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A term used quite o�en in the second part of this guide is pairing . Pairing
MECHAs means preparing two, or more, MECHA units to work as a team.
In general, the MECHA units can be both on your desk when you pair
them, or even one in a room and the other in another room, and you can
mount them as required, a�er pairing. However, we recommend that you
do the moun�ng first, as shown in the image above.
The pairing of MECHA units is the same, both in case of panoramic
photography - dual axis applica�on - and in case you use them for other
purposes, for example to rotate a video camera and a subject at the same
�me and with different speeds.
In this guide, we will present three methods of automa�c pairing of MECHA
units, automa�c meaning that the units remain paired un�l you unpair
them:
1. zLM 2 - pairing using only 2 of MECHA’s 6 bu�ons, a very quick method,
especially for non-technical persons.
2. zLM - a method of pairing using a power code, using a few more of
MECHA’s bu�ons.
3. The third method - pairing using the user interface , for advanced users.
MECHA has only six bu�ons, which have various func�ons, some of them
being already men�oned at the beginning of this guide.
As we will see, once paired, usually one MECHA rotates horizontally
(MECHA-H), and the other rotates ver�cally (MECHA-V).
Usually, MECHA-H is mounted on the horizontal rail of the panohead, and
MECHA-V is mounted on the ver�cal rail. However, if necessary, MECHA-H
can be mounted on the ver�cal rail, for example, and MECHA-V on the
horizontal rail, depending on what you want to do.
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