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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.)
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