Minolta Auto Winder G Owner's Manual

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AUTO

WINDER

G

OWNER'S

MANUAL

Specially designed

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Winder
and

resets
taken
stopping
coreless motor
batteries,
and

lightest

balance

Before

the

way through
needs
acquainting
can

take

Winder G right

G

attaches

XG

the

in single-frame

automatically

winds

and

also

to date,

and lightness

-

your

using

-

while loading

yourself

good

pictures

from

use

for

to the camera body

for

or

uses

the

of the

winder for

or at

with the unit

the

on

the Minolta XG

next

the
continuous

at the end of each
well
ordinary

batteries,

and begin

start.

exposure

over 150

or

Auto winder

camera/winder

the

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enough

attaching

and its

operation

alkal ine

to realize

few

in a

automatically

up

cartridge,

cartridges

penlight

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combination,

first

time,

cover

to

to camera,

parts

the

cameras,

seconds.

after each

frames

to two

The highly

per

charge

cells.

for

please

read this manual

your

own

and features.

and handling

potential

your

lt advances film

One of smallest

optimum

picture-taking

This
of

Auto

one is

per

second,

efficient

with Ni-Cd

total

and
you

way,

your

Auto

all

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NAMES

OF

PARTS

Contact snritch

pin

Guide
Filrnadvance

coupler

Terminal
Filrn-advance

Pilot

light

Power

switch

release

ttery holder
Tripod
Attaching

socket

screw

Battery+hamber

lock

BATTER

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IES

Installing

With

1.
slide

the battery-chamber
the direction
remove

batteries

pow€r

switch

the battery

of

the arrow

holder.

at

"OFF,"

lock in

and

2. Insert four

1.5-volt
carbon-zinc batteries
and
indicated

minus

alkaline,

(-)

the battery

in

penlight

Ni-Cd, or

ends

(AA-size)

sealed

plus

with

positioned

holder.

(+)

as

3. Insert

the battery holder
winder body
marks

it

snap
(lt

is shaped

properly

seat
are not

so

are

on th€

securely into

so
if

on the same

the white marks

into the

that the white

same side

place.

that it will not

side.)

and

CAUTION
o

When

replacing batteries,

to change

time. lf €xhausted
used with fresh
ent
together, there
battery

o

Do not
or carbon-zinc
could
explosion.

o

lf the winder
two weeks
should be removed.

o

lf

used
Auto Winder
operation,
freshly
the f lash.
other batteries
may

all

types of batteries

leakage
attempt

cause battery

Auto Electroflash

with

the XG

be

charged

lf

not

synchronize

four

batteries at one

batteries are

ones, or if differ-

possibility

is a

or explosion.

to charge

batteries

leakage

is not

or

G in

partially

be

to

more,

2OOX is to be

cameras

successive f

sure to use

Ni-Cd

batteries

charged

used,

are

properly.

be

zure

used

are

alkaline

as this

used

batteries

and

lash

only

flash

the

for

of

or

in

or

o

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lf

the winder

replacing

after
the

shutter once manually
the
should
nism,
be resumed.

Cold-weather

Batteries
capacity
down,

and the
winder
accordingly.
carbon-zinc
temperatu

while nickel-cadmium

be qsed in

-2O-C

mended

with fresh
weather

spares in

for replacement

such

operation,

does not

the batteries,

film-advance

recycle

and normal

can advance

e4-F ).

the winder mecha-

operation
generally
the

as

that
and that

a warm inside

temperature

amount of film

Alkaline

batteries

res

d own

temperatures

lt

winder

the

batteries for use

you

if necessary during

operate

cock

using

lever.

This

operation can

decrease

goes

per

set lessens

and sealed

can be used

to Oo C

is

(32"

batteries may

as low

thus recom-

be loaded

in cold

fresh

carry

pocket

coat

ATTACHING AND

To

attach

With

1.
insert
into

and align the
the
of

2. Fold
turn it

in

is

the

in

Fl

as

REMOVING

power

the

the auto winder's

the camera's

tripod

the

camera.

out the attaching screw and

clockwise until

securely in

wvitch at

guide-pin

attaching

socket on the

place.

screw with

the

"OFF",

guide

socket

bottom

winder

pin

To remove

1. With

the

fold

out the

turn

it counterclockwise

the camera's

2.

Separate

making

straight

power

attaching

tripod

the winder
sure the
out

of the

w\ritch

socket.

and camera,

guide pin

guide-pin

at"OFF,',

screw

out

is drawn

srrckst.

and

of

CAUTION

Do not

at

to the

Becausa

behind

with

on the

ication. For

attach
"ON"

the

auto winder

an

camera with
snritch
damage

NOTE
tend

XG
used
modif
modification
contact
service facility.

the winder to

ths

as

camera.

bellows

the body

Auto

Bellows

information

your

of

authorized

winder's

may

this

supports

mount,
can not

Auto

power

cause

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about

Bellows

M inolta

the

ex-

the

be

I

OPERATION

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Normal

With

winder

and

Turn

1.

winding

serviceable

attached to

power

the

batteries

the camera:

switch

to

loaded
"ON."

