Panasonic VDR M70 Operating Instructions - Page 148

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Check to seethe following before asking for a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, but consult your dealer. Power supplies Symptom Cause anci correction Reference page Battery cannot be charged. Is the ambient temperature too low or too high? Charge the battery at 10-30"C. Is the battery abnormally hot? Remove the battery, leave it for a while to cool down, then charge it. Is the DC power cord connected to AC adapter/charger? Unplug it. 40 Has the battery been unused for a long time? Remove the battery, and then reattach it. If the battery is still not charged, it may be dead: Purchase a new one. * If the battery does not charge after you try the above four procedures, it may be dead: Purchase a new battery. Battery weakens fast Are you using the DVD video camera/recorder where the temperature is very low? The DVD video camera/recorder can normally be used for 40-60 42 minutes with a fully charged battery, but this time will be shorter at low temperatures. Keep extra batteries on hand. Battery may be dead. The performance of battery will deteriorate if it is used for an 43 extended period of time or frequently: Purchase a new battery. The CHARGE indicator Is the ambient temperature too low or too high? on AC adapter/charger is Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is blinking. 10-30°C. The battery has possibly discharged excessively. Continue 40 charging: After a while, the battery will be charged to the specified voltage, and the CHARGE indicator will light. Then the battery charge will be completed normally. Power turns off Is battery charged? immediately after being Charge it. turned on. 40 When power is turned on, the LCD screen will turn on and off. Power goes off unexpectedly. Is Power Save set to "On"? If the powered DVD video camera/recorder is left for as long as 5 minutes without recording or playback with "Power Save: On" specified, it will automatically turn off to save battery power. To 87 restart recording in this case, set the power switch to "OFF" and then set it to "al VIDEO". You can also specify "Power Save: Off" to stop automatic power off. Power cannot be turned Detach the battery or AC adapter/charger once, and then press the off. RESET button of DVD video camera/recorder: Reattach a power supply to DVD video camera/recorder before turning it on again.

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Check
to
seethe
following
before
asking
for
a
repair.
If
the
suggested
solution
still
cannot
restore
the
DVD
video
camera/recorder
to
normal,
do
not
attempt
to
repair
it
yourself,
but
consult
your
dealer.
Power
supplies
Symptom
Cause
anci
correction
Reference
page
Battery
cannot
be
charged.
Is
the
ambient
temperature
too
low
or
too
high?
Charge
the
battery
at
10-30"C.
40
Is
the
battery
abnormally
hot?
Remove
the
battery,
leave
it
for
a
while
to
cool
down,
then
charge
it.
Is
the
DC
power
cord
connected
to
AC
adapter/charger?
Unplug
it.
Has
the
battery
been
unused
for
a
long
time?
Remove
the
battery,
and
then
reattach
it.
If
the
battery
is
still
not
charged,
it
may
be
dead:
Purchase
a
new
one.
*
If
the
battery
does
not
charge
after
you
try
the
above
four
procedures,
it
may
be
dead:
Purchase
a
new
battery.
Battery
weakens
fast
Are
you
using
the
DVD
video
camera/recorder
where
the
temperature
is
very
low?
The
DVD
video
camera/recorder
can
normally
be
used
for
40-60
minutes
with
a
fully
charged
battery,
but
this
time
will
be
shorter
at
low
temperatures.
Keep
extra
batteries
on
hand.
42
Battery
may
be
dead.
The
performance
of
battery
will
deteriorate
if
it is
used
for
an
extended
period
of
time
or
frequently:
Purchase
a
new
battery.
43
The
CHARGE
indicator
on
AC
adapter/charger
is
blinking.
Is
the
ambient
temperature
too
low
or
too
high?
Charge
the
battery
in
environment
where
the
temperature
is
10-30°C.
The
battery
has
possibly
discharged
excessively.
Continue
charging:
After
a
while,
the
battery
will
be
charged
to
the
specified
voltage,
and
the
CHARGE
indicator
will
light.
Then
the
battery
charge
will
be
completed
normally.
40
Power
turns
off
immediately
after
being
turned
on.
Is
battery
charged?
Charge
it.
40
When
power
is
turned
on,
the
LCD
screen
will
turn
on
and
off.
Power
goes
off
unexpectedly.
Is
Power
Save
set
to
"On"?
If
the
powered
DVD
video
camera/recorder
is
left
for
as
long
as
5
minutes
without
recording
or
playback
with
"Power
Save:
On"
specified,
it
will
automatically
turn
off
to
save
battery
power.
To
restart
recording
in
this
case,
set
the
power
switch
to
"OFF"
and
then
set
it
to
"al
VIDEO".
You
can
also
specify
"Power
Save:
Off"
to
stop
automatic
power
off.
87
Power
cannot
be
turned
off.
Detach
the
battery
or
AC
adapter/charger
once,
and
then
press
the
RESET
button
of
DVD
video
camera/recorder:
Reattach
a
power
supply
to
DVD
video
camera/recorder
before
turning
it
on
again.