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Page 2: Table Of Contents
9 - Hi-Pod Base Setup 11 - Hi-Pod Tubes and Case 12 - Attaching Head to Tubes 13 - Raising, Locking & Lowering Hi-Pod Tubes 16 - Attaching Handle to Tubes, & Pulley Head 19 - LCD Bracket 20 - LCD Setup...
Page 3: Introduction
Travel Case & Packing The new case design makes it very convenient to use and very easy to pack and keep organized. Now there are two cases for the HI-POD; one for the base/tubes, and another for your accessories. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 4 © 2018 HI-POD INC. LCD & Bracket HI-POD now includes a 10” HD LCD. We have created a new bracket to accommodate this new 10” LCD, as well as many different monitors. Not only is the bracket able to easily pivot up and down, but it’s versatile enough to be moved up to another stage of tube.
Page 5 The camera plate mechanism now has the ability to fold. This new feature serves many purposes. Firstly it conserves space. It allows the HI-POD to easily fit into the tube travel case without the user having to remove the head.
Page 6 This monitor provides an improved video display with a brighter screen that can be seen clearly while filming in direct daylight. Add the Hi-Pod Sun Visor for enhanced viewing. Battery With the X-Line unit, we have completely reconfigured the battery.
Page 7: Let's Get Started
Let’s Get Started! Step 1: Opening The Box Every HI-POD arrives in a set of three boxes; a tube case, a base case, and an accessory case. Tube Case (not pictured) – The tube case contains the tubes. Base Case – (left) The base case holds the base. It has cutouts to store other items, but no items come packaged with the base.
Page 8 © 2018 HI-POD INC. With these 2 cases you have an excellent way to protect your product for a very long time. By making all pieces fit into the accessories case, you have the flexibility of going “case-less” for the tubes and base.
Page 9 It is possible to insert the pin, without securing the leg. Please make note of this.) With this version of the HI-POD, you can break the base down into three pieces. This gives you more options when traveling, as you can pack the parts differently.
Page 10 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Lower Leg Lock Now that you have locked the upper part of the leg, it is time to lock the lower part of the leg. Unlock the lock by turning in the ratchet in the appropriate direction.
Page 11 After removing the tubes you will attach the head. The HI-POD X31 consists of 6 telescoping tubes, the X23 is 4 tubes, and the X17 is 3 tubes. They each are approximately 5 feet long- thus providing 31 feet of height.
Page 12: Attaching Head To Tubes
Find the wheeled head with L-shaped extension, connected to a mounting pedestal. Insert the bottom of the pedestal into the top of the Hi-Pod Tubes. Turn the ratchet found at the top of the tubes to lock the head into place.
Page 13: Raising, Locking & Lowering Hi-Pod Tubes
There are 5 collars for the 6 HI-POD tubes, each collar squeezing the upper tube. When you reach the recommended height you will see a white line. This white line tells you to stop elevating and lock the collar.
Page 14 4. In the event of lightening, take the unit down immediately. (It’s a 31ft aluminum pole going straight up in the air!) 5. Use the leveling bubble to balance your HI-POD. If your unit is unbalanced it may be unstable.
Page 15 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Always check the leveling bubble when setting up the HI- POD. The bubble must be level and the legs must be locked and solid. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 16: Attaching Handle To Tubes, & Pulley Head
It cannot slip as long as the pin is inserted. Attaching Handle to Tubes, & Pulley Head Attaching your HI-POD handle to the main unit is done in three easy steps. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 17 Notice how the ropes go straight up to the pulley. Connecting: As you face the HI-POD Handle, make sure the large silver screw & ropes are pointed towards the ground. Now, grab the rope that is closest to the tube. Pull that rope towards you.
Page 18 You unlock the spools to extend or bring down the HI-POD. You lock the spools to control and tilt the camera plate/camera. By pointing the lock mechanism on the bottom of the cylinder, the user will have 180 degrees of rotation.
