TL2 Menu is padlocked and greyed out {merged}

[AlanZ]

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Help. I accidentally did something and don’t know what. Now I have a grid on my screen I can’t get rid of and on the right side instead of a camera icon to get in the settings screens I have a locked camera icon similar to the icon when I lock one of the wheels. How do I get out of this?

[lykaman]

Hi, maybe take the battery & SD card out for a few hours.. 

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[AlanZ]

This what I’m seeing on my screen. The top and bottom icon are greeted out and the icon to get to my settings is locked. I also see a grid on the screen that wasn’t there before. HELP!!

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[FrozenInTime]

Sliding up  across the RHS icons unlocks; sliding down locks

[AlanZ]

Thank you so much Frozenintime. I’ve been pulling my hair out all morning. Many many thanks. 

[FrozenInTime]

26 minutes ago, AlanZ said:

Thank you so much Frozenintime. I’ve been pulling my hair out all morning. Many many thanks. 

you’re welcome - been there as well , forcing a read of the manual , which was surprisingly interesting for the depth of thought put into the UI gestures.

[AlanZ]

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I didn’t even see that in the manual which I have read. I guess a reread is in order. Thanks again. 
Btw...how do you like the TL2. In the past 2nyears I’ve been through 3 M9...all with sensor issues. I bought this after returning my last M9. It takes some getting used to and there is a learning curve but I like it. Now if only I could afford a few lenses. 

[FrozenInTime]

3 hours ago, AlanZ said:

I didn’t even see that in the manual which I have read. I guess a reread is in order. Thanks again. 
Btw...how do you like the TL2. In the past 2nyears I’ve been through 3 M9...all with sensor issues. I bought this after returning my last M9. It takes some getting used to and there is a learning curve but I like it. Now if only I could afford a few lenses. 

It is there, early on, but the wording is brief, the scope not at all obvious, and changing of icons really does not help.

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Using manual focus lenses on the TL2 and CL is just not the same as on a rangefinder ; I find EVF focusing takes longer and at close to mid distances, the missed focus rate higher 😞.

The TL/CL AF is not that clever and on many occasions I wish I had mounted a MF lens rather than a TL lens; an infinity lock would have helped.

On the TL/CL side, exposure setting is a lot easier when there is a live histogram.

 

[AlanZ]

I do use a manual lens most of the time but it seems if it’s a lens that needs a dumb adapter then infinity is not really infinity. You have to back it down a little to get a true infinity. I prefer to shot totally manual but it takes a little work. I use a Voightlander 35mm and a Nikon 28-70 and each is different as far as focusing. Focus peaking doesn’t guarantee a shot is perfectly in focus. 

[DarioDario]

I recently bought a TL2. I have attached a 23mm Summicron to it. Somehow the menu on the rear screen has a padlock on the right hand side. As a result the “mode” is stuck on M for manual and greyed out. “Info” is also greyed out. I can’t access the menu to change anything. Long pressing the padlock has no effect.

I’ve attached a photo of the rear screen. Can anyone assist?

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[FrozenInTime]

About 10 threads down : https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/313336-tl2-locked-up/

[rijve044]

On my Leica T I Must swipe with thumb or finger from the little triangel under Info to M in order to unlock.

It is meant to prevent accidentially changing the menu.

Regards

Dre

 

[Dopaco]

Accidentally on my TL 2 it has been locked with the padlock and I did not know how to unlock it, I searched the forum and found this thread, which has been very useful to me to unlock it.

Despite coming in the manual, I had not seen it.

The PDF Manual looks good on my computer screen, but the one I have on paper doesn't look good.