Nikon Elw instruction manual Install ing the battery, Battery Care

BATTERY CARE

Install ing the battery

Eith er a 6-volt silver-oxide or alka line- 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 .

3.Wh en inserting the battery, be sure to align the positive and negative (+ and -) terminals cor- rectly as shown underneath 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.

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