Page 19: Lcd Bracket
Notice a knob beneath the cylinder of the left side of the handle. If you loosen the knob, the cylinder will retract the ropes. (This is a blessing as you are manually contracting the HI-POD poles, the ropes automatically self-retract.) If you tighten the knob, the ropes will stay in that position, without retracting.
Page 20: Lcd Setup
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Loosen the large bolt to open the LCD bracket. Now tighten the bolt so that the bracket squeezes the tube. Adjust so you are comfortable with the height. This LCD bracket is much easier to use than the previous one.
Page 21 © 2018 HI-POD INC. On the back of the screen take note of the velcro strap, and two ports: 'HDMI IN 1' for video and 'DC' for power. Attach the LCD battery as shown. <- - Use the adapter on...
Page 22: Camera / Cables / Remote
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Camera / Cables / Remote Inside of your case you'll find a bundle of cables with a remote and strain reliefs already attached. We've gone to great lengths to both simplify your setup and also to protect the cables from damage while in use.
Page 23 Mount this assembly by inserting the brass screw through the slot on the very outside of the Hi-Pod head. Tighten the main screw into the threaded hole as far as possible. Then there is a secondary screw (see left)
Page 24 © 2018 HI-POD INC. this mechanism in place. Be aware that there are two parts of these screws, and both must be in place to hold tightly. Now, you need to mount the strain relief and quick lease plate in the correct way so that the cables are available on the correct sides to plug into the camera.
Page 25 © 2018 HI-POD INC. See the handle with the mounting area in the image below. Note on the back of the remote strain relief that there is a small silver pin at the top, and a brass screw coming out of a threaded hole lower down.
Page 26 © 2018 HI-POD INC. The connection should be firm. Just be careful not to lose the brass screw as it will come out of the assembly to allow it to mount or disassemble. Once the remote is connected to the camera it has a light on it that will switch from red to green during operation.
Page 27 © 2018 HI-POD INC. To mount the camera, find the quick release plate and make sure that the lever is pulled back into the open position. Notice how the camera already has a connection adapter attached to it. This is...
Page 28 © 2018 HI-POD INC. This image shows the camera snapped into the quick release plate. Pull back on the two levers on the quick release plate when it's time to pack up. Open the LCD window on the camera. You'll find the...
Page 29 © 2018 HI-POD INC. the camera hand-strap called 'multi'. See the HDMI connection on the right side of the camera. See the LANC connection for the remote on the right side of the camera. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 30 © 2018 HI-POD INC. For that last step in the core cable setup, find the carabineer that is attached to the cables. Take the carabineer and connect it to the hook coming out of the top of the Hi-Pod tubes.
Page 31: Connect Hdmi To Lcd
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Connect HDMI to LCD Now we're going to connect the HDMI cable coming down from the camera to the LCD. There are two types of LCDS. The one shown is the upgraded option which includes HDMI Loop-Thru (in and out).
Page 32: Camera Battery
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Take your standard sized HDMI cable and connect it to the top port (HDMI1) for video signal. Make sure the LCD is on the correct channel (HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc) to display the video signal.
Page 33 © 2018 HI-POD INC. There are two options for how to mount the battery. (Option 1) Mount Battery Under Camera Plate For this method you will take one of the brass screws as you did with the strain relief plate,...
Page 34 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Now locate the small USB cable that is inside of the hand-strap for the camera. This is where you will connect the adapter cable. Connect the female end of the adapter to the USB cable coming out of the camera.
Page 35 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Then take the male end of the USB adapter and plug it into the USB power pack battery. After you have the cable connected on both ends, you're going to have a lot of extra slack. Take the...
Page 36 *Proper cable management is one of the most important parts of owning and operating a Hi-Pod system. We've done a lot of work to create strain reliefs, and to make them easy to apply to the unit during setup.
