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SECOND SHOOTER USER GUIDE
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    SECOND SHOOTER USER GUIDE ™ TA B L E OF CO N TEN TS The Controller ................ 2 Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up ................ 3 - Slider Motor ..............3-5 - Pan & Tilt Axis ................ 6 - Intervalometer Connect ................ 6 Powering Up ................

  • Page 2: The Controller

    T H E C O NT RO L L E R a) Menu Button Navigate backwards to the previous menu with this button. b) Directional Arrows The directional arrows can be used to navi- gate through the menu and also control the Left/Right movement of the Slider motor or the Up/Down movement of the tilt axis.

  • Page 3: Getting Started: Hardware Set-Up

    Slider Motor Warning: Do NOT use any analog controllers such as Oracle or Basic Controllers with Second Shooter Motors. Damage may occur. 1. Choose your desired motor speed by arranging the proper combination of motor pulleys. The metal pin on the Slider motor is to be used for storing the extra pulley.
  • Page 4 4. Install the Small Pulley onto the Slider Motor. The pre-installed belt (labled 110XL) on the Slider Motor is to be used in most applications. However, if using the Small Pulley in conjunction with the Shuttle Pod, Shuttle Pod Mini or Pocket Dolly v2.0 follow steps 5-6. 5.
  • Page 5 *This combination requires the pulley from the Motor Mount Kit to be used on the slider. Slow (High Torque) 8. Mount Slider motor to slider using a Kessler Motor Mount. 9. Connect CAT5 cable from Slider motor to the SLIDER port on the Controller.

  • Page 6: Pan & Tilt Axis

    1. Mount your Pan & Tilt head utilizing the 3/8”-16 and ¼” – 20 holes on the underside of the Head. (Recommended Mounting: Kessler Kwik Release + 3/8”-16 Kwik Short Plate) 2. Connect CAT5 cable from the side of the Pan base to the PAN port on the controller.

  • Page 7: Powering Up

    P O W E R I N G U P Operating Mode Choose this mode if only using one controller • STANDALONE Choose this mode if using two controllers • MASTER/SLAVE Standalone • PROGRAM MOVE • MANUAL MOVE • TURNTABLE •...

  • Page 8: Turntable

    S E T T I NG UP A M O VE Master/Slave Mode Follow steps 1 and 2 above then proceed below. will be shown at the bottom of the screen. When (MASTER ACTIVE) selected, the Master controller will control the axes connected to the Master controller and the Slave controller will control the axes connected to the Slave controller.
  • Page 9 S E T T I NG UP A M O VE Master/Slave Mode Edit Move New Move Skip to or Skip if not in Master/Slave Mode Follow steps 1 and 2 above then proceed below. will be shown at the bottom of the screen. When (MASTER ACTIVE) selected, the Master controller will control the axes connected to the Master controller and the Slave controller will control the axes connected...

  • Page 10: Loop/Scrub

    S E T T I NG UP A M O VE • 3 KEY FRAMES The 1st key frame is the begin position, the 2nd key frame can be set at a desired position between the 1st and 3rd, and the 3rd key frame is the end position.
  • Page 11 S E T T I NG UP A M O VE 2. Press ENTER to select RUN. – Press ENTER while Looping to enter SCRUB mode. This fea- • SCRUBBING ture will allow you to manually advance the position of the Slide, Pan & Tilt axis within the programmed move by holding the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button.

  • Page 12: Stop Motion

    S E T T I NG UP A M O VE 5. For additional (not required) time lapse settings select ADVANCED FEATURES 6. Set values for the following - when finished select DONE Adds time prior to the move • START DELAY Adds photos prior to the start of the move •...

  • Page 13: Connecting To Kos

    C ON N E CTI NG TO KO S 1. Connect a USB cable from the Second Shooter Controller USB port to a USB port on a laptop/computer. 2. Power on the Second Shooter Controller. 3. Start the kOS application on the computer.

  • Page 14: Updating Firmware

    1. Download and extract the attached zip file. There are 2 files within the zip. The one you will need is 2NDSHOOTER.IMG. 2. Plug in the power cord for the Second Shooter controller. 3. Plug the micro-USB to USB cable from the USB port on the computer into the micro-USB port on the controller.

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