CHECKING BATTERY POWER
1
Pull
out
the film advance lever
®
•
to unlock the shutter release button
®l
.
The lever doubles as a shutter release
button lock
.
2
Depress the shutter release
but·
• ton halfway
to activate the expo-
sure meter.
3
Check the LCD_
Confirm that the
•
LCD (liquid crystal display) is shown
at the upper left
in
the
viewfinder.
This
indicates that battery installation is
cor-
rect and power is sufficient. If the LCD
does not
appear,
recheck battery orienta-
tion or, if necessary, replace with a new
set.
With sufficient battery
power,
the LCD
stays on for
16sec.
after you take your
finger off the button
.
If the batteries are
almost
depleted,
the LCD will turn off
immediately when you take your finger
off the button
.
In this
case,
replace bat-
teries as soon as
possible.
With
exhaust-
ed
batteries,
you cannot trip the shutter
unless the shutter speed dial
@
is set at
a mechanical setting of M250 or B
.
•
The LCD
does
not appear when
the
shutter
dial is set at M250 or
B.
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