ARRI 400 Operating Instructions Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

for

the

400

ft

. .

magazine

of

the

Arriflex

35

Mod.1I

A

ARNOLD & RICHTER

KG • 89

TUERKENSTR.

•

MUNICH

13

MANUFACTURERS

OF

MOTION

PICTURE

EQUIPMENT

PHONE:

36761

TELEGRAMS:

ARRIFILM

Druckschr. 18.

11

57 - 1 T. - Sch. Dr.

Printed In

Germany

4

, .

Operating

Instructions

for

the

400

ft.

magazine

of

the

Arriflex

3S

Mod.

II

A

The

400 ft

magazines

fQr

black-and-white mm

suppli

ed

her

etQfQre

hav

e

proved

tQQ

small

fQr

the

variQus CQIQur emulsiQns which are '

available

nQwa-

days, since

cQIQur film emulsiQn is a

little

thick,er.

than

black-and-white

.

The new

400 ft ma<gazine

fQr the ARRIFLEX 35, de'

sign

ed

with

this

fact

in

mind,

has

a cQrresPQndingly

greater-capacity

and

accepts the full 400 ft r,eels

Qf

CQlour

fHm

Qr

Qf

500 ft

black-and-white

film.

This

means a regul,ar

300 m

black-.

and-white

film rQll

can

be

half

ed

and

IQaded

intO'

this

magazin

e,

giv!ing

5

1

/ 2

minut

e,s

Qf

shQQting

time (400

ft l

oads

4

1

1z

minutes).

Like

all previQus mQdels,

the

new

ARRIFLEX 35

magazine can

be

IQaded Qnly

with

film s

wound

emuls

iQn

side in

on

plastic

cores

with

slot

or lug.

Th

e QperatiQns desc

rib

ed in

the

fQllQwing

instructiQns

shQuld be pracbiced

first

in

daylight

and

with

blank

film

until

yQU

are

perfectly

familiar

with

the

' whQle QperatiQn. LQading

in

the

darkrQQm

Qr

the

changing

bag

with

une

xpos,ed

film

will

then

be

much

eas,ier

an.d

can

be

performed

quickly

and

without

unnecessary delay.

* *

*

F

irst

remQve the

lid

Qf the

magazin

e by

turning

the

locking

bar

to

the

left

and

gripping

the

lid

Qn

the

small

projection

above

the

bar.

Then

fold

it

forwards and

lift

if

frQm

its

guides.

Place

the

magazine

on a table

so

that

the cogwheel gear

PQints

towards

you. Place

the

film peel

on the left

besid

e

t

he

magazine

so

that

the

film roHs off

in a c\ockwis

'e

direcHon ,and

the

be<ginnin<g

points

to the

right

, tQwards the

magazine

. The film

should nQW

be

trimm

ed

in the

following

way:

- Us·e the

templ'ate

s'Upp

lued

with eve

ry

cameva

and

cut

off the

perfQrations

Qn both

side

,s up

to

apprQximately

the

20th hole

Qr 'SO' that

fir'

st

twO'

perforatiQn hol'es

of

the

film

are

cut

open,

Then

the

trimmed

film

leader

is

tak

en

inside the open maga2'2ine

and

insle

rted

from

insid

e thrQugh the f

ee·d sprocket until

it

pTotrudes

outside through

the .left film

channel.

This

threading

must

be

done 'so

that

the

film is

guid

ed

cQmpl'etely

straight

an.d

parallel to' the

wall

Qf the

magazine

in

Qrder

to'

all

Qw

the

peifforatiQns

to' enga

'ge the

sprocket

's,imultaneQus.ly

Qn

both s,ides.

This

can

be

fad

libated

by gently

turning the

cogwhe·el geaT

by 'hand.

Now

the tensioning Iever

inside the

magazin

e shQuld

be

mov,ed

towards the

right

until

it

snaps 'in

besi'de

the

take-up

CQr

,e. The film roll

can

now

be

slip

ped

Qn

the

left-hand

spindl

e.

Wh

en

cor

es

with

a sl

Qt are

used,

the

spring

of the

spindle

will

snap

in

autQmatically

after one

single

turn

of

the

roll.

