Locking The Platform; Pan And Tilt Brakes; Pan And Tilt Drag - Vinten Vector 750 Operator's Manual

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Locking the platform

The centre lock mechanism is operated by a button (16) on the right-hand side of the head. To
engage the lock, hold the platform in the horizontal position and push the button (16) inwards until
it latches and the release catch (17) appears. Use the pan bar to rock the platform slightly whilst
pushing the button (16).
To release the centre lock, rock the platform slightly and push down on the release catch (17).
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Fig 4 Locking the platform

Pan and tilt brakes

The pan and tilt brakes are operated by levers (4), (5) at the rear of the head. They are applied by
pulling the appropriate lever up and back and released by pushing the lever forwards.
The brakes should be applied whenever the camera is left unattended.

Pan and tilt drag

The pan drag adjustment knob (9) is mounted on the left-hand lower part of the main body. Tilt
drag is adjusted by a knob (11) mounted on the face of the tilt drag housing on the left-hand side
of the head. The drag adjustment knobs are graduated from 0 (minimum drag) to 9 (maximum
drag).
Turn the knobs clockwise to increase drag and counter-clockwise to decrease drag.
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