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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Minolta Auto Meter lV F's versatileoperationwill help s i m p l i f yy o u r m o s t c r i t i c a la p p l i c a t i o n s . l t i n c l u d e ss u c h b a s i c s as ambient, cord and non-cord measuring modes, average c a l c u l a t i o na , nd memory space for two seperatereadings. In a d d i t i o n ,f l a s h m e a s u r e m e n t sf r o m 1 / 5 0 0 - 1 s e c . , b r i g h t n e s s d i f f e r e n c ec a l c u l a t i o n ,a w i d e f i l m - s p e e dr a n g e , a n d d i g i t a l a s w e l l a s a n a l o g d i s p l a y sw i l l f u r t h e re n a b l ey o u t o a p p l y t h e A u t o M e t e r l V F t o v i r t u a l l ya n y e x p o s u r e o r l i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o ny o u e n c o u n t e r . Y o u w i l l t h e n b e f r e e t o c o n c e n t r a t em o r e f u l l y o n c r e a t i v ed e t a i l s . Next, a word about this manual. lt is divided into several s e c t i o n st o m a k e i t e a s i e r f o r y o u t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e m e t e r a n d t o f i n d s p e c i f i ci n f o r m a t i o nw h e n e v e ry o u n e e d i t . T h e f i r s t t w o Names of Parts and Displays and Preparations should be read before you begin using the Auto Meter lV F. Basic O p e r a t i o n t h e n e x p l a i n sh o w t o u s e t h e m e t e r t o m a k e a m b i e n t a n d f l a s h m e a s u r e m e n t s . T h e n e x t s e c t i o n ,S p e c i a l F u n c tions, describeshow to use the Auto Meter lV F's main f e a t u r e s . F i n a l l y ,A p p l i c a t i o n s , e x p l a i n ss o m e u s e s f o r t h e s e f e a t u r e st h a t w i l l e n a b l e y o u t o r e a l i z et h e f u l l p o t e n t i a lo f y o u r A u t o M e t e rl V F .

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N A M E SO F P A R T SA N D D I S P L A Y S BODY D A T A P A N E LD I S P L A Y S . . .

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PREPARATIONS BATTERY. Inserting .""' L o w - P o w eW r arning. S E T T I N GF I L MS P E E D. . . A MEASURING METHOD. SELECTING Incident-LigR h te a d i n g s R e fl e c t e d - L i g hRt e a d i n g s

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B A S I CO P E R A T I O N. . A M B I E N TL I G H T MEASURING W i t h a S t i l lC a m e r a ' W i t h a C i n eC a m e r a ' M E A S U R I N GF L A S HL I G H T W i t h a S y n cC o r d W i t h o u ta S y n c C o r d

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S P E C I A LF U N C T I O N S . MEMORY AVERAGE... B R I G H T N E SD SIFFERENCE RE.CALIBRATION

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APPLICATIONS ENTS L I G H T I N G . R A T IM OEASUREM S C E N E . C O N T R A SM T EASUREMENTS U S I N GT H E A N A L O GS C A L E F I L T E R - F A C T OC RO R R E C T I O N I L L U M I N A N CM E EASUREMENTS

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ACCESSORTES C A R EA N D S T O R A G E . . . SPECIFICATIONS

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