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Repair Manual

Americas Business Center

Technical Services

201 Burlington Road

Bedford MA 01730

TEL: 1.781.386.5309

FAX: 1.781.386.5988

ProPack Camera

August 1987

Summary of Contents for ProPack

Page 1: ...Repair Manual Americas Business Center Technical Services 201 Burlington Road Bedford MA 01730 TEL 1 781 386 5309 FAX 1 781 386 5988 ProPack Camera August 1987 ...

Page 2: ...Pin Functions 13 Film Camera Exposure Characteristics 14 2 TESTING ADJUSTMENTS 15 Preliminary Checkout 15 Lens Collimation 15 Shutter Exposure Tests 17 Setup 17 Testing 18 80 50 Flash 19 80 800 19 3000ER 50 19 Camera Electronic Flash Graywall Test 19 Setup 20 Partial Strobe Output 21 Full Strobe Output 21 Flash Socket Check and Adjustment 22 Shutter Visual Inspection 22 Timing Switch S2 Adjustment...

Page 3: ...day line shift conf N A Jan 6 1986 01 1 A A Norwood B Feb 7 1987 02 2 B C Mar 8 1988 03 3 C Z D Apr 9 1989 04 E May 0 1990 05 F Jun 1 1991 06 G Jul 2 1992 07 H Aug 3 1993 08 J Sep 4 1994 09 K Oct 5 1995 10 L Nov 6 1996 11 M Dec etc etc Note that the letter I is omitted from the code indicating the month of manufacture Line indicates production line at the place of manufacture and may be omitted fr...

Page 4: ...tch S3 23 3 1 Checking Hot Shoe Continuity 28 4 1 Removing the Door 31 4 2 Removing the Back Cap and Door Latch 32 4 3 Removing the Battery Latch 32 4 4 Removing the Battery Contacts 33 4 5 Removing the Front Cover and Flash Diffuser 33 4 6 Removing the Shutter 34 4 7 Removing the Shutter Release Button and Light Seal 34 4 8 Releasing Lower Arms of Erecting System 35 4 9 Removing the Hot Shoe Conn...

Page 5: ...It is shown in Figure 1 1 in the closed position and in Figure 1 2 in the picture taking position As can be seen in the illustrations the ProPack looks much like the earlier models In fact it shares many common features with the Reporter and the EE100 FIGURE 1 1 PROPACK FOLDED FIGURE 1 2 READY FOR PICTURE TAKING ...

Page 6: ... selector set to 80 well exposed pictures can be made of subjects within a subject range of 50 to 75 feet 15 2 to 22 9 meters These features will be discussed in detail later SIMILARITIES TO REPORTER EE100 Film Nine types of pack film may be used in the ProPack TABLE 1 1 FILM CHARACTERISTICS Film ISO Picture Type Speed Format Type Polacolor 80 20 Square Color Prints Type 88 Polacolor 80 20 Rectang...

Page 7: ...ing closed the flash diffuser swings back into position in front of the shutter housing Focusing As with the earlier cameras focusing is done by first estimating the camera to subject distance Then the lens bezel is turned until the number corresponding to the estimated distance is set under the colored pointer on the shutter face Camera ranges for specific films and lighting conditions are presen...

Page 8: ...fore Electronically the ProPack has been modified to accept an electronic strobe called the ProFlash See New Features portion of this section Other Similar Features Other features of the ProPack which are similar to the Reporter and EE100 are a lighten darken control on the shutter trims exposures from 0 8 stop to 1 0 stop a heavy duty neck strap allows the camera to be comfortably carried a tripo...

Page 9: ...the camera via a bracket secured to the tripod socket FIGURE 1 4 PROFLASH INSTALLED ON CAMERA FIGURE 1 5 PROPACK CAMERA HOT SHOE CONNECTOR A close up of the tripod socket area on the camera Figure 1 5 reveals a hot shoe connector This hot shoe mates with a corresponding five pin connector contained in the ProFlash bracket An electrical cable contained runs through the bracket to the body of the fl...

Page 10: ...in plastic latch instead of the metal bail latch used in the Reporter and the EE100 The back surface of the door has two recesses one is for the ring handle and the other is for a new electronic develop ment timer As can be seen in Figure 1 7 the pack spring arrangement in the CB 103 differs from the pack spring arrangement in earlier cameras In the CB 103 there are actually two different springs ...