Page 37 © 2018 HI-POD INC. (Option 2) Mount Battery To Hi-Pod Tubes Find the USB power pack (exact style may vary but setup will remain the same), and attach to the tower where there is a hook at the top of the tubes.
Page 38 On the current grey battery (not pictured) the plug is 2.4A *If you mount the battery to the tubes of the Hi-Pod you will have the battery in a position where it doesn't move with the head. You'll need to be careful to organize the cables so they don't yank or tug at any point.
Page 39 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Text (REC) On Screen In general, cameras under $1,000 do not have the ability to save a setting to push out text (record/battery status) from the camera down to the LCD. There is a way to achieve this on less expensive cameras, but it's applied every time the camera is turned on.
Page 40 © 2018 HI-POD INC. • Scroll down until you find 'Scene Selection' and click on it Your screen will change to look like this. Click on the bottom right arrow to continue. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 41 This text overlay will not be on your final video files. It is only seen by the Hi-Pod operator when they are filming. *Note: If you have a remote which has a 'Photo' button option - DO NOT HIT IT.
Page 42 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Camera Settings Continued: Dual Video REC On new cameras (example CX405), they appear to default ship with a setting called 'Dual Video REC' enabled in the camera settings. When this feature is active the camera saves two copies of the same clip in different quality settings (one is higher def, one is for online sharing).
Page 43 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Camera Settings Continued: Confirming Camera Battery For those clients using either the grey or white USB batteries, you need to confirm that the battery is turned on and is set as the main power source before elevating.
Page 44 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Click the button on the side of the battery to turn it on. You will see the buttons on the battery light up blue. When connected correctly and turned on, the battery button in the top right of the LCD will disappear.
Page 45: Raingear
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Raingear There are three parts to the raingear for the Hi-Pod: • Camera • LCD • Remote See the camera raingear below: This image is shown without the wheeled head. The brass screw will be the only part under the wheeled head - everything else will go on top.
Page 46 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Use the same hole on the strain relief plate to attach the brass screw as you do with the raingear. Just make sure that now, the raingear plate is below the strain relief plate, but on top of the wheeled plate.
Page 47 © 2018 HI-POD INC. There is a cinch cord which will allow you to organize your cables, arrange the bag, and then completely close so no water can get inside. There are different ways to accomplish this, but the key is to pull the cord completely shut when finished.
Page 48 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Note the length of cord, and general position. Pull shut. The LCD raingear attaches by simply sliding it over the mounted screen, with battery attached in the back. Velcro to seal. © 2018 HI-POD INC.
Page 49: Horizon Line
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Raingear for the remote will attach as shown in the image below. Most often, you seal the bag and operate the remote from outside. However, there is a slot in the bag (to the right) with another cinch cord if you wanted your hand to be inside as well.
Page 50 © 2018 HI-POD INC. On the Hi-Pod head, from the bottom looking up, you'll find a green leveling bubble. This helps to confirm whether your shot is level with the ground before elevating. Attending to this before elevation can make the difference between...
Page 51 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Elevating Tubes At this point in the setup, your unit is set to elevate. Grab a pole above a collar, unlock, raise to your desired height, and lock again. Note the lever (camlock) which you'll use to release and lock the tube collars.
Page 52 © 2018 HI-POD INC. Close the lever (camlock) to hold the pole in place at your desired height. Again, repeat for all tube stages. Lowering Tubes When lowering the tubes, always grab the pole above a collar before opening that collar.
Page 53: Velcro Cables To Tubes
© 2018 HI-POD INC. Velcro Cables to Tubes We include a strap of velcro above every collar. Use this to attach your video/lanc cables to the tower. This keeps your cables out of the way, and acts and an additional strain relief.
Page 54: Hi-Pod Inc
© 2018 HI-POD INC. For more information, please contact HI-POD at: Attn: Enrique Morales 7316 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91605 818-982-2601 Fax 818-982-2621 info@hi-pod.com www.hi-pod.com © 2018 HI-POD INC.