Troubleshooting Charts; Picture Quality Problems - Polaroid Miniportrait 204 Repair Manual

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B. Troubleshooting Charts

(1) Picture quality problems

Problem
Repeated, evenly-
spaced spots.
Missing corners, or
orange-red marks along
edges.
Rectangular outline in
print.
Small white specks, pink
lines, streaks or blotches.
Muddy-looking print.
Broad streak or mark
across the picture.
Cause
Dirty developer rollers.
Pulling the film tab from
the camera at an angle.
Dried developer on the
rollers.
White leader tab not
pulled completely off
prior to pulling the film
tab; white tab passes
through the rollers with
the film.
Pulling the film through
the rollers too fast.
Development time not
long enough.
Hesitating while pulling
the film from the camera.
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Model 204/404 MiniPortrait Camera
Corrective action
Clean developer rollers.
Pull the yellow/black film
tab straight from the
camera.
Clean developer rollers.
Pull white tab completely
out of camera before
pulling the film from the
camera.
Pull the film using a
smooth, even moderate
pull speed.
Develop film for time
recommended in film
instruction sheet.
Pull the film tab straight
out in one motion,
without hesitation.

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