Troubleshooting - Nikon MD-11 Instruction Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
Y ou r MD -l 1 h as be e n d e s i gn ed to ma k e mo tor dr iv e
pho to g ra ph y a s s i m p le an d tro ubl e-fr ee as po s s ib le.
However, should you operate the camera incorrectly
or w i th o u t c l ea r l y u nd e r s ta nd ing wh at y o u are do ing ,
m i n o r " h i t c h e s " m a y o c c u r . l f t h i s o c c u r s , p l e a s e f o l l o w
the i n s tr u c t i o ns be l ow .
lf t h e m o t or dr i v e " ja m s " d u ri ng op era tio n, th is us ua ll y
means that the controls have either been operated
inco rr e ct l y o r i n th e w r o ng s eq uen c e , a nd the c o upl in g
mec h a n is m ha s d i s e ng a g e d. S h oul d th is oc c u r, turn
the MD -1 1 's p ow e r s w it c h o f f and m ak e one e x po s u re
with th e cam e r a ' s s h ut te r r el ea s e b utt on, re me mb erin g,
in th e ca se of th e FM , t o s w itc h ov er t o m an ual fil m
adva n c e . Yo u m a y fi n d th a t t he mo tor d riv e di d not
fi nish a d v a n c i ng th e fi l m . lf s o , c o mp let e th e fil m
adv a n ce u si ng th e c a m e r a ' s fil m a dv anc e le v er , th en
press the shutter release button. Do not advance the
f ilm. Sw i t ch t he m o t or dr i v e ba c k o n an d, i n t he c a s e
of th e F M, r e v er t to th e mot or dri v e m ode . T he mo tor
dr iv e sh o u ld a d v an c e th e f i lm re ady for the nex t ex -
posu re . l f t h i s d o es n ot c l ea r th e m alf unc ti on or y ou
ar e u n a b l e t o m ov e t he fi l m ad v an c e l ev er a t al l, do
n ot tr y t o f o rce th e co nt r ol s . Tu rn th e m ot o r d ri ve
o ff o nc e m o re an d s i mp l y re mo ve t he m ot o r d ri ve
fr om th e ca m e ra . Th i s w i l l cl e a r t h e te n si o n i n t h e fi l m
a dv a nc e m ec ha n i sm , al l o wi ng yo u to a d va nc e o r f i n i sh
ad v an ci n g th e f i l m a n d m ak e on e exp o su re , a g ai n d o
no t ad va n ce t he fi l m . R e a tt a ch th e m ot o r d ri ve a n d,
i n th e c as e of th e F M , sw i t ch t o mo to r dr i ve op e r-
ati o n. W h en yo u s w i tc h t he m o t or d ri ve b a ck on , th e
fi l m sh o ul d th e n a dv an ce on e fr am e r ea d y f or th e
n ext e xp os ur e.
Should you trigger the motor drive with the shutter
s pe e d di al se t t o " B " th e ab se n ce o f a n " e xp o su re co m -
pl e te si g n al " m a y r es ul t i n t he c am er a ' s m i rr or l o cki ng
u p a n d t he sh ut t er re m a i n i n g o p en . To r e st or e no r m a l
o pe ra t i o n i n t h e ev en t o f th i s h ap p en i n g, m er e l y m ov e
t h e s hu t te r s pe e d di a l aw a y f ro m " 8 . "
A t al l t i m es d ur i n g m o to r d ri v e o pe ra t i o n, t he fi l m
a d va nc e l ev er sh o ul d r em ai n fl ush w i t h t he ba ck of
t h e ca m e ra . l f yo u mov e i t o u t t o i ts s ta n d- o ff p o si t i o n,
t he m o t or dr i ve wi l l st o p. R et u rn i n g t he l ev er t o i t s
f l u sh p o si t i o n w i l l a ut o ma ti c al l y sta r t th e mo to r d r i ve
on c e m or e