Nikon Cordless Battery Pack User manual

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CORDLESS BATTERY PACK
                             for Nikon Motor Drive F-36





            INSTRUGTION MANUAL

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l-., Introduction  ............................................    .... 2
2. Battery Installation  ................................   ...,.. !
3. External DC Power Supply  .......................... $
4, Attaching to the Motor Drive ................. ..... 6
5. Controls of Motor Drive  ..i.............o... ..,........ /


                                                                             ,1.   I ntroduction
  The cordless battery pack is one variation of
battery packs for the Nikon F-S6 motor drive. It
attaches directly to the base of the motor drive,
making the carnera, motor drive and battery pack
one integrated, convenient unitl The pack adds
nothing to the length and width of the camera
body but adds only 34mm to the height.
    It is of such dimensions that the camera may
accept any of interchangeable Nikkor lenses and
close-up attachments with the battery pack in
position.
  The battery pack consists of the main body
and the terminal adapter. The main body carries
its own release button and the S-C switch so that
the motor drive can also be controlled at www.butkus.usthebattery pack. A neckstrap and DC plug come
with the battery pack.

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2. Battery Installation                         Note:
  The cordless battery pack accommodates eight     The battery capacity is difficult to assess in terms
AA-type 1.5V dty cell batteries to power the F-36   of  36-exposure lengths, owing to many variable
motor drive. A set of batteries will normally supply    factors; however, with intermittent -use, about 15
power enough to shoot more than ten rolls of 36-   cassette loads may be exposed with one set of
exposure film.                                               batteries, as a rough guide. A 20 percent voltage drop
   Battery installation and replacement are easily   under load indicates the necessity for immediate
carried out by unscrewing the battery chamber cover   replacement.
using a smdl coin. When installing batteries, make sure      Ordinary zinc-carbon batteries may be used, but
that the positive (+) and negative (- ) polarity marking   alkaline batteries are recommended as they have a
is correctly followed as sliown inside the battery   longer operating life. At very low temperatures below
chamber.                                                L4"F(- 10"C) , zinc-carbon batteries cease to function.
                                                       Alkaline batteries can be used down to -+oF. (- 2OoC).





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3. External DC Power Supply
  The cordless battery pack has the external DC power
supply socket beneath the fastening screw on the
battery chamber cover. Connect this socket to the
external power supply by means of the DC plug which
comes with the battery.
  The DC power supply must provide current of 0.4A
at t2Y and must be smoothed to keep the power pack
circuitry ftee from damage. Voltage must not rise over
16V.
  When linking the external DC power supply, make
sure that the positive and negative (+ and - ) terminals
are followed as shown by the illustration at left.

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4. Attaching to the Motor Drive
  To fit the cordless battery pack to the motor drive,
ilst insert the terminal adapter into the terrninal of the
motor drive, connect the main body to the terminal
adapter and tighten the motor drive attaching screw to
the tripod socket on the baseplate of the motor drive
using a coin or the like. Findly depress and tighten the
fastening knob on the front of the pack to hold the
battery pack firmly in position. Film can be loaded or
unloaded without taking the trouble of removing the
battery pack. Loosen the fastening knob and turn the
lock on the camera baseplate to the "open" position.
The camera back will then slide free of the camera
body.





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5.  Controls of Motor Drive
   Like the standard battery pack, the cordless battery
pack carries its own release button and S-C switch so
that it may alsq control the motor drive at the battery
pack. The S-C switch provides selection of either single
or continuous shooting. Set the S-C switch at '65" to
give a single exposure or at '3C)' for continuous
shooting. The battery pack also has a lock ring around
the release button to guard against unintentional firing
between takes. To lock the release button, turn the
milled ring until the black dot lines up with the "L"
mark. The remote control socket on the side of the
battery pack is used to establish a trigger circuit in
conjunction with a remote switch, timer or wireless
receiver.