Panasonic HC-V700MK Owner's Manual

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Panasonic HC-V700MK Owner's Manual Manual pdf 151 page image

151VQT3Y41Prepare spare batteries when going outfor recording.≥ Prepare batteries enough to last for 3 to 4times the period you are planning torecord for. Cold places such as a ski resortcan shorten recording time.If you drop the battery accidentally,check to see if the terminals aredamaged.≥ Inserting a battery with damaged terminalscan damage the unit.Do not throw an old battery into fire.≥ Heating a battery or throwing it into a firemay result in an explosion.If the operating time is very short evenafter the battery has been recharged, thebattery has worn out. Please purchase anew battery.≥ If the temperature of the battery isextremely high or extremely low, chargingmay take time or the battery may not becharged.≥ If you use the AC adaptor near a radio,radio reception may be disturbed. Keepthe AC adaptor 1 m (3.3 feet) or moreaway from the radio.≥ When using the AC adaptor, it maygenerate whirring sounds. However, this isnormal.≥ After use, be sure to disconnect the ACadaptor. (If it is left connected, a minuteamount of current is consumed.)≥ Always keep the electrodes of the ACadaptor and battery clean.When the status indicator is flashing at aparticularly fast or slow rate, thefollowing should be considered.Flashing with approx. 4 second period(off for approx. 2 seconds, on for approx.2 seconds):≥ When the battery is over discharged or thetemperature of the battery is too high orlow. It can be charged, but it may take afew hours to complete the chargingnormally.≥ It will flash in approx. 2 second intervalswhen normal charging resumes. Even insuch cases, it may start flashing in approx.4 second intervals until charging iscompleted depending on the conditions ofuse.Flashing with approx. 0.5 second period(off for approx. 0.25 second, on forapprox. 0.25 second):≥ The battery is not charged. Remove thebattery from the unit, and try chargingagain.≥ Check that the terminals of the unit orbattery are not dirty or covered with aforeign object, and connect the batterycorrectly once again. If a foreign object ordirt is present, turn off the unit beforeremoving.≥ The battery or environment is at anextremely high or low temperature. Waituntil the temperature has returned to anappropriate level and try charging again. Ifyou are still unable to charge, there maybe a fault in the unit, battery or ACadaptor.Off:≥ Charging has finished.≥ If the status indicator stays off despite thecharging being unfinished, there may be afault in the unit, battery or AC adaptor.Refer to page 150 for details on thebattery.About the AC adaptorAbout status indicator duringcharging