Bolex Super 8 cartridge projector User manual

Super 8 cartridge projector

Instruction manual

Be

)Le::x

MULTIMATIC®

BOLEX

MIJL\I.

MAT\C

3 vital hints

1. Do not forget to attach the end of the film

properly

in the core

of

the reel.

2. Add new

cartridges

or

change the

order

of

cartridges

only

at

the beginning of the

projection

of a film

or

during

a pause in pro-

jection.

3. Should the film stop suddenly, immediately press the still

pro-

jection

key (

-)

to avoid burning the film, and stop the

projector

.

(See

sect

ion "

Projection

troubles

".

)

Description

1. Cartridge

compartment

door

2.

Intermission lamp

3.

Cartridge pressure plate

4. Speed

selector

5.

Cartridge

changing

key

6. Film reinsertion lever

7.

Forward

or

reverse projection key

8. Normal speed

or

slow motion key

9. Still

projection

key

10.

Milled knob

for

adjusting height by means of front foot

11

. Lens cover

12.

Light adjustment knob

13

. Zoom

control

14

. Focusing knob

15

. Framing knob

16.

Red

rewind

indicator

Power supply:

3 models

-

120

V/60 Hz

-110--250V/

50

Hz *

-

220

V/50 Hz *

* Not valid

for

the U.S.A. and Canada.

Halogen lamp:

21

V

150

W (code EJA)

15

V

150

W

15V

150W

The

110-250

V/

50

Hz model can be adjusted

for

60

Hz by

your

local

Bolex dealer.

Lenses available: - Paillard-Bolex Hi-Fi

-Ke

rn

Va

rio-Switar

20

mm I f

1.3

23

mm I f 1.1

zoom

17

- 34 mm I f 1

.1

zoom

12-

30 mm I f 1

.3

Bolex International S.A. res

er

ves the

ri

ght to modify, without

prior

notification, the

design

and features of the equipment

descr

ibed in

this manual.

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- 4

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6

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General

The Bolex

Multimat

ic

projector

takes both Super 8 and Single 8 films.

In

order

to ensure au

tomatic

operation, the end of the film must be

attached securely

to

the

core

of the reel. The type

of

clip

differs

accord

ing to the type of reels used. The clips are supplied with the

cartridges

.

Remarks

The

Bolex

Multimatic

projector

is

designed

for

use with

standard

50

' reels having a 74 mm

diameter

and a

slot

on

one side

of

the rim only. (Reels with a

slot

extending

to

both

sides

of

the rim are unsuitable.) Single 8

films

must be wound

on standard reels. Extra

cartridges

, containing an empty

standard reel, are available from

your

local

Bolex

dealer

. (See

section

"Accessories

",

page 16).

The

reel must contain

at

least 33'

of

film (50' in the case

of film on polyester base,

for

example Single 8),

which

corresponds to a

diameter

of

about

2".

On the

other

hand,

it should not be

too

full ; always leave a space

of

at

least

1i5t

h inch between the film and the sides

of

the reel,

which

cor

responds

to

a maximum

of

50

feet of film (80 feet of

film

on

po

lyester base.

Reel without built-in clipping device

With the reel laying flat on a table, full rim towards the top, place

clip

(a) over both sides of the end of the film

pr

otruding

in the core of the

reel and press

down

spr

ing.

Make sure

that

the clip

grips

the film

correctly

and

that

it does

not

project

beyond the sides of the reel.

For removing the

clipping

device,

slip

a pointed

object

under

the

spring, as indicated by the

arrow

, while holding the clipping device

firmly

with the fingernail.

2

Reel with built-in clipping device

Only the angle clip (b) may be used.

Push

clip

(b) fully home.

Cutting the film

Remove the side cover with the film

cutter

inside (see section

"Maintenance",

page 14). Cut the

beginning

of

the film leader.

Throw

away the

cut

off

part. There must be at least 1 ft.

of

leader before

the

first

splice

in the film.

In addition, the leader must be curved in the same

direction

as the

film on the reel.

If

it

curves too much

or

curves in the opposite

direction

, give

it

the

correct

ourve by

sliding

it between thumb and

forefinger.

3

Inserting the reels

in

the cartridges

~

d

c) film

guide

d) plug

Insert the reel into the

cartridge

at

a

slight

angle, with the film

tightly

wound, in the

direction

of

the

engraved arrow, in the bottom

of

the

cartridge

, the

film

perforations

towards

the

bottom

of

the

cartridge

and the

film

guide

(c) inserted between the sides of the

reel.

Press the plug (d)

firmly

onto the

cartridge

spindle.

Make sure the reel

turns

freely inside

the

cartridge

(in a

clockwise

direction)

.

