1PreparationThe battery is not charged when the product ispurchased. Use the steps below to fully charge thebattery using the supplied charger.1 Place the battery level on the chargerand slide it in the direction of the arrowson the charger.2 Connect the AC power supply cable tothe charger and connect the power plugto a wall outlet.• The POWER lamp and CHARGE lamp onthe charger lights indicating that charginghas started.• If the CHARGE lamp does not light whenthe battery is installed, reinstall the batterycorrectly.• The CHARGE lamp on the charger goesout when charging ends.3 Slide the battery off the charger. Charging time and battery life estimates for thesupplied batteryCapacity 5400 mAhCharging time Approx. 330 min.Continuous copying time Approx. 400 min.• The table above shows expected battery per-formance with an E-series P2 card in the AG-MBX10G removable interface box.• This level of performance is achieved at an ambi-ent operating temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) andan ambient operating humidity of 60 %. Highertemperature and humidity levels will extend thecharging time.• The battery becomes hot during charging.• When the battery temperature becomes exces-sively high or low, or it has become dischargedafter a long period of inactivity, the CHARGE lampmay flash a two or three times before automaticcharging starts.• If the CHARGE lamp continues flashing when thebattery is at normal temperature, it may be defec-tive and you should contact your supplier.• Charging time becomes longer for a hot battery.• Using the charger or AC adapter near a radio mayinterfere with radio reception. Place the charger orAC adapter at least 1 meter away from a radio.• The charger may emit noise during charging. Thisis not a malfunction.• No guarantees are given for the operation of theCGR-D16/CGR-D16s (1600 mAh) battery pack.PreparationCharging the battery