Sony DCR HC21E Operation Guide - Page 79

AND INSERT IT IN YOUR CAMCORDER RIGHT BEFORE YOU START TAKING SHOTS n 5SE A LARGE CAPACITY BATTERY PACK .0 &0 &0&0 OPTIONAL  s &REQUENT USE OF THE ,#$ SCREEN OR A FREQUENT PLAYBACK FAST FORWARD OR REWIND OPERATION WEARS OUT THE BATTERY PACK FASTER 7E RECOMMEND USING A LARGE CAPACITY BATTERY PACK .0 &0&0&0 OPTIONAL  s "E SURE TO SET THE 0/7%2 SWITCH TO /&& #(' WHEN NOT RECORDING OR PLAYING BACK ON YOUR CAMCORDER 4HE BATTERY PACK IS ALSO CONSUMED WHEN YOUR CAMCORDER IS IN RECORDING STANDBY OR PLAYBACK PAUSE s (AVE SPARE BATTERY PACKS READY FOR TWO OR THREE TIMES THE EXPECTED RECORDING TIME AND MAKE TRIAL RECORDINGS BEFORE MAKING THE ACTUAL RECORDING s $O NOT EXPOSE THE BATTERY PACK TO WATER 4HE BATTERY PACK IS NOT WATER RESISTANT !BOUT THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME INDICATOR s 7HEN THE POWER GOES OFF EVEN THOUGH THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME INDICATOR INDICATES THAT THE BATTERY PACK HAS ENOUGH POWER TO OPERATE CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK FULLY AGAIN 4HE INDICATION ON THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME WILL BE INDICATED CORRECTLY .OTE HOWEVER THAT THE BATTERY INDICATION WILL NOT BE RESTORED IF IT IS USED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR A LONG TIME OR IF LEFT IN A FULLY CHARGED STATE OR WHEN THE BATTERY PACK IS FREQUENTLY USED 5SE THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME INDICATION AS A GUIDE TO THE APPROXIMATE SHOOTING TIME s 4HE ’ MARK THAT INDICATES LOW BATTERY mASHES EVEN IF THERE ARE STILL  TO  MINUTES OF BATTERY TIME REMAINING DEPENDING ON THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT !BOUT STORAGE OF THE BATTERY PACK s )F THE BATTERY PACK IS NOT USED FOR A LONG TIME FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK AND USE IT UP ON YOUR CAMCORDER ONCE A YEAR TO MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTION 4O STORE THE BATTERY PACK REMOVE IT FROM YOUR CAMCORDER AND PUT IT IN A DRY COOL PLACE s 4O DISCHARGE THE BATTERY PACK ON YOUR CAMCORDER COMPLETELY SET ;!3(54 /&&= TO ;.%6%2= ON THE /4(%23 MENU AND LEAVE YOUR CAMCORDER IN TAPE RECORDING STANDBY UNTIL THE POWER GOES OFF P   !BOUT BATTERY LIFE s 4HE BATTERY LIFE IS LIMITED "ATTERY CAPACITY DROPS LITTLE BY LITTLE AS YOU USE IT MORE AND MORE AND AS TIME PASSES 7HEN THE AVAILABLE BATTERY TIME IS SHORTENED CONSIDERABLY A PROBABLE CAUSE IS THAT THE BATTERY PACK HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS LIFE 0LEASE BUY A NEW BATTERY PACK s 4HE BATTERY LIFE VARIES DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS STORED AND THE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH BATTERY PACK  !DDITIONAL )NFORMATION