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The Mi nol t a Col or Met er I I combi nes f or t he f i r st t i me t he l at est LSI mi cr opr ocessor ci r cui t r y
wi t h an easy- t o- r ead l i qui d- cr yst al di spl ay t o pr oduce
a t hr ee- col or met er t hat i s l i ght wei ghi ,
i ncr edi bl y easy t o use, and unequal ed i n accur acy and r ange.
The Col or Met er I I empl oys t hr ee hi gh- sensi t i vi t y si l i con phot o
cel l s t o make si mul t aneous
measur ement of bot h t he bl ue/ r ed and gr een/ r ed
l i ght r at i os, and l i ght _bal anci ng and col or _
compensat i ng i ndexes ar e i mmedi at el y di spl ayed i n di gi t al f or m at t he push
of a but t on. Al l
i nf or mat i on i s i nput t ed or di spl ayed by si mpl y pr essi ng
t he pr oper
keys, t her eby el i mi nat i ng
compl i cat ed di al set t i ngs and mul t i i l e needl e or scal e r eadi ngs.
To f ur t her si mpl i f y use, t he met er has a t hr ee posi t i on pr eset f i l m- t ype
sel ect or t o al l ow
i nst ant l y set t i ng i t f or t he most commonl y used f i l m t ypes. Ther e i s al so a var i abl e set t i ng t hat
al l ows maki ng pr eci se
adj ust ment s f or any ot her f i l m t ypes, or t o sui t your
own i ndi vi dual
pr ef er ence
f or col or bal ance.
The det achabl e r ecept or head and abi l i t y t o make cont i nuous r eadi ngs f ur t her enhance t he
Col or Met er I I ' s ver sat i l i t y.
Pl ease r ead and st udy t hi s manual t hor oughl y,
so you
wi l l be abl e t o r eal i ze t he f ul l pot ent i al
of
your
new met er .
NOTE
The Col or Met er I I i s desi gned speci f i cal l y f or phot ogr aphi c
use. For sci ent i f i c and i ndust r i al
col or i met r y, t he Mi nol t a Chr oma Met er i s r ecommended.
Thr oughout t he t ext you
wi l l f i nd a ser i es of number s. Each of t hese r ef er s t o a
pi ct ur e
on t he f ol d- out pages
at t he f r ont .
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NAMES OF PARTS
( A- 1)
Li ght r ecept or
( A- 2)
Recept or head
( A- 3)
Di spl ay wi ndow
( A4)
Fi l mdi spl ay/ i nput key
( A- 5)
Var i abl e/ pr eset sel ect or
( 4- 6)
Var i abl e- set t i ng i ncr ease key
( A- 7)
Var i abl e- set t i ng decr ease key
( A- 8)
LB- i ndex di spl ay key
( A- 9)
CC- i ndex di spl ay key
( A- 1
0) Col or - t emper at ur e
di spl ay key
( A- 1
1 ) Fi l m- t ype sel ect or
, B- 12] r Tr i pod
socket
( B- 1
3) Recept or - head r el ease but t on
( B- 1
4) Measur i ng but t on
( B- 15)
Fi l t er t abl es
( B- 16)
Measur i ng- but t on Lock
( B- 1
7) Bat t er y- chamber cover
( B- 18)
St r ap eyel et
CONTENTS
BATTERY
l nst al l i ng t he bat t ery
Power consumpt i on
. . .
OPERATI ON
P. 2
P. 2
P. 3
P. 4
St ep 1. Set t i ng f i l m t y pe
. .
p. 4
St ep 2. Taki ng a measur ement
. .
p.
5
Co n t i n u o u s me a s u r e me n t
. . . . . . p . 6
St ep 3. LB and CC i ndexes
. . . . .
p. 6
USE OF THE FI L TER TABL ES
. . P. 7
E V c o mp e n s a t i o n
. . p . 7
OVER- ANDUNDER- RANGEWARNI NGS
. . . P. 8
DETACHABL E RECEPTOR HEAD
. . . . P. 9
OPTI ONAL ADAPTER CORD MA. l
. . . P. 9
TECHNI CAL I NFORMATI ON
. . P. 10
CA RE A NDS T ORA GE
. , . P . 1 2
BATTERY
Instal l i ng the battery
Your Col or Met er I I i s power ed
by a si ngl e 9- vol t "t r ansi st or - t ype" bat t er y, Ever eady 216or equi val ent
o.
