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available image batches, media (e.g., compact-flash, ImageBank,
and value setting on the menu.
Zoom-out button / SELECTION (– button) G
Zoom-out button (to make the view smaller) for the
preview image. You can continue to zoom out to view
several small images at once and finally to view and select batches
and media. Also acts as a selection button for value setting on
the menu.
Approve / (OK) button H
is button steps through the three approval levels,
thereby assigning an approval status to the image cur-
rently displayed (or selected) in the preview screen. (part of the
Instant Approval Architecture system). Also acts as a confirma-
tion button (OK button) for some types of menu operations, such
as deleting images; indicated by a label beside the button on the
preview screen.
Busy-light (card) I
Flashes red to indicate that a file is being loaded onto a card.
Navigation button J
A four-way rocker button enabling you to step through preview
images and navigate the menu system. To use it, press the side of
the button that corresponds to what you wish to do (e.g., move
up, le, right or down).
Flash-card slot K
Flash-card removal button L
Flash-card slot cover M
Safety catch N
Used when removing the digital back / sensor unit.
CCD and IR filter O
is is the light-sensitive element, which is positioned behind a
permanently mounted IR filter. Usually, this assembly will either
be inside the camera or protected by the cover. Always be very
careful not to touch or scratch the surface of the filter when it is
exposed and to replace the plastic cover whenever the digital back
is not mounted on a camera.
WARNING: never attempt to remove the glass filter—you will
probably ruin the CCD if you do so.
See Cleaning the CCD section for cleaning.
Mounting plate P
is plate, which has a slot just behind it, fits onto the magazine
retaining hook on the back.
Flash sync input (CFH only) Q
Flash synch connector (protected behind a rubber cover) for use
with a view camera. Not required when an H2 is used.
Flash sync output (CFH only) R
Flash synch connector (protected behind a rubber cover) for use
with a view camera. Not required when an H2 is used.
FireWire connector S
Insert a FireWire 800 cable here to connect the digital back to a
computer or Image Bank CF.
General
Using the menu on the H2D/CFH is very similar to using a menu on a cell phone or similar. When you
enter the menu (by pressing the MENU / button) you will be see an initial list:
ISO
White Bal.
Media
Browse
Storage
Settings
The first four items are immediately accessible for changes, indicated by the appearance of a plus
and minus sign in the highlight frame meaning the settings can be altered by the Zoom in / Zoom
out buttons. Storage and Settings are more detailed and therefore require further navigation.
It is advisable to quickly skim through this section of the manual initially to see build up a picture of
the menu structure with its various sections
On the following pages you will see an illustration of the thinking behind the menu, its structure and
how changes in settings are made and stored.
Some of the buttons have a double function while others remain single function. For example, the
navigation button always leads you through the menu in the direction that the arrowhead illus-
trates. The Zoom in/out buttons ( and ) though, for example, act as image enlargers and
reducers as well as confirmation buttons, according to where you are on the menu.