Panasonic HX-DC2 Camcorder User Manual


 
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If you drop the battery accidentally, check to see if the terminals are
damaged.
Inserting a battery with damaged terminals can damage the unit.
Do not throw old battery into fire.
Heating a battery or throwing it into a fire may result in an explosion.
If the operating time is very short even after the battery has been
recharged, the battery has worn out. Please purchase a new battery.
If the temperature of the battery is extremely high or extremely low,
charging may take time or the battery may not be charged.
If you use the AC adaptor near a radio, radio reception may be
disturbed. Keep the AC adaptor 1 m or more away from the radio.
When using the AC adaptor, it may generate whirring sounds.
However, this is normal.
After use, be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor. (If you leave this unit
connected, the AC adaptor will consume approximately 0.2 W of
current.)
Always keep the electrodes of the AC adaptor clean.
When the status indicator is flashing at a particularly fast or slow
rate, the following 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 the temperature of the battery
is too high or low. It can be charged, but it may take a few hours to
complete the charging normally.
It will flash in approx. 2 second intervals when normal charging
resumes. Even in such cases, it may start flashing in approx. 4 second
intervals until charging is completed depending on the conditions of
use.
About the AC adaptor
About status indicator during charging