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About the"InfoLITHIUM" battery pack
This unit is compatible wilh an
"Inlk_LITHIUM" battery pack (P series).
Your camcorder operates only with an
"InfoLITHIUM"
battery pack.
"hffoLITHIUM"
P series battery packs have
the ('_),_,ou,,,,,,Q nlark.
What is an "InfoLITHIUM"
battery
pack?
An "InfoLITHIUM"
battery pack is :,
lithium-ion battery pack that has functions
for communicating
information related to
operating conditions between your
camcorder and an optional AC Adaptor/
charger (optional).
The"htfoLITHIUM"battery
pack calculates
the power consumption according to the
operating conditions of your camcorder, and
displays the remaining battery time in
minutes.
Chargingthe batterypack
• Be sure to charge tile battcry pack betorc you skirl
using
your
calncorder,
• II is lvcommended
that you cllarge tile baltcly
pack in ananlbienl temperature of belween IO°C
to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) until CHG (Charge) lamp
turns oil If you charge the baltcry pack outside
of ltlis lemperaturc range, you may nol be able lo
cllarge the baltcry pack efficiently.
• Alter charging is complele, either disconnect tile
cable from tile DC IN jack on your camcoMer or
remove tile baltel3' pack.
Effectiveuse of the battery pack
• Baltery pack pert_wmance decrcases when file
surrounding temperature is I()°C (50°F) or below.
and filelength of time you can use tile barrel3' pack
becomes shorter. In that case, do one of tile
following to u_ tile batlery pack tot a longer lime.
Put lhe battery pack in a pocket to warm it up,
and insert it in your camcorder righl bet_)rc you
starl laking
shols.
U_ a large ctlpacily bal*elT pack: NP-FP7]/
NP-FP90.
• Frequent use of the LCD scrota1 or a tiequenl
playback, b,sl torward or reverse operation wem-s
out lhe baltcry pack tiLstcl\II is recommended
thal
you u_ a lalge capacity baltel3' pack: NP-FP71/
NP-FPgO.
• Be sure to slide tile POWER switch to OFF
(CHG) when not sllooting or playing back on your
camcorder. The battery pack is also consumed
when your camcorder is in tim standby mode or
pklyback is paused.
• Have spare battcry packs ready tot two or lhrce
tilncs the expecled recording time. and make trial
recordings
on a DVD-RW/DVD+RW
before
making tile actual rccoMing,
• Do not CXl)OSe the battery pack to waler, The
battery pack is not water-resislanl.
Remaining batterytime indicator
• If tile power goes oil even though tile rtqnaining
battery time indicator indicates that the battery
pack tlas enough power to operate, charge tile
battery pack _lly again so that the indication on
the remaining baltery time indicalor is correct.
Note. howcvm', thai file corrcct baltery indicalion
somelinles
will not be restored if the batlery is
used in high lemperaturcs
tot a long time or left
in a fully charged st_Jle,or tile battery pack is used
flcquently. Regard the rmnaining barrel T lime
indicalion as file approximate
sllooling time.
• The _-\] mark indicating tllat lhere is liltle
remaining
baltcry time sometinles flashes
depending on the operating condit ions or ambienl
temperature
and environment
even if the
remaining
battery time is al)l)roximalely
20
minutes.
Howto storethe batterypack
• If tile batlery i)ack is nol used tPr a longtinle, fiflly
charge tile battery pack and discharge it on your
canlcorder
once
a year
lo
lnaintaill
lhe
proper
timct ion. To store tile battery pack, remove it fl'onl
your camcorder and pul il in _ldry, cool place.
• To usefile bal_cl_ pack up on your camcorder.
leave your camcoMer
in the recording standby
withoul a disc in_rled
wilh the [A. SHUT OFFI
to [NEVERI in the ¢_#_ STANDARD
SET in the
SETUP scr_n until tim I)OWO" goes oil (p,80).
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