User's Guide

MAG to view the elapsed footage of that particular take. The dis-

play will revert back to the default mode (speed and remaining foot-

age) after 10 seconds.

2.10.13 Mag ID

The Xterà will recall the footage according to the mag ID, which

distinguishes seven magazines (A through G). To check the ID of a

particular mag, as read from the control panel, press button MAG

twice; the letter ID on the display should coincide with the letter on

the mag’s feed side door. For more information regarding Mag ID,

refer to the chapter entitled The Magazine.

2.10.14 New Magazine’s Footage

With a fully loaded magazine on board, press SET, then button

MAG twice to reset the control panel to count down a full 400 ft

load. If a short end is being used, press SET, then button MAG,

then reset the desired footage via the jog.

Note that the camera does not take a physical reading of the ﬁlm

roll to determine the footage reading on its display; it is only a

counter and it must be set by the user. There is, however, a mechan-

ical footage counter on the magazine that automatically measures

the size of the camera roll; use the magazine footage counter to de-

termine the correct short end length to input on the control panel.

2.10.15 Camera Software Version Number

If you need to know the software version number your camera is

equipped with, proceed as follow. Unplug the battery fron the cam-

era. Put the camera on Test mode. Then, while pluging back the

battery, watch carefully the LCD control panel. During one second

it will display the camera software version number.

2.11 LED INDICATORS

Changing Speeds while

Running the Camera

Any camera speed, wether pre-

set or speciﬁc, can be changed

when the camera is running.

To do so, run the camera, then

follow these simple steps:

• Operating under a preset

speed (in sync mode), press

SET, then SYNC, then use the

jog wheel to choose a higher

or lower stepped speed.

Under a speciﬁc speed (in vari-

able speed), press SET, then

VAR, then use the jog to ramp

the speed higher or lower in

.001 frame increments.