Leica 18141 Film Camera User Manual


 
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Operating step (cont.)
4. Close the back cover. The camera switches itself on (if it
was not switched on before), threads the film automatically
onto the take-up spool and advances it to the first frame.
Displays in the data panel
In frame counter for correct loading:
Initially briefly
1
, during the process two alternately flashing
lines, followed by
1
constantly
In frame counter for incorrect loading:
1
flashing
If the frame counter in the data panel shows
1
, the camera is
ready to use. If, on the other hand
1
is flashing, the film has
not been loaded correctly. In this case, open the back cover
again, remove the film and reload it, as described under 2–4.
Note: For non-DX coded films (see next section), when the
camera is ready to use the frame counter in the data panel
also shows
1
, but if the film is incorrectly loaded, it shows
0
.