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ADVANCING THE FILM The film advance system and exposure counter of your new Pentax LX are designed to provide you with the utmost in rapid winding convenience and frame indication accuracy. c9- AUTIPIATIC gt. : '2.•": Or' V.4 . _k P mt, • a Rapid Wind Lever The LX features a single-stroke 120° rapid wind lever which advances the film and cocks the shutter. A 25° stand-off position is provided for rapid winding ease and comfort. Shutter Cocked Indicator When the shutter has been cocked for the next exposure, the shutter cocked indicator turns red as a reminder. The indicator returns to clear when the shutter has been fired. Two-Way Exposure Counter The LX exposure counter is a sequential type which advances one frame each time the rapid wind lever or film transport is activated. The scale is indexed from "0" to "36" with frames "12," "20," "24" and "36" marked in red. The counter also operates in reverse when rewinding the film and disengages when making multiple exposures to ensure frame indication accuracy. It automatically resets to "0" when the back cover is opened. 13.

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ADVANCING
THE
FILM
The
film
advance
system
and
exposure
counter
of
your
new
Pentax
LX
are
designed
to
provide
you
with
the
utmost
in
rapid
winding
convenience
and
frame
indication
accuracy.
Shutter
Cocked
Indicator
When
the
shutter
has
been
cocked
for
the
next
exposure,
the
shutter
cocked
indicator
turns
red
as
a
reminder.
The
indicator
returns
to
clear
when
the
shutter
has
been
fired.
c9
-
AUTIPIATIC
gt.
:
'2.•":
Or'
V
.4
.
_
k
P
mt,
•
a
Rapid
Wind
Lever
The
LX
features
a
single
-stroke
120
°
rapid
wind
lever
which
advances
the
film
and
cocks
the
shutter.
A
25
°
stand-off
posi-
tion
is
provided
for
rapid
winding
ease
and
comfort.
Two
-Way
Exposure
Counter
The
LX
exposure
counter
is
a
sequential
type
which
advances
one
frame
each
time
the
rapid
wind
lever
or
film
trans-
port
is
activated.
The
scale
is
indexed
from
"0"
to
"36"
with
frames
"12,"
"20,"
"24"
and
"36"
marked
in
red.
The
counter
also
operates
in
reverse
when
rewinding
the
film
and
disengages
when
making
multiple
exposures
to
en-
sure
frame
indication
accuracy.
It
auto-
matically
resets
to
"0"
when
the
back
cover
is
opened.
13.