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Page 1 TOWER USER MANUAL www.panther.tv...
Page 2 The Panther Tower is a very useful equipment, developed by specialists for specialists in order to meet the expectations of every cameraman or grip. To ensure that you will love working with your Panther Tower and that all requirements during shooting can be fulfilled considering utmost safety and reliability, please carefully read this user manual.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Basic Knowledge Preparing Mount the Tower Angle adjustment Power Supply Power Supply for the Tower Wiring diagram Charging Handset Control Front Screen Programming Positions Limits Accessories Mount Accessories to the Tower Mini Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener...
Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Maintenance V-Belt Toothed Belt Notes...
Page 5: Basic Knowledge
BASIC KNOWLEDGE UPPER SIDE Top Mounting (rotatable) cam for endswitch toothed belt Slider track Safety Blocker Sledge (backside) Drive Unit + Gear Box Front Panel Bottom Mounting LOWER SIDE (rotatable) max. payload: 80 kg / 176 lbs...
Page 6: Preparing
PREPARING Prepare your car First you have to prepare the vehicle where you want to mount the Tower. Please take care of a safe and secure preparation. Tighten all screws and check every tube connection twice. We can not be held liable for incorrect...
Page 7: Mount The Tower
The clamps are designed to be mounted on tubes with diameter of 48mm. Please make sure, that the lower side of the tower is at the bottom. Please check if the screws are tight. After this you can go on with the next step.
Page 8: Angle Adjustment
4 screws on the lower side. After all screws are opened you can rotate the whole tower into the desired direction by simply rotating with your hands. When it is in the desired direction, tighten the screws to fix the Tower.
Page 9: Power Supply
Take the power case and put it inside of your car (passenger seat for example). After that you can plug in the power cable and handset cable into the Tower. Now go on and attach the cables on your car. Please make sure that you fix them to prevent...
Page 10 After you have done this steps your set up should look similar to the one in the photo below: Now you can go on to the next step. To turn on the Tower you have to press the Power On button on the right side of the power case.
Page 11: Wiring Diagram
(battery). Battery 1 max. 20 A 24 VDC 24 VDC (galvanically separated) 24 VDC Battery 2 max. 20 A 24 VDC Battery 1 and Battery 2 must be galvanically separated! We recommend to use the Panther Battery Case (310289)
Page 12: Charging
Plug both of them in one of the two plug-in possibilities of the case. We recommend you to use two Panther 230V Charger (155559) or one Panther Combi Charger (155729). To charge you just have to plug the chargers‘ cable in one of the plugged power adapter cables and a second one to the other side and switch the case to „On“.
Page 13: Handset Control
On/Off switch: The Tower is switched on and off at the main switch. If the Tower is switched on, the switch is lit. It is also used as an „emergency-off-switch“. Depending on model year it can also be a On/Off switch instead of the lit.
Page 14: Front Screen
FRONT SCREEN Control LEDs: Red, yellow and green LED will light up for 2 sec. if Tower is switched on. will light up when the Power: yellow LED Tower is turned on Brake open: green LED is blinking if a minimum limit is active.
Page 15 At all ramp settings (soft, medium and hard), but especially at „soft“, the Panther Tower will still move somewhat after the handset‘s manual control switch is released: risk of crushing! Observe safety distances. If there is any...
Page 16: Programming
Use the manual control switch to bring the sledge to the next desired point (= first stopping point). The Panther electronics will memorize only the highest speed used to reach this point manually, and will repeat the move at this speed throughout. If you wish to program a slower movement, you must drive slowly to the stopping point.
Page 17: Limits
(on) even if the sledge position is outside the limit area. • Only a passive (off) setted limit can be overwritten • Positions/limits will remain in the memory even if the Tower is turned off.
Page 18: Accessories
- 310249 Mini Shock Absorber (for vertical smoothness) - 310371 Maxi Shock Absorber (for vertical smoothness) Turn on the Power of the Tower in the front panel and after that on the handset. Use the handsets‘ rocker to position the Towers‘ sledge to working height.
Page 19: Maxi Shock Absorber With Iso Dampener
Maxi Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener The Maxi Shock Absorber can be mounted directly to the Tower (without Mitchell plate) as you see below. It also can be combined with the ISO Dampener.
Page 20: Mounting Possibilities
ACCESSORIES Mounting Possibilities The Tower is designed to work with following mounts. Mitchell Plate (136909) with Mitchell Adapter (310333) Distance Adapter 64mm (310828) Tube Flange (228122) Tube Flange (228122) with Double Euroadapter (125137)
Page 21: Wireless Handset
BACK VIEW Distance The maximum reach of the Panther Wireless Handset is up to 50m / 164 ft. - this value always depends on your current location (many walls or no walls, forest or field etc.). Signal interference may occur in certain areas where many signals are present.
Page 22: Safety
Safety Blocker The Safety Blocker is designed to prevent a severe damage of camera equipment. The mounted equipment of the Tower can slip down, if the V-Belts of the gearbox is loose. The mounted equipment of the Tower can rattle down if the toothed belt is loose.
Page 23: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE V-Belt Tighten the V-Belts of Gear Box. To do so, Remove front cover. There are three v-Belts to be tightened. It is important to tighten one after the other. 1. Tighten first the V-belt which is connected to the toothed belt. A.
Page 24 MAINTENANCE 2. The second belt to be tightened, is the belt which is in between the other V-Belts. A. loosen all four screws of V-Belt axle. B. adjust the tension. C. screw tight...
Page 25 MAINTENANCE 3. The third belt to be tightened, is the belt which is connected to the motor. A. loosen all four screws of motor bracket. B. adjust the tension. C. screw tight...
Page 26: Toothed Belt
MAINTENANCE Toothed Belt Tighten the toothed belt of sledge. A. remove cover from sledge. B. loosen the screws of toothed belt bracket. C. adjust the tension. D. screw tight...
Page 27: Notes
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Page 28 If you have any problems with this instructions (or also other problems) please contact our service department. An employee will be very happy to help you until your problem is solved. SERVICE PHONE: SERVICE MAIL: (+49) 8095 71230 - 05 eric.suchetet@panther.tv ADDRESS PHONE / FAX ONLINE Phone: Am Bahnhof 19 (+49) 8095 71230 - 00 contact@panther.tv...