ZEISS IKON MOVISCOP Operating instructions
MOVISCOP
HOW
TO
USE
THE
ZEISS
IKON
VIEWING
AND
EDITING
APPARATUS
MOVISCOP
FOR
16
mm
CINEFILM
ZEISS
IKON
AG
STUTTGART
I·
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
The
MOVISCOP
is equipped with
an
optical balance
that scans the individual frames
of
the film which runs
with uniform velocity. This balance consists
of
a
rotating glass-prism
built
into a drum
shutter
driven
by
the film's perforation.
Focusing is done with a milled
screw
below
the
cutter
on the
front
side
of
the apparatus. The film can be
marked
by
the
cutter
where desired.
By
a slight
pressure on the
cutter
the frame
visible
in the image
field can be marked with a minute incision.
The
MOVISCOP
may be connected to the
A.
C. mains
supply
after
being
properly
adjusted to the voltage pre-
vailing. This
is
done
by
adjusting the
voltage
control at
the right-hand side
of
the casing, fitting 110, 125, 150,
220
or
240 volts. When delivered the
MOVISCOP
is
always adjusted to 220 volts!
The
projector
lamp below the light house with the
optical lighting equipment
of
the
MOVISCOP
is switched
on with the tumbler switch on the right side
of
the
MOVISCOP
housing.
The rewinders are screwed to a base board to which
the
MOVISCOP
16
can be fitted.
Attention
should be
2
Fig. 1
Flg.2
Fig.3
3
..
paid to the fact that the
rubber
·
footings
of
the
MOVISCOP
16
must touch the
rear
of
the oblong holes
in the base board so that the apparatus is
perfectly
adjusted to the rewinders. The
MOV
I
SCOP
can al
so
be
firmly
attached
to
the base board
by
means
of
the
screws
that are
supp
li
ed in a bag. Fig. 4 s
how
s the
holes that have
to
be used
for
the
MOVISCOP
16.
Before fastening the
MOVISCOP,
the
sc
rews in its
rubber feet have
to
be removed.
Th
e t
wo
rewinders have
different
transmissions. The
right-hand transmission
for
forward
winding, from
left
to
right, is so geared that films
to
be viewed and
edited can be run at the regular
projector
speed. The
lefthand
tr
ans
mi
ssion,
how
ever
, is geared
for
high-
speed rewinding. The rewinders are
equipped
with
adjustable friction, tightening the film and pressing it
on the
MOVISCOP
film track a
ft
er
it
h
as
run
over
two
film guide rollers. The
spools
rotate in the same
direction
as that in which the
rewinder
cranks are turned.
4
V I
TAL
PARTS
OF
THE
MOV
I
SCOP
Illus
tr
ation
No.1
shows the editing apparatus
MOV
I
SCOP
ready
for
use.
Winder, f
as
t 8 Image fi eld lens
(for
rewinding) 9 Tumbler switch
2
Wind
er
, sl
ow
10
Casing
(for
viewing)
11
Frictions
3
Fo
cusing knob 12
Condenser
4 Knob
for
film marking
13
Fi
lm
tr
ack
5
Fi
lm guide rolle
rs
14
Lamp
socket
6
light
hood
15
Voltage control
7 Fillist
er
heads
16
Screw
cap with fuse
(for
removing the
light hood)
5
THE
VOLTAGE
CO
NTROL
In
order
to
adjust
th
e
MOVI
SCOP
to another
vo
ltage
than 220
volts
unscrew
the
screw-cap
(1
6) on the
vo
lt
age control
(1
5). Un
sc
r
ew
it completely, including
the
built-in
fuse, and loosen the
sc
r
ew
in the middle.
Th
en rotate the black
disk
until the
voltage
setting
co
rr
esponding
to
the mains
voltage
is
visible
in the
c
ut
-o
ut
of
the disk.
(If
in doubt, read
off
the
correc
t
voltage
from the meter).
Sc
r
ew
back the
sc
rew-cap
with fuse and fasten the
screw
in the middle. The
MOVI
SCOP
is then ready
for
use. A
micr
o-f
use
for
0.
3 amps 5 x
20
mm
sh
ou
ld be used for all voltages.
This fuse also protects the app
li
ance
from
damage
if
it
is unintentiona
lly
connected to D.C.
SOURCE
OF
LIGHT
AND
CONDENSER
(Fig.
2)
Th
e miniat
ur
e c
in
e lamp
25
vo
lt
s 1 amp
with
A.S.S.C.-
ca
p
(Osram
No. 8203 or Philips No. 392 N) burns in a
h
or
izontal position above the
condenser
(1
2) in such a
way
that
the film-gate i.n the film
track
(1
3) is
uniformly
illuminated.
The bulb
ca
n be
conventiently
exchanged when the
two
fillister-head screws (7) are loosened and the
light
house (6) is removed.
The exchange
of
the bulb is very simple.
