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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
NOMENCLATURE

L i d l o c k i n gs c r e w Pilotlamp

B a t t e r y c h a m b e rl i d Powerswitch

R e w i n ds l i d e

S - Cs e l e c t o rl o c k Triggerbutton

S - Cs e l e c t o r S h u t t e r r e l e a s ep i n

C a m e r ae l e c t r i c a lc o n t a c t s Driveshaft coupling

A t t a c h m e n tt h u m b w h e e l s Rewindbutton extension

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 Attachmentscrew

R e m o t ec o n t r o l s o c k e t

Tripod socket
CONTENTS FOREWORD
Fo re wo rd. 4 A l thoughsuppl i edas an accessory for the N i kon FM
L o a d i n g t h eb a t t e r i . ; : : : : : : : : 5 and FE compactcameras,the MD -l 2 w as,i n fact,
Atta ch i n gt he m ot or dr iv e 6 a maj orfeaturei n thei r desi gnconcept.C onsequentl y,
Op e ra ti on 8 the onl y si gni fi cantdi fferencebetw een operati ng
Si n g l e - f r amsehoot ing 8 thesecameras w i th the motor dri veattached,asoppo-
C o n t i n u o ussh o o t i n g 9 sed to w i thout i t, i s that thei r operati oni s made
F i l mr e w i n d i n g . ..10 consi derabl yeasi er.S o, rather than regardi ngyour
M a n u afli l m a d v a n c e. . . .10 MD -12 Motor D ri ve U ni t as a speci alaccessory for
D o ub l e / m ul t i p l ee x p o s u r e s . .11 useonl y on rare occasi ons, you shoul dconsi deri t as
S i m u l t a n e o uosp e r a t i o n. . .12 t h e n o r m a l c o m p l e m e n tt o y o u r N i k o n c o m p a c t
T i m e l a p s e. . .13 camera.For, in fact, the two togetherrepresenta
Accessories. ... ..14 maj oradvance i n camera-handl i techni ng que.
MC-4remotecord . ..14 T o o b t a i n t h e b e s t r e s u l t sf r o m y o u r M D - l 2 M o t o r
P i s t ogl r i p m o d e l 2 .. . ..14 D ri ve, read the i nstructi onsi n thi s manualcareful l y
MT-1 int er v alom et e.r ..15 before use. K eep thi s bookl et handy for qui ck re-
M L - 1 m o d u l i t er e m o t ec o n t r o lset ..15 ferenceunti l you haveful l y masteredoperati on.A
M W - l r a d i oc o n t r o ls e t . . . . . . .16 few mi nutespreparati onw i l l hel p you avoi d costl y
Troubleshooting . .17 mistakes.
Batteryperformance ..18
Sp e ci fi c at ions . ..18

