Minolta Color Meter II

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E N G L I S H( p p .1 - 1 2 1
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T h e M i n o l t a C o l o r M e t e r I I c o m b i n e s f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e l a t e s t L S I m i c r o p r o c e s s o rc i r c u i t r y
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 er 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 et h e f u l l p o t e n t i a l
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.
Th ro ughoutt he t ex t y o u w i l l fi n d a s e ri e so f n u m b ers.E achof theserefersto a
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NAMES OF PARTS
CONTENTS
(A-1)
(A-2)
(A-3)
(A4)
(A-5)
(4-6)
(A-7)
(A-8)
(A-9)
( A - 10 )
( A - 11 )
BATTERY
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P o w e r c o n s u m p t i o. .n.
OPERATION
Light receptor
Receptor head
D i s p l a yw i n d o w
Filmdisplay/input key
V a r i a b l e / p r e s e ts e l e c t o r
V a r i a b l e - s e t t i n gi n c r e a s ek e y
V a r i a b l e - s e t t i n gd e c r e a s ek e y
LB-index display key
C C - i n d e xd i s p l a y k e y
C o l o r - t e m p e r a t u r ed i s p l a y k e y
Film-type selector
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( B - 13 ) R e c e p t o r - h e a dr e l e a s eb u t t o n
( B - 14 ) M e a s u r i n gb u t t o n
( B - 1 5 )F i l t e r t a b l e s
( B - 1 6 )M e a s u r i n g - b u t t o nL o c k
( B - 17 ) B a t t e r y - c h a m b e rc o v e r
( B - 1 8 )S t r a p e y e l e t
S t e p 1 . S e t t i n gf i l m t y p e
Step 2. Taking a measurement
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Step3. LB and CC indexes
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BATTERY
Installing the battery
Your Color Meter II is powered by a single9-volt "transistor-type" battery, Eveready216or equivalent
o.
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 gd 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 @ .
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 ga 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
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 ,d 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 este 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 .
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l f a n y f i g u r e s o t h e r t h a n t h o s e s h o w n a r e displayed, remove the battery and wait at least ten seconds
b e f o r e r e i n s t a l l i n gi t . l f y o u d o n o t w a i t a t l e a s t t e n s e c o n d s ,t h e f i g u r e sd i s p l a y e dw i l l b e i n c o r r e c t , a n d
m e a s u r e m e n t sc a n n o t b e m a d e .
Power consumption
T h e p o w e r c o n s u m p t i o n o f t h e C o l o r M e t e r I I i s s o l o w i n t h e n o n - m e a s u r i n gm o d e t h a t a p o w e r s w i t c h i s
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
. ancelling
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 ga 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 " )
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
3 0 , 0 0 0 t h r e e - s e c o n dm 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 2 4 o r m o r e h o u r s .
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.
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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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OPERATION
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 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 dt o c o l o r - c o r r e c t a 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 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 df o r 3 2 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 3 4 0 0 K , a n d " D "
f o r d a y l i g h t f i l m s b a l a n c e df o r 5 5 0 0 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 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 e st 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 - 1 1 ) 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
l e t t e r d e s i g n a t i o nw 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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T h e v a r i a b l e s e t t i n g a l l o w s y o u t o i n p u t a f i l m t y p e t h a t i s n o t b a l a n c e df o r o n e o f t h e t h r e e
ASA
temperatures. For example, Minolta testing has found that Kodak's Ektachrome 64, 200, and 4OO
p r o f e s s i o n ad
l a y l i g h t f i l m s a r e b a l a n c e df o r a p p r o x . 5 O 0 0 K , r a t h e r t h a n t h e 5 5 O O K o f m o s t o t h e r d a y l i g h t
f i l m s , s u c h a s K o d a c h r o m eo r F u j i c h r o m e .
II
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
v a r i a b l e - s e t t i n gi n 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 et h e f i l m k e y
to input this setting.
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r T h e p r e s e t o r v a r i a b l e f i l m - t y p e s e t t i n g w i l l r e m a i n i n p u t t e d t o t h e m e t e r u n t i l c h a n g e do r t h e b a t t e r y i s
removed.
o W h i l e a f i l m t y p e i s d i s p l a y e d ,t h e m e t e r c a n n o t t a k e a m e a s u r e m e n t .
o O n c e t h e f i l m - t y p e s e t t i n g h a s b e e n i n p u t t e d , i t c a n b e c h a n g e da t a n y t i m e b e f o r e o r a f t e r a m e a s u r e m e n t
has been taken. Thus Step 1 can be done again after either Step 2 or 3 if you wish td use the meter to
h e l p c o m p a r e o r s e l e c t f i l m t y p e s f o r a r e a d i n ga l r e a d y t a k e n .
