Pentax ist - Manual (Page 29)

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ASIC OPERA
TION
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ARA
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B
ASIC OPERA
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ANCED OPERA
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THERS
TURNING ON THE POWER
1
Turn the power ON.
Turn the main/preview
switch to ON.
Turn the power OFF.
Turn the main/preview switch to OFF.
✍
MEMO
• Be sure to turn the main/preview switch off to prevent accidental
battery drain when not in used.
• If appears on the LCD panel, the batteries are nearly exhausted.
Replace the batteries with new ones.
• If you remove the batteries, you need to adjust the time. Do not remove
the batteries unless the batteries are low or exhausted.
• The LCD panel will be illuminated for about 10 seconds after turning
the main/preview switch to the position.
• The depth of field can be checked in the viewfinder by turning the
main/preview switch to the position. See page 100 for previewing
the depth of field.
• If you change custom function number [CF15] to [2], the LCD
illuminates automatically in low light condition. You can turn off the
illumination function by setting [CF15] to [3]. See pages 134 and 141.
Step 3