Pentax ESPIO 928 QUARTZ DATE Operating Manual page 25

BATTERY EXHAUSTION WARNING
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W h en the b au c ry is nea rly exhaustcd, t he b al­
le ry sy mbo l ( <=10) a ppea rs on th e LCD panel
to
wa rn you. R epl a ce th e b a t tc ry a, sao n as po ssi­
bl e. When (<=10) starts b linki ng, no operatio ns
ea n be perfo rm ed.
Battery lite (using 24-exposure film rolls)
: Approx, 15
roll, Us ing fla sh
50%
o f t he tim e
(using the C R I 23A batt ery and undc r P eru ax
t est in" co nd it ions)
( T he C R 123A battcry was used under P enr ax
t csting co ndi tio ns. A ctual b a rt ery life/perfo rm­
ance m a y vary drasric ally de p endi ng on usa ge of
Au to-Focus , P ow er Zoom, F las h , and external
co nd it ions such as temper a ture and Ireshncss of
th e battery. )
Note s on replacing the battery :
• Ens u re that there is no film load ed . Sw it ch oIT
power b efore rep la cing th e b attcry.
• If th e h atrery is replae ed w ith a film a lready
load ed, the ca mer a en tc rs the start ing mo de .
It w ill assume th e film h as j ust becn load ed
and will ad vance sevc ral frames.
"1"
will
appear on th e LCD panel.
• If th e b attcry is r cpla ccd at th e end of th e film
ro ll, the camer a may not d et ect the film end ,
and the frame cuun tc r ind ication m ay not
a p p ea r on th e LC\) p an el. Follow th c proce ­
dure for rewind ing th e film in mid-roll t o
rewind th e film, a nd re m ove t he film.
• The battery is us ed by bath th e camer a bod y
an d the dat e fu net ion on th e DA T E m ode l ta
ke ep const a nt t r ae k of t im e. Aft er th e b att ery
is rc p laccd, co r rect th e rime a nd date. (See
p age 43.)
• When th e ca mera is in a earrying b ag, ensure
th e M a in Swit eh i, oIT : otherwise, b a tt ery
po wer m ay b e wasr cd if th e sh u t t er rclc asc
burton is a cc id e nta lly p ush ed ,
INSTALLINGIREPLACING BATTERY
Use.one 3V lithium battery (CR-123A or the
equiva lent)
E nsure that the power is oITbe forc re p lae ing th e
hat t er y ,
1. Open th e h attery cham he r ca ver hy pulling
the cover lock in th e direct ion o f th e a r row
w it h th e stra p c larnp's protrus ion.
2. Inse r t nne lithium batt e ry with th e plus/
m in us
( + / - )
side s mat chi ng the indicat ions
in th e b attery compartment.
3. C lose t h e hattcry ch a rn be r co ver. E nsu re
t
h at
th e ca ve r is locked wi t h a cli c k.
• If th e batt cry is co rrec tly load ed, th e zo om
lens mo ves sligh tly a nd th e motor ope ra tcs for
a few seconds .
• On the DA TE Ma D E L, the dat e is in­
irial ized ta 87/1 / 1 w he n th e batt ery c ha m b er
ca ve r is opcned.
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