GoPro Battery BacPac HD HERO3 manual

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    Ba tte ry BacPac ™ USER MANUAL[...]

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    GoPro adds new camer a featur es through sowar e updates. An update to the original HD HERO and the HD HERO2 is re qu ire d f o r compatibility with the Battery BacPac. T o download, visit gopr o.com/update . 2[...]

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    BA TTERY BACP AC FEA TURES 1. Attaches to your GoPro camera to double* battery capacity. 2. Plugs into any USB charging sour ce (PC, wall, auto charger). 3. Displays the battery level and char ge status in L CD window. 4. Displays the charge and r ecord activity with LED light. 5. May be attached/detached at any time. * Actual battery life may vary[...]

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    A TT ACHING BA TTERY BACP AC T O GOPRO CAMERA ATT ACHING BA TTERY BACP AC The Battery BacPac can be attached to the original HD HERO , HD HERO2 and HERO3 cameras. 1. Slide hooked end of the Battery BacPac (A) into groov e on the right side of camera body (B). 2. Insert the Battery BacPac connector (C) into the HERO Port (D) on back of the camera. 4[...]

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    REMOVING BA TTERY BACPAC 1. Pull back on the le side of the Battery BacPac marked with ar row to disconnect fr om the HERO Port. 2. Slide hooked end of the Battery BacPac (A) out of the camera groo ve (B). 5[...]

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    SW APPING HOUSING DOORS Attaching the Battery BacPac to your GoPro camera will requir e the use of a deeper backdoor when used with the housing. T wo different backdoors ar e supplied with the Battery BacPac: one Standard (waterpr oof) and one Skeleton (non-waterproof). The Skeleton back door al- lows for impro ved audio captur e and camera coolin[...]

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    USING THE BA TTERY BACP AC When connected and power ed ON , the Battery BacPac serves as an initial source of po wer . Once the Battery BacPac is depleted, your GoPro will switch ov er to draw from the battery inside the camera. The battery switch ov er happens automatically and does NOT inter rupt recor ding. When attached to the original HD HERO [...]

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    CHECKING BA TTERY BACPAC POWER LEVEL Press the Battery BacPac button (A) once and L CD (B) will illuminate to show pow er level. 100-70% 70-40% 40-10% <10% 8[...]

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    CHARGING DIRECT CHARGE 1. Connect the Battery BacPac to a computer or a USB compatible charger via included USB cable. 2. While charging, the Battery BacPac will display an animated icon. 3. When completely charged, the Battery BacPac will display a full battery icon. PASS THROUGH CHARGING For the original HD HERO or the HD HERO2 cameras: A pass[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY AND HANDLING INFORMA TION WARNING: Failur e to follow these safety instructions could result in fir e, electric shock or other injury or damage to the Battery BacPac or other property. Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incor r ect type. Dispose of used batteries according to instructions. HANDLING The Battery BacPac [...]

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    USING CONNECTORS AND PORTS Never for ce a connector into a port; check for obstructions on the port. If the connector and port do not join with reasonable ease ther e may be a mismatch. Be sure the connector matches the port and that connections line up. ACCEPT ABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR BATTERY BACPAC Extreme low or high temperatur e conditions ma[...]

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