Getting
Started
•••••
------------------------
ONCE
THE
BATTERY
IS
FULLY
CHARGED
1 Disconnect the compact power
adapter from the camcorder.
2 Unplug the power cord from the
power outlet and the compact
power adapter.
To
REMOVE
THE
BATTERY
PACK
Slide down
[BATT.]
to release the
battery pack, and pull out the battery
·pack holding it from the ridge on its
bottom part.
Charging,
Recording
and
Playback
Times
with
the
BP·208
Battery
Pack
The charging time of the BP-208 battery
pack
is
155 min.
The recording and playback times given
in
the table
on
the previous page are
approximate and vary according to the
charging, recording or playback
conditions.
o
IMPORTANT
• Turn off the camcorder before connecting or
disconnecting the compact power adapter. After
you turn off the power switch to _ important
file allocation data
is
updated on the disc.
Be
sure to wait until the LCD display is completely
off.
•
You
may hear some noise from the compact
power adapter during use. This
is
not a
malfunction.
• We recommend charging the battery pack
in
temperatures between
10°C
and 30 °C (50
OF
and 86
OF).
Outside the temperature range
of
o°C to
40°C
(32
OF
to 104
OF),
the charging will
not start.
• Do not connect to the camcorder's DC
IN
terminal or
to
the compact power adapter any
electrical equipment that
is
not expressly
recommended for use with this camcorder.
•
To
prevent equipment breakdowns and
excessive heating, do not connect the supplied
compact power adapter to voltage converters for
overseas travels or special power sources such
as those
on
aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters,
etc.
• If you connect a faulty power adapter or
battery pack, the CHARGE indicator flashes
rapidly (approx. twice per second) and the
charging stops.
• The CHARGE indicator also serves as a
rough estimate
of
the battery charge status.
Continuously on: Battery fully charged.
Flashes approx. twice per second: Battery over
50% charged.
Flashes approx. once per second: Battery less
than 50% charged.
• The charging time will vary depending on the
surrounding temperature and the battery pack's
initial charge condition.
•
In
cold places, the effective usage time of the
battery will decrease.
• We recommend that you prepare battery
packs 2 to 3 times longer than you think you
might need.
•
U.S.A.
and
Canada
only:
The
lithium ion/polymer battery that
powers this product
is
recyclable. Please call 1-800-8-
BATTERY for information on
how to recycle this battery.
Preparing
the
Camcorder
1 Turn
on
the camcorder.
The lens cover will open automatically.
2 Adjust the viewfinder.
Keep the LCD panel closed to use the
viewfinder and adjust the dioptric
adjustment lever as necessary.
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