User manual POLAROID DAV-3900

[. . . ] Contact your Polaroid dealer for additional information. If you need assistance on how to use the Daylab 35 Slide Printer or Polaroid films, or if you should have film-related questions, please call us toll-free 1-800-343-5000, Mon. (Eastern Time) from anywhere in the U. S. A. Or, write to the Customer Care Center, Polaroid Corporation, 201 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730. The numbers throughout the text refer to the Daylab 35 illustrations on the pages at the back of the manual. Parts (pg 13) a Power supply b Film-holder dark slide/viewing panel c Color-filtration controls d Slide carrier e Ready indicator f START button g Exposure-adjustment dial h VlEW-OFF-PRINT switch i Film-processing-timer button j Film-processing-timer indicator k Film-type selection switch I image-preview door Note: The dark slide/viewing panel has a dual function. [. . . ] Whenever possible, look also at skin tones for improperly balanced color. To eliminate the undesired color cast from your image, you need to add filtration for the complement of the color (for color correction, refer to the chart, Correcting prints from co/or slides). In color photography, light is broken down into three primary colors: cyan (greenish blue, magenta (reddish purple\ and yellow. By pairing these colors in equal amounts, you can create the following secondary colors: CYAN + MAGENTA = BLUE MAGENTA + YELLOW = BED YELLOW + CYAN = GREEN To add a certain color to your printed image, you must either add that same color with filtration or decrease its complement. Use the chart below to determine what filter or combination of filters you need to correct your image. Correcting prints from color slides If you want: Less YELLOW More YELLOW Less RED iMAGENTA t YELLOW) More RED Less MAGENTA More MAGENTA Less BLUE (CYAN + MAGENTA) More BLUE Less CYAN More CYAN Less GREEN (YELLOW + CYAN) More GREEN add: CYAN + MAGENTA YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA + YELLOW YELLOW + CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW CYAN + MAGENTA MAGENTA + YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW + CYAN or subtract: YELLOW CYAN + MAGENTA MAGENTA + YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW+ CYAN CYAN + MAGENTA YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA + YELLOW YELLOW + CYAN MAGENTA 6 Note: As you set the filters to make color adjustments, the Daylab 35 does not show the effects of the adjustments as you preview the image projected on the dark slideviewing panel. Make test exposures to gauge what effects you want to achieve with color filtration. Note: Adding filtration extends exposure time. Use the exposure-adjustment dial to compensate for these changes. Also note that extending the exposure times can result in further color shift. Note: Use no more than two filters at any one time. Note: You can also use the filters to add or subtract tonal values to your black-and-white prints. Then gently pull the dark slide out of the film holder as far as it will go. 6 Wait approximately 15 seconds for the ready-indicator light to turn green. Then press the START button to fire the flash that exposes the film. The slightest vibration to the Daylab 35 can blur your printed image. 7 After exposing the film, gently insert the dark slide/viewing panel back into the fiIm holder, as far as it can go. Processing the film Pull the leader tab: Grasp the white leader tab, and pull it straight, all the way out of the film holder (12). This causes a second white tab, a larger processing tab with arrows (12p), to appear. If no processing tab appears, follow the instructions in if no processing tab appears when you pull the leader tab. Pull the processing tab: Grip the processing tab firmly in the center and pull it straight, in one smooth continuous motion, at moderate speed, all the way out of the film holder (13). The picture is now developing, so start timing immediately. Press the film-processing-timer button on the front of the Daylab 35. When you press the button, the film-processing-timer indicator starts to glow. [. . . ] Many small white specks (22) These indicate that you pulled the processing tab too swiftly. Pulling the tab too fast can also cause pink lines, streaks or blotches on color prints. Pull the processing tab a little less rapidly, in one smooth uninterrupted motion. A muddy looking print The print was not allowed to develop long enough before separation from the negative. [. . . ]