Step 2. Taking a measurement
A f t e r t h e f i l m t y p e h a s b e e n i n p u t t e d , p r e s st h e " K " k e y @ , w h i c h w i l l c l e a rt h e f i l m - t y p e d i s p l a ya n d
p u t t h e m e t e r i n t o i t s m e a s u r i n gm o d e .
H o l d t h e m e t e r a t t h e s u b j e c t p o s i t i o n w i t h t h e w h i t e r e c e p t o r f a c i n g d i r e c t l y t o w a r d s t h e c a m e r a ,m a k i n g
s u r e t h e s a m e l i g h t f a l l i n g o n y o u r s u b j e c t ^ i sa l s o s t r i k i n g t h e m e t e r ' s l i g h t r e c e p t o r ( A - 1 ) . T o t a k e a r e a d i n g ,
p r e s s a n d h o l d i n t h e m e a s u r i n g b u t t o n ( U u n t i l t h e d i s p l a y a p p e a r sa n d s t a b i l i z e s .R e l e a s et h e b u t t o n t o
i n p u t a n d h o l d t h e r e a d i n g .T h e d i s p l a y w i l l n o w s h o w t h e c o l o r t e m p e r a t u r e f o r t h e r e d / b l u e r a t i o o f t h e
light being measured.
lf the figure displayed is very much different from the balanceof the film inputted, you may wish to
c h a n g et o o n e b a l a n c e d f o r a c o l o r t e m p e r a t u r e n e a r e rt h e m e t e r ' s r e a d o u t , t o e l i m i n a t e f i l t r a t i o n o r k e e p i t
to a minimum.
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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 ge 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 .
Continuous m easurement
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
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 nl o 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
@ . f f r e l o c k c a n a l s o b e e n g a g e dw 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 dt 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 i l t e r t a b l e so n t h e
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 g
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
n e c e s s a r yf o r t h e g r e e n / r e d r a t i o . R e f e r t o t h e c o l o r - c o m p e n s a t i n gf i l t e r t a b l e s @ o n t h e b a c k o f t h e m e t e r
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.
USE OF T HE F I LT E R T AB L ES
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
c o l o r - c o m p e n s a t i n g( C C ) f i l t e r s . P o s i t i v e i n d e x f i g u r e s ( f o r " w a r m i n g " f i l t e r s ) a r e l i s t e d i n t h e t w o l e f t - h a n d
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
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 fso 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
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 sa n L B i n d e x o f - 5 3 , a d d i n S- 2 1 a n d - 3 2 w i l l
g i v e y o u - 5 3 w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d st o a n 8 2 A a n d a n 8 2 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
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 gf 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 8 1 D f i l t e r w i t h a E V f a c t o r o I + 2 1 3 u s e df o r
l i g h t b a l a n c i n g ,a n d a 2 0 m a g e n t ac o l o r - c o m p e n s a t i n gf i l t e r w i t h a f a c t o r o f + 1 1 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 + 1 1 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.
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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 designationsT
. he 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 .
O V E R. A ND U N D E R .R AN G EWA R N INGS
l f e i t h e r t h e c o l o r t e m p e r a t u r e o r t h e i l ' l u m i n a n c el e v e l o f t h e l i g h t b e i n g m e a s u r e de x c e e d st h e m e t e r ' s
r a n g e ,t h e d i s p l a yw i l l b l i n k o n a n d o f f a s a w a r n i n g .
T h e m e t e r ' s c o l o r - t e m p e r a t u r er a n g e i s f r o m 1 6 0 0 t o 4 0 , 0 0 0 K . D e p e n d i n go n w h e t h e r t h e c o l o r - t e m p e r a t u r e g o e s b e l o w o r a b o v e t h i s r a n g e ,e i t h e r t h e 1 6 0 0 o r 4 0 , 0 0 0 K f i g u r e w i l l a p p e a ra n d b e g i n t o b l i n k . E v e n i f
t h i s h a p p e n s t, h e L B a n d C C i n d e x e sc a n s t i l l b e o b t a i n e d .
F o r p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s ,t h e r e i s n o o v e r - r a n g ei l l u m i n a n c e l e v e l ;o n l y l o w - l i g h t l e v e l sw i l l a f f e c t t h e m e t e r .
l f t h e l i g h t l e v edl r o p s b e l o w a p p r o x1. 0 | x . ( E V 2 a t A S A 1 0 O ) , t h e m e t e r ' s d i s p l a y w ibl le g i n t o b l i n k o n a n d
off asa warning that the light levelis too low to measure.
