Polaroid Macro 5 SLR User Manual page 7

Load the film
The camera uses Polaroid HighDefinition
instant self-developing color film s. Type
990 film is recomm ended; GridFilm and
Spectra/Image film s also can be used.
Each film pack contains 10 sheets of film
and a battery that provides power for the
exposure controls, flash units and film
motor. These high-speed (ISO640/29 )
films are balanced for electronic flash and
daylight (5500 K), and produce positive
color prints.
1 Press the film door release button; the
door will drop open (6).
2 Before loading the film , check that the
film processing rollers are clean. Dirt or
bits of dried developer on the rollers can
cause a pattern of repeated spots or bars
on pictures. Clean both rollers with a soft,
lint-free cloth, dampened w ith w ater if
necessary (7). Rotate the rollers as you
clean and inspect them.
3 Hold the film pack by the edges, w ith the
safety cover facing up (8). Slide the pack
all the way into the camera.
4 Close the film door. The safety cover w ill
be ejected from the front of the camera
(9).
The film counter will read '10'. It
counts down, to show how many pictures
rem ain in the pack.
To remove an empty film pack
Open the film door, grasp the tab on the
end of the pack, and pull the pack out
(10).
The control panel (11)
a Power button
Press to turn on the camera. The flash
units w ill begin charging, and the green
indicators w ill light up when the camera
is ready for picture-taking.
The camera w ill turn off if the pow er
button is pressed again, or after 30 sec-
onds of inactivity. (Note: The camera also
can also be turned on by lightly pressing
the shutter button.)
b Low battery indicator
Yellow light comes on w hen the batteries
in the hand grip are w eak (the ranging
lights also w ill become dim).
c Flash control/status lights
The red light w ill blink while the flash
units are charging; the green lights will
come on w hen
READY
The flash units can be turned on or off
selectively.
d Standard PC socket for auxiliary flash
e Reset button
This returns the cam era to the nominal
flash and Lighten/Darken settings.
The camera has a " memory" and w ill
return to your custom settings for each
magnification w hen it is turned on.
f Lighten/Darken controls
Each setting adjusts the flash output to
increase or decrease exposure by
f-stop.
g Magnification indicators
Light up to show the selected
magnification.
h Date/time control and display
Allow s you to print the date or time on
pictures.
i Film counter
Counts dow n, to indicate the number of
pictures that rem ain in the pack.
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