The bat t er y i s i nst al l ed as f ol l ows:
1. Remove t he bat t er y- chamber cover by pr essi ng down on i t and sl i di ng i t i n t he di r ect i on of t he ar r ow
@ .
2. I nser t t he bot t om of t he bat t er y i nt o t he chamber f i r st , maki ng sur e t he t er mi nal s ar e
posi t i oned
as
i l l ust r at ed i nsi de t he bat t er y chamber @ .
3. Repl ace t he cover by car ef ul l y r eal i gni ng and sl i di ng i t t owar ds t he met er body unt i l i t snaps secur el y i nt o
pl ace.
Af t er t he bat t er y has been i nst al l ed, al l di spl ay i ndi cat i ons wi l l appear . They wi l l be r epl aced i n a f ew
seconds, dependi ng upon t he posi t i ons of t he f i l m- t ype and var i abl e/ pr eset sel ect or s, by one of f our di spl ays.
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l f any f i gur es ot her t han t hose shown ar e
bef or e r ei nst al l i ng i t . l f
you do not wai t at
measur ement s cannot be made.
di spl ayed, remove the battery and wai t at l east ten seconds
l east t en seconds, t he f i gur es di spl ayed wi l l be i ncor r ect , and
Power consumpti on
The power
consumpt i on of t he Col or Met er I I i s so l ow i n t he non- measur i ng mode t hat a
power
swi t ch i s
not needed. I nst ead, t he met er empl oys an aut omat i c cancel l i ng f eat ur e t hat cl ear s t he di spl ay appr oxi mat el y
f our mi nut es af t er a measur ement has been t aken, or any of t he di spl ay keys have been r el eased. Cancel l i ng
of t he di spl ay al so cl ear s al l dat a i nput t ed t o t he met er , except t he f i l m- t ype set t i ng. l f you wi sh t o r et ai n t he
dat a or di spl ay f or mor e t han f our mi nut es, pr essi ng
any of t he di spl ay keys
( " Fl LM" , " K" , " L8" , or " CC" )
wi l l r est ar t t he f our - mi nut e cycl e.
The met er ' s l ow power
consumpt i on
per mi t s
a f r esh bat t er y under nor mal condi t i ons t o yi el d mor e t han
30, 000 t hr ee- second measur ement s, or cont i nuous measur ement f or 24 or mor e hour s.
When t he bat t er y' s
power l evel dr ops bel ow mi ni mum r equi r ement s, t he di spl ay f i gur es wi l l be r epl aced
by t hr ee deci mal
poi nt s
as shown
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t t t he bat t er y i s t ot al l y exhaust ed, t hedi spl aywi ndowwi l l bebl ank.
l r t
NOTE
o
l f t he met er i s not t o be used
st or e i t i n a cool , dr y pl ace.
o To avoi d acci dent al l y pr essi ng
l oc k
( B- 16) .
f or t wo weeks or l onger , i t i s r ecommendabl e t o r emove t he bat t er y and
t he measur i ng but t on and dr ai ni ng t he bat t er y, use t he measur i ng- but t on
OPERATI ON
The basi c f unct i on of t he col or Met er I [ i s t o
pr ovi de dat a t hat wi l l al l ow sel ect i on of pr oper f i l t r at i on t o
col or - cor r ect t he l i ght f or a speci f i c f i l m'
The met er ' s sophi st i cat ed el ect r oni cs
per mi t t hi s dat a t o be obt ai ned i n a var i et y of ways, as wel l as
per f or mi ng ot her f unct i ons.
The f ol l owi ng st eps show one met hod of oper at i on, and ar e r ecommended unt i l
you become f ami l i ar wi t h
t he met er . They f ol l ow a l ogi cal
pr ogr essi on, empl oy al l f unct i ons of t he met er , and pr ovi de f ul l i nf or mat i on.
Suppl ement ar y not es wi l l expl ai n whi ch st eps can be el i mi nat ed, or when t hei r or der can be changed
accor di ng t o your needs.
