Pan And Tilt Brakes; Pan And Tilt Drag - Vinten Vision 100 Operator's Manual

Pan and tilt brakes

Friction brakes on each axis allow the head to be locked at any chosen position. The operating
levers for the pan brake
To apply the brake, turn the lever fully clockwise. To release the brake, turn the lever fully anti-
clockwise.
WARNING! When the brakes are not in use, always turn the levers fully

Pan and tilt drag

Both the pan and tilt mechanisms incorporate the Vinten thin film (TF) system to ensure smooth
movement of the camera about these axes. and are fitted with control knobs to adjust the drag
setting.
Both drag knobs are provided with illuminated scales, graduated from 0 to 9. To illuminate the
scales, press the switch (13). The lamp will extinguish after 15 seconds.
The tilt drag adjustment knob
the right -hand side. The whip-pan facility is unaffected by the pan drag setting.
To increase drag, turn the knob clockwise, towards a higher graduation. To decrease drag, turn
the knob anti-clockwise, towards a lower graduation.
(5) and tilt brake (7) are fitted at the left-hand side of the head.
counter-clockwise.
DO NOT use the brakes to supplement drag.
(6) is on the left-hand side of the head, the pan drag knob (12) is on
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