Old Kodak self-timer instructions User manual

DIRECTIONS FOR ATTACHING AND  OPERATINO
                  THE KODAK SELF TIMER
                    The use of the Kodak Self Timer on Kodak or camera that  is
                 equipped with a Cable Release or a release of similar construction
                  jor tripping the shutter, will enable you to take photographs of your­
                      selj in with a group of friends or in any picture or tiew yOll may desire
                       to make.
                     Before attaching the Kodak Self Timer to the Cable Release,
                        it will be advisable to try its action several times and to adjust the
                   air-lock which controls  the speed of the piston and regulates the
                  interval of time between its release and action in tripping the shut­
                    ter on camera.
                       To set the Timer for action, push down
                     on  milled head  (B·Fig.  1)  until the piston
                       automatically locks in a fixed position.
                       To release the piston after it has been set
                          for action, press trigger (C·Fig. 1).
                 The movement of the piston is controlled by an air-lock and
Fi~. 1                is regulated by turning the milled head screw (B-Fig. 1) at the top
        of the piston.  Speeds of approximately one-half second to
      one minute will be had by slightly turning this screw to the
         left or right.  If the action of the piston is too rapid, turn
       the air-lock screw to the right, if action is too slow, turn in
       opposite direction sufficiently to secure the necessary action.
      Test the action carefully and note the position of the air-lock
      scrrw when the desired speed is secured.
         Kudak Self Timers of the type illw,trated in cut (having
      hexagonal piston bar) may occasionally require lubrication
       to aid their operation.  'Yhen deemed necessary to oil, raise
       the piston as far as it  1\~ill go, then infert a ~illgle drop of
         ".3 in 1" oil into the hole in the side of thc air cylinder.
      'Yurk the piston up and down several times to insure the
      thorough penetration of the oil.
        To Dttach the Timer to the Cable Release (Fig. 2), slip         Fi~. 2
      the flangE'd head of the Release (not the push button) firmly
       into the slot at the top of the Timer (A-Fig. 1), so the spring below the slot will
      hold it in position.  When the Timer is in position at the end of the Cable Re­
        lease, set the Kodak shutter for such instantaneous exposure as you decide to
      make, then press the trigger (C-Fig. 1) and immediately take your position in
       the group or scene you are photographing.  (The Kudak Self Timer will not
     work When shutter is set for "Time" or "Bulb.")
        When attached to a shutter that must be set before an exposure can be
     made  (such  as the  Diomatic,  Kodamatic, Compound,  Optimo,  etc.),  be
       sure and set the shutter each time, after the piston of the Timer is pressed down,
       before setting the Kodak Self Timer ill action.
          Care must be taken not to kink the cable of the Cable Release; a hook
       (E-Fig. 1) is provided, by 1\'hich the Timer may be hung on to the Kodak, thus
       relieving the cable of any strain, at the same time keeping it in a position where
        it will work freely.
        When the Timer is not in use for allY length of time, the adju,ting screw
       (B-Fig. 1) which controls the action of the piston should be loosened.
          This will prolong the efficient working of the Timer.
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