Canon AE Motor Drive FN User manual

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Canon AE Motor Drive FN
The AE Motor Drive FN is designed as an integral
part of the New Canon F-1 system , Attached to the
camera, this accessory redefines the meaning of au-
tomat ic in motorized SLR photography by providing
you with automatic film winding and power rewind -
ing as well as
shutter - priority AE, the ideal ex posure
mode for shooting fast action , Three separate power
sources, the Battery Pack FN, Ni-Cd Pack FN , and
the High Power Ni-Cd Pack FN , are available to suit
your preference and the shooting situation , With
Battery Pack FN or High Power Ni -Cd Pack FN , se-
quential
shooting at up to five frames per second
is possible; the Ni-Cd Pack FN advances film at a
max
imum 4,5 frames per second , The motor drive is
equipped
with two shutter buttons for max imum
ease of operation when shoot ing in either the
horizontal or vertical format, and a remote control
socket.
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Nomenclature
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Shutter Button
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Rewind Coupler
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Mode Selector
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Contact Pins
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Cover Socket for Film Chamber
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Frame Counter Setting Wheel
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Battery Check Button
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Contents
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Specifications .. . .. . . ... ...... . ... .. . . . . . . ..... 6
3:. ~tE1i~ " ..... .. ........ .. ..... .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. 8
Loading the Batteries (Battery Pack FN) .... .. ... 10
Checking the Batteries (Battery Pack FN) .. ... .. . 12
Mounting onto the New Canon F-1 . ... . ....... . 14
Setting the Frame Counter .. . ... .. ........... . 18
~; m O)~ -C 1v(/\',/ 7 I) - I \''/ 7 FN) ................ ... 10
~; m O) T I ',/7(/\',/7 I) - 1'\',/ 7FN )· ................ 12
jJ ,)l '7 r-... 0)}fX () it ttn .... .. ............·.... .. .. ·........ 14
Shooting . . .. . . .. ........... .. . .. .. . ... . .... . 21
7 1 )v.LjJ 'J / ;» -O)'tz ''/ ~ .......... .. · ...... · .......... 18
Shutter Release . ... . ....... . .. .. ... . .. ....... 27
:/ "" ''/ ;» - it:StAE HU" 3. .. ................. ... .. .... .. .. · 21
Rewinding the Film .. . . . . .. . ..... . ....... . . .. . 30
Remote Control ...... . ... .. .. . ........... ... . 33
Multiple Exposures ..... ..... .. ...... .... .. ... 34
:/ ",, ''/ ;»-;t;;» / ....... .......... ........ .......... .... .. ...,27
71)v.L~tiJ~~~L .. ........ .... .................... .. 30
Accessories .... .. . .. ........... .. . ... ... . ... 37
I)~- ~:J / ~ 0 -)vHI~ ........· .. .. ·........ .. ........·33
Canon Motor Drive System Chart . . ........ . . . . 41
:f;,1[~tfj .... . ....... ..... ........ ... ... ............... . ... ···· 34
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Specifications
Compatible with: New Canon F-1 .
Construction: Motor drive section with a film driv-
ing motor and provision for converting the camera
to shutter-priority AE; separate battery section.
Shutter-Priority AE: By attaching the motor drive
to the camera and setting the aperture ring of an FD
lens to the "A" mark (except when shutter dial is on
"B," "A," or "'1 "I.
Attachment: To tripod socket of camera after re-
moving the winding coupler cover, the AE coupler
cover, and the rewind coupler cover on the bottom
of the camera.
Shutter Release: Three shutter release buttons
(horizontal and vertical format plus camera's) are
available.
With release button locks. Safety circuit
prevents shutter release when camera's or motor
drive's battery power is insufficient and when warn-
ing lamp lights up.
Power Source: Battery Pack FN for size-AA bat-
teries (size-AA Ni-Cd batteries cannot be used); Ni-
Cd Pack
FN and High Power Ni-Cd Pack FN with
built-in Ni-Cd batteries.
