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The Minolta Color Meter II combines for the first time the latest LSI microprocessor ircuitry c w i t h a n e a s y - t o - r e a dl i q u i d - c r y s t a l d i s p l a y t o p r o d u c e a t h r e e - c o l o r m e t e r t h a t i s l i g h t w e i g h i , i n c r e d i b l y e a s y t o u s e ,a n d u n e q u a l e d i n a c c u r a c y a n d r a n g e. T h e C o l o r M e t e r I I e m p l o y s t h r e e h i g h - s e n s i t i v i t ys i l i c o n p h o t o c e l l s t o m a k e s i m u l t a n e o u s measurement of both the blue/red and green/red light ratios, and light_balancing and color_ compensating indexes are immediately displayed in digital form at the push of a button. All information is inputted or displayed by simply pressingthe proper keys, thereby eliminating c o m p l i c a t e d d i a l s e t t i n g sa n d m u l t i i l e n e e d l eo r s c a l er e a d i n g s. To further simplify use, the meter has a three position preset film-type selector to allow instantly setting it for the most commonly used film types. There is also a variable setting that allows making precise adjustments for any other film types, or to suit your own individual p r e f e r e n c ef o r c o l o r b a l a n c e. T h e d e t a c h a b l e r e c e p t o r h e a d a n d a b i l i t y t o m a k e c o n t i n u o u s r e a d i n g sf u r t h e r enhance the Color Meter II's versatility. P l e a s e e a d a n d s t u d y t h i s m a n u a l t h o r o u g h l y ,s o y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o r e a l i z e h e f u l l p o t e n t i a l r t of your new meter.
NOTE T h e C o l o r M e t e r I I i s d e s i g n e ds p e c i f i c a l l y f o r p h o t o g r a p h i c u s e. F o r s c i e n t i f i c a n d i n d u s t r i a l colorimetry, the Minolta Chroma Meter is recommended.
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(A-1) (A-2) (A-3) (A4) (A-5) (4-6) (A-7) (A-8) (A-9) ( A - 10 ) ( A - 11 ) Light receptor Receptor head D i s p l a yw i n d o w Filmdisplay/input key Variable/preset elector s V a r i a b l e - s e t t i n g n c r e a s ek e y i V a r i a b l e - s e t t i n g e c r e a s ek e y d LB-index display key C C - i n d e xd i s p l a y k e y Color-temperature isplay key d Film-type selector

CONTENTS BATTERY lnstalling battery the Powerconsumptio.n OPERATION
S t e p 1. S e t t i n gf i l m t y p e Step 2. Taking a measurement Continuousmeasurement Step3. LB and CC indexes U S EO F T H E F I L T E R T A B L E S EVcompensation OVER-ANDUNDER-RANGEWARNINGS D E T A C H A B L ER E C E P T O R E A D H OPTIONAL ADAPTER CORD MA.l TECHNICAL INFORMATION CAREANDSTORAGE

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Installing the battery Your Color Meter II is powered by a single9-volt "transistor-type" battery, Eveready216or equivalent
T h e b a t t e r y i s i n s t a l l e da s f o l l o w s : 1. R e m o v e t h e b a t t e r y - c h a m b e rc o v e r b y p r e s s i n g o w n o n i t a n d s l i d i n g i t i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w @. d 2. Insert the bottom of the battery into the chamber first, making sure the terminals are positioned as i l l u s t r a t e d i n s i d et h e b a t t e r y c h a m b e r @. 3. R e p l a c et h e c o v e r b y c a r e f u l l y r e a l i g n i n g n d s l i d i n gi t t o w a r d s t h e m e t e r b o d y u n t i l i t s n a p ss e c u r e l yi n t o a place. After the battery has been installed, all display indications will appear.They will be replacedin a few s e c o n d s , e p e n d i n gu p o n t h e p o s i t i o n so f t h e f i l m - t y p e a n d v a r i a b l e / p r e s e te l e c t o r sb y o n e o f f o u r d i s p l a y s. d s ,