NOTE
o In light levels below approx. 100 lx. the meter's display will take longer than normal to stabilize.
l n t h i s c a s e ,b e s u r e t o h o l d t h e m e a s u r i n gb u t t o n i n Q u n t i l t h e d i s p l a ys t a b i l i z e s .
o T o s t o p t h e d i s p l a y f r o m b l i n k i n g , p o i n t t h e m e t e r t o w a r d s a n o t h e r l i g h t s o u r c ea n d t a k e a n o t h e r r e a d i n g
that is within the meter's range.
DETAC HA B LE RE CE PT ORH EA D
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T h e C o l o r M e t e r I I ' s r e c e p t o r h e a d ( A - 2 ) c a n b e d e t a c h e df r o m t h e m e t e r b o d y f o r u s e w i t h t h e o p t i o n a l
a c c e s s o r yA d a p t e r C o r d M A - 1 .
T o d e t a c h t h e h e a d , d e p r e s st h e r e c e p t o r - h e a dr e l e a s eb u t t o n ( B - 1 3 ) a n d p u l l t h e h e a d s t r a i g h t o u t f r o m
t h e m e t e r b o d y a ss h o w n @ .
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 .
OPTION A L A DA P T E R C O R D M A.l
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T h e M i n o l t a A d a p t e r C o r d M A - 1 i s u s e d t o a l l o w t a k i n g m e a s u r e m e n t si n o t h e r w i s e i n a c c e s s i b l yp o s i t i o n s .
T o u s e t h i s a c c e s s o r y c, o n n e c t t h e a d a p t o r c o r d M A - 1 b e t w e e n t h e r e c e p t o r h e a d a n d m e t e r b o d y O .
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3 - c o l o r - m e a s u r i n gl i g h t a n a l y z e r t h a t d i g i t a l l y i n d i c a t e s f i l t r a t i o n f o r
c o l o r - p h o t o g r a p hi c u s e b y m i c r o p r o c e s s o ra n d I i q u i d - c r y s t aI d i s p l a y
S e n s o r s : 3 s i l i c o n p h o t o c e l l s r e s p e c t i v e l yf i l t e r e d t o d e t e c t b l u e , g r e e n ,a n d r e d
l i g h t u n d e r i n t e g r a t i n gf l a t o p a l d i f f u s e r ; r e c e p t o r h e a d d e t a c h a b l e
r c h i p ; c u s t o m d e s i g n e dI i q u i d - c r y s t a l
E lectronic components : H e r m e t i c aI l y s e al e d m i c r o p r o c e s s o
display; 1B gold-platedplug contactsconnect receptor head with meter
Type:
body
C o n t r o l s : M e a s u r i n g b u t t o n w i t h l o c k t o p r e v e n t r e a d i n g so r m a k e c o n t i n u o u s
o n e s ; s e l e c t o r s l i d e s a n d i n p u t / d i s p l a y , i n c r e a s e ,a n d d e c r e a s ek e y s f o r
f i l m - t y p e s e t t i n g s ;" L B : ' " C C , " a n d " K " d i s p l a y k e y s
D i s p l a y : L C t y p e ; 5 d i g i t s w i t h p l u s / m i n u s p r e f i x a n d u n i t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n sa s
a p p l i c a b l e ; d e s i r e d r e a d o u t s e l e c t a b l e b y d e p r e s s i n ga p p r o p r i a t e k e y
b e f o r e / a f t e r r e a d i n g m a d e ; f i l m t y p e c a n b e c h a n g e df o r n e w r e a d o u t
(s) without taking new reading; display blinks as over-under-range
W a r n i n g , c a n c e l s a p p r o x . 4 m i n . a f t e r l a s t c o n t r o l r e l e a s e d ;f i l m - t y p e
input retaineduntil changed
Function readouts: 1) Light-balancing (LB) filter indexes in mireds (micro-reciprocal
d e g r e e s= 1 l K x 1 0 6) a u t o m a t i c a l l yc a l c u l a t e df r o m b l u e : r e d - r e a d i n g
rati o
2) Color-compensating (CC) filter indexes in decamireOs (8ffi4)
a u t o m a t i c a l l y c a l c u l a t e df r o m g r e e n ; r e d - r e a d i n gr a t i o
.3) Color temperature in K (Kelvins) automatically calculatedfrom
g r e e n : b l u e : r e d - r e a d i n gr a t i o
l n d e p e n d e n t * r a n g e s : 1 ) L B i n d e x e s : - 7 6 2 t o + 9 9 9 m i r e d s ( c o v e r i n gi n d i c a t i o n s f a r b e y o n d
