Sony Handycam HDR-GW77, User Manual

Page: 40 / 211

Charging time
Approximately 200 minutes required when you fully charge a fully discharged battery pack with your
computer.
The charging times shown in the table above are measured when charging the camcorder at a
temperature of 25 °C (77 °F). It is recommended that you charge the battery in a temperature range
of 10 °C to 30 °C (50 °F to 86 °F).
To remove the battery pack
1.
Close the LCD screen, then slide down and open the battery/memory card/jack cover while sliding
and holding the cover lock lever.
2.
Slide the battery release lever ( ) and remove the battery pack ( ).
Make sure that the battery does not fall out.
On the power supply
You can connect the USB cable to an AC Adaptor that is connected to a wall outlet (wall socket) so that
the power can be supplied to the camcorder.
You can also connect your camcorder to a computer using the USB cable, so that the power will be
supplied from the computer, then you do not have to worry about the amount of power remaining in the
battery while copying images from the camcorder, etc.
Insert the battery into the camcorder before connecting it to a power supply either by connecting the
camcorder to the AC Adaptor or the computer.
The recording mode can be selected only when the camcorder is connected to the AC Adaptor or a
computer which is compatible with a 1,500 mA standard power supply.
When you connect the camcorder to a computer using the USB cable during playback, the USB
connection screen appears. It will turn to the Playback screen if you touch
(View
Images).
To check the remaining battery power
An icon indicating the remaining battery power is displayed.
High Low Empty
It will take approximately 1 minute to display the correct remaining battery power.
The remaining battery power may not be displayed correctly depending on ambient conditions and
the environment in which you are using your camcorder.
Your camcorder cannot display the remaining battery life in minutes using the “InfoLITHIUM” battery.
Related topics
Charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor
40