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• Check the direction before inserting
the memory card. Forcing a memory
card into the slot if it is not correctly
oriented may damage the memory
card or the camcorder.
• Do not attach any labels or stickers
on the memory card.
• SD/SDHC memory cards have a
physical switch to prevent writing on
the card so as to avoid the accidental
erasure of the card’s content. To write
protect the memory card, set the
switch to the LOCK position.
Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Battery
The camcorder has a built-in
rechargeable lithium battery to keep the
date/time and other settings. The built-
in lithium battery is recharged while you
use the camcorder; however, it will
become totally discharged if you do not
use the camcorder for about 3 months.
To recharge the built-in lithium battery:
Connect the compact power adapter to
the camcorder and leave it connected
for about 24 hours with the camcorder
off.
Disposal
When you delete movies or initialize the
built-in memory (
/
only) or
memory card, only the file allocation
table is altered and stored data is not
physically erased. Take the necessary
precautions when you dispose of the
camcorder or memory card, for
example by physically damaging it to
prevent the leakage of private data.
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If giving the camcorder
to another person, initialize the built-in
memory using the [COMPL.INIT.]
setting (
31), fill it up with
unimportant recordings, and then
initialize it again using the same
method. This makes recovering the
original recordings very difficult.
LOCK switch
