<REMOVAL PROCEDURE>
Assembly location of water-resistant
parts (Do not lose)
• Front cover screws (Front x 2, bottom x 2)
• Top cover left and right screws at bottom
• Eyepiece shutter lever
• Eyepiece adjusting dial
(1) Remove the grip unit.
(2) Remove the front cover assembly.
• Remove the eight screws (front x 2, right x 2,
bottom x 2, remote control side x 1, film chamber x 1).
• Peel off the left front panel cover on the latch
cover.
• Disconnect the remote control flex from the connector.
(3) Removal of bottom cover assembly
• Remove the eight screws (D) securing the bottom
cover.
• Disconnect the main flex from the connector.
(4) Removal of top cover assembly
• Remove the following screws:
Under left and right strap rings (2)
Back screws (2)
Eyepiece shutter lever
Eyepiece adjusting dial
Underside of shutter button grip overhang
screws (2)
• Remove the solder on the two lead wires connected to the DX flex.
• Remove the TOP flex from the connector.
• With the top cover removed, the shutter’s X-sync
contact will be open. Releasing the shutter will
therefore result in error. To prevent this error,
short the X-sync pad (Fig. 3-13).
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CAUTION
Part 3: Repair Information
3-9
• To remove the front cover assembly,
start with the grip side.
NOTE 1
• Turn on the main switch by short-circuiting the pad (shown on the right) on
the main flex.
NOTE 2
Fig. 3-11 Remote control flex
connector.
Remote control flex
connector
Fig. 3-12 Main SW pad
Main switch pad
Fig. 3-13 Top cover lead wires.
X-sync pad
Yellow (SH-X)
Black (SH-X GND)
TOP flex connector
Fig. 3-14 Top cover connector.