PANAVISION millennium, Operation Manual

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5.2 Threading the camera
Inch the camera until the pull-down claw is at the bottom of
its stroke and out of the film path. Pull out the registration
pins retractor and retract the pins in order to clear the gate.
Pull out a very short loop from the supply side of the
magazine.
NOTE:
While threading the camera, do not inch the camera until
the film on the take-up side has been securely located on the sprock-
et, and the bottom sprocket keeper has been closed. (Turning the
inching knob will activate the magazine take-up motor.
Ensure that the film has been properly secured on the main
sprocket.)
TH R EAD I NG TH E FI LM
Pull about 8" of film from the supply side of the magazine
and stretch it towards the bottom left hand corner of the
camera. Open the top and bottom sprocket keepers.
Thread the film through the camera exactly as shown on the
threading diagram on the inside of the camera door. Double
check that it is correct.
Check that the film on the take-up side is properly seated on
the underside of the sprocket and close the bottom sprocket
keeper.
Set the bottom loop so that is just clears the bottom of the
camera.
Press a film perf onto the perforation locating pin situated
just above the aperture plate. This will ensure that the per-
forations will be correctly aligned with the registration pins.
At the same time, gently press on the edge of the film to
ensure the film is fully back into the movement.
Set the registration pins into the perforations by gently
pressing the finger tab at the top of the retraction pin. If it
does not go easily, recheck the perforation alignment.
Set the top loop by pulling the film off the perforation locat-
ing pin. The top loop should be set to clear the locating pin.
Engage the film on the top of the sprocket and close the top
keeper. If the camera has been disconnected, re-connect the
camera power supply.
camera operation