Cleaning the CMOS Imaging Element

Select [1: Enable].

5 Turn the <> dial to select [1: Enable], then press the <> button.

The message “ ” appears on the LCD panel.

If “ ” is blinking on the LCD panel, set the Main Switch to <OFF> and remove the battery pack. Then repeat the procedure from Step1.

Press the shutter button down

6fully.

The reflex mirror of the camera then flips

up, and the shutter opens.

Clean the imaging element.

7 Carefully blow any dust off the imaging element using a commercially available blower.

Finish cleaning.

8Set the Main Switch to <OFF>.

The camera power turns off, the shutter closes and the mirror is lowered.

Set the Main Switch to <ON > again, and the camera will be ready to shoot pictures normally.

Never disconnect the camera power during cleaning. If the power is cut off, the shutter will close and possibly damage the shutter curtain.

Use a blower without a brush attached. Using a brush to remove dust from the image element can damage the element.

Do not insert a dust blower into the camera beyond the lens mount. If the power shuts off and the shutter closes, this may damage the shutter curtains.

Never use cleaning sprays or blower sprays. The pressure and freezing action of the spray gas may damage the surface of the imaging element.

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