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Power consumption The power consumption of the Color Meter II is so low in the non-measuring ode that a power switch is m n o t n e e d e d. I n s t e a d ,t h e m e t e r e m p l o y s a n a u t o m a t i c c a n c e l l i n gf e a t u r e t h a t c l e a r st h e d i s p l a y a p p r o x i m a t e l y f o u r m i n u t e s a f t e r a m e a s u r e m e n th a s b e e n t a k e n , o r a n y o f t h e d i s p l a y k e y s h a v e b e e n r e l e a s e d C a n c e l l i n g. o f t h e d i s p l a y a l s o c l e a r sa l l d a t a i n p u t t e d t o t h e m e t e r , e x c e p t t h e f i l m - t y p e s e t t i n g. l f y o u w i s h t o r e t a i n t h e d a t a o r d i s p l a y f o r m o r e t h a n f o u r m i n u t e s ,p r e s s i n g n y o f t h e d i s p l a y k e y s ( " F l L M " , " K " , " L 8 " , o r " C C " ) a w i l l r e s t a r tt h e f o u r - m i n u t e c y c l e. The meter's low power consumption permits a fresh battery under normal conditions to yield more than , 0 t h r e e - s e c o n d e a s u r e m e n t so r c o n t i n u o u s m e a s u r e m e n tf o r o r m o r e h o u r s. m , W h e n t h e b a t t e r y ' s p o w e r l e v e l d r o p s b e l o w m i n i m u m r e q u i r e m e n t s ,t h e d i s p l a y f i g u r e s w i l l b e r e p l a c e d by three decimalpoints as shown @. tt the battery is totally exhausted,thedisplaywindowwill beblank.
NOTE o l f t h e m e t e r i s n o t t o b e u s e d f o r t w o w e e k s o r l o n g e r , i t i s r e c o m m e n d a b l et o r e m o v e t h e b a t t e r y a n d store it in a cool, dry place. o T o a v o i d a c c i d e n t a l l y p r e s s i n gt h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n a n d d r a i n i n g t h e b a t t e r y , u s e t h e m e a s u r i n g - b u t t o n lock (B-16).
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T h e b a s i c f u n c t i o n o f t h e c o l o r M e t e r I [ i s t o p r o v i d e d a t a t h a t w i l l a l l o w s e l e c t i o no f p r o p e r f i l t r a t i o n t o c o l o r - c o r r e c tt h e l i g h t f o r a s p e c i fi c f i l m ' T h e m e t e r ' s s o p h i s t i c a t e de l e c t r o n i c s p e r m i t t h i s d a t a t o b e o b t a i n e d i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s , a s w e l l a s p e r f o r m i n go t h e r f u n c t i o n s. T h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p ss h o w o n e m e t h o d o f o p e r a t i o n , a n d a r e r e c o m m e n d e d u n t i l y o u b e c o m e f a m i l i a r w i t h , t h e m e t e r. T h e y f o l l o w a l o g i c a lp r o g r e s s i o ne m p l o y a l l f u n c t i o n s o f t h e m e t e r , a n d p r o v i d e f u l l i n f o r m a t i o n. Supplementary notes will explain which steps can be eliminated, or when their order can be changed a c c o r d i n gt o y o u r n e e d s. Step 1. Setting film type t T o o b t a i n t h e f i l t e r d a t a n e e l d e d o c o l o r - c o r r e c ta f i l m , i t s t y p e o r t h e c o l o r t e m p e r a t u r e f o r w h i c h i t i s ("B" b a l a n c e d m u s t f i r s t b e s e t. T h e m e t e r h a s t h r e e p r e s e t s e t t i n g sf o r t h e m o s t c o m m o n l y u s e d f i l m t y p e s f f o r T y p e - B t u n g s t e nf i l m s b a l a n c e d o r O O K ," A ; ' f o r T y p e - A t u n g s t e nf i l m s b a l a n c e df o r K , a n d " D " f f o r d a y l i g h t f i l m s b a l a n c e d o r K ) , a s w e l l a s a v a r i a b l es e t t i n gf o r o t h e r f i l m t y p e s. position t T o i n p u t o n e o f t h e p r e s e t f i l m t y p e s , m o v e t h e v a r i a b l e / p r e s es e l e c t o r( A - 5 ) t o t h e " P R E S E T " a n d t h e f i l m - t y p e s e l e c t o r( A - ) t o t h e l e t t e r d e s i g n a t i o no f t h e f i l m t o b e u s e d l " B " , " A " , o r " D " ). T h e n p r e s st h e f i l m - i n p u t / d i s p l a y( " F l L M " ) k e y C t o i n p u t y o u r s e l e c t i o n.T h e f i l m ' s c o l o r t e m p e r a t u r ea n d i t s w l e t t e r d e s i g n a t i o n i l l n o w a p p e a ri n t h e d i s p l a yw i n d o w.

