Pentax LX LX Manual - Page 11

Operating

the

Camera

Without

Batteries

When

the

LED

shutter

speed

display

no

longer

lights,

batteries

are

dead.

However,

the

LX

camera

incorporates

an

electro-mechanical

shutter

sys-

tem

which

allows

the

photographer

to

continue

taking

pictures

over

a

broad

range

of

shutter

speeds

even

when

the

batteries

no

longer

function

due

to

exhaustion

or

temporary

failure

from

temperature

extremes.

Should

battery

failure

occur

while

shooting

within

the

camera's

mechani-

cal

shutter

speed

range

(i.e.,

from

1/2000

second

to

"X")

no

interruption

of

camera

operation

will

take

place.

However,

should

batteries

fail

while

operating

in

the

"Automatic"

exposure

mode

or

within

the

electronically

controlled

shutter

speed

range

(from

1/60

second

to

4

seconds)

the

mir-

ror

will

automatically

lock

up

as

a

warning.

To

continue

picture

-taking,

simply

turn

the

shutter

speed

dial

to

any

of

the

mechanically

operated

settings

(1/2000

second

to

"X").

NOTE:

Should

you

wish

to

save

the

exposure

being

made

when

the

mirror

lock

-up

occurred,

before

changing

the

shutter

speed

dial,

first

cov-

er

the

lens

with

the

lens

cap.

Then,

release

the

mirror

as

described

above

and

press

the

film

rewind/multiple

exposure

button

at

the

base

of

the

camera.

Advance

the

film

and

take

the

picture.

IMPORTANT!

NEVER

THROW

USED

BATTERIES

INTO

FIRE

OR

EXCESSIVE

HEAT

TO

PRO-

TECT

AGAINST

EXPLOSION.

Al

-

WAYS

KEEP

BATTERIES

OUT

OF

THE

REACH

OF

CHILDREN.

Battery

Care

Under

normal

operating

conditions,

the

two

1.5

-volt

alkaline

mini

-bat-

teries

in

your

camera

will

last

sever-

al

months.

Should

batteries

require

replacement,

replace

BOTH

at

the

same

time

with

equivalent

1.5

volt

alkaline

or

silver

oxide

mini

-bat-

teries.

Keeping

a

spare

set

of

batteries

on

hand

can

help

you

avoid

the

incon-

venience

of

battery

failure

during

busy

picture

-taking

sessions,

espe-

cially

when

shooting

in

cold

cli-

mates

where

failure

due

to

extreme

temperatures

is

not

uncommon.

Protect

your

camera

from

leakage

by

removing

the

batteries

whenever

the

camera

will

not

be

in

use

for

long

periods

of

time.

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