Carrying Strap - Hasselblad H4X User Manual

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Carrying strap

The carrying strap is attached by firstly withdrawing the safety
collar. The hook is then freed and attached to the strap lug (fig. 1).
Slide back the safety collar (fig. 2) to ensure the hook remains in
the locked position between the small protruding lugs. The collar
is purposely a tight fit and might need some effort to slide.
Removing and attaching the battery holder
The H4X requires batteries for all actions. There is no mechanical
reserve facility so it advisable to always have a spare set of batter­
ies. As is normal, you might want to keep a reserve set of batteries
in a warm place when working in very cold conditions.
Remove the battery holder by depressing the the battery holder
button (A) and simultaneously swinging the battery holder re­
taining lever (B) down until it stops. Pull battery holder down­
wards (C).
To attach ensure the battery holder is flat against the camera grip
and, aligning the two upper lugs with the slot in the grip, slide
it back into position as far as it will go. Swing back the battery
holder retaining lever until it clicks back into place.
Fitting the batteries
With the battery holder removed, press the red battery cassette
retaining button inwards on the holder to release the battery cas­
sette . Load three CR­123 lithium (or equivalent) into the cassette,
ensuring the polarity of each battery is correctly oriented (see the
'+' markings on the batteries and the cassette). Re­insert the cas­
sette into the battery holder, ensuring that it is seated properly in
place and that the red button returns fully into the locked posi­
tion.
Battery life
Battery life is dependent on a number of variable factors and
therefore cannot be exactly predicted.If the camera is left in the
active state instead of standby for long periods, for example, then
the battery will become exhausted much faster. A low­battery
state is indicated as a symbol on the grip LCD (fig. 7).
When the batteries are almost completely exhausted, a warning
message 'Replace battery' will appear on the grip LCD (fig. 8). The
camera will not function at all when this message appears and
battery change is essential.
When the Low battery icon appears (as in illus 7), the camera au-
tomatically enters a temporary power-saving mode. This is recog-
nizable by a slower pace for all the actions in a capture sequence.
The camera actions also sound differently.
This mode is designed so that you can continue working for a
while, even though the power remaining in the battery is too low
for working in the normal manner. Naturally, you should replace
the battery as soon as possible to restore normal action again.
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