FP 25/30/38/50/75 E
Issue: 08/2012
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Error
Cause
Solution
Picture moves
vertically (jumps)
- Skate pressure isn’t adjusted
correctly-
- Skate height isn’t adjusted correctly
- Film print defective
[verify with test film]
- Skate is worn
- Intermittent sprocket damaged
- Adjust
- Adjust
- Get new print
- Change
- Change (service)
Picture moves
horizontally
(waves)
- Ceramic discs are blocked or dirty
- Ceramic discs are worn [rare]
- Remove and clean
- Change
Perforation
damage in direc-
tion of travel
- Skate pressure is too strong
- Intermittent or upper/feed sprocket
teeth have worn
- Adjust
- Change the worn sprocket(s)
Perforation
damage against
moving direction
of travel
- Take-up friction is too strong
- Lower/holdback sprocket teeth
have worn
- Adjust
- Change the worn sprocket
Perforation side
damage
- Sprocket teeth are damaged
- Pad shoe is damaged
- Film gate position is not correct [rare]
- Change sprocket
- Change pad shoe
- Adjust
Scratches on film
- Film loop is too large
- Emulsion particles / dirt on rollers
- Rollers, skate, and/or film runner strips
are defective or worn
- Thread film correctly
- Clean
- Change the worn or
defective part
Picture blurring
- Shutter is not adjusted correctly
- Skate pressure too low
- Adjust (service)
- Increase pressure
Soft image
- Dirt on lens elements
- Properly clean front / rear of
lens
Unable to stay in
focus
- Excessive heat from xenon lamp
- Decrease xenon current and/
or use IR heat filter
- Replace damaged IR heat
filter
- Make sure light is properly
distributed so there is no
“hot spot
Misframed image
- Incorrect threading
- Misframed splices
- Thread properly
- Re-make specific bad splice