Step 1. Setti ng fi l m type
To obt ai n t he f i l t er dat a neel ded t o col or - cor r ect a f i l m, i t s t ype or t he col or t emper at ur e f or whi ch i t i s
bal anced must f i r st be set . The met er has t hr ee
pr eset set t i ngs f or t he most commonl y used f i l m t ypes
( "B"
f or Type- B t ungst en f i l ms bal anced f or 32OOK, " A; ' f or Type- A t ungst en f i l ms bal anced f or 3400K, and " D"
f or dayl i ght f i l ms bal anced f or 5500K) , as wel l as a var i abl e set t i ng f or ot her f i l m t ypes.
To i nput one of t he
pr eset f i l m t ypes, move t he var i abl e/ pr eset sel ect or
( A- 5)
t o t he "PRESET"
posi t i on
and t he f i l m- t ype sel ect or
( A- 11)
t o t he l et t er desi gnat i on of t he f i l m t o be used l " B" , " A" ,
or " D" ) . Then
pr ess t he f i l m- i nput / di spl ay
( " Fl LM" ) key C t o i nput your sel ect i on. The f i l m' s col or t emper at ur e and i t s
l et t er desi gnat i on wi l l now appear i n t he di spl ay wi ndow.
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The var i abl e set t i ng al l ows
you t o i nput a f i l m t ype t hat i s not bal anced f or one of t he t hr ee pr eset col or
t emper at ur es.
For exampl e, Mi nol t a t est i ng has f ound t hat Kodak' s Ekt achr ome 64, 200, and 4OO ASA
pr of essi onal
dayl i ght f i l ms ar e bal anced f or appr ox. 5O00K, r at her t han t he 55OOK of most ot her dayl i ght
f i l ms, such as Kodachr ome or Fuj i chr ome.
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The range of the vari abl e setti ng i s from 2000 to 7500K, and a col or-temperature fi gure i s i nputted by
f i r st movi ng t he var i abl e/ pr eset sel ect or
( A- 5)
t o t he "VARl " posi t i on and pr essi ng t he f i l m key
O
. The
l et t er "V" wi l l now appear i n t he di spl ay wi ndow. Hol d t he f i l m key down and pr ess ei t her t he
var i abl e- set t i ng i ncr ease
( t )
or decr ease
( J)
key unt i l t he desi r ed f i gur e i s di spl ayed
@.
Rel ease t hef i l m key
t o i nput t hi s set t i ng.
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FILM 4 I
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NOTE
r The
pr eset
or var i abl e f i l m- t ype set t i ng wi l l r emai n i nput t ed t o t he met er unt i l changed or t he bat t er y i s
r emoved.
o Whi l e a f i l m t ype i s di spl ayed, t he met er cannot t ake a measur ement .
o
Once t he f i l m- t ype set t i ng has been i nput t ed, i t can be changed at any t i me bef or e or af t er a measur ement
has been t aken. Thus St ep 1 can be done agai n af t er ei t her St ep 2 or 3 i f you wi sh t d use t he met er t o
hel p compar e or sel ect f i l m t ypes f or a r eadi ng al r eady t aken.
Step 2. Taki ng a measurement
Af t er t he f i l m t ype has been i nput t ed,
pr ess t he "K" key @, whi ch wi l l cl ear t he f i l m- t ype di spl ay and
put t he met er i nt o i t s measur i ng mode.
Hol d t he met er at t he subj ect
posi t i on wi t h t he whi t e r ecept or f aci ng di r ect l y t owar ds t he camer a, maki ng
sur e t he same l i ght f al l i ng on
your subj ect ^i s al so st r i ki ng t he met er ' s l i ght r ecept or
( A- 1
) . To t ake a r eadi ng,
pr ess and hol d i n t he measur i ng but t on
( U
unt i l t he di spl ay appear s and st abi l i zes. Rel ease t he but t on t o
i nput and hol d t he r eadi ng. The di spl ay wi l l now show t he col or t emper at ur e f or t he r ed/ bl ue r at i o of t he
l i ght bei ng measur ed.
l f t he f i gur e di spl ayed i s ver y much di f f er ent f r om t he bal ance of t he f i l m i nput t ed, you may wi sh t o
change t o one bal anced f or a col or t emper at ur e near er t he met er ' s r eadout , t o el i mi nat e f i l t r at i on or keep i t
t o a mi ni mum.
