Introduction; Parts Of The Mb-D80; The Control Lock; The Shutter-Release Button And Command Dials - Nikon MB-D80 Instruction Manual

The MS-D200 battery holder is inserted in the MB-D80 at shipment. See "Removing the Batteries"for
information on removing the battery holder.
Parts of the MB-D80 (Figure A) Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of an MB-080
multi-power battery pack for use with Nikon
080/090 single-lens reflex digital cameras.
The MB-080 takes one or two EN-EL3e re-
chargeable batteries or six AA batteries (alka-
line, Ni-MH, lithium, or nickel-manganese) and
includes an alternate shutter-release button,
AE-UAF-L
button, and main and sub-command
dials for taking pictures in "tall" (portrait) orien-
tation.
CD
Contact cap
@
Signal contacts
®
Power terminals
@ Main command dial
®
AE-UAF-L
button
®
Battery-chamber cover
(j)
Battery-chamber latch
®
Attachment wheel
®
Mounting screw
@)
Holder for battery-
chamber cover
@ Shutter-release button
@ Control lock
@ Sub-command dial
®
Tripod socket
@
Battery chamber
@
Battery latches
®
L slot
®
R slot
®
MS-0200 battery holder
@
Battery holder power terminals
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The Control Lock
The control lock (Figure A-@) locks the shutter-release button,
AE-L/AF-L
button, and main and
sub-command dials on the MB-080 to prevent unintended use. Before using these controls to
take photographs in vertical (portrait) orientation, select. to release the lock.
The control lock is not a power switch. Use the camera power switch to turn the camera on and off.
The Shutter-Release Button and Command Dials
The MB-080 is eqUipped with a shutter-release button (Figure A-@), main command dial (Figure
A-@), and sub-command dial (Figure A-@) for use when taking photographs in vertical (portrait)
orientation. These controls perform the same functions as the corresponding controls on the
camera. See the camera manual for more information.
Changes to Custom Setting 15 (Command dials) on the 080 or to Custom Setting f5 (Customize
command dials)
on the 090 also apply to the command dials on the MB-080. See the camera
manual for details.
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