Canon EOS 650 - Manual (Page 8)

4. Loading the Film
1) To open the back cover, push
the back cover latch down
while pressing the back cover
lock button.
2) Insert the upper-flat end of the
film cartridge into the film
chamber first. The film-load
check mark ((g^ appears in the
display panel.
Pull the film leader across the
shutter curtain until its tip is
aligned with the orange index.
Plastic insert
Shutter curtain
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CAUTION
• Before loading the first roll of film, remove the plastic
insert.
• NEVER touch the shutter curtain. Its high-precision
design makes it sensitive to pressure. Also, when
loading the film be careful that the film leader does not
touch the shutter curtain.
4) Make sure that the film has no
slack and that its perforations
are properly engaged with the
sprocket teeth.
Close the back cover. The
camera advances the film
automatically and stops when
“1” appears In the frame
counter in the display panel.
6) During film advance, the film
transport bars will appear at
the bottom of the display panel
moving in sequence from left to
right. However, if the film does
not advance correctly, the bars
blink after the camera has stop­
ped and the shutter will not
release. Reload the film.
If the film leader extends past
the orange index, take out the
film cartridge and manually re­
wind the excess film back into
the cartridge.
Film becomes soft and
tears easily in high humidity.
Keep it stored in its canister
until loading.
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