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each
roll of
ARGUS 18 exposure
films.
The
film in these ARGUS magazines
is
protected
from light by a paper leader and trailer, but
when loading or
changing
the film it is
always
advisable to do so in
subdued
light.
Bright
sunlight
should
never be allowed to reach
a
loaded magazine of any type.
FIGURE 2
4. Film
advance
button
8. Winding knob
19. Rewind knob
23. Back hinge clip
24.
Film
sprocket
25. Film
cartridge
26. Winding
shaft
27. Film
28. Cartridge retainer
29. Pressure pad
30.
Back
31.
Lock Catch
I. Remove camera back
(30)
by
grasping
the
camera
body in left hand
and
depressing
the
lock
clip which engages the lock
catch
(31) of
the
camera
back. The lock clip should
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be depressed with the left thumb,
while.
the
clip is depressed
grasp
the leather tab of the
camera
back lock clip with the thumb
and
forefinger
of
the right hand and pull firmly
away
from the
camera
case.
2. Pull
out
rewind knob (19) as far as it
will
go.
Drop the film
cartridge
into this
end
of
the camera
body with the film lay-
ing
over
the toothed sprocket (24). Snap
rewind
knob back in place.
3.
Hold the
cartridge
in place with the
right thumb
and
draw
enough
film or paper
leader from the
cartridge
until it extends
about one
inch
beyond
the
opposite end of
the
camera.
4.
In sert the
free
end
of
the film or
about
one
inch
of
paper through
the slot
in
wind-
,..,
....-ing
shaft (26).
5. Turn
winding knob
(8)
in
direction
of
engraved
arrow until the
film
or paper lies
flat
on
the
camera film
tracK.
When loading
film it
is
best to
engage
the
sprocket
teeth
(24)
befo
re closing the
camera
back. When a
paper leader
is used
be sure that the leader is
centered
'in the film track.
6.
Replace the
camera
back by first
en-
gaging
the back hinge clip (23) in the groove
at·
the
cartridge
end
of
the
camera
body.
Hold the
camera
body in the left hand
and
depress
the lock clip with
the
thumb.
Care-
fully
close
the back by grasping the leather
tab with
the
thumb
and forefinger
of the
right hand
and
snaping
over
the depressed
lock clip. Let the
clip
ri
se
and
engage the
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