Olympus E-300 - Manual (Page 182)

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Appendix
● Be careful to not let the mechanical blower (commercially available) touch the
CCD. If the blower touches the CCD, the CCD 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 CCD, it will freeze on the CCD’s surface, damaging the CCD.
Note
If dust or dirt gets on the CCD, black dots may appear in the picture. If this
happens, contact your Olympus Authorized Service Center to have the CCD
physically cleaned. The CCD is a precision device and is easily damaged. When
cleaning the CCD yourself, be sure to follow the instructions below.
When cleaning the CCD, the specified AC adapter should be used (
~ P. 206). If
a battery is used and 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 T T CLEANING MODE
~ “How to use the menus” (P. 25)
4 Press , then press the OK button.
● The camera enters the cleaning mode.
5 Press the shutter button fully.
● The mirror goes up and the shutter curtain
opens.
6 Clean the CCD.
● Carefully blow off any dust on the surface of
the CCD 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.
2
PIXEL MAPPING
ERASE SETTING NO
COLOR SPACE
RESET LENS OFF
s RGB
CLEANING MODE
1
2
1
2
CANCEL SELECT GO MENU
Shutter button
CLEANING MODE —Removing dust on the CCD
OK button
Camera maintenance
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