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 LOADINGTHE BATTERIES
T h e M D - l2 i s p o w e r e db y e i g h t 1 . 5 V p e n l i g h t( A A
size)batterieswhich are housedin the unit's battery
chamber.To load or replacebatteries,tu rn the coin-
sfotted locking screw on the battery chamber lid
c o u n t e r c l o c k w i sTeh. e l i d w i l l c o m e l o o s ea n d t h e b a t -
t e r y c l i p , w h i c h f o r m s a s i n g l eu n i t w i t h t h e l i d , c a nb e
removed.Load the batteries,taking carethat they are
insertedcorrectly. Referringto the d iagramson the
sidesof the clip that showthe correctway to insertthe
lfi+ll.':t..
l.......,..,.......,..'....,.,,.
.i.:t
batteries,ensure that the positive(*) and negative(-)
t e r mi n a l s o f t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e p r o p e r l yp o s i t i o n e dl.f
the batteriesare loadedincorrectly,not only will they
b e d e p l e t e d - t h em o t o r d r i v e c o ul d a l s o b e d a m a g e d .
Whenthe batteriesarecorrectlypositioned , reglacethe
b a t t e r yc l i p . P u s ht h e c h a m b e rl i d d o w n g e n r l yu n t i l i t
s e a t sc o r r e c t l y t; h e n , t i g h t e nt h e l o c k i n gs c r e wo n t h e
fi d w i t h a c o i n o r s i m i l a ro b j e c tu n t i l t h e b a t t e r yc l i p
fits securelyinto the batterychamber.
ATTACHINGTHE MOTOR DRIVE
M o u n t i n g t h e M D - l 2 o n y o u r c a m e r ai s s i m p l e ;t h e finger and thumb will speedup attachment. Makesure
unit has been designed such that it can be attached thereis no gapbetweenthe motor driveandthe camera
o r r e m o v e d a t a n y t i m e r e g a r d l e s so f w h e t h e r o r n o t body;thentightenthe attachmentscrewfirmly.
the camera is loaded with film. Before attaching the W h e nt h e M D - 1 2i s m o u n t e do n a n F M c a m e r a( S e r i a l
MD-12, make surethat its power switch is turned off. No. below 3,000,000; r', the camera'smode selector
T h e n , p o s i t i o n t h e m o t o r d r i v e o n t h e c a m e r a s' b o t t o m b u t t o n s h o u l db e s e t
s w i t c ha r o u n dt h e s h u t t e rr e l e a s e
( ( M " ( m o t o r ) - t h e r e d l i n e o n t h e s e l e c t o rb e i n g
p l a t e ; i t s h a n d g r i p s h o ul d b e a t t h e s a m e e n d o f t h e to
c a m e r a a s t h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e r . E n s u r e t h a t t h e r a i s e d a l i g n e dw i t h t h e l i n e o n t h e c a m e r ab o d y . T h i s i s n o t
r i n g a r o u n d t h e d r i v e s h a f t i s c o r r e c t l y s e a t e di n s i d e t h e n e c e s s a rwyi t h F M c a m e r a(sS e r i aNl o . o v e r3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; x
l o c a t i n g c o l l a r , c o a x i a l w i t h t h e c a m e r a ' sf i l m a d v a n c e o r t h e F E , b e c a u s et h e s w i t c h o v e frr o m m a n u a lf i l m
coupling. Then, fasten the motor drive's attachment a d v a n c et o m o t o r d r i v eo p e r a t i o ni s m a d ee l e c t r o n i c a l -
screw, turning it clockwise by means of the thumb l y a n d a u t o m a t i c a l lw y h e n t h e m o t o r d r i v ei s s w i t c h e d
w h e e l s o n e i t h e r s i d e . S i m u l t a n e o u su s e o f b o t h f o r e - on. Then, turn the motor drive'spower switch to

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" O N ." l f t h e f i l m h a sb e e na d v a n c e p d r i o r t o a t t a c hi n g
t h e m o t o r d r i v e ,t h e m o t o r d r i v ew i l l n o t o p e r a t eu n t i l
you make an exposureusingthe triggerbutton on the
h a n d g r i pl.f t h e f i l m h a sn o t b e e na d v a n c e p d r i o rt o i t s
attachment,the motor drive will operate when its
p o w e ri s t u r n e do n , a n d a d v a n c e t h e f i l m a n d c o c kt h e
shutter readyfor the next exposure.The motor drive
w i l l s t o p a n d t h e p i l o t l a m pg o o u t a f t e ra d v a n c i ntgh e
fifm one frameonly, regardless of the settingof the S-C
s e l e c t oor n t h e h a n d g r i p .
* T h e s e r i a l n u m b e r a p p e a r so n b a c k o f t h e c a m e r ab o d y j u s t
b e l o w t h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e r .

