User's Guide

• 5 - To access the lightmeter potentiometer, remove the complete

viewﬁnder by means of the four screws which mount it to the front

housing. Locate the hole between the two viewﬁnder screwholes on

the top motor side of the front housing. The white potentiometer

will be visible within this hole.

• 6 - With a small screwdriver, adjust the potentiometer slightly;

1/8 of a turn will have an effect. Rotating clockwise will correct

an overexposure and move the darkened diode to the left; rotating

counterclockwise will correct an underexposure.

• 7 - In order to check your adjustment, replace the viewﬁnder,

tighten the four screws and repeat the procedure from step 4. When

the reading through the camera matches your handheld meter, the

adjustment is complete.

2.9.5 Turning the Lightmeter Off

If the lightmeter is not being used, it may be turned off. The on/

off toggle switch is located on the operators side to the left of the

motor. Keep in mind, the red diode indicator and end-of-ﬁlm warn-

ings will function whether the display is on or off.

2.10 LCD CONTROL PANEL AND JOG

2.10.1 The Aaton Jog

Located to the immediate right of the motor, the Aaton jog is a

small wheel designed to simplify many user functions. When used in

conjunction with the control panel, the jog allows quick adjustment

of some of the otherwise time-consuming parameters (such as the

setting of a precise 5-digit speed or a ﬁlm short end)

2.10.2 Understanding the Control Panel

The LCD control panel consists of an illuminated display and ﬁve

buttons to access information (see diagram). The control panel op-

erates in two modes: Show and SET. To show a parameter without

adjusting, go directly to one of the four function buttons (1 through