Pan And Tilt Brakes; Illuminated Level Bubble; Four-Hole Mounting Base; Pan Bar - Vinten vector 430 Operator's Manual

Vector 430 pan and tilt head

Pan and tilt brakes

Friction brakes on each axis allow the head to be locked at any chosen position. The levers (6,
7) for both brakes are located side-by-side on the right-hand side of the head. Pressing the brake
levers down and locking into position applies the brakes. The brake levers are clearly labelled
'Pan' and 'Tilt'.

Illuminated level bubble

A level bubble (9), illuminated by pressing the illumination button (8) located under the bubble,
is fitted to the rear of the head. When the level bubble (9) is illuminated, the scales on the pan
and tilt drag adjustment knob (11, 12) are also illuminated. The light extinguishes after
approximately 15 seconds.

Four-hole mounting base

The head is provided with a standard Vinten four-hole mounting base, which includes a Quickfix
mounting groove and provision for use of a Mitchell adapter.

Pan bar

Pan bar mounting points (10, 13) are located at the rear of the head, on either side of the camera
mounting platform. A single telescopic pan bar is supplied and can be attached using a pan bar
clamp, with angular adjustment available on the mount serrations. A second pan bar may be
fitted.

EFP quickfit adaptor

The camera is attached to the head by means of a EFP Quickfit adaptor (15), which is mounted
onto the slide plate (16). The adaptor is supplied with a wedge plate and two 3/8 in. camera
screws for rapid mounting of the camera.

Carrying handle

A carrying handle is provided at the rear of the platform under the slide plate. To access the
handle, the slide plate may need to be repositioned further along the platform. Before attempting
to transport the head using the carrying handle, the camera system must be removed and the
head dismounted from the pedestal.
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