Hitachi VM-H81A User Manual
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Getting Started
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Charging time
8.5 hours (maximum)
Using an Optional Car Adapter/Charger (Hitachi VM-CA500A)
1. Connect the car adapter/charger to the car's cigarette lighter socket.
The power light turns on.
2. Attach the batter to the car adapter/charger. The charge light turns on
and charging starts. The light turns off when charging is finished.
Note: When the car adapter/charger is connected to the camcorder via the
external power cord, set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch of the camcorder to
"OFF". Charging is not done when it is set to "CAM" or "VIDEO".
Note: Read the instruction manual of the car adapter/charger carefully before
charging.
Additional Information
The battery has a green charge marker on one side of the battery. When
the battery is removed from the AC adapter/charger a green color marker
will be exposed. When the battery is ejected from the camcorder no green
marker will be seen.
Note: The marker switch does not guarantee the batteries' charge status.
With repeated normal charging and use the battery will gradually lose
operating time. When operation time becomes too short to be useful,
replace the battery.
If the CHARGE indicator flashes during charging, remove the battery and