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NOTE
l f
you
do not need to know the col or temperature, you can
put the meter i nto i ts measuri ng mode by
pr essi ng ei t her t he "LB" or "CC" key i nst ead of t he "K" key. Thi s woul d t ake you di r ect l y t o St ep 3.
Conti nuous m easu rement
The met er wi l l measur e and gi ve r eadout s cont i nuousl y, as l ong ast he measur i ng but t on i s f ul l y depr essed
Q.
f f r i s can be done by ei t her hol di ng t he but t on i n manual l y or by usi ng t he measur i ng- but t on l ock
on t he si de of t he met er . To use t he l ock, sl i de i t t owar ds t he measur i ng but t on whi l e t he but t on i s hel d i n
@
. f f r e l ock can al so be engaged whi l e t he but t on i s not depr essed t o keep i t f r om bei ng pushed acci dent al l y.
NOTE
The di spl ay mode cannot be changed whi l e t he measur i ng but t on i s hel d i n and a measur ement i s bei ng
made.
Step 3. LB and CC indexes
Af t er i nput t i ng f i l m t ype and/ or t aki ng a r eadi ng, pr ess t he "LB" key @. t f r i s wi l l cl ear t he pr evi ous
di spl ay, and t he desi gnat i on " LB" wi l l appear . A
pl us ( +)
or mi nus
( - ) f i gur e of up t o t hr ee di gi t s or a" O"
wi l l al so be di spl ayed. Appear ance of i ndi cat est hat no f i l t r at i on i s needed f or t he r ed/ bl ue r at i o of t he
l i ght measur ed. l f a
pl us ( +)
or mi nus
( - ) f i gur e i s di spl ayed, consul t t he l i ght - bal anci ng f i l t er t abl es on t he
back of t he met er t o obt ai n t he pr oper LB f i l t r at i on. Det ai l s about t abl es ar e as shown
@
.
Next pr ess t he "CC" key
@
t o change t he di spl ay mode. The desi gnat i on "CC" wi l l appear al ong wi t h
ei t her "O", i f no f i l t r at i on i s needed, or a pl us ( +)
or mi nus
( - ) f i gur e of up t o t wo di gi t s, i f f i l t r at i on i s
necessar y f or t he gr een/ r ed r at i o. Ref er t o t he col or - compensat i ng f i l t er t abl es
@
on t he back of t he met er
when a f i gur e i s di spl ayed wi t h a pl us ( +)
or mi nus
( - )
i ndex t o obt ai n t he pr oper CC f i l t r at i on. Det ai l s about
t abl es ar e gi ven i n t he next sect i on.
NOTE
o The LB and CC i ndexes can be di spl ayed or r ecal l ed i n any or der .
o Cont i nuous measur ement s can be t aken i n ei t her t he LB- or CC- di spl ay modes, as wel l as t he K- di spl ay
mode out l i ned i n St ep 2.
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On t he back of t he met er , t her e ar e f our f i l t er t abl es t hat ar e used t o conver t t he LB and CC i ndexes gi ven
by t he met er i nt o st andar d Kodak f i l t er desi gnat i ons
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.
The t wo t op t abl es ar e f or l i ght - bal anci ng
( LB) f i l t er s, and t he t wo bot t om t abl es ar e f or t he
col or - compensat i ng
( CC) f i l t er s. Posi t i ve i ndex f i gur es
( f or
"war mi ng" f i l t er s) ar e l i st ed i n t he t wo l ef t - hand
t abl es; negat i ve ones
( f or "cool i ng" f i l t er s) i n t he t wo on t he r i ght .
