User manual POLAROID 545 PRO FILM HOLDER

[. . . ] High quality, high speed, medium contrast, panchromatic black and white film. Black and white, medium contrast, coated film for professional photographic proofing. 03 73 73 FILM TYPE Polapan 51 HC Polacolor 52 Polapan 53 Polapan 54 Polapan 55 PN Polapan 56 Sepia Polapan 57 Panchromatic black and white film that produces 90 both a positive print and a recoverable negative. A medium contrast sepia tone film for creative 63 professional photography. [. . . ] The timer can be set to power down after 1, 5, 15, 30 minutes or 1 hour. if no user intervention occurs 7 d Press the mode button to save the auto off time. 10 LCD Backlight The timer comes with an LCD backlight to operate this press and hold the blue button (1k) below the display. When the button is not depressed the backlight will go off. 11 Loading the film a Move the control arm to L (2). b Hold the envelope as shown (3) and insert the metal clip end into the holder. Do not hold the envelope by the end when first inserting it into the holder, as you may buckle the envelope (4) and damage the film. Do not press on the area marked DO NOT PRESS HERE where the pod of developer chemicals is located. c Push the envelope in halfway (5), then shift your grip to the end, and push it in the rest of the way (6). When the envelope is fully inserted the timer will display a film engaged symbol in the top right corner. Note that if film is loaded and no user intervention of the timer occurs for more than 4 hours, the engaged symbol will disappear from the display. 8 English exposed film is now ready to be processed. b Grip the envelope firmly, and pull it straight, all the way out of the holder (10). You will feel a slight resistance when the metal cap reaches the rollers, but continue pulling without hesitation. c On pulling the film through the rollers the peel timer will automatically count down the processing time. At the end of this time a single beep will sound to indicate the processing time is complete. d Remove the print from the envelope: grip both tabs with your thumbs as shown (11). Using moderate pressure, tear the envelope open all the way down to the metal cap (12). With your left thumb hold down the negative and thin paper mask, and with your right hand quickly lift off the print (13). With the exception of 12 Making the exposure a Gently withdraw the envelope from the holder until it comes to a firm stop (7). To prevent possible light leak, the envelope should not be removed for longer than necessary. If outdoors, protect the envelope from bright sunlight and also from bending in the wind. b If you wish to use the timer in the processing of the film, check the timer display is powered up (press any button) and ensure the film engaged symbol is still displayed. If this symbol is not displayed, the negative was withdrawn accidently with the envelope. c Make the exposure. The recommended exposure meter setting is printed on the film envelope. [. . . ] Move the control arm to P (9) and withdraw the negative by pulling the negative tab. 12 English Jammed metal cap: If the negative (and metal clip) cannot be removed from the holder as described above, you can disassemble the holder as follows: Move the control arm to L(?). Insert a small flat-head screwdriver into the slot below the side clip, and twist it to pry off the clip (21). To replace the back panel, insert the end of the panel under the lip of the roller cover (23), then lower the panel into position. Metal cap and envelope misaligned: If mishandled, the envelope and the metal clip may become misaligned (24). [. . . ]