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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Ghaag on April 22, 2015, 09:33:21 am

Title: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: Ghaag on April 22, 2015, 09:33:21 am

My H4D 40 is stuck in start up mode (see attached picture), I have tried everything I can think of; detach battery, back, lens, etc..., any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: Chris Livsey on April 22, 2015, 10:53:54 am

Swop out the card, if not tried, it may be stuck on access to read it.

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: Ghaag on April 22, 2015, 02:18:56 pm

Chris, thanks for the suggestion!  Unfortunately, I have tried swapping out cards, as well as, trying to boot up without a card.

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: J Lance Imaging on April 22, 2015, 02:34:49 pm

restore it to its factory settings.
call them, they will walk you through it.

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: NickT on April 22, 2015, 04:11:08 pm

Check the pins/contacts between back and body, make sure they are clean and un-damaged.

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: Steve Hendrix on April 22, 2015, 10:38:55 pm

Quote from: Ghaag on April 22, 2015, 09:33:21 am

My H4D 40 is stuck in start up mode (see attached picture), I have tried everything I can think of; detach battery, back, lens, etc..., any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Have you tried other batteries?

Have you refreshed the battery (holding Menu/ISO-WB keys simultaneously at startup)?


Steve Hendrix
Capture Integration

Title: Re: Help please! Hasselblad H4D 40 stuck in start up mode
Post by: Joe Towner on April 22, 2015, 11:58:41 pm

Pop the back off the body and connect it via fw800 to a computer?