ASAHI Pentax KX - Lens Mounting; Attaching a Lens; Detaching a Lens; Battery Installation and Check

MOUNTING
1.
Remove the rear lens and
body caps.
2.
Match the red dot e on the
camera body with the red dot
€I on the lens. Insert the
lens into the body and turn it
clockwise until the lens locks
with a click.
3.
In the dark, when the red dots
are diff i cult to see, align the
white plastic bump @ on the
lens barrel with the lens
release lever
G> by touch.
Then turn and lock as above.
4.
To detach, hold the camera
with your left hand. Depress
the lens release lever G> while
turning the lens counter
clockwise with your right
hand.
If you have to put the l ens dow n
with o ut the rear lens cap, place
it only on its front end, never on
the rear.
When changing lenses ou
tdoors
wit h fi lm in the camera, avoid
direct sunlight .
Two silver oxide batteries are
packed separately.
Be su re to
insert t hem i nto the batte ry
chamber before o~erating the
camera.
CAUTION
Do not push the check button
too often, as it wi 11 exhaust the
batteries. The battery is like a
phonograph record. It can be
damaged
by skin acids. Handle
by the edges with a dry cloth
before insertion into the camera.
The
battery is not rechargeable.
Do
not throw a dead battery
into fire , as it may explode .
Also, keep it beyond the reach
of small children .
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BATTERY
INSERTION
Open the battery chamber cover wi th a coin . Ins ert the two
batterie s into the b att ery holder of the cover as shown
above, each with (+ ) side facing up . For replacemen t, use
Eveready S76E
or Mallo ry MS76H or equivalent .
CHECK
One set of batter i es will las t about one year, or permi t about
10,000 shutter releases. To check the life, push the battery
check button next to t he pentapr ism, while viewing through
the viewfinder. If the black meter needle drops to 125 or
lower, the batter i es have s' ufficient capacity. If it does not ,
replace the two batteries.
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