Preparation
15
The battery
Before using the battery, fully charge it with the AC
adapter.
Keep a spare battery with you.
1
Align the battery with the “ ” marking on
the AC adapter, place it flat, and slide it in
the direction shown below.
• You cannot charge the battery if the DC cord
is connected to the DC OUT connector, so
disconnect it first.
2
Plug the AC cord into the power outlet.
• The POWER lamp and CHARGE lamp on the
AC adapter light, and charging begins.
• If the CHARGE lamp does not light when
attached, detach the battery and then attach it
again.
POWER
CHARGE
3
When the battery is charged, the CHARGE
lamp on the AC adapter goes out.
4
Slide the battery and remove it.
Recording time of included battery
Charging
Recharging time Continuous recording time
Approx. 330 min.
Approx. 140 min.
• The times given above are approximate for when
scenes are shot in the DVCPRO HD mode on a
P2 card while using the viewfinder.
• The times apply when the ambient operating
temperature is 20°C and humidity is 60%.
Charging may take longer at other temperatures
and humidity levels.
• Keep metal objects (such as necklaces
and hairpins) away from the battery. Short-
circuiting may occur across the terminals,
causing the battery to heat up, and you may
seriously burn yourself if you touch the
battery in this state.
• The battery becomes hot while it is being used
or charged. The camera-recorder itself also
becomes hot during use.
• The recordable time reduces if you repeatedly
start and stop recording.
• Discharge the battery before storing it. When
storing it for an extended time, charge it at least
once a year, use up its charge in the camera-
recorder, and then store it again.
• If the battery is extremely hot or cold, the
CHARGE lamp will blink several times before
charging starts.
• If the CHARGE lamp continues to blink even
when the battery temperature is normal, there
may be something wrong with the battery or AC
adapter. Contact your dealer.
• The battery takes longer to charge when it is
warm.
• The AC adapter can interfere with radio reception
so keep radios at least 1 meter away from it.
• The AC adapter may make some noise when you
are using it, but this is normal.
• You cannot charge the battery when supplying
power to the camera-recorder from the AC
adapter.
• Operation of battery pack CGR-D16 (1600mAh)
(sold separately) is not guaranteed.
