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Cartoni MAGNUM User Manual/Maintenance

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PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SUPPORT
USER'S MANUAL & Maintenance

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  • Page 1 PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SUPPORT USER’S MANUAL & Maintenance...
  • Page 2 CARTONI ® All rights reserved © Manual Version: 1.0 Issue date: June 2019 ndex ntroductIon peratIng elements rocedures pecIfIcatIons aIntenance arranty & ccessorIes product lIne...
  • Page 3 1. I ntroductIon The MAGNUM Fluid Head is the flagship in the CARTONI range of Camera supports. Designed to support fully decked Studio and OB Cameras equipped with long boxed lenses, 7 in. viewfinder or large teleprompter, the MAGNUM is an extremely compact Fluid Head incorporating a patented counterbalance system as well as an advanced fluid damping module.
  • Page 4 Two threaded holes for the teleprompter tubes are located on the front of the sliding platform. The MAGNUM interfaces directly with any Mitchell flat base Heavy Duty Tripod and can be easily mounted on top of all existing Pedestals fea- turing 4-hole bores.

  • Page 5: Operating Elements

    2. o peratIng elements ❽ ❼ ❾ Illuminated bubble level and display light button Digital display Tilt unlock trigger Tilt lock lever Pan lock lever Pan unlock trigger Tilt drag selector Pan drag selector ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ Illuminated bubble level...
  • Page 6 ⓭ ⓮ ❿ ⓫ ⓬ Camera plate ⓱ ⓰ ⓯ Sliding plate Right Pan handle Left extensible Pan handle Left Pan handle Transport handle Battery housing Camera plate lock lever...
  • Page 7 ⓲ ⓳ ⓴ � � � Sliding plate lock lever � � Handle attachment lever Extensible handle attachment lever Sliding plate crank Horizontal lock push button (On) Horizontal lock button (Off) Tie down knob Counterbalance selector...
  • Page 8 Camera system, keeping in mind the position of the center of gravity (CG). Place the Camera on the top of the MAGNUM, by pushing the Cam- era plate (10) forward to perfectly match the sliding plate (11) proper position, then close the Camera plate lock lever (17).

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Set the counterbalance system by turning the counterbalance selector (25) to the appropriate tension. The Camera has to stay still at any tilt angle. If needed, fine tune the balance by adjusting the sliding plate. Push button (1) to activate illuminated digital displays (2), unlock Pan lock (6) and select the desired Fluid drag intensity on both Pan and tilt by turning Pan selector (8) and tilt selector (7).

  • Page 10: Maintenance

    (16). 6. W arranty All CARTONI Fluid Heads & Pedestals have a free of charge three (3) year warranty. Register your product at www.cartoni.com within 30 days from date of first purchase/invoice to receive further two (2) year warranty for the unsurpassed free five (5) year warranty.
  • Page 11 This warranty does not apply to any CARTONI product that has been damaged in shipping or handling, abused, misused, operated contrary to instructions for use, neglected, normal wear or tear, modified or changed in design or construction or serviced by unauthorized parties.
  • Page 12 PROFESSIONAL CAMERA SUPPORT CARTONI S.p.A Via di Portonaccio, 33/B - 00159 Rome (Italy) Phone +39 06 4382002 Fax +39 06 43588293 Email: cartoni@cartoni.com www.cartoni.com...