Minolta SR-1 model V Owner's Manual page 18

4 . T u r n t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r
little by little until both sides
of the f ilm perforations
are
securely engaged
with the sp-
rocket gear. lf, however,
the
lever stops halfway,
press the
shutter release button. The
f i l m t h e n c a n b e a d v a n c e d
a g a i n .
5 . C l o s e t h e c a m e r a b a c k a f t e r
m a k i n g s u r e t h a t a l l s p r o c k e t
h o l e s a r e c o m p l e t e l y a n d
f i r m l y e n g a g e d .
6 . T u r n t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r
until it stops; press the shu.
tter release button. Repeat
t h i s a c t i o n u n t i l t h e f i g u r e 1
appears next to the mark in
the film counter window.
Now
the camera is ready to take a
picture.
N O T E : T o m a k e s u r e t h a t f i l m i s
t i g h t l y s e a t e d a g a i n s t t h e p r e s s -
u r e p l a t e , t u r n t h e r e w i n d h a n d l e
i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w ( s l o w -
l y ) u n t i l y o u f e e l s l i g h t t e n s i o n .