Specifications

Arriflex 16SR 3 Quick Guide, 7/97a, Page 2
Customer Support
If you have a question or problem, please contact one of our offices at the following addresses. In the case
of inquiries or when ordering parts, please refer to the camera model and serial number. Both are located
on the camera right side.
Arriflex Corporation, East Coast 617 Route 303, Blauvelt, NY 10913-1109
Voice phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: Arrifl[e-mail]
Website: http://www.arri.com
Arriflex Corporation, West Coast 600 North Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502-1639
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Safety Specifications
• In order to ensure optimal performance, it is essential that you acquaint yourself with this Quick Guide
and that you follow the operating instructions described herein. We strongly recommend that you also
acquaint yourself with the full 16SR 3 instruction manual.
• Assembly and initial operation should only be carried out after carefully reading the instructions and
familiarizing yourself with the equipment and the assembly procedures!
• Use only original ARRI accessories and replacement parts!
• Clean optical surfaces only with an optical brush or a clean optical cloth! In cases of solid dirt, moisten an
optical cloth with pure alcohol (or brand-name lens cleaner).
• Do not use solvents when cleaning the film path!
• When adjusting the mirror shutter, turn the camera off and remove the on-board battery or the power
cable! Accidentally running the camera while adjusting the mirror shutter can cause great damage.
• 16SR 2 magazines as they come from the factory cannot be used for Super 16 or Timecode recording.
• Do not use HS magazines (high speed) on the standard camera, nor standard magazines on the HS
camera!
• Never blow air into the lens opening! The indicator needle on the light meter can be damaged.
• Do not unscrew any screws which are sealed with locking paint!
• When using polarizing filters, use only circularly polarizing filters not linearly polarizing filters, or the light
meter will give incorrect readings.