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35mm CAMERA KIT

MODEL AK-540 / FUN-545

Elenco Electronics, Inc.

Revised 2001 REV-C 753035

Assembly and Instruction Manual

WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD- SMALL PARTS NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS.

Summary of Contents for AK-540

Page 1: ...KIT MODEL AK 540 FUN 545 Elenco Electronics Inc Copyright 1997 Elenco Electronics Inc Revised 2001 REV C 753035 Assembly and Instruction Manual WARNING CHOKING HAZARD SMALL PARTS NOT FOR CHILDREN UND...

Page 2: ...reset SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM 1 B4 Thin spring 6AK54027 1 C1 Rewind base 6AK54010 1 C4 Rewind shaft 6AK54013 1 C5 Film door latch 6AK54015 1 D5 Shutter release 6AK54016 1 D6 Lens frame 6AK54017 1 D7 Lens...

Page 3: ...eset Spring A10 Shutter Control B1 Film Counter Frame B2 Film Counter Reset B3 Thin Spring B4 Rewind Base C1 Rewind Shaft C4 Film Door Latch C5 Lens Frame D6 Large Viewfinder Lens E1 Film Door E3 Rear...

Page 4: ...lights Also notice how you feel much cooler wearing a white shirt on a hot sunny day than wearing a black shirt because white scatters the light while black absorbs it Just as some of the scattered li...

Page 5: ...while keeping focus on the same subject then our subject would appear to be larger or smaller as if we moved closer to or farther away from it See Figure 4 Reducing the focal length so that the subje...

Page 6: ...focus distance things appear to be reasonably in focus For small apertures such as for point and shoot cameras the depth of field is very large anything greater than 4 feet will be in focus But for l...

Page 7: ...oves while the shutter is open the more blurred the final picture will be Your AK 540 as with most point and shoot cameras works with speeds of ASA 100 200 or 400 400 is preferred The most common prob...

Page 8: ...erical order install B2 then B3 then B4 etc unless otherwise stated 1 Match parts Match up all of the parts to their pictures in the Parts List Check to see that nothing was damaged during shipping Af...

Page 9: ...kit or your own Before installing spring B4 you should do a quick test Turn A9 the film advance knob to the right it won t go the other way until it stops If it is already stopped you can release it b...

Page 10: ...5 D Parts Assemble the D parts as shown in Figures Da Db and Dc 9 4 C Parts Assemble the C parts as shown in Figure C Figure C C4 C1 G1 C5 Figure Da D5 G1...

Page 11: ...he lens Insert the lens into D6 with the dome side of the lens pointed out as shown in Figure Db b Place D8 over D7 as shown in Figure Db Twist D8 in the direction shown and lock it into place 10 Figu...

Page 12: ...shutter release D5 to take a picture and you should hear a click as D1 the lens shutter rocks back and forth briefly allowing light to pass to the film area If the back cover is open then you should...

Page 13: ...o lay F4 face down with F1 F2 and F3 in it and then drop the main assembly in or to hold button F2 in place with tape Secure with four screws and your camera is complete Note You may wish to read the...

Page 14: ...e teeth of film advance A1 if there is slack then use the film rewinder to wind the excess back into the film cartridge 5 Close the back cover and open the lens cover Press the shutter release button...

Page 15: ...ke Much Better Pictures By changing the camera s position you can influence how your subject is represented 1 This camera does not have flash SO BE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF LIGHT WHEN TAKING PICTURES N...

Page 16: ...sed B3 will lean against the film counter and prevent it from resetting Be sure the tab on the top of film advance shaft A3 turns and advances the film counter one count each time the film is advanced...

Page 17: ...ight from a converging lens meet Place the film here for the best image Image The pattern of light which is formed after light from something passes through a lens Infrared Light A type of invisible l...

Page 18: ...________ __________ and __________ 9 Faster speed film is __________ sensitive to light than slower speed film 10 To get better pictures of people at close distances but in low light you can use _____...

Page 19: ...o race Talking Clock Kit with training course Model AK 220 This easy to build kit will teach you how electronic voices are made Model AK 220 uses analog hands to display time and has hourly reports Wa...

Page 20: ...Elenco Electronics Inc 150 W Carpenter Avenue Wheeling IL 60090 847 541 3800 Fax 847 520 0085 http www elenco com e mail elenco elenco com Technical Assistance Hotline 800 533 2441...