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Question posted by skopstein on January 26th, 2013

Replacing Button Battery On Sony Dcr-hc40

Does anyone know how to change the button battery on a Sony dcr-hc40 camcorder? It will no linger maitain the date/time for my that a few minutes with the the battery disconnected.

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on January 27th, 2013 7:36 PM

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The step-by-step procedure on how you can replace the button battery of your Sony DCR-HC40 can be found in the user's manual. Now if you do not have the manual, you can download it here at HelpOwl. Here are the steps.

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