Rob,
Look at the front of the camera. The switch for the self-timer is the tab
at the top of the raised black mound surrounding the battery check
LED. This switch has three positions. The tab rotates around the LED
about 15 degrees in two directions from its center position.
Hold the body as if you're setting controls in preparation to make a
photograph and look down at the top. The tab just above the battery check
LED should be to the right of the lens. Rotating the tab to your right
from its center position sets the self-timer. Rotating it in the opposite
direction to your **left** turns off the beeper.
I have no idea if there is a beeping pattern or not. I do know it will
beep repeatedly if you put the mode switch into the battery check position
and it will beep each time you depress the spot, highlight or shadow
buttons, or use the memory/clear switch around the shutter release.
On my OM-4 it will also beep at very high speed and the battery check LED
will flicker at high speed when the shutter is fired with low
batteries. Sometimes I can clear this using the battery check switch and
get of another shot or two if I give it a rest for a couple minutes, but
it's a distinct warning the camera batteries are "crashing" and it's time
for a new set of cells. I use silver oxide watch cells (#357's) and when
they crash at end of life, they crash quickly because they hold voltage and
deliver the current demanded until completely exhausted.
-- John
At 18:09 11/24/02, Rob Jackson wondered:
OK, here's a kind of goofy one, but I can't find anything in the manual or
the FAQ other than how to shut the beeper off (which I'll undoubtedly be
doing). I just bought an OM-4T and took my first photos with it this
afternoon. After I'd take a spot reading using the highlight or shadow
functions the camera would start beeping. I thought maybe it was asking if
I wanted to clear the memory, but that didn't seem to stop the beeping. It
seemed to just stop by itself after a bit. Nearly 25 years with OM-1 and
OM-2 bodies hadn't prepared me for this. ;-)
Is there a chart anywhere explaining what the various beep patterns
signify? I'm really curious about what's going on here.
-Rob
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