Loading the Film
Fold out t he OIC key at the baseplate of t he camera a nd turn it counterclockwise 1800 until the arrow po int s to the "0" (open) mark and the camera back pop s open. Pull up the rewind knob as far as it will go, and drop a sta nd ard f ilm cartridge or a special Nikon reloadable cassette into the left-ha nd fi lm chamber with the fi lm leader a ligned a lo ng the film guid e rails.
After positioning the cartridge a nd film leader pro per ly, push the rewind knob down to ho ld the cartridge in
place a nd insert the end of the film leader into a ny of the slots in the film take-up spool. If necessa ry, release th e shutter and, then, stro ke the fi lm-advance lever slow- ly to make sure that the leader winds smoothl y on the spool and that the film edge perforat ion s engage with the fi lm sprocket roller. When sat isfied that the film is properly feeding a nd is traveling correctly along the fi lm guid e ra ils, close the ca mera back a nd ret urn the OIC key to its norma l storage position. (Also, see "Tips o n Camera Care" o n page 36.)
