Film Area - Minolta data memory back dm9 Instruction Manual

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FILM AREA

2 and 4MB SmartMedia cards formatted by the DM-9 store
data in 400 separate film areas. Area 1 stores the data
from the first roll, area 2 the second, etc.
1st Roll 2nd Roll
When all the data areas are full, new data is written to area
1, erasing the data stored there.
• Film area assignments are not user selectable.
• 8 and 16MB SmartMedia cards can store exposure data for up
to 900 36-exposure rolls.
Data Panel Display of Film Area
Film Area 12 Film Area 100
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3rd Roll
Film Area 256
Press the data button to
display the currently
selected film area.
When the DM-9 is mounted and the
data memory function is selected...
SmartMedia card loaded...
The film area number is
displayed in the camera's data
panel.
• Data will be saved to the
SmartMedia card.
• L appears below data in the DM-9's
data panel.
• The data number for the roll is
displayed in the DM-9's data panel
(p. 36).
SmartMedia card not loaded...
F and the film area number is
displayed in the camera data
panel.
in the DM-9's data panel.
• Data will be saved to the camera's
data memory area.
will blink
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