Introduction; Pro-6Hdv Pan And Tilt Head - Vinten Protouch PRO-6 HDV Operator's Manual

There are two protouch PRO-6
pan and tilt head, a Pozi-Loc two-stage tripod and a soft case. However, one system (PRO-6 HD-
VF) is supplied with an adjustable floor spreader and the other (PRO-6 HDVM) comes with an ad-
justable mid-level spreader.
HDV
PRO-6 pan and tilt head
HDV
The PRO-6 pan and tilt head
cameras, up to 6 kg (13.2 lb) in weight. It embodies fluid drag assemblies for pan and tilt motions
with brakes on each axis to lock the head in any position. An illuminated levelling bubble is fitted
to the rear of the head and a quick-release, side-loading adjustable slide plate is provided for cam-
era mounting. A single fixed pan bar is supplied.
Balance
The selectable balance range in the PRO-6
lb) to 6 kg (13.2 lb) at a centre of gravity (C of G) height of 5.5 cm (2.2 in.). The graph
the relationship between C of G height and payload for optimum performance.
Pan and tilt drag
Both the pan and tilt mechanisms incorporate fluid drag assemblies to ensure smooth movement
of the camera about these axes and are fitted with control knobs
Pan and tilt brakes
Brakes (4) (15) on each axis are provided to lock the head in any position
Illuminated levelling bubble
To enable the head to be levelled, an illuminated levelling bubble
head. When the switch (13)
onds. The battery for the illuminated bubble is contained in a illumination module (12). The switch
(13) will illuminate when the battery needs replacing.
Camera mounting
The camera is attached to the head by means of a slide plate (17), which is provided with a spring-
loaded locating pin (5) and 1/4 in.
stowed in the camera mounting platform (7). The slide plate
side-loading clamp mechanism, and a clamp
release button (1) allows removal of the slide plate
Pan bar
Pan bar mounting points (16)
mounting platform. The pan bar
available on the mount serrations. A single fixed pan bar
be fitted.

Introduction

HDV
systems from Vinten. Both systems comprise of a PRO-6
(Fig 1) is designed to support the latest professional digital video
HDV
pan and tilt head is set for payloads of 2.5 kg (5.5
is pressed, the bubble will be illuminated for approximately 15 sec-
(6) and 3/8 in. (19) screws. When not in use, the screws are
(2) is provided to hold the slide plate in position. The
(17)
are located at the rear of the head, on either side of the camera
(9) is attached using a pan bar clamp, with angular adjustment
(3) (14) to adjust the drag setting.
(11) is fitted to the rear of the
(17) is loaded from above into the
from the head.
(9) is supplied. A second pan bar may
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HDV
(Fig 5) shows
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