Installing The Battery - Minolta Weathermatic-A Owner's Manual

from the back-cover connector strap or remove it completely for cleaning by
disengaging the strap from the pin on the back cover.
Be sure never to crease or twist the connector strap.
ONCE THE BACK COVER IS OPEN THE CAMERA IS NO LONGER
WATERTIGHT AND MAY BE DAMAGED IF WATER OR SAND ENTERS THE
CAMERA.
Closing the back cover
1. Make sure that the inside lip of the camera body and back cover's O-ring are clean
and wiped by a soft clean cloth and that the back-cover release knobs are at "OPEN".
Then align the back cover with the camera body.
2. Press both ends of the back cover with your thumbs as shown. Then, with the palm
of your hand, press down on the center of the cover to assure a proper seal.
3. Turn the back-cover release knobs in the direction of the arrows all the way to "
CLOSE" and push the back-cover release tab's locking pins into the holes in the knobs.
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Be sure the back cover is attached to the connector strap before closing.

Installing the battery

Your camera's built-in flash and exposure warning system are powered by one 1.5v
AA-(penlight) size alkaline-manganese (Eveready E91 or equivalent), sealed car-
bonzinc or nickel-cadmium battery.
To install this: