ARRI 416 User Manual

•  Hold the film between thumb and middle finger of your 

left hand, while using your index finger to push the film 

head into the lower magazine throat slot. The angle at 

which the film enters is not as critical as it is on the old 

SR magazines.

•  Keep pushing the film in with your index finger until 

you see the sprockets rotate 

a

. Now take hold 

of the film core again and rotate it counter-clockwise. 

This will pull the film from the throat into the take-up 

chamber.

•  Thread the film around the rear guide roller following 

the path indicated in the magazine.

•  Insert the film head into the film core and manually 

wind the core holder two or three turns until the film 

winds tightly onto the core.

•  Unlatch the lay-on roller arm.

•  Close and lock the take-up side door.

•  If using timecode, set the sensitivity switch according to 

the table In the Timecode section of this manual. The 

switch is located at the top left corner of the feed side 

door 

a

.

film core

lower 

magazine 

throat

film core slit

lay-on roller arm

Timecode sensitivity switch