Pentax IQZoom 170SL, IQZoom 170SL Quartz Date Operating Manual
PENTAX®
OPERATING MANUAL
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Thank you for buying the Pentax product.
Please read this manual before using the
camera
in
order to get the most out of ail
the features and functions.
Keep this manual
sale, as it can be a valu-
able tool
in
helping you to understand ali
the camera's capabilities.
• This operating manual
is
for IQZoom
150SL
1 Quartz Date and IQZoom 170SL
1 Quartz Date.
• Illustrations shown herein may differ from
the camera's actual appearance.
• Illustrations
in
this operating manual are
the
DATA
MODEL.
leon indications used
in
this manual
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FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA
Although we have carefully designed this camera for safe operation, please be sure to follow
the following precautions.
& WARNING This mark indicates precautions that if not followed, could result
in
serious injury to the operator.
&CAUTION This mark indicates precautions that, if not followed, could result
in
minor or medium injury to the operator or damage to the equipment.
& WARNING &CAUTION
• The electric circuits inside the camera
contain high
voltage working parts. Never
attempt to
disassemble the camera your-
self.
•
Never touch internai parts of the camera
if they become exposed, as there is danger of
electric shock.
• Wrapping the strap around your neck is
dangerous.Make sure that
small children
do not the strap caught their neck.
• Be sure to store batteries out of the reach
of
children. Seek medical assistance
immediately if accidentally swallowed.
• Do not use the flash near anyone's eyes,
as it may hurt them.
Be
particularly care-
ful with the flash around infants.
• Never try to disassemble, short or
recharge the battery.
Also, do not dispose
of the battery
in
fire, as it may explode.
•
Remove the battery from the camera
immediately if it becomes hot or begins to
smoke. Be
careful not to burn yourself
during removal.
PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR CAMERA
Precautions when taking pictures
• Do not allow the camera to get wet. Should the
camera get wet wipe it off immediately with a
dry soft cloth.
• Do not drop the camera or allow it to hit a solid
object.
If the camera suffers a severe shock
or
impact, take it to a Pentax service center for
inspection.
•
Be
careful not to subject the camera to strong
vibrations, shock or pressure.
Cushion the
camera during transportation.
• Condensation on the interior or the exterior of
the camera may be harmful to the camera
mechanism. When taking the camera from a
warm temperature to a subfreezing one
or
vice
versa,
put the camera into a case or plastic
bag so thal any changes
in
temperature differ-
ence is minimized. Do not
remove it from the
bag until the temperature has stabilized.
• Regular size color prints may eut off what
appears
on
the extreme edges of the film
frame.
Compose your picture with a margin
of
safety at the edges.
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Precautions for storage
• A void leaving the camera for extended periods
in places where temperature and humidity are
high, such as in a
car.
• Store the camera in a cool, dry place with good
air circulation th
at
is
free of dirt, dust, or chem-
icals.
Precautions for proper care
• Use a blower and lens brush to remove dust
accumulated on the lens or the viewfinder window.
•
To
clean the external camera surfaces - but not
glass surfaces - use a dry or silicone-treated
cloth.
• Never use solvents such as paint thinner, alco-
hol or benzene to clean the camera.
Other precautions
• The temperature range at which this camera
functions properly
is
sooc
to -10°C (122°F to
14°F).
• The PENTAX warranty provided
is
only for the
repair of defects
in
materials or workmanship.
Damage of any kind cannot
be
repaired at
no
charge under the term of the warranty. If the
difficulty
is
caused
as
a direct result of the
product being used
in
conditions contrary to
the instructions
outlined in this manual,
charges will
be
assessed or a repair quotation
will
be
provided.
LCD (Liquid-crystal display)
• When the LCD
is
exposed to high tempera-
tures over about
60°C, it may blacken, but
when the temperature
normalizes, it will return
to normal.
• The LCD may also slow down
in
response to
lower temperatures, but this
is
a normal char-
acteristic of
an
LCD.