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The range of the variable setting is from 2000 to 7500K, and a color-temperature figure is inputted by f i r s t m o v i n g t h e v a r i a b l e / p r e s e ts e l e c t o r ( A - 5 ) t o t h e " V A R l " p o s i t i o n a n d p r e s s i n gt h e f i l m k e y O. T h e letter "V" will now appear in the display window. Hold the film key down and press either the t v a r i a b l e - s e t t i n gn c r e a s e( t ) o r d e c r e a s e( J ) k e y u n t i l t h e d e s i r e d f i g u r e i s d i s p l a y e d @. R e l e a s e h e f i l m k e y i to input this setting. vARt.--r PRESET r

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NOTE lf you do not need to know the color temperature, you can put the meter into its measuring mode by p r e s s i n g i t h e r t h e " L B " o r " C C " k e y i n s t e a do f t h e " K " k e y. T h i s w o u l d t a k e y o u d i r e c t l y t o S t e p 3. e rement Continuous m easu T h e m e t e r w i l l m e a s u r ea n d g i v e r e a d o u t sc o n t i n u o u s l y , a s l o n g a s t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n i s f u l l y d e p r e s s e d l Q. f f r i s c a n b e d o n e b y e i t h e r h o l d i n g t h e b u t t o n i n m a n u a l l yo r b y u s i n gt h e m e a s u r i n g - b u t t o no c k o n t h e s i d e o f t h e m e t e r. T o u s e t h e l o c k , s l i d e i t t o w a r d s t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n w h i l e t h e b u t t o n i s h e l d i n t w @. f f r e l o c k c a n a l s o b e e n g a g e d h i l e t h e b u t t o n i s n o t d e p r e s s e d o k e e p i t f r o m b e i n g p u s h e da c c i d e n t a l l y.
NOTE T h e d i s p l a y m o d e c a n n o t b e c h a n g e d w h i l e t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n i s h e l d i n a n d a m e a s u r e m e n t i s b e i n g made. Step 3. LB and CC indexes A f t e r i n p u t t i n g f i l m t y p e a n d / o r t a k i n g a r e a d i n g , p r e s st h e " L B " k e y @. t f r i s w i l l c l e a r t h e p r e v i o u s d i s p l a y , a n d t h e d e s i g n a t i o n" L B " w i l l a p p e a r.A p l u s ( + ) o r m i n u s ( - ) f i g u r e o f u p t o t h r e e d i g i t s o r a " O " i n d i c a t e s t h a t n o f i l t r a t i o n i s n e e d e df o r t h e r e d / b l u e r a t i o o f t h e w i l l a l s o b e d i s p l a y e d. A p p e a r a n c eo f f l i g h t m e a s u r e d.l f a p l u s ( + ) o r m i n u s ( - ) f i g u r e i s d i s p l a y e d ,c o n s u l t t h e l i g h t - b a l a n c i n gi l t e r t a b l e so n t h e b a c k o f t h e m e t e r t o o b t a i n t h e p r o p e r L B f i l t r a t i o n. D e t a i l sa b o u t t a b l e s a r e a s s h o w n @. N e x t p r e s st h e " C C " k e y @ t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y m o d e. T h e d e s i g n a t i o n " C C " w i l l a p p e a r a l o n g w i t h either "O", if no filtration is needed, or a plus (+) or minus (-) figure of up to two digits, if filtration is f f necessary or the green/red ratio. Refer to the color-compensating ilter tables @ on the back of the meter w h e n a f i g u r e i s d i s p l a y e d w i t h a p l u s ( + ) o r m i n u s ( - ) i n d e x t o o b t a i n t h e p r o p e r C C f i l t r a t i o n. D e t a i l sa b o u t t a b l e sa r e g i v e n i n t h e n e x t s e c t i o n. NOTE o T h e L B a n d C C i n d e x e sc a n b e d i s p l a y e d o r r e c a l l e di n a n y o r d e r. o C o n t i n u o u s m e a s u r e m e n t sc a n b e t a k e n i n e i t h e r t h e L B - o r C C - d i s p l a y m o d e s , a s w e l l a s t h e K - d i s p l a y mode outlined in Step 2.

