Minolta Advance Auto Parts for Loading and Maintaining Your Film Camera

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FILM
3	Extend the leader between
	the guide rails to the index
	mark.
	• Hold the film cartridge down so that
	the film lays flat.
	• If the film tip extends beyond the
	index mark, take the cartridge out
	and rewind the excess film back into
	the cartridge.

The shutter curtain’s precision design makes it extremely sensitive to pressure. Never touch it with your fingers or the film tip.

		GETTING	STARTED
When the film is loaded correctly :
•	appears in the frame counter. The film

speed (ISO) is displayed on the data panel for 5 seconds.

•If the film is loaded with the power off, the film

speed (ISO) and appears on the data panel for approximately five seconds to indicate successful loading, then the camera shuts down.

When the film is loaded incorrectly :

• blinks in the frame counter and the shutter locks. Open the back cover and repeat steps 2

– 4.

•If the film is loaded with the power off, blinks on the data panel before the camera shuts down.

Film-chamber Lock

Once the film is loaded, the back-cover release will lock until the film is rewound to prevent the camera from being opened accidentally.

4 Close the back cover.

• The camera automatically advances the film to the first frame.

• Take care not to catch the strap when closing the back cover.

Film Window

The film window and the film- chamber lock indicator will show if a roll of film is in the camera. Always check these before loading a new film.

•When film is loaded properly, the film chamber lock indicator is red, and the back cover cannot be opened.

•To change a roll of film in the

camera, refer to manual rewind on page 24.

Film-chamber lock indicator

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