Nikon 1799 Film rewinding with button operation, When battery power is very low, or at low

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•Film rewinding with button operation

To rewind film at mid-roll or when the Custom Setting Menu “d2: Film rewind” (x 101) is set to “Manual”, rewind the film according to the following instructions.

Open the R1 button cover and press the film rewind R1 „ button then press the R2 „ button.

• o––blinks in the top LCD panel and viewfinder during film rewind and the frame counter counts backwards until rewind is complete. Also, “Rewinding...” is displayed in the rear LCD panel during film rewind.

• Film is completely rewound when the frame counter shows a blinking E in the top LCD panel and viewfinder, and “REWIND COMPLETED” is displayed in the rear LCD panel. (E appears without blinking in the top LCD panel, and viewfinder indication and “REWIND COMPLETED” disappear from the rear LCD panel when the exposure meter is off.) Open the camera back and remove the film cartridge.

When rewinding film, make sure the film rewind knob is down.

• Film cannot be rewound with the film rewind knob in up position.

If film does not start to rewind or film rewind stops at mid-roll

• When battery power is very low, or at low

temperatures, film may not start rewinding or film rewind may stop at mid-roll, and o––and the frame

number will blink in the top LCD panel and viewfinder.

In this case, turn the power switch off, change batteries, then turn the power switch on and rewind film again. Or, rewind film manually using film rewind crank (x 47).

•When the power switch is turned off during film rewind, film rewind stops. In this case, turn the power switch on and rewind film again. Or, activate film rewind manually using the film rewind crank (x 47).

CSM d3: Film can be set to not rewind all the way and leave the film leader out (x 101).

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