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OPERATION
T h e c a m e r aI M D - I 2 c o m b i n a t i o n o p e r a t e s i n v i r t u a l l y
t h e s a m e m a n n e r a St h e c a m e r a o n i t s o w n . P l e a s er e f e r
t o y o u r c a m e r a ' si n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l f o r d e t a i l s .W h e n
the M D-l 2 is attached, leave the film advance lever
ftush with the camera body. Then, when the motor
d r i v e ' s p o w e r S w i t c h i s t u r n e d o f l , t h e c a m e r a ' Sm e t e r
can be activated by halfway depressing the trigger
b u t t o n . A f t e r r e l e a s i n gy o u r f i n g e r f r o m t h e b u t t o n ,
t h e m e t e r w i l l r e m a i n o n f o r a p p r o x . 5 0 s e c o n d sg i v i n g
y o u e n o u g h t i m e t o s e t t h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r eo r a d j u s t
the controls. Then the meter will turn itself off auto-
m a t i c a l l y t o c o n s e r v eb a t t e r y p o w e r .
W i t h t h e m o t o r d r i v e a t t a c h e d a l l e x p o s u r e ss h o ul d b e
made via the trigger button on the motor drive grip.
Concentric with th is triggering button is the motor
d r i v e S - C s e l e c t o r ,g i v i n g y o u a c h o i c e o f e i t h e r s i n g l e
f r a m e ( S ) o r c o n t i n u o u s( C ) s h o o t i n g .T o s e t t h e m o t o r
d r i v e t o e i t h e r S o r C , d e p r e s st h e l o c k a n d t u r n t h e
s el e c t o r t o t h e r e q ui r e d s e t t i n g .
S i n g l e - f r a m se h o o t i n g : I n t h i s m o d e , d e p r e s s i ntgh e
t r i g g e rb u t t o n o n t h e m o t o r d r i v eg r i p f i r e st h e s h u t t e r ,
a d v a n c e st h e f i l m o n e f r a m e a n d c o c k st h e s h u t t e r .
You can lift your fingerfrom the triggerbutton even
b e f o r et h e e x p o s u r ei s c o m p l e t e ds i n c et h e e l e c t r o n i c
i n t e r l o c kp r e v e n t st h e f i l m f r o m a d v a n c i n gu n t i l t h e
s h u t t e r h a s c o m p l e t e di t s t r a v e l .T h e u((5 s a b l es h u t t e r
speedrangewhen the MD-l 2 is set at " is from 1
s e c o n dt o 1/ 1 0 0 0 s e c o n dw i t h t h e F M . W i t h t h e F E ,
in additionto the automatic setting(AUTO), you can
s e ta n y o f t h e m a r k e ds p e e d isn c l u d i n gM 9 0 . T h e " B "
s e t t i n gc a n n o tb e u s e dw i t h e i t h e rc a me r a .

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 C on ti n u o u ss hoot ing:ln th i s m o d e , th e mo to r d ri v e
will a u to m at ic allyt r igge r th e s h u tte r a n d w i n d th e
f ilm fo r as long as t he tri g g e r b u tto n i s d e p re s s e d .
