Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

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Safety Instructions and Handling Precautions124Battery PackDANGER!Treat the battery pack with care.• Keep it away from fire (or it might explode).• Do not expose the battery pack to temperature higher than 60 °C (140 °F). Do not leave it near aheater or inside a car in hot weather.• Do not try to disassemble or modify it.• Do not drop it or subject it to shocks.• Do not get it wet.• Dirty terminals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the camcorder. Wipe theterminals with a soft cloth.Long-term storage• Store battery packs in a dry place at temperatures no higher than 30 °C (86 °F).• To extend the battery life of the battery pack, discharge it completely before storing it.• Charge and discharge all your battery packs fully at least once a year.Remaining battery timeWhen you are using a battery pack that is compatible with Intelligent System, if the remaining batterytime displayed is not correct, charge the battery pack fully. Still, the correct time may not be displayedafter a large number of repeated uses, if a fully charged battery pack is left unused, or if a battery packis used for long periods of time in high temperatures. Use the time shown on the screen as anapproximation.Regarding the use of non-Canon battery packs• For your safety, battery packs that are not genuine Canon battery packs will not be charged even ifyou attach them to this camcorder or to the optional CG-800 Battery Charger.• We recommend using genuine Canon battery packs bearing theIntelligent System mark.• If you attach to the camcorder battery packs that are not genuine Canon battery packs, willappear and the remaining battery time will not be displayed.SD Card• We recommend backing up the recordings on the SD card onto your computer. Data may becorrupted or lost due to card defects or exposure to static electricity. Canon shall not be liable forlost or corrupted data.• Do not touch or expose the terminals to dust or dirt.• Do not use SD cards in places subject to strong magnetic fields.• Do not leave SD cards in places subject to high humidity and high temperature.• Do not disassemble, bend, drop, or subject SD cards to shocks and do not expose them to water.• Check the direction before inserting the SD card. Forcing an SD card into a slot if it is not correctlyoriented may damage the card or the camcorder.• Do not attach any labels or stickers on the SD card.