ARRIFLEX ARRI – 16S
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Place torque motor on right side of magazine and lock into place by turning the motor attachment
knobs away from each other. Rotate FWD/REV switch on torque motor counterclockwise to FWD (for-
ward). Rotate knurled knob on camera motor clockwise to FWD.
Remove cavity cover from top of camera. Lift up lock–lip on nose of magazine. Pull loop of film from
supply side and insert it into camera cavity. Seat rear male dovetail that is on the magazine nose into
the rear female dovetail of camera housing, then lower front male dovetail into camera housing. Press
lock–lip down until magazine locks into camera housing. Hand tighten only.
To remove magazine, make sure that camera is unthreaded first; remove lock–lip spring; lift lock–lip
up; raise magazine; replace cavity cover on camera. Proceed to thread camera as outlined at begin-
ning of “Loading/Threading” section.
Unloading: Avoid direct sunlight. Take the exposed film out and place it in its container. Note: if you
exposed to the last available foot of film, unload in total darkness to avoid spoiling your last shot(s).
Magazine must be unloaded in total darkness. Before taking magazine off of the camera, make sure
there is no film threaded inside camera. After taking film out of the gate, close pressure plate.
Tripod Mounting: Has both 1/4–20 and 3/8–16 mounting holes. 3/8–16 mounting hole has an on/off
switch. See “Other Features” heading, above.
Recommended Tripod: Bogen 3146.
