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Kodascope Model D
User Manual
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The picture area of the film should never be handled in any way.
Scratches are generally caused by careless rewinding of the film, from
“cinching” it tightly on the reel, or from a dirty gate. Slack film should be
taken up by rewinding the film onto another reel slowly and then
winding with an even tension and at uniform speed back onto the first
reel. Never try to take up slack by holding a reel in one hand and pulling
the end of the film with the other, or very bad "cinch” marks will he
produced. The best and most convenient way to keep Cine-Kodak Film is
to assemble the fifty and one hundred foot rolls, as soon as received
from the processing station on 400-foot Kodascope Reels and store
them in Kodascope Humidor Cans, Kodascope Reels and Humidor cans
having a 400-foot capici1y are sold for $1.50 complete. Detailed
instructions for humidification and storage are included with each
Humidor can.
Cleaning
Sometimes the picture, on the screen will appear cloudy, flat. And lack
brilliancy. This is likely caused by an accumulation of oil and dirt on the
film. The best way to clean Cine-Kodak Film is to use the Cine Film
Cleaner which is prepared especially for this purpose; it should be
applied with the silk plush supplied with the cleaning outfit.
Breakage of the Film
If the film breaks during projection it may be caused by an imperfect
splice made previously in the film; the upper or lower loop was too
small; or the film may have been too dry and brittle. If the film breaks,
stop the Kodascope immediately by pushing in the
black
button of the
switch on the connecting cord. If you do not want in take the time to
splice the film, projection may be continued by means of the “tuck-
under” method. Unwind about a foot of film from the take-up reel. Bring
the other end of the film through the gate and between the lower part
of sprocket and rollers in the same manner when threading the film, see
pages 10 11 and 12. Run the Kodascope until about two feet of film
hangs from the lower part of the sprocket, Insert this end on the take-
up reel at the place where the film you unwound leaves the reeled up
film, as shown in Fig. 17, page 25. Wind up the loose film by hand
turning the take-up reel in the direction indicated by the arrow on the
Kodascope then continue projection.