Up
on
slightly
pr
essing the bulb into the socket (14) and simultane-
ously
turning
it
to the
left
by
90°
it
disengages
from
6
the
bayonet
socket and can be removed. The
new
bulb
is
fitted
into the bayonet socket by a s
light
pressure
in
the
direction
of
the socket and a 900 turn
to
the right.
When
the
bu
lb is
properly
inserted the
picture
frame
of
the film track should be evenly illuminated.
The condens
or
(12)
below
the bulb has a
heat-filter
ab-
sorbing
some
70
%
of
the heat emanating from the bulb
without
any loss
of
light intensity.
Consequent
ly, any
frame
of
the film can be
studied
at l
engt
h
without
suffering
from the heat
of
the bulb.
HOW
TO
MARK
THE
FILM
When
the
knob
(4) is
slightly
pressed
by
the thumb,
the
cutter
makes a 1
mm
incision into the film. This
incision can be detected later when running the film
through the hand between thumb and
index
finger.
THE
FILM T
RAe
K,
V
lEW
I N G
AND
ED I
TI
NG
For
projecting
cine film,
fit
the
spoo
l
with
the film to
be edited on the
winder
(1) and bolt it.
If
the film is to
be
projected
normally, i.
e.
if
a
positive
image is
to
be
rendered on the
viewing
lens, the beginning
of
the film
must be on the
lower
side
of
the feeding
spoo
l and
the
perforation
must be on the side
of
the apparatus
(when 16
mm
sound film is to be edited).
Prior
to the
projection
and editing
of
the film adapt the
friction
(11)
of
the l
eft
winder
so
that the pull
of
the
right
winder
7
s
uffi
c
iently
tightens
the film and
prevents
fluttering
when it is running
over
the vaulted film
track
(13).
Th
e film must be so inserted i
nt
o the
appa
ratus that it
runs (
5)
around
the
low
er
side
of
the
film
guide
rollers.
The
beginning
of
the film is in
serted
and
fastened
to
th
e
right
rewinder
as usual.
After
sw
itching
on
the lamp
with
the tumbler
sw
itch (9),
th
e
proje
cted
picture
ca
n be focused
with
the focusing
knob (3).
Th
e
right
rewinder (2) is so
geared
that the film runs
alm
ost
at the normal
projector
speed.
REWINDING
Wh
en the film has been
viewed,
c
ut
, and titled,
it
Olust be
rewound
before
it can again be
projected
.
This can be done in
tw
o ways:
a) R
ew
inding
through the a
ppar
a
tu
s. In
doing
so, the
film
must
be taken
out
of
the l
ef
t film
guide
roller
(5) and
mu
st be run over
it
to reduce
wear
and
t
ea
r.
When
the film is run through the apparatus
in this ma
nn
er the -perf
orat
ion
does
not
engage
with
the
tr
an
spo
rt mechanism and the e
ntir
e apparatus
is
out
of
gear
(Fig. 5). It is also ndvi
sab
le to
sw
itch
off
the lamp.
b) R
ew
inding
without
the
apparat
us which is,
therefore,
re
mov
ed
backward
from the
oblo
ng
hole
s in the
base board.
8
i
o
Rewinding
I-----
-
--~
Q
'--
-
----------i
Fig. 5
In
rewinding
with
or
without
the
apparat
us care s
hould
be taken that the end
of
the fi lm is led around the
lower
side
of
the
spool
core when
it
is in
ser
ted
into
the l
eft
spoo
l.
The
spoo
l must be
wound
cl
ockw
ise,
otherwise
the film cann
ot
be
projected
normally.
The l
eft
r
ewinder
is especia
lly
geared
for
highspeed
rewinding.
Before
rewinding
the film, loosen the
friction
of
the l
eft
rewinder
(11) while applying some
friction
to
the
right
one, so that the film does not come
off
the right-hand
spoo
l s
hould
the
rewinding
be slo
wed
down
or
sudden
ly
stopped
.
9
I,
CARE
AND
MAINTENANCE
The film track should always be
absolutely
clean to
prevent
scratching
of
the film. Small
dust
particles
in
the
picture
frame must be removed with a small hair-
brush, because they might be
very
annoying in the
editing process
if
projected on the image field lens
with
tenfold
or
twentyfold
magnification.
The prism
of
the optical adapter must be carefully
cleaned from time to time with a
soft
hair
-brush. The
prism can be seen behind the picture frame on the
film track when the light house is removed.
The rewinders must
be
regularly lubricated through the
oil holes.
Subject
to
alterations in the interests
of
technical
progress.
M 0 V I S
COP
16
with film pressure pad
In addition to the components
described
in the instruc-
tion manual, this
editor
is now equipped with a film
pressure
pad,
for
the purpose
of
preventing the image
from
drifting
in and
out
of
focus
as
the film passes
over
the curved film track. When threading the film,
the plate
of
the pressure pad (which
projects
forwards
over
the film track) must therefore be raised slightly.
ZEISS
IKON
AG
STUTTGART
:
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glisch
l
GA.l36.2511
Printed in Germany Author: W. Kaiser 2 0474/04
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