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The dial with the numbers 1000, 500, 250, 125, etc. is your shutter speed dial. The red "X" next to 60 indicates that 60 is the camera's "X-sync" speed--that is, the highest shutter speed you can use with a flash and get a proper exposure. Using a faster speed than the X-sync will result in a partially-exposed frame--in other words, only a fraction of the frame would be illuminated by the flash. (By the way, the speeds are actually fractions of a second--1000 indicates 1/1000 of a second, 500 is 1/500, etc.) The B indicates "Bulb" mode, and that keeps the shutter open for as long as you hold the button down. It's usually used for long exposures, like night shots.
Using the K1000 is really easy once you get the hang of it. Just get a combination of shutter speed and aperture that places the needle as close to the center of the gap on the right side of the viewfinder as you can. Just remember that if you go below the shutter speed that is nearest the focal length of the lens (which is 50 mm in this case) you risk blurring the shot if you take it handheld. In other words, don't go below 60 with that lens if you're not willing to risk a blurred shot.
Of course, the meter will only work if the battery is good. To check the battery, set the film speed to 100 and the shutter to B. The needle should "peg" at the top of the meter (+) and stay there. If it doesn't, then you need to change the battery.
Please forgive me if I came off as condescending.... I'm only trying to help, and that's not easy to do when you don't know how much the person you're helping knows!
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