Canon T2000 User Manual

Canon T2000

Operatiiig Manual Soundprojector

English version

Congratulations on your new Canon T2000 Sound Projector which will make the most of your Super-8 or Single-8 movies, be they silent or of the Ektasound type, with live sound recorded ‘on location’. If you have movies taken with a silent Super-8 or Single-8 camera, the T2000 provides all the facilities you need to add sound on a magnetic stripe which can easily be put onto any 8 mm film after editing. If, on the other band, you shoot live-sound films, the T2000 is not only the perfect complement to

your sound camera, but will also help you optimize your live sound by adding a spoken commentary, music or special sound effects. This is particularly easy in the T2000, in which advanced electronics take over level control and even allow sound to be recorded on sound so that back ground music and a spoken commentary or special effects can be conveniently combined on a single track.

Although operation of your Canon T2000 is extremely simple, you should proceed metho-

dically and with due care in order to obtain out standing results and satis faction. May we therefore recommend that you read these instructions very carefully from cover to cover and keep them close to the projector for easy and quick reference. Fold out the front and rear flaps with the nomenclature while reading the Manual.

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1 Take-up spindle 2 Carrying handle

3 Framing knob 4 Focusing knob 5 Supply arm 6 Supply spindle 7 Film-threading slot 8 Zoom lens 9 Sound input

10 Master switch 11 Record button 12 Volume control 13 Rec/Trick control 14 Input selector 15 Front cover 16 Loop-former button 17 Vertical tilting screw

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4. A few words about striped film

Film editing

6. Preparing the projector for operation

8. Brief instructions

10. Picture controls

Master switch

Framing knob Focusing knob

Zooming ring of lens

Loop-former button

Speed control

13. Sound input/output

Input Output

14. Sound controls

Automatic level control (ALC)

Record button

Volume control

Rec/Trick control Input selector

17. Projecting your films on the Canon T2000

20. Recording sound

Recording procedure Using the microphone Recording sound on sound

24. Accessories Care and maintenance of

25. your T2000

Removing the front cover Removing the lens Changing the lamp Cleaning the film path

30. Technical data

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Sound projection is not

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predicated on the use of a sound camera. Any of your silent films can be

provided with a magnetic stripe to add sound in the projector. You will be surprised at the sound quality you can obtain from your Canon T2000 and the difference this added sound can make.

Having silent film striped with a magnetic track is quite simple. Your photo dealer will gladly make the necessary arrangements. It is advisable to have a balancing stripe applied along the other edge of the

film for uniform thickness

and smooth winding. Remember, however, that your movie should be completely edited before striping.

If you are using sound car tridges in your movie camera, you do not have to worry about subsequent striping. In this case, your T2000 makes it very easy to fill in sound gaps on your films, which are quite natural because there is not always sufficient sound on location and polishing up your original sound track will give you much greater satisfaction.

The sound-on-sound re cording feature of your T2000 even allows you to add further sound to the live-sound track to obtain

a well-balanced mixture of

original and ‘studio’ sound.

Before attempting to im prove the live sound record ed in your movie camera, make absolutely sure that you are completely

familiar with the few simple manipulations required for the purpose

on your projector.

Remember that live sound, once erased, cannot be brought back. A few trials

on an old film whose sound track is no longer needed will greatly im prove your results.

Film editing

The sound in Super-8 sound cameras is recorded

18 frames ahead of the picture. This is a very important point to keep in mind during editing be cause cutting one of the

two - picture or sound always affects the other. Before adding further sound to your sound movies or putting sound on silent film, be sure to complete editing in all its phases, since additional editing after putting on the final sound would disrupt the latter.

Before starting with sound

recording in the projector,

carefully clean your edited film.

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1. Always carry your pro

jector by its handle (2).

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spindle (1) or supply arm (5) for the purpose!

2. fie/ore connecting the projector to the AC supply, be sure to check its voltage setting and compare it with the available line voltage. If necessary, remove the transparent plastic cover of voltage selector (18) at the rear of the projector and use a coin to set the proper vol tage rating.

Note that improper vol tage setting may cause damage to the projector if the latter is connected to the

power supply.

3. Plug the power cord into receptacle (19) and connect it to a wall outlet.

4. Set the projector up at a suitable distance and height in front of the screen, using screws (24) and (17) for horizontal leveling and vertical tilting. Avoid excessive upward tilting of the projector, which will conically distort the screen image. Instead, try to cen ter the projector as nearly as possible on the screen.

5. You can now turn master switch (10) 90° to the right to switch on the lamp so that the frame limits become visible on the screen. Turn knurled ring of zoom lens (8) to vary the size of the screen image as required. Then use focusing knob (4) to prefocus on the frame edges.

6. Swing out supply arm (5) and slip supply reel with film onto spindle (6) so that the film leader comes down at the front, the perforations facing you. The Canon T2000 will accept reels taking up to 600 ft or 180 m of film.

7. Attach the auto take-up

reel supplied with the

projector to spindle (1). Your Canon T2000 is now ready for operation.

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These are intended ex clusively as a general out line and for quick future reference. They cannot and will not replace the detailed explanations on the following pages.

1. Set speed selector (21) to the speed with which your film was exposed in the camera (18 or 24 fps).

2. Turn master switch (10) clockwise to its first stop

and insert film leader

about 4 inches or 10 cm into the film-threading slot below the white guide roller until it is gripped by the threading mechanism and automatically wound on the take-up reel.

3. Turn master switch (10)

further clockwise to either silent projection or sound projection, as required.

4. Focus by turning knob (4) and turn knob (3), if necessary, to adjust the frame line.

5. Select playback volume in sound projection by turning the volume control

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6. When the film has reached its end, stop the projector by turning master switch (10) to zero and rewind either through film path or outside by first attaching the end of the film to the supply reel and turning master switch (10) fully counter clockwise.

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