Robot Motor Recorder User manual

Section                            o     PHOTOGRAPHICAUTOMATIONWIIH THE
 TOBOTELECTRO.AUTOMATICPHOTO-RECORDINGSYSTEM
       nGOr - RECORDERondnOeOr- ROYAL"o"
                     Automotic  35 mm comeros
Bosed on  the  "construction-unit" principle, the nsor   Electro-Automotic
Photo-Recordingsystem is built oround 2 bosic industriol comeros wilh
buift-in motor, the nST-RECORDER or nFT-ROYAL    " o" .

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    R€or-ROYAL  36o (24x%  mm) with  rewind hnob, kinogrophic 3equence releose,
                                  for  regislrolion qnd  personol  uie.

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      Both hove the letier "e" behind lhe seriol number, which meons frhot they
     hove the following chorocteristics:

                       I ) Detochoble comero bock which con be reploced by the 30-ft or
               200-Jtmogozine.
               2l Geor below the toke-up knob for coupling with the 30-ft mogozine.
             3) MOT-conloct which is more powerful thon the usuol M-conloct (for
               floshbulbs)ond closes only ofter the shutter hos been operoled.
            The MOT-conloct is used for driving the electric booster motor ond
                   is olso suitoble for o remole light or ocoustic signol, confirming
                lhe exposure.
          41 2 notches in the exposure.speed knob for coupling with the shutter
             speed knob of the rfr-KULI        ll (see poge below).
             5) Lever of boyonet lens mounl w it h o u t sofety lock, so thot the
               exlension lever moy be used (see olso poge 8).





             nfr-ROYAt     21o -   Univorrol comcro for  regirtrolion ond hondheld opcrolion,
                                             ncAolivc  tizc  2l x 2l mm.

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                                                                   n*r      - ROYAI, 36o wilh  opcn  comero   bocl
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Conlrols:

    l ) E x p o s u r e c o u l r t e i '                                        l 4 ) Shutterspeed knob
 2't Toke-up knob with geol          ls) Ronge-viewfinder
 3 ) R e l e o s e p i n  t o s e t e x p o s u r e     l6) Comero support leg
    cou nter                      17) X-contoct
 4 ) S h u l t e r r e ! e o s e b u t t o n           l8) Film well for stondord35 mm
 5) Accessory clip                       cortridge or TR-cossette
 6) Re,arindknob                    le) Viewfindereyepiece
 7) Knurled ring for film lype        20) Slidinglock for sofety(red),rewind
           i nd icotor                           (R) ond normol position (green)
 8 ) F i l m t y p e  i n d i c o t o r                 2tl Film tronsportroller
 9) Lock for comero bock           22) Wheel for exposurecounter
I 0) Suritchlor outomotic one-by-one  23) N R Toke-up cossette
    shots (E) or krnogrophic sequence 24l, Tripod socket
    releose (S)                        2sl Guide for positioningthe t lR
 l l )  F s t o p r : n g                         tolce-upcossette
12) Distonce setting ring             26) Winding key for spring motor
l 3 )  L e n s l o c k i n g  l e v e r              271,MOT-contoct

