Sony PMWF3K Operating Instructions - Page 22

Preparations charge level and usage time remaining are displayed on the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen. 120min A: 25min B: 50min Z99 STBY S&Q REC T 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. Note The operating time on a battery pack depends on the condition (new or old) of the battery pack and the ambient temperature. To check in power-off status Information on the mounted battery pack (BATTERY INFO) is displayed on the LCD monitor screen when you hold the DISPLAY/ BATT INFO button pressed even if the camcorder is off. The BATTERY INFO display goes off after 5 seconds. BATTERY I NFO 0% 50% 1 00% Remaining Ti me : 20m i n DISPLAY/ BATT INFO DISPLAY/BATT INFO button 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. Temporarily set the power switch to OFF and connect a power source via the DC IN connector or 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 116) of the OTHERS menu. 22 Power Supply Using AC Power (DC IN Power) The camcorder can be operated on AC power by using an AC-DN10 AC Adaptor (optional) with a CCDD-X2 DC Cable (optional).