Olympus E-400 - Manual (Page 126)

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Camera maintenance
Getting to know your camera better
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Cleaning mode
k Removing dust
If dust or dirt gets on the image pickup device, black dots may appear in the
picture. If this happens, contact your Olympus Authorized Service Center to
have the image pickup device physically cleaned. The image pickup device is
a precision device and is easily damaged. When cleaning the image pickup
device yourself, be sure to follow the instructions below.
If power runs out during cleaning, the shutter will close, which may cause the
shutter curtain and mirror to break.
1
Remove the lens from the camera.
2
Set the power switch to ON.
3 MENU[Z][CLEANING MODE]
4
Press
d, then press the i button.
• The camera enters the cleaning mode.
5
Press the shutter button all the way.
• The mirror goes up and the shutter curtain opens.
6
Clean the image pickup device.
• Carefully blow off any dust on the surface of the image pickup device by
using a mechanical blower (commercially available).
7
Be careful not to catch the mechanical blower in the shutter curtain
when turning the power off to finish cleaning.
• If the camera turns off, the shutter curtain closes, causing the mirror to fall.
x Notes
• Be careful not to let the mechanical blower (commercially available) touch the
image pickup device. If the blower touches the image pickup device, the
image pickup device will be damaged.
• Never put the mechanical blower behind the lens mount. If the power turns off,
the shutter closes, breaking the shutter curtain.
• Do not use anything other than the mechanical blower. If high-pressure gas is
sprayed onto the image pickup device, it will freeze on the image pickup
device’s surface, damaging the image pickup device.