Panasonic HC-V100M Owner's Manual page 110

Ext r em el y hi gh t em per at ur es or l ow
t em per at ur es w i l l shor t en t he l i f e of t he
bat t er y.
I f t he bat t er y i s kept i n hi gh- t em per at ur e,
hi gh- hum i di t y, or oi l y- sm oky pl aces, t he
t er m i nal s m ay r ust and cause
m al f unct i ons.
To st or e t he bat t er y f or a l ong per i od of
t i m e, w e r ecom m end t hat you char ge i t
once ever y year and st or e i t agai n af t er
you have com pl et el y used up t he char ged
capaci t y.
D ust and ot her m at t er at t ached t o t he
bat t er y t er m i nal s shoul d be r em oved.
Pr epar e spar e bat t eri es w hen goi ng out
f or r ecordi ng.
Pr epar e bat t er i es enough t o l ast f or 3 t o 4
t i m es t he per i od you ar e pl anni ng t o
r ecor d f or . C ol d pl aces such as a ski r esor t
can shor t en r ecor di ng t i m e.
I f you dr op t he bat t er y acci dent al l y,
check t o see i f t he t er m i nal s are
dam aged.
I nser t i ng a bat t er y w i t h dam aged t er m i nal s
can dam age t he uni t .
D o not t hr ow ol d bat t ery i nt o f i r e.
H eat i ng a bat t er y or t hr ow i ng i t i nt o a f i r e
m ay r esul t i n an expl osi on.
I f t he oper at i ng t i m e i s ver y short even
af t er t he bat t er y has been rechar ged, t he
bat t er y has w or n out . Pl ease purchase a
new bat t er y.
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A bout t he A C adapt or
I f t he t em per at ur e of t he bat t er y i s
ext r em el y hi gh or ext r em el y l ow, char gi ng
m ay t ake t i m e or t he bat t er y m ay not be
char ged.
I f you use t he AC adapt or near a r adi o,
r adi o r ecept i on m ay be di st ur bed. Keep
t he AC adapt or 1 m ( 3. 3 f eet ) or m or e
aw ay f r om t he r adi o.
W hen usi ng t he AC adapt or , i t m ay
gener at e w hi r r i ng sounds. H ow ever , t hi s i s
nor m al .
Af t er use, be sur e t o di sconnect t he AC
adapt or . ( I f i t i s l ef t connect ed, a m i nut e
am ount of cur r ent i s consum ed. )
Al w ays keep t he el ect r odes of t he AC
adapt or and bat t er y cl ean.