Loading The Film - Canon A-1 Repair Manual

3.9 Loading the Film
(1) Back cover
To open the back cover, pull up the film rewind
crank. The camera's back cove r has a memo holder.
The back cover is interchangeable with the AE-l's
back cover, and Data Back A.
(2) Film loading
o Easy film loading with multi-slot take-up spool.
o The film is wound around the spool in the counter-
clockwise way.
(This is the same with the AE-l.)
(3) Film advance lever
o Single stroke with 120
0
throw and 30
0
stand-off.
The film can also be wound with several short-
strokes.
o When the shutter is open, the film cannot be
advanced.
o The film can be wound with the shutter button
held in the depressed position. (These are the
same with the AE-l . )
(4) Frame counter
Additive type. Automatically resets when the back
cover is opened. While rewinding film, it counts
backword. The frame counter does not advance during
multiple exposures.
5·2.4·· ··· 18·20·22·····34·36·38
0, 20, and 36 are orange, other numbers are white.
(5) Film rewinding
Performed by using the rewind crank on the top. When
the rewind button is pressed, it will be held in the
depressed position and disengages .the film from the
film tra nsport sprocket . The rewind button automati-
cally resets by winding the film advance lever.
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