Elite-Series Fluid Heads
User Guide
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Elite Series Fluid Head
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Page 1: ...Elite Series Fluid Heads User Guide EN www camgear tv User Guide Elite Series Fluid Head www camgear pro com EN...
Page 2: ...e publication Camgear reserves the right to make changes to product design and functionality without notification Published by Camgear Inc Email info camgear pro com Copyright 2018 All rights reserved...
Page 3: ...n 9 Transportation 20 Maintenance 20 Illuminated Level Bubble 9 Mounting and Levelling the Head 9 Mounting and Dismounting the Camera 10 Taking out and Placing back the Screw Key 11 Mounting and Adjus...
Page 4: ...And supported by the warning triangle symbol Where there is a risk of damage to the product associated equipment process or surroundings comments appear supported by the word CAUTION And supported by...
Page 5: ...uick release lock lever Weight Counterbalance control 1 2 3 Quick release safety button 3 4 Illuminated level bubble 5 Tilt drag control 7 Battery compartment for level bubble 6 Rosette for left pan b...
Page 6: ...6 8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 Wedge plate Sliding plate Weight Pan drag control 1 2 3 Pan brake 3 4 Bowl clamp 5 7 8 Screw key Rosette for right pan bar Sliding plate lock lever 6 4 Right View of Elite 8 10...
Page 7: ...Weight Small step counterbalance control 1 2 3 Quick release safety button 3 4 Large step counterbalance control 5 Illuminated level bubble 7 Battery compartment for level bubble 6 Tilt drag control 8...
Page 8: ...8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wedge plate Sliding plate Weight Pan drag control 1 2 3 Pan brake 3 4 Bowl clamp 5 7 8 Screw key Rosette for right pan bar Sliding plate lock lever 6 Right View of Elite 12 15 18 20...
Page 9: ...3 3 4 5 7 6 8 Quick release lock lever Small step counterbalance control Quick release safety button Large step counterbalance control Illuminated level bubble Battery compartment for level bubble Ti...
Page 10: ...iding plate Weight Pan brake 1 2 3 Screw key 3 4 Pan drag control 5 7 8 Bowl clamp Tilt safety lock Sliding plate lock lever 6 9 10 Rosette for right pan bar Release button for quick adjustment of sli...
Page 11: ...hten the bowl clamp and check the level bubble remains central when the head is rotated through a full 360 Illuminated Level Bubble All Elite fluid heads are fitted with an illuminating touch level bu...
Page 12: ...e tilt safety lock when mounting or dismounting the camera The blocking and clicking into position of the tilt safety lock is achieved by pulling out the red knob and turning it 90 Make sure that the...
Page 13: ...erted in the front of sliding plate Just press down the screw key and it will automatically pop out 11 5 Attach the camera wedge plate to the camera around its centre of gravity Additional screws are...
Page 14: ...of rosette Fit and adjust the pan bar to the desired position tighten the clamp lever ensuring the teeth mesh fully Adjusting Angle of Clamp Lever Tilt Knob The angle of Elite pan bar clamp lever or...
Page 15: ...d side of the fluid head The pan bar can be configured for left hand mounting as follows 1 4 5 2 3 Configuring the Normal Pan Bar As standard the pan bar is configured to mount on the right hand side...
Page 16: ...CAUTION The camera pan bars and all fitted accessories must be mounted in their operational position before balancing the head Any equipment fitted or adjusted later can break the balance status of t...
Page 17: ...away in either direction front or back heavy A Unlock the sliding balance plate by pushing back the red lever underneath the balance plate as far as possible Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 B If the paylo...
Page 18: ...to move the sliding plate one is by pressing and holding the release button and rapidly move the sliding plate forward or backward Figure 2 Another is by turning the spindle to move the sliding plate...
Page 19: ...ise the balance adjuster setting by one increment and retest 3 2 3 4 2 The fluid head is equipped with payload range shifter boost button and multiple step counter balance adjuster to accurately balan...
Page 20: ...5 Tilt the payload through positive and negative angles of travel checking that the payload remains at any angle of tilt unsupported 4 If the payload continues to move upwards when released the balanc...
Page 21: ...slowly panning or tilting the camera 2 Turn the drag controls to the 1 position to switch off the drag completely Adjusting the Drags To ensure smooth and reliable operation over the long life of the...
Page 22: ...ry holder which can be taken out by hand Changing the Battery Periodically operate the horizontal and vertical drags through their full range of indexing to ensure the engaging pins in fluid head stay...
