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Summary of Contents for Sound 7500

Page 1: ...CHINON Sound 7500 INSTRUCTION MANUAL ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...ECESSARY A CORD WITH A SUITABLE CURRENT RATING SHOULD BE USED CORDS ATED FOR LESS AMPERAGE THAN THE APPLI ANCE MAY OVERHEAT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ARRANGE THE CORD SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE TRIP PED OVER OR PULLED 7 ALWAYS UNPLUG APPLIANCE FROM ELECTRICAL OUT LET WHEN NOT IN USE NEVER YANK CORD TO PULL PLUG FROM OUTLET GRASP PLUG AND PULL TO DIS CONNECT 8 LET APPLIANCE COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE PUTTING...

Page 3: ...tor Jack 15 Line out Jack 16 Volume Control Knob 17 Manual Warning Lamp 18 Tone Control Knob 19 Sound on Sound Control 20 Sound on Sound Recording Lamp 21 Record Button 22 Record Button Safety Lock 23 P A Input Jack 24 Aux Jack 25 Mic Jack 26 Speed Selector 27 Projection Speed Adjustment Knob 28 External Speaker Jack 29 Power Socket 30 Back Cover 31 Built in Loudspeaker 32 Lamp Cover 33 Projector ...

Page 4: ...he back cover Fig C CORE MAINS CABLE 1 The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live Green Yellow Earth 2 A fuse plug should be used for connection to the mains supply with the fuse recom mended 3 The equipment should be disconnected from the mains when not in use THE FOLLOWING IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PROJECTORS SOLD IN ENGLAND WARNING 1 Disco...

Page 5: ... disconnect the power The main operation switch can only be operated when the power switch is in the ON position PREPARING FOR PROJECTION 1 Connect the A C Cord of the projector to the household power supply and the pilot lamp will light simultaneously At the same time the Projection Lamp is being preheat ed Fig 1 2 Lift up the Front Reel Arm Fig 2 3 Set the Main Switch to the Forward posi tion an...

Page 6: ...l Arm to properly engage in the reel 7 To prepare your film for automatic thread ing trim the leader of the film 3 4mm by using the Film Cutter supplied with the projector Fig 7 SOUND PROJECTION 1 Set the Speed Selector to desired speed 18 or 24 fps Since 18 fps is normally used the Speed Selector should be in the pro truding position Fig 8 Projection speed can be fine tuned to make up for any var...

Page 7: ...h to LOOP FORM and then reset it to the FORWARD position SILENT PROJECTION Use exactly the same procedure as for sound projection but without using the Sound Volume Control T he Volume Control should be at its minimum setting REVERSE PROJECTION For amusing effects such as people and auto mobiles moving backwards or a person jump ing out of the water and on to a diving board reverse projection may ...

Page 8: ...dspeaker built in to your sound projector may be connected to the projector for even better sound quality Moreover if the external loudspeaker is placed near the screen highly realistic effects are possible To use an external loud speaker connect it to the Loud Speaker Jack of the projector Fig 17 When using an external loud speaker other than that specially designed for your Chinon Sound 7500 Pro...

Page 9: ... the Auto Manual Recording Level Control Button to the Auto protruding position When this is done the ALC Automatic Level Control circuit will automatically adjust low or high sounds to the correct level for successful recording Advanced amateurs will enjoy using the manual adjustment of the recording level in order to effect subtle changes or elimi nate background noise MIC JACK AND AUX JACK T he...

Page 10: ...he Auto Manual Recording Level Con trol Button to the AUTO protruding osition Fig 20 4 Rotate the Main Switch clockwise to the Forward position Fig 21 5 While pushing down on the Record Safety Lock simultaneously push in on the Record Button Fig 22 6 Commence recording by observing the fol lowing Hold the microphone 10 centimeters or more away from the mouth If the indicator needle of the Recordin...

Page 11: ...ain switch at the Sto P posi tion Both the Recording Level Meter and the Manual Warning Lamp will illuminate 3 Set the Volume Control Knob to its lowest position and then while speaking into the microphone slowly rotate the Volume Control Knob clockwise until the indicator needle of the Recording Level Meter fluc tuates to its maximum position without entering the red area of the meter scale Fig 2...

