AAton 35-III, User Manual

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used. The ASA/ISO selection will insure that the timecode matrix
recorded on the edge of the film in the gate will be exposed at an
appropriate and useable level.
If AatonCode is not running in the camera, the setting of the
ASA/ISO will have no effect.
Press button Iso/Batt twice to view the ASA selection.
Press SET then button ISO, to adjust the ASA setting. Make your
selection between 25 and 1000 ISO by toggling ISO or by rotating
the jog wheel.
If the ISO selector is adjusted while the camera is in test or run
position, the correction will not take place until the next camera
start.
2.9.5 Battery Voltage
Press button Iso/Batt to read the voltage of the camera’s power sour-
ce. Notice that if the camera is running and button Iso/Batt is pres-
sed, the control panel will read and display the voltage under load.
2.9.6 Magazine Number
As soon as a magazine is installed in the camera, you can read is
number ID by pressing Iso/Batt three times.
2.9.7 Camera Preset Speed
The default mode of the control panel will automatically display the
camera speed selection, whether it be in sync or variable mode,
when the camera is powered but not running. When the camera is
turned on, the actual running speed to the .01 frame is displayed.
To adjust the preset speed, press SET, then button SYNC. Make
your selection of stepped crystal speed between 6 and 30 fps by
togling SYNC or via the jog wheel.
2.9.8 Camera Specific Speed
To choose a specific speed press SET, then VAR. Make your selec-
tion of any .001 incremented crystal speed between 3.000 and
40.000 fps via the jog.
Force Processing and the
AatonCode matrix
Regardless of the situation,
always set the ASA selector to
the actual exposure index of
the film. If you know before-
hand that your footage will be
pushed or pulled, don't worry
about compensating for the
sake of the precise exposure of
your timecode matrix. The
matrix is resistant enough to
handle exposure variances of
one and a half stops or more in
either direction.
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Changing Speeds while
Running the Camera
Any camera speed, whether
preset or specific, can be chan-
ged when the camera is run-
ning. To do so, run the camera,
then follow these simple steps:
•
Operating under a preset
speed (in sync mode), press
SET, then SYNC, then use the
jog wheel to choose a higher or
lower stepped speed.
Under a specific speed (in
variable speed), press SET, then
VAR, then use the jog to ramp
the speed higher or lower in
.001 frame increments.
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