Page 11: ...he time one second at a time by alternately pressing and releasing the SET button until you reach the desired setting To start the timer Press the START button The timer will beep once to indicate the countdown has started Then the timer digital display will sequence backwards one second at a time until the timing period is over At the end of the time out the timer will beep twice pause and then b...

Page 12: ...beled 75 Although all of the camera models have three settings the apertures which result differ The following table shows the apertures resulting from the various film selector settings TABLE 1 2 FILM SELECTOR APERTURES Film Reporter Selector EE100 ProPack Setting Aperture Aperture 75 80 f 9 2 f 9 2 3000 f 60 f 60 3000 ER f 9 2 f 18 You can see that the 3000ER setting in ProPack results in an f 1...

Page 13: ... strobe is ON pin 3 works in conjunction with pin 4 Pin 4 connects the side of C3 to the common pole of the strobe ON OFF switch With the strobe ON C3 is connected in parallel with C2 3000ER and with C1 80 or 3000 In the strobe mode the network of capacitors C1 C2 C3 and resistor R6 provides a shutter speed of about 1 125th of a second When the strobe is turned OFF pin 4 inhibits the flash from fi...

Page 14: ...ng Aperture Range Range Range Range COLOR 80 f9 2 3 5 inf 4 8 4 12 3 5 12 1 1m inf 1 2 2 4m 1 2 3 7m 1 1 3 7m B W 3000 f60 3 5 inf 4 8 4 12 1 1m inf 1 2 2 4m 1 2 3 7m B W 3000ER f18 3 5 inf 3 5 25 1 1 7 6m B W 80 f9 2 50 75 15 2 22 9m Ambient scene brightness must be within the range of 3 125 cd ft2 for black and white Flashcubes or ProFlash are not recommended at these settings Setting the Film S...

Page 15: ...battery contacts and discard any corroded batteries 3 Using a tester with a one ohm load test the batteries Discard any battery that reads less than 1 2 volts 4 Install known good batteries into the camera Cover the photocell completely to block any light look into the lens to observe the shutter blades and press the shutter button The shutter should open and remain open until the photocell is unc...

Page 16: ... ON 4 FT COLLIMATOR 11431 IF CORRECT FOCUS IS NOT ACHIEVED IN EITHER TEST DO THE FOLLOWING a Remove the camera from the collimator b Turn the lens bezel to infinity c Without changing the lens setting remove the bezel and the bezel cap d Place the camera on the collimator and set the collimator switch to infinity e Open the shutter and look through the lens while slowly rotating the lens barrel St...

Page 17: ...odel B or Model B 600 Tester as follows Test Selector Switch to 75 EXP Test Mode Switch to EXPOSURE 2 Open the camer and lock the bellows in the open position 3 Set the camera as follows lens to infinity photocell to mid point nominal setting 4 Place the camera on the Model B Tester traditional horn as shown in Figure 2 2 5 Turn ON the tester NOTE All of the shutter exposure tests which follow are...

Page 18: ...18 ProPack Camera FIGURE 2 2 PROPACK CAMERA ON MODEL B TESTER HORN Testing NOTE If the readings in the following steps do not fall within the noted specifications you must replace the baseblock ...

Page 19: ... Press the camera shutter button to make an exposure The meter reading must be between 0 2 to 0 8 relative to the reading in step 3 above 3000ER 50 14 Set the camera film selector to 3000ER 15 Set the tester light level to 50 16 Set the tester selector switch to 3000 EXP 17 Press the camera shutter button to make an exposure The meter reading must be between 20 to 80 relative to the reading in ste...

Page 20: ... the camera and install the electronic flash Place the camera on the traditional horn 3 Set the camera as follows lens to infinity photocell to mid point nominal setting 4 Set the electronic flash as follows L D control to mid point nominal setting ON OFF switch to ON wait for green LED to light TABLE 2 1 PROPACK EXPOSURE SPECIFICATIONS Film Selector Light Level cd ft2 Reading Stops 80 50 ambient ...

Page 21: ...ould be between 0 25 to 0 25 FIGURE 2 3 CAMERA ELECTRONIC FLASH SET FOR GRAYWALL TESTING Full Strobe Output 4 Set the camera film selector switch to 3000ER All other tester camera and electronic flash settings remain as they were in the previous testing 5 Aim the camera at a graywall about 4 5 feet 1 37m away 6 Cover the electronic flash photocell and press the shutter button after green LED on fl...

