Hitachi VM-E530A - Charging the Battery; Charging Time; Operating Time; Notes on the Battery

Charging the Battery
The first step is to set the battery to charge. To charge the battery , use the provided AC adapter/
charger.
Hole: This camcorder operates with the Lithium ion battery such as VM-BPL13/VM-BPL27.
Charge the battery on a. flat surface without vi¬
bration.
1. Plug the AC adapter/charger power cord into
an AC outlet. The POWER lamp (red) lights up.
2. Align the bottom of the battery with mark ► on
the AC adapter/charger, and then slide it in the
direction of the arrow as shown in the figure.
The CHARGE lamp (green) lights up.
3. The CHARGE lamp will repeatedly light for 3
seconds and then go off to show that the battery
has been, charged to approximately 70% of
capacity. When the CHARGE lamp goes out,
the battery has been completely charged. After
the lamp goes out, unplug the AC
adapter/charger from the AC outlet and
remove the battery from the AC adapter/charg-
Note: You can use the battery before it is
completely charged.
Mote: Remove the DC cord from the AC
adapter/charger before attempting to
charge the battery.
Mote: Sf you re-attach the fully charged bat¬
tery to the AC adapter/charger after the
CHARGE lamp goes out, the lamp will light.
This simply Informs you that the battery has
been completely charged; it does not indi¬
cate that the charge has been insufficient,
Charging Time
'^^^JBattery pack
Charging __
VM-BPL13 VM-BPL27
Full charge
■ 130 min. ; 230 min.
70% charge 70 min.
1 140 min.
Note: Charge the battery at temperatures
32~104°F (0~40°C). At temperatures outside
this range, charging will take Sanger.
Note; The battery cannot be charged at
extremely high or low temperatures. The
CHARGE lamp will flash at 2-second intervals
to show that charging is not taking place.
Operating Time
The camcorder operating time depends on how
often you turn power on/off and use start/stop
and zoom.
Batterv pack
" VM-BPL13
Recording —
VM-BPL27
Continuous recording 120 min.
270 min.
Typical recording 70 min. 150 min.
Motes on the Battery
• it is recommended that the battery always be left
in the discharged state when not in use, and
charged before you use it.
• Avoid storing a fully charged battery, and do not
store it in a place where the temperature is high:
this will damage the battery,
• Do not operate the battery at temperature below
14°F (-10°C) or above 113°F (45°C), At extremely
low temperatures operation time decreases, while
at high temperature the battery may be dam¬
aged.
• If the POWER Samp begins to flash during charging,
remove the battery and then reattach it to the AC
adapter/charger, if the POWER lamp continues to
flash after several attempts to attach it, the battery
is unable to take a charge and must be replaced.
• Do not attach a hot battery to the AC
adapter/charger. Allow it to cool. Attaching a hot
battery to the AC adapter/charger causes the
POWER lamp to- flash.
THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE THE BATTERY
OR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER.
THROWING THE BATTERY INTO FIRE
OR EXPOSING IT TO EXCESSIVE HEAT
(ABOVE 140°F (60°Q)
MAY CAUSE INJURY.
SHORTING THE BATTERY'S TERMINAL
INCREASES RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
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HITACHI