1 Turn the arm of the rotation mechanism assembly of the BKW-401 in the direction of the arrow in the following illustration.

Next, using a hexagonal wrench 3 mm across flats, remove the bolts (M4 ⋅ 8), to separate the rotation mechanism assembly from the viewfinder front-back positioning mechanism assembly.

2 Remove the two M3 ⋅ 10 hexagon socket bolts from

the front-back positioning mechanism assembly, together with the washers. Take care not to lose these bolts and washers.

Hexagon socket bolts (M3 ⋅ 10)

9-2-6 Detaching the Eyepiece

Removing the eyepiece gives a clearer view of the screen from further away. It is also easy to remove dust from the viewfinder screen and mirror when the eyepiece is detached.

1 Turn the eyepiece locking ring fully counterclockwise, to align the red marks on the locking ring and the viewfinder barrel.

Red mark

Red mark

Locking ring

Line up the red marks.

3 Using a hexagonal wrench 2.5 mm across flats, detach

2 Detach the eyepiece.

the viewfinder shoe from the camcorder body.

 

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4 Using the two bolts (M3 ⋅ 10) and washers removed in step 2, attach the rotation mechanism assembly of the BKW-401 to the camcorder.

Reattaching the eyepiece

1 Align the red marks on the eyepiece locking ring and the viewfinder barrel.

2 Align the red mark on the end of the eyepiece end with the red marks on the eyepiece locking ring and the viewfinder barrel. Then insert the eyepiece into the viewfinder barrel.

158 9-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder