Nikon XT350 User's Manual
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1. 12 OPTIONAL AUTO MODE 46 2 Set A mode by pressing the Mode button Figure 12 2 3 Set the required quantity of frames 8 16 32 by pressing the Frame button Figure 12 3 4 Now by pressing one of the buttons on the remote control the turntable will be caused to start its rotation in the prescribed direc tion and the camera will take pictures at Figure 12 4 12 OPTIONAL AUTO MODE each stop of the turntable in any point of photography Acomplete series of pictures will be obtained in this manner The digital display on the control panel shows the frame number The moment of photogra phy of each frame is accompanied with sound indication XT 350 only The set parameters will be retained after the turntable is switched off NOTE In Auto Mode the turntable synch ca ble connected to M jack may be removed as it is not used However the connected synch cable won t affect the turntable opera tion in Auto Mode to contents 47 12 OPTIONAL AUTO MODE 48 13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question 1 What is to be done if the camera does not possess a synch contact for the flash bulb synch cable Answer There is a number of solutions to this problem 1 If the camera lacks a synch contact for the flash bulb synch cable and if the synch contact is non standard or arranged in the place of the flash bulb attachment on the camera it is recommen2. 2 a d c M the turntable sync cable socket Fig 6 2 29 A camera remote control cable socket for the turntable operation in Auto Mode Fig 6 2 2h 6 3 The sound control panel XT 350 only located on the turntable body is intend ed for the ON OFF voice indication and vol ume control Arranged on the sound control panel are the ON OFF voice indication button Fig 6 3a sound ON OFF indicator Fig 6 3b and volume control handle Fig 6 3c 2 speakers are also fixed on the turnta ble body Figure 6 3 21 6 OPERATING CONTROLS 22 6 OPERATING CONTROLS 6 4 The remote control is intended for re mote start of photography selection of the rotation direction manual control of rotation and adjustment of its speed The remote control is plugged into R sock et on the control panel Located on the re mote control are Fig 6 4 a counter clockwise rotation button b clockwise rotation button c rotation instant stop and the pictures dig ital counter reset button The buttons S Fig 27a and Fig 27b control the turntable rotation direction But ton Q Fig 27c resets the digital indication on the Digital Display on the Control panel and stops rotation Figure 6 4 to contents 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7 1 CONNECTING THE TURNTABLE IMPORTANT Plug in out the connectors R M and A only the power supply line is discon nected from the turntable 1
3. Specification eiiiai rer tapana ia 57 18 Product warranty 59 NIKON is a registered trademark of Nikon Corporation Anything3D and Anything3D logo are registered trademarks of Anything3D Corporation Photo3D and Photo3D logo are registered trademarks of Anything3D Corporation MS Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Please carefully read these instructions 2 The turntable must be installed on a flat horizontal surface otherwise it won t work properly Figure 1 1 3 Use AC power source indicated in the specification ONLY Figure 1 2 4 Turn on the equipment only via proper ly earthed sockets 5 Never use a damaged power cable 6 When using an extension piece make sure that the total current value doesn t exceed the permissible one 7 The total current consumed by all devices through the common outlet should not ex ceed its rated current 8 Always turn off the turntable if the power cable or socket is damaged if liquid has got inside the turntable or if the turntable works improperly Figure 1 3 9 After switching the turntable off DO NOT switch it on again before 2 seconds have elapsed 10 Always switch off your turntable by using the button on the power panel 11 Never take the plug out of the socket before the indicators on the control panel go off 12 Before cleanin
4. model is 20 in diameter and bears the objects with a weight of up to 100 Ib XT 350 and XT 100 turntables have the same indication controls and functional abil ities In addition to the common function abilities XT 350 turntable is equipped with a frame number sound indication as well as with a pull out handle and wheels to move the turntable around your photo studio The turntable enables a series consisting of different quantities of images 32 16 or 8 frames You may take any number of frames depending on your quality and technical re quirements A series of 32 frames produces a NOILINCOULN I 7 10 2 INTRODUCTION high quality 3D photo with a bigger file size A series of 8 frames gives the smallest file size and requires the least time to be loaded through the Internet A series of 16 frames is a compromise between quality and file size ANYTHING8D XT 100 AND XT 350 MOTOR IZED TURNTABLES render 3D photography as simple as 1 2 3 You may take pictures in manual semi automatic or automatic modes The enhanced indicating system gives you complete control over the process of photography Due to its adjustment sys tem the turntable is well adaptable to the var ious photo studio equipment and cameras The best results will be attained by means of using a modern digital camera and a set of the studio lighting equipment as in this case you make the best of all the turntable appli ances for automatic photography in
5. order to compile a 3D series The original Anything3D software included in the complete set offers a wide variety of 3D series processing options and their further usage 11 NOILINCOULN 7 to contents 12 3 COMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT 3 COMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT 1 Turntable XT 350 or XT 100 Figure 3 1 XT 350 XT 100 2 Power cable Figure 3 2 2 3 Remote control Figure 3 3 it 4 Turntable sync cable intended for con nection to the studio flash sync terminal through the splitter Figure 3 4 5 Splitter for connection to the studio flash sync terminal 6 2 colored covers for the turntable rotating surface Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 7 Manuals 8 Software CD to contents 13 3 COMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT 14 4 DESCRIPTION 4 DESCRIPTION The upper part of a turntable is a rotating disk Fig 4 1a on which the photographed object is arranged The disk can rotate in any direc tion both clockwise and counter clockwise Arranged on the turntable body are the con trol panel Fig 4 1b Fig 4 3c and power panel Fig 4 2a Fig 4 4a Fixed on the turntable bottom are the adjust able legs Fig 4 1c Fig 4 4c designed for adjusting the level of the turntable In addition the turntable model XT 350 is supplied with the sound control panel Fig 4 3a pullout handle Fig 4 3b and two small wheels Fig 4 4b used to move the turntable around Fi
6. power panel Figure 9 1 3 Choose mode S by pressing the Mode button Figure 9 2 35 9 ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 36 9 ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 2 Choose the required quantity of the frames 8 16 32 by pressing Frame button Figure 9 3 4 Press a button determining the rotation di rection on the remote control 5 will in crease the speed and CG will decrease it The turntable will start to rotate Press the rotation control button on the remote con trol a several times in succession in order to set the required rotation speed Figure 9 4 5 In S mode the digits indicate the number of seconds required for the turn table to move from one frame to another e g 8 means that it takes 8 seconds for the turntable to move from one frame to the next one Figure 9 5 6 In order to switch over from the S mode to any other operation mode press the Mode button on the control panel The S mode operation completed the turnta ble rotation stops The determined speed value is used for further operation Figure 9 6 37 9 ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 38 9 ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE The minimal rotation speed is set when the turntable is switched on for the first time The turntable will maintain the set speed of rotation after it is turned off IMPORTANT In S mode the continuous rotation of the turntable should no
7. the model as in this case the insignificant shift of the model from the 32nd frame to the 1st one is practically un noticeable Fig 14 2 Figure 14 2 53 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 54 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 11 Use white background as much as you can and adjust the object illumination steadily N so that the background and the turntable surface blend It will simplify further processing of the series by the im age editor 12 If the ready images are to be arranged against a light background use the acces sory light cover for the table surface in cluded in the kit and the light background to avoid a dark outline around the object Accordingly it is preferable to use the ac cessory dark cover also included in the kit and a dark background the back ground cover is not included in the com plete set of the turntable equipment to take the photos of the objects arranged on a dark background 13 The changeable covers must be washed as they get dirty They may be washed both by hands and washing machine at a tem perature below 140 F 14 Apply the camera auto focus only for pre liminary adjustment for sharpness and dis able it in the process of taking the photos to contents 15 TROUBLE SHOOTING Malfunction Possible Cause Turntable won t switch 1 Turntable isn t connected to AC 1 Connect the turntable to AC 55 power supply 2 Power cable is not line tightly plug
8. ING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 28 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7 Plug the power cable into the corre sponding socket on the power panel and then connect it to the AC supply line Figure 7 1 8 7 2 STARTING THE TURNTABLE 1 Depress the ON OFF button 1 0 on the power panel to switch on the turntable The indicators M and 32 on the control panel will go on and digit 1 on the digital display panel will also be displayed Figure 7 2 1 2 Depress the ON OFF I O button on the sound control panel XT 350 only to ini tiate the sound indication the LED locat ed on same panel will go on Then using the volume control knob set the desired volume Figure 7 2 2 29 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 30 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 3 To set the frames number in one series 32 16 or 8 for full turn press the Frame button on the control panel While rotation the turntable will make the corresponding number of stops for taking pictures You may also use the mode in which the turn table makes a whole turn without any stops by setting the light indicator 1 in its ON position Figure 7 2 3 to contents 8 OPERATING MODES The turntable has different operating modes namely S mode Rotation Speed Adjustment Mode where the turntable rotation speed is set by remote control Figure 8 1 M mode has two versions Manual mode and Slave mode that differ in the method of t
9. ON discrete rotation turntable is stopped at each photography point and then is started again 9 Maximal permissible weight of the object placed on the turntable 350 pounds XT 350 100 pounds XT 100 10 Overall dimensions 40x40x11 inches XT 350 20x20x8 inches XT 100 11 Power supply AC 110 V 10 60 Hz 3 Hz 12 Power consumption 150 W 13 Ambient atmosphere conditions operating temperature 32 F to 95 F operating humidity 10 to 80 storage temperature 4 F to 113 F storage humidity 5 to 95 to contents 18 PRODUCT WARRANTY This product is guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects in material and work manship under normal use for a period of 1 one year from the date of purchase If a defect that is covered by the foregoing war ranty occurs during the applicable period stated above Anything3D Corp at its op tion will either repair or replace the product and such action on the part of Anything3D Corp shall be the full extent of Anything3D Corp liability and the Customer s sole and exclusive remedy This warranty does not cover a product a used in other than its nor mal and customary manner b subject to misuse c subject to alterations modifica tions or repairs by the Customer of by any party other than Anything3D Corp without prior written consent of Anything3D Corp d special order or closeout merchandise or merchandise sold as
10. Plug the remote control into the connector R on the control panel Figure 7 1 1 2 Plug the splitter into the studio flash sync terminal Figure 7 1 2 23 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 24 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 3 For Manual mode only plug the turntable sync cable into one of the splitter sockets and the other end of the sync cable into M socket on the control panel Figure 7 1 3a Figure 7 1 3b 4 Plug the studio flash sync cable which is not included in the complete set of the turntable equipment but supplied togeth er with the flash into the second splitter socket and its other end into the camera sync terminal Figure 7 1 4a Figure 7 1 4b 25 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 26 7 PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 5 The owners of the digital cameras with an interface for Remote Control may take pic tures in Auto Mode In order to use Auto Mode you will have to apply Optional Adapter Fig 7 1 5a and Remote Control Cable Fig 7 1 5b Optional Adapter and Remote Control Cable serve to connecta camera to the turntable Figure 7 1 5a Figure 7 1 5b 6 Plug optional camera remote control adapter into the camera special remote terminal and connect the optional remote control cable to the adapter pin jack Plug the other end of the remote control cable into A connector on the turntable control panel Figure 7 1 6a Figure 7 1 6b 27 7 PREPAR
11. XTe350 amp XTe100 MOTORIZED TURNTABLES MANUAL The information in this manual is furnished for information use only is subject to change without notice and not be construed as a commitment by Anything3D Corp Anything3D Corp assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book 2000 2001 Anything3D Corp All right reserved CONTENS 1 Safety instructions cee ecec eee eeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeees 2 2 INTFOQUGTION n s nani 6 3 Complete set of equipment etree 10 4 DESC IPruon sson helena 12 5 Installation spoeg gn aana 14 6 Operating controls 16 7 Preparing for photography 21 7 1 Connecting the Turntable 21 7 2 Starting the Turntable ees 27 8 Operating Modes eee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 29 9 Rotation speed adjustment mode 33 10 Manual mode eee eec eee eece cette eee eeeeeeeeeees 37 11 Slave mode ec ee a a aaa 40 12 Optional auto mode eeceee eee teen eeeen ees 43 13 Frequently asked questions 46 14 Recommendations for USE 48 15 Trouble shooting cece cece e eee eee eee teen eeeeee 53 16 Maintenance eee eeceeeeeeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeees 55 17
12. ans of Frame mode Figure 11 4 4 Take a picture by pressing the camera re lease After that the turntable will automat ically get to the next frame SN Figure 11 5 43 11 SLAVE MODE 44 11 SLAVE MODE 5 Take the next picture when the table has stopped 6 Take pictures in each point of photography till the turn is completed The digital display on the control panel shows the frame number The moment of photogra phy of each frame is accompanied with sound indication XT 350 only In this mode only counter clockwise rotation is supported to contents 12 OPTIONAL AUTO MODE In Auto Mode during the process of photog raphy the turntable makes one complete turn without any stops It makes the time of pho tography shorter and gives the opportunity to improve the 3D series quality when taking pictures of the photo models The Auto Mode enables a whole series of pic tures by way of pressing just one button on the remote control The frames are made au tomatically as the turntable controller sends the control signal to the camera at each next frame point This mode is applicable for the digital cameras with the remote control inter face The adapter and camera remote control cables are not included in the complete set of equipment 1 Insert the optional camera remote cable into socket A on the control panel by us ing the remote control cable and adapter connector Figure 12 1 45
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14. ded to purchase an adapter with a standard synch contact 2 If the studio pulse light and a stationary flash bulb on the camera are used the stu dio flash bulbs should be equipped with light synchronizers 3 Use constant illumination Question 2 What is to be done if the camera does not possess a connector for the camera remote control adapter Answer All the turntable operation modes except Auto one may be used The camera remote control cable is not used in this case and there is no need to connect it to socket A on the control panel Question 3 If the photo studio is supplied with constant illumination in what way should the photography be made Answer When applying the constant illumi nation you may use all the turntable opera tion modes and there is no need to use the synch cable intended for the turntable con nection to synch pin jack of the camera and that intended for connecting the camera to the flash to contents 49 13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 14 RECOMMENDATIONS s FOR USE 1 Always place the turntable on a firm sur face which will not get dented and use special devices if the turntable requires levelling Figure 14 1 2 Arrange the equipment connecting cables so that nobody touches them when moving around the studio The cables may be fiy p of an adhesive tape and it will help to avoid damaging both people and equipment 3 Adjust the turntable rotation speed in c
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16. g the table disconnect it from the power source 13 Never use volatile flammable liquids to clean the turntable 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 14 DO NOT perform maintenance and repair of the turntable yourself In case of any trouble contact ANYTHING3D 15 Make sure that during rotation the turnta ble spinning surface doesn t contact with the external objects 16 See to it that the load on the turntable is as Close to the center as possible or else it might cause damage to the turntable Fig 1 4 Figure 1 4 Incorrect Correct 17 Never place the photographed objects on the turntable while it is spinning to contents SNOILINUYLSNI ALIIVS 2 INTRODUCTION 2 INTRODUCTION ANYTHING8D XT 100 AND XT 350 MOTOR IZED TURNTABLES are intended for automa tion of 3D photography process With 3D photography the objects you are taking pic tures of can be seen on the computer screen and you can get the complete visual informa tion about all their features Our turntable lets you get the 3D images series of any object you choose This widely adaptable kind of 3D images is in great demand They could be used in Internet shops on the model agen cies sites at the advertising shows presen tations etc XT 350 model 39 in diameter is intended for making the photos of people and large objects XT 350 turntable is capable of bearing the heavy objects with a weight of up to 350 Ib XT 100
17. ged into its 2 Disconnect socket on power the cable from panel switching 3 Burnt fuse on connector and power panel plug it in again 3 Replace fuse on power panel on by pressing power supply line ON OFF button I O Turntable gets You plugged cables in Switch the energized but R M and A turntable off indication on sockets prior to connect cables digital panel is disconnecting the properly invalid turntable from AC following the power supply line instruction and then switch the turntable on Contact Anything3D 1 You have violated the instruction and photographed the objects or people whose weight was greater than maximal turntable permissible one surface won t Rotation gear is move damaged 2 You often photograph objects located far from turntable centre Rotation gear is damaged Frame numbers are changed on digital indication panel but the 15 TROUBLE SHOOTING 56 15 TROUBLE SHOOTING Malfunction Possible Cause Remedy 1 Unreliable contact in Camera sync terminal or studio flash 2 Damaged cable connecting studio flash and M socket 3 Unreliable contact with control panel sockets or in splitter connected to studio flash 1 Make sure that camera sync terminal is operable and its contact with flash is reliable 2 Replace cable 3 Test cable and M connector contact on control panel for reliability make sure that required
18. gure 4 1 Figure 4 2 15 Figure 4 3 b c Figure 4 4 4 DESCRIPTION to contents 16 5 INSTALLATION AND PREPARATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 5 INSTALLATION Prior to photography locate the turntable on a flat horizontal and steady surface in your photo studio or any other photography site at your option in order to get the most efficient position for photography Avoid unstable or vibrating places Arrange the turntable so that its control panel faces the camera For the XT 350 turntable to be easily moved about your photo studio it is supplied with a handle and 2 small wheels To move the turn table pull out the handle located on its bot tom Fig 5 1 against the stop then begin lifting the turntable till its whole weight rests on the wheels Fig 5 2 After placing the turntable at the required point let it acquire horizontal position again and push the han dle back as far as it will go Figure 5 1 Figure 5 2 IMPORTANT In order to protect the turnta ble from damage DO NOT hold it by the rotat ing disk when moving about For the device to operate properly its level should be adjusted by screwing the bottom legs in or out each one in turn until the rotat ing surface of the turntable acquires horizon tal position IMPORTANT When installing a photo graphed object on the turntable please re member that the object should be fixed in the center of the turntable and its weight should
19. he turntable rotation control In Manual mode the turntable rotation is oper ated by means of remote control In Slave mode the turntable obtains the control com mands from the camera Figure 8 2 In Manual Mode you have the utmost control over the 3D series photography process When using this mode you can change the 31 8 OPERATING MODES 32 8 OPERATING MODES position of the object e g in case you desire to demonstrate the moving parts of the ob ject or smoothly change the model s atti tude return back and make the bad frame once more Slave Mode enables the semi automatic photography In order to get each frame of the series you just need to press the camera release In this mode the turntable rotates counter clockwise A mode Optional Auto mode This is an optional mode The use of the cameras with the remote control interface in this mode will be possible after you acquire the Optional Adapters and Remote Control Cable Figure 8 3 In this mode the turntable makes only one turn without a stop and at the points of mak ing a frame a command to operate the cam era is given through the connector A on the control panel It is very easy to use Auto mode and it saves time in the process of shooting as you just need to press the button selecting the direction of rotation on the re mote control and further on all the operations in making the 3D series will be performed au tomatically
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21. not exceed the greatest permissible one DO NOT place heavy objects on the turntable edge so that the mechanism does not get damaged to contents 17 5 INSTALLATION AND PREPARATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 18 6 OPERATING CONTROLS 6 OPERATING CONTROLS 6 1 The power panel located on the turn table body is intended for connecting the de vice to the power source as well as for switching it on and off Located on the power panel are ON OFF I O button Fig 6 1a FUSE Fig 6 16 and power cable socket Fig 6 1c Figure 6 1 6 2 The control panel Fig 6 2 located on the turntable body is intended for operating modes control and indication and also for remote control studio flashes and camera connection to the turntable by means of special cables included in the kit optional The cables are plugged into the special sockets R M A arranged on the control panel bottom Figure 6 2 1 19 6 OPERATING CONTROLS 20 6 OPERATING CONTROLS Located on the control panel are MODE button operating mode selection Fig 6 2 2a FRAME button setting the number of the frames Fig 6 2 2b Digital display indication of the frames number in M and A modes and the rota tion speed in S mode Fig 6 2 2c S M A operating modes indicators Fig 6 2 2d 1 8 16 32 indicators of the frames number ina series Fig 6 2 2e R remote control socket Fig 6 2 2f Figure 6 2
22. o 32 phases so that after making a full turn she may ac quire the initial attitude The voice indica tion of the frames will help to do so For ex ample the movement of the hand starts from the 3rd frame the hand reaches the 51 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 52 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE highest point by the 13th frame and the model fixes her hair Starting from the 18th frame the hand moves down and acquires the initial position by the 30th frame When working in the Manual or Semi Auto matic Modes you can make the animated 3D series of the objects For instance you may show how during rotation of the scan ner its lid is being opened and closed When the turntable stops after a frame the position of its lid must be changed alittle so that say from frame 4 to frame 13 the lid will be evenly opened from frame 14 to frame 18 it will be fixed in the open position and closed from frame 19 to frame 29 While doing this it is very convenient to get the information about the turntable posi Figure 14 2 tion about the number of the frame by means of the voice indication The interja cent positions of the lid may be fixed with the help of anything you have at hand ten sion members for example They may be removed from the image during the photo graphs processing 10 Start photography from the model s back to make sure that the 1st and 32nd frames of the series get stitched smoothly without displacement of
23. on junction with that of the camera it takes some time with digital cameras to store the information 4 When taking photographs of the people in all modes except Auto one it is recom mended to use a low speed of the turntable rotation for smooth movement and to help the photographed person to maintain his attitude without much effort In Auto Mode use the greatest speed of rotation allowed 14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE by your photographic equipment for a se ries of images Use mainly auto mode A mode when you take photos of the static objects to save your time Slave or Manual Modes M mode are more suitable when you take the photos of people make sure that the model keeps her his eyes open to avoid having the frames where the eyes are closed Application of the turntable enables ani mated 3D series As a result itis possible to get very chic 3D series of the photo models making some movements during rotation or changing their attitude and also of some transforming objects the movable parts of which may be drawn in out or ro tated and give more complete information about the object Say you want to make a 32 frame 3D se ries where being rotated the photogra pher s model gently raises her hand titi vates her hair and then puts her hand down again It is recommended to train this movement on the rotating turntable before taking pictures by the camera The model must split her movement int
24. on Take the picture Then press the first rotation controlling button to resume the movement of the turntable in the previ ously set direction Figure 10 6 Take the next picture after the rotation has ceased Depress the button on the remote control once again and take the pictures one by One in each point of photography until ro tation is completed Indication of the digital display on the control panel should coin cide with the set number of frames in the series The moment of photography of each frame is accompanied with sound in dication XT 350 only to contents 41 10 MANUAL MODE 42 11 SLAVE MODE 11 SLAVE MODE Slave Mode is a semi automatic mode Op erated in this mode the turntable rotates till the point of making the next frame after pressing the camera shutter release The mode is more convenient as there is no need to use remote control for the turntable rota tion i e first the picture is made and then the turntable rotating surface spins automatical ly till the next frame and so on The operation order in this mode is as follows 1 Connect the turntableto the sync termi nals of the camera Fig 11 1 and flash by means of the splitter and cables Fig 11 2 as it is pointed out in item 6 2 above via M connector Figure 11 1 Figure 11 2 2 Choose M mode by means of the Mode button Figure 11 3 3 Set the quantity of frames points 8 16 32 by me
