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.

8● Set 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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