• ln low light situations, the illuminator of the
LCD
panel lights up for 4sec when the camera
operates.
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY USAGE
• Use one 3V lithium battery, type CR-2 or the
equivalent.
• Misuse of a battery can cause hazards such as
leakage, overheating, explosions, etc. The battery should
be
inserted with the "+" and "-"
sides facing correctly.
• Never try to disassemble, short or recharge the
battery.
Do
not dispose of the battery
in
lire.
• Battery performance may
be
temporarily hin-
dered
in
low temperatures, but will recover
in
normal temperatures.
•
Be
sure to store batteries out of the reach of
children. Seek medical assistance immediately
if accidentally swallowed.
• Keep a spare battery
on
hand for replacement
convenience when shooting outdoors or while
traveling.
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NAMES OF WORKING PARTS
4
NAMES
OF
WORKING PARTS
0 Self-timer lamp (p.33)
8 Shutter release button
0 LCD panel
8 Date button (p.37, 38)
8 Drive button (p.32)
ft
Diopter adjustment lever (p.12)
8 AF/Infinity-Landscape button
(p.22, 23, 32)
0 Mode button (p.27)
0 Built-in flash
48)
Light senser window
4DLens
4B
Viewfinder window
œ Autofocus window
œ Remote control receiver (p.34 - 36)
œ Strap lug (p.8)
419
Viewfinder eyepiece
4fl
Green lamp (p.12)
48)
Red lamp (p.12)
G1
Main switch
(p.1
0)
8 Zoom button (p.18, 19, 38)
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Film information window
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Battery chamber caver (p.9)
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Back caver (p.13 - 15)
e Panorama switch (p.26)
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Tripod socket
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Mid-roll rewind button (p.16)
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Back caver release lever (p.13, 15)
5
LCD PANEL
Ali
indications
will
not
actually
appear
simultaneously
as
shown
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0 Data information (p.37)
8 Exposure counter
(p.14, 15)
•lnfinity-Landscape
Mode (p.22)
8 Flash off (p.29, 30)
• Flash
on
(p.29, 30, 31)
e Slow-speed-shutter
(p.29,
30)
• Spot
AF Mode (p.23)
0 Bulb (p.30, 31)
8 Red-eye Reduction
function (p.30, 31)
e Remote control
shooting mode (p.35)
• Battery exhaustion
warning
(p.1
0)
8 Self-timer (p.33)
41
Zoom button (p.38)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ·
• For sa fe use of your camera
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1
Composing and Focusing
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20
•
Precautions for your camera ...... 2 - 3 Hard-Tc-Autofocus Subjects
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21
• Precautions for battery usage
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3 lnfinity-Landscape Mode
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22
• Names of working parts
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4 - 5 Spot Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
• LCD panel
....................................
6 Focus-Lock Shooting
...............
24 - 25
• Table of contents
...........................
7
Panorama Mode
...........................
26
Auto exposure mode
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27
ABOUT THE CAMERA Flash effective range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . .
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28
Strap attachment
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8 Daylight-Sync Shooting
..................
29
lnstalling 1 Replacing Battery
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9 Slow Shutter Speeds Modes ...... 29 - 30
Battery exhaustion warning
...............
10
Bulb Modes
...........................
30-
31
Main switch
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10
Shooting
Modes
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32
Viewfinder Displays
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11
Self-timer photography
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33
Lamp
Indications
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12
Using wireless remote control (option)
Di
opter adjustment
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12
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34-36
Loading 1 Unloading the film ......
13-
15 Date Model
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37 - 38
Rewinding Film in
mid-roll
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16
Holding the camera
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17
Trouble shooting
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39 - 40
Specifications
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41
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TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
Warranty po licy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 - 45
Operating the zoom
lens
............
18 - 19
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ABOUT
THE
CAMERA
8
STRAP ATTACHMENT
Fit
the
strap
on
the
camera as illustrat-
ed.
