Canon T2000 User manual

Canon T2000

Congratulations on your
new Canon T2000 Sound
Projector which will make
the most of your
Super-8 or Single-8
movies, be they silent or of
the Ektasound type, with
live sound recorded ‘on
location’. If you have
movies taken with a silent
Super-8 or Single-8
camera, the T2000
provides all the facilities
you need to add sound
on a magnetic stripe which
can easily be put onto any
8 mm film after editing. If,
on the other band, you
shoot live-sound films, the
T2000 is not only the
perfect complement to
your sound camera, but
will also help you optimize
your live sound by adding
a spoken commentary,
music or special sound
effects. This is particularly
easy in the T2000, in which
advanced electronics take
over level control and even
allow sound to be recorded
on sound so that back¬
ground music and a
spoken commentary or
special effects can be
conveniently combined on
a single track.
Although operation of
your Canon T2000 is
extremely simple, you
should proceed metho¬
dically and with due care
in order to obtain out¬
standing results and satis¬
faction. May we therefore
recommend that you read
these instructions very
carefully from cover to
cover and keep them close
to the projector for easy
and quick reference. Fold
out the front and rear flaps
with the nomenclature
while reading the Manual.

1 Take-up spindle
2 Carrying handle
3 Framing knob
4 Focusing knob
5 Supply arm
6 Supply spindle
7 Film-threading slot
8 Zoom lens
9 Sound input
10 Master switch
11 Record button
12 Volume control
13 Rec/Trick control
14 Input selector
15 Front cover
16 Loop-former button
17 Vertical tilting screw

4. A few words about striped
film
Film editing
6. Preparing the projector
for operation
8. Brief instructions
10. Picture controls
Master switch
Framing knob
Focusing knob
Zooming ring oflens
Loop-former button
Speed control
13. Sound input/output
Input
Output
14. Sound controls
Automatic level control
(ALC)
Record button
Volume control
Rec/Trick control
Input selector
17. Projecting your films on
the Canon T2000
20. Recording sound
Recording procedure
Using the microphone
Recording sound on sound
24. Accessories
Care and maintenance of
25. your T2000
Removing the front cover
Removing the lens
Changing the lamp
Cleaning the film path
30. Technical data

A
few
words
about
striped
film
Sound projection is not
predicated on the use of a
sound camera. Any of
your silent films can be
provided with a magnetic
stripe to add sound in the
projector. You will be
surprised at the sound
quality you can obtain
from your Canon T2000
and the difference this
added sound can make.
Having silent film striped
with a magnetic track is
quite simple. Your photo
dealer will gladly make the
necessary arrangements. It
is advisable to have a
balancing stripe applied
along the other edge of the
film for uniform thickness
and smooth winding.
Remember, however, that
your movie should be
completely edited before
striping.
If you are using sound car¬
tridges in your movie
camera, you do not have
to worry about subsequent
striping. In this case, your
T2000 makes it very easy
to fill in sound gaps on
your films, which are quite
natural because there is
not always sufficient
sound on location and
polishing up your original
sound track will give you
much greater satisfaction.
The sound-on-sound re¬
cording feature of your
T2000 even allows you to
add further sound to the
live-sound track to obtain
a well-balanced mixture of
original and ‘studio’
sound.
Before attempting to im¬
prove the live sound record¬
ed in your movie camera,
make absolutely sure that
you are completely
familiar with the few
simple manipulations
required for the purpose
on your projector.
Remember that live sound,
once erased, cannot be
brought back. A few trials
on an old film whose
sound track is no longer
needed will greatly im¬
prove your results.
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F ilm editing Before starting with sound
The sound in Super-8 recording in the projector,
sound cameras is recorded carefully clean your edited
18 frames ahead of the film,
picture. This is a very
important point to keep in
mind during editing be¬
cause cutting one of the
two - picture or sound -
always affects the other.
Before adding further
sound to your sound
movies or putting sound
on silent film, be sure to
complete editing in all its
phases, since additional
editing after putting on the
final sound would disrupt
the latter.

Preparing
the
Projector
for
Operation
1. Always carry your pro¬
jector by its handle (2),
Never use the take-up
spindle (1) or supply arm
(5) for the purpose!
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2. Before connecting the
projector to the AC supply,
be sure to check its voltage
setting and compare it
with the available line
voltage. If necessary,
remove the transparent
plastic cover of voltage
selector (18) at the rear of
the projector and use a
coin to set the proper vol¬
tage rating.
Note that improper vol¬
tage setting may cause
damage to the projector if
the latter is connected to the
power supply.
4. Set the projector up at a
suitable distance and
height in front of the
screen, using screws (24)
and (17) for horizontal
leveling and vertical
tilting. Avoid excessive
upward tilting of the
projector, which will
conically distort the screen
image. Instead, try to cen¬
ter the projector as nearly
as possible on the screen.
3. Plug the power cord
into receptacle (19) and
connect it to a wall outlet.
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5. Y ou can now turn
master switch (10) 90° to
the right to switch on the
lamp so that the frame
limits become visible on
the screen. Turn knurled
ring of zoom lens (8) to
vary the size of the screen
image as required. Then
use focusing knob (4) to
prefocus on the frame
edges.
6. S wing out supply arm
(5) and slip supply reel
with film onto spindle (6)
so that the film leader
comes down at the front,
the perforations facing
you. The Canon T2000
will accept reels taking up
to 600 ft or 180 m of
film.
7. A ttach the auto take-up
reel supplied with the
projector to spindle (1).
Your Canon T2000 is now
ready for operation.
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Brief
Instructions
These are intended ex¬
clusively as a general out¬
line and for quick future
reference. They cannot
and will not replace the
detailed explanations on
the following pages.
1. Set speed selector (21)
to the speed with which
your film was exposed in
the camera (18 or 24 fps).
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2. Turn master switch (10)
clockwise to its first stop
and insert film leader
about 4 inches or 10 cm
into the film-threading slot
below the white guide
roller until it is gripped by
the threading mechanism
and automatically wound
on the take-up reel.
3. Turn master switch (10)
further clockwise to either
silent projection or sound
projection, as required.
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