The film is

now

permanently

in the

cartridge

.

Attach

a label, showing

the

subject

or

title

of

the film, onto

the space

prov

ided on

the

cartridge.

(A

strip

of

adhesive labels is

supplied

with

the

cartridges.)

4

If you

want

to remove the reel from the

cartridge

, press

obliquely

and push

the

end

of

a

pencil

firmly

against the

spindle

of

the plug.

Preparing for projection

(Not valid

for

the U.S.A. and Canada)

On the

110-250

V

mode

l

only

set the

voltage

selector

by means

of

a

coin

and, if necessary,

insert

the fuse

corresponding

to the

voltage

.

For voltages

up

to 145 V:

2.5A

fuse. For

voltages

above 145 V:

1.25A

fuse. (See section "

Maintenance"

, page 15.)

Plug

power

cable into outlet. The

intermission

lamp lights up.

5

Open the

lenscove~

Pull down

the

cartridge

compart-

ment

doo~

(This starts

the

pro-

jector,

switches

on

the

projection

lamp, and

turns

off

the

intermis-

sion lamp.)

Insert an

empty

cartridge

,

or

keep

plate (e)

depressed

.

6

Focus the frame

of

the

illuminated area

roughly

on the screen.

Adjust

the

height

and level the image.

If

your

projector

is

equipped

with

a zoom lens,

adjust

the image to

the desired size by moving

the

zoom

control.

Close

the

cartridge

compartment

door

and remove

the

empty

cartridge,

if one was inserted.

Changing lens

For

changing

the

lens,

turn

the

focusing

knob

clockwise

as

far

as

it

will go,

which

will

release the

existing lens. Insert

the

new

lens.

With zoom lenses,

insert

the

lug

on

the

mount

holder

into

the

fork

(fl

of

the zoom

control

lever.

Press the lens

completely

into the

holder

against the stop. When the

zoom

lever is

operated

,

the

fork

(fl

should

move

the

zoom

compo-

nents inside

the

lens

while

the

focusing

knob

moves

the

entire

lens.

Important

Never place an

object

which

blocks

the

fan

opening

on the

projector.

7

Projection

Remark

If

the

cartridges

have been shaken

dur

ing

transport

,

especia

lly

with

partly

filled

reels, the film layers

may have

worked

loose and

conse-

quently

l

oading

may

not

take

place

automatically. As a safety

precau-

tion, therefore,

it

is re

commended

to

tighten

the films before

projec-

tion

by

manually

turning

the reels

clockwise.

After

pushing

back

the pressure plate, insert the

cartridges

in

the

desired

order. As much as 6

cartridges

can be inserted into the

projector

.

Insert

them

in

two

steps, as shown in

the

illustration

above.

Press the normal speed key (- ).

Lower

the

cartridge

compartment

door

. The film

will

automatically

load (if it

does

not

, see remark

on

opposite

page).

8

Set

the

speed

selector

to 18

or

24

f.

p.

s.

Remark

Should

a

film

not load automatically, move

the

film

reinsertion lever

over

for

3 seconds. Do

this

however

only

when

the

has

been rewound (red

warning

light

off).

If this

lever

is

accidentally

moved

during

projection,

the

projector

will

stop

, and can be started again

only

when the lever is released.

9

Focus the picture. Frame

the

picture

.

Select

the

most

satisfactory

image

brightness. (The

lower

brightness

prolongs

the

life

of

the lamp).

The films are

projected

and

rewound automatically,

one

after

the

other,

without

any manual

operation. During

the

change

from

one film to

the

next,

the

light

is

automatically

reduced

by a shutter.

During

projection,

you may add

new

cartridges

or

change

the

order

of

the

cartridges.

Do this

however

only

at

the

beginning

of

the

projection

of a

film, i.e.

right

after

a

cartridge

has

changed,

because

the pressure

plate must

not

be moved

while

the

projector

is

changing

cartridges.

Projected

cartridges

may be

removed

at

any

time

after

they

have left the

rewinding

compart-

ment.

To

stop

projection

for

a moment,

close

the

cartridge

compartment

door. The

intermission

lamp lights

up

automatically

.

You can

reject

a

partially

projected

film

and

go

immediately

to the next

cartridge

by pressing

(1

second

at

least)

the

cartr

i

dge

changing

key

(+)

.

(Do

not

get

in

the

way

of

cartridges

coming

out

of

the

compartment.)

If you press

this

key

before

the

previous film has been

completely

rewound

(indicated

by

the

red

warning

light

on

the

side

of

the

projector),

the

cartridge

w"ill

not

change

until

rewinding

is com-

pleted.

10

At

the

end

of

projection,

wait

until

the last

film

has been rewound -

i.e.

until

the red li

ght

goes

out

-

before removing

the

last

cartridge

.

