CHAPTER 3: Operating your Autoloader

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Ejecting a magazine

When you want to remove several cartridges at once, eject the magazine(s) first.

Caution

To prevent damage to the autoloader or the magazine, use both hands to support the entire length of the magazine when removing a magazine.

To eject a magazine:

1From the Main menu, scroll to Commands, then press ENTER. The Commands submenu opens.

2Scroll to Eject, then press ENTER. The Eject submenu opens.

3Scroll to Right Magazine or Left Magazine, then press Enter.

You should hear a distinctive popping sound as the appropriate magazine is ejected from the autoloader. “Left magazine has been ejected” or “Right magazine has been ejected” appears on the LCD.

4Grasp the magazine by the handle with one hand and slide it out, supporting it underneath with the other hand.

After you eject a magazine, you must fully remove it or fully reinstall it before powering off the autoloader. Before returning a magazine to the autoloader, manually turn the wheels on the side of the magazine. If they move freely, the cartridges are correctly seated. If the wheels do not turn freely, check the cartridges and remove or replace as needed.

Magazine Load/Unload command

When issuing a Load/Unload command to the autoloader, the system automatically ejects the right magazine.

To remove the left magazine using the Load/Unload command:

1Remove the right magazine.

2Replace the right magazine with a magazine blank.

3Issue the Load/Unload command again. The system then ejects the left magazine.

4If you want to put the magazine in the right bay, replace the magazine blank in the right bay with a cartridge magazine.

Installing a magazine

To install a magazine into the autoloader:

1Grasp the magazine by the handle with one hand and support it underneath with the other hand.

2Slide the magazine into the magazine bay until it clicks.

Make sure that you position the magazine correctly. It should slide into the magazine bay smoothly. If you meet resistance, make sure that the magazine is correctly oriented.

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