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!
Canon
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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4. Focus by turning knob
(4) and turn knob (3), if
necessary, to adjust the
frame line.
5. Select playback volume
in sound projection by
turning the volume control
( 1 2 ).
6. When the film has
reached its end, stop the
projector by turning
master switch (10) to zero
and rewind either through
film path or outside by
first attaching the end of
the film to the supply
reel and turning master
switch (10) fully counter¬
clockwise.
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Master switch (10) lowing clockwise are silent Framing knob (3) Focusing knob (4)
This is the main control of projection and sound pro- When you start projecting. The extra-large focusing
your T2000. Its normal jection. it may happen that the knob makes focusing par-
position is with the white separating line betweeen ticularly easy and smooth
index dot on the knob Counterclockwise rotation frames becomes visible on - a point of major impor-
facing up, opposite ‘O’. of the master switch will the screen. This can easily tance in the projection of
Even in this position, set your projector for fast be corrected by turning the Super-8 or Single-8 film
however, the amplifier is rewind, either through the framing knob. When the where even very slight
switched on as soon as the film path (should the film frame line has been set, it axial shifting of the lens
power cord is plugged into still be attached to the does not normally require will result in a noticeable
a wall outlet. take-up reel) or outside, readjustment during pro- change in focus on the
directly from reel to reel. jection. screen.
The symbols around the
master switch are easy to
understand. The arrows
indicate motion directions.
Clockwise, the first stop
thus stands for film thread¬
ing (downward motion of
film across film gate). The
next two positions fol-
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Zooming ring of lens (8)
Your Canon T2000 has an
f/1.5 high-speed zoom lens
with focal lengths ranging
from 16.5 to 30 mm. In
other words, you can vary
the size of the image pro¬
jected onto the screen
without actually shifting
the projector. This gives
you greater freedom in po¬
sitioning the projector and
allows easy adaptation to
room conditions.
All you have to do to
vary the size of the screen
image is turn the knurled
ring of the lens until the
desired frame size has been
obtained.
Loop-former button (16)
A poor splice or damaged
film perforation may inter¬
fere with proper film trans¬
port through the projec¬
tor. If this happens, you
will hear a rattling noise
which can be corrected and
the projector restored to
proper operating condi¬
tion by pressing the loop-
former button once or, if
necessary, several times.
Speed selector (21)
This is a combined picture
and sound control which
determines the speed with
which your film will be
projected. Projection
speed should always be the
same as filming speed in
the camera, unless the pro¬
jector is used in the silent
mode. In this case, a slight
slow-motion effect can be
obtained by projecting
movies taken at 24 fps in
the 18 fps setting.
Very critical users tend to
shoot their sound movies
at 24 fps, which gives
slightly higher picture and
sound quality but will in-

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crease film consumption
by one third and also calls
for sufficient light due to
the slightly wider aperture
required to make up for
the faster running speed
and shorter effective ex¬
posure per frame.
The speed control (21) is a
rocker switch. If it is ac¬
tuated with the projector
running, a rattling noise
may be heard, and you
may have to press the
loop-former button (16).
Please note that you cannot,
of course, alternate be¬
tween sound filming
speeds of 18 and 24 fps
because you can use only
one of these speeds for
projection (per reel) to
avoid sound distortion.
The decision which of the
two speeds to use should
therefore be made before
you start filming.
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Sound
Input/Output
Input (9)
This is a DIN 41524 jack
for connection of the
microphone supplied with
the projector or of an
auxiliary sound source,
such as a tape recorder,
cassette recorder or record
player.
Output (22)
This is a DIN 41529 jack
as is generally used for
connecting loudspeakers
to sound equipment. Make
sure that the external spea¬
ker plugged into this out¬
put has a 4-ohm rating and
set it up near the screen
for optimum results. The
built-in speaker (23) is au¬
tomatically disconnected
as an external speaker is
plugged into output (22).
Alternatively, high-impe-
dance headphones (^ 600
ohms) may be connected
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to this output. In this case
also, the built-in speaker is
automatically cut off.