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           ns9f    - RECORDERond ffir-   ROYAT"o" comeros
      looding lhe comero
            l)  Lifi the grooved side of the lotch, pull bockwords ond remove bock.
         2l Pull out the toke-up knob (2), iurn  it in the direclion ogoinst the orrow
         ond lock it. Removethe NR toke-up cossetfe(23).
       3) Open the toke-up cossetlerGrip ihe inner shell of the cossetteon  its
           finger holes, turn bolh shells in opposite directions ond pull out ihe
          inner from lhe ouier shell.
        4) Toke out the spool ond ploce the tongue of the fifm under lhe spring
           of the spool until the hook colches the second perforotion of the film
          (see illustrotion A).
        5) Re-insertthe spool into the inner shell of the cossette,so thot the slot
            of the spool engoges occurotely in the opening provided for  it (see
                  ill. A). Insert lhe inner shell into lhe outer shell by slowly iurning  it.
         (Do nol merely press the two shells together, since this might domoge
          the velvet light trops.)
         6l  Insert the cortridge with the unexposedfilm ond the toke-up cossette
           into the n€9r.  The cortridge should be inserted obliquely. The guide
          pins of the toke-up cossettemust properly engoge into the guide slot (25).
                . The emulsion side of the film must foce towords the lens.
        7) Turn the toke-up knob (?) in the'clirection of the orrow until the film
          leoder disoppeors completely in the toke-up cossette. Press the film
        down with your thumb to ensure lhot ihe sprocketsof the filmlronsport
            roller (21) engoge the perforotionsof the film on both sides ond moke
          sure thot the film lies evenly ond tightly on the film gote.
        8) Close the bock of the comero, pressing it firmly ogoinst the comero
         body (oudible snop)..
        9) Fold oul the key (26) ond wind the motor completely, iust like winding
          o wotch. Return lhe key to its initiol position.
        l0) The lock (20) of the ROYAL 10" must be set opposite lhe green dot. For                                     .|8x24         comeros wilh 24x24 mm or     mm negotive size, moke three blind
          exposures,for comeros with 24x36 mm negotive size, moke two.
           ll) Rewind the spring molor once ogoin. Depress the releose pin (3) ond
           turn the setting wheel (22) simultoneciuslyuntil the frome counter (l) is
                   'O".           sel lo     The comero is now reody for operotion.
       Speciol TR bulltlooding cosselle
     The stondord 35 mm cortridge con be reploced by the roaorTR  bulklooding
       cosselte.lts porliculor odvontoge_- beside being more economicol -  is the
      completely fiee odvonce of lhe film, since the moulh of the cossetteopens
      outomoticolly when the comero bock is closed. The TR-cossetteis suitoble
        for both doylight-refillsond bulk film. When the TR-cossetteis looded, moke
      sure thot the c-entrolfilm spool is insertedinto the inner shell of the cossette

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 NR-cosselle                                           TR-cosselte
 (loke-up corscllc)                                      (bulklooding cosselte)





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             Slol of spool

                     Opening  for rpool  slot

                  lllustrolion A                                            lllustrotion  I
 in such o woy thot the heod of the spool protrudes from the bulton hole of
lhe innershell(seeill. B). Any chonceof scrotchingthe film is ovoidedthiswoy.
Removing porlly erposed  film
 lf port of the film in the comero is to be removed for immediote develop-
ment, two or three blind expolures should be mode ond ihen the comero
opened. The film con now be cut ond the remoinder of the film fed to o
second NR toke-up cossette,while the exposed portion in the first NR toke-
up cossefteis sent for developing.
Foully film odvonce
lf the outomotic.film fronsport does not properfy operote, it is usuolly becouse
of one of the following reosons:
l. The tongue of the film is not securelyottoched to fhe toke-up 3pool.
2. The lwo shells of the NR toke-up cossetleore not joined to o complete
     fit, or lhey ore bent.
3. Attempts lo  "tighlen'  the  film  in the comero between exposures by
   using the toke-up knob (2).
                                            'o'4. Sliding lock (20) of ROYAL      is moved beyond the red dot, opposite
   'R"       (rewind position),which cousesoverlopping of fromes.
Toke-up Spool
A toke-up spool with crodle con be used insteod of the NR-cossette.In this
cose the film must be rewound before developing.

