How to load film into old rolleicord

My friend bought a Rolleicord with Triotar lens. We have trouble

figuring out how to load the film.

Thinking that it operates similarly to other Rolleicord or

Rolleiflexes, I put in a roll of film, advance it to "START", close

the back, and advance the film. But the advance knob does not stop at

the first frame. I can keep on winding. One roll of film wasted.

Under scrutiny, I find this Rolleicord has some controls that is not

present in my Rolleicord (Vb, Type 3).

First, there is a switch under the film advance knob. If I pull the

switch, the film counter resets.

Secondly, the film advance knob contains a push button. If I pull the

aforementioned switch, and push this button simultaneously, the film

counter jumps to "1".

Then I opened the back, used my thumb to turn the film spool

manually, the film counter advances normaly: 1,2 ,...to 12

Thirdly, there is a red window on the bottom allowing me to view the

film frame number.

Thinking that I figured out the mechanism, I tried another roll of

film.

1) Put in a roll of film, advance to "START"

2) close the back, reset the film counter.

3) Advance the film to "1" (Looking into the red window)

4) Reset the film counter to "1"

5) Take one picture.

6) Advance the film

The problem is, again, the film counter does not advance to "2". I

can keep on winding the advance knob. Now the film is advanced to the

third frame.

Is this Rolleicord malfunctioning?

This is how to load a Rolleicord 1a, and II models:

1. Load the camera with film. Advance a bit, I use to, until I see the arrows pointing to the sides.

2. Close the back. Advance to (1) in the red window.

3. Then reset the counter by pressing the button in the advance knob and pull the aluminium switch under it. The counter now goes to (1).

After you take the first photo, press the button in the advance knob, and advance to (2). It should stop automaticly at the next stop, but sometimes on old Rolleicords, you will have to look at the counter to see the next number, listen for a "click" and stop there.

The red window is only to advance to the first frame. It used the numbers for 6x9, so if you use it you will only get eight frames on a roll of film.

This <A HREF="http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/rollei/rollei_manuals.htm">site</A> has manuals for Rolleicords that you can download:<P>

Hope it helps.

Shot a short video resetting mine if anyone is interested I posted it in two places

The stage6 link is a bigger file and more quality since its big

http://www.stage6.com/user/groundpig/video/1926922/Rolleicord-counter-reset-film-photo-camera

Youtube lower quality but loads allot faster

Hope it helps, Im just learning too.<div></div>

Mike,

Thanks for your contribution to a 5 year old thread! Shows your dedication and kindness.