Mamiya 645E, Instruction Manual

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1. While pressing the Back Cover Opening Button (B) downward, press the Back Cover Release Button (A) in.
The Back Cover will open.
2. While squeezing both sides of the Film Insert’s Release Latch (C), pull the Film Insert out of the camera
body.
3. Align the right-hand side of an empty film take-up spool with the lower Spool Stud (D), and then slide the
spool into position, making sure that the left side of the spool is held in place by the Spool Clip.
• When you install film for the first time, discard the protective paper that covers where the Film Insert
is installed in the camera body.
4. Insert a roll of film in the upper compartment of the Film Insert with the film’s leader positioned as shown
in the image on the left.
5. Pull some leader out and around the Film Insert, and then insert the tip of the leader into the slot in the
empty take-up spool (center image).
6. Gently rotate the take-up spool in the direction of the arrow (center image) until the Start Mark on the
leader is aligned with the ‘START’ indication on the Spool Clip, as shown in the image on the right.
Advancing the Film to the First Frame
7. While squeezing both sides of the Release Latch (E), insert the loaded Film Insert into the camera body
until it stops, and then remove pressure from the Release Latch (E).
8. Make sure that the Film Insert is correctly seated and locked into the camera body.