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The Instruction for Setting up Transfer Unit-NST ( MX-4)

This unit needs a 3CCD camcorder minimum 14X optical zoom or 12X with digital zoom

(You might need Close Up Filter +1 or +2)

1. Place the transfer unit (unit) on a table near the front edge of the table. 2. Set up your camcorder( cam) on a tripod ( it will be ideal if you have ball head on your tripod). 3. Set up cam lens so face to Image Catcher lens and start with 36" between two lens. 4. Set up cam a. Auto focus on (Do not forget put auto focus off when you start real transfer.)

b. Shutter speed 1/60 (1150 for PAL, 1/60-1/250 for HD) c. Digital Stabilizer off d. Digital Zoom on e. connect cam to TV or color video monitor ( This will let you monitor the

images on a large monitor instead of the cam's small screen). 5. Put reg. 8mm or super 8mm on the projector( Some unit has no switch for Reg. or Super)

a. Pluck in and set on PROJECT and The Speed control at fastest position. The motor may not start at a slower speed. Adjust speed when motor is runnmg.

b. Se the motor "SPEED" OFF to get the film frame STIL position (make sure projector's shutter blade is not blocking the LED),

c .Try "SPEED" OFF and ON a few times until shutter blade does not block LED,

d. Check if LED is on e. Set DIMMER lower than max. brightness f. Turn the zoom lens in and out a little, and adjust manual focusing on

camcorder to get focusing the image and entire image. ( Keep the zoom on projector minimum ! ) ·

h. You might need Close up Lens(Filter) +1 or +2 to fill up the screen. (Move camcorder closer with filter)

6. Move cam to get the same axle with Image Catcher until you could see the image. 7. When you see bright and unfocused image, adjust Dimmer.

8. When you see clear and focused image, adjust cam's zoom to fill up the screen. 9. White Holes? You could see white holes or bar on left side of screen, that is sprockect

hole on the film, you could crop out with camcorder. 10. Adjust the SPEED to get flicker free images.

How to get fine focused images

1. Move cam up and down to get sharp edge of object near top and bottom. 2. Move cam left or right to get sharp edge of object near most left and most right.

If any comer of the frame is dark, move cam closer.

When you start transfer

1. Set your Cam focus to Manual Focus and adjust cam until the image is cropped the way you want it.

2. White balance on Your Camcorder: a. Project without film and get the white balance.

Two ways to make DVD

A. Connect camcorder to free standing DVD burner (Sony VRD-MC6 is good) B. 1. Record on tape or memory card with camcorder.

2. Download to computer. 3. Edit with video edit program. 4.BurnDVD

Cleaning Lens and mirror

You could use canned air to dust off projector lens You do not need take the lens off for cleaning, but if you took it out, there is only one way to put it back. The lens housing is not supposed to move back and forth, only zooming could be move. Use only "Scotch- Brite Cleaning Cloth" to clean The mirror and condenser lens.