Mamiya M645 - Battery Check; Battery check button; Battery check lamp

This camera
is
designed
for use
with
either
silver oxide or alkaline batteries.
Although both
types
off er adequate
performance,
silver
oxide
batteries
last much longer.
IMPORTANT:
When
using
the
PD
Prism
Finder, make it
a
point
to
use
silver oxide batteries
when
available
(in
this instance,
battery
life is
short-
ened
if
alkaline
batteries
are
used).
When
the
battery
check
button
(18,
located
above
the
film
advance
knob)
is
depressed,
the
battery
check
lamp
17
,
located above
the
shutter
sPeed
dial)
illuminates.
lf
the
battery
check
lamp fails
to
go
on,
it is time
to
replace
the
battery.
*
When
the
battery
is completely
ex-
hausted,
the
opened
shutter
will
not
close.
At
this
time,
it the
battery
check
button
is
pushed
all
the waY
down
as
far as
it
will
90,
the shutter
will
then
close.
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