Vixia HD Dual Flash Camcorder Instruction Manual
Preparations  21
Preparations
This chapter describes basic operations, such as navigating the 
menus, and first time settings to help you learn more about your 
camcorder.
Getting Started
Charging the Battery Pack
The camcorder can be powered with a 
battery pack or directly using the com-
pact power adapter. Charge the battery 
pack before use.
For approximate charging times and 
recording/playback times with a fully 
charged battery pack, refer to the tables 
on pages 170-171.
1 Plug the compact power adapter 
into a power outlet.
2 Connect the compact power 
adapter to the camcorder’s DC IN 
terminal.
• When connecting the compact 
power adapter’s cable to the 
camcorder (2), make sure to align 
the triangle marks on the cable’s 
connector and on the camcorder’s 
terminal ( ).
DC IN
terminal
ON/OFF (CHG) 
(charge) indicator
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