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PowerGrip WG4O2

Instructions
 Features
The PowerDriveGripWG402is designedexclusively for the 645 PRO cam-
a n d c o m f ortablgri
c om pac ts iz e,l i g h tw e i g h t,s i mp l i c i ty
er a. Pro vi d i ng e p,i t
advancesthe film at approximately one frameevery0.8 seconds(exceptat
slow shutterspeeds).

H A N D L I N GC A U T I O N S
1.The Power DriveGrip WG402 is exclusivelydesignedfor 645 PRO
cameraand it cannotbe fittedwith M645 SuperCamera.
2.When the Power Drive Grip WG402 has not been used for a long
time,checkthe batteryconditionfirstby makingsometestexposures.
3. Be surethatthe PowerDriveGrip is firmlylockedto the camerabody.
4.lt is desirableto replacethe batterywith a fresh one as soon as you
feel that the film advancespeedis sluggish.
5. Even when using the Power Drive Grip, it is recommendedto also
attachthe neck strapto the cameraas a safetymeasureand for port-
a b i l i ty.

Battery Care
1.Carefullywipethe contactsof the batterybeforeinsertingit intocham-
ber.
2.When not usingthe Power Drive Grip for a long periodof time, re-
movethe batteryand storeit in dry, cool place.
3.Whengoingon tripsbe sure to carrysparebatteries.
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@
Lock Lever
Lock ReleaseButton
ReleaseButton
@ ShutterReleaseButton @ BatteryChamberCover
@ ElectricalContacts @ BatteryChamberCoverLatch
@ AttachingPart
Attaching afd DetachingthH
Grip WG402
1 . T o a t t a c h ,f i r s t r e m o v e t h e F i l m A d v a n c e
Crank AC401 from the camera body, and pro-
ceed as follows.
(FisE) ,.
2 . A l i g h th e w h i te i n d e x d o t o n the camera' s
Multi ExposureLever againstthe white square
indexmark.1 Fig E )
3 .T h e n ,w h i l e p re s s i n go n th e bl ue Lock R e-
lease Buttonon the grip, push up on the Lock
Leverin the directionof the arrow.( FigE )
4 . F i rml yi n s e rtth e m o u n ti n gg u i dehol eson the
ffii{l g ri pi n toth e fo u rg u i d ep i n so n th e camerabody.
(The Neck StrapLug also servesas a guidepin
f o r s e c u ri n gth e g ri p .)
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5.Aftermakingsurethat the grip has been prop-
erly aligned,push the lock leverdownwarduntil
you hear a click.
* The PowerDriveGrip WG402 is lockedwhen
t h e L o c k L e v e r i s d o w n , w h i l e i t i s unl ocked
w h e ni t i s u p .

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Insertin
1 .W i thy o u r fi n g e rn a i lp, u l lth e B atteryC hamber
Cover Latch on the bottom of the grip as indi-
catedby the arrowin the illustration1 fig tr )

2. Lift the cover off and inserl a 2CR-5, 6 Volt

LithiumBatteryinto the batterychamber by tak-
ing care to match the + poles of the batterywith
thoseshown in the diagramin the chamber.
Then closethe batterychambercoverfirmlywith
a c l i c k .( F i gE )
* Wh e n th e fi l m a d v a n c es p e e d sounds sl ug-
gish,it is time to changethe battery.
 Operation
E Wn"n the Start Mark on the roll film is aligned with the Start Mark
( a. ) on the spool clip.

