Contax RTS III - Loading the Batteries

All mechanisms
o/ the
Confax
RIS lll
including the
shutter,
film winding
and
rewinding
mechanism
are
battery
operated.
lt will
not
operate
without batteries.
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Erect the battery
compartment
cover
locking knob,
&
turn
it in
the direction
of the arrow
(the
mark
"o"
will
move
from
'
e
"
to
"
G
"),
then
remove the battery
compartment
cover.
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Insert the batteries
with
the
plus
@
and
minus
O
ends
K
correctry,
as
illustrated
inside the
battery
compartment.
The camera
will
not
operate
if the
@
and
O
ends
are
wrong.
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The
batteries
that come
with the
camera are sample
batteries
that can
be used only
for
testing
the camera
operation.
Use the
following batteries depending
on
the application
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Six
1
5V alkaline
batteries
(AA
size)
Recommended for
general
use.
@
Six
1
2V Ni-Cd batteries
(M
size)
Recommended
especially
for
shooting
in
cold
weather
@
One
6V
lithium battery
(2CR5)
Recommended when
you
are to use
the
same
battery
for
a
long
time, because
of
its low natural discharge
It is
also
good
as a spare
battery to
take with
you
on
a
trio
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