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      Detcching lhe comero bock
     Open fhe bock until it is ot o right ongle to the comero body ond then
      pressit gently owoy from you. The open hinge will let the hinge bor slip out.
     To reploce the bock, reverseprocedure.
      Inlerchonging lenses
           l.  Before insertingo lens moke sure thot it is set ot infinity.
       2. Move lens locking lever (13) to the left until it stops. Remove lens by
           lifting it stroight out.
       3. Check if boyonet locking lever (13) is in  its leftmost position (viewed
        from lhe front). Ploce red dot on the lens opposite red dot on the comero
        body ond inserl lens. Now move locking lever into ils regulor position
            oll the woy to the right.
       Selling lhe film lype indicclor
     Turn the rewind knob (6) in the direction of the orrow, until it is oll the
     woy up, then lurn fhe milled knob (7) underneolhit to the right for the
       film type used. (Blue :  color film for doylight, yellow    color film for
       ortificiol light, colorless := block-ond-whitefilm. The color must be fully
       visible in the window. Now turn the milled knob (7) to the left to set the
       film speed (block figures),the color of the diol remoins unchonged.Reset
      the rewind knob by turning it in the oppositedirection of the orrow.
      Floshsynchronizolion
     The "X"-contoct(17) con be used to synchronizeony electronicflosh units
       of o | | shulter speeds up to r/r,oosec. M-type flosh bulbs ore synchronized
       of l/,rosecond or slower speeds.
     Rewindinglhe film (unnecessory,when using NR toke-up cossettes)
           l.  After oll pictures hove been token (36 with  f he ROYAL/RECORDER36,
        55 with fhe ROYALTRECORDER24 ond 74 with the ROYAL/RECORDERl8),
          pull out the toke-up knob (2) ond lock it by turning it in the direction
         ogoinst the orrow. Pushthe sliding lock (20)fo "R". Now turn the rewind
       knob in the directionof the orrow pulling it slightlyupwordswhile doing
         so. (The sliding lock should only be set to "R" for rewinding.)
       2. Wotch the frome counter when rewinding, os  it counts the fromes
        bockwords.When ihe film is completelyrewound, o resistoncewill be
           felt which should not be overcome by force, Now turn the rewind
        knob (6) in the direction ogoinst ihe orrow, until it hos returned to  its
           initiol down position.Open the bock of the comero,removethe exposed
         cortridge ond the leoder of the film from the toke-up spool or cortridge.
       Moke sure thot spool or cossetteond interior of comero ore cleon of
         possibleoccumulotionsof dust ond/or film porlicles.
       A t t e n t i o n
         Do not try to toke more then 36 pictures 24x36 mm,55  pictures
          24x24 mm or 74 piclvres18x24 mm, since it might moke it difficult
               lo move the sliding lock to "R". Furthermore,the perforotions of the

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oF,                         film moy be severely domoged. lf the sliding lod< connot eosily beF               moved to "R", open lhe comero in the dork ond  lift the perforotions
                         of  the  film from  the leeth of  the  film tronsport sprockets. Close
                  comero ogoin ond rewind the film.
               3 nFr-RECORDER  comeros with  rewind knob: Presslhe rewind releose
                  button ot the top of the body while rewinding.
                  Shutler fpccdt,  f/rlop:  ond rsleose bullon
                             l.  Set the shutter speeds by lurning the shutter speed knob (14) to the
                      right or  left, until  it snops into position opposite the desired speed.
                   Intermediote settings connot be set. For time exposures{T)set the shutter
                       lo "B': The shutter remoins open, os long os the shutler releose knob is
                  depressed,for which you con use o coble releose with time setting screw.
                      'T'-selling                                   '8",                           con olso be obtoined ot           if the sliding lock (20) is set
                  opposite the red sofety dot. The shutler remoins open, until lhe lock (20)
                        is slid bock to the green dot.
                  2. Set the diophrogm by  turning the diophrogm setting ring  nl).  For
                   explonotion of the color dots ond respectivef/slops, see "Focusing' below.
                  3. Releose the shutter by depressing the releose button (4).
                  1. Comeros with  kinogrophic sequence releose (S)t Befors pressing tho
                   releose bulton, moke sure thol the switch (10) is in the desired position:
                    Individuol pictures tN) -  Sequencepictures (S). The sequence releose (S|
                   permils 4-{  exposures per second ot shutter speeds of  rlrr second orr                  foster (red figures on shutfer speed diol).
                Focuring wilh the hondheld Pt-nOYAt
                             l.  Rongefinder. Look through lhe eyepiece of the view/rcngefinder (19) ond
                    lurn the distoncesetting ring {12),until the double lines within the brighter
                   reclongulor RF-field in the center disoppeor, i. e. cover eoch other. The
                   subiecl is now outomoticolly in focus. Do not obstruct fhe second window
                     of the rongefinder with your finger, etc. All interchongeoblelenses for
                   the nST-ROYAL  couple to the rongefinder.
                  2. The color-dot system is especiolly suitoble for condid snopshots ond
                keeps lhe comero olwoys reody for immediote picture toking.
                 o l Z o n e  f o c u s i o g
                  The lines in  identicol colors on both sider of  lhe dirlonc€ t€tting
                  mork $  indicofe ihe zone of shorpnessin relolion to lhe f/stop in
                     use,whrch beors the some color. By turning the distoncesetling ring (12|
                         to the porliculor color dots ond selting the f/slop of the some color,
                       lhe lens con be focused for  lhe corresponding zone of shorpness
                     withoul  using ihe rongefinder.
                     For instonce, if o shorp zone is required reoching lrom 7 ft. to 23 tl.
                       with the Xenor 38 mm il2.8, lhe dislonce selting ring shows lhol  lhis
                    ronge folls belween lhe lwo green lines, i. €. one of these morks

