Graflex XL Rapid-Vance RH/50 Roll Film Holder User manual

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                                     Designedfor your convenience,the new
                                   RH/50 lets you load tilm without com-
                                            pletely removingthe film holder from
                                           the camera back.
                                     To open' the swing-awayholder cover,
                                     squeezethe parallel release latches to-
                                         gether (Figure 1) and  lift cover out of
                                           the way. Removethe film carriage.

                             RH/50FilmHolder
F i l m
Running
 Indicator



Notation
PaneI


   ExposureCounter                                     ExposureSettingDial

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                                         To remove the empty supply cassette
                                             from the carriage,first move the release
                                                    fatch to the  left to open the carriage
                                          base plate. PuI I out the em pty cassette.
                                                (Figures 2 and 3.)
Supp Cassette
                           TakeUpCassette 3lyo                                    Interlapping
                                  Carriage
                                                          ii,  Channels     With RH/50, enjoy new on-the-jobcon-                                            venience.TOmm film can be loaded in
                                        subdued daylight-  but not  in  bright
                                          sunlight.
                                         To attach film to empty take-up spool,
                                                        slip one of the end caps from the empty
                              Self-locking cassette. Remove the film spool. Take
                                   Carriage   film retainerclip off spool. From a fullSilastic*                               BasePlate                                                cassette,draw only enough film to en-F i l mR o l l e r
                                             sure positivefilm attachmentto take-up
                                              spool. Wind t h e   l e a d f i l m -  e m u l s i o n     Path                                               side in -  one full turn aroundthe spool
                                         and fasten film with retainer clip. Be
   ReleaseLatch                                 sure,as you load the spool into the cas-
                                                     sette, that the film passes between the
                                             rims of the p l u s h - l i n e dl,i g h t s e aI   l i p s
                                                                                                    . and that the path of the film fol-
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lows the contour of the cassette-  right      50 exposures,check the Film Running
out through the film slot. Presscassette       Indicator. lf  it  still rotates,you'll get
closed, dligning mating notches and       extra shots from your roll of TOmmfilm.
replacethe end cap.                     Please remember -  to avoid jamming,
                                     do not load m o r e t h a n 1 6 'o f b u l k f i l m
4  ffi:*p'mr;ir'r;lg€"i:g{##KEr*                into a cassette.
Hold carriage in your left hand (open
base plate to your right). Slip the full
cassetteinto the supply position (emul-                                  Drive
sion side of film up!) With your Ieft
t h u f f i b , s t e a d y t h e s u p p l y c a s s e t t e .
(Figure 4a)
Gri p  the  ta ke-up  cassette-    f il m  at-
t a c h e d - i n  y o u r r i g h t h a n d a n d p u l l
out enoughfilm from supply cassetteto
wrap around the surface plate and over
the take-up roller. Made of Silastic*
rubber,both the take-upand the supply
rollers give you smooth, trouble-free,
positive film advance under the most
adverseweather conditions. (f igure4b).
Flacetake-upcassette(film attached)in
take-up position on drive key -  emul-
s io n s i d e o f  f ilm st ill f a ci ng out. Close
the  self-locking carnage base plate.
CassettesautomaticaI ly a I ign. (Figure4c).
Designedto provide a big SO-shotfilm
supply, your 70mm roll film may give
you as many as four additional expo-
sures per roll. As soon as you complete

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              Precisionengineeredwith dual interlap-
             ping channels,the RH/50 film hotdbr
             cover and frarne give maximum light-        /
               pfgo! _protection.For extra safety, your
           RH/50 cover will not cfose unfessyou                   first interlock the grooves in the car-      \J
              riage with the interlappingchannetsin
              the holder frame.





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           Advancethe leverone f ull stroketo take
            up any film slack. (Figure6).Watch the
             Film Runnin gI n d i c a t o rA. v i s u a lc h e c k -
               point, it rotates on ly when f ilm travels
             from supplyto take-upcassettes.lt tells
            you  if you have loaded film properly
            and have attachedfilm securelyto take-
            up spool.Turn the exposure-settingdial

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counterclockwiseuntil the arrow aligns       2. Make sure the film flatteningrollers
with the pointer in the counterwindow.      turn {leely. Every six months or everyTwo f u I I strokes of the advance lever      25 rolls of film, whicheveroccurs firsf,
 will bring the unexposedfilm into the       lubricatethe end surfacesof the rollers
 No. 1 position-  ready for the first ex-       with. dry llolykote Type z, Graflex partposu re.                              number 39484 P2. Removethe rollers
With this new safety advancelever,you       (Figure 7) by carefu lfy snappingout f rom
 never have to worry about accidental      under the  roller retainers. Apply dry
e x po s ureo ve rla p . Un le s syou actuate
the advancelevera full stroke,the film
won't advance from supply cassette to
take-up and the exposurecounter will
not move to the next number.
Shoufd completionof a fufl stroke be
interrupted, make a nother stroke (be
sure it is a full stroke).




                                       Molykoteto the ends of the rollers. To
                                                 install,slip o n e e n d o f  t h e r o l l e r u n d e r
Maintenance                      thepositerollerrollerretainerretainerandonlyraiseenoughthe op-to
                                         permit sliding the end of the rollei into
                                            the retain ing groove. Rotate the rollers
                                          a few times. Wipe off any excess Moly--a1. Before loading each roll of  f ilm, re-       kote from the exposed surfaces with
move any loose dust or dirt from the       c lean c loth. Do not use oil as a  lu-
carriageand film flatteningrollers.          b ricant.

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