1. Pushthe ReleaseLock Leverin the direction

of the arrowuntilit stops.(FigE)
2 . Pu l lo u tth e D a rkS l i d ea n d th e camerai s then
readyfor exposures.
3.A singlepress on the grips ShutterRelease
advanceone frame.
Buttonwill automatically
4.When the finalframe has been exposed,the
PowerGripautomatically windsthe filmontothe
take-upspool so that the exposedfilm can be
takenout.
5. For continuousexposure:
1 ) A l i g nth e w h i tei n d e xd o t o n the camera' s
Sh u tte rR e l e a s eSe l e c to rcol l ar w i th the
whitesquaredot in the center.(FigE )
2 ) S i mp l y k e e p p re s s i n gd o w n the S hutter
R e l e a s eBu tto no n th e c a mera body, or
you may also use the Electromagnetic
CableRelease.
* Whenthe camerais usedwiththe PowerGrip,setthe selectioncollarto the
red dot exceptthe continuousexposureoperationto preventan accidental
shutter releaseby touchingthe Shutter ReleaseButton of the camera
body.

E Wn"n a loaded roll film holder is attached to the camera in mid-roll

and the film is not advanced to next frame. the shutter cannot be re-
leased.
1. Firstinsertthe DarkSlideintothe rollfilmholder.
2. To readythe nextframe,slightlydepressthe
shutterreleasebuttonon the PowerGrip or the
BatteryCheck Buttonon the camerabody.The
" Au to W i n d i n g Mo d e " b u i l t i nto the camera
body is actuated.lFig E )
* Use the "Auto Winding Mode" featurewhen
takinga photographafter changingthe lens or
replacingthe holder.
3.Withdrawthe DarkSlideand the camerais then readyfor use.

E Wn"n using the Leaf Shutter Lenses

(A80mmtl2.8NlL, A55mm tl2.8NlL, A150mm f/3.8 N/L)
Cockthe leafshutterin the lensesmanuallyby turningshuttercockingring
on t h e l e n s .
* See Leaf ShutterLens instructions
for detailedoperationinformation.

MultipleExposures
l . R e m o v e t h e P o w e rG r i p f r o m t h e c a m e r a
body by pushingup the Lock Lever while de-
pressingthe Lock ReleaseButton.
2 .Al i g nth e w h i ted o t o f th e Mul ti pl eE xposure
Leverwith the yellow"Multi" square.(Fig tr )
3.Afterattachingthe PowerGrip to the camera
b o d y , p u s h d o w n th e L o c k L e ver of the gri p
f i r m l y .T h e m u l t i p l ee x p o s u r em o d e i s n o w
operable.(Fig lU )
* To overridethe multipleexposuremode or to
returnto normaloperation,be sureto returnthe
lever'swhite dot againstthe white square.
. lt is recommendable to use the FilmAdvance
Crankfor the multipleexposure.
Attachthe Film AdvanceQrank insteadof the
PowerGrip WG4O2by referringpage 13 of 645
P R O In s tru c ti o nB o o k b e c a u sethe Fi l m A d-
vanceCrankis moreconvenientfor the multiple
e x p o s u re .
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LSp"cifications
Power source LithiumBattery,2CR5. 6V
Film transport Ratio Approx.one frame per 0.8 sec (exceptat slower
shutterspeedsthan 1/60sec.)
Operation Simply by pressingthe ShutterReleaseButton,
the PowerGrip will be in the operationmode.
When the last frame is exposed,it will automati-
callyadvancethe remainingfilm onto the take-up
spooland then stop.
W h e n th e 1 3 5 F i l m H o l d e ri s i n use, rew i ndthe
film with the film rewindknob by pressingthe film
rewindbuttonafterthe lastframe is exposed.
Photographingmode Singleframe photography(Continuoussequence
photographyis possibleby pressingthe Shutter
ReleaseButtonof the camerabody.)
Multipleexposures B y th e M u l ti p l eEx p o s u reL e v e r of the camera
body
( T h e P o w e r G r i p W G 4 0 2 d o e s n o t p r o v i d ea
switchleverfor multipleexposure.)
Maximum transport Approx.130 rollsof 12Ofilm with LithiumBattery.
Ratio (Accordingto Mamiya'sLaboratorytest made at
normalroomtemperature)
Size 56 m m (W) x 8 3 m m (H ) x 6 9 mm (L )
Weight 1909 (withoutbattery)

(€

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