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Notes
on battery
pack/AC
Adaptor
• Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC
Adaptor after turning oftthe camcorder.
• Disconnect the AC Adaptor fl'om the
camcorder, holding both the camcorder and the
DC plug.
Note on the camcorder/battery
pack
temperature
• When the temperature
of the camcorder
or battery pack becomes extremely high or
extremely low, you may not be able to record
or play back on the camcorder, due to the
protection
features of the camcorder
being
activated in such situations. In this case, an
indicator appears on the LCD screen and the
viewfinder.
When
the camcoder
is connected
to a
computer
or accessories
• Do not try to lbrmat the recording media of the
camcorder
using a computer. If you do so, your
camcorder may not operate correctl3c
• When connecting the camcorder to another
device with communication
cables, be sure to
insert the connector
plug in the correct wa3c
Pushing the plug fbrcibly into the terminal
will damage the terminal and may result in a
malfunction
of the camcorder.
If you
cannot
record/play
back
images,
perform
[MEDIA
FORMAT]
• If you repeat recording/deleting
images for
a long time, f)cagmentation of data occurs on
the recording media. Images cannot be saved
or recorded. In such a case, save your images
on some type of external media first, and then
peribrm ]MEDIA FORMAT] by touching
(MENU) ---+ [Show others]
---+
[MEDIA FORMAT] (under _[MANAGE
MEDIA] category) ---+ the desired medimn ---+
[YES]
- --+
[YES] - --+Ir_.
Notes
on optional
accessories
• \\re recommend
using genuine Sony accessories.
• Genuine Sony accessories may not be available
in some countries/regions.
About
this
manual,
illustrations
and
on-screen
displays
• The example images used in this manual for
illustration purposes are captured
using a
digital still camera, and theref___remay appear
difl-i:rent fl'om images and screen indicators that
actually appear on your camcorder. And, the
illustrations
of your camcorder and its screen
indication are exaggerated or simplified fbr
understandabilit>
• In this manual, the internal memory (HDR
CX550/CX550V)
and the hard disk (HDR
XR550/XR550V)
of the camcorder and the
memory card are called "recording
media2
• In this manual, the DVD disc recorded with
high definition
image quality (HD) is called
AVCHD disc.
• Design and specifications of your camcorder
and accessories are subject to change without
notice.
Confirm
the
model
name
of your
camcorder
• The model name is shown in this manual when
there is a difi-brence in specification between
models. Confirm the model name on the
bottom of your camcorder.
• The main differences
in specification
of this
series are as fbllows.
Recording
Capacity
USB
media
of internal
jack
recording
media
HI)R
Internal
64 GB
Input/
(X550/
nlenlory +
output
HI)R
memory
(X550V*
card
HI)R-
Internal
240 GB
XR550/
hard disk
HI)R
+ memory
XR550V*
card
The model
with * is equipped
with
GPS.