User manual

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EAS TMAN KODAK COYIPANY .
Bya dark room is meant one that is wholly da rk-
not a r ay of light in it. Such a ro om can easily be
secured at night almost any where. The reason a dark
room is required is that the film is extr emely sensitive
to white light, either da yli gh t or lampli gh t, and w o uld
be spoi led zl expose d to 'i t even for a fraction of a
second.
Having provided such a r oom or close t,
where, when the door is clo se d, no ray of
lig
ht can be seen:
Set up on th e t ab le or shelf the Orang e
Cand le Lamp, and light it as directed in th e
circul
ar which com es in the box in which th e
lamp is enclosed.
THE LAMP .
Th e la mp gives a subdued ye ll ow or
orange li gh t which will not injure th e film unless it is he ld close
to it. Set the lamp on th e table at least eighteen inches from
and with the sid e toward the operator.
I. Fi ll one of th e tr ays n ea rly full
of water (first
tr ay ).
II.
Open one of the devel oper pow-
ders, th en put th e contents (two
chemicals) into th e b ea ker a nd fill it
up to the ring with cold wate r. Stir
unt il dissolved with the woode n stir-
ring rod and po ur into second tray.
III. To develop Tran spa re nt Film
unroll the film a nd detach the entire
strip from the black pap e r.
IV. P ass the film throu gh th e tr ay of
clean,
cold water as shown in th e cut, 'i;" ~~::~~
holding one e nd in each hand. Pas s
thr ough the water several times, th at th ere may be no bubbl es
remaining on the film.
vVhen it is th oroughly we t, with no air
bubbl es, it is r eady for develo pm ent.
V. N ow pass the film thr o ugh th e devel oper in th e same
manner as described for wetting it, and s hown in cut. Keep it
constantly in motion, and in about one minute th e high lights
will b
eg in to da rk en and you will r ead ily be able to distingui sh
th e un ex posed sections between the negatives and in about two
minut es will be able to distinguish objects in the picture. If the