Simplex APOGEE, Instruction Manual And Parts List

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FILM SPROCKET REPLACEMENT
1. Open the pad roller arm.
2. Remove the hex head sprocket fastening screw from the outboard end of the sprocket shaft and slide the
sprocket from the shaft. Leave the spring washer and flat washer on the shaft.
3. Slide the replacement sprocket onto the sprocket shaft, aligning the key in the sprocket with the keyway in
the shaft. Secure with the sprocket fastening screw.
FILM SPROCKET DRIVEN GEAR REPLACEMENT
1. Remove the gear compartment cover (see previous).
2. Remove gear fastening screw and slide gear from shaft.
3. Hold the film sprocket in place and slide the replacement gear onto the shaft. Insert the fastening screw,
position the gear to allow slight end play, and securely tighten the fastening screw.
4. Replace the gear compartment cover.
AUTOMATIC LENS TURRET
1. Check for correct contact between the turret drive tires and the driven indexing plate. Clean surfaces to
prevent dust and dirt build-up; replace O-ring tire(s) if cracked or worn.
Do not lubricate.
2. Clean the grooves in the (3) indexing plate ball bearings. The top bearing is mounted to an eccentric
bushing to permit adjustment; take up any slack as required.
3. Check the compression spring on the index stop pin. Replace with
new, or stretch to length. Check the expansion spring on the motor
mount and replace if excessively stretched and allowing slippage.
4. A headless set screw in the front center of the turret casting (see Figure
1) acts as a deadstop for turret closure. Tighten this screw as required to
remove any play from the turret hinge when closed, yet allowing the
turret to latch securely. Tighten the hex nut to lock this adjustment.
NOTE: Do not attempt to correct “keystoning” by setting this deadstop
screw to offset the projection lenses. Lenses must remain on optical
center for correct focus.
5. Periodically check lens positions and correct as required. Project RP-40
Test Film to the screen and alternate between formats. If the picture
noticeably shifts up and down or left to right between formats, the lenses
should be re-positioned.
5a. The index stops are mounted to the inside of the lens indexing plate with
three screws. Two of the screw holes are slotted to permit fine adjust-
ment of the vertical lens position. Adjust the up-and-down position of
the picture on the screen by loosening the two locking screws (A) and
turning the slot-headed eccentric stud (B). When the up-and-down lens
position is correct, securely tighten the two locking screws (A).
5b. Left-to-right positioning of the picture on the screen is adjusted by setting the two button head socket
screws (C) adjacent to the lens on either side of the focus knob (D). Loosen the screws (C) slightly using
a 3/16" allen wrench, and adjust the side-to-side position using a 7/32" allen wrench to rotate the adjusting
screw (E). This moves the horizontal eccentric adjustment. Securely tighten the two button head screws
(C) when the picture is correctly positioned horizontally.
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