Minolta Auto Winder G User manual

MINOLTA

AUTO

WINDER

I r . ?t

OWNER'S

MANUAL

Specially designed for use on the Minolta XG cameras, your Auto

Winder G attaches to the camera body in a few seconds. lt advances film

and resets the XG for the next exposure automatically after each one is

taken in single-frame or continuous operation up to two frames per second,

stopping automatically at the end of each cartridge, The highly efficient

coreless motor winds well over 150 cartridges per charge with Ni-Cd

batteries, and also uses ordinary or alkaline penlight cells. One of smallest

and lightest to date, the Auto winder G is designed for optimum total

balance and lightness of the camera/winder combination,

Before using your winder for the first time, please read this manual all

the way through - or at leastfar enough to cover your own picture-taking

needs - while loading batteries, attaching to camera, and handling and

acquainting yourself with the unit and its parts and features. This way, you

can take good pictures and begin to realize the potential of your Auto

Winder G right from the start. --1

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NAMES

PARTS

Contact snritch

Guide pin

Filrnadvance

coupler

Terminal

Filrn-advance

release

Pilot light

Power switch

ttery holder

Tripod socket

Attaching screw

Battery+hamber lock

BATTER

IES

Installing

batteries

With pow€r switch at "OFF,"

slide the battery-chamber

lock in

the direction of the arrow and

remove

the battery holder.

2. Insert four penlight (AA-size)

1.5-volt alkaline, Ni-Cd, or sealed

carbon-zinc batteries with plus (+)

and minus (-) ends positioned as

indicated in the battery holder.

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3. Insert the battery holder into the

winder body so that the white

marks are on th€ same side and

snap it securely into place.

(lt is shaped so that it will not

seat properly if the white marks

are not on the same side.)

CAUTION

o When replacing batteries, be zure

to change all four batteries at one

time. lf €xhausted batteries are

used with fresh ones, or if differ-

ent types of batteries are used

together, there is a possibility of

battery leakage or explosion.

o Do not attempt to charge alkaline

or carbon-zinc batteries as this

could cause battery leakage or

explosion.

o lf the winder is not to be used for

two weeks or more, batteries

should be removed.

o lf Auto Electroflash 2OOX is to be

used with the XG cameras and

Auto Winder G in successive f lash

operation, be sure to use only

freshly charged Ni-Cd batteries in

the f

lash. lf partially charged or

other batteries are used, the flash

may not synchronize properly.

o lf the winder does not operate

after replacing the batteries, cock

the shutter once manually using

the film-advance lever. This

should recycle the winder mecha-

nism, and normal operation can

be resumed.

Cold-weather operation

Batteries generally decrease in

capacity as the temperature goes

down, and the amount of film the

winder can advance per set lessens

accordingly. Alkaline and sealed

carbon-zinc batteries can be used in

temperatu res down to OoC (32" Fl

while nickel-cadmium batteries may

be qsed in temperatures as low as

-2O-C e4-F ). lt is thus recom-

mended that the winder be loaded

with fresh batteries for use in cold

weather and that you carry fresh

spares in a warm inside coat pocket

for replacement if necessary during

such operation,

ATTACHING AND REMOVING

To attach

1. With the power wvitch at "OFF",

insert the auto winder's guide pin

into the camera's guide-pin socket

and align the attaching screw with

the tripod socket on the bottom

of the camera.

2. Fold out the attaching screw and

turn it clockwise until the winder

securely in place.

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To remove

1. With the power w\ritch at"OFF,',

fold out the attaching screw and

turn it counterclockwise out of

the camera's tripod socket.

2. Separate the winder and camera,

making surethe guide pin isdrawn

straight out of the guide-pin srrckst.

CAUTION

Do not attach the winder to the

camera with ths winder's power

snritch at "ON" as this may cause

damage to the camera.

NOTE

Becausa the bellows supports ex-

tend behind the body mount, the

XG with auto winder can not be

used on the Auto Bellows I without

modif ication. For information about

modification of your Auto Bellows I

contact an authorized M inolta

service facility.

OPERATION

Normal winding

With serviceable batteries loaded

and winder attached to the camera:

Turn the power switch to "ON."

2. To make a single exposure, de-

press the operating button to trip

the shutter and immediately re-

lease

the button. (The winder will

automatically advance the f

ilm

when the €xposure is complete,)

when the operating button is

held

in its release position, successive

exposures will be made and the

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winder will advance the film after

each one at a rate of up to two

frames per second. In either

single-frame or continuous opera-

tion, the pilot light will come on

during each advancecycle.

3. At the end of each cartridge, the

winder will automatically stop,

and the pilot light will stay lit.

CAUTION

Do not releasethe battery holder

while the winder is operating as

this

could interrupt the winding cycle. lf

this happens and replacing the hold-

er does not restore winder opera-

tion, cock the shutter once manually

using the film-advance lever. The

winder mechanism should then be

recycled, and normal operation can

be resumed.

NOTE

o Excess tension on the film may

stop the winder drive mechanism

in mid-cycle before the film is

exhausted; the pilot light will also

remain lit. Should this happen,

move the winder's power switch

to "OFF" and then to "ON."

This should reset the winder and

pilot light for normal operation.

ff the winder still does not oper-

ate, replace the f ilm cartridge

and/or batteries.

o When the camera's shutter-speed

selector is set at "B" the winder

will advance after the operating

button is released.

o During winder operation, the

advance lever should be kept at its

rest position.

a Keep the winder's power switch

at "OFF" when the winder is not

being used.

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