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Pentax Kx debug menu to do a focus adjustment

1. Create a plain text/ascii file named "MODSET.492" with just one text line in a root folder
Labels of your SD flash card:
*istDL (1)
A50F1.7 (1) [OPEN_DEBUG_MENU]
acr (1)
adjustment (1) the line must end with CR/LF (as it is a customary w/ "MS Windows" text files).
autofocus (1)
bf (1)
2. Turn on the camera while holding <+/-(Av)> button pressed.
c1 (7)
capture one (6)
captureone (7) 3. Enable the mode through the first menu item "DEBUG MODE" (press "ISO" arrow-button
cmos (1) to change "DIS" to "EN").
color (1)
dcp (1)
debug mode (1)
DL (1)
dng (1)
dxo (1)
exploded (2)
faq (2)
ff (1)
firmware (2)
focusing screen (2)
g1 (1)
howto (2)
icc (3)
icm (3)
illustration (2)
isl (1)
iso (1)
K-7 (3)
k-x (2)
k20d (5)
K7 (3)
katz eye (1)
katzeye (1)
kx (2)
lx3 (3)
manual (3)
noise (3)
noise ninja (1)
onone (1)
panasonic (3)
panasonic lumix dmc-g1 (1)
panasonic lumix dmc-lx3
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rw2 (2)
safox (1)
sensor (2) 4. Press "OK" button, the LCD screen will switch itself off.
sharpening (1)
silkypix (7) 5. Press "MENU" button.
SMC (1)
Takumar (1)
taste (2) 6. Scroll to the "TEST MODE" tab that will be visible now (it was hidden before).
tastes (2)
wb (1)
white balance (1)

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9. Save the adjustments by pressing "OK" button, the LCD screen will switch itself off.
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from CiC 10. Press "MENU" button again.
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11. Again scroll to the "TEST MODE" tab that will be visible now (it was hidden before).

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