Aaton Cam 35III Users Guide

							UserÕs Guide
June 97
35-III
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INTRODUCTION
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							The AATON 35-III User Guide
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							1  GENERAL  OVE RVIEW
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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							2.6 Magazine 30
Installing the Magazine 30
Removing the Magazine 31
2.7 Power 31
Installing the Battery on the Camera 31
Battery Charging 32
Other Power Options 32
2.8 Motor 33
Camera Speeds 33
Using External Speed Devices 34
Electronic Inching 34
Single Frame Operation 35
2.9 LCD Control Panel and Jog 34
The Aaton Jog 35
Understanding the Control Panel 35
AatonCode 36
ASA Setting 36
Battery Voltage 37
Magazine Number 37
Camera Preset Speed 37
Camera Specific Speed 37
Speed Phasing 38
Remaining Footage  38
Elapsed Footage  38
Camera Software Version Number 38
Footage Total Recall 39
Warning 39
2.10 LED Indicators 39
Position and Meaning of the Diodes 39
Camera Test Indicator 39
Camera Run Indicator 39
Low Battery Indicator 40
Low Speed Indicator 40
2.11 Video Assist 40
The CD56 Color CCD Assist 41
Installing the Control Unit 41
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							Menu Operations 42
3 THE MAGAZINE
Concept 48
Pressure Plate System 48
The Gate Plate 48
The Picture Plate 48
Loading 49
First Step, in Daylight 49
Loading, in the Dark 50
Adjusting the Loop 51
4 THE AATON SYSTEM
Camera Configurations 56
15mm Front Rods 56
Sliding Bridgeplate 56
Handgrip 57
Mounting the Handgrip 57
Handgrip On/Off Functions 57
Handgrip Adjustment 58
Tripod Use 58
Shoulder Operation 58
Carrying Handle 59
3/8 Accessory Screw 59
Mounting from the Carrying Handle 59
Tape Measure Hook 59
Transport 60
Extreme Conditions 60
Cold Weather 61
Warm Weather 61
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							5 CLEANING
5.1 Lens 64
Lens Elements 64
Lens Exterior 64
Mounting Surface 64
5.2 Body 64
Exterior 64
Mounting Surfaces 65
Camera Gate 65
5.3 Viewing System 65
Viewing Screen 66
Eyepiece 66
Viewfinder 66
5.4 Magazine 66
Exterior 66
Pressure Plates 66
Interior / Film Path 67
6 SUPER35
6.1 Super35 70
The Format 70
When to Shoot Super35 70
6.2 Super35 Field Conversions 71
Changing the Viewing Screen 71
Shifting the Viewfinder 71
Shifting the PL Lens Port 71
Shifting the Video Assist 72
7 3-PERF FORMAT
7.1 Concept 76
7.2 The AATON 35-III 3-Perf Camera Body 76
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							8 AATONCODE
8.1 Concept 80
8.2 The Internal Clock 80
8.3 OriginC
plusMasterClock 81
8.4 Initializing AatonCode in the Camera 81
Using the OriginC
plus- Recommended Method 82
Using an External SMPTE Device 82
8.5 Monitoring and Maintaining AatonCode 83
Monitoring AatonCode with OriginC
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Maintaining AatonCode without OriginCplus83
8.6 GMT1 Smpte Generator 84
8.7 The CameraÕs Assistant Duties 84
Checking the Diodes 84
Setting the ASA 85
9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
List of Specifications 88
Connector - Pin Attributions 89
Viewing Screens 90
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