F r a mi n gra t e will dependo n th e s h u tte rs p e e ds e tti n g ,
as th e mo t or dr iv e' s ele c tro n i ci n te rl o c k w i th th e
c am e ra 'ss hut t er aut om a ti c a l l ya d v a n c e sth e fi l m a s
s oon a s th e ex pos ur eis c o mp l e te dMa . x i mu mfra mi n g
r ate i s a p pr ox im at ely3. 5 fra m e sp e r s e c o n d(fp s ) a t
shutterspeedsfasterthan 1 1125sec.
R eme mb ert hat c ont inuo u ss h o o ti n ga t th e m a x i m u m
rate o f 3 .5 f ps will r es ul t i n a s ta n d a rd3 6 e x p o s u re
casse tte b e ingc om plet elye x p o s e di n a l i ttl e l e s sth a n
11 se co n ds Cons .
equen tl yy, o u s h o u l d e x e rc i s ere -
st ra i n twh e n oper at ingwith th e m o to r s e tfo r c o n ti n u -
ous sh o o ting.M any phot o g ra p h e rs ho, w e v e r,p re fe rto ,
lea veth e c am er as et f or c o n ti n u o u ss h o o ti n g ,l i fti n g
t hei r fi n g er of f t he t r igge rb u tto n th e i n s ta n tth e e x -
posu rei s m ade.T his t ec h n i q u ere s u l tsi n s i n g l e -fra me
ope ra ti o n ,but r eadiest h e p h o to g ra p h e fo r r ta k i n g
sequ e n cep hot ogr aphss ho u l d th e s i tu a ti o no r n e e d
ar ise Th. e us ables hut t ers p e e dra n g ew h e n th e MD -l 2
is se t a t "C" is f r om 1f2 s e c o n dto 1 1 1 0 0 0s e c o n dw i th
t h e F M . W i t h t h e F E , i n a d d i t i o nt o t h e a u t o m a t i c
A l though w i del y varyi ngbri ghtness changesof E V 4
or more may someti mesresul t i n over- or under-
exposurefor the fi rst frame fol l ow i ng the transi ti on,
thi s si tuati oni s rare i n practi ceand thus l i kel y to be
of l i ttl e consequence to the averagephotographer.
l m p o r t a n t ! A f t e r s h o o t i n g ,m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u . t u r n t h e m o t o r
drive off.
N o t e : T h e c a m e r a / M D - 1 2c o m b i n a t i o n i s d e s i f n e d t o w o r k
s m o o t h l y u n d e r a w i d e r a n g e o f c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s .S u b - z e r o
( c e n t i g r a d e )t e m p e r a t u r e s ,h o w e v e r , h a v e a v e r y s e v e r ee f f e c t
o n a n y m e c h a n i s m . F o r f a u l t l e s s p e r f o r m a n c eu n d e r t h e s e
c o n d i t i o n s ,w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t , f o r c o n t i n u o u ss h o o t i n g ,y o u
d o n o t u s e s h u t t e r s p e e d so f l e s s t h a n l / 3 0 s e c . T h e u s e o f
s l o w e r s h u t t e r s p e e d sm a y r e s u l t i n e r r a t i c o p e r a t i o n . l f i t i s
i m p e r a t i v et o u s e s h u t t e r s p e e d so f l e s st h a n 1 / 3 0 s e c . ,s w i t c h
t o s i n g l ef r a m e s h o o t i n g .

