Troubleshooting - Polaroid 600SE User Manual

600/600 SE Camera
Coat black and white prints:
black and white films except Type 667 must
be coated as soon as possible to protect
them from scratches, fingerprints and fading,
and to prevent changes in tone. For details,
see the film instructions. Do not coat color
prints.
Type 665 negatives:
immersed in a sodium sulfite solution
immediately after separation from the
positive print. See the instructions on the
inside of the fim box for full details.
Protect film from heat:
from heat. Extreme heat and humidity can
damage it, especially after the pack is
removed from its sealed foil wrapping.

Troubleshooting

If no white tab appears:
and, without moving the film pack, push the
white tab out (49). Then close and latch the
door.
If no yellow tab appears when you pull
the white tab: Do not pull another white tab.
Instead, carefully open the holder far enough
to get a finger on top of the film pack to hold it
down (50). Grasp the topmost yellow tab,
and gently pull it all the way out and discard it
(51). Inspect the rollers and clean them if
necessary. Close and latch the holder, with
the next white tab sticking out.
Picture faults and probable
causes
Repeated, evenly-spaced spots:
dirt on the steel rollers in the film holder.
Missing corners or orange-red marks
along edges: Caused by pulling the yellow
tab out of the camera at an angle. Also
caused by dried developer chemicals at the
ends of the steel rollers in the film holder.
Prints from all
These must be
Keep film away
Open the door
Due to
Oblong in print:
pulled all the way out. When the yellow tab
was pulled, the white tab was pulled back into
the camera.
Many small white specks:
pulling the yellow tab out too fast. This can
also cause pink lines, streaks or blotches on
color prints.
Picture with dull, weak colors:
was not developed long enough.
Underdeveloped color prints may be
brownish pink.
Picture with reddish tint and muddy
colors: The picture was developed at
temperatures below 65
Color prints much too red:
some electronic flash units when set at
"Auto".
Very light image or none at all:
was fogged or extremely overexposed. Do
not remove the safety cover from the film
pack before inserting it into the camera, and
do not remove a loaded film holder from the
camera without inserting the dark slide. Be
sure your exposure is based on the correct
film speed.
Nearly black image or solid black:
Caused by insufficient or no exposure. Be
sure you have cocked the shutter and
removed the dark slide. Be sure your
exposure is based on the correct film speed.
Broad streak or curtain-shaped mark:
Due to hesitation or stopping while pulling the
yellow tab out.
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The white tab was not
Caused by
The print
o o
F (18 C).
May occur with
The film