Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To find out which Cover glass plate is in there..... ( Old with potential corrosion issues or new, replaced and redesigned cover glass plate) WOW!!! Secret passwords and all..... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - This applies to firmware: 1.210 ( my M9 has FW 1.204) Do this with a freshly charged battery. For the M9 there is a service menu which can be brought up as follows. Sequence.. make sure you have an image in the SD card. Power on Delete -> up (2x) -> down (4x) -> left (3x) -> right (3x) -> Info This shows the service menu. Scroll down and up using the arrow buttons. Press Set to select an item Gently press the shutter release to leave item. Press Info again for the menu Under Hardware IDS, I get this on one M9 CCD ID: 8 CCD Board: 2 Control BRD: 2 M16CID: 0 For another M9 (same firmware) I see CCD ID: 5 CCD Board: 2 Control BRD: 2 M16CID: 0 -------------------------------------- My replaced COVER GLASS PLATE has Sensor ID = 15...... See this for more info.... https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272556-determining-new-sensor-m9/ Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Akhil Lal Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2017 3:54 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M9 CCD problem It would be interesting to try the service menu, See: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272556-determining-new-sensor-m9/ On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> wrote: > Hi All, > > Yet another post on the M9 CCD problem. > > I sent in my M9 for repair just before the deadline and got an email > stating that the sensor glass would be replaced only. Is this the > standard remedy for this problem? Based on reports on the web I was > under the impression that the entire sensor would be replaced not just > the glass > cover- I assume this is why Leica ask for ca. 1000 euros after the > August 15th deadline. > > I would very much appreciated hearing from luggers who have had the > CCD on their M9s repaired. Please post the scope of your repair: glass > only entire CCD or...? > > Thanks in advance. > > BTW, did all Luggers sending in their M9s get the upgrade to M240 option? > > Regards, > Akhil > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information