Preparations 2 Chapter

Power Preparations

Notes on Using the DC IN 12V Connector

When you attach a battery pack in the battery compartment and connect a battery adaptor or AC adaptor to the DC IN 12V connector, keep the following in mind.

•Noise may appear momentarily on the image or sound in the following cases:

–The power source has been switched between one from the battery compartment and the other from the DC IN 12V connector.

–The power source is connected to the battery compartment (or to the DC IN 12V connector) when the other power source has been connected to the DC IN 12V connector (or to the battery compartment).

–One of the two power sources is disconnected from the battery compartment or from the DC IN 12V connector.

•The remaining charge of the battery is displayed even if you use only the AC adaptor for the power source.

•When you have connected both a battery pack and an AC adaptor, the unit will use the battery pack power if the battery pack power is higher.

•If you attach a battery pack both in the battery compartment and to the DC IN 12V connector, every time the voltage difference between the battery pack and the DC IN 12V power becomes over 1V, the unit switches to the higher voltage power source. If you use a small capacity battery pack such as BP-L40(A), the power source will change frequently. To avoid this, do the following:

–If you use a small capacity battery pack, do not attach battery packs both in the battery compartment and in DC IN 12V connector at the same time.

–Use a large capacity battery (e.g., BP-L60A, BP-L90A, etc.).

–Use an AC adaptor.

•If you have attached a small capacity battery pack such as a BP-L40(A) and the unit has supplied power to an external camera connected to the CAMERA connector, the operation time of the unit with the battery pack will be significantly reduced in the case where the camera power consumption is too high. Use a large capacity battery pack, connect an AC adaptor, or obtain power for the camera from a separate power source.

•When the unit has supplied power to an external camera, make sure that the total power consumption of the unit and the camera does not exceed either the allowable battery pack power or allowable AC adaptor power.

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