The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the battery is fully charged.

Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack holding both the DC plug and the Handycam Station (DCR-SR65/ SR85) or your camcorder (DCR-SR45/ SR46).

TipsFor DCR-SR65/SR85:

Same as DCR-SR45/SR46, you can charge the battery pack by connecting the AC Adaptor to your camcorder.

To remove the battery pack

Turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Slide the BATT (battery) release lever and remove the battery pack.

BATT (battery) release lever

Available running time for the supplied battery pack

Charging time:

Approximate time (min.) required to fully charge a completely exhausted battery pack.

Recording/Playback time:Approximate time (min.) available when you use a fully charged battery pack.

 

 

(Unit:min.)

 

DCR-SR45/SR46

DCR-SR65/SR85

Charging time

125

125

Recording time

 

 

Continuous

100

90

recording

110

105

time

 

 

Typical

50

45

recording

50

50

time

 

 

Playback time

120

120

140

140

 

Top: When the media is set to the hard diskBottom: When the media is set to the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”NotesAll times measured under the following settings:Recording mode: [SP]The LCD backlight turns: [ON]

Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start/stop, turning the power on/off and zooming.

On the battery pack

Before changing the battery pack or removing the AC Adaptor from the camcorder, turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and make

sure that the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp (p. 12)/ACCESS lamps (p. 14, 19) is turned off.

The power will not be supplied from the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder or

the Handycam Station (DCR-SR65/SR85), even when the power cord (mains lead) is disconnected from the wall outlet (wall socket).

On the charging/recording/playback time

Times measured when using the camcorder at 25°C (77 ˚F) (10°C to 30°C (50 ˚F to 86 ˚F) is recommended).

The available recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures.

The available recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder.

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