INSTRUCTIONS 501HDV
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1. w KZ INTRODUCTION Designed for digital ENG and DVD camcorder and the use of telescopes for loads up to 6kg KEY FEATURES e Quick release sliding plate for balancing the camcorder with secondary safety latch e 1 4 W and 3 8 W camera screw and VHS pin e 3 8 female tripod attachment e Additional PAN and TILT friction control e Pan bar can be fitted left or right e Spirit level for fine levelling e Counter balance system for a load of approx 2 5kg 5 5 Ibs sETuP The 501HDV head is supplied with the telescopic pan bar A dismantled It can be mounted to the either side of the head by unscrewing knob D and screwing it with the casting E on the hole F ASSEMBLING HEAD ON TRIPOD Assemble the head on the tripod using 3 8 female thread G The top plate on Manfrotto tripods are equipped with three set screws H which clamp against the base of the head to ensure effective and secure locking REMOVE QUICK RELEASE PLATE FROM HED Extract plate L realising the locking knob M whilst2. pushing button N at the same time as shown in figure 2 ASSEMBLING CAMCORDER ON PLATE amp O The head fig 1 is supplied with 1 4 camera screw K and 3 8 camera screw S on the plate L To remove the screw not used proceed as follow fig 2 lightly press the rubber cap Q with your finger remove the screw not used reposition the cap to prevent the screw from being lost NOTE The head is provided with threaded housing for the screw not used hole for 3 8 screw Z and hole for 1 4 screw R fig 1 Fix the camcorder onto plate L fig 3 by screwing camera 1 4 screw K or 3 8 screw S into the camcorder s threaded hole WITHOUT APPLYING FORCE using for example a coin If the camcorder has a hole for anti rotation insert the pin P fig 2 on the hole before screwing camera screw Before fully locking align the camcorder lens with mark LENS on the camera plate L MOUNTING THE CAMCORDER ON THE HEAD QO OG Q Insert the camera plate L as shown in figure 4 on top of the head until locking button N clicks Hold the camcorder during the follow operation to prevent it from slipping backwards and forwards Find the balance point for the horizontally positioned camcorder e Level the head on the tripod you can use both tripods with flat attachment or levelling bowl using the spirit level J fig 1 e With the locking kno
3. REMOVE THE CAMCORDER FROM THE HEAD O Whenever the camcorder needs to be removed from the head hold the A camera securely in one hand while operating locking lever M and safety button N with the other hand ue Mz To use the head correctly level the head on the tripod you can use both tripods with flat attachment or levelling bowl using the spirit level J fig 9 The head features 360 pan and vertical tilt 90 60 which are controlled using the pan bar A 4 Manfrotto The pan movement can be locked using the knob V and it has an adjustable additional friction control screwing the knob X the friction increases The tilt movement can be locked using the knob U and it has an adjustable additional friction control screwing the knob T the friction increases The head is provided with a spring loaded counter balance system B ON OFF to help to support the camera weight The head can be used with or without counter balance system Note The position of the locking knobs M fig 7 and V fig 9 can be modified by unscrewing the screw at the edge of the knob with a 2 5mm tool not supplied extracting the knob and reinserting it rotated 1 6 of turn in a more comfortable position INSTRUCTIONS 501HDV e090 11 5cm 1 6kg 6kg Cod 501 231 09 06 Copyright 2006 Manfrotto Bassano Italy 4 5 3 5lbs 13 2 lbs
4. b U fig 5 unlocked and the friction control T fig 7 at minimum slide the camcorder until find the equilibrium point fig 5 and 6 e Lock the plate L fig 7 in the position reached by screwing the locking knob M
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