To use t he t abl es, l ook up t he
pl us ( +)
or mi nus
( - l
LB i ndex i n t he appr opr i at e one, t hen dot hesame
wi t h t he CC i ndex. The f i gur es i n t he mi ddl e col umn of each t abl e ar e t he Kodak desi gnat i ons f or f i l t er s t hat
cor r espond t o t he f i gur es l i st ed.
l f t he i ndex gi ven by t he met er does not exact l y mat ch an i ndex number on t he t abl e, pi ck t he number
near est t o t he i ndex gi ven by t he met er . Two number s on t he t abl e can al so be added t oget her t o equal t he
i ndex gi ven by t he met er . For exampl e, i f t he met er i ndi cat es an LB i ndex of
- 53,
addi nS
- 21
and
- 32
wi l l
gi ve you
- 53
whi ch cor r esponds t o an 82A and an 82B f i l t er . Usi ng t hese t wo f i l t er s t oget her wi l l gi ve you
cor r ect l i ght bal anci ng. The same
pr ocedur es ar e used t o obt ai n col or - compensat i ng f i l t r at i on.
The number of f i l t er s used shoul d be kept t o a mi ni mum, and i t i s not r ecommendabl e t o use mor e t han
t hr ee f i l t er s t oget her .
EV Compensati on
The f i l t er t abl es al so gi ve t he amount of exposur e i ncr ease needed f or each f i l t er used. The amount of
i ncr ease i s shown i n t he r i ght - hand col umn of each t abl e, and t he t ot al exposur e cor r ect i on i s obt ai ned by
addi ng t he LB- and CC- f i l t er f act or s t oget her . For exampl e, i f an 81D f i l t er wi t h a EV f act or oI +213 used f or
l i ght bal anci ng, and a 20 magent a col or - compensat i ng f i l t er wi t h a f act or of +113 ar e used t oget her , a t ot al of
one st ops' addi t i onal exposur e i s needed l 2l 3
+ 113
=
1l , .
l f you ar e usi ng a camer a wi t h t hr ough- t he- l ens
( TTL)
met er i ng, exposur e compensat i on wi l l not be
necessary.
NOTE
. When col or - cor r ect i ng a t ungst en f i l m f or use i n dayl i ght , i t i s r ecommended t hat a UV
( ul t r avi ol et ) f i l t er
be used i n addi t i on t o t he ot her f i l t er s. Tungst en f i l m i s not desi gned t o be exposed t o t he amount of UV
l i ght pr esent
i n dayl i ght .
o The f i l t er t abl es ar e based on t he use of Kodak f i l t er s, or f i l t er s usi ng Kodak desi gnat i ons. The t abl e
@
gi ves t he desi gnat i ons used by some ot her manuf act ur er s f or equi val ent f i l t er s. The equi val ency of ot her
f i l t er s t o Kodak' s i s based upon t hei r own manuf act ur er ' s speci f i cat i ons. l f t he f i l t er s you use ar e not
l i st ed, r ef er t o t hei r manuf act ur er ' s speci f i cat i ons.
OVER. AND UNDER. RANGE WARNI NGS
l f ei t her t he col or t emper at ur e or t he i l ' l umi nance l evel of t he l i ght bei ng measur ed exceeds t he met er ' s
r ange, t he di spl ay wi l l bl i nk on and of f as a war ni ng.
The met er ' s col or - t emper at ur e r ange i s f r om 1600 t o 40, 000K. Dependi ng on whet her t he col or - t emper a-
t ur e goes
bel ow or above t hi s r ange, ei t her t he 1600 or 40, 000K f i gur e wi l l appear and begi n t o bl i nk. Even i f
t hi s happens, t he LB and CC i ndexes can st i l l be obt ai ned.
For pr act i cal pur poses, t her e i s no over - r ange i l l umi nance l evel ; onl y l ow- l i ght l evel s wi l l af f ect t he met er .
l f t h e l i g h t l e v e l d r o p s b e l o wa p p r o x . 1 0 | x .
( EV2 a t ASA1 0 O) , t h e me t e r ' s d i s p l a y wi l l
b e g i n t o b l i n k o n a n d
of f as a war ni ng t hat t he l i ght l evel i s t oo l ow t o measur e.
NOTE
o I n l i ght l evel s bel ow appr ox. 100 l x. t he met er ' s di spl ay wi l l t ake l onger t han nor mal t o st abi l i ze.
l n t hi s case, be sur e t o hol d t he measur i ng but t on i n
Q
unt i l t he di spl ay st abi l i zes.
o To st op t he di spl ay f r om bl i nki ng, poi nt t he met er t owar ds anot her l i ght sour ce and t ake anot her r eadi ng
t hat i s wi t hi n t he met er ' s r ange.