If

'a

CQT

,e with a

lug

is

employed the

correct placing

Qf the l

ug

in

~h

e

sIot

should

be

watched ca.

refully,

since,

in

this

cas

'e,

the

spring

does

not

snap in.

Aft

er

inserting the film

roll

into

bhe

magazine

the

film

shou

ld li e

perf,ectl y

flat 'esp

eci'

ally near

the

core and,

furthermQ're,

it

should

be

wound

tightly

.

-

2-

Magazine

lid

5 Loop

size

mwrking

2

Locking clip 6

Magazine

mouth

3

Unexposed

film

on

plast

'ic

core

7

Take

-up

cor

·e

4

T,

ens.ioning le.v'

er

8

Loop

protector

cover

Now

the

beginning

of

the

film

should

be

pulled

out

around

the

left

outer

rim

of

the

mag·azine

unt

,il

the

first

perforation

holes

reach

the

loop

size

marking

rib.

This

ens

1ur'es

the

correct

Siiz

·e of

the

film

loops.

The portion of

t

he

film

with

the perforation s

cut off does

not count in this

measur

ement!

If

too

much film i,s pullied from

the

magazine

the

·excesls

should

be roll

ed

back.

The

pi'ece of film

between

uhe

mouth

of

the ma'

gazine

and

the ma·

rking

rib

should

lie

absolutely

'flush

along

the

edge

of

the

magazine.

Without

alter,ing

the

length

of

this pi'

ece

of film (which

can

be

achieved

by

holding

the

cogwhee

l g·ear),

the

beginning

of

the

film

should

then

be

turned

towards

the

operator

and

inserted

into

the

righthand

channel

of

the

magazine

mouth

by

forming

,a

loop

at

the

same

time. The

perforations

must

enga.ge

the

sprocket

on

both ,sides

at

the

same

time

once

again

,and

the ,emulsion

side

should

now

be

on

the

outsid

e

of

the

film loop.

A

short

portion

of

the

be.ginning of

the

film

should

be

pulled

into

the

mClJgazine,

whilsJt

making

srur,e

that

the

size

of

the

fiji'll

loop

does

not

chang

·e.

At

the s·ame

time

bhe

smooth

turning

of bhe

cogwheel g·ear

mu.st

be

watched.

The

tensioning

lever

is

then

peleas,ed

by

depres

·sin.g

it

to

the

right

and

then

swung

to

the

left

until

it

rests

agaJinst

the

inserted

film roll.

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Attention
The

scale

of

the

footage

counter

on

the

back

of

the

400

it

magazine,

indicat-

ing

the

length

of

film

remaining

to

be

exposed

applies

to

black-and-white

film!

The

approximate

amount

of

available

colour

film

can

be

determined

by

deducting

about

1/5

of

the

value

indicated. The

sca

le is

available

in

feet

or me,t'

ers

and

can

be exchanged,

if

need

be,

by

unscrewing the screW's

and

removing

the

cover

ov,er

winding

mechani

lsm.

In

con

tra,s-t

to

the

200

ft

and

previous

model

400 ft

magazine, 'the

new

400

ft

magazine

has

a collapsithle

tak

,e-

up

cor

·e

permanently

attached

to

the

winding

sp'indle.

When

the

magazine

is loa.

ded

in

th e

mann

er descri

bed ,above

and

th

e film is .

ins

erted properly

up

to

the

take-up

cor'e, the

trimmed

piece

of

film ,

shou

ld

be

cut

off

at the

beginning

of

the

perforations

proper.

The

film

end, which

is

now

of

normal

width,

should

be

clamped

into

the

take-up

cope

by

pres

.s:

ing

to

the

left

the

clamping lever

inside

the

core. Later,

when

th

e film is

fullyexpos'ed,

the

clamping

Joever

must

be

pressed

to the

right.

This

causes

the t,ake-up

cor

,e

to contract. The film roll

can

then

be

lined

out ,ea

sily.

A

plastic

core

can

then

b.e

inserted

into

the

r,eel.

This

is

not

always

neoessary,

how

ever, ,since

the

processing

pli

ant

will

do

this

automatioally.

The new

take-up

core,

which

can

not

he

r'e

mov

ed

from

the

mag

'az'ine,

has the

following

aJdvanta'g

es:

•

The beginning

of the film

cannot

sl:ip from

the

take

up, which

would

necessitate

foe-loading

and

loop

forming,

and

•

the t,ake

up

side

will

always

have

a ci

roular

shape.