1 setti n g(AU T O ) , y ou c an s e t a n y o f th e ma rk e ds p e e d s
including M 9 0 .T h e " 8 " s e t t i n gc a n n o tb e u s e d .
T he FE's a ut om at icex pos u rec a p a b i l i tya l l o w sy o u to
f ollo w su bjec t sas t hey pas sth ro u g ha re a so f d i ffe ri n g
brigh tn e ssy, et s t ill obt ain c o rre c tl ye x p o s e dre s u l ts .
FILM REWINDING
When th e r oll of f ilm in th e c a m e rah a s b e e n fu l l y
e x p o s e dt,h e M D - 1 2 ' sm o t o r w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l lsyt o p ,
rele a si n gfi lm t ens ion,wit h th e p i l o t l a m p re ma i n i n g
lit. Turn the power switch off to preventunnecessary
bat te ry d rain. T hen, pus h th e re w i n d s l i d e o n th e
moto r d ri ve up. Rewindt h e fi l m n o rma l l y .S e ey o u r
came ra 's i n s t r uc t ionm anua fo
l r d e ta i l s .
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MANUAL FILM ADVANCE
l f at any ti me you w i sh to manual l yadvancethe fi l m
wi thout removi ngthe MD -l 2 from the camera,turn off
the motor drive's power switch after it has finished
a dvanci ngthe fi l m from the previ ousexposure.Then,
i n the caseof the FM (S eri alN o. bel ow 3,000,000),
turn the mode sel ectorsw i tch so that the bl ack l i ne
(w hi te,on bl ack camerabodi es)i s adj acentto the l i ne
on the camerabody. A s for the FM (S eri alN o. over
3,000,000)or the FE , i t sw i tchesautomati cal l yfrom I
it
motor dri ve to manualfi l m advanceoperati onw hen
the motor drive is switchedoff.
DOU BLE/ MULTTPLE EXPOSURES
Y o u r c a m e r ah a s a s p e c i a dl o u b l e / m u l t i p l e x p o s u r e ((C
On the " setting,triggering the release button,while
p r o v i s i o nb u i l t - i n i n t h e f o r m o f t h e m u l t i - e x p o s u r e h o l d i n gt h e m u l t i - e x p o s u rbeu t t o n o r l e v e rd e p r e s s e d ,
button or lever.Merelydepressing th is button or lever w i l l p r o d u c em ul t i p l ei m a g e o s n t h e s a m ef r a m e .E i t h e r
a l l o w sy o u t o s u p e r i m p o saen y n u m b e ro f p i c t u r e so n t h e m o t i o n o f t h e s u b j e c to r y o u r m o v e m e n to f t h e
the sameframe. Th is provision not only continuesto camerawill result in the imagesbeingseparated, pro-
f u n c t i o n w i t h t h e m o t o r d r i v ea t t a c h e db, u t o p e n su p ducing an original and interestingeffe"ct.HoId the
c r e a t i v ep o s s i b i l i t i et sh a t a r ej u s t n o t p o s s i b l w
e h e nt h e multi-exposure b u t t o n o r l e v e r d e p r e s s ew d ith your
c a m e r ai s o p e r a t e dm a n u a l l y . l e f t h a n d ,w h i l e h o l d i n gt h e c a m e r an o r m a l l yw i t h t h e
When the motor d rive S-C selector is set to "S," the r i g h t . R e m e m b etro r e l e a s e t h e m u l t i - e x p o s u rbeu t t o n
d o u b l e / m u l t i p l e x p o s u r es i t u a t i o ni s e x a c t l yt h e s a m e o r lever just before the last exposure, so th at th e
as for the cameraalone,exceptthat the triggerbutton camerais left readyfor the next sequence with an un-
on the motor drive is used to triggerthe exposure. exposedframe in the film gate. If not, cap the lens
R e m e m b e rt o d e p r e s sa n d h o l d t h e m ul t i - e x p o s u r e a n d m a k e o n e " b l a nk " e x p o s u r e . T h e c a m e r ai s t h e n
button or lever, with your left hand, before you readyfor the next shot.
removeyour fingerfrom the triggerbutton.Otherwise,
the film will be advanced.
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SIMULTANEOUS
T w o o r m o r e c a m e r a sm a y b e f i r e d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y ,s e t
for either single-frame o r c o n t i n u o u so p e r a t i o n .Y o u t
f
w i l l n e e d a n M C - 4 c o r d t o c o n n e c t e a c h c a m e r at o t h e I
trigger circuit. Use a trigger circuit similar to the one
shown on the right.
r
t

