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Preparation
s
To remove the battery pac
k
1
S
lide the battery compartment
cover away from the len
s
and
open it.
2 Pre
ss
the battery relea
s
e latch
and pull out the battery pac
k
.
3 Clo
s
e the cover and
s
lide it
toward the len
s
until you hear a
clic
k
.
IMPORTANT
• Turn off the camcorder before connecting or di
s
connecting the com-
pact power adapter. After pre
ss
ing
to turn off the camcorder,
important data i
s
updated in the memory. Be
s
ure to wait until the green
ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goe
s
out.
• The fir
s
t time you u
s
e a battery pack, fully charge it and then u
s
e the
camcorder until the battery pack i
s
completely exhau
s
ted.
• Do not connect to the camcorder
’s
DC IN terminal or to the compact
power adapter any electrical equipment that i
s
not expre
ss
ly recom-
mended for u
s
e with thi
s
camcorder.
• To prevent equipment breakdown
s
and exce
ss
ive heating, do not con-
nect the
s
upplied compact power adapter to voltage converter
s
for
over
s
ea
s
travel
s
or
s
pecial power
s
ource
s
s
uch a
s
tho
s
e on aircraft and
s
hip
s
, DC-AC inverter
s
, etc.
NOTES
• The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder i
s
off.
• We recommend charging the battery pack in temperature
s
between
10 °C and 30 °C. Out
s
ide the temperature range of 0 °C to 40 °C,
charging will not
s
tart.
• If remaining battery time i
s
an i
ss
ue, you can power the camcorder
u
s
ing the compact power adapter
s
o the battery pack will not be con-
s
umed.
• Charged battery pack
s
continue to di
s
charge naturally. Therefore,
charge them on the day of u
s
e, or the day before, to en
s
ure a full
charge.
Battery release latch
POWER