About The"Infolithium" Battery Pack - Sony HANDYCAM DCR-DVD705 Operating Manual

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 slam
using your cmncoMer.
• 11is lvcommended that you cllarge tile baltcl T
pack in an ambienl temperature of belween IO°C
to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) unlil CHG (Chalge) lamp
turns oil If you chalge the baltcry pack outside
of Ibis temperature range, you may not be able to
cllarge the baltm'y pack eflicienlly.
• Afire" charging is complele, either disconnect the
cable from tile DC IN jack on your camcoMer or
remove tile baltel3' pack.
Effectiveuse of the battery pack
• Battery pack perflwmance decrc_mes when tile
surrounding temperature is IO°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 llle battery pack in a pocket to warm it up,
and insert it in your canlcorder
righl
betk)rc you
starl laking
shols.
U_ a large cglpacily baltel T pack: NP-FP71/
NP-FP90.
• Frequent use of the LCD scrota1 or a tiequenl
playback, b,sl forward or reverse operation we_,rs
out lhe baltcry pack lustcl: I1 is reconmlended tllal
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 tile standby mode or
pklyback is paused.
• Have spare battcry packs ready lot 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 tile battery pack to waler, The
battery pack is not water-resislanl.
Remaining batterytime indicator
• If tile power goes ott even though tile rtqnaining
battery time indicator indicates thin the battery
pack tlas enough power 1o operate, charge file
battery pack fiflly _lgain so lhat the indication on
the rem_dnhlg battery thne indicator is correct.
Note, howcvcr, thal tile corrcct battery indic_Ltion
somelinles will not be restored it the battery 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
timction. To store tile battery pack, remove it tYonl
your cmncorder and I)Ul il in a dry, cool placc.
• To use tile battcJ 3, pack up on your camcorder,
leave your camcor&'r in the recording st_mdby
withoul a disc in_rled wflh tile [A. SHUT OFF]
to [NEVERI in the ¢_#_ STANDARD SET in the
SETUP scr_n until tile I)OWO" goes oil (p,84).
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