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Charging the Battery Pack
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IMPORTANT
• The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder
is
off.
• Turn off the camcorder before disconnecting the compact power adapter.
.
After turning off the camcorder, important data
is
updated
in
the memory.
Be sure to wait until the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goes out.
• We recommend charging the battery pack
in
temperatures between
10°C
and 30 °C (50
OF
and 86
OF).
Outside the temperature range of 0 °C to
40°C
(32
OF
to 104
OF),
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.
• Do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters
or special power sources such
as
those on aircraft, DC-AC inverters, etc.
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NOTES
• If remaining battery time
is
an
issue, you can power the camcorder using
the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not be consumed.
• Charged battery packs continue to discharge naturally. Therefore, charge
them on the day of use, or the day before, to ensure a full charge.
• We recommend that you prepare battery packs
to
last 2
to
3 times longer
th~n
you
think
you
might
need.
•
USA
and
Canada
only:
The Lithium ion/polymer battery that
powers the product
is
recyclable. Please call
1-800-8-BATTERY for information on
how
to recycle this
battery.