T h e t o t a l l e n g t h o f e a c h c o n n e c t i n gc o r d ( i n c l u d i n g t h e
'ti

MC4 cord) from motor drive to switch and back again

m u s t n o t c r e a t ea r e s i s t a n c e of more than 5O. ln certain
i n s t a l l a t i o n si ,n w h i c h l o n g c o r d s a r e r e q u i r e d ,t h e u s e
o f a r e l a y b o x i s s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d e d .l f y o u c h a n g e
t h e b a t t e r i e si n o n e o f t h e m o t o r d r i v e ' s b a t t e r y p a c k s ,
y o u m u s t c h a n g e t h e b a t t e r i e si n a l l t h e b a t t e r y p a c k s
t o a v o i de x c e s s i v e battery drain.
N o t e : W h e nt h e r e m o t ec o n t r o sl o c k e ot f M D - 1 2i s c o n n e c t e d
w i t h t h e r e m o t et e r m i n a lM C 4 , t h e m e t e rb e g i n st o w o r k a s
s o o na sv o u t u r n o n t h e p o w e rs wi t c h .

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T imel a p sephot ogr aphyt h, e ta k i n go f a s e ri e so f p h o to -
t&
gr a p h so ve r a per iodof t i m e fro m a fi x e d p o s i ti o n ,i s
i$
easi l ya cc om plis hed wit h y o u r M D -1 2 e q u i p p e dc a m e ra
a n d a s u i t a b l et i m i n g d e v i c e T
. i m i n g d e v i c efso r t i m e
lap sep h o t ogr aphy - t heNi k o n M T --li n te rv a l o m e tefo
exa mp l e - us uallyhav e t w o v a ri a b l ec o n tro l s :o n e fo r
pul sed u ra t ionand t he o th e r fo r i n te rv a lti me . P u l s e
dura ti o nre f er st o t he len g tho f ti me th a t th e tri g g e ri n g
pul sel a st s .I nt er v alt im e i s th e ti m e i n te rv a lb e tw e e n
pul se sa n d gov er nst he f r e q u e n c yo f th e p h o to g ra p h s .
A d d i t i o n a l l yt,h e S - C s e l e c t o or n t h e M D - 1 2p r o v i d e s
y o u w i th t he opt ion of t a k i n g s i n g l ep h o to g ra p h o
s h o o ti n gi n bur s t s .
W ith th e S- Cs elec t ors et t o " S," o n e e x p o s u rew i l l b e
ma d efo r e ac h t r igger ingp u l s e ,th e m o to r w i n d i n go n
au to ma ti c ally at t he end o f th e tri g g e ri n gp u l s eo r th e
exp o su re,whic hev eris lon g e r.T h e i n te rv ati l me c a nb e
s e t a t a n y dur at ion,but a v o i d s e tti n gth e tri g g e rp u l s e
lon g e rth an t he int er v alt im e . Oth e rw i s ec o n ti n u o u so r
er ra ti co p er at ionwill oc c u r.
W i th the S -C sel ectorset to " C ," i f the tri ggeri ng
pul se' sdurati oni s l ongerthan the shutterspeedset (or
r,r
0.25 sec. i n the caseof the hi gher shutter speeds),
burstsw i l l be fi red at eachi ntervalFor
shutterspeedi s setat 1/1000sec.,and the tri ggerpul se
. exampl e,i f the
durati oni s 2 sec.,then approxi matel T.exposures y will
be madeat eachi nterval .
y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t o p e r a t i o nw i t h
G e n e r a l l ys p e a k i n g
the S -Csel ectorset to " S " and the tri ggerpul sedura-
ti on set betw een0.1 and 0.25 sec.i s advi sabl for e the
maj ori ty of ti me l apsesi tuati ons.The vari abl etri gger
sr pul sedurati onfound on somei nterval ometers i s af ea-
ture necessi tated by the desi gnof the ol dergenerati on
of motor dri ves,and i s l argel yredundantw i th the
M D - l 2 . T i m e l a p s ep h o t o g r a p h yi s n o t p o s s i b l ew i t h
the shutterspeeddi al set to " B ." S houl dyou attempt
thi s, the camera' smi rror may l ock up, w i th the shut-
t e r r e m a i n i n go p e n , m a k i n go p e r a t i o ni m p o s s i b l eT.o
restorenormal operati oni n the eventof thi s happen-
i ng, merel yturn the shutterspeeddi al aw ay from the
" B " setti ng.
ACCESSORIES
MC-4RemoteCord PistolGrip Model2
Providesyou with an easy and convenientmeansof T h e P i s t o lG r i p M o d e l2 s c r e w si n t o t h e t r i p o d s o c k e t
connectingremote-controltr iggeringcircuits to the of the lensor motor drive to serveboth as a rneansof
M D - 1 2 .O n ee n d o f t h e c o r d i s f i t t e d w i t h t h e s t a n d a r d s u p p o r ta n d a sa m e a n so f m o t o r t r i g g e r i n w g h e nw o r k -
plug for the remote-controlsocket of N ikon motor i n g w i t h l o n g t e l e p h o t ol e n s e sF. o r e l e c t r i c acl o n n e c -
drives;the other with two "banana" plugsfor connec- tion betweenthe pistol grip and the rernotecentrol
tion to triggering circuitsof your own design. The cable s o c k e to n t h e m o t o r d r i v e ,y o u w i l l a l s on e e da n M C - 3
u,
can be extendedto any length,providedthat circuit c o n n e c t i n cgo r d .
resistancedoes not exceed 1 kO. For long-distance Note: When remote control socket of M D-l 2 is connected
w i t h t h e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l M C - 3 , t h e m e t e r b e g i n st o w o r k a s
o p e r a t i o n ,h o w e v e r ,y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t M o d u l i t e o r s o o n a sy o u t u r n o n t h e p o w e r s w i t c h .
R a d i oC o n t r o ls y s t e mas r em o r ec o n v e n i e n t .
N o t e : W h e n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l s o c k e t o f M D - 12 i s c o n n e c t e d
w i t h t h e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l M C - 4 , t h e m e t e r b e g i n st o w o r k a s
s o o na sy o u t u r n o n t h e p o w e r s w i t c h .

