Threading The Film - Honeywell Elmo FP8-C How To Use Manual

threading the film
Put the reel of film on the forward spindle and
lock it into place with the keeper. The supply
reel spindle will accommodate both the large-
bore Super 8 film reel and the small-bore reel of
regular 8mm film. The one-half inch bore of the
Super 8 reel fits over the entire spindle shaft,
including the spring-loaded trisected portion.
When a regular spool is put on the spindle, the
trisected shaft is pushed back, allowing the
bore of the reel to fit the smaller diameter of the
basic shaft. Because of this arrangement, the
supply reel spindle accepts any type of reel with
a Capacity of'up to 400 feet of film, whether it is
metal or plastic, and even if there is a variance
in size, thickness, and reel bore diameter.
NOTE: The reel supplied by processors with
Super 8 film cannot be used on the takeup
spindle.
To insure smooth, automatic threading, the end
of the leader or film should be trimmed with the
film cutter provided. This is located on the con-
trol panel between the variable speed and the
motor switch controls. Place the leading edge of
the film in the cutter (in the direction indicated
by the arrow on the cutter) and trim off the edge.
Next, pull the green threading lever down-to-
ward the projection lens—to position the auto-
matic threading system. Turn the motor switch
to RUN and the lamp switch to ON. Then insert
the end of the film into the threading slot identi-
fied by the red arrow above the projection lens.
The film will now be threaded automatically and
carried to the takeup reel, at which time the
projection lamp will automatically turn on.