Page 12: ...nal source until the re cording level is sufficiently loud and clear The above applies when recording with the Recording Level Control set to AUTO When setting the Recording Level Control to MANUAL the following procedure applies a Set the Main Switch to Stop b Set the Volume Control of your Chinon sound projector to the MIDWAY pOint the 12 00 o clock position c Plug earphone into the Monitor Jack...

Page 13: ...cording Level Con trol Button to the MANUAL recessed position Fig 33 3 Rotate the Volume Control Knob complete ly counterclockwise toward LOW Fig 34 4 Set the Sound on Sound Knob to NOR MAL Fig 35 5 Start the projector and depress the Record Button Fig 36 SOUND MIXING A microphone and tape recorder can be connect ed to the sound projector for simultaneous re cording of a narration and background m...

Page 14: ...ugh this is not a perfect system and some background noise may be pick ed up the beginner may wish to start with such a simple system SOUND ON SOUND RECORDING The sound on sound system is used to add nar ration background music or sound effects to a film without erasing the previously recorded material However if one makes a mistake with the sound material added to the original record ing the mist...

Page 15: ...owly rotating the knob clockwise Normally setting the knob to an approximately 11 00 o clock position will result in a favorable recording level to lower the level rotate knob counter clockwise Moving the Sound on Sound Knob to the right clockwise will result in an increase in the recording level If the knob is moved all the way to the NOR MAL position normal recording will occur erasing the origi...

Page 16: ...l sound gradually fade back in rotate the Sound on Sound Knob gently counterclock wise until it comes to a stop This can be repeated to intersperse additional sound within the original recording Fig 46 THE LINE OUT JACK When connecting the sound projector to an am plifier and external loud speaker combination the Line Out Jack is used For copying the sound track of your film a tape recorder is plu...

Page 17: ...hen a tape recorder is used volume should be adjusted by the volume control of the tape recorder Fig 49 MAINTENANCE PROJECTOR CARE A REPLACING PROJECTOR LAMP Disconnect AC cord Allow lamp ro cool before changing it Set the Main Switch of Stop To remove front cover 1 Raise the Reel Arm 2 Hold both sides of front cover and using thumbs against projector body for leverage pull off cover Loosen the tw...

Page 18: ...tside of reflector only If the lamp is accidentally touched wipe away all fingerprints Except the model for U S A and Canada Push down the lamp retaining spring Take out the lamp and then carefully disconnect it from the socket When replacing with a new lamp reverse the above procedure Make sure to place the notch of the lamp base to the cut out part of the lamp holder B Cleaning the film aperture...

Page 19: ...tion lens again reverse the above procedure T he projection lens is set properly if it moves horizontally when turning the focus ing knob C Replacement of the fuse Except the model for U S A and Canada 1 Disconnect the projector from the mains supply 2 Take off the back cover by removing the two retaining screws Be careful not to disconnect the loudspeaker cord from the body when removing the back...

Page 20: ...50W two pin mirror condensor tungston halogen lamp for other countries Voltage 120V for U S A and Canada O 240 250V f l llO 120 127V l or ot 1er countnes Frequency 50 60 Hz Total Power Consumption 230W Amplifier Completely transistorized 2 IC s 8 transis tors 14 diodes and 2 LED s Microphone Input 3 5 Mini Jack Auxiliary Input RCA Type Jack 300mV IMQ for U S A and Canada DIN Type Jack 300mV IMQ fo...

Page 21: ...for other countries External Loud Speaker sn 12W Max for U S A and Canadd External Loud Speake SQ 15W Max for otner countries Monitor Monitoring by earphone Built in Speaker 10cm 16117 5W max Pilot Lamp Built in Pilot Lamp on Main Switch Dimensions 340 L 245 H x 180 W mm 13 39 1 L x 9 65 1 H X 7 09 1 W Weight 7 5kg 16 5Ibs for U S A and Canada 8 8 kg 19 36Ibs other countries Standard Accessories O...

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Page 24: ...Chinon International Corporation Tokyo Japan Printed in Japan ...

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