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Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections
Maintenance
Cleaning Inside the Viewfinder
• Do not use thinner or other solvents to remove dirt from
the viewfinder.
• Wipe the lens with a commercially available lens cleaner.
Eyepiece Care
If dust adheres to the LCD screen, open the eyepiece to
remove it.
Eyepiece lock button
Eyepiece
Detaching the eyepiece
Slide the eyepiece lock button and turn the eyepiece
clockwise.
Mounting the eyepiece
Line up the protrusion on the eyepiece lock button with the
mark on the viewfinder and slide in the eyepiece. Turn the
eyepiece counterclockwise until the lock knob clicks.
 NOTE
When outdoors, never carry or set up the camera with the
eyepiece facing up to prevent sunlight, which could damage
the internal parts of the eyepiece.
Charging the internal battery
The internal battery preserves the date and time settings.
The appearance of in the viewfinder or LCD monitor
indicates that the internal battery is exhausted.
Follow the steps below to recharge the battery.
Set the date and time when the battery has been fully
charged.
1
Connect the camera to an external power
source.
• Leave the POWER switch on the camera off.
2
Leave the camera for about 4 hours.
• This is the time it takes to fully charge the internal
battery.
• Check the time code, date display and setting
menus after charging the battery.
Replace the internal battery if appears after charging.
Consult your distributor.