r a n g eo f a v a i l a b l ef i l t e r s )
2 l C C i n d e x e s : - 9 9 t o + 9 9 d e c a m i r e d s( c o v e r i n gi n d i c a t i o n s f a r b e y o n d
r a n g e o f a v a i l a b l ef i l t e r s )
3 ) C o l o r t e m p e r a t u r e s :1 6 0 0 t o 4 0 , 0 0 0 K
Flepeatability: 1) LB indexes:t2 mireds
2 ' ) C C i n d e x e s :+ 1 d e c a m i r e d
3) Color temperature: r2 mireds (Kelvin figure varies with color
t e m p e r a t u r e ;e . 9 . , t 2 0 K a t 3 2 0 0 K , t 5 0 K a t 5 O 0 0 K , e t c . )
M i n i m u m i l l u m i n a t i o n r e q u i r e d : 1 0 l x . ( l u c e s )( = E V 2 a t A S A 1 0 0 )
O p e r a b l et e m p e r a t u r er a n g e : - 1 0 t o + 5 0 " C ( 1 4 t o 1 2 Z " F l
Firm_type
settinss:
1)preset:
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3?BBI
"p" (="photographic" daylight) : 5500K
2) Variabte: 2000 to 7b00K
P o w e r s o u r c e : O n e 9 v b a t t e r y ( e v e r e a d y2 1 6 o r e q u i v a l e n t )
Other: Body housing and head of reinforced molded ABS synthetic resin;
automatic zero calibration; index/filter conversion table on back of
.body; tripod socket;strap eyelet
D i m e n s i o n s : 1 7 O x 7 2 x 3 3 m m 1 6 - ' l ' 1 1 1x62 - 1 3 / 1 6 x 1 - 5 l 1 6 i n . )
W e i g h t : 2 3 0 g ( 8 - 1 1 1 6o z . ) w i t h o u t b a t t e r y
Accessories: Includedwith unit: Neck strap, carrying case
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o D o n o t p r e s so n o r d a m a g et h e i n d i c a t i o n - d i s p l a yw i n d o w .
O D o n o t s u b j e c t t h e m e t e r t o s h o c k so r v i b r a t i o n .
O
T h e m e t e r s h o u l d n e v e r b e p l a c e d o r l e f t i n t h e g l o v e c o m p a r t m e n t o r o t h e r p l a c e si n a m o t o r v e h i c l e ,o r
e l e s w h e r e ,w h e r e i t m a y b e s u b j e c t t o t e m p e r a t u r e s h i g h e r t h a n 5 5 " C , o r l o w e r t h a n - 2 0 " C , a s i t m a y b e
p e r m a n e n t l y d a m a g e d . P a r t i c u l a r c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n n o t t o l e a v et h e m e t e r i n s u n l i g h t o r n e a r s o u r c e s
o f h e a t s u c h s t r o n g l i g h t s , e t c . D o n o t s t o r e i t i n h u m i d p l a c e s ,o r n e a r c o r r o s i v ec h e m i c a l s .
The Color Meter II is designedfor use at temperatures between 50" and -10"C. lf the unit becomes
h o t t e r o r c o l d e r t h a n t h i s , o p e r a t i o n w i l l b e m o r e o r l e s su n s a t i s f a c t o r y .
lf the meter is left or placedin direct sunlight for any long period, the indicationdisplay window will turn
b l a c k . I n t h i s c a s e ,u s e t h e A d a p t e r C o r d M A - 1 a n d p l a c e t h e m e t e r b o d y a w a y f r o m t h e s u n l i g h t .
W h e n t h e m e t e r i s t o b e s t o r e d , p l a c e i t i n i t s o r i g i n a l p a c k a g i n g ,a n d p u t i t i n a n a i r - t i g h t c o n t a i n e r w i t h
a n a p p r o p r i a t ea m o u n t o f d e h u m i d i f y i n ga g e n t ,s u c h a s s i l i c ag e l .
N e v e r a t t e m p t t o d i s a s s e m b l e t h eu n i t . A n y r e p a i r sn e c e s s a r ys h o u l d b e u n d e r t a k e n o n l y b y a n a u t h o r i z e d
M i n o l t a s e r v i c ef a c i l i t y .
T h e m e t e r b o d y m a y b e w i p e d w i t h a s i l i c o n e - t r e a t e dc l o t h t o c l e a n i t . D o n o t a l l o w a l c o h o l o r c h e m i c a l s
of any other kind to touch its surface.
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 o r m o r e w e e k s , i t i s a d v i s a b l et o r e m o v e t h e b a t t e r y .
S p e c i f i c a t i o n ss u b j e c t t o c h a n g ew i t h o u t n o t i c e