Trouble-Shooting

Ifyourcameraappearstobemalfunctioning,checkthe listbelowtoseewhetherornotyouhaveforgottensome- thing.

1. The shutter release button will not move.

A)Didyouunlocktheshutterreleasebutton?(p.30)

B)Didyouwindthefilmadvancecrankuntilitstops?(p.30)

2. The mirror is locked in the up position. (Cannot see anything through the finder.)

A)Didyoureleasetheshutterwithoutabatteryinthe camera?Hasthebatterybeencorrectlyinsertedintothe camera,orisitbackwards?Isthecorrectbatterytypein- sertedintothecamera?

Pressthebatterycheckbutton,asfarasitwillgo,tolower mirror.(p.22)

B)Didyoulowerthemirrorlock-uplever?Ifso,raiseit.

p.51)

C)Didyoureleasetheshutterwiththeshutterspeeddial

settothe0position?

Ifso,movetheshutterspeeddialtoBor1/1000sec,(p.28)

3.The developed roll of film has 1 or 2 frames less than it should have.

A)Didyoualignthestartmarkswiththefilmadvancecrank afterplacingtheroll-filminsertintothecamera? Thefilmshouldalwaysbesettothestartmarkbefore placingthefilminsertintothecamera.(p.24)

B)Didyouproperlyalignthestartmarksofthefilmand

roll-film insert?

Checktheinstructionsonceagain.(p.24)

4. The PD Prism Finder’s LED’s do not illuminate when pressing the meter switch.

Didyousetthecamera’sshutterspeeddialtothe0po- sition?Ifnot,therewillbenoelectricalconnection.(p.35)

5.You may receive an electric shock when an electronic flash is connected to the X-sync terminal and you touch the hot-shoe. Also, you may receive an electric shock when an elec- tronic flash is attached to the hot-shoe and

you touch the X-sync terminal.

Asaprecautionagainstpossibleshock,alwayskeepthe safetycoverontheterminalwhennotinuse(seep.49)

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Mamiya M645 1000S manual Trouble-Shooting, Shutter release button will not move, You touch the X-sync terminal