypack whenthe black barof the battery life indicatordecreases quickly.
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