Power the Camcorder
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Use the Battery to Power Your Camcorder
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4. After the battery is charged, the
CHG
(charge) indicator stops flashing and
lights.
5. Remove the battery from the adapter/
charger.
Battery Level Indicator
The battery level indicator appears in the
viewfinder or on the LCD monitor and
shows you the amount of power in the
rechargeable battery.
Battery Care and Storage
• Recharging takes approximately 70
minutes for the battery depending on
its condition.
• Refreshing takes approximately 3-1/2
hours for the battery depending on its
condition.
• After repeated charging and use,
operation time gradually decreases.
When operation time is too short to be
useful, it is time to replace the battery.
• If the battery discharging must be
stopped in the middle, remove the
battery from the adapter/charger before
unplugging it from the AC outlet.
• If the battery pack becomes too hot,
remove it from the charger and let it
cool down.
• Let a hot battery cool down before
attaching it to the AC adapter/charger.
• When
appears, the battery is
fully charged.
• As the power is used
and
appear.
• When the battery power is almost
gone,
flashes in the viewfinder
or on the LCD monitor. The
camcorder turns off automatically after
a few seconds. Set the
POWER
switch
to
OFF
to turn off the camcorder
before replacing the battery.
The battery level indicator is not recorded
on the tape.