Maximum Shooting Speeds:
~ ~de Selector
S : L I H
Power Source·
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lfram J 3.5 fps
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Battery Pack FN
:5 fps
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Ni-Cd Pack FN
1 frame
3 fps 4.5 fps
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High Power Ni -Cd Pack 1
frame
3.5 fps
5 fps
FN
• Using new carbon-zinc batteries or a fully-charged
Ni-Cd pack.
Usable Shutter Speed Range:
Mode Selector Shutter Speed Range -
H
1/2000 - 1/ 60 sec. _
--
L 1/
2000 - 8 secs. (except " B ")
-1 1/
2000 - 8 secs. (except " B ") S

Shooting Capacity':
At Normal
Power Source
Temperatures
Battery Pack FN ~ prox . 50 rolls
Ni-Cd Pack
FN
~ ower
Ni-Cd Pack FN
approx . 30 rolls
approx . 50 rolls
I -
20 °C
At _ 40F
-
approx . 5 rolls
-
10 °C
(at
14 0 F)
-
approx . 5 rolls
Ia Pprox. 20 rolls
'Uslng 36-exposure film with the mode selector at
" H."
Manual Film Advance: By turning off mode selec-
tor and using camera's advance lever.
Frame Counter: Reverse-counting type . Functions
independently of camera frame counter . Automat-
ically stops at "0 " and warning lamp lights up .
Frame Counter Setting : By setting wheel. Automat-
ically resets to "S" when reset button is pressed.
Power Film Rewinding: By means of power rewind
lever. Power rewinding stops as soon as the film
leader clears the take-up spool. A 36 - exposure roll
of film is rewound in about ten seconds . Manual film
rewinding is also possible using the rewind crank of
the camera.
Battery Check: Possible with the Battery Pack FN .
Three-stage display according to battery voltage .
Remote Control: Various external control devices
are available.
Connected to the 2. 5mm - diameter re -
mote control socket.
Power Source of Camera: Possible when using the
High Power Ni-Cd Pack FN with the Battery Cord C-
FN .
Dimensions and Weight:
with Battery Pack FN :
157(W) x 127(H) x 82(0) mm ; 845g . including 12
size-AA batteries. (6-1/8" x 5" x 3-1 /4 "; 29-
13 / 16 ozs.)
with Ni-Cd Pack FN :
157(W) x 118(H) x 75(0) mm; 608g . (6-1 /8" x 4-
5/8" x 3
"; 17 - 15 / 16 ozs.)
with High Power Ni-Cd Pack FN :
157(W) x 127(H) x 82(0) mm ; 865g . (6- 1/8" x 5"
x
2-7 /8"; 30-1 /2 ozs.)
Subject to change without notice.
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Loading the Batteries (Battery Pack FN)
Before mounting the battery pack onto the motor
drive, load the batteries . The battery contacts should
be wiped with a clean, dry cloth before loading to
prevent corrosion from dirt and fingerprints .
1. Slide
the battery magazine release lever in the di-
rection of the arrow and remove the Battery
Magazine FN .
2.
Following the diagrams on the inside of the bat-
tery magazine, load 12 size-AA batteries . Make
sure the terminals are facing in the correct direc-
tions . If incorrectly loaded, the motor drive will
not operate .
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3. When all the batteries are loaded, push the bat-
tery magazine back into the Battery Pack FN until
it is again in the fully-seated position. It can be
inserted in
only one direction .
Notes
1. Always replace the batteries with a full set of 12
new size-AA carbon-zinc or alkaline-manganese
cells, all
of the same brand.
2. The batteries should be removed whenever the
Battery Pack FN will not be used for about three
weeks or longer.
3. The Canon Ni-Cd Pack FN and High Power Ni-Cd
Pack FN are rechargeable power sources for the
AE Motor Drive FN . Do not use Ni-Cd batteries in
the Battery Pack FN .
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