Data Transfer - Canon EOS 55 Service Manual

Part 3: Repair Information
4.18 Data Transfer
The data transfer menu consist of five operations:
1. Initialization: Transferring default data to the camera and setting the model
designation if it was impossible to store camera data before
replacing the main flex.
2.
Storage:
Storing camera data in the PC.
3.
Transfer:
Transferring stored camera data back to the camera.
4.
Temperature
compensation:
Storing temperature corrections in the memory of the camera to
correct measuring errors made by the internal thermometer of
the camera. This data is used in the AE and AF sequences.)
5. Counter Reset:
This resets the internal frame counter to zero.
Initialization
PROCEDURE:
Confirm that the screen shown appears.
When choosing to initialize camera data.
press the Return key. Otherwise, press the
Space key to return to the data transfer
menu screen.
Storage
PROCEDURE:
Press the F2 key to display the screen
shown at the right. Press the cursor keys to
move the cursor to the file position in which
camera data is to be stored. Press the
Return key to move the cursor to the com-
ment column and enter your comment.
Then, press the Return key again to return
to the data transfer menu screen.
Transfer
PROCEDURE:
Press the F3 key to display the screen
shown at the right. Press the cursor keys to
move the cursor to the position of a file
which contains the camera data to be trans-
ferred to camera.Press the Return key to
transfer the data back to the camera. After
communications are completed, the data
transfer menu screen will reappear.
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ATTENTION
Do you wish to INITIALIZE
<CAMERA DATA WILL BE DESTROYED>
To initialize, press RETURN.
Press SPACE bar to return to
DATA TRANSFER MENU
screen.
DATA TRANSFER
Camera --> Disk
Select file number with cursor keys.
Press RETURN and type in comment if
desired. Press RETURN to transfer data.
Press SPACE bar to return to
DATA TRANSFER MENU
screen.
DATA TRANSFER
Disk --> Camera
Select file number with cursor keyu
Press RETURN to transfer.
Press SPACE bar to return to
DATA TRANSFER MENU
screen.