Canon ZOOM 8-3 - Manual (Page 10)

LOADING THE FILM
(1) To wind the spring mechanism, lift
the ratchet winding key and wind the
motor with a back and forth movement.
(2) To open, lift the OPENING KEY on
the side cover and turn it counter-clock­
wise. As the cover is opened, the film
gate will automatically be opened and
the FOOTAGE COUNTER returns to
starting position "S”.
(3) Take out the TAKE-UP SPOOL from the camera. The
center hole of the unwound spool should show the THREE
NOTCHES facing up. Reverse side of the spool has
FOUR NOTCHES around the center hole (See the drawing
on the opposite page).
M) Take the seal off the new film and unroll about
25cm (10 inches) of the film.
(5) With the dull emul­
sion side of the film
facing the lens, insert
the end of the film
into the slot on the
inside TAKE-UP SPO­
OL, and wind it four
or five turns in the
direction of the arrow
on the spool.