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CHARGING THE BATTERY
The first step is to set the battery to charge. To
charge the battery, use the provided AC adapter/
charger.
NOTE:
This camera/recorder 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 fig¬
ure.
The CHARGE lamp (green) lights up.
3. The CHARGE lamp will repeatedly light for 3
seconds and then go off to show that the bat¬
tery has been charged approximately 70% of
full charge. 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/
charger.
NOTES:
•
You can use the battery before it is completely
charged.
•
Remove the DC cord from the AC adapter/
charger before attempting to charge the bat¬
tery.
•
If you re-attach the fully charged battery to the
AC adapter/charger after the CHARGE lamp
goes out, the lamp will light.
This simply
informs you that the battery has been com¬
pletely charged; it does not indicate that the
charge has been insufficient.
Charging time
^""—-^Battery pack
Charging
VM-BPL13
VM-BPL27
Full charge
130 min.
230 min.
70% charge
70 min.
140 min.
NOTES:
•
Charge the battery at temperatures 0~40°C. At
temperatures outside this range, charging will
take longer.
•
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.
'''~---^_^J3attery pack
VM-BPL13
VM-BPL27
Recording
LCD monitor
Continuous
OFF
120 min.
270 min.
recording
ON
100 min.
220 min.
Typical
OFF
70 min.
150 min.
recording
ON
60 min.
130 min.
Notes 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 -10°C or above 45°C. At extremely low
temperatures operation time decreases, while
at high temperature the battery may be dam¬
aged.
•
If the POWER lamp begins to flash during
charging, remove the battery and then reat¬
tach 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 60°C) may cause injury.
•
Shorting the battery's terminal increases risk
of fire or electrical shock.
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