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Kachinko System

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Kachinko System

A  threaded  socket  on  the  bottom  of  the  KS-

1018  allows  it  to  be  used  with  any  standard 

tripod and shoe system, if desired. Otherwise, 

standard rubber feet keep the unit steady.

Open the four shutters at the front of the unit 

before  using  it,  to  expose  the  “clapperboard” 

front light:

Note the 

ONE SHOT 

button 

on the top of the unit.

Front light

Front light

Countdown lights

Summary of Contents for KS-1018

Page 1: ...KS 1018 Kachinko System clapperboard Operating Manual...

Page 2: ...t via landline The difference in transmis sion time can lead to serious synchronization problems and difficulties in providing a prop erly synchronized program With the Kachinko system it is easy to p...

Page 3: ...corded using a mi crophone or output at microphone or line level into a mixer The beep may be manually triggered or trig gered automatically with a visual countdown Batteries Slide the catch to open t...

Page 4: ...inserting or replacing batteries into the KS 1018 Take care that the batteries are inserted correctly as shown in the battery compart ment with the polarity correct Never mix batteries of different t...

Page 5: ...any standard tripod and shoe system if desired Otherwise standard rubber feet keep the unit steady Open the four shutters at the front of the unit before using it to expose the clapperboard front ligh...

Page 6: ...e ON positions POWER switch three settings ON is on with no buzzer OFF turns the unit off and ON BUZZ ON uses the built in buzzer MODE switch two settings AUTO enables the top ONE SHOT button MANU use...

Page 7: ...witch to ON BUZZ otherwise set it to ON Set the camera iris setting to manual An automatic setting can overcompensate for the KS 1018 s lighting and make it impos sible to see the clapperboard effect...

Page 8: ...ed to light the front light and sound the beeper together Read the KS 1017 manual for further details of how to measure the delay between the video and audio signals when they are received Physical sp...

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