Page 22: ...he camera Refer to Disassembly section 2 Visually examine the baseblock looking for broken missing parts Replace any defective missing parts as necessary Discard the baseblock if necessary 3 Actuate the shutter by pressing on the capping blade extension point A in Figure 2 5 The blades should move freely Look for any mechanical binds caused by broken or otherwise defective parts 4 Check the positi...

Page 23: ...tact of the switch should make firm contact with the clips on the circuit board If it doesn t very carefully bend the movable contact so it makes proper contact with each clip on the board as it moves from one position to the other FIGURE 2 5 BASEBLACK INNER COMPONENTS FIGURE 2 6 CHECKING FLASH SWITCH S3 ...

Page 24: ...llows 1 Set a VOM to the R X 1 scale 2 Place one of the VOM probes across both contacts of S1 Figure 2 5 3 Place the other probe on the stationary contact of S2 The meter should indicate continuity 4 Slowly press point A on the capping blade until all of the slack is removed from the three blade assembly The meter should still indicate continuity 5 Turn the adjusting screw clockwise until the swit...

Page 25: ...x for all four fully to its limit Instruct customer flashes proper operation 2 Dirt or foreign matter flashcube holder 2 Clean holder with com pressed air 3 Component within 3 Replace flashcube holder flashcube holder broken Flashcubes will 1 Batteries low or 1 Replace batteries check for not fire dead possible short circuit 2 Defective flashcube 2 Replace flashcube 3 Battery contacts 3 Clean or r...

Page 26: ...eck continuity connect crossed cable as hown in figure 3 1 4 Contacts in 4 Clean or reform contacts baseblock dirty or not touching 5 Defective 5 Replace baseblock electrical cicuit in baseblock Flash fires at 1 S4 contacts not 1 Reform S4 contacts slight touch of gapped properly in baseblock shutter button 2 Defective 2 Replace baseblock electrical circuit in baseblock 3 Defective 3 Replace mecha...

Page 27: ...27 ProPack Camera FIGURE 3 1 CHECKING HOT SHOE CABLE CONTINUITY ...

Page 28: ...Replace the shutter part of the shutter housing housing broken Shutter release 1 Release compression 1 Replace spring button will not spring broken return after tripping shutter 2 Extension spring 2 Replace extension spring broken Faulty image in 1 Viewfinder lenses 1 Replace viewfinder viewfinder scratched broken assembly or out of place Picture either 1 Batteries low or 1 Replace batteries too d...

Page 29: ... 1 Batteries low or 1 Replace closing blades dead batteries close together 2 Mounting screws 2 Tighten or loose or missing replace screws 3 Battery contacts 3 Clean or oxidized or bent replace contacts 4 Battery buss bar 4 Clean or oxidized or replace battery bent buss bar 5 Baseblock component 5 Replace defective component or replace baseblock Use a Q tip dampened with alcohol ...

Page 30: ... as you are certain that the alter natives do not degrade camera performance or aesthetics TOOLS REQUIRED The following list shows the tools needed to disassemble and reassemble the ProPack camera Special Tools LINK PIVOT REMOVER 11026 LINK PIVOT INSERTER 11220 BELLOWS PLIERS 11077 Standard Tools Phillips Screwdriver Straight Screwdriver Jeweler s Screwdriver with 1 blade Tweezers Torx Screwdriver...

Page 31: ...31 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 2 REMOVING THE BACK CAP DOOR LATCH FIGURE 4 3 REMOVING THE BATTERY LATCH ...

Page 32: ...32 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 4 REMOVING THE BATTERY CONTACTS FIGURE 4 5 REMOVING THE FRONT COVER AND FLASH DIFFUSER ...

Page 33: ...33 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 6 REMOVING THE SHUTTER FIGURE 4 7 REMOVING THE SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON AND LIGHT SEAL ...

Page 34: ...34 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 8 RELEASING LOWER ARMS OF ERECTING SYSTEM FIGURE 4 9 REMOVING HOT SHOE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY ...

Page 35: ...35 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 10 REMOVING THE TRIPOD MOUNT ASSEMBLY FIGURE 4 11 REMOVING THE ERECTING SYSTEM ...

Page 36: ...36 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 12 REMOVING THE BELLOWS FIGURE 4 13 INSTALLING THE BELLOW ...

Page 37: ...37 ProPack Camera FIGURE 4 14 REMOVING THE CELL WEDGE AND RETAINER FIGURE 4 15 INSTALLING THE CELL WEDGE AND RETAINER ...

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