Canon New F-1 Instruction Manual

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6 LOADING THE FILM6 Loading the FilmPressing the safety stopper, pull up the rewind knob until the camera back popsopen. Be sure to shield the film from direct sunlight while loading. Place the car-tridge in the film chamber as shown. Then push down the rewind knob, turning ituntil it drops into its normal position.Note:Remove the plastic insert from the pressure plate before loading the first film car-tridge.Pull the film leader across the camera and insert the tip into any slot of the take-upspool.Advance the film once. Make sure the sprocket teeth engage the film perforations.The film should be taut. If there is any slack, unfold the rewind crank and gentlyturn it in the direction of the arrow until it stops. Note that the rewind crank mustbe unfolded before you turn it; otherwise, the knob will turn freely. Then fold therewind crank back in. Close the camera back.Take several blank shots, releasing the shutter and advancing the film until theframe counter reaches ”1.” While doing this, keep an eye on the rewind knob. If itrotates in ,the direction of the arrow, the film is loaded correctly.CAUTIONNEVER remove the camera’s rewind coupler cover from the baseplate when filmis loaded in the camera. This will expose the film to light. It is not necessary toremove the coupler cover except for attaching the AE Motor Drive FN.14All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com