Sound
Controb
Automatic level control
(ALC)
Your Canon T2000 will
automatically control the
recording level, whatever
the input. Operation thus
is greatly simplified, and
the number of trials
required for obtaining
good results reduced to a
minimum.
Record button (11)
Recording is possible only
with this button depressed.
It locks in position and
lights up red. It is auto¬
matically released as
master switch (10) is
turned to another position
(except for silent to sound
projection and vice versa).
The button can be depres¬
sed only with the master
switch (10) set to silent or
sound projection.
Note:
As a special safeguard,
your Canon T2000 will
not record any sound -
and thus erase possibly un-
retrievable original sound
- unless the Rec/Trick
control (13) is switched on.
For normal, full-level
recording , the Rec/Trick
control (13) should be
turned all the way to its
right-hand stop. In other
words, should you inad¬
vertently press the Record
button (11), nothing is lost
yet, and you should make
it a rule to keep the Rec/
Trick button on off unless
you actually wish to put on
sound.
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Volume control (12)
This serves to control
volume during playback
via the built-in speaker or
an external speaker con¬
nected to output (22).
The reference points
provided around the knob
serve for orientation and
facilitate resetting to any
given position. The knob is
inoperative during sound
recording.
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Rec/Trick control (13)
This is a very important
control of your Canon
T2000 because it allows
sound-on-sound recording
and thus puts accom¬
plished multi-source
sound tracks within easy
reach even of inexperien¬
ced sound-movie fans.
First and foremost,
however, remember that
the Rec/Trick control has
two functions:
1, It is indispensable for
recording , even if no spe¬
cial effects are desired. In
this case, the control
should be turned against
its right-hand stop
(maximum symbol of
scale). Only in this position
will the full input volume
reach the sound track.
To prevent any inadver¬
tent erasure of existing
sound, always keep this
control in its off posi¬
tion when you do not wish
to make a recording.
2. The trick function of
this control takes over for
special effects. Clockwise
rotation of the knob will
gradually increase the re¬
cording level, thus allow¬
ing a certain measure of
fading. What’s more, as
you turn the knob clock¬
wise, you will not only in¬
crease the volume of new
sound on the track, but at
the same time decrease the
volume of previous sound
that may already be on
the same track. In other
words, new recording is
here coupled with pro¬
portionate partial erasure
which, in the maximum
setting at the right-hand
stop, becomes full erasure
and thus complete re¬
recording.
The partial erasure feature
means that if you wish to
obtain a straightforward
fade-in on a track which
already carries a record¬
ing, you will first have to
erase a certain length of
that track fully (with the
trick control turned all the
way to the right but no
sound source connected to
input (9)), then rewind the
film, start the projector in
the recording mode and
turn the trick control
clockwise until you reach
its right-hand stop.
If, on the other hand,
you wish to fade a new
recording into an existing
one on the same track, all
you have to do is start
the projector in the
recording mode and slowly
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turn the trick control to
maximum position (right-
hand stop).
Fading out is just as easy
with the trick control as
fading in. Simply turn the
control slowly back to its
off position, and the sound
will either fade away on a
clean track, or the original
sound will be simul¬
taneously brought back to
full level as the added
sound recedes.
Input selector (14)
This switch has two func¬
tions :
1. Shifted to the left
(micro), it will cut off the
built-in speaker (23) to
avoid feedback (screeching
noise) during microphone
recording.
2. It adapts the automatic
level control to different
input sources (microphone
in its left-hand setting,
auxiliary source such as a
tape recorder in its right-
hand setting marked AUX).
Take care to shift this
switch to the proper posi¬
tion after connecting your
source to input (9).
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Projecting
your
films
on
the
Canon
T
2000
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You are now familiar with
the different controls and
functions of your
projector.
To project your movies,
proceed as follows:
1. All your films should
have a sufficient length
of leader at eitheF end.
Before threading, check
the leader on the supply
reel and make sure that it
is neither bent nor
damaged. If necessary, cut
the leader straight at its
front end.
2. Shift speed selector (21)
at the top of the projector
to the speed used in your
camera for shooting.
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3. Insert the film leader threading operation from
into the threading slot (7) reel to reel is automatic,
below the white guide except for insertion of the
roller and turn master leader.
switch (10) to its threading
position. The leader
should be pushed into the
slot some 4 inches or
10 cm deep, until it is
positively gripped by the
drive mechanism and
automatically threaded
through the film path.
Keep the master, switch on
threading until the leader
emerges in the take-up
reel and is tightly wound
around it. The entire

4. Turn master switch
further to silent or sound
projection. Your film
image will appear on the
screen.
5. Turn knob (4) for fine
focusing and correct
frame line by turning
knob (3), if necessary.
6. Adjust the desired play¬
back volume by turning
knob (12). Make sure that
input selector (14) is in
Aux position if playback
via the built-in loud¬
speaker (23) is desired.
7. Sit back, relax and
enjoy your home movie
production. Should the
projector make a rattling
noise, protesting against
some torn perforations or
poor splice, press the loop-
former button (16) once or
twice.