Charging The Battery.13 - Hitachi VM-E543LE Instruction Manual

CHARGING THE BATTERY
The first step is to set the battery to charge. To
charge the battery, use the provided AC adaptor/
charger.
Charge the battery at a temperature range of
10°C - 30°C to prevent damage to the battery.
NOTE: This camera/recorder operates with the
lithium ion battery such as VM-BPL13/VM-
BPL27/VM-BPL30.
Charge the battery on a flat surface without vi¬
bration.
1. Plug the AC adaptor/charger power cord into
an AC outlet. The POWER lamp (red) lights
up.
2. Align the bottom of the battery with mark ►
on the AC adaptor/charger, and then slide it in
the direction of the arrow as shown in the fig¬
ure.
The CHARGE lamp (green) lights up.
3. The CHARGE lamp will repeatedly light for 3
seconds and then go off to show that the bat¬
tery has been charged approximately 70% of
full charge. When the CHARGE lamp goes out,
the battery has been completely charged.
After the lamp goes out, unplug the AC adap¬
tor/charger from the AC outlet and remove the
battery from the AC adaptor/charger.
NOTES:
• You can use the battery before it is completely
charged.
• Remove the DC cord from the AC adaptor/
charger before attempting to charge the bat¬
tery.
• If you re-attach the fully charged battery to the
AC adaptor/charger after the CHARGE lamp
goes out, the lamp will light. This simply
informs you that the battery has been com¬
pletely charged; it does not indicate that the
charge has been insufficient.
Charging time
'"-^B^ery pack
Charging"
VM-BPL13 VM-BPL27 VM-BPL30
Full charge 130 min. 230 min. 260 min.
70% charge 70 min. 140 min. 160 min.
Operating time
The camcorder operating time depends on how
often you turn power on/off and use start/stop
and zoom.
'''"'''■^'--..^Battery pack
VM- VM- VM-
Recording LCD monitor
BPL13
BPL27 BPL30
Continuous
OFF 140 min. 300 min. 320 min.
recording
ON 110 min. 230 min. 240 min.
Typical
OFF 80 min. 170 min. 180 min.
recording
ON 60 min. 130 min.
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140 min.
Notes on the battery
• It is recommended that the battery always be
left in the discharged state when not in use,
and charged before you use it.
• Avoid storing a fully charged battery, and do
not store it in a place where the temperature is
high: this will damage the battery.
• Do not operate the battery at temperature
below-10°C or above 45°C. At extremely low
temperatures operation time decreases, while
at high temperature the battery may be dam¬
aged.
• If the POWER lamp begins to flash during
charging, remove the battery and then reat¬
tach it to the AC adaptor/charger. If the
POWER lamp continues to flash after several
attempts to attach it, the battery is unable to
take a charge and must be replaced.
• Do not attach a hot battery to the AC adap¬
tor/charger. Allow it to cool.
• There are no user-serviceable parts inside the
battery or AC adaptor/charger.
• Throwing the battery into fire or exposing it to
excessive heat (above 60°C) may cause injury.
• Shorting the battery's terminal increases risk
of fire or electrical shock.
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