Vinten Vision 6 Maintenance Manual page 14

Contents
Contents
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the head on a tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mounting the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mounting the camera (optional Quickfit adaptor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the camera (optional VHS adaptor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pan and tilt brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pan and tilt drag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
General
1 To identify components, please refer to
Installing the head on a tripod
2 The Vision 6 head is supplied with an integral 75 mm ball mount and is designed for installation on a
compatible Vinten Vision tripod.
3 To install the head, remove the bowl clamp assembly
and refit the bowl clamp assembly from below. Level the head with the aid of the level bubble
the bowl clamp. The level bubble may be illuminated by pressing the switch (8). The light will extinguish after
15 seconds.
Mounting the camera
4 Remove the slide plate
release (16) and pulling the plate to the rear.
5 Attach the slide plate to the camera or camera mounting plate under the approximate centre of the
camera's weight using both fixing screws (5). Position the screws as far apart as possible.
6 Set the platform level and apply both the pan and tilt brakes (14)(15).
7 Push the slide plate and camera into the track in the platform, ensuring slide release
position.
Section 2
Operation
Fig 1.1.
(12) from the head by releasing the slide clamp (6), pressing the slide lock
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(9) from the head, position the head on the tripod
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(4) and tighten
(16) snaps into
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