[1970s EIKI SLOT LOAD PROFESSIONAL 16mm FILM PROJECTOR PROMO FILM]

[Music] I thought you might like to see a little show business here. Some of it going back a ways. It's just my sneaky way, of course, of working in the point that this company has been in show business itself for 25 years now. Its silver anniversary, more than a quarter of a century, building top-of-the-line 16 mm projectors. The best projectors money can buy. A lot of people all over this country, all over the world for that matter, share that opinion here. Let me turn on the light. When I said I had something new to show you, I was referring to this, the Achy slot loader, and to the improvements made on this one, the projector that made self-threading believers out of a lot of professionals. Before Aki came out with this one, you couldn't get a professional to touch a self threader. And considering the success this machine has had on the market, a lot of people are asking why this one now. One machine competing against the other. And it's true. We are competing with ourselves now. But both machines have advantages in their own work situations. Let's talk about the slot load. A slot load you can use without any worry about damaging your film. Compared with the self threader, it's just slightly smaller, a few inches here and there, and it's almost three lbs lighter. That's important if you're going to be carrying it around a lot. Lighter than the Bell & How or the Singer. Its real charm, though, is the way it's threaded. It's not really threading. You just lay the film into it. One simple S-curve. >> Can't beat that. Turn the lever to close the gate to forward to lamp. That's all there is to it. That's almost the end of the sales pitch. It's that simple. Sets its loop automatically and resets it automatically if the loop is lost. It's the only slot load with a removable, easy to clean film gate, volume control, tone control, and a selection switch to favor voice or music. There's an input for running something like a microphone or a tape deck through the projector's amplifier. You have a built-in 5-in speaker pushed by a solidate 15watt amplifier. And if you need them for bigger audiences, you can have twin 5-in speakers in the removable front cover. Sound reproduction fidelity is a strong feature of the entire line of a projectors. >> Sounds good. Sounds very good. You don't have to unthread it to rewind if you're in a hurry. Just stop it, turn to rewind, and it zaps right through there with no danger at all to the film. If you need to get at the film in the middle of the reel, it's an easy operation. And it has a fast rewind. Other than the unique features and advantages of the whole achy line, that's about it. It's so simple to operate, there's not very much more than that to say about it. You want simple operation, the easiest slot load on the market with maximum film safety, this is the one you want. Now, this other baby here you may already feel acquainted with. It's been upgraded as AKY continues to upgrade all of its projectors, but basically it's the proven top-of-the-line projector that's dominated the self-threading market for some time. Other than its method of threading, it differs from the slot load in a number of features and options. You have a choice of two, three, or five blade shutters. This assembly, incidentally, is one of five modules that can be replaced with nothing but a screwdriver in less than 6 minutes. You also have an optional synchronous motor on this machine if you want it provisioned for 6,000 ft reels, individual treble and bass controls, refinements that professional users find useful. The previous model had an easily explainable but to some a disturbing chatter when the film first threaded through it. This is now as noiseless and reassuring as modern technology can make it. Turn the switch to forward. Push the self threading guide in and insert the film. As the film comes out the other end, you give it a little tug and watch the threading guide release. Can't be much simpler than that. Notice that the gate is easy to get to for cleaning. Getting the film out is just as easy. You want to try this on someone else's self threader sometime. Your turn now. You thread it. You don't have to start off by trimming the end, but it's a good idea. Turn the switch to forward. Threading guide in and insert the film. You're ready for the show. That was easy. Now, let me unthread this again and show you something. You may have seen this before. It's a demonstration that caused a real stir in the industry where damaged film had been considered a real problem for self-threading projectors. This already has a few sprocket holes torn out of it here and there. Let's splice it with a stapler. Line it up here. Now we'll tear it in half here and splice it with a piece of adhesive tape. Crumple it all up. Well, I guess you could call that a piece of damaged film. It's a mess. Run it through the projector. Go ahead. That's something. That's That's unbelievable. >> The secret is this loop setter, which automatically resets the loop whenever it's lost. We're very proud of that. A few people, even after seeing that demonstration, shy away from self threaders because they're afraid of them. They still prefer manual threading. Well, if you prefer, just thread it manually. Forget the self threading guides and thread it as you normally would. Those are the primary differences in the two machines underneath. Basically, they're the same rugged, reliable projector, permitting the company to offer the broadest warranty in the industry, a full 3 years or 1,500 hours. There isn't a lot of fine print either. You bring it in for an annual servicing and take care of any worn belts or burned out lamps. And Achy takes care of everything else. any problems resulting from normal usage, even if you've run 3 million ft of film through it. You have lifetime lubrication throughout the machine. Both machines fewer working parts, 40% fewer than most projectors, and 80% of them can be replaced in the unlikely event they have to be with just a screwdriver. Modularized construction, everything where you can get at it. motor, transformer, amplifier. Un loosen two or three screws and slide it out. In the slot loader, the amplifier snaps out. No screws at all. I don't want to dwell on maintenance too much because chances are the only kind you'll ever perform is replacing the lamp. Move this lever. And that's all there is to changing the lamp. [Music] One of the additional features you get on the self threader is remote control. and a freeze frame lever which permits you to stop the action and move ahead one frame at a time. Both projectors have a locking device to discourage unauthorized lens removal. The self threader also permits you to run the picture in reverse if you need to back up and run through the action again. Ake offers one of the most complete lines of projectors, projection lenses, and options in the business. The self threader can be equipped with the Mark 300 module, converting it to an auditorium power projector with an endless loop system for continuous running at trade shows and conventions with optical and magnetic playback and magnetic recording. A new independently powered longplay pedestal provides 6,000 ft feature film length capacity for any of the portable projectors. For super bright pictures, long throws for big audiences. Ake has a line of Xenon portables, [Music] including the EX300SL, the lightest, brightest Xenon projector in the world, and auditorium size pedestal projectors for the big screen picture. Each model tailored to fit specific projection requirements. That's the Achy line. Achy projectors. When it's important for the show to go on and keep going.