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not easily visible, but can be easily located with a finger.
To keep these strips dust-free, periodically run a finger
gently back and forth along each of them.
4. The positive film sheet
Before you load each positive sheet into the loading
tray, inspect it to be sure it is clean. If necessary, gently
and lightly brush the image-receiving surface of the
sheet with an anti-static brush.
HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM
1. Load the negative
Place the film holder on a flat surface, with the dark
slide facing upwards and the dark slide handle facing to
your right. Depress the two blue rectangular buttons
(fig. 15), without at the same time trying to lift the cover
of the holder. Depressing the buttons will unlatch the
cover and automatically make it spring up slightly. You
can then open the holder. Open it all the way, so that it
lies flat.
Carefully lift the uppermost negative envelope from
its container. Do not press, fold or bend the negative
envelope.
With the printed side up and the three arrows on the
envelope pointing away from the orange tongue on the
film holder, place the negative into the film holder
(fig. 16). Slide the negative along the surface of the film
holder in the direction of the three arrows. In doing this,
the fold on the underside of the envelope must hook
securely onto the orange tongue on the film holder
(fig. 17) and the envelope must end up in the position
shown (fig. 18).
Be sure never to pull the negative tab or the other
end of the envelope. Doing so would separate the
negative from the envelope and render it unusable
(fig.19).
Be sure that the negative is centered between the two
blue guide lines on each side of the film holder (fig. 20).
Close the holder and press the cover down firmly to
latch it. Be sure that both ends are securely latched.
The three arrows at the base of the negative envelope
must protrude from the holder.
2. Remove the negative envelope
Pull out the negative envelope at the base of the film
holder, where you see the three arrows. Do this with
care, because incorrect envelope removal can result in
blemishes in the finished photograph.
Never press or squeeze the film holder; never bend
or crimp the protruding envelope; always pull the
envelope out straight (not up or down or sideways); pull
the envelope out slowly, all the way.
The following method of envelope withdrawal is easy
and safe.
Lay the film holder on the film processor with the edge
of the envelope just behind the roller assembly (fig. 21).
The dark slide and the three arrows on the envelope
must face upwards. Grip the envelope at each end
without bending it. Draw the envelope and holder forward
horizontally. Do not raise them. The holder will be held
back by the raised roller assembly (fig. 22) as the
envelope comes out.
Discard the envelope. Do not pull the negative tab
that protrudes from the upper end of the film holder.
A useful tip: When you load several film holders at
the same time, do not remove all the envelopes right
away. Remove each envelope just before you are ready
to load the holder involved into the camera. This will
enable you to easily distinguish between unexposed and
exposed negatives. It also serves as an added protection
against light leakage.
3. Insert the film holder into the camera or
imaging device
Do this in the way you would insert a conventional
8 x 10 film holder.
4. Remove the dark slide, make the exposure
and reinsert the dark slide
Pull the dark slide out by its blue handle (fig. 23). Pull
straight and slowly. You can remove the dark slide
completely from the film holder. Do not pull the paper
negative tab.
After making the exposure, reinsert the dark slide and
push it in all the way. Be sure to insert it into its proper
slot (fig. 24), and not into the slot which is already
occupied by the negative tab. The blue dark slide handle
must come to rest adjacent to the blue edge along the
top of the holder. Be careful not to fold or bend the
negative tab.
You need not necessarily remove the dark slide entirely
from the film holder, in order to make a photograph.
The stop line across the dark slide (fig. 25) indicates
clearly how far the slide must be withdrawn to ensure
that the whole image area will be exposed. Pull the slide
out until the stop line is just visible.
5. Load a positive sheet into the processor
loading tray
Do this just before you are ready to process the film,
and not earlier. A positive sheet lying face up for an
extended period might gather dust, which could affect
the quality of the photograph.
Carefully lift the uppermost positive sheet from its
container. Hold it so that the side with the image-
receiving layer, which is also the side with the processing
