ARRI ARRIFLEX 416 - Manual (Page 8)

ARRIFLEX 416 Quick Guide 04/2007, Page 8
Loading the 416 Magazine
Note: The 416 magazine has its feed and take-up chambers on opposite sides to the SR 1, 2 & 3 magazines.
Step 1: The Feed Side
Load the unexposed film into the feed side in absolute darkness (darkroom or changing tent).
• Open the feed side magazine door and latch back the footage counter roller arm.
• Remove the film from the film can.
• Remove the tape from the film head. Ensure that the tape is completely removed and secured out of the way.
• Place the film roll on the core holder so it unwinds in the direction shown in the picture below. Press it down fully.
Note: When placing film on the feed side core holder, do not push on the film itself as it could become conical.
Push on the film core instead.
• Hold the film roll still and turn the core holder until the core holder key clicks into the key slot of the film core.
Make sure the core holder cannot turn any further.
• Release the footage counter roller arm gently so the roller rests on the outer surface of the film roll. The sides
of the roller should overlap the film roll edges, as shown in the picture below.
• Push approximately 15 cm (6”) of film into the slit at the top of the angled transfer roller. Then thread the film
around the guide roller.
• Hold the film still where it enters the transfer roller and gently back-tension the film roll to remove any slack.
• Replace and lock the feed side magazine door, being careful not to trap any film in the process.
Step 2: The Take-up Side
The following procedures may be carried out in the light.
• Flip the magazine over lengthways so the take-up door is uppermost and the top of the magazine is facing
you. The ‘ARRI’ on the door will be upside down.
• Open the take-up side magazine door and latch back the lay-on roller arm. Fit an empty film core to the
take-up core holder.
• The film head should be protruding from the transfer roller. Check that it is cut squarely through a perforation.
• Thread the film head around the forward guide roller as indicated inside the magazine. Without touching the
film core, push the film head into the upper sprocket roller until its teeth engage in the film perforations.
• Once the sprocket teeth have engaged in the film perforations, turn the film core until the film head emerges
from the magazine throat.
Transfer roller
Feed side core holder
Footage counter roller
Guide roller