Pentacon PENTAFLEX AK16, Operation Manual

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Operational readiness of the camera
To insert the cartridge (fig. 12), the
handle (19) is turned to "A" with its
white marking. This means that the
gripper moves out of the movie
theater, the transmission is locked
and the cassette locking lever moves
into the "open" position. The
protective cap (fig. 11) is pulled from
the cassette neck, the cassette neck
is inserted into the shaft until the
cassette with the horizontal sliding
surfaces sits on the frame (20),
pressed slightly downwards by the
hand - and by turning the handle (19
). The locking device must be
actuated quickly and the
Push the cassette about 5mm
forward without removing it from the
chess frame.
After the end of this rotation, the
handle (19) is turned towards the "Z"
by its white marking.
Of the three lenses used in the turret
head, the upper one is in the working
position. If another lens is to be
shifted into the beam path. The snap
button (Fig. 6 no. 21) must be
pressed briefly and at the same time
the turret head must be swung until it
clicks into place. Of the lens
assembly, the 2 locking levers
belonging to the lens (Fig. 6 No.22)
must be pressed simultaneously to
the center of the lens.