25. requiring no participation of the photographer Prior to starting the turntable in any mode the required quantity of frames in a series should be set To set the quantity of frames in a se ries 82 16 8 or 1 for one turn press the Frame button on the control panel several times The indicators under the correspond ing digits will go on Figure 8 4 33 8 OPERATING MODES 34 8 OPERATING MODES Additional information 1 Voice message always duplicates the indi cation if the sound indication is ON 2 Pressing the Mode button always caus es the turntable to stop and the digital display to reset 3 The quantity of the frames may be set only when the turntable has stopped at the same time the indication on the digital display will also reset 4 The mode with the number of frames set to 1 is intended for viewing the object there fore indication on the digital display is not available in this mode to contents 9 ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE The rotation speed of the turntable should be shosen prior to photography It will depend on the photo equipment abilities the time re quired for the flashbulbs charging between the pulses and also the time required for en tering the information into the computer or recording it on the flash card in the digital cameras To set the required rotation speed proceed as follows 1 Turn on 4 the turntable by pressing red ON OFF 1 0 button on the
26. splitter contact is connected to sync terminal to contents 16 MAINTENANCE 57 1 In order to replace the fuse proceed as fol lows a Disconnect the power supply wire from the AC power supply line ae Figure 16 1 b Screw out the cap with the fuse by turn ing it counter clockwise Figure 16 2 c Replace the fuse d Screw in the cap with the new fuse e Connect the power supply wire to the supply line 2 Clean the turntable from dust on a regular scale 16 MAINTENANCE 58 3 Flannel the turntable rotating surface as it gets soiled 4 Do not use solvents petrol etc for clean ing the turntable 5 Do not allow liquids to get inside the turn table 16 MAINTENANCE to contents 17 SPECIFICATION 59 1 Rotation surface diameter 40 inches XT 350 e 20 inches XT 100 2 Rotation speed min 1 turn 168 sec max 1 turn 72 sec 3 Rotation speed adjustment smooth 4 Rotation direction e clockwise e counter clockwise 5 Information about rotation speed visual digital indication 6 Information about photography point number visual digital indication e voice XT 350 only 7 Frames number 1 turn 8 e 16 32 8 Rotation characteristics continuous rotation control signal is sent to the camera in each point of pho tography and the picture is taken0 with out stopping the turntable 17 SPECIFICATION 60 17 SPECIFICATI
27. t exceed 10 minutes to contents 10 MANUAL MODE In this mode to create a 3D Series the turnta ble with an object on it should rotate after each shot by means of the remote control The turntable may rotate both clockwise and counter clockwise at your option The direc tion of rotation is prescribed by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control IMPORTANT Operation in Manual Mode re quires the turntable connection to Remote Control only The Turntable Sync Cable should be disconnected from the jack M on the control panel To shoot in Manual Mode proceed as follows 1 Switch on the turntable by pressing the red ON OFF 1 0 button on the power panel Figure 10 1 2 Choose M mode by pressing the Mode button Figure 10 2 39 10 MANUAL MODE 40 10 MANUAL MODE 3 Choose the required quantity of frames 8 16 32 by pressing the Frame button Figure 10 3 4 Take the first picture with the camera A 5 Press one of the buttons on the remote control to set the direction of rotation After Figure 10 4 Figure 10 5 that the rotating surface of the turntable will move to the next frame Indication of the digital display located on the control panel will increase by one I required the bad shot may be taken again With this aim press the other button control rotation on the remote control The turntable will go back to the previous shot positi
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