Jigabot EX Quick Start Manual

Quick-Start Guide
Welcome & Overview
Welcome to the Jigabot family! And thank
you for purchasing the Jigabot EX with an
IR Tracking Kit accessory.
Your new system uses our best indoor
tracking technology--the same used by top
professionals & organizations.
The Jigabot EX is unique in that it is our first
product every priced below $1,000. And
yet it has many advanced features com-
paired to past models, including smaller
size, smaller weight, increased payload
capacity, and availability in several colors.
This Users' Guide will give you an over-
view of how to best use your Jigabot EX to
achieve great IR Tracking.
Anatomy
The Jigabot EX is housed within an extrud-
ed 6061 grade aluminum Enclosure, which
is anodized. The Top plate and Bottom
plate are also made of aluminum, as is the
Base tripod mount.
The stainless steel 1/4"-20 screw on the top
of the Jigabot EX, is used to mount a cam-
era, or a camera mount accessory such as a
smartphone mount or Ballhead accessory
(which is included with your unit).
There is a Base tripod mount enables the
Jigabot EX to be mounted to a tripod or
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Jigabot EX
(with IR Kit accessory)
other device, and has a 3/8"-16 tap (and ships with
a 1/4"-20 adapter.) This should never be removed
from your Jigabot EX.
The IR Tracking Kit includes the IR Tracking Plate,
the IR Pass filter, two Mounting screws, and a Neo-
dymium magnet. This kit enables the Jigabot EX
to automatically begin IR tracking when powered
ON. IR tracking requires use of Jigabot Dots and
Dot Driver, which is included with your Jigabot EX.
On the back of the Jigabot EX is the Power switch
(NOTE: to power ON press the swith down), and
the power Jack or connector for external power.
Two dots and a Dot driver are shown below.
Please read the Users' Guide for Dots & Dot
Driver found separately here: https://www.
jigabot.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/
Dot-Driver-User-Guide-Rev.-1.pdf
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