Inserting a Battery -~
TheMamiyaM645usesone6Vsilver oxidebattery4SR44(EvereadyNo
544,UCAR544,MalloryPX28or equivalentoralkalinebattery4LR44
1.Pullthebatterychambercoverlatch
(26)slightlytowardthelensandthe chambercoverwillopen
2.Next,insertthebattery,exercising cautionthatthe+polesmatchthose shownonthediagramofthechamber. Batteryremovalwillbesimplifiedifthe batteryremovalribbon(A)passesunder andoverthebattery.
CAUTION:
1.Carefullywipethecontactsofthe batterybeforeinsertingitintothecham- ber.Failuretodosocouldresultinpoor electricalcontactandconsequenter- raticfunctioningofthecamera
2.Whenthecameraisnotusedfora longperiodoftime,removethebattery andstoreitinacool,dryplace
3. Whenreplacingabattery,properly disposeoftheusedbatteryimmediate-
lyasitispotentiallydangerousThe batteries areexplosiveandshould thereforeneverbethrownintoafire.
4.Abatterythatisnotusedforalong period,evenifitisproperlystoredina dry,coolplace,maylosesomeofits charge.Consequently,checkitscondi- tionafterreplacingitinthecamerawith thebatterycheckbutton.
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