Canon FS20 Quick Manual page 22

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Charging the Battery Pack
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IMPORTANT
• The battery pack will be charged only when the camcorder is off.
• Turn off the camcorder before disconnecting the compact power adapter.
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After turning off the camcorder, important data is updated in the memory.
Be sure to wait until the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator goes out.
• We recommend charging the battery pack in temperatures between 10°C
and 30 °C (50 OF and 86 OF). Outside the temperature range of 0 °C to
40°C (32 OF to 104 OF), charging will not start.
• Do not connect to the camcorder's DC IN terminal or to the compact power
adapter any electrical equipment that is not expressly recommended for
use with this camcorder.
• Do not connect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters
or special power sources such as those on aircraft, DC-AC inverters, etc.
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NOTES
• If remaining battery time is an issue, you can power the camcorder using
the compact power adapter so the battery pack will not be consumed.
• Charged battery packs continue to discharge naturally. Therefore, charge
them on the day of use, or the day before, to ensure a full charge.
• We recommend that you prepare battery packs to last 2 to 3 times longer
th~n
you think you might
need .
• USA and Canada only: The Lithium ion/polymer battery that
powers the product is recyclable. Please call
1-800-8-BATTERY for information on how to recycle this
battery.