Canon POWER WINDER A2 User manual

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Can*r

WinderTerminals Tripod
Socket
Screw
Vis
de fixation
Contacts Winder
Coupler
Couplage
boitier
Warning
Lamp
Temoin
lumineux MainSwitch
Commutateur
principal
Positioning
Pin
Ergot
de
positionnement
Thank you for purchasing
the Canon PowerWinder 42.
Designed
foruse
withCanon
A-seriesSLR
cameras,
it
auto-
matically
advances
the
filmata rate
ofabout
two
frames
per
second.
You have
only to holdthe shutter
button
down for
continuous
shooting
capability,
or release
your finger
from
the
button
after
each
exposure
andthe
film
will
automatically
wind a single
frame.
Compact
and easy to use,
the Power
Winder
A2 automatically
stops
atthe
endof
each
rollof
film.
It is especially suited
for fast-action
photography
and ena-
bles you to capture a subject's movement
or changing
expressions.
Furthermore,
when using the A-1 or AE-1
PROGRAM,
Canon's remote control accessoriescan be
attachedto the Power Winder A2 thus providing
greater
shooting
versatility.
Camerasusable
with
the
Power
Winder
A2 Canon
A-1,
AE-
1PROGRAM,
AL-1
,
AE-1,
AV-1and
AT-1.
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Remote
ControlSocket Tripod
Socket
Prise
det6l6commande Filetage
pour
tr6pied
Battery
Chamber
Cover
Screw
Vis
defixation
FilmRewindButton
Bouton
de debrayage
Battery
Chamber
Cover
Couvercle
du logement
depiles
Winder
Coupler'sCover
Holder
Logement
pour
bouchon
du
couplage
moteur
Nous
vous
remercions
de
votre
achat
dumoteur
d'armement
A2Canon.Destine
aux
appareilsr6flex
mono-objectif
(SLR)
Canon
serie
A, iltransporte
automatiquement
lefilm
d une
cadence
de deux images/seconde.
Unepression
continue
surle
declencheur
permet
la
prise
de
vue
en
continu,
tandis
qu'en
reldchant
celui-ci
apres
chaque
prise,
le
film
avance
image
parimage.Peu
encombrant
et d'unemploi
facile,
le
moteur
d'armementA2 s'arr6te
delui-meme
d lafin
decha-
que cartouche.
Sp6cialement
adapt6
pour la photographie
surle vif,
il permet
de saisir
les
mouvements
fugaces
d'un
sujet
oudesexpressions
subtilesetchangeantes.
En
outre,
lorsque
le
moteur
d'armementA2
estcombin6
aux
appareilsA-1
ouAE-1 PROGRAM,
il
accepte
egalement
les
accessoires
Canon
de
telecommande,
ce
qui
elargit
d'autant
le
champ
des
possibilit6s.
Appareils
compatibles
avec le moteurd'armement
A2:
Canon
A-1
,
AE-1
PROGRAM,
AL-1,
AE-1,
AV-1
et
AT-1. 13
Tripod Socket Screw
Vis de fixation

.;
Specif
ications
WindingSpeed: Approximately
O.5seconds.
Operation: Whentheshutter
button
on the camera
is pressed,
the
winderwillfunction.
Shutter
Speed
Coupling
Range: 'l160
to 1/1000second
forcon-
tinuous
photography.
"B,"
or
anyshutter
speed
of
each
camera
for
single
frame
photography.
(However,
ifsetat"B," AEphotography
cannot
beperformed.)
Shooting Modes: Controlled
by main switch when the Power
Winder
A2 ismounted
onA-1orAE-1PROGRAM.
Two Positions:
"C" forcontinuous shooting
at about
twoframes
per
second.
(Shutter
continuously
releasedand
filmautomatically
woundas
longasthe
shutter
button
onthe
camera
is
pressed
)
"S"
forsingle
frameshooting.
(Shutter
released
whenthe
shutter
button
is
pressed
and
filmautomatically
wound
whenthe
shutter
button
is
released.)
