Promaster Scout Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of this ProMaster Scout tripod kit. Please read these instructions thoroughly
to ensure proper assembly, operation, and adjustment of your new tripod kit. With proper use and adjustments
your Scout tripod kit will provide many years of excellent service.

ASSEMBLY

Ball head and tripod leg assembly

Your Scout tripod kit comes preassembled with the SCH30 ball head connected to the column Platform (4).
Note the small tightening bolt located in the column platform. It can be accessed from the underside of the
platform using the small allen wrench included with this kit. Check this bolt to be sure it is tight against the
bottom of the SCH30 head (it may have become loose during shipping). This tightening bolt prevents the
SCH30 ball head from coming loose from the column during photographic use.
If you wish to remove the SCH30 ball head from the column, loosen the small tightening bolt first. Then
rotate the ball head counterclockwise (when viewed from above) to unscrew it from the 3/8" mounting bolt in
the middle of the column Platform (4).

Mounting the Quick Release platform to your camera

Locate the Quick Release Plate (1). Notice it has a male ¼"-20 screw on one side. Align this screw with the
female threaded port on the bottom of your camera. Tighten the screw so the platform is snug. You can use
the fold out handle on the screw head or insert an allen wrench for more leverage while tightening. The quick
release plate can be mounted to your camera in any direction. The position of the plate will dictate the
direction in which you mount your camera to the ball head. It will either slide onto the ball head in a front-to-
back motion or a side-to-side motion.

Mounting your camera

Loosen the Quick Release Knob (2). This opens the jaws of the quick release receiver on the ball head. Slide
your camera onto the head by aligning the Quick Release Plate (1) and top of the ball head. Once the plate is
centered in the jaws tighten the Quick Release Knob (2). This quick release system uses a safety latch, which
will make a clicking noise as you slide the camera onto the head. It prevents your camera from falling off the
head when the jaws are loosened. Press the silver button on the top of the ball head when the jaws are open
and you are sliding the camera off to disengage the safety latch.

TRIPOD OPERATION

Adjusting and extending the legs

Your tripod should be in its travel position when you first remove it from the box (see FIGURE 2). This
means the legs are inverted from the position in which they are normally used for photography and the