| Job Title |
Photocomposing-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Photocomposing Machine To Transfer Data
From Perforated Or Magnetic Tape Into Print On Film Or
Photographic Paper, Using Either Of Following Methods: (1) Loads
Roll Of Film Or Paper In Machine Magazine. Secures Roll Of
Perforated Tape On Machine Reel And Threads End Of Tape Through
Machine Feed Rollers. Selects Type Font According To Size And
Face Of Type Specified And Positions It On Photographic Unit.
Turns Dials To Adjust Line Spacing And Light Intensity According
To Size And Face Of Type. Starts Machine That Automatically
Prints Type Onto Film Or Paper According To Coded Signal On
Tape. Removes Finished Copy From Magazine For Development. (2)
Places Reel Of Magnetic Tape Onto Feed Spindle Of
Phototypesetting Unit. Depresses Keys To Enter Command Codes,
Such As Size And Style Of Type, Width And Length Of Column, And
To Activate Computer To Produce Phototypesetting Film,
Phototypesetting Paper, Or Copy Of Tape. Removes And Stacks
Finished Copies From Photocopy Printing Unit. Removes Printing
Unit From Machine, Drains Chemical Solution, Washes Unit, And
Refills Unit With Specified Developing Solution.
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