Never leave

partially

rewound

or

projected

film

in

the

projector,

as

the

leader

might

become

distorted

and

affect

perfect

operation

.

An

incorporated

screen

holder

is

provided

for

rapid

film

viewing.

This

can

be used if the

projector

is fitted

with

a zoom lens.

Pullout

the

holder

as

far

as

the

stop

and

place

the

screen, supplied

with

the

projector,

in one

of

the

grooves

of

the

holder

.

Adjust

the

focus

with

the zoom in

the

wide-angle

position

. Alternatively, you can

place

in

the

holder

a

ground

glass

or

a sheet

of

ground

acetate, its

translucency

serving as a screen.

Methods

of

operation

A. Forward

projection

.

B.

Projection

at

normal

speed

(18

or

24

f.

p.

s.).

C.

Reverse

projection

(instantaneous at all speeds). Depress the key

completely

and

hold

it

down

*.

D.

Slow

motion at 6

or

8

f.

p.

s.

('hrd

of

the

normal

speed set).

E.

Still

projection

(for

as long

as

the

key is depressed).

A

catathermic

fil

ter

automatically

drops

into place between lamp

and film.

* In reverse

projection

the

film is

not

rewound

entirely

in its

cartridge

.

Therefore, swi

tch

to

forward

projection

before

the

end

of

the film

has passed

through

the

projection

aperture. If

this

is

done

too late,

the

film will

stop

. You then have

two

alternatives:

11

1. If you wish to

show

the

film

again: 2. If you wish to go on to

the

with the red

warning

light

off,

move the film reinsertion lever

over

for

3 seconds.

(See page 9.)

press

the

switch

(+)

to remove

the

cartridge

.

If

the

red

warning

light

is on,

the

cartridge

will

not

change

until

rewinding

is

completed

.

Projection problems

an

d how

to

remedy them 12

Problem

A

cartridge

does

not

move

freely

into

projection

position

or

is

stuck

.

The

film

in one of

the

cartridges

is

not

projected.

The

cartridge

changes

normally,

but

the

pictures

from

the

next film

do

not

appear

and

the

screen remains

brightly

lit.

The

cartridge

does

not

change

(no

audible

click), and the screen

remains

brightly

lit.

Picture

unsteady and

cartridge

sometimes changes at

wrong

time.

Cartridge

change

s at the

wrong

time.

Probable cause

a)

Inserting

new

films

while

a

cartridge

is being changed.

b)

Cartridge

damaged

or

bent.

Label

glued

on badly.

a)

The film is

not

wound

tight

enough on

the

reel.

b) Faulty

leader

on

the

film.

The

film

retaining

clip

in the

core

of

the

reel is missing and all the

film

is

wound

up

on the take-up

reel -

check

by removing

the

side

cover. (See section "

Main-

tenance".)

a)

The reel

does

not

turn freely

inside

the

cartridge

.

b)

A take-up reel does

not

turn

freely.

Film in

poor

condition

(torn).

Poor

splice

.

Remedy

Stop

the

projector

and remove the

other

cartridges

from the

com-

partment. Rewind by hand the

portion

of

film

already engaged,

by

turning

the reel in the

cartridge

clockwise

,

and

remove the

blocked

cartridge.

Replace the

damaged

cartridge

.

Attach

the

label

only

in the space provided.

Move the film reinsertion lever over

for

3

seconds

. If necessary,

remove

the

cartridge

and tighten the film. (See section

"

Projection",

Remark.)

Remove the reel from

the

cartridge

and

straighten

or

cut

the damaged

portion

of

the

leader

.

Remove the

take-up

reel (see

section

"

Cleaning

") and rewind the

film

by

hand on

the

original

reel. Never leave the film on one

of

the

take-up reels

or

it

will

interfere

with

the

loading

of

another

film.

Change

the

cartridge

plug.

Make sure

that

the channel

cover

is

properly

centered. (See

section

"

Maintenance"

.)

Remove the

damaged

portion

.

Make a new

splice

.

The film breaks

during

projection.

Poor

splice.

The

cartridge

is

not

changed, and Damaged

perforations

at

the

end

the film

stops

at the end

of

pro-

of the film.

jection.

The lens

cover

does

not

close

. Hinge pin

out

of

position

.

13

Immediately press

the

still

projection

key

(-)

to

insertthecatathermic

filter

between lamp and film. Without releasing

the

pressure on

the

key:

-remove all

the

cartridges

except

the

one being

projected;

-press the key

(+)

to remove the remaining

cartridge

and rewind

the portion

of

film already engaged. If

the

red

warning

light is on,

keep the key ( - ) depressed until

the

previous film is rewound.

