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SECOND SHOOTER PLUS
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
• Second Shooter Plus™
• Slider
• Motor Mount
• Camera Control Cable (
TABLE OF CONTENTS
or external intervalometer)
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USER GUIDE
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
SECOND SHOOTER PLUS USER GUIDE ™ WHAT YOU’LL NEED • Second Shooter Plus™ • Slider • Motor Mount • Camera Control Cable ( or external intervalometer) TABLE OF CONTENTS The Controller ................ 2 Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up - Slider Motor ................ -
Page 2: The Controller
OUT Port Used to connect a camera via the Camera Control Cable for intervalometer control of the camera by the Second Shooter Plus, or to connect to a bulb ramping device that supports receiving an external trigger signal. l) Cat5 Ports (Slider, Pan, Tilt) Connect each axis to corresponding port via provid- ed CAT5 cable. -
Page 3: Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up - Slider Motor
GETTING STARTED: HARDWARE SET-UP SLIDER MOTOR 1. Choose your desired motor speed by arranging the proper combination of motor pulleys. The metal pin on the Slider motor is to be used for storing the extra pulley PULLEY STORAGE SMALL PULLEY LARGE PULLEY 2. - Page 4 4. Install the Small Pulley onto the Slider Motor. The pre-installed belt (labeled 110XL) on the Slider Motor is to be used in most applications. However, if using the Small Pulley in conjunction with the Shuttle Pod, Shuttle Pod Mini or Pocket Dolly v2.0 follow steps 5-6.
- Page 5 *This combination requires the pulley from the Motor Mount Kit to be used on the slider. SLOW (HIGH TORQUE) 8. Mount Slider motor to slider using a Kessler Motor Mount. 9. Connect CAT5 cable from Slider motor to the SLIDER port on the Controller.
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Page 6: Pan & Tilt Axis
1. Mount your Pan & Tilt head utilizing the 3/8”-16 and ¼” – 20 holes on the underside of the Head. (Rec- ommended Mounting: Kessler Kwik Release + 3/8”-16 Kwik Short Plate) 2. Connect CAT5 cable from the side of the Pan base to the PAN port on the controller. -
Page 7: Bridge Mode
POWERING UP THE SYSTEM To Power on your Second Shooter Plus simply connect the controller to a power source and the unit will automatically power on. Powering on while holding SHIFT + ENTER will reset the controller to factory defaults. -
Page 8: Program Move
• WIFI SETTINGS: Used to toggle between WIFI Enabled and Disabled. To toggle SELECT WIFI Enabled with the ENTER key. Select MENU to exit WIFI Settings, the controller will automatically reboot with WIFI Disabled. Repeat to re-enable WIFI. To connect Second Shooter Plus via USB the WIFI should be disabled on the controller •... - Page 9 • STOP MOTION: Manually or auto advance through each position of a 2 or 3 key frame move to achieve a flawless stop motion. (Page 10) LOOP/SCRUB • Set TIME and RAMP values by selecting with Enter and adjusting with the Up and Down ar- rows: •...
- Page 10 Fig. A • Press ENTER to select RUN. TIME LAPSE • Select SHOOT/MOVE/SHOOT or CONTINUOUS mode: • Shoot/Move/Shoot – Camera will only fire when not moving. That is, the camera will fire, move to next position, stop and fire. • Continuous – Camera will move without stopping and fire throughout the duration of the move If using a 3rd party intervalometer, select Continuous and set the overall run time by increasing or decreasing the Photos value.
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Page 11: Manual Move
• Select AUTO ADVANCE or MANUAL ADVANCE by pressing Enter to toggle selections. • Auto Advance - In this mode, after the camera fires, the system will automatically ad- vance to the next position in the movement • Manual Advance - After firing the photo, you will hit Left or Right to move the camera into the next/previous position in the move •... -
Page 12: Using Kos
USING KOS WITH SECOND SHOOTER PLUS To use the Second Shooter Plus controller with kOS software, you will need kOS for Second Shooter v4.5 or greater for Mac, Windows or iPad. The Second Shooter Plus is not compatible with kOS software versions prior to v4.5. - Page 13 • Click and drag SECONDSHOOTER+.IMG to the USB device titled 2nd Shooter and release. • The system is now updating. The Controller’s screen will detail the update process. Do not remove power to the controller during firmware update process. REBOOT •...