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MT-1 Interyalometer ML-1 ModuliteRemoteControlSet
T h e N i k o n M T - 1 i s a p r e c i s i o nd i g i t a lt i m i n g u n i t f o r W i t h t h e M L - 1 s e t ,y o u c a n t r i g g e ry o u r M D - l 2 e q u i p -
s l o w s e q u e n cseh o o t i n go f e x p e r i m e n tosr w o r k s t u d y ped cameraby remote control at distancesof up to
p r o g r a m sF. u l l y s o l i ds t a t e ,t h e u n i t r e q u i r e o
snlyfour 6 0 m e t e r s .U s i n gN i k o n ' sm o d u l a t e dl i g h t s y s t e m t, h e
AA sizepenlight batteriesfor operation ; th is makesit M L-l set assuresyou of trouble-freeremote control
convenientfor useon location,as well as in the labora- operation over moderate distances.Ihe set's light-
t o r y . U s eo f t h e M T - 1 i n c o n j u n c t i o nw i t h y o ur M D { 2 weightand compact size,plusits useof a 9V laminated
equipped camera is merely a matter of connecting dry battery, make it ideal for use in 6pth field and
t h e t w o u n i t s w i t h t h e M C - 5 c o r d s u p p l i e dw i t h t h e s t u d i o a p p l i c a t i o n sC. o n n e c t i o nt o t h e m o t or d r i v e ' s
i n t e r v a l o m e t eE
r .x p o s u r ei n t e r v a l o
s f u p t o e i g h tm i n - remotecontrol socketis by the MC-8 connectingcord
utescan be seton the MT-1 controlpanel. s u p p l i e dw i t h t h e s e t .
Note: When the remote control socket of MD-l 2 is connected Note: When the remote control socket of M D-12 is connected
w i t h t h e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l M C - 5 , t h e m e t e r b e g i n st o w o r k a s w i t h t h e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l M C - 8 , t h e m e t e r b e g i n st o w o r k a s
s o o na s y o u t u r n o n t h e p o w e r s w i t c h . soon asyou turn on
the powerswitch.

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ACCES
MW-l RadioControl Set
The MW-1providesyou with a wireless, remotecontrol
t r i g g e r i n gc a p a b i l i t yf o r y o u r M D - 1 2 e q u i p p e dN i k o n
FM or FE. The set can operateup to three cameras,
e i t h e r s i mu l t a n e o sul y o r i n di vi d ua l l y , a t r a n g e su p t o
0.7km. Battery powered,the MW-l is compact and
l i g h t w e i g h tm , a k i n gi t i d e a lf o r f i e l d u s e .l t c o n n e c t tso
t h e r e m o t ec o n t r o ls o c k e to n t h e M D - l 2 v i a t h e M C - 5
cord suppliedwith the set.
Note: When the remote control socket of MD-l 2 is connected
w i t h t h e r e m o t e t e r m i n a l M C - 5 , t h e m e t e r b e g i n st o w o r k a s
s o o na sy o u t u r n o n t h e p o w e r s w i t c h .

