Canon 30D1785 manual Inserting a CF Card, Removing a CF Card, Open the cover, Remove the CF card

Inserting a CF Card

The EOS D30 stores pictures on a CompactFlash (CF) card.

The camera can use either Type 1 or Type 2 CF cards.

	1	Open the cover.
		● Slide the cover in the direction shown by
		the arrow, and open it as shown in the
		diagram.
	2	Insert the CF card.
		● With the CF card label side (the side with
		the printed mark) facing toward the rear
		of the camera, slide the card in the
mark		direction of the mark, into the slot.
		The Eject button pops out.
Eject button	Label side

3 Close the cover.

● Close the cover and slide it in the direction shown by the arrow until it clicks shut.

Removing a CF Card

1	Open the cover.
	● Set the Main Switch to 〈OFF〉.
	● Check that the “	” message is not
	shown on the LCD panel.
	● Make sure the access lamp is off (→17), and open the cover.

	2	Remove the CF card.
		● Press the Eject button.
			The CF card is ejected.
		● Close the cover.
● Never do any of the following while the access lamp is blinking (the “				” and
“	” messages are shown on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder), or you
risk destroying image data or even damaging the camera itself.
• Never shake the camera or subject it to impact.
• Never open the CF card slot cover.			• Never remove the CF card.
• Never open the battery cover.			• Never remove the battery.

●You cannot use the menu function or playback images while image data is being written onto the CF card (the access lamp is blinking (→17)). If you press 〈MENU〉

or the 〈 〉 button, the warning message of “Busy.” (→137) will appear on the LCD panel.

●If you insert a CF card that is unformatted or contains corrupt data, the LCD

panel will display the message “	”. If this happens, refer to “Formatting
a CF Card” (→109) for instructions.

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