The manufac- turer’s technical specifications and limits must be adhered to at all times and in no way exceeded. 2. The MovieBird Telescopic Crane may only be setup or operated by trained and experienced per- sonnel.
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16. In the interest of safety when operating the crane, abrupt or sudden movement of the crane should be avoided. 17. Only original accessories manufactured by MovieBird Technologies may be used with the crane. 18. Check that there are no objects placed around or on the rail of the moving counterweight trolley.
7. Brake to be operated by MovieBird operator only. 8. Base must be maintained horizontally in a level position when in use. 9. All personnel in the vicinity of the MovieBird are to be made aware of its scope and speed of movement.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Part 1 Safety Information Safety Straps / how to transport When not in use, or during transport, the crane should always be secured by two safety straps – one at the front and one at the back. On the dolly, fasten the safety straps with snap hooks at the eyebolts.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Also both breaks (pan and tilt) need to be released.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Securing the counterweights The counterweights should always be secured by M16 bolts to prevent them from failing off. Cleaning, Maintenance, Service The crane should never be cleaned when the electronic is switched on...
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Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Also it’s highly recommended to check: - If the counterweight belt is tightened up properly and if not, to do so; - If the chain from chain drive is tightened up properly and if not, to do so;...
MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Part 2 Part 2 Crane Mechanics Crane Mechanics How to Balance The Crane This step guide is showing an example of how to balance the crane. 1. Put 25 counterweights on each side of the crane (50 total).
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual 3. Extract the arm a little manually so the platform will go off from the front end stop. 4. Turn on electronics (box, leveling head). 5. Intract the arm. This is the 1 position to balance the crane.
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Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual 7. Check which side of the crane is heavier. If it’s the front then move the counterweight platform to the rear side until we get the balance (similarly if the rear side is heavier) using the screw shown at the picture below...
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual 8. If the crane is still unbalanced after step 7, then we use the donuts to balance it. 9. When we got the balance on the 1 position – extract the arm until the counterweight platform reach the rear end stop (it should be on learning mode so it will move slowly –...
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual note: we use all kinds of counterweights if it’s necessary to add small values. We need to remember that M16 bolts that secure the counterweights also counts in the balance process.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Dolly D.1. Dolly is permanently equipped with leveling jacks. We do recommend to use all of them while operating the crane for best stability and to maintain perfect level in both axes.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Column C.1. The column is mounted onto the dolly by using four M16 screws.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual C.2. Also it’s crucial to be sure that square receiver on the bottom of the column is properly engaged with the square shaft socket on the dolly.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual C.3. There are four screws that needs to be released before extending telescopic column and also horizontal break must be locked. After those steps the inner column can be raised or lowered with a 24mm ratchet or by using the drill.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Yoke On the yoke there is located a power management to which you connect power supply cable. All the electronics are connected directly to the yoke (box and leveling head AC). There is voltage current displayed on the yoke. Also an emergency stop button that cuts off all the power instantly is located on the side of the yoke.
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IMPORTANT: Electronics MUST be switched off before working inside of the arm. Also it is forbidden to move the sections during adjustment of crane mechanics. MovieBird does not take any responsibility if someone is maintaining the crane and don’t abide above rules.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual To tune up the green wheel you need to loose (don’t release it) the helical screw…...
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IMPORTANT: Electronics MUST be switched off before working inside of the arm. Also it is forbidden to move the sections during adjustment of crane mechanics. MovieBird does not take any responsibility if someone is maintaining the crane and don’t abide above rules.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual A.2. On the pictures you can see how to properly stretch the chain on the chain drive;...
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual A.3. On the picture you can see how to properly stretch the belt on the right side of the crane;...
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IMPORTANT: Electronics MUST be switched off before working inside of the arm. Also it is forbidden to move the sections during adjustment of crane mechanics. MovieBird does not take any responsibility if someone is maintaining the crane and don’t abide above rules.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Here’s an example of how to tension the cables. Release this nut.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual And after: Using this nut tension the cable. Hold the cable to prevent it from rotating...
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Wrong tensioning may result in falling off the belt from the rack which can cause heavy damage to the crane and is very dangerous for the people nearby. MovieBird does not take any responsibility if someone did the tensioning wrongly.
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(picture here). After those steps – intract the last section and block it like it’s shown at the picture below. To make the crane 45 feets long again just reattach the screw you released before.
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual Troubleshooting Symptom Cause Solution After turning on the box, Fuse blow up Check fuse and power power switch neon is off supply switches system responds display shows Joystick cable fault or Check joystick cable, if “TERMINAL”...
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MovieBird 45’ Manual Instruction MOVIEBIRD ® MovieBird 45 Instruction Manual proximity switch, if you push them they’re opened, pushing doesn’t have any effect then probably cable have short circuit or proximity switch broken display shows 2.5V joystick cable is Check connection “ERROR 01”...
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