Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

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Fig. 2. Close-up of front showing operating controls. switch, provides a shadow box for viewing film. The hood over the viewing screen is useful where a high level of room lighting exists, but is readily folded back or removed. The lower take-up assembly between the legs is likewise optional and not present if operation without reels is desired. A sheet-metal box connects the two legs at the rear near the floor, which provides structural stiffness and convenient housing for most of the electrical components. A removable rear panel gives ready accessibility to fuses, relay and amplifier. All wiring to the upper housing passes through plug connectors. Controls Figure 2 is a close-up view of the main housing showing the location of the parts of the equipment and the controls which are used in normal operation of the Editer. The center section starting from the top contains the viewing screen, the five indicator lights, the light-box lamp switch and the circuit control panel. This panel is equipped with sound and projection-lamp switches, a photographic-to-magnetic sound-transfer switch, a switch which operates the constant-speed motor or transfers the control to the foot pedal, a main power switch, a volume control and a jack for phones. To the left of the center section are the reversing switch and handwheel for the constant-speed motor and the differential-synchronizing control. In front of these is the monitor loudspeaker. To the right of the center section are the reversing switch and handwheel for the variable-speed motor, and the framing control. In front of these is the footage counter reading in feet and frames. An optional, additional counter reading sec 318 September 1953 Journal of the SMPTE Vol. 61