Kodak Medalist II User Manual

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the key complete with the flat side of the key cam
toward the left end of the camera.
Replace the safety control cam complete on the
key post with the gear on the bottom meshed with
the safety control idler gear (figure 7).
Replace the safety lever assembly (figure 13)
with
the two prongs on the left end above and below
the gear on the safety control cam complete. The
flat side of the end of the shutter setting gear stop
lever must be to the right of the secnnd stud from
the left end of the safety lever assembly. The right
end of the safety lever assembly must bear against
the near side of the trigger lock spring. Fasten the
safety lever assembly with the safety lever retain-
ing nut and shellac the nut in place. Hook the safety
lever spring over the first stud on the left end of
the safety lever assembly.
Place the trigger plate bell crank in pOSition
with the
long end toward the front of the camera and
the hole to the right. Fasten it with the trigger plate
bell crank stud (figure 7).
Check the shutter setting guide spring (figure 13)
to
make sure that the curved end is looped over the
pin on the shutter setting blade assembly (figure 1)
which extends through the mechanism plate and the
shutter setting lever light guard (figure 13) on top
of
the mechanism plate.
At this point check the synchronization of the
camera by following through the winding cycle as
described on page 8. If the spring on the safety
lever assembly fails to slip off the second step on
the safety lever spring stop plate at the exact in-
stant the shutter is released, refer to page 15, for
adjustment instructions .
RANGE FINDER
PLATE.
Holding the upper range finder coupler arm
(figure 7) in toward the front of the camera, remove
the wedge which was used to hold the coupler arm
in position. Put on the back of the camera; this
will hold the coupler arm until the range finder plate
has been replaced.
If the focusing dial has not been removed, pre-
ceed as follows:
With
the focusing tube fully retracted, turn the
range finder focusing dial (figure 2) clockwise, ex-
erting a slight downward pressure on the dial to
keep the teeth of the dial pinion meshed with the
teeth of the focusing cam, until the range finder
actuating lever ass embly (figure 1) can pass through
the hole in the mechanism plate. Fit the range
finder plate down over the mechanism plate and in-
sert but do not tighten the two range finder plate
screws.
CAUTION: Make sure the focusing tube
assembly is retracted. If it is extended
beyond the infinity position, the stud on
the range finder actuating lever assem-
bly will go on the camera on the wrong
side of the range finder adjusting screw.
If the counter dial assembly (figure 5) and the
safety control stoppawl (figure 6) were left on the
range finder plate indisassembling the camera, the
counter dial must be turned to any number except
"0" in order to move the end of the stop pawl away
from the safety control cam complete. Also, the
cutout on the safety control cam complete must
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face toward the counter dial assembly. To turn it
to the proper position, follow, as far as necessary,
the cycle of operation of the camera as described
on page 8.
Insert the shutter setting lever pin and lever as-
sembly in the slot in the back of the range finder
plate with the point faCing toward the left front corner
of the camera case. Move the lever around until
the hole in the lever is under the hole for the range
finder plate screw; then press the range finder plate
down gently and seat the lever on the bushing which
holds
in place the shutter setting lever light guard
(figure 13). Then tighten the two range finder plate
screws (figure 22) and replace and tighten the range
finder plate screw.
NOTE: If a new shutter setting lever pin
and lever assembly is being installed, it
is advisable to bevel the under side of
the
point with a file to prevent it from
catching on the side of the safety lever
assembly (figure 13) as it moves over
to make contact with the stud on top of
the safety lever assembly.
If the focusing dial has been removed, proceed
as follows :
With
the focusing tube fully retracted turn the
range finder cam assembly (figure 6) on the range
finder plate counterclockwise until the first tooth of
the gear on the cam assembly is opposite the end
of the
cam follower assembly. This will allow the
range finder actuating lever assembly (figure 1) to
pass through the hole in the mechanism plate. Fit
the range finder plate down over the mechanism
plate and insert, but do not tighten, the two range
finder plate screws.
Replace the focus scale bracket (figure 14) on
the mechanism plate and secure it in place with the
two bra . cket screws. The shoulder screw goes near-
est the bracket post. Line up the range finder on
infinity by looking at an object at least 200 feet a-
way from the camera. The spring attached to the
focusing dial pinion is placed on the bracket post
and the end of the spring is hooked around the shoul-
der screw. The dial is then lifted to prevent the
pinion teeth meshing with the focusing cam and turn-
ed clockwise until the infinity reading is toward the
front of the camera. The teeth of the pinion are
then meshed with the teeth of the cam. If the range
finder is on infinity and the teeth of the pinion are
properly meshed with the focusing cam while the
infinity indication of the focusing dial is toward the
front of the camera, the rest of the footage scale
will be in adjustment. If they are not, it should be
borne in mind that it is more necessary for the
range finder to be accurate on the shorter distances.
The error may be due to the focusing cam which
should be replaced if necessary.
Cock the shutter slowly with the shutter setting
lever and listen for the sound of the shutter as it is
set and the sound of the black spring on the safety
lever assembly as it moves up on the first step of
the safety lever spring stop plate (figure 13). The
shutter should set slightly ahead of the black spring.
If it does not, an adjustment must be made. If the
shutter is cocked after the black spring clicks over
the first step on the stop plate, bend the point of the
lever very slightly to the left or, if necessary, file

Kodak Medalist II Specifications

General

Brand	Kodak
Model	Medalist II
Category	Film Camera
Language	English