Aaton 35 - Panavision

THE MAGAZINE3.3 LOADING3.3.1 First Step, in DaylightHere you prepare the magazine to receive the film.• Place the magazine on a table, its throat facing left. Unfasten thedoor locks by turning downward and open the door.• You can now choose to have the footage remaining displayed (onthe magazine as on the LCD control panel on the camera body) infeet or meters. The red sliding switch, accessible from the inside ofthe magazine, sets meters on its right, and feet on its left.• With your thumbs, push the two spindles towards the nose of themagazine. This operation is accompanied with a loud clickingsound: don’t be alarmed, this is completely normal.• Unscrew both spindle-locks (if necessary, hold the base of thecores). The spindle-locks are easy to locate: they have the shape of arounded rectangle.• You can now place an empty core on the take-up spindle (the leftone). Check that the core drive pin on the spindle is not caught onone of the core ribs or the roll will not seat properly. Firmly screwdown the corresponding spindle-lock to secure the empty core tothe spindle.Attention! Be sure you have put the core in its correct way. To checkso, imagine that you will have to fit the film in its slot. A whitearrow is engraved on the base of the spindle to help you install itcorrectly.• Release both sprocket pinch rollers (they have the shape of a halfcircle) by rotating them counter-clockwise. Theses rollers should beopened to let the film slide between them and the sprockets.Their half-circles face the nose of the magazine when closed, or facethe chamber of the magazine if they are opened.• Now closely look at the mechanism inside of the magazine. Andmemorize the following diagram and instructions.• Then, put the magazine in a dark room or changing bag.3.3.2 Loading, in the Dark47