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Reflex Viewfinder System 

b) release button (E 44).

c) view through the lens and turn the diopter adjusting ring until the

cross engraved in the ground glass is perfectly in focus.

d) lock button (E 44).

Check this adjustment from  time  to  time  as it is possible  that  eye 

strain may be caused under certain working conditions if the camera 

is not correctly set. 

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Summary of Contents for 16

Page 1: ...Operating manual Eclair 16 ...

Page 2: ...20 mm 7 XII MAINTENANCE 17 V SHUTTER 8 Cleaning the aperture plate and the magazine VI DRIVING MOTORS 9 pressure plate 17 Multiduty motor 9 Cleaning the magazine 17 Regulated motors 9 XIII OPERATING NOISE LEVEL 18 Electrical connection of regulated motors 9 DRAWINGS Speed regulation 9 No 890 Connection motor battery for automatic clapper Automatic clapper 9 Perfectone VII BATTERIES 11 891 Motor wi...

Page 3: ...amera Eclalr 16 No 1 676 onwards the reflex mirror can be cleaned with cotton wool or a soft cotton material For cameras up to No 1675 the reflecting surface must never be touched clean ing should be carried out with an air syringe 5 Before cleaning the aperture ensure that the mirror has been cleared from the area of the aperture 6 When cleaning the aperture plate be careful not to strain the spr...

Page 4: ...e lens holder cover 4 Reflex Viewfinder System 2 Fit the lens into its t iolder locating the slot at the top 3 Secure the locking ring E 47 Viewfinder characteristics 1 Since it can rotate by 360 parallel to the camera it may be locked at any angle using the locking screw E 46 When the standard view finder is rotated the framed image also rotates proportionally You will quickly become accustomed t...

Page 5: ... turn the diopter adjusting ring until the cross engraved in the ground glass is perfectly in focus d lock button E 44 Check this adjustment from time to time as it is possible that eye strain may be caused under certain working conditions if the camera is not correctly set 5 ...

Page 6: ...tective cap E 51 by turning it counter clockwise and then 6 Lens turret pulling it out Push the lens mount into the cup taking care that the slot in one of the flanges locates on the stud which is at the top of the cup turn the lens clockwise to lock it Do not force Always replace the protective cap into the mounts when no lens is mounted to prevent dust entering the camera Intermediate mounts The...

Page 7: ...COF Do not forget to replace all the protective caps The zooms are generally supplied with a focussing handle which is engaged by pulling out the boss and released by pushing it in On request the zooms may be supplied with a focussing lever instead of the handle The geometric openings f are engraved in white and the photo metric openings T are in red Other lenses Many well known lens manufacturers...

Page 8: ...he shutter until the blade covers about the half of the aperture 5 Move the lever E 37 to reglage obturateur and keep it in this position 6 Push and then rotate the button C 23 in the direction required to adjust the shutter The desired opening is obtained when the cor responding figure is at the edge of the reflex mirror 7 The lever E 37 automatically comes back to the position moteur For the ref...

Page 9: ...ts through the other two cores the synchronization frequency to the magnetic recorder Speed regulation A built in regulator controls the speed to a tolerance of 0 5 there is no need therefore for a tachometer As soon as the control light E 41 lights up even weakly the filming speed is guaranted If the light does not go on synchronization is not guaranted Since the lighting power of the bulb depend...

Page 10: ...007 b Do not use transformed current because the actual power supplied is difficult to determine and varies considerably according to the charge a transformer which indicates 16volts when it is not function ing may for example fall to 8 volts when the camera starts Only the transformer supplied by Eclair will assure efficient operation 10 ...

Page 11: ... Technical Characteristics Size 175x50x50mm SECTION VII Power supply Weight 115or 220v alternating current by voltage selector 50or 60cycles 0 740kg Check feature a control light goes on as soon as the charger is connected to the mains Safety Rate of charge fuse on the alternating current type 01 0 25 amp 320mA 1 Charge Pull out the voltage selector button and position it to 115or 220volts as requ...

Page 12: ...tion of its performance reduces it should undergo the following operation a discharge the complete battery down to 9 volts b discharge each cell using a 1 0hm resistance inserted between the terminals down to O volt c let the cells stand for one hour d recharge the battery for 18 hours If then the battery has notregained its full performance it is because one of the cells has been damaged and must...

Page 13: ...m supplied on reels has a plastic core of 50 mm Counter On the upper part of the magazine is a counter F 52 which indicates the number of feet or meters of film that remain This counter automatically returns to zero Two separate counters are provided either for spools or reels Side doors On each door film feed side and take up side are two white plastic discs on which the cameraman may record info...

Page 14: ... until about 4 inches of film emerge into the magazine 9 Open the upper and lower pressure guide rollers H 70 and H 73 Place the film on the sprocket drum maintaining a loop as indicated 14 Loading the magazine by the engraving on the plate Close the upper pressure guide H 70 Turn the take up spindle counter clockwise whilst pressing the pressure plate I 77 inwards until about 30 inches of film ha...

Page 15: ... slots C 28 of the camera under the aperture plate Pivot the magazine on the location slots and ensure that the tongue of the lock engages correctly in the magazine Always push over the safety catch C 27 so that it engag es in the top of the magazine Removing the magazine 1 Push safety catch C 27 to the right 2 Hold the magazine in one hand at the same time press button C 24 with one finger of the...

Page 16: ...n of spring loaded side pressure guide C 24 correct operation of the magazine pressure plate Shooting Checking the loop warning device To make sure that this safety system is working well we sug gest that from time to time you carry out the following test load a magazine normally but with no loop outside any fogged film can be used fit the magazine on the camera start the camera the loud clatterin...

Page 17: ...the equipment should be returned to the supplier for adjusting Avoid the use of brushes since they are generally dirty and have lose hairs If a hair is caught in the claw slot it may damage the movement if it is caught in the window it will very likely appear on the projection of the film Cleaning the magazine The sprocket drums and the pressure plate roller guides may be cleaned with a fluffle cl...

Page 18: ... factors such as surrounding noise reflecting surfaces wal ls ceiling etc of a room or of the scenery the position the listener relative to the camera age of film used etc We recommend that y ou always use new film and most important leave no unexposed film in the magazine for any length of time On request we will measure the noise level of your camera 18 Operating noise level ...

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Page 27: ...ng 21 Magazine drive shaft 22 Registration pin 23 Shutter aperture setting control 24 Spring loaded side pressure 25 Magazine release knob 26 Magazine catch 27 Magazine safety catch 28 Magazine location slots Photo D 29 Reflex 30 Variable shutter 31 Ground glass Photo E 32 Lens support socket 33 Lens support 34 Support rod 35 Support rod locking screw 36 Shutter inching knob 37 Shutter control lev...

Page 28: ... Lens turret 51 Lens in CA Mount Photo F 52 Footage counter 53 Carrying handle 54 Turret lock 55 Adjusting screw for optical axis 56 Optical axis locking screw 57 Matt box CIPAR 58 Film note disc 59 Magazine lid catch feed side Photo G 60 Flange 61 Spool lock 62 Counter arm 63 Guide shoe release 64 Guide shoe 65 Magazine location tongues 66 Drive shaft 67 Feed sprocket Photo H 68 Film guide openin...

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