Balancing - PROAIM Kite-22 Assembly Manual

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Balancing Tips
Follow these steps to balance the head:-
• Mark this point on the side of the camera with chalk or tape.
• Turn the unit on and move the tilt control until the camera plate is vertical.
• Loosen the two screws holding the tilt motor. (DO NOT REMOVE)
• Grasp the motor and turn slightly to disengage the gears.
• Mount the camera to the camera plate with the screw provided.
• Tighten it by securely threading the nut to the bottom of the camera plate.
• Ensure your balance point, previously marked with chalk or tape, is in the middle of the plate.
• Loosen the knob below the camera plate and slide the camera and plate up or down until the center
line of your camera is about in the middle of the large gear. Now tighten the knob.
• If the camera is perfectly balanced, it stays in any position while motor gear remains unattached.
• Grasp the motor and turn it back until the gears mesh.
• Gently tighten motor screws.
• Secure the camera.
Note: All reduction boxes have a small amount of backlash. Balancing the camera will reduce the backlash
to a minimum, making it feel at the top of the tilted arc.
Note: All boxes have a small amount of backlash. The balancing of the camera will reduce the backlash to
a minimum, making it feel at the top of the tilted arc.
OPERATION
• With the camera set up as described above, Power ON by pressing the RED Switch on the top of the
Joystick control box.
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For inverted use, disconnect the leads to the motors, rotate the control box 180 degrees, and re-install.