76 / Detailed guide /
Preparation
Attaching the power unit
1. Place the power unit (D) straight onto the camera
and digital back from below and slide it upwards so
that its rear edge surrounds the digital back.
2. Secure the connection by tightening the fastening
screw (clockwise) using the toggle (1.40).
Notes on the use of the rewind release button
and the multiple exposure lever
• With the Digital-Modul-R attached, you should never
operate the camera’s rewind release button or its
multiple exposure lever.
• Always see to it before attaching the Digital-Modul-
R that the rewind release button is not locked in its
pressed position.
• After rewinding a film, the rewind release button is
always locked. Before attaching the Digital-Modul-R,
it must be unlocked manually.
1. To do so, open the camera’s back,
2. push the multiple exposure lever back once and
immediately return it to its resting position, and
3. rotate the film sprocket wheel as indicated in the
image.
Important:
Be very careful not to touch the shutter
curtain!
4. As soon as the sprocket wheel blocks and the
rewind release button has sprung back up, you can
continue attaching the Digital-Modul-R, as described
on pp. 75–76.
Notes
• Should you accidentally have pressed the rewind
release button while using the Digital-Modul-R, it
might not be possible to release it as a result, and
the camera may try to rewind the film. If so, you can
hear a constant humming of the motor in the power
unit. In such a case, proceed as described in points
1.–4. above.
To do so, it is advisable (to protect the sensor), to
temporarily remove the Digital-Modul-R again and
attach its protective cover.
• Should you accidentally have moved the multiple
exposure lever while using the Digital-Modul-R on
the LEICA R8, the camera can be released, but no
images will be recorded. In such a case please push
the lever back to its resting position.
