Minolta X-300 - Film-Advance Lever; Safe Load Signal;Frame Counter

6.
Advance
the
f ilm and release the
shutter until
the index
points
to
"1".
A
red
bar
should appear
at the
f
ar
left in
the Saf
e
Load Signal
indicating that
film
is
loaded
and
advancing
proper,ly.
lf
it
does
not
appear or
swings
far to the
right,
repeat steps 3
to 6.
The camera is
now ready
for
taki
ng
the
f
irst
pictu
re,
provided
f ilm
speed
is
set.
Film-advance
lever
The
lever has 30"
of
unengaged
movement
to allow
swinging
it
out
from the
camera body
so the
right
thumb
will
fit comfortably
behind
it. As the
lever is
moved an addi-
tional
130'
until it stops, the
f
ilm
and
frame
counter
advance
and the
shutter
is cocked
for the
next
exposu
re.
Safe
Load
Signal/Frame
counter
As
you
take
pictures
and advance
the
film.
the
red bar
in
the Safe
Load Signal
gradually
moves
to
the
right and
the rewind
crank rotates
counterclockwise,
i ndicating
proper
film
advance.
Never
f
orce the
f
ilm-advance
lever
when
it
stops and
resists
further movement at the
end of the
f ilm,
which
may be
somewhat
af ter the
common
f ilm
lengths
n2,
20, 24,
36 exposures)
shown
in
red in the
f
rame
counter. The
frame
counter
stops advancing
after
36
exposu
res.
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