Check The Battery - Canon AE-1 Instructions Manual

Insert the negative end first.
Then push down and insert
the positive end. Close the
chamber cover.
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Don't touch the battery
poles . Wipe them and the
camera contacts with a
clean, dry cloth before
loading to prevent poor
contact from dirt.
4. Check the Battery
Press the battery check button
while looking through the
viewfinder. The meter needle
in the viewfinder will move .
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OK
If the battery is good, the
meter needle will rest at or be-
low the battery check index.
If there is not enough power,
it will rest above the index.
Replace the battery.
1. With normal use, the battery should last about one
year .
2. It is necessary to take special precautions with the
battery when ;tou are shooting in very low tempera-
tures(belowO C,32° F). SeePARTII,p.30 .
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