Brand: FUJI
Category: Camera
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Language: EN
Manual for GW690II, GSW690II
Uploaded: Aug. 9, 2025, 11:48 p.m.
The manual provides detailed instructions for the disassembly, reassembly, and adjustment of the FUJI GW690II and GSW690II cameras. It includes troubleshooting steps for common issues such as film advancement problems, shutter release failures, focusing inaccuracies, and rangefinder/viewfinder malfunctions. The document also contains comprehensive parts lists for both camera models, with diagrams illustrating the location and identification of each component. This manual is intended for service technicians and experienced users for camera maintenance and repair.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Film cannot be advanced. | |||
| Does the pawl (4-36) disengage with the pawl wheel (4-20)? | NO | Check the lever assembly (4-88) for operation, check the spring and repair as required. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the film advance gear train normal ? | YES | ||
| NO | Replace the parts as required. | ||
| Does the lock lever (2-38) come out smoothly from the release lever ? | NO | Check the lock lever (2-38) and lock lever assembly (4-51) for deformations and unsmooth operations due to come off springs. When position of the lock lever is incorrect, the lock lever assembly (4-51) may be bent properly. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the exposure counter advanced normally ? | NO | Check the exposure counter drum assembly (2-11), rotary plate assembly (4-77) and gear assembly (4-78) and disc (4-99) for smooth operations. The rotary plate may be bent for adjustment. |
| The shutter cannot be released. | |||
| Does the gear (7-119) intermesh with the rack assembly (4-47) ? | NO | Check and repair. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the set plate (7-42) adjusted correctly? | NO | Readjust. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the spring connected correctly to the lever assembly (4-114), and is the lever assembly free from dust and foreign matter? | YES | ||
| NO | Repair or replace. | ||
| Is the spring (1-22) normal ? | NO | Repair. |
| Focusing cannot be made correctly. | |||
| Is the set screw (7-65) tightened securely and is the focusing ring positioned correctly? | NO | Adjust position of the focusing ring and tighten the set screw securely. | |
| YES | |||
| Are the front and rear lenses installed normally ? | NO | Retighten. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the range finder matched correctly? | NO | Adjust. Adjust the matching at 1.2 m particularly accurately. |
| The range finder and viewfinder frame do not operate correctly. | |||
| Does the interlock rod assembly (7-121) operate normally ? | NO | Check it for lubrication and positioning plate assembly (7-113) for loose screws and deformation. | |
| YES | |||
| Is the spring (5-33) installed on the linkage assembly (5-43) normally and the linkage assembly operate smoothly ? | YES | ||
| NO | Repair. | ||
| Is the spring (5-62) installed correctly and is the interlock lever (5-63) engaging with the interlock lever assembly (5-47) correctly? | NO | Properly bend the lever head to adjust the engagement. | |
| YES | |||
| Are they free from dust and foreign matter? | NO | Clean. |
| Continuity for synchronization is poor. | |||
| Has the shoe seat assembly (3-28) a satisfactory continuity ? | NO | Remove the top cover, check the lead wires (3-35 and 3-36) for soldering and breakdown, and repair as required. | |
| YES | |||
| Has the synchrosocket assembly (7-37) a satisfactory continuity ? | NO | Remove the bottom cover and lens assembly, check the lead wires (7-215, 7-216 and 7-217) for soldering and breakdown, and repair as required. | |
| YES | |||
| Have both the shoe seat assembly and synchrosocket assembly satisfactory continuities ? | NO | In addition to the above indicated actions, remove the front lens assembly, check the shutter assembly for wire connections, and repair as required. Further, check the synchro-switch in the shutter assembly for contact, and if the contact is poor, replace. |