Whenthe
Power
Winder
A2isattached
to
AL-1
,
AE-1
,
AV-1or
AT-1:
Continuous
shooting
possible
when you keepthe shutter
button
pressed
down at either"C" or "S" setting.
Single
frameshooting
possible
whenthe finger
is removed
fromthe shutter
button
each
time
you
press
itdownonce.
Film
Counting: Performed
by
the
framecounter
onthe
camera.
Automatic
Cut-off
Circuit: lf windingstops
incompletely
(such
as
whenthe
film
rollis
completely
wound)'
or ifthebatteries
become
exhausted,
the
winder
will
automatically
stop
andthe
warning
lamp
(LED)
willlight
uP.
RemoteControl: Possible
whenthe
winder
ismounted
onan
A-1
or
AE-1
PROGRAMand using
Remote
Switch
3 or 60, or Wireless
controller
LC-1,
or Interval
Timer
TM-1 Quartz
(optional
accesso-
ries).
PowerSource: Four
AA size
1.5V
alkaline,
carbon-zinc
or Ni-Cd
batteries.
I " Mounting
on camera: Byusing
tripod
socket
onthe
camera
after
I tuXing
offthe
windercoupler
cover
onthebottom
ofthe
camera.
,l Sire, 140.8
x27.5
x53.4mm
(5-9/1
6"x 1-1/16' x2-1
/8')
il weight; 275
s (9-1
1/16ozs.)
including
batteries.
I Subject
tochange
without
notice'
I
I,
ri
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1
.Loading
the Batteries
Turn the fastening
screwcounterclockwise
with a coin to
remove
the battery
chambercover.
Use four new AA size
batteriesofthe
same
typeandbrand.
The
batteries'
contacts
shouldbe wipedwith a clean,soft clothbefore
loading
to
avoid
possible
corrosionduetodirt
orfingerprints.
Insert
the
batteriesas indicatedby thediagram
on the bottomof the
power
winder,
andattach
the
chambercoverbyturningthe
screw
with
a coin.
In
general,
new
alkaline
batteries
will
be
abfe
to
wind
about
40 rolls
andcarbon-zincabout
20 rolls
of
36-exposure
filmcontinuouslyundernormaltemperature.
*AAsize
Ni-Cd
batteriescan be used
inthePowerWinder
42. Usefully-charged
batteries
and follow the manufac-
turer'sinstructions.
Fully-chargedNi-Cd
batteries
willwind
about
60-80 rollsof36-exposurefilm.
* Load
thebatteries
correctly.
lf incorrectly loaded,
thebat-
teries
may
burst
andleak,
damaging
the
winder.
* lf the PowerWinder42 will not be used
for about
three
weeks or longer, remove
the batteries
from the battery
chamberlest
theyshould
leak.
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1.
Mise
en
place
des
piles
A I'aide
d'une
piece
de monnaie,
tourner
lavisde fixation
dansle
sens
contraire
desaiguilles
d'une
montre
et
deposer
le
couvercle
du logement
despiles;
y installer
quatre
piles
AAneuves
de typeet marque
identiques
apres
avoir
frotte
leurs
poles
avecunchiffon
propre
et
secafin
d'eviter
ta
cor-
rosion
que pourrait
entrainer
I'encrassement
des contacts.
Disposer
les
piles
en respectant
leschema
a I'interieur
de
logement
et replacer
soncouvercle
entournant
savisavec
la
piece
de monnaie.
En regle
gen6rale
et par
temperature
normale,
Ufl
jeu de piles
neuves
permet
letransport
de 40
cartouches
de
36 vues
dansle
cas
depiles
alcalines
et
de
20 cartouches
danslecas
depiles
carbone-zinc,
la
prise
de
vue
s'effectuantencontinu.
* Le
moteur
d'armement
A2 accepte
les
accus
Ni-Cd
de
tail-
le
AA.
