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Operating the H Cameras for Digital and Film Photography 53

If you use ﬁ lm that does not have the bar code, you must program the type (120 or 220)

and the ﬁ lm sensitivity into the magazine. Follow these steps:

1. Move the settings lock switch (item 9, Figure 4-1) on the side of the magazine to the unlocked

position (toward the camera) covering up the white area.

2. Repeatedly press the Function Selector button until the desired menu FILM SPEED, FILM

LENGTH, DATA, and FRAME COUNTER appears on the magazine LCD panel.

3. Set the correct values for each menu by pressing either the Up-Change button or Down-Change

button until the desired values show on the magazine LCD panel.

4. After the settings are made, lock them by setting the lock control (item 9, Figure 4-1) in the direc-

tion of the arrow, away from the camera body so that the white area is visible. The locking button is

also marked with a key symbol and an arrow, which might help you to remember that you lock the

settings by turning the key in the direction of the arrow, moving the lever in the same direction. To

illuminate the panel, press the Illumination button on the magazine. With the magazine attached to

the camera, the LCD is illuminated when the Illumination button on the camera is pressed.

You can program the camera so that the ISO value does or does not show on the grip dis-

play as discussed in the section Custom Options found later in this chapter.

Setting the Frame Counter

You can set the frame counter in the ﬁ lm magazine to show either the number of the next frame

to be exposed or the number of unexposed frames remaining on the roll of ﬁ lm. Set the desired

mode before loading the ﬁ lm. With the setting lock control in the unlocked position, press the

Function Selector button until REMAIN and ON or OFF appear. Press the Up or Down button

to change between ON and OFF. ON indicates that the frame counter will count the remaining

number of frames. Lock the setting by moving the setting lock in the direction of the arrow.

Because most cameras show the number of the next frame, your ﬁ rst thought is prob-

ably to do the same on the H camera. This approach works well if you always work with

either 120 or 220 ﬁ lm. However, if you use the two ﬁ lm lengths interchangeably, it makes

more sense to set the counter to REMAIN. If the counter shows 4, for example, you know you

have 4 images left, whether you have 120 or 220 ﬁ lm in the camera.

Loading the Film

To load the ﬁ lm with the magazine on or off the camera, fold out the ﬁ lm holder key (item 48,

Figure 4-1) and turn it 90 degrees counterclockwise. This allows you to remove the ﬁ lm holder.

Remove the paper band completely from the new roll of ﬁ lm, and place the spool on the bottom

side of the ﬁ lm holder (clearly indicated by an arrow pointing away from the spool), with the ﬁ lm

rolling in the direction of the arrow. Place the take-up spool on the other side (clearly indicated by

an arrow pointing toward the spool), again with the ﬁ lm entering in the direction of the arrow.

Slide the beginning of the paper leader into the slot in the spool as usual. I recommend

that you manually wind the ﬁ lm one or two turns onto the spool before reinserting the holder

into the magazine to ascertain that the ﬁ lm is ﬁ rmly attached. Lock the insert with a clock-

wise turn on the ﬁ lm holder key (item 48, Figure 4-1). Open the darkslide curtain if necessary.

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