Stop

the

projector

by

closing

the

cartridge

compartment

door.

Open

the

side

cover

(see section

"Maintenance")

and remove the

projected

portion

of

the

film. If it

cannot

be reached, remove the

film

channel

cover

and, if necessary, the

take-up

reel with the

wound-up

film.

Press

immediately

on

the

cartridge

changing

key

(+).

Replace the

hinge

under

the

spring

by lifting the

latter

with

the

blade

of a knife.

Intensive film projection

(demonstration,

training

and

promotional

films)

Films returned from

developing

are

already

treated to withstand

a certain

number

of

projections

without

deterioration.

However, a

special

protective

treatment

is advisable in the case

of

Super

8

original

films

or

copies

which

will

undergo

intensive

projection.

This

treatment

is carried

out

by specialized

laboratories

for

a

modest

charge.

The

Bolex

Multimatic

being

particularly

suitable

for

the purposes

cif

demonstration,

training

and sales

promotion,

we advise you

strongly

to have

this

special

treatment

applied

to films

which

are

intended

for

frequent

projection.

Maintenance

Replacing the projection lamp

Disconnect

the

projector.

Remove the

side

cover. If

the

lamp

is hot,

let

it cool. Release

the

spring

(g).

Take the lamp

out

and remove it

from its socket.

Insert

new

lamp in socket.

Mount

the

new

lamp by inserting

the

lug (h) into the

slot

(i) on the

holder, if there is a lug on

your

lamp. This

automatically

centers

the lamp.

Note: Never

touch

the

bulb

of

the

lamp;

hold

it

by

the

rim

of

the

mirror

or

the

socket.

l

14

Cleaning

Use the soft brush supplied with

the

projector

to clean the cata-

thermic

glass, the gate, and the

edges

of

the

projection

aperture.

The latter

is

done after removing

the lens.

To clean the film channel and the

shift mechanism (k), loosen

screw

(m) and remove the channel cover.

~~~~~~

The shift mechanism must be kept

-perfectly clean, so

that

the

movable part is free to move.

You can also clean the take-up

reels by removing them completely.

To do this, push levers (n) to the

right. When re-inserting the take-

up reels, make certain that the

levers are

correctly

positioned and

that the reels turn freely.

The lens should be cleaned with a

brush

or

special lens cleaning

tissue. (To remove the lens, see

page

7.)

Replacing the

int~rmission

lamp

This 15 W lamp should be changed by a

Bolex

dealer.

To replace the fuse (not valid

for

the U.S.A. and Canada)

The

110-250

V and 220 V models are equipped with a fuse housed

inside the

power

cable

compartment. To change the fuse, push the

fuse

holder

(0) in and turn it to the left.

lubrication

Self-lubricating

bearings

and gears make

oiling

unnecessary. Oiling

should not be attempted since it might

affect

the

proper

working

of

the driving mechanism parts.

15

Accessories available separately

Cartridge boxes

These boxes provide

practical

storing

and filing

of

your

films. You

have a

choice

between two variants:

-Box with 6 empty

cartridges

-Box with 6

cartr

idges each containing a standard

50

ft. reel.

Lenses

The

four

lenses available (see section "Description") are out-

standing

for

their

large aperture, which guarantees maximum

picture

brightness, and

for

their superb

corner

to

corner

sharpness.

16

Size

of

the picture

on

the screen

in

inches

Focal Lenghts Projection distance

6'6" 1 10' I 13' I 16' I 20' 26' I 33'

40'

50'

12mm

33x25

I

51

x

38

I

67

x

50

I

86x65

I 102 x

77

I

15mm

28

x

21

I

42

x

31

I

56x42

I

69x52

I

83

x

63

I

111

x

83

I I

17mm

24 x

18

I

37x28

I

49x37

I

61

x46

I

74x

55

I

99x

74

I 123 x

92

I I

20mm

20

x

15

I

31

x

23

I

42

x

31

I

52x39

I

63x47

I

84x63

I 105 x

78

I I

23mm

18 x 14 I

27

x

21

I

37

x27

I

46x34

I

55

x42

I

74x

55

I

92

x

69

I

111

x

83

I

25mm

17

x 12 I

25

x 18 I

33

x

25

I

42

x

31

I

50x37

67

x

50

I

83x63

I 100 x

76

I

30mm

I

21

x 14 I

28

x

21

I

34x26

I

42

x

31

I

56x42

I

69x52

I

83

x

63

I 102 x

77

I

34mm

I I

25

x

18

I

31

x

23

I

37

x

27

49x37

I

61

x

46

74x55

90

x

67

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'v

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INTERNATIONAL

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SWITZERLAND

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