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Summary of Contents for MD-14

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Page 2: ...Iflikon Motor Drive Instruction Monuol ...

Page 3: ...NOMENCLATURE Anatomical grip Attachment wheel Battery chamber with battery clip OTripoO socket gattery chamber locking screw www orphancameras com ...

Page 4: ...O Rewind button pin Mounting screw C Electrical contacts t0 Power switch H L firing rate selector t i Rewind slide Motor drive coupling prong Camera positioning pin ...

Page 5: ...ry designed to advance the film auto matically through the Nikon FG or EM camera You can select f iring rates of approximately 3 2 fps or 2 f ps at shutter speeds of 11125 sec or faster Single f rame shooting of cou rse is also possible at any shutte r speed Even though the MD 14 is extremely easy to use you should familiarize yourself thoroughly with this instruction manual as well as your camera...

Page 6: ...l Remove the motor G dr vets battery cllp A Load the batterles rur Install eight 1 5V M type penlight batteries into the ctip following the and indi cations IVotc lmproper installation of the batteries might cause the MD 14 to malfunction or may result in damage to the unit For information about batteries refer to page 14 ...

Page 7: ...ing screw then return the outside ring of the locking screw to its original position E Remove the er g66eratg handgrip When using the Nikon FG remove the camera s handgrip referring to the camera s instruction manu al With the Nikon EM this is unnecessarv a Make sure the tvr 1nglor drivets power switch i is in the OFF positlon www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ...with the camera s tripod socket and the camera positioning pin is aligned with the motor drive positioning hole a Attach the motor drlYe to the ter gg6ora body Turn the attachment wheel clockwise until the two units are screwed tightly together Note Before attaching the motor drive make sure the camera s film advance lever is completely cocked ...

Page 9: ...te selector to lYr the H or L posltlon This turns the motor drive on At the H position the MD 14 operates continuously at approx 3 2 fps while at L it fires at approx 2 fps IVotc 1 With the MD 14 set at either H or L you can make blank exposures by holding the button down However at the H position be careful not to make too many blank exposures 2 Sliding the selector to the H or L position without...

Page 10: ...he motor drive advances the film to the next frame To take pictures continuously hold the shutter button down as long as you like Aq lUrn off the powor swltch r r When the film reaches the end of the roll the MD 14 will automatically stop and the LED indi cator will light up continuously Then turn the motor drive off Note Do not repeatedly depress the camera s shufter release button nor turn the m...

Page 11: ...wind the film l9r Push the rewind slide ll up and then rewind the f ilm manually by turning the camera s rewind crank Note lt the rewind s lde is difficult to operate detach the motor drive from the camera body first then push in the camera s rewind button manuallY 10 www orphancameras com ...

Page 12: ...s by pushing the shutter release button and then removing your finger from the button before the film is completely wound Because the MD 14 s ooeration is couoled to the camera s shutter film is wound after the shutter closes even if you remove your finger f rom the button while the shutter is ooen The camera s shutter speed mode selector can be set at any position At B however the shutter remains...

Page 13: ...e lever in the normal manner Turn the motor drive off before shooting manually Note To begin shooting with the MD 14 again iust slide the H L f iring rate selector to the H or L position after completely advancing the f ilm or just after the shutter is released tanual Shootlng 12 www orphancameras com ...

Page 14: ...ng with your hand as this might cause a malf unction 3 lf the film reaches the end of the roll before the MD 14 s film advance operation is completed the motor drive may not operate properly when the next film cartridge is loaded into the camera lf this happens use the camera s f ilm advance lever to wind the film initially after that the motor drive will operate normally 4 When not actually takin...

Page 15: ...tinuous use Batteries are drained much more quickly by continuous use than by inter mittent use 4 Storage When not in use the batteries shculd be removed to prevent damage from leakage To minimize drain during the period of disuse store the batteries in a cool dry place 5 Battery brands Do not use mixed brands of batteries nor batteries with different model numbers Also avoid mixing new and old ba...

Page 16: ...inuous shooting all settings except B in single frame shooting all settings Eight 1 5V AA type penlight batteries Approx 50 rolls in continuous shooting with manganese batteries at normal temperatu res LED indicator Power switch Rewind slide Dimensions Weight Lights up during motor drive operation and when f ilm reaches the end of the roll At OFF position the motor d rive is off at the H or L posi...

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