Favourite Menu

[Edwin Ho]

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I loose my favourite menu each time after setting it.  Am I missing any step in the process?

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[Guest]

@Edwin Ho check this video, setting favourites menu starts at 11 minutes into video.

 

[Edwin Ho]

Thank you OThomas. I've watched this video in the past, but it did not address the problem I experienced.

[Gigamesh]

1 hour ago, Edwin Ho said:

I loose my favourite menu each time after setting it.  Am I missing any step in the process?

Although I never understood the need for the fav menu since the menu button has already collected all the useful stuff, together with the function buttons. Neither can I save the favorite's settings. I thought it was just me not knowing how, apparently we're two on this. 

 

[Guest]

 OK @Edwin Ho I thought it might’ve helped.  I’ve got the M10-R and it literally works the same way. 

Select Customise Control in the main menu

Select Edit Favourites

Select the desired menu item

Select On/Off

Press the menu button or the shutter button to come out of edit favourites, once you’ve selected what you want.

 

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by OThomas

[SrMi]

2 hours ago, Edwin Ho said:

I loose my favourite menu each time after setting it.  Am I missing any step in the process?

Can you elaborate on what happened? For example, do you set a couple of entries in favorites, and previous entries disappear from favorites, i.e., no favorites are visible?

[Edwin Ho]

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I have now successfully set User profiles as well as a favourite menu. I could have missed some steps while setting favourite menu earlier.

Thank you all, much appreciated.

[Edwin Ho]

BTW, just received M11 instruction manual by post yesterday.

[Edwin Ho]

18 hours ago, OThomas said:

Press the menu button or the shutter button to come out of edit favourites, once you’ve selected what you want.

I could have missed this important step previously.

[Edwin Ho]

18 hours ago, Gigamesh said:

Although I never understood the need for the fav menu....

The fav menu saves me from scrolling through multi pages of the main menu.

FYI, while fav menu allows 11 items, I planned to restrict numbers to only one page (for easy viewing).

[SrMi]

7 hours ago, Edwin Ho said:

The fav menu saves me from scrolling through multi pages of the main menu.

FYI, while fav menu allows 11 items, I planned to restrict numbers to only one page (for easy viewing).

I agree, favorites menu helps a lot with quickly locating most used functions.

[davidmknoble]

I agree on using the favorite menu.  One the ones I use is picking the lens so I can use it with non-6 bit coded lenses and get there fast.  Yet, that does not warrant a function button where I might have different meter selection, or other items…. 

[Edwin Ho]

Thank you all who replied to my original post in regards to favourite menu. After several attempts and with better understanding, I am able to resolve the issue.

I have created 5 profiles, each meeting specific need. And in each profile, I do have a favourite menu for each. What did I not do in the past? I realise that I must save the settings (menu - User Profile - Manage Profile - Safe as Profile). From here, I then choose the profile I wish to save to. After which, each time I select a profile, e.g. Architecture, I will have Perspective Control as a Favourite Menu. I then decide to have it on or off.

Of course there are work around options which involve one or two more steps. As for me, I just want to get to the bottom of it and use the M11 efficiently. 

Hope this is of help to those who suffer similar frustration that I went through. Unfortunately, the Leica instruction manual does not explain this.

[Knightspirit]

I was missing this menu as well - then realized if you have nothing turned on in the custom control setting - then the favorites menu doesn't show on the main screen. Thanks for the thread!