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Preparations, Power Supply, Using a Battery Pack

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Preparations Preparations Power Supply You can use a battery pack or AC power via an AC adaptor. For safety, use only the Sony battery packs and AC adaptor listed below: Lithium-ion Battery Pack BP-U30 BP-U60 BP-U90 Battery Charger/AC Adaptor BC-U1 BC-U2 WARNING Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Note The AC adaptor cannot be connected to the camcorder while the battery pack is inserted. Using a Battery Pack Fully insert the battery pack into the battery pack receptacle (page 13), then slide it down to lock it. To remove the battery pack, press and hold the BATT RELEASE button (page 13), slide the battery pack upward to unlock it, then pull it out. Notes • Before use, charge the battery pack with the supplied BC-U1 or BC-U2 Battery Charger. • A warm battery pack immediately after use may not be able to be fully recharged. • The high-capacity BP-U90 Battery Pack is large, and protrudes from the camcorder when attached. When using the camcorder with the BP-U90 attached for extended recording periods, Sony recommends attaching the camcorder to a tripod for convenience. Checking battery charge remaining When recording or playback is in progress on the battery pack, an icon to show the current battery charge level and usage time remaining are displayed on the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen (page 19). Icon Remaining 100% to 91% 90% to 71% 70% to 51% 50% to 31% 30% to 11% 10% to 0% The camcorder indicates the remaining usage time in minutes by calculating the available time with the battery pack if operation is continued at the current rate of power consumption. If the battery charge remaining becomes low If the battery charge remaining decreases to a certain level during operation (Low BATT status), a low-battery message, flashing of the tally lamps, and a beep sound will warn you. If the remaining further decreases to a level at which operation cannot be continued (BATT Empty status), a battery-empty message appears. Replace the battery pack with one that is fully charged. To change the message levels The Low BATT level is set to 10% of full charge, and the BATT Empty level is set to 3% of full charge at the factory. These settings can be changed with "Battery Alarm" (page 98) in the OTHERS menu. Power Supply 21

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Power Supply
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Preparations
You can use a battery pack or AC power via an
AC adaptor.
For safety, use only the Sony battery packs and
AC adaptor listed below:
Lithium-ion Battery Pack
BP-U30
BP-U60
BP-U90
Battery Charger/AC Adaptor
BC-U1
BC-U2
Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, fire or the like.
Note
The AC adaptor cannot be connected to the camcorder
while the battery pack is inserted.
Fully insert the battery pack into the battery pack
receptacle
(page 13)
, then slide it down to lock it.
To remove the battery pack, press and hold the
BATT RELEASE button
(page 13)
, slide the
battery pack upward to unlock it, then pull it out.
Notes
•
Before use, charge the battery pack with the supplied
BC-U1 or BC-U2 Battery Charger.
•
A warm battery pack immediately after use may not be
able to be fully recharged.
•
The high-capacity BP-U90 Battery Pack is large, and
protrudes from the camcorder when attached. When
using the camcorder with the BP-U90 attached for
extended recording periods, Sony recommends
attaching the camcorder to a tripod for convenience.
Checking battery charge remaining
When recording or playback is in progress on the
battery pack, an icon to show the current battery
charge level and usage time remaining are
displayed on the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen
(page 19)
.
The camcorder indicates the remaining usage
time in minutes by calculating the available time
with the battery pack if operation is continued at
the current rate of power consumption.
If the battery charge remaining becomes
low
If the battery charge remaining decreases to a
certain level during operation (Low BATT
status), a low-battery message, flashing of the
tally lamps, and a beep sound will warn you.
If the remaining further decreases to a level at
which operation cannot be continued (BATT
Empty status), a battery-empty message appears.
Replace the battery pack with one that is fully
charged.
To change the message levels
The Low BATT level is set to 10% of full charge,
and the BATT Empty level is set to 3% of full
charge at the factory. These settings can be
changed with “Battery Alarm”
(page 98)
in the
OTHERS menu.
Preparations
Power Supply
WARNING
Using a Battery Pack
Icon
Remaining
100% to 91%
90% to 71%
70% to 51%
50% to 31%
30% to 11%
10% to 0%