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Presets
Basic settings for the camera
Menu language
By factory default, the language used for menu control is
English, i.e. all menu items initially appear with their English
names. German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese,
Traditional and Simplified Chinese can all be selected as alter-
native menu languages.
Setting the function
1. In the SETUP section of the menu (s. S. 13/22), select
Language (5.34)
2. Then choose the desired language in the relevant submenu.
• Apart from a few exceptions (button names, short designa -
tions), all the linguistic information changes.
26 / Menu language / Date / Time
Date and time
The date and time are each set using separate menu items.
Date
There are 3 variations available for the sequence of the date.
Setting
1. In the SETUP section of the menu (see p.13/22), select
Date (5.32)
2. Call up the submenu. It consists of the 2 items Setting and
Format.
3. Select Setting.
• A further submenu entitled Date Settingappears, containing
groups of figures for the year and day, as well as the names
of the months. The currently active group, i.e. the one that
can be set is identified by a red border.
4. Turn the click wheel (1.16) to set the figures or the months
and press to switch between the three groups.
5. After setting all 3 groups, confirm and save by pressing the
click wheel.
• The list of menu items appears again.
6. To change the display format, select Date, again
7. This time select Format in the submenu.
• The three available sequences appear - Day/Month/Year,
Month/Day/Year, and Year/Month/Day.
8. The preferred option is set and confirmed as described in
points 3 and 4.
Time
The time can either be shown in 24-hour or 12-hour format.
Setting
The settings for the two groups of figures and the display format
are set in the Time menu item (5.33) using the Setting and For-
mat, options, as described for Date in the previous section.
Note:
Even when no battery is inserted or the battery is exhausted,
the date and time settings are maintained for approximately
3 months by a built-in back-up battery (see also „Charge level
displays", p. 17). After that time the date and time must be set
again as described above.
Automatic power off
This function turns the LEICA S2 off automatically after a pre-
set time. This is equivalent to setting the main switch to
(1.14a, see p. 21).
Setting the function
1. In the SETUP section of the menu (see p. 13/22), select
Auto Power Off (5.26).
2. Set the desired function and duration.
Note:
Even if the camera is in standby mode, i.e. the displays have
gone out after 12s, or the active Auto Power Off function has
turned it off, it can be restarted at any time by pressing the
shutter release button (1.1).
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