BATTERY

CARE

Install ing the battery
Either a 6-volt silver-oxide
or
alka
lin
e-
manganese
battery
is
used to power both the exposure meter
and the electromagnetic shutter-speed controlling
circuits. The battery chamber
is
in
the mirror box.
1. To install the battery, first remove the lens
from the camera (see page 17) and lock the
mirror
in
the up position by turning the milled
mirror-lock lever upward to gain access to the
battery chamber
in
the mirror box .
2.
Then with a finger, press the battery chamber
lid
to
the left at the indent and lift it up .
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3.
Wh
en inserting the battery,
be
sure to align the
positive and negative
(+
and
-)
terminals cor-
rectly
as
shown underne
at
h the battery cham-
ber lid.
To close the lid, press down. Remember to
re-
turn the mirror to its original focusing and
viewing position.
Caution
:
If
the
battery
is
installed
in
the
opposite
alignment
, its
energy
will
be
depleted
within
a
matter
of
minutes.
Also be
careful
not
to
touch
the
shutter
curtain
and
the
mirror
surface.