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Subject: [Leica] DMR Settings
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:28:15 -0400
References: <AANLkTikkR0yreXNEeVhE4Gq9xMen3ES3gGdB85yQDJ_=@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTin19L7HbQCbUwJQU3+F9tF004P-iT5+Ny5f4xZA@mail.gmail.com>

It was the card!!  A 2 GB card works fine.

Thanks, everybody!  I'll post my first photos later.

Tina

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Tina, I'm not sure, but I seem to remember that the camera can't use larger
> than a 2 gig card, and it might not be able to use SDHC cards. ? This is
> from the Leica site:
>
> Updating the Firmware of the LEICA DIGITAL MODUL R:
> 1. Format a SD memory card as described in the instructions of the Digital
> Modul R
> (See p. 102).
> 2. Make sure that the battery of the Digital Modul R is totally charged.
> 3. Switch off both the camera and the Digital Modul R.
> 4. To download the firmware click on this site: (I changed this to the new
> link)
> http://us.leica-camera.com/service/downloads/software-_firmwareupdates/digital-modul_r/index.html<http://www.leica-camera.us/photography/r_system/digital-modul-r/>
> and unzip the file. Following file is visible now: LEICADMR.CIM
> 5. Insert a SD card into your card reader or connect the Digital Modul R -
> which must
> be set to the Disc mode to do so - to your computer via the fire wire
> interfaces
> (See instructions p. 103).
> 6. Save the firmware file ?LEICADMR.CIM? in the main register (top menu
> level) on
> the formatted SD card.
> 7. Remove the SD card properly from the card reader
> (See ?Removing hardware correctly? in the instructions of your computer).
> 8. Insert the SD card into the card slot on the Digital Modul R and close
> the flap over the card slot.
> 9. Switch on both the camera and the Digital Modul R.
> 10. Follow the instructions on the monitor of the Digital Modul R.
> The update is automatically implemented by the Digital Modul R within
> approx. 2 minutes.
> The following technical features are optimized by the Firmware Release 1.3:
> ? Improved colour rendering on the Digital-Modul-R display
> ? Adjustment of exposure
> ? Improved compatibility of SD cards with FAT 32 system /4 GB cards (not
> SDHC)
> ? Numerous internal procedures were implemented that optimise the general
> image reproduction
> and functional features of the Digital-Modul-R.
> Advice: In case of updating from version 1.1 to 1.3 the data format on the
> SD cards has been changed. Therefore the SD card has to be formatted after
> update.
> Page
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> LUG:
>>
>> I didn't get a manual with my DMR and I'm sure I'm overlooking
>> something simple. ?I have an SD card in the camera. ?The battery is
>> full. ?I have the 100 Macro lens on. ?I think I have all of the
>> settings right. ?Metering seems to be working perfectly. When I ?push
>> the shutter button, nothing happens. ?What simple setting am I
>> overlooking?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> --
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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