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O n t h e b a c k o f t h e m e t e r , t h e r e a r e f o u r f i l t e r t a b l e s t h a t a r e u s e d t o c o n v e r t t h e L B a n d C C i n d e x e sg i v e n by the meter into standard Kodak filter designations @. The two top tables are for light-balancing (LB) filters, and the two bottom tables are for the ( color-compensating CC) filters. Positiveindex figures (for "warming" filters) are listed in the two left-hand t a b l e s ;n e g a t i v eo n e s ( f o r " c o o l i n g " f i l t e r s ) i n t h e t w o o n t h e r i g h t. T o u s e t h e t a b l e s , l o o k u p t h e p l u s ( + ) o r m i n u s ( - l L B i n d e x i n t h e a p p r o p r i a t eo n e , t h e n d o t h e s a m e s w i t h t h e C C i n d e x. T h e f i g u r e si n t h e m i d d l e c o l u m n o f e a c h t a b l e a r e t h e K o d a k d e s i g n a t i o n f o r f i l t e r s t h a t c o r r e s p o n dt o t h e f i g u r e sl i s t e d. lf the index given by the meter does not exactly match an index number on the table, pick the number n e a r e s tt o t h e i n d e x g i v e n b y t h e m e t e r. T w o n u m b e r s o n t h e t a b l e c a n a l s o b e a d d e d t o g e t h e r t o e q u a l t h e a i n d e x g i v e n b y t h e m e t e r. F o r e x a m p l e ,i f t h e m e t e r i n d i c a t e s n L B i n d e x o f - , a d d i n S- a n d - w i l l g i v e y o u - w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d st o a n A a n d a n B f i l t e r. U s i n g t h e s e t w o f i l t e r s t o g e t h e r w i l l g i v e y o u f c o r r e c t l i g h t b a l a n c i n g.T h e s a m e p r o c e d u r e sa r e u s e d t o o b t a i n c o l o r - c o m p e n s a t i n g i l t r a t i o n. T h e n u m b e r o f f i l t e r s u s e d s h o u l d b e k e p t t o a m i n i m u m , a n d i t i s n o t r e c o m m e n d a b l et o u s em o r e t h a n t h r e e f i l t e r st o g e t h e r. EV Compensation T h e f i l t e r t a b l e s a l s o g i v e t h e a m o u n t o f e x p o s u r e i n c r e a s en e e d e d f o r e a c h f i l t e r u s e d. T h e a m o u n t o f i n c r e a s ei s s h o w n i n t h e r i g h t - h a n d c o l u m n o f e a c h t a b l e , a n d t h e t o t a l e x p o s u r e c o r r e c t i o n i s o b t a i n e d b y a d d i n g t h e L B - a n d C C - f i l t e r f a c t o r s t o g e t h e r. F o r e x a m p l e , i f a n D f i l t e r w i t h a E V f a c t o r o I + 3 u s e df o r f l i g h t b a l a n c i n g ,a n d a m a g e n t ac o l o r - c o m p e n s a t i n g i l t e r w i t h a f a c t o r o f + 3 a r e u s e d t o g e t h e r , a t o t a l o f o n e s t o p s ' a d d i t i o n a l e x p o s u r ei s n e e d e dl 2 l 3 + 3= 1 l ,. l f y o u a r e u s i n g a c a m e r a w i t h t h r o u g h - t h e - l e n s( T T L ) m e t e r i n g , e x p o s u r e c o m p e n s a t i o n w i l l n o t b e necessary.

NOTE. W h e n c o l o r - c o r r e c t i n ga t u n g s t e n f i l m f o r u s e i n d a y l i g h t , i t i s r e c o m m e n d e dt h a t a U V ( u l t r a v i o l e t ) f i l t e r b e u s e d i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e o t h e r f i l t e r s. T u n g s t e n f i l m i s n o t d e s i g n e dt o b e e x p o s e dt o t h e a m o u n t o f U V l i g h t p r e s e n ti n d a y l i g h t. o The f ilter tables are basedon the use of Kodak filters, or filters using Kodak designationsThe table @. g i v e s t h e d e s i g n a t i o n su s e d b y s o m e o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r s f o r e q u i v a l e n t f i l t e r s. T h e e q u i v a l e n c yo f o t h e r f i l t e r s t o K o d a k ' s i s b a s e d u p o n t h e i r o w n m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s s p e c i f i c a t i o n s.l f t h e f i l t e r s y o u u s e a r e n o t l i s t e d , r e f e r t o t h e i r m a n u f a c t u r e r ' ss p e c i fi c a t i o n s.
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The adapter cord can now be installed between the meter body and receptor head. All operations and functions of the meter will remain the sameaswhen the headand body are directly attached, T o r e p l a c et h e r e c e p t o r h e a d , a l i g n i t w i t h t h e m e t e r b o d y a n d p r e s s i t a l l t h e w a y i n t o t h e b o d y u n t i l i t c l i c k ss e c u r e l yi n p l a c e. NOTE o W h e n t h e r e c e p t o r h e a d i s s e p a r a t e df r o m t h e b o d y , b e c a r e f u l n o t t o d a m a g e o r t o u c h t h e c o n n e c t i n g pins. o T h e r e c e p t o r h e a d c a n b e i n s t a l l e di n o n l y o n e p o s i t i o n ; n e v e r f o r c e i t i n t o t h e m e t e r b o d y. o When using the MA-1 cord, be sure to keep it away from electric motors or relays that could cause i n t e r f e r e n c eo r n o i s e.
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