2.

make

To
press

the
lease
automatically advance the f ilm
when
when
in its release
exposures will be made

a single

the operating button

shutter and immediately re-

button.

the

€xposure

the

the operating button is

exposure, de-

(The

position,

winder

complete,)

is

successive

to trip

will

held

and the

winder will advance the f ilm after
each one at a
f rames
single-frame or continuous

the

tion,
during

3.

At the end of each cartridge, the
winder

the

and

CAUTION

Do

not

while

the

could interrupt the

happens

this

er does not restore winder
tion, cock the shutter once
using

the

winder

mechanism
recycled,
be resumed.

rate

up to two

per

pilot

each advance cycle.

will

pilot

release

winder is operating as

and

film-advance lever. The

and

of

second. In either

light will come

automatically stop,

light will stay lit.

battery

the

winding cycle. lf

replacing the

manually

then be

should

normal

operation

opera-

on

holder

this

hold-

opera-

can

NOTE
o

Excess tension on the film may
stop the
in
exhausted; the
remain lit. Should this happen,
move
to
This
pilot

ff the
ate,

and/or

o

When the camera's

selector

will advance

button is released.

o

During
advance
rest

a

Keep the
at
being

winder

mid-cycle before

the

"OFF"

should

light

winder

replace

batteries.

lever

position.

"OFF"

used.

drive mechanism

pilot

winder's

and then to

reset the

for normal

still

the

is set at

after

winder operation,

should

winder's
when the

the

light will

power

winder

operation.

does not

f ilm cartridge

shutter-speed

"B" the

the operating

kept at its

be

power

winder

film

also

switch

"ON."

and

oper-

winder

the

switch

is not

is

Manual

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The
ly with
sired, whether

is

icient,

suff
to make
"OFF" before releasing
Generally
duce

the size and weight
camera,
detach

the

use.

advance

can be advanced manual-

winder

the

To do so, it is necessary

sure the

speaking, however,

you

winder when

attached if de-

or not battery

power

probably

will

wi/itch
the

it is not in

power

is

shutter.

to re-

of the

want

REWINDING

at

When

to

1. Move

the auto winder

the

,,OFF."

FILM

power

is

attached:

switch to

2.

Turn
advance
as

indention

arrow

the auto

it will

until a

release

go

and

in the

winder's

right

the

to

sl ide it into

direction of

faint click is

f ilrrr

far

as

the
the

heard.

Fold

3.

out the

turn

it
by the arrow on it until the
Safe Load Signal

window to the left.

the

feel

then
increase and d isappear,
crank will

rewind crank and

in the direction indicated

moves

bar

tension

turn

on the f ilm

f reely.

red

out of

You will

and the

4. When

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the
open
cartridge.

you

are certain

is

completely

back-cover

the

back

that

rewound,

release

knob

and remove

the

pull

the

to

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batteries

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also

per

and

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low

charger

use

with

as

This

batt€ries
with
installation

is

available

to any

models

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alternating

(cycles)

6OHz

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batteries

through

advance

charge

than

are virtually

temperatures.

and

set

of

your

Auto

an

accessory

can

charge

in an

lighted

LED,s

and

in Edison

model

1 15-volt
with

SAA

only.

Siemens

current

and

NC-2

recharging.

more
disposable

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Type:

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12

"-

Specifications

Winding

Winding

Usable

Power source:

Drive

Winding

Size

and

Function:

time:

speed:

shutter

speeds:

motor:

capacity:

Other:

weight:

DETAILS

Automatic
Operates
soon as advance lock releases after each exposure
.Approx. O.4 sec,

Up to

Single-frame/successive
speeds

Four

rel

Co
Succe^ssive 3^6-exp. cartridges

20-

at

Sealedcarbon-zinc Alkaline-manganese Nickel-cadmium

'

as

Tension-type
Contact
camera;

body 35 x 37 x 138mm
21Og

subject

to change without

f

winder for use

ilm

camera's film-advance/shutter-cocking mechanism

2 fps

successive operation

in

1

through 1/1OOO

1.5v

AA-size

pe

ess-ty

Approx. 50* Approx, TO* Approx. 150r

determined by Minolta's

(68"

c

switch

LED

(7-3/a

micromotor

F

)

switch

monitor

oz.)

operation

(penlight)

to

prevents

light, film-advance

(1-3l8

without

cells

notice

Minolta XG camera

on

at

sec.;

stop advance

operation

all electronic

single-frame

cells connected
per

fresh

set or

standard testing method

x

when

1-7/16 x

at end
release,

S-7/16

only

in

full

not

auto/manual

at,,B,,

(6v)

series

charge

of

cartridge;

attached

in.l

body

setting

of

as

cells

to

AND STORAGE

CARE

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Your

Auto
wiped with
cloth
alcohol or chemicals of any
to touch its

o

Do not keep the unit

'

subject to
humidity,

a cool, well ventilated

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