12Charging the Battery Packstep 1Charging the Battery PackThe camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the compact power adapter.When you use the compact power adapter, the power of the battery pack will not be consumed.Charge the battery pack before use.1Attach the ferrite core to the compact power adaptercable.1 Attach the ferrite core about 6 cm (2.4 in.) from the plugend (the plug to be connected to the camcorder).2 Pass the cable through the center of the core and wrapit around the core, then close the unit until it clicks shut.•Attaching the ferrite core to the compact poweradapter cable is necessary to suppress RFinterference.2Connect the compact power adapter.1 Connect to the adapter.2 Plug into a power outlet.3Connect the camcorder.Plug into the DC IN terminal.4Insert the battery pack.1 Press softly into the battery attachment unit.2 Slide up until it clicks in place.Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off.Charging the supplied BP-820 Battery Pack will take approximately 4 hours 35 minutes. A fullycharged battery pack will allow for 1 hour 40 minutes of recording under typical conditions or4 hours 35 minutes of playback.** For movies recorded at 17 Mbps. Given times are approximate and vary according to recording mode andcharging, recording or playback conditions.See Charging, Recording and Playback Times (; 177) for details.3214Indicator off(camcorder turned off)Red indicator on(charging)Indicator off(battery pack fully charged)Charging timesCOPY