Utiliser
uniquement
desaccus
neufs
et
seconformer
aux instructions
du fabricant. U
n accu N
i-cd e pleine
charge
assure
une
autonomie
de 60 A80 cartouches
de
36 vues.
* Uneinstallation
d6fectueuse
des
piles
risque
de
provoquer
des
fuites
etd'endommager
serieusement
lemoteur.
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ri ,*
&
2. Attaxing
thePower
Winder
totheCam
era
r Remove the winder coupler cover of the camera by
unscrewing it with a coin. In order not to lose the cover,
screw it into the winder coupler's cover holder on the
powerwinder (except
theAL-1
).
o
Make surethe power
winder'smainswitch is
setto "OFF."
r Beforeattaching
thePower
WinderA2 to the
camera,
clean
the winder's and camera's terminals with a soft cloth to
ensure
proper
contact.
rAttach the Power WinderA2 to the camera by turning
the
fasteningscrew clockwise with a coin to secure the power
winderto the camera.
lf ittakes a while to fastenthe power
winderto the camera while the mainswitch rsset at "C" or
"S,"
there
isa possibility
that
the
warninglamp
will
light
up
and the winder may notfunction;
this does not mean it is
out of order.
In this case,
manually
wind the filmadvance
leveronce.
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' Comme
ellesrisquent
desuinterd l'interieurdu logement,
les
piles
devrontetre
retirees
du moteurd'armement
A2 si
I'on
ne prevoit
pasde I'employer pendant
au moins
trois
semarnes.
2.
Montage
du
moteur
sur
I'appareil
o
Deposer
le
couverclede
couplage
du moteur
surI'appareil
enle
devissantavecune
pidce
demonnaie
et,
pour
eviter
de I'egarer,
le revisser
sur son support,
prevu
sur le mo-
teur
(A
I'exception
duAL-1).
o
S'assurer
que
le
commutateur
principal
du
moteur
soit
bien
sur
"OFF"
(arr6t).
o
Avant
de fixer le moteurd'armement
A2 sur l'appareil,
essuyer
sescontacts
etceux
du boitier
avecun lingesec
pour
eviter
tout
mauvais
contact.
o
Installer
et
fixerlemoteur
d'armement
A2sur
I'appareil
en
tournant
dansle
sens
desaiguillesd'unemontresa
vis
de
f
ixation
a I'aide
d'une
piece
demonnaie.
SiI'installation
du
moteur
sur le bo?tier
requiet
un certain
temps,
alors
que
I'interrupteur
principal
se trouve
sur 'rC"
ou "S", il peut
arriver
que le temoin
s'allumeet que le moteurnefonc-
tionne
pas;
toutefois,
ceci n'estnullement le signe d'une
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3.SettingtheShooting
Mode(Continuous
or
Single
Frame
Shooting)
o
When
usingtheCanon
A-1 or AE-1PROGRAMwith
the
powerwinder,
the changeoverof continuousor single
frame
shootingis performed by the mainswitch.
Set the
main
switch
at
"S"
for
single
frame
shooting
or"C"for con-
tinuous
shooting.
o
When the powerwinderis mounted
on an AL-1
, AE-1 ,
AV-1,
orAT-1
camera,continuous
photography
is
possible
on either
the "C" or "S" setting
as longas you pressthe
shutterbuttondown.For singleframe shooting
with the
main
switchat "C" or "S", press
the shutterbuttondown
once,then
remove
your
finger
fromthebutton.
'In general,
the
film
will
beadvanced
ata rate ofabouttwo
frames
per
second.
' When
themain
switch
isturnedto "OFF," thefilm can be
advanced
manually
with
the
filmadvancelever.
' The mainswitch shouldbe set to "OFF" whenever
the
power
winder
isnotinuse.
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4.Selectingthe Shutter
Speedand
Shooting
o
When
youperform
continuous
photography,
use
a shutter
speedof1/60 to 1/1OO0second.
o
For
singleframe
photography,
any shutter
speedcan be
used.
