Balance And Slide Plate Sensor Calibration; Adjustments - Vinten vector 430 Operator's Manual

Vector 430 pan and tilt head
Carefully pull-out the battery tray from the compartment.
Remove the old batteries from the battery tray.
Install three new batteries into the battery tray. The batteries must be positioned
vertically (stacked left to right) in the tray, with the positive (+) side of the batteries facing
towards the battery tray fixing screw hole.
Holding the battery tray by the handle, carefully insert the tray into the battery
compartment in the base of the head.
Using an allen key (2.5 mm), refit the screw to secure the battery tray into position.
Press the level bubble illumination button (8) and ensure that the level bubble (9) and
drag knob scales (11, 12) are lit for approximately 15 seconds. Press the digital numeric
display push-button (4) to ensure that the digital numeric display (3) illuminates.

Balance and slide plate sensor calibration

The digital numeric display (3) indicates the setting of the balance mechanism on a scale of 0
(minimum setting) to 100 (maximum setting); and the available tilt angle 90° to 40°. In the
unlikely event that the balance mechanism and slide plate sensor requires calibration in the field,
the following procedure should be followed.
NOTE: If more than five minutes is allowed to elapse before completion, the system
will shut down and revert to its previous settings.
If no movement has been detected on either sensor within 15 seconds, the
calibration mode is aborted and no calibration limits are stored.
Level the platform (17) and apply centre lock (2).
Press and hold the level bubble illumination button (8) and the digital numeric display
push-button (4) simultaneously until 'CAL' is displayed - flashing slowly.
Once in calibration mode, wind the Perfect balance knob (5) to its mechanical extremes
in both directions.
To complete the calibration, press and hold the digital numeric display push-button (4)
for 2 seconds until the display flashed 'CAL' five times rapidly.
After calibration, rebalance the head.

Adjustments

To enable the payload to be correctly balanced, the EFP Quickfix adaptor (15) may require
repositioning.
The following adjustments may be necessary after prolonged use:
The slide plate clamp (14) may require adjustment.
The pan (7) and tilt (6) brakes may require adjustment.
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