Graflex Rapid-Vance User manual

TO  L()AD  THE  H()LDER:



     FIG. 1


STE P 1   Place  the holder  face down dark        STEP 3   Hold the lever "A"  (Fig. No. 3)
slide   to  the  right.  Squeeze  the  release             to  the   left  and actuate  the advance  lever
latches  together  and  lift   to open the cover             until  the  last number  (8, 10 or  12) on the
(Fig.   1). Don't  try  to   lift  by the  sides as         exposure  counter  passes  the index mark
the  sides  are  part  of the  roll  holder  car-            (white  line) and the counter no longer turns.
riage  and  not  part   of  the  cover.  Before         Unwind  enough  of  the  protective   paper
loading,  fou may  find a looseness between          covering  the  film  to pass around the front
the  carriage  and outer  frame.  This  loose-             of  the  carriage   into  the take-up  spool on
ness provides  clearanee  for  the film and its           the  right.  Thread  the tab end of the paper
paper backing.                                                into  the  wider   slot  of  the take-up  spool
                                                and actuate the advance lever approximately
                                                                L/ 2 stroke  to make a complete  turn  of theSTE P 2   Load  the  full  spool  into the  left                                                           spool. Check  to make  sure  that  the paperhand  comparhent     with  the  paper  set  to                                                                        is winding evenly between the spool flanges.unwind  counter   cloclnvise   with  the black
side  facing  outward  (Fig. 2 and 4). Tip the
edge  of  the  spool   into  the  cavity   in  the
lower  side  of the  roll  holder  carriage  and
press     it  dorvnward  against  the  spring  as
far  as possible   until  the  spool  snaps  into
position (Fig. 2).

                            www.orphancameras.com

Continue acfuation  of the advance lever until                                               Film IndexArrow
the marker  on the backing  of the film  is op-
posite  the arrow  on the inside  of film  car-
riage  (Fig. 4).
STE P 4  - Turn  the exposure  corurter  in the
direction   of  the  arrow  toward                                                       ( 65''  until                                  StartingMarkers
the counter  clicks  into place and cannot be
turned  further.    If  it  is necessary  to anchor            In  this  position  the end of the film  strip  is
the paper backing  of the film more securely           bent around the idler  in a direction opposite
onto  the  take-up   spool  before   cover   is              its normal  curl.  This may introduce  strain
closed,  acttrate the advance lever  to rotate         on the adhesive  strip  which holds the film
the  take-up  spool  but  not beyond one  fuIt            to the paper backing and under unfavorably
turn   of  the  spool.   Further  advanee with         humid  conditions,  the adhesive  strip may
the cover  opened might  cause  the  film   to           loo sen.
be fogged.
                                              To  avoid  this  possibility,  do not advance
STE P  5     lnsert   the  carriage   into  the          the  film  to the first  exposure position  until
holder and close cover.  Actuate the advance          the first  exposure can be made and the film
lever.  As  the  lever   is  actuatedt the paper          then wound to the No. 2 exposure position.
leader  on the  film  winds  onto the take-up
spool. When the No. 1 exposure  position  is        STE P 6 - The advance lever locks after each
reached,  the  advance  lever   will  lock and            film  advancement. To bring the film into po-
the exposure counter  (Fig. 3) will be indexed            sition  for the next picture  after an exposure
to  f . indicating  the film  is  in position ready         has been made, move the release lever  ( 6A"
for the first  exposure.                                     (Fig.  3) to the  left  (in the direction  of the
                        Erposure Counter  RopidvonceLcver           arrow)  and  release.  Actuate  the advance
                                                           lever a full  stroke to advance the film. Con-
                                                          tinue this sequence until  all exposureshave
  FIG. 3                                     been made. After the last exposure, move the                                                                     (3A"                                                     release  lever         to  the  left as usual.

                           Release Lever "A"

The advance  lever  can then be operated  freely  permitting   the  roll  to be wound completely  onto the take-up
spool. After  removing  the  full  spool from  the right  side of the carriage  and wrapping  to protect  the exposed
film,   switch  the empty  spool  from  the  left  chamber  into the take-up  chamber.  The carriage   is ready  for
reloading.


      NO TE : For operator  convenience, the ro 1l holder
         carriage  may be positioned   in  the  holder  with
         --  the advance lever  at the top or thebottom   of the
         holder   for  either   right  or   left  hand operation.
        (See illustration).

       ATTACHING    ROLL    FILM   HOLDER   TO
      CAMERA:  The   RAPID-VANCE     Roll   Film
         Holders   c a n   b e  used  with  Graflok@  and
        Graphic @Backs.

        To  fit  to the Graflok@ Back, removethefocusing
         panel  frame  by  simultaneously   depressing  the
         knurled   finger  pads and sliding  the panel to the
           right.    Fit  the   roll   holder   to  the back  of the
        camera  and  lock  in  place  with  the upper  and
         lower  slide  locks.

       Use  of  the RAPID-VANCE   Roll  Film  Hotder on
        a cameraequippedwith   a Graphic@Back requires
         the use of aSpringKit.  AttachtheRAPID-VANCE
          Roll  Film  Holder  in accordancewiththe   instruc-
          tions accompanying  the  kit.





                            www.orphancameras.com