Any

bulging,

wobbing

or ",spoking"

and

also the

danger

of

jamming

is

prevented.

To

close

the

magazine,

the

two

holding

clips

on

the

Ji.d

should

be

inserted

obliquely

into

the

slots

in

the lower

edg

,e of

the

magazine

and

the

lid

then

fold ed

over the

magazine

slow

ly

and

cautious

ly.

When

fitted

correc

tly

and

snugly,

the

lid

will

close

wit

hout

effort.

As

soon

as

the

magazin

e is

properly

closed, the locking

bar

should

he

turned

to

the

right

and

the

magazin

e

ins·erted

into

the

camera

in

the

usual

way

.

Attention
Before

switching

on

the

camera

motor

the

two

milled

discs

on

the

back

of

the

magazine

should

be

tightened

in

the

direction

of

the

arrows

engraved

.

Only in

this

way

can

possible

sagging

of

the

film

in

the

magazine

be

avoided

and

uniform,

jerk-free

running

ensured

.

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10
11

Four-hole

spring

loaded ·eyelet

Take-up

-spindle

disc

12

13

Feed

spindle di,

sc

Threaded

holes

14

=

Retaining

screws

for

footage

scale

The

new

magazine

has

also a new ,and

improv

,ed

take

up

mechanism,

If

th

e

spring t'ension

should

reI

axe

afte'f

some

time

and

halS

to

be

re-adjusVed,

this

is ea'

sily

done,

The

prot

'ecl!ing

cover

on

the

back

of

the

magazine

should

be

removed

by

unsrewing

the

two

screws,

This

must

only

be

done

while

maga-

zine

is

empty.

Then

the

tens·ion

can

be

increalSed

by

adjusting

the

fom

hole

eye

,l,

et

(10).

Film-loop

protection

during transport and

storage

In

order

to

avoid

possible

damage

to

the

film

base

or

the

perforations

when

using

ARRIFLEX 35

magazines

of

all

types,

the

employment

of

the

new

loop

protecting

cover

is

recommended.

This

additional

device

consists

of 5

com-

ponents:

base

plat

,e

1

ret,aining

piece

2

retai.ning

screws

cover

cap

l

5 -

to

be

fixed

securely

to

every

magazine

loose,

can

be

slipped

on

4

7

Tens,ioning lever

Take

-up

core

8

9

Loope

protector

cover

Reta,ining

piece

for 8

A

new

type of

loop protection

for the

ARRIFLEX

35

magazin

e

If

the

loop

protecting

device

has

not

been

supplied

with

the

magazine

it

should

be

mounted

accord

ing to

the

following

instructions:

Place

the

empty

ARRIFLEX

35

magazine

upside

down

on a table and

unscrew

the

two

counter-sunk ,scr'ews

on

the

camera

side

of

the

magazine

mouth

with

a

screw

dri,ver.

Filrs,t

the

base

plate

and then the ret

aining piece

of

the

loop

protector

(with

the

oblique

bor,ings

on

top)

should

be

placed

on

the

threa,ded

hol

'es

in

the

ma'gazine

mouth,

and

than

the

's,

lightly

long,er

retaining

screws

suppHoed

with

the

prot'ector

should

be

slipped

into

the

holes

of

the

two

com

-

ponents

and

then

tightened

on

the

ma.gazine

mouth.

After

inserting the film

into

the

magazine the film

loop

should

be

pressed

loosely

against the

mouth

of

the

magazine

and

the

cover

cap

slipped

over

the

film

into the

retaining

piece.

When

this

is

done

the

film

loop

is

completly

covered

and

protected

from

kinks

and

damage. The

cover

cap

is

designed

symmetrically

and

either edge

can

therefore

be

inserted

into

the

retaining

pi

'ece,

where

it

will

snap

in

correctly.

The

magazine

cases

need

not

be

altered

to

accomodate

the

new

magazine

and the

same

applies

to

the

retaining

piece

with

the

base

plate,

whi.ch

are

permanently

fixed

to

the

magazine

and

do

not

impair

the

attachment

of the

magazine

on

the

camera.

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