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Removing Dust with a Blower, Turn the camera off and remove the lens., Turn the camera on. - kit

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212 Removing Dust with a Blower Raise the mirror up and open the shutter to clean with a blower. Please contact PENTAX service center for professional cleaning because the CCD is a precision part. Cleaning services involve a fee. You can use the Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1 (optional) when cleaning the CCD. Appendix • Do not use a spray type blower. • Do not clean the CCD when the exposure mode is set to p (Bulb) mode. • Always cap the lens mount area to prevent dirt and dust from accumulating on the CCD when no lens is on the camera. • When the battery level is low, [Not enough battery remaining to clean sensor] is displayed on the LCD monitor. • If you are not using the AC adapter D-AC50, please use batteries with ample 5 capacity remaining. A warning beep will sound if the battery capacity becomes low during cleaning. Please stop cleaning immediately. • Do not put the tip of the blower inside the lens mount area. If the power is turned off, this could cause damage to the shutter, CCD sensor or the mirror. • It is recommended to use the AC adapter D-AC50 (optional) when cleaning the CCD. • The self-timer lamp blinks and [Cln] appears on the LCD panel while cleaning the CCD. • This camera features a CCD shifting shake reduction system, and it may generate some operating noise while cleaning the CCD. It is not a malfunction. 1 Turn the camera off and remove the lens. 2 Turn the camera on. 3 Select [Sensor Cleaning] in the [R Set-up] menu. 4 Press the four-way controller (5). The Sensor Cleaning screen appears.

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Appendix
Raise the mirror up and open the shutter to clean with a blower. Please
contact PENTAX service center for professional cleaning because the
CCD is a precision part. Cleaning services involve a fee.
You can use the Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1 (optional) when
cleaning the CCD.
1
Turn the camera off and remove the lens.
2
Turn the camera on.
3
Select [Sensor Cleaning] in the [
R
Set-up] menu.
4
Press the four-way controller (
5
).
The Sensor Cleaning screen appears.
Removing Dust with a Blower
Do not use a spray type blower.
Do not clean the CCD when the exposure mode is set to
p
(Bulb) mode.
Always cap the lens mount area to prevent dirt and dust from accumulating
on the CCD when no lens is on the camera.
When the battery level is low, [Not enough battery remaining to clean sensor]
is displayed on the LCD monitor.
If you are not using the AC adapter D-AC50, please use batteries with ample
capacity remaining. A warning beep will sound if the battery capacity
becomes low during cleaning. Please stop cleaning immediately.
Do not put the tip of the blower inside the lens mount area. If the power is
turned off, this could cause damage to the shutter, CCD sensor or the mirror.
It is recommended to use the AC adapter D-AC50 (optional) when cleaning
the CCD.
The self-timer lamp blinks and [Cln] appears on the LCD panel while cleaning
the CCD.
This camera features a CCD shifting shake reduction system, and it may
generate some operating noise while cleaning the CCD. It is not a
malfunction.