Loading The Battery - Canon A-1 Instructions Manual

Loading the Battery
T his camera will not function unl ess a
battery is loaded. Use one brand-n ew silver
o xide or alkaline-manganese battery as speci-
fied in the table below or an equivalent bat-
tery of another brand.
Usable Batteries
Silver Oxide
Eveready
(UCA R)
Battery (6V)
;\o. 544
JIS 4G13
Mallory
PX 28
Alkaline-manganese
-
E veready
(UCAR)
Battery
(6V) No. 537
It can be loaded and unloaded more easily
before the lens is mounted, and, of course,
if the action
grip
is attached, it must be
removed while loading. You should always
wipe the battery pol es with a clean, dry
cloLh before insertion to prevent any cor-
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rosion and damage to the camera due to
dirt or finge rprints.
To load the bau.ery:
I. Apply ei ther a fingernail or the eyepiece
p rotective cover, which is inserted into
the accessory shoe of the camera, into th e
groove of the battery chamber cover and
lift lightly so that the cover flips up.
2.
Following the di<1gram on the inside of
the battery chamber, load the battery
negative pole firs t, pushing it downwards
in th e chamber. Make sure the poles arc
facing in the correct directions. Incorrect
loading can lead Lo possible corros ion an d
damage to th e batter y te rminals besides
causing th e battery to disch arge very
q uickly.
To unload the haucry, simply tip the posi-
tive end forwards and pull it o u t from th e
top. The battery should he removed if the
camera is not to be used for an excessively
long period or time.