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The following instruction manuals for current and recently discontinued Tobin Cinema Systems (TCS) crystal controls and crystal motors can be seen and printed with the click of a mouse.

Owing to numerous past computer crashes, and various past techniques of literally gluing in pictures, plus storage megabyte limitations on this web site, few photos are included but this should not be a problem with our lucidly explanatory text (?) Page format is for 1280 x 768 browsers.

Items with an asterisk * are discontinued and no longer available.

In most cases, prior models work about the same as the latest model. See note below.

Battery Belt & Chargers

TMC - TMC²  * Milliframe Controller  also Battery Installation in TMC2

TSC t * Speed Checker

TTL Tobin Time Lapse (and animation) motor for Bolex H-16 with 1:1 shaft 

TVC e * Videoframe Controller

TVT Tobin Video Transfer machine:
TVT-8M        TVT-8J      TVT-D8       TVT-S8S:    3CCD 
Light Source Replacement                TVT-16 16mm
3CCD Camera Supplement 

TXM-14 * Crystal Motor for Eclair NPR
TXM-14LD * Light Duty Crystal Motor for Eclair NPR

TXM-18: See note below about older models
TXM-20K * Crystal Motor for Krasnogorsk K-3
TXM-20Ba * Crystal Motor for Bolex

TXM-21: See note below about older models
TXM-21Ab * Crystal Motor for Arri 35mm 2A-2B-2C
TXM-21C * Crystal Motor for Eclair CM3 Cameflex 35mm

TXM-22A * Crystal Motor for Arri 16-S and 16-M

TM-23  Variable Speed Motor for Arri 16-S and 16-M

TXM-24,  TXM-24U *Crystal Control for Bolex EBM, EL, ESM

TXM-25 * Crystal Motor for Arri 16-BL

TXM-25A * Crystal Motor for Eclair ACL

TXM-26B * Crystal Motor for Bolex H-16

TXM-27 * Crystal Control for Arri 16-BL with EMP or BLE Motor

Other good information:
For models not listed above you can in many cases get a PDF version of the instruction manual sent to you by e-mail. We can sell you a CD with all known instruction manuals included. Some have missing pictures and some manuals no longer exist owing to computer crashes. Send an email for information. Email address is given on the home page.

Bolex Rex-5 Manual in PDF (on another site)

Trivia Page

# - Note that the models TXM-18 and TXM-21 do not have much reserve torque or inertia, because of the erratic friction level of the Arri cameras and the small internal motor size dictated by customer insistence on a thin flat-base design. This may result in some flicker in the film if your camera or magazine is rough running. This was much improved in the TXM-21A and completely fixed in the TXM-21Aa and TXM-21Ab.


The Tobin Cinema Systems main website with scads of other information is here.

Authorized repair facilities list for TVT telecine equipment is here.

The address of this Instruction Manual website is http://www.tobincinemasystems.com/page25.html . It was last updated August 1, 2008 and now has 38 l-o-n-g pages.

Entire Contents Copyright © 2008 Tobin Cinema Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Permission will normally be granted to publish or distribute extracts for purposes not contrary to the interests of TCS, provided written credit is given for its origin.

Rights Notice: Material on film, tape, disc or otherwise may be subject to stated or implied Copyright or Performance Right, or the right to privacy, etc. depending on the laws of your country. Unauthorized duplication may be a violation that is civil or criminal in nature. Equipment or services offered by TCS Inc. should not be construed as inviting criminal activity. The user should ascertain if duplication might violate any rights, and obtain a written release from each affected party. Consult your attorney about any specific instance.