Precautions and Safety Instructions
Precautions regarding the battery pack
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✤ Make sure that the battery pack is charged before shooting outdoors.
✤ To preserve battery power, keep your camcorder turned off when you are not operating it.
✤ When your camcorder is in CAMERA mode, if it is left in STANDBY for more than 5 minutes without operation,
it will automatically turn off to protect against unnecessary battery discharge.
✤ Make sure that the battery pack is locked in place before carrying.
Dropping the battery pack might damage it.
✤ When the battery reaches the end of its life please contact your local dealer. The batteries have to be dealt with as
chemical waste.
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arning: Keep the LITHIUM BATTERY out of the reach of children. Should the battery be swal-lowed,
consult a doctor immediately.
✤ The lithium battery maintains the clock function, TITLE, CUSTOM function and preset contents memory;
even if the battery pack or AC power adapter is removed.
✤ The lithium battery for the camcorder lasts about 8~10 months under normal operation from time of installation.
✤ When the lithium battery becomes weak or dead, the date/time indicator flashes about 5 seconds
when you set the power switch to CAMERA. In this case, replace the lithium battery with type CR2025.
(see page 17)
Precautions regarding the Lithium battery
*When the lithium battery
becomes weak or dead please
contact your local dealer.The
batteries have to be desposed
of as chemical waste.
WARNING:
LITHIUM BATTERY MUST BE
RECYCLED OR DISPOSED
OF PROPERLY.
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