Fault

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

Sudden stop during film transport

Loop sensor and reflex protector

Clean with ARRI maintenance tools.

 

on left loop box dirty

 

 

with film dust.

 

 

Emulsion build-up in film channel.

Remove emulsion build-up from film pressure stage,

 

 

film track, deflection runner 1 and 2 and from film

 

 

pressure plate, using ARRI maintenance tools.

 

 

 

Operation too noisy

Improper length of film loop.

Open film channel and slightly tension film loop

 

 

manually by turning the two winding plates.

 

 

Then close film channel.

 

 

If fault still exists, call service engineer.

 

 

 

Film transport speed malfunctioning

Setting on master control knob

Call ARRI Service station.

 

doesn’t correspond to selected frame rate.

 

 

 

 

Autostop malfunctioning

Wrong film core.

Use correct film core diameter.

 

Film core diameter must correspond

 

 

to the one selected in

 

 

“Mode” function (Bobby Size).

 

 

 

 

Trouble-Shooting

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