23PreparationsEUsing a Household Power OutletConnect to a household power outlet to use the camcorder without worrying about thebattery power. You can keep the battery pack attached; the battery power will not beconsumed.1. Turn off the camcorder.2. Connect the power cord to thepower adapter.3. Plug the power cord into a poweroutlet.4. Open the terminal cover andconnect the power adapter to thecamcorder’s DC IN terminal. Turn off the camcorder before connecting or disconnecting the power adapter. Do not connect to the camcorder’s DC IN terminal or to the power adapter anyelectrical equipment that is not expressly recommended for use with thiscamcorder. You may hear some noise from the power adapter during use. This is not amalfunction. To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating, do not connect thesupplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels orspecial power sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. Do not disconnect and reconnect the power cord while charging a battery pack.Charging may stop. The battery pack may not be charged correctly even if thecharge indicator is continuously on. The battery pack may also not be chargedcorrectly when a power outage occurs during charging. Remove the batterypack and attach it back to the camcorder. If you connect a faulty power adapter or battery pack, the charge indicatorflashes rapidly (approx. twice per second) and charging stops. The charge indicator also serves as a rough estimate of the battery chargestatus.Continuously on: Battery fully charged.Flashes rapidly (approx. twice per second): Battery over 50% charged.Flashes slowly (approx. once per second): Battery less than 50% charged. We recommend charging the battery pack in temperatures between 10 °C and30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). Outside the temperature range of 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °Fto 104 °F), the charge indicator flashes rapidly and charging stops. A lithium ion battery pack can be charged at any charge state. Unlikeconventional battery packs, you do not need to completely use or discharge itbefore charging. To conserve battery power, turn off the camcorder instead of leaving it in recordpause mode. We recommend that you prepare battery packs 2 to 3 times longer than youthink you might need.