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DETACHABLE RECEPTOR HEAD
The Col or Met er I I ' s r ecept or head
( A- 2)
can be det ached f r om t he met er body f or use wi t h t he opt i onal
accessor y Adapt er Cor d MA- 1 .
To det ach t he head, depr ess t he r ecept or - head r el ease but t on
( B- 13)
and pul l t he head st r ai ght out f r om
t he met er body as shown
@.
The adapt er cor d can now be i nst al l ed bet ween t he met er body and r ecept or head. Al l oper at i ons and
f unct i ons of t he met er wi l l r emai n t he same as when t he head and body ar e di r ect l y at t ached,
To r epl ace t he r ecept or head, al i gn i t wi t h t he met er body and pr ess i t al l t he way i nt o t he body unt i l i t
cl i cks secur el y i n pl ace.
NOTE
o When t he r ecept or head i s separ at ed f r om t he body, be car ef ul not t o damage or t ouch t he connect i ng
pi ns .
o The r ecept or head can be i nst al l ed i n onl y one
posi t i on;
never f or ce i t i nt o t he met er body.
o When usi ng t he MA- 1 cor d, be sur e t o keep i t away f r om el ect r i c mot or s or r el ays t hat coul d cause
i nt er f er ence or noi se.
OPTI ONAL ADAPTER CORD MA. l
The Mi nol t a Adapt er Cor d MA- 1 i s used t o al l ow t aki ng measur ement s i n ot her wi se i naccessi bl y posi t i ons.
To use t hi s accessor y, connect t he adapt or cor d MA- 1 bet ween t he r ecept or head and met er body
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TECHNI CAL I NFORMATI ON
Type:
Sensor s:
E l ectroni c components :
Cont r ol s:
Di spl ay:
Funct i on r eadout s:
3- col or - measur i ng
l i ght anal yzer t hat di gi t al l y i ndi cat es f i l t r at i on f or
co l or - phot ogr aph i c use by mi cr opr ocessor and I i qu i d- cr yst a I d i spl ay
3 si l i con
phot o cel l s r espect i vel y f i l t er ed t o det ect bl ue,
gr een, and r ed
l i ght under i nt egr at i ng f l at opal di f f user ; r ecept or head det achabl e
H er met i ca I l y sea l ed m i cr opr ocesso r ch i p; cust om desi gned I i q u i d- cr yst al
di spl ay; 1B gol d- pl at ed pl ug cont act s connect r ecept or head wi t h met er
body
Measur i ng but t on wi t h l ock t o
pr event r eadi ngs or make cont i nuous
ones; sel ect or sl i des and i nput / di spl ay, i ncr ease, and decr ease keys f or
f i l m- t ype set t i ngs; " LB: ' " CC, " and " K" di spl ay keys
LC t ype; 5 di gi t s wi t h pl us/ mi nus pr ef i x and uni t i dent i f i cat i ons as
appl i cabl e; desi r ed r eadout sel ect abl e by depr essi ng appr opr i at e key
bef or e/ af t er r eadi ng made; f i l m t ype can be changed f or new r eadout
( s)
wi t hout t aki ng new r eadi ng; di spl ay bl i nks as over - under - r ange
War ni ng, cancel s appr ox. 4 mi n. af t er l ast cont r ol r el eased; f i l m- t ype
i nput r et ai ned unt i l changed
1) Li ght - bal anci ng
( LB) f i l t er i ndexes i n mi r eds
( mi cr o- r eci pr ocal
degr ees
=
1l K x 106 ) aut omat i cal l y cal cul at ed f r om bl ue: r ed- r eadi ng
rati o
2) Col or - compensat i ng
( CC) f i l t er i ndexes i n decami r eOs
( 8f f i 4)
aut omat i cal l y cal cul at ed f r om gr een; r ed- r eadi ng r at i o
. 3) Col or t emper at ur e i n K
( Kel vi ns)
aut omat i cal l y cal cul at ed f r om
gr een: bl ue: r ed- r eadi ng r at i o
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Ful l LB and CC r anges avai l abl e even i f K r eadi ng out of r ange
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*r anges:
1) LB i ndexes:
- 762
t o +999 mi r eds
( cover i ng
i ndi cat i ons f ar beyond
r ange of avai l abl e f i l t er s)
2l CC i ndexes:
- 99
t o +99 decami r eds
( cover i ng
i ndi cat i ons f ar beyond
r ange of avai l abl e f i l t er s)
3) Col or t emper at ur es: 1600 t o 40, 000K
Fl epeat abi l i t y: 1) LB i ndexes: t 2 mi r eds
2' ) CC i ndexes:
+1
decami r ed
3) Col or t emper at ur e: r 2 mi r eds
( Kel vi n
f i gur e var i es wi t h col or
t emper at ur e; e. 9. , t 20K at 3200K, t 50K at 5O00K, et c. )
Mi ni mum i l l umi nat i on r equi r ed: 10 l x.
