Kodak Ektasound 130 User Manual

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MOTOR· BATTERY

FILTER

EYECUP
(ON

FOCUSING

EYEPIECE)

RUN·LOCK

BUTTON

TRIGGER

WRIST STRAP

Equipment subject

to

minor

appearance changes.

sound movies with your camera
are

easy

...

follow these basic steps

(Only

brief instructions

are

given

here.

Read

on

for important details.)

1

After

installing

the

six

AA

-size

batteries

and

the

9-volt

battery

(page

2),

open

the

FILM

DOOR

and

insert a cartridge

of

super

8

sound

film

(page

6).

2

Fully

insert

MICROPHONE

PLUG

into

microphone

jack

(page

10).

PLace

the

microphone

near

your

subject

to

avoid

picking

up

unwanted

sounds

(at

Least 3 feet

from

cam

era

and

at

Least 1 foot

from

subject).

3

table

of

contents

introduction
serial

number

1

wrist

strap

2

eyecup

2

batteries

2

installing

batteries

2

checking

batteries

2

Kodak

super 8 movie

films 4

filter

setting

4

loading

the

camera

6

holding

the

camera

8

viewfinder

focus

8

nearness

to

subject

8

trigger

8

automatic

exposure

control

8

microphone

10

sound

indicator

10

cable-release

socket

10

daylight

movies

10

existing-light

movies

12

indoor

movies

with

movie

lights

12

Set

the

FILTER

SWITCH

at

"\\\10"

for

regular

light

bulbs,

or

at

"

-;$?<-"

for

daylight

and

most

other

lighting

conditions

(page

4).

4

unloading

the

camera

12

film

proc

ess

ing

13

camera

care

13

cleaning

lenses

13

cleaning

film

aperture

13

sound-recording

mechanism

13

tips

14

'

sound

movies

14

scene

length

14

panning

15

indoor

movies

15

batteries

15

cold-weather

operation

15

technical

details

15

auxiliary

equipment

16

service

facilities

IBC

warranty

IBC

serial

number

A

serial

number

is

stamped

on

the

base

of

the

HAND

GRIP

near

the

TRIGGER.

Make a note

of

this

num-

ber

for

your

records.

Fl'ame

your

subject

in

the

viewfinder

(page 8).

Slowly

push

in

the

TRIGGER-you're

making

sound

movies.

For

the

most

satisfactory

movies,

hold

your

camera

still,

except

to

follow

moving

subjects.

1

wrist strap

A

WRIST

STRAP,

provided

for

your

conve-

nience

in

carrying

the

camera,

is

sup-

plied

with

your

camera.

Attach

the

strap

to

the

tripod

socket

on

the

HAND

GRIP

after

you

install

the

batteries.

eyecup

A

rubber

EYECUP,

which

reduces

extra-

neous

light

and

helps

position

your

eye

at

the

center

of

the

viewfinder,

is

sup-

plied

with

your

camera.

If

you

wish

to

use

the

eyecup,

snap

it

onto

the

view-

finder.

batteries

Your

camera

uses

six

AA-size,

lo5-volt

alkaline

batteries

to

power

the

drive

motors

and

automatic

exposure

control,

and

one

9-volt

alkaline

battery

(like

those

used

in

transistor

radios)

to

power

the

sound

amplifier.

(Don't

use

zinc-

carbon

batteries

except

in

an

emergen-

cy,

and

then

only

when

the

temperature

is

above

55

F.)

The

batteries

(supplied

with

outfits)

are

housed

in

the

hand

grip

of

the

camera. At

normal

temperatures,

the

AA-size

batteries

will

drive

approx-

imately

15

sound

cartridges

or

up

to

25

silent

cartridges

through

the

camera.

(If

the

camera

cools

to

temperatures

below

32

F,

allow

the

camera

to

warm

up

be-

fore

you

use

it

for

sound

movies,

or

in-

sert a silent

cartridge

into

the

camera.

For

extended

cold-weather

operation,

you

can

use

an

auxiliary

battery

pack

to

"boost"

the

motor

batteries-see

page

15.)

Check

the

batteries

periodically

(see

"checking

batteries")

and

replace

when

necessary.

Be

sure

to

use

alkaline

batteries

whenever

you

install

new

batteries.

2

installing batteries

To

install

the

batteries,

hold

the

camera

with

the

hand

grip

up.

(Remove

the

wrist

strap.)

Turn

the

coin-slotted

screw

counterclockwise

and

raise

the

BATTERY-

COMPARTMENT

COVER

as

shown

to

expose

the

battery

compartment.

Install

the

AA-SIZE

BATTERIES

with

the

"+"

ends

fac-

ing

as

shown

on

the

label

in

the

battery

compartment.

(If

you

install

the

bat-

teries

incol:rectly,

the

motor

will

run

slowly,

backward,

or

not

at

all.)

Snap

the

connector

onto

the

9-VOLT

BATTERY

(it

fits

only

one

way);

then

push

the

battery

into

the

opening

just

be-

neath

the

tripod

socket.

Lower

the

cover

to

its

normal

position

and

rotate

the

coin-slotted

screw

clockwise

to

secure

the

door.

checking batteries

The

built-in

battery

checker

permits

you

to

check

the

AA-size

batteries

peri-

odically.

Look

through

the

viewfinder

as

you

press

the

button

labeled

MOTOR-

BATTERY

CHECK.

IMPORTANT: Don't hold
the battery-check button longer than 5
seconds.

If

the

AA-size

batteries

are

good,

you'll

see a blue

light

just

below

the

viewfinder

rectangle. (When

the

mi-

crophone

is

plugged

into

the

camera,

this

light

will

flicker

red

as

you

make

sound

movies,

indicating

that

the

9-volt

battery

is

good.

See

page

10.)

WRIST STRAP

EYECUP

BATIERY-

COMPARTMENT

DOOR

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