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Five Second Head
by SENNA
User manual
Look for the video instructions on You Tube and Vimeo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMmi8PmO_s
http://vimeo.com/65045628
http://vimeo.com/65038326

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  • Page 1 Five Second Head by SENNA User manual Look for the video instructions on You Tube and Vimeo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMmi8PmO_s http://vimeo.com/65045628 http://vimeo.com/65038326...

  • Page 2: Specifications

    1. Introduction Aimed toward the DSLR and small HD cam market, the Five Second Head weighs in at 4.4lbs (2kg), allows 360 degrees of pan/tilt, six points of memory for scene storage, speed replay, memory recalls and loop cycles. Motion Control features allow time lapse in six different speed settings and storage of 30 seconds head movements.
  • Page 3 1.3 Five Second Head set includes:  External spare battery Five Second Head Unit Five second head controller  L shaped camera  Balancing adapter  Communication cable mount holder  Camera plate with  2 Battery chargers  Flight Case rods and mini weights ...
  • Page 4 2. Head Unit 2.1 Parts diagram 2.2 Mounting the 5s Head Five Second Head can be mounted on any tripod, slider or a crane. (See the picture)
  • Page 5  For shooting the ground use downwards position, as shown in the picture. Five Second Head allows changes of pan/tilt polarity for both head positions. See the chapter Configuration.  NEVER USE THE HEAD WITHOUT MAKING THE RIGHT CAMERA BALANCE WITH THE BALANCE ADAPTER.
  • Page 6 L-holder directly onto the Head but in the adapter. same position as it was in the balance adapter. Your camera is now properly balanced. Detailed video instructions on making the right balance on Five Second Head are given on You Tube: 5S Head – User Manual: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMmi8PmO_s...
  • Page 7 MAKING CAMERA BALANCE ON FIVE SECOND HEAD USING MINI WEIGHTS  When mounting heavier lens on your camera, you may have difficulties with making the right balance of the camera. In that case, mount holder with rods on your camera plate and attach the mini weights from the back in order to make counter weight to your camera lens and find the balance very easily.
  • Page 8 4. Combine the extentions with weights and repeat the steps 3 and 4 of the charter Balancing the Head untill you have reached the right balance. 3. Control plate diagram 3.1 First start After you have installed 5sH and made the right balance of your camera, you can turn 5sH on by following the steps: 1.
  • Page 9 3.2 Head Speed Smart controller is equipped with big-knob joystick for the best precision of the head motion. To get finest head control, you can also tune the speed of the head with the H potentiometer. Left PEED end position will give you finest and slowest motion of the head, and right end position will give you the fastest head motion.
  • Page 10 4.2 Polarity To reverse the direction of pan/tilt movements on your joystick, please follow the steps: 1. Press and hold the Menu button, indicators will flash and Menu button will turn from blue to yellow. 2. When the Menu button becomes yellow, you have entered the menu. 3.
  • Page 11 To deactivate limit, please follow the steps: 1. Press and hold the Menu button, indicators will flash and Menu button will turn from blue to yellow. 2. When the Menu button becomes yellow, you have entered the menu. 3. Shortly press the memory button 5, green light will turn off. 4.
  • Page 12 4.5 Memory presets To store desirable memory point, please follow the steps: 1. Turn the head to desired direction using joystick. 2. Press and hold wanted memory button (1-6) 3. All memory buttons will flash red. 4. The desirable position is now stored and can be recalled any time by short press to the memory button. When recalled, memory button will turn green.
  • Page 13 To visit all point and repeat the session constantly: UTTON HOLD , M2_ , M3_ , M1_ BUTTON BUTTON BUTTON BUTTON UTTON RELEASE System will go to M1 - M2 - M3 - M1 - M2 - M3 - M1 … constantly looping. To visit all point and go back over point M2 repeat the session constantly: UTTON HOLD...

  • Page 14: Power Supply

    5. Good to know Loss of communication In the case that communication between the head unit and controller is lost, head will stop moving and try to reconnect to the controller. This can be caused by interference with used radio frequency or due to the large distance between devices or when the controller is turned off.
  • Page 15 7.1 Checking the state of batteries: To check the state of the batteries in the To check the state of the batteries in the control head unit please follow the steps: plate, please follow the steps: 1. Turn the Head ON. 1.
  • Page 16 7.3 Spare batteries If the batteries are empty or broken, you can replace them with external spare battery which is included in the set. (See the pictures) Attaching the external battery The capacity of the spare battery is 4 working hours. This spare battery should be charged for 3 hours max.