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J) Auxiliary power port 

The auxiliary power port allows the external cassette to function as well as providing a means to charge 
the camera battery “on-board” or provide a +12V output for an external monitor or accessory.  
 

1.0 Watt can be provided through the +12V output. 

Pin 

Description 

+7.4V direct battery connection 

PWM open drain for cassette 

+12V direct drive for cassette 

Ground 

Shield  Ground 

 

DANGER

 

 

ONLY 

connect Logmar certified accessories to this port, failure to do so could 

potentially break the camera and void the warranty. 

NEVER 

exceed 9 volts on pin 1 or insert power into pin 2 or 3 in respect to Ground (pin 

4), doing so will break the camera and void warranty.

 

 

K) SD-CARD 

The SD-CARD interface allows any SD-CARD to be used with a capacity from 128MB to 32GB. 

The SD-CARD top side must be facing the logo on the camera and you should never use force to insert 
the card. Gently push it again once inside to pop it out.

 

Users interface: 

The camera is equipped with navigation buttons, a power button, RUN and FUNC buttons as well as two 
potentiometers. 
 

Power button: 

 
 
 
 

Turning on the camera: 

The camera is turned on by attaching the fully charged battery to the camera body and pressing the 
power button for more than a second. 
 

Turning off the camera: 

The camera is turned off by pressing 

(and holding) 

the power button for more than three seconds. 

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Страница 1: ...describes how to operate it as well as providing technical information on the both the firmware hardware and mechanical aspects of the camera as well as giving best practices information Legal Notice...

Страница 2: ...ereas the claw has an easier task as it only pulls film from the Latham loop this is a fundamental change from a regular Super8 camera in which only the Claw pulls and hence there is no active stabili...

Страница 3: ...ocket rollers The sprocket rollers fixate the film against the sprocket wheel and ensure that the film is running correctly in and out of the cassette Cassette springs Ensures a snug fit of the film c...

Страница 4: ...s exposing When the pin retracts after exposing of the film the shutter closes simultaneously while the claw pulls another frame down into the gate after which the registration pin will re engage and...

Страница 5: ...m DANGER You should not pull the pressure plate and or engage the snap lock without having put the camera in Load mode first and observed the above warning DANGER NEVER run the camera with the lever i...

Страница 6: ...rn on or run the camera while the pressure plate lock is holding the pressure plate doing so WILL damage the pin registration mechanism Therefore you should ONLY load film and engage the pressure plat...

Страница 7: ...from the factory Do not adjust the mount unless you know what you are doing the ground glass is fixed at 17 526mm without possibility of adjustment meaning that if you attach a lens that is not colli...

Страница 8: ...ntenna will violate the regulation laws and one must only use an antenna with zero gain such as the original type Accessory holder The accessory holder is a standard camera mount that hold microphones...

Страница 9: ...u adjustments On the back of the monitor it possible to adjust the brightness and contrast via three buttons DANGER Never tilt or swivel the monitor further than 45 degrees as shown above even though...

Страница 10: ...ower source and you attach the battery it will start to glow RED indicating that it is charging the battery if it remains GREEN and doesn t turn RED this means that the battery is already fully charge...

Страница 11: ...P a g e 11 Logmar Camera Solutions IVS Electrical features of the camera The camera is equipped with several electrical interfaces...

Страница 12: ...s will violate the regulatory compliances B XLR Connector The camera is equipped with a 5 pin stereo XLR or a 3 pin mono XLR depending on purchase option 3 pin XLR was made obsolete as of January 2015...

Страница 13: ...ltiplexer setting Mux Description Notice 0 Multiplexer output A RECORD Button Open Drain Provide external pull up 10K max 3V Multiplexer output B FUNC Button Open Drain Provide external pull up 10K ma...

Страница 14: ...inside the boot loader the camera assumes a USB CDC pass through role for factory debugging tests and calibration which cannot currently be utilized by the end user E Stereo headphone jack The headpho...

Страница 15: ...e camera body usually fixes this issue Be advised that even though a particular brand of NP F970 does work there is battery to battery variation which can mean that while some might work some might no...