' lfusing
the
AE-1PROGRAM
with
theshutterspeed
selec-
tor dial set to "PROGRAM"
(programmed
AE),sequential
shootingis possibleif the apertureindicated
in the view-
finder
is4 or smaller,i.e.,5.6,8, 11,
etc.
' When
the
PowerWinder
A2 is usedwith
theCanonA-1,
sequential
shootingis notpossible when in the stopped-
down
AE
mode.
' The
main
switchof
the
PowerWinder
A2mustbe
turnedoff
tomakemultiple
exposureswith
theCanon
A-1.
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5.
WarningLampfor
Completion
ofWinding
When
the filmroll
endsor winding stopsincompletely,the
warning
lamp
lights
up.
Turn
the main
switch
to "OFF."
Do
not
turn
themainswitchto anyother
position.
' There
maybea rare case
when
the
warninglamp
does
not
lightup.
6.
Rewinding
theFilm
After pressing
the film rewindbuttonat the bottom
of the
winder,rewind
the
film
asusual,
turningthe
camera's
rewind
crankin
the
direction
of
the
arrow
untilthe
film
iscompletely
rewound.
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I
I
I
I
5.T6moin
d'achdvementdutransport
ll
s'allumelorsque
la
pellicule
arrivea son
extremiteouque
le transport
est incomplet.
A ce stade,
ramener
le com-
mutateur
principal
sur "OFF"
(arret)
et d aucune
autre
po-
sition.
* Dans
des
cas
tres
rares,
ce temoinnes'allumera
pas.
6.
Rebobinage
du
film
Appuyer
tout
d'abordsur
le
boutonded6brayagesitu6sur
la
partie
inferieure
du moteuret rebobiner
entierementlefilm
danssa cartouche
en tournant de la maniere
habituellela
manivelle
de I'appareildans
la
directionde safleche.
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7.Remote
ControlShooting
o
Since the Power Winder A2 has a remote control socket for
use
with
the
A-1 and
AE-1PROGRAM,
shooting
from
a dis-
tance is possiblevia the socket with Remote Switch 3 or
60, or Wireless Controller LC-1, or Interval Timer TM-1
Q
uartz (optional
accessories).
r Make sure the winder's main switch has been turned to
"OFF" beforeconnecting
theaccessory.(Tne shuttermight
be released once if the accessory is connected when the
winder's
main
switch isat any settingotherthan"OFF").
o
When the PowerWinderA2 is mounted
on an AL-1,
AE-1,
AV-1 orAT-1
,
remote
controlshooting is notpossible.
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Precautions
Interruptions
inWindingDue to Reduced
BatteryPower
Whenthe batteries
are
almostexhausted
and it takes
over
onesecond
foroneframeof thefilmto be
wound,the bat-
teriesmust be replaced
afterthe main switch has been
turnedoff.
Also
checkthe
power
ofthebattery
inthecamera.
lf
thecamera's
battery
hasinsufficient
power,
the
winder
will
notfunction.
* When
thePowerWinder
A2'sbatteriesare exhausted,
re-
place
them
withfournewonesof thesame
type.
Avoiding
Blurredlmages
When
a telephoto
lensis in use,slight
vibrationmaycause
imageblur.
To avoid
possible
blurred
imagesduringhand-
heldshooting,the minimumshutter
speedshould
befaster
than the reciprocalof the focal length
of the lens.
For a
100mm
lens,forinstance,
useashutter
speedof 1/125sec.
or faster.Even
when a tripod is used,choose
the fastest
shutter
speedpossible.
Use
ofthePower
WinderA2 inColdClimates
In very low temperatures,
the batteries'
poweris reduced
and
regular
photography
cannotbeperformed.
Underthese
conditions,
it is bestto carrya spare
setof batteries
in an
inside
pocket
to keep them
warm.
Ni-Cdbatteries
arealso
recommended
asan
effective
power
source
inlowtemperatures.
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