Canon EOS 5D Mark 1 Rear LCD will not Come On

I just bought a Canon 5D (first version Mark I) and I can not get the rear LCD to come on. The top LCD comes on. Focus doesn't seem to work (lens is set to AF) although it focus when I turn the camera on.

 

The battery is fully charged. I have an empty 2GB CF card in it. I downloaded the user manual for the Canon 5D but could not find anything in the manual on turning the LCD on or off.

 

I tried to playback an image (page 107). Nothing happens - the 5D does not access the CF card.

 

I have two Canon EF lenses: 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Ultrasonic and the 75mm-300mm f/45.6 III. Both lenses work fine in my EOS 630, EOS 630, and EOS Rebel S film cameras.This is my first Canon digital camera.

 

Is there a way to re-set the camera without using the menus (which I can not see) ? I read the manual and on page 150 shows a way to clear the settings but that assumes that you can see something on the rear screen.

 

Before I return the camera, I want to make sure the 5D doesn't have a simple way to get it fully working.

 

TIA!

 

Tony

Found this old Thread. Does Canon 5D have liveview? Link

I have owned a 5D mk I for about 16 years and it sounds like your camera is broken. When powered up, hitting the menu button should pull up the menu on the back LCD panel and if there are images on the CF card, it should be viewable on the LCD if you hit the blue "arrow" button. A 5D mk I does not have a live view feature (ability to use the LCD to view the live image from the sensor), but the LCD should be usable for all other functions. The camera is quite capable of taking great images so I would recommend returning the 5D you bought.

Thanks all!

 

I returned the camera. The seller agreed to take it back. I am on the hunt for another one.