( l uces) ( =EV
2 at ASA 100)
Oper abl e t emper at ur e r ange:
- 10
t o +50" C ( 14
t o 12Z" Fl
Firm_type settinss: 1)
preset:
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"p"
( ="phot ogr aphi c"
dayl i ght ) : 5500K
2) Var i abt e: 2000 t o 7b00K
Power sour ce: One 9v bat t er y
( ever eady
216 or equi val ent )
Ot her : Body housi ng and head of r ei nf or ced mol ded ABS synt het i c r esi n;
aut omat i c zer o cal i br at i on; i ndex/ f i l t er conver si on t abl e on back of
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body; t r i pod socket ; st r ap eyel et
Di mensi ons: 17O x72 x 33mm 16- ' l ' 1116 x2- 13/ 16 x 1- 5l 16 i n. )
Wei ght : 230g
( 8- 1
116 oz. ) wi t hout bat t er y
Accessor i es: I ncl uded wi t h uni t : Neck st r ap, car r yi ng case
va i I a b' e :
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CARE AND STORAGE
Do not pr ess on or damage t he i ndi cat i on- di spl ay wi ndow.
Do not subj ect t he met er t o shocks or vi br at i on.
The met er shoul d never be
pl aced
or l ef t i n t he
gl ove compar t ment or ot her pl aces i n a mot or vehi cl e, or
el eswher e, wher e i t may be subj ect t o t emper at ur es hi gher t han 55"C, or l ower t han
- 20"C,
as i t may be
per manent l y damaged. Par t i cul ar car e shoul d be t aken not t o l eave t he met er i n sunl i ght or near sour ces
of heat such st r ong l i ght s, et c. Do not st or e i t i n humi d pl aces, or near cor r osi ve chemi cal s.
The Col or Met er I I i s desi gned f or use at t emper at ur es bet ween 50" and
- 10"C.
l f t he uni t becomes
hot t er or col der t han t hi s, oper at i on wi l l be mor e or l ess unsat i sf act or y.
l f t he met er i s l ef t or
pl aced i n di r ect sunl i ght f or any l ong
per i od,
t he i ndi cat i ondi spl ay wi ndow wi l l t ur n
bl ack. I n t hi s case, use t he Adapt er Cor d MA- 1 and
pl ace
t he met er body away f r om t he sunl i ght .
When t he met er i s t o be st or ed,
pl ace i t i n i t s or i gi nal packagi ng, and put i t i n an ai r - t i ght cont ai ner wi t h
an appr opr i at e amount of dehumi di f yi ng agent , such as si l i ca gel .
Never at t empt t o di sassembl et he uni t . Any r epai r s necessar y shoul d be under t aken onl y by an aut hor i zed
Mi nol t a ser vi ce f aci l i t y.
The met er body may be wi ped wi t h a si l i cone- t r eat ed cl ot h t o cl ean i t . Do not al l ow al cohol or chemi cal s
of any ot her ki nd t o t ouch i t s sur f ace.
l f t he met er i s not t o be used f or t wo or mor e weeks, i t i s advi sabl e t o r emove t he bat t er y.
Speci f i cat i ons subj ect t o change wi t hout not i ce
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