Canon AE-1 - Manual (Page 39)

To rewind the film, pree$ in the unall
rewind button on (he bottom of the camera,
unfold the rewind crank and turn it in the
direction of the arrow on
X i> p of the rewir>d
crank. When the frame counter has reached
the **S" mark, you thould stop rewinding.
Then pull up the rewind knob to open the
camera back and lift the cartridge out.
If you stop rewirtding the moment the
franse counter has reached the mark, the
film will not be completely rewound into the
cartridge ar>d the film leader may still be
outside the cartridge.
Double-Check Before Shooting
If you hurry to rd«M* the shutter, you
mey make an unexpected error due to care-
letsitess.
The following points should be double
checkedt
Is the aperture ring of the lens set
I
to the “A" mark?
Press in the EE lock pin white turning the
aperture ring to the "A” mark. This specific
setting is a requisite for beautiful color
pictures with automatic exposure. If you fail
to adjust the aperture ring to thh setting
when appropriate, the correct automatic
exposure will iK>t be obtained. When the
aperture ring of the lens is not set to the “A "
mark, the manual aperture control "M" signal
above the aperture scale in the viewfinder
flashes on and off as a warning that the
aperture ring is rtot set at the "A" mark. (See
page 40.)
2 Did you set the film speed properly?
It is necessary to set the film speed
properly accordirsg to the film in use in order
to obtain the correct exposure.
3 ls the film properly loaded?
You can use the rewind knob as an
indicator that the perferetiorts of the film are
properly engaged on the sprocket artd the film
is actually advancing. Every time you advance
the film, the rewind knob should turn.