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               will be set opposite 7  ft. ond the other opposite 23 if . The correspon-
           ding diophrogm stop in green color to be set is f/8.
           This focusing system is especiolly recommendedto toke pictures of
          moving obiects, which could not be focused on  fost enough with
            the rongefinder.
        b )  I n f  i n i t l - t o - n e o r e s l p o i n t   f o c u s i n g  - H y p e r f o c o l D i s t o n c e
                     lf one of the color dols of the disloncesetting ring (12) is set opposite
                  m:rk, lhe second one indicoles the neorestpoint of shorp focus             th"  {
              for the f/stop of the some color,  i. e. the rwo color dots give the
            entire depth-of-field or zone of shorpness between infinity ond o
           close distonce.
    RoBoT -RoYAt "o" ond taoBoT -RECORDERcomeroswirh buih-in
     reticfes(crosshoir,elc. or occordingto sketch).
     By inserling o  plone-porollel gloss plote info the comero, immediotefy
     oheod of the film plone, bofh ongle of view ond bock focus of the lens
     ore chonged. The regulor dislonce mork                                            $ engroued on the lens con no
      longer be used. Lensesfor comeros with o built-in reticte must be especiolly
     ordered ond ore engroved wilh on odditionol mork {$}  to the right of the
           f  mork. All distoncesmust be set opposile this.indicoror.The nm"   cotor-
      dol syslem connot be used. Distoncesme65.rredby the buill-in rongefinder
      of  the iFI-ROYAL     ot  lhe figure                                       must be tronsferred to the new                                                                                I
      indicotion mo.rkp  . Fixed distqnces con be set ot  g  ot once. lf ony of
     lhese lensesore used in conneclionwith comeroswithout reticle, the normo!
      indicotion mork  I  opplies.
    NF'.RECORDER  24d
     This comero gives o negotive size of 24x24 mm like the regulor RoEpT-
    RECORDER24,bul hos the some film odvonce of 24x36 mm os the noeor-
    RECORDER36. lt is usuolly supplied with rewind knob.
     Accessories for the ROBOf  comero body
     Exlension lever
     The exlension for the locking lever of the boyonet mounl serves for fost
     ond eosy detoc.hingond ottcching of the comero when mounted in the
     KULI comero holder (see poge l2).
     Loosen the side screw of the exlension lever to  fit  it over the milled knob
      of the lens locking lever. lf the exfensionlever touches the KULI when
     locking the lens, turn it one or two teeth.
      Prolective Cover
     The purpose of this cop  is to prolect the nOe(}r oll-metol rotory shutler,
    when the lens is removed. lt should olwoys be ottoched, whenever the
     comero body is removed from the KULI. The protective cover hos the some
     boyonet mounl os o lens ond the two red dots hove to be motched for
      inserting it.
                  1976
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