•
Use
the
illustrated part for pushing the
mid-roll rewind butten.
INSTALLINGIREPLACING BATTERY
Please
note
that
the
lens
may
move
forward
slightly
when
the
battery
is
replaced even
if
the
camera
power
is
off.
1 Open
the
battery
chamber
cover
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
2
lnsert
one
lithium
battery
(type CR-2
or
the
equivalent)
with
the
plus/minus
(+/·)
sides
matching
the
indications
in
the
battery
compartment.
3 Close
the
battery
chamber
cover. Ensure
that
the
cover
is
locked
with a click.
•
On
the DATE MODEL, the time
is
initialized to
0 00 and (----) bar appears
on
the LCD panel
when the battery chamber cover is opened.
Correct the time.
See page 37, 38.
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BATTERY EXHAUSTION WARNING
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When the battery is nearly exhausted, the batlery
symbol (
c=-)
appears
on
the LCD panel to
warn you.
Replace the battery as soon as possi-
ble. When (
c=-)
starts blin king,
no
operations
can be performed.
BaHery life (using 24-exposure film rolls):
Approx. 8 rolls using flash 50% of the lime
(using the
CR-2 battery and under Pentax test-
ing conditions).
Actual battery !ife/performance
may vary
drastically depending
on
usage of
Power Zoom, Flash and external conditions
such as temperature and freshness of the batlery.
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MAIN SWITCH
When the main switch buHon ls depressed,
the power tu
ms
ON.
When the power turns ON, the lens extends
slightly for opening the lens cover.
• If the camera
is
ON and left unused for over 3
minutes, the
lens automatically retracts to the
shortest
focal length.
VIEWFINDER DISPLAYS
For normal photography, compose the scene
within these trame.
0 Spot AF Frame
Select the Spot AF frame to focus on a particu-
lar spot in the frame.
8 8 Multi-tocus Frame
When the lens
is
set at the telephoto end setting,
compose the scene within this frame.
• For other focallength, the range widens as the
foacal length increases from wide-angle to
telephoto end.
8 Close distance compensation Frame
When the camera-to-subject-distance
is
closer
than 1.6m, compose the scene within this frame.
• When the camera-to-subject distance
is
less
than 2m, the panorama photography is not rec-
ommended due to a
substantial difference
between what you see through the viewfinder
verses the picture you
will obtain the actual pic-
ture taking area.
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LAMP INDICATIONS
When you depress the shutter release button
halfway down, the green lamp and/or red lights
up or blinks as shown above.
8 Green lamp (Focus status AF) :
When the subject is
in
locus, it will light up to
indicate that you can take the picture. When
the subject is not
in
locus, it will blink, indi-
cating thal you cannot take the picture.
4D
Red lamp (Flash status
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:
12
When the flash is ready
to
discharge, il will
light
up.
When the flash
is
being charged, il
will blink.
DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
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• •
Aim the camera toward a bright subject.
While looking through the viewflnder, move
the diopter adjustment lever to the right or
left until the AF frame appears
in
the
sharpest focus.
FILM
LOADING
1 Slide the
back
cover release lever
down
and
pull
the back cover as illustrated.
2 Place
the
film
cartridge
in
the film cham-
ber
by
fitting
the flat side
onto
the
top
of
the rewind shaft
first
and then slide. the
top
end
of
the
film
cartridge into the cam-
era.
3 Pull
the
film
leader
out
far
enough from
the cartridge
to
reach
the
take-up spool.
Align
the
tip
of
the
film
with
the
film
leader
end
mark
0 and ensure the
film
is
placed
properly between the film guides.
Notes:
•
If
there is dirt
on
the film detector
8,
film can-
not
be
wound properly.
• Ensure the film is taut as illustrated
on
the illus-
tration. Take
up
any slack
in
the film by push-
ing it back into the cartridge.
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Slack No! 0 Flat
Yes!
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