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 TROUBLESHOOTING
rf Yo u r MD - l2 has been de s i g n e dto ma k e m o to r d ri v e
pho to g raphyas s im ple a n d tro u b l e -fre ea s p o s s i b l e .
H owe ve r,s hould y ou ope ra teth e c a m e rai n c o rre c tl y
or wi th o u t c lear lyunder s ta n d i nwgh a t y o u a re d o i n g ,
m i n o r" h i t c h e s "m a y o c c u r . l ft h i so c c u r sp, l e a s feo l l o w
t he i n struc t ions below.
,f lf th e mo t or dr iv e" jam s " d u ri n go p e ra ti o nth , i su s u a l l y
m e a n sth a t t he c ont r ols h a v e e i th e r b e e n o p e ra te d
inco rre ctlyor in t he wr on gs e q u e n c ea,n d th e c o u p l i n g
me ch a n i s mhas dis enga g e dSh . o u l d th i s o c c u r, tu rn
it t he MD -1 2' spowers wit c ho ff a n d ma k eo n e e x p o s u re
with th e cam er a'sshut t err e l e a s b
in th e ca seof t he F M ( S e ri aN
s w i tcho vert o m anualf ilm a d v a n c eYo
e u tto n ,re m e m b e ri n g ,
l o . b e l o w3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ),to
. u ma y fi n d th a t
t h e m o t o r d r i v e d i d n o t f i n i s h a d v a n c i n gt h e f i l m .
lf so , co m plet et he f ilm a d v a n c eu s i n gth e c a me ra ' s
f ilm a d va nc elev er ,t hen p re s sth e s h u tte rre l e a s e b u t-
t on . Do n o t adv anc et he f i l m. Sw i tc h th e m o to r d ri v e
b a c k o n a n d , i n t h e c a s eo f t h e F M ( S e r i aN l o. below
3, 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 )r,ev er tt o t he mo to r d ri v em o d e .T h e mo to r
dri ve sh o uldadv anc et he fi l m re a d y fo r th e n e x t e x -
p o s u r e .l f t h i s d o e sn o t c l e a rt h e m a l f u n c t i o no r y o u
are u n a b let o m ov e t he f i l m a d v a n c el e v e ra t a l l . d o
not try to force the control s.Turn the motor dri ve
off once more and si mpl y removethe motor dri ve
from the camera. Thi s w i l l cl earthe tensi oni n the fi l m
advancemechani sm, al l ow i ngyou to advanceor fi ni sh
advanci ngthe fi l m and make one exposure,agai ndo
not advancethe fi l m. R eattachthe motor dri ve and,
i n t h e c a s eo f t h e F M ( S e r i a N l o. below3,000,000),
sw i tchto motor dri ve operati on.W henybu sw i tchthe
m o t o r d r i v eb a c ko n , t h e f i l m s h o u l dt h e na d v a n coen e
frame readyfor ihe next exposure.
S houl d you tri ggerthe motor dri ve w i th the shutter
speeddi al setto " 8" the absence of an " exposurecom-
p l e t es i g n a l "m a y r e s u l ti n t h e c a m e r a 'm
u p a n d t h e s h u t t e rr e m a i n i n o
s i r r o rl o c k i n g
g p e n .T o r e s t o r en o r m a l
o p e r a t i o ni n t h e e v e n to f t h i s h a p p e n i n gm, e r e l ym o v e
the shutterspeeddi al aw ayfrom " 8."
A t a l l t i m e s d u r i n g m o t o r d r i v e o p e r a t i o n t, h e f i l m
advancel ever shoul d remai n fl ush w i th the back of
the camera.l f you movei t out to i ts stand-offposi ti on,
t h e m o t o r d r i v e w i l l s t o p . R e t u r n i n gt h e l e v e rt o i t s
f l u s h p o s i t i o nw i l l a u t o m a t i c a l lsyt a r tt h e m o t o r d r i v e
oncemore.
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BATTERYPERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
Battery performancevaries greatly,dependingon its Camerafitting: N i k o nF M , N i k o nF E
t yp e a n d age,as well as o n o p e ra ti n gc o n d i ti o n s i, n - S h o o t i n g s p e e d : 3.5 fps approx.maximum(at
clud i n g te m per at ur e.Con s e q u e n tl yth , e n u mb e r o f shutterspeedsfaster than 11125
roll s th a t c an be ex pos edw i th o n e s e to f b a tte ri e sc a n - sec.)
not b e a cc ur at elypr edic t e dAs . a g u i d e ,h o w e v e r,y o u Shooting mode: S i n g l ef r a m e( S )
can e xp e c tt o be able t o e x p o s emo re th a n a h u n d re d C o n t i n u o u(sC )
36-e xp o s urreollsof f ilm p e r s e to f a l k a l i n e -m a n g a n e s e U s a b l es h u t t e r
'.
batte ri e s. speeds: At "S" setting
Sinceb a tter ieshav epoor l o w -te m p e ra tu re c h a ra c te ri s - F M 1 - 1 / 1 0 0 0s e c .
t ic s, b a tter y per f or m anc ed i m i n i s h e sc o n s i d e ra b l ya s F E 8 - 1 / 1 0 0 0s e c .A , u t o ,M 9 0
e r eas eTsh. i s re s u l tsi n s l o w e rs h o o t-
t he te mp er at ur dec A t " C " setti ng
ing speedand reducedfilm transportcapacity.Alkaline- F M 1 1 2- 1 1 1 0 0 0 sec.
manganesebatteries, in particular, suffer severelyat F E 8 - 1 / 1 0 0 0s e c . A , u t o ,M 9 0
t em p e ra tur esbelow0oC. P i l ot l amp: L E D l i g h t su p w h e ni n o p e r a t i o n
P ow ersw i tch: On/off sw i tchprovi ded(al soacts
Metersw i tch: Tri ggerbutton al soactsasmeter
" on" sw i tch and automati cal l y
goes " off" approx. 50 seconds
later
Remotecontrol: P o s s i b l eu;s e ss t a n d a r dN i k o n 3 -
pinconnector.
Powersource: Eight 1.5V penlight batteries
(AA size, in integral batterY
chamber)
W ei ght: 41Ogapprox.(w i thoutbatteri es)
Dimensions: Approx. 144 x 36 x 42mm;
a p p r o x .1 4 4 x 6 8 . 5 x 1 0 9 . 5 m m
( i n c l u d i n tgh e g r i p )
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