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PENTAX Fe DATA BACK User manual
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- PENTAX Fe DATA BACK
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Thank you very much for purchasing
the PENTAXData Back Fe. The Data
Back Feis a specialcameraback which
allows you to record data information
on your photographs.Replacingthe
standardcameraback, this Data Back
has five modes,allowingyou to print
the selecteddata clearlyon the film.
Please read this operating manual
carefullybeforeusing.
The Data Back Fr comessuppliedwith
a factory-suppliedsamplebattery.
i specrprcaroru i
Gamera...... PentaxZ-20/ PZ-20,Z-70/ PZ-70
Data printout .............. 7-segment,6-digit liquid crystal display (LCD)
Printout confirmation "-" indication blinks for a few seconds in LCD panel
Printout position On the lower right corner of the picture positionedhorizontally
Character size Approx.0.75(H) X 0.45(W)mm
Printing modes yearlmonth/day, daylmonth/year, month/daylyear, day/ hour/minute,
(blank).
Film speed tso 25-1600
Power source CR 2025 (lithium battery)
Number of prints Approx. 5,000
Size 139.5(W)x58(H)x21(W)mm( 5.5" (W)x 2.3" (H)x O.8"(W))
Weight 63,0g (2.2o2.)without battery
Accessory Special case
SPECIFICATIONSARE SUBJECTTO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTIFICATIONOR ANY OBLIGATIONON
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INSTALLINGTHE DATA BACK Fe
To replace the standard camera back with the Data Install the Data Back Fe, first fitting its lower hinge pin
Back Fe, open thecamera back and'thentiltitoutward to the camera, then its top hinge pin while pressingon
while pressing the back-cover-release pin to remove it. the back-cover-releasepin. Then, release the back-
Store the removedcamera back in the supplied case to cover-releasepin to secure it in place.
protect it from being damaged.
Note:
Avoid touching the glass surfaces of the data recording
window to protect against possibledamage from finger-
prints, dust, grit and grease. Use a blower or camel's
hair brush to remove the dirt and dust on the window.
INSERTINGTHE BATTERY
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l.Remove the battery holder of the Data Back Fe by 3.lf the data indication does not appear in the LCD
pulling it in the direction of the arrow. panel, it means that the battery has not been inserted
2.Place the new battery in the battery holder with its @ properly or the battery is low.
side facing up until it locks in place with a click. After the battery is inserted, adjust the data by follow-
ing the adjustmentproceduredescribedon next page.
oThe Data Back Fe uses one lithium battery, type
cR 2025.
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SETTING THE DATA
The correct time is entered via three buttons located on
the Data Back. The time setting appears in the LCD
panel. Cdrefullypush these buttons with a coin or your
f ingernail.
LCD panel
(Data-displaywindow)
Battery holder
O ADJUST button
O SELECTbutton
O vooe button
Film-informationwindow
Correctingthe data Adjustingthe data
1.At each press of the SELECTbutton O, a different l.Pressthe SELECT button @ to make the year, month
category of digits in the LCD panel blinks.Press the or day you want to change blink.
SELECTbutton €) until you reach the blinkingdigit(s) 2.Changethe data with the ADJUST button @.
you want to change. The digit(s)will repeattheir cycle 3.Press the SELECT @ button to stop the digit from
in the followingorder as you pressthe SELECTbutton blinking, after you have changed the data. The ad-
o. justed data has now been entered.
Date:Year- Month-Day Adjustingthe hour/minute
Time:Hour- Minute- :(Second) l.Pressthe SELECTbutton @ to make the hour,minute
or second (:) you want to change blink.
2.Pressthe ADJUST button @ to change digits of the 2.Change the data (hour or minute)with the ADJUST
specifiedcategoryyou chose with the SELECTbutton button @.
@. Digits increase by one each time you press the To change the second (:), press the ADJUST button
ADJUST button €). Holding down the button will @ while (:)is blinking,then releasethe buttonin sync
bring on continuousdigit advance. with a time signal.
3.Press the SELECT O button to stop the adjusted
hour/minutefrom blinking. The adjusted data has
now been entered. The bar mark"-"appears on the
LCD panel, indicatingthat data imprintingchoices are
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At each press of the MODE button $, the mode in the
LCD panel switches as shown in the chart. When the
desired data mode appears in the panel, release the
button. indicates no data will be imprinted.
Notes:
o "M" on the LCD panel indicates "Month" .
oAs the shutter is released,the bar mark "-" in the
display blinks for a few seconds, indicating that the
data has been imprinted.
T
LI , -oPERATTONALPRECAUTTONS
o The data on the LCD panel is imprintedon each frame a Never try to break up or rechage the battery.Also, do
you expose. not dispose cf the battery in fire, as the battei'y may
o "Year-Month-Day" and "Day-Hour-Minute" cannot explode.
both be imprintedat the same time. oAlways keep the battery out of the reach of children.
oThe working temperaturefor data printing is 0-50'C. o lf the corner of the picture where the data is imprinted
oUse DX-coded films with ISO ratings from 25-1600. has a white or yellow object, the data may be difficult
When such film is loaded,the film speed is automati- to see. When composing your photographs, try to
cally set by the camera. avoid brightly-coloredsubjects in that corner.
o lf high-speedfilm with an ISO rating of 1000-1600is
used, the imprintedcharacters may blur.
o lf film with an ISO rating of 50 or lower is used, the
printed characters may be dark or dim.
o lf you release the shutter while the blinking data is
being corrected,the data cannot be imprintedeven if
the shutter is released.
oThe Data Back Fe operates on a 3V lithium battery,
type CR2025.The battery will last for approx.3 years.
lf the data on a picture becomes invisible,replace the
battery. Photographed on November 1, 1992
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