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- Page 1 "FLAMINGO DUO" CAMERA CRANE User Manual Awarded at FVF 2015 Fair in the Best Product – Video category!
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Conservation and maintenance Warranty Introduction Thank you for choosing the Flamingo Duo camera crane. We put our hearts into this project and construction so that you could receive a functional and innovative product. The best personnel used their every effort to make sure that you can operate it with nothing but satisfaction. -
Page 3: Crane Elements
Crane elements Jib arm with an integrated rotating head (optional configuration), • STF tripod by Foton Accessories (max. height 150 cm), • 4 x 2.5 kg weight plus 2 kg neck and nuts, • Holding arm with two photographic heads for monitor and Condor controller, •... -
Page 4: Safety
Safety You cannot wait to get started with a Flamingo camera crane? Read carefully this part of the manual. It contains important information regarding the device safety and proper use. Keep in mind that the operation of a device of significant size, weight, and high inertia, requires exceptional responsibility and taking particular caution relating to safety with its operation. - Page 5 The crane has a counterweight arm at the rear. Lack of control can cause a threat to bystanders or damage items found in its range. Children and unauthorized persons should not be allowed to work with the device. Do not exceed the nominal load limit recommended by manufacturer.
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Page 6: Setting Up The Crane
Setting up the crane 1. The tripod should be spaced widely enough, so that it could stand on its legs instead of wheels. 2. The jib is installed on the tripod in vertical position (at the right angle to the tripod’s axis). 3. -
Page 7: Assembly And Installation
Detailed description of assembly and installation STF tripod – basic information: Load capacity provided • manufacturer is 40 kg max., Spacing of legs from the tripod axis is 75 • cm min., The tripod contains a spreader which • secures the legs from further spacing in the event of pressure on the tripod. -
Page 8: The Flexing Line Of The Crane In The Front Part Is Placed On A Knob Which Block The Position
Example: a complete registering device weighing at 3 kg together with the head is multiplied by 3, thus, a counterweight of about 9 kg should be applied (considering the 2 kg weight of the neck). Before mounting the weights, the top part of the grip should be untightened, the neck should be placed on the lower part, and next the top element should be placed back and tightened fast with the blocking knob. - Page 9 Before installing the Koliber rotating head, a leveling wire must be mounted (Fig. 11 and 12). The element that joins the jib and the head should – independent of the tilt angle of the jib – remain in the horizontal position. The tilt is regulated by a Roman screw placed on the leveling wire.
- Page 10 Additional Jib function The jib function is a configuration of the crane where the operator is directly by the camera mounted at the end of the jib. The arm should be extended to the half of its length in this configuration. Fig.
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Page 11: Conservation And Maintenance
The grip may be regulated in all planes. In order to mount the monitor, use the quick connector at the end of the grip for safe and easy assembly. The crane is equipped with regulation grips with Velcro which allows you to keep the cables in order and secure them. -
Page 12: Warranty
Warranty The products of Foton Accessories are covered by a standard warranty for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase. The warranty covers all defects in material and construction and is associated with the repair, or if the repair proves to be impossible, a replacement of the product with a new one.
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