Owner`s manual

3.7. REMOTE RELEASE CORD 22
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Camera Procedure
505si Super Press and hold Self Timer and SPOT buttons and
move power switch from LOCK to ON.
XTsi Press and hold the Selftimer-Drive Mode button and
Spot/AE button while sliding the Main Switch to ON
(OFF appears in LCD panel).
600si Press and hold the LENS RELEASE button and FILM
SPEED button with the lens removed and move the
power switch from LOCK to ON. (OFF appears in LCD
panel)
700si Press and hold SPOT and CARD buttons and move
power switch from LOCK to ON.
800si Press and hold SUBJECT PROGRAM and AEL buttons
and move power switch from LOCK to ON.(OFF
appears in LCD panel)
Vectis S-1 Press ON/OFF to turn camera ON. Open door that
covers hidden buttons. Press the Drive Mode button
(fathest on the left) and the MODE button together.
”ON” will appear in the LCD panel. Press the ”SEL”
button (second from right in hidden buttons). ”OFF”
Will appear in the LCD panel.
Vectis S-100 Subject Program and +/-, then press any other button
to confirm; displays ’on’ in display even with adapted
manual lens attached.
RD-175 Press and hold DRIVE/SELFTIMER and AV buttons
and move power switch from LOCK to ON. (ON appears
in LCD panel)
3.7 Remote release cord
3.7.1 Building your own Remote Cord (v.1)
[Author(s): Unknown, taken from Minolta AF FAQ [4]; Csaba JOZSA.]
The meaning of each pin is :
Back of the camera Front of the camera
o o o
C F S
C for Common
F for Focus
S for Shutter release.
The way to activate focus is to connect C and F, and for the release, C and S.
But there is still a problem: The question of the switch is not so trivial : The Minolta remote cord
allow, on the same switch, to focus, and if pushed a bit more, to release the shutter. And to lock the switch
with shutter released for long pause. It’s possible to implement this with 2 switches, but what appens if the
focus switch is held when the release switch is pushed ? Or if the focus switch is held while the shutter is
released in pause mode ? I don’t want to try this sort of experimentation on my camera.
Scott, did you find a switch with all these functions ? or do you have 2 switches ?