Страница 16: ...olts on pin 1 or insert power into pin 2 or 3 in respect to Ground pin 4 doing so will break the camera and void warranty K SD CARD The SD CARD interface allows any SD CARD to be used with a capacity...

Страница 17: ...eded However changing it in AGC mode can lead to pumping in the audio as the processor dynamically tries to scale the input signal according to the potentiometer hence it is better to find the correct...

Страница 18: ...te speed Phase Advance mode In phase advance mode you can advance the speed of the camera by 0 1fps while holding the FUNC button this is useful if shooting in a florescent light scenario or if you ar...

Страница 19: ...e position and eject film position modes once they have been activated as they both require a power cycle of the camera Main screen Once inside the menu you can move up and down using arrow up arrow d...

Страница 20: ...ASA It is done in the same way as setting the frame rates by simply navigating to the wanted ASA setting and pressing OK after which the camera returns to the main menu Set time and date When setting...

Страница 21: ...Phantom power This menu item turns on off the 48V true phantom power onto the XLR connector DANGER Turning on phantom power It takes 30 seconds to turn on the Phantom power The microphone should alwa...

Страница 22: ...a MAX 8 gate they will only show the smaller SUPER 8 frame above even though the film has been fully exposed to MAX 8 and hence if you plan to project your footage it s important to know how much of t...

Страница 23: ...iption in chapter 1 Display menu The display menu allows several different viewing options to be enabled or disabled to the user s preference Show time The camera has the ability to show the current t...

Страница 24: ...Whenever the signal is overdriven clipping occurs A symbol next to the VU meter indicates that the current recording level is overdriven and that you need to lower the recording gain manually by turni...

Страница 25: ...sed or 0 in remaining the camera stops automatically as a safety precaution and no further filming is possible The only way to reset the frame counter is by doing an eject film procedure via the menu...

Страница 26: ...selecting Load film cassette from the menu It is possible to eject film cassette without physically removing the cassette if the cassette has not run out of film after which you can invoke load film a...

Страница 27: ...wn until you reach the item Eject film position and press OK Note if the camera shows Load film position invoke this option and then turn off the camera and start over from step 1 4 Once inside the Ej...

Страница 28: ...amera in your lap so that the battery holder faces your stomach 8 Turn the lid lock clockwise until it stops naturally and you can now lift the lid off 9 Flip the loading lever from RUN MODE into LOAD...

Страница 29: ...ol into the film cassette s pressure plate and gently press down on the pressure plate while dragging the film over the gauge tool Once the film is threaded over the gauge tool you now have the perfec...

Страница 30: ...olutions IVS 11 Put the cartridge into the camera as shown below Do not click the cartridge into place but rather let it rest on top of the springs at the back for now and thread the film on the insid...

Страница 31: ...P a g e 31 Logmar Camera Solutions IVS 12 Thread the film over the sprocket wheel make sure the perforations go into the teeth...

Страница 32: ...gmar Camera Solutions IVS 13 This is how it should look when viewed from the side 14 Set the pressure plate lock into locked position and make sure the Latham loop is laid out like on the picture on t...

Страница 33: ...P a g e 33 Logmar Camera Solutions IVS 15 Once the film is in place Open the pressure plate snap lock and let the pressure plate secure the film against the gate...

Страница 34: ...lly at the picture from above You will notice that the registration pin is resting on the film and it has not fallen into a perforation hole yet you can see this as there is a distance between the gat...

Страница 35: ...s in and the distance shown on the previous page is now much smaller You will also notice that the gate is completely flat against the pressure plate If the loading is wrong you will find that the reg...

Страница 36: ...te lock is in Open position 20 Turn the camera with the lens facing upwards and look into the gate from the side while holding it towards a bright light such as a lamp or the sun so that it s clearly...

Страница 37: ...to 18ps and run the camera for a few seconds while observing that the Latham loop remains intact 22 Turn the camera off for safety and run your fingers along the film perforations Feel if there is any...

Страница 38: ...d edge by looking at the insertion point shown by the arrows below Correct lid position top Below you can see that the lid is fully engaged into the camera body Incorrect lid position top Below you ca...

Страница 39: ...ly positioned turn the lid lock clockwise from open position until it rests in the closed position DANGER NEVER brute force the lid lock It is designed to slide easily between open and closed position...

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