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Panther Tower, User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPIC

PAGE

Basic Knowledge

5

Preparing

6

Accessories

18

Charging

12

Power Supply for the Tower

Wiring diagram

Positions

9

11

16

Limits

Mount Accessories to the Tower

17

18

Mount the Tower

7

Angle adjustment

8

Power Supply

9

Handset Control

13

Front Screen

14

Programming

16

Mini Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener

18

Maxi Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener

19

Mounting possibilities

20

Wireless Handset

21

22

Safety

Summary of Contents for Tower

Page 1: ...TOWER USER MANUAL www panther tv ...

Page 2: ...ppreciateduringshooting YournewPantherTowerisahigh quality and modern tool giving the creative cameraman a new easy way to control your movements and get more flexibility The Panther Tower is a very useful equipment developed by specialists for specialists in order to meet the expectations of every cameraman or grip To ensure that you will love working with your Panther Tower and that all requirem...

Page 3: ...iring diagram Positions 9 11 16 Limits Mount Accessories to the Tower 17 18 Mount the Tower 7 Angle adjustment 8 Power Supply 9 Handset Control 13 Front Screen 14 Programming 16 Mini Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener 18 Maxi Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener 19 Mounting possibilities 20 Wireless Handset 21 22 Safety ...

Page 4: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Maintenance 23 27 Notes V Belt 23 Toothed Belt 26 ...

Page 5: ...LOWER SIDE UPPER SIDE Front Panel Sledge backside toothed belt cam for endswitch Top Mounting rotatable Bottom Mounting rotatable Drive Unit Gear Box Slider track Sledge frontside max payload 80 kg 176 lbs Safety Blocker ...

Page 6: ...fe and secure preparation Tighten all screws and check every tube connection twice We can not be held liable for incorrect attachment of your car rig Prepare your car First you have to prepare the vehicle where you want to mount the Tower ...

Page 7: ... mount the Panther Tower on both ends with clamps The clamps are designed to be mounted on tubes with diameter of 48mm Please make sure that the lower side of the tower is at the bottom Please check if the screws are tight After this you can go on with the next step tighten the screws ...

Page 8: ... do so To adjust the angle of the Tower you have to open 4 screws on the upper side and 4 screws on the lower side After all screws are opened you can rotate the whole tower into the desired direction by simply rotating with your hands When it is in the desired direction tighten the screws to fix the Tower ...

Page 9: ... It supplies 24V on each outlet socket Take the power case and put it inside of your car passenger seat for example After that you can plug in the power cable and handset cable into the Tower Now go on and attach the cables on your car Please make sure that you fix them to prevent unintentional flutters of the cables power cable handset handset cable power case ...

Page 10: ...nd of the power cable please make sure that you plug in both of it The handset cable has to be plugged into the handset After you have done this steps your set up should look similar to the one in the photo below Now you can go on to the next step To turn on the Tower you have to press the Power On button on the right side of the power case ...

Page 11: ...in case you supply your own power battery POWER SUPPLY 1 2 3 GND 24 VDC GND 24 VDC 1 2 GND 24 VDC 1 2 GND 24 VDC galvanically separated Battery 1 max 20 A Battery 2 max 20 A Battery 1 and Battery 2 must be galvanically separated We recommend to use the Panther Battery Case 310289 ...

Page 12: ... in one of the two plug in possibilities of the case We recommend you to use two Panther 230V Charger 155559 or one Panther Combi Charger 155729 To charge you just have to plug the chargers cable in one of the plugged power adapter cables and a second one to the other side and switch the case to On 230V Charger 155559 230V Charger 155559 ...

Page 13: ...witch Move the Towers sledge up or down with the rocker Program buttons Positions or limits can be stored recalled with the white and green buttons 1 2 3 4 The ergonomically designed front panel displays all information at a glance and enables direct control of operating parameters such as speed ramp setting etc Main Switch Combination of power on off safety power off switch on handset and fuse th...

Page 14: ...wer is not in operation for longer than 4 seconds the brake will close automatically and the LED will go out respectively blinking in another frequency is blinking if a maximum limit is active It will light up when batteries are empty or in case of an error The error can be determined by removing the electronics cover and looking at the display on the left side of the electronics housing Error det...

Page 15: ...peed 0 75 speed 0 100 maximum speed soft ramp medium ramp hard ramp acceleration very soft hardly perceivable characteristic between soft and hard strong acceleration to maximum speed strong deceleration until stopping FRONT SCREEN At all ramp settings soft medium and hard but especially at soft the Panther Tower will still move somewhat after the handset s manual control switch is released risk o...

Page 16: ...r movement you must drive slowly to the stopping point c You may drive up or down to any stopping point until it is entered Enter the point by pressing STM Note Stopping point will only be recorded when the sledge is completely stationary To be quite sure of correct entry of any point always wait a moment before pressing STM d Move to the second stopping point and enter it by pressing STM Any of u...

Page 17: ...STF to switch the limit in to the passive off mode Press again GRF and additionally 1x STF to switch the limit again in to the active on mode b minimum limit Use STM instead of STF key and follow instruction as discribed under a The green LED is blinking as confirmation for storage PROGRAMMING a limit can be set active on even if the sledge position is outside the limit area Only a passive off set...

Page 18: ... the front panel and after that on the handset Use the handsets rocker to position the Towers sledge to working height Mini Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener For horizontal and vertical stabilization we recommend you to combine Mini Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener or Maxi Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener Take the Mini Shock Absorber and mount it with 4 screws as you see below Now you can mount the...

Page 19: ...he best results Maxi Shock Absorber with ISO Dampener The Maxi Shock Absorber can be mounted directly to the Tower without Mitchell plate as you see below It also can be combined with the ISO Dampener You can read in separate manuals how to adjust the Mini Maxi Shock Absorber and the ISO Dampener Please read carefully ...

Page 20: ...nting Possibilities The Tower is designed to work with following mounts Mitchell Plate 136909 with Distance Adapter 64mm 310828 Mitchell Adapter 310333 Tube Flange 228122 Tube Flange 228122 with Double Euroadapter 125137 ...

Page 21: ...her Wireless Handset is up to 50m 164 ft this value always depends on your current location many walls or no walls forest or field etc Signal interference may occur in certain areas where many signals are present RISK OF INJURY Please check that you always have direct sight to your equipment during the complete time of operation Using this mobile device without visual contact is at your own risk F...

Page 22: ...e very unlikely event of a fracture of the toothed belt The safety Blocker prevents a slipping rattling or falling down of the equipment and protects the equipment hitting the ground Locate the sledge of Tower by using handsets rocker in a position which gives enough safety space between mounted equipment Remote Head Camera etc to the ground Set a limit down on that position using the handsets con...

Page 23: ...To do so Remove front cover There are three v Belts to be tightened It is important to tighten one after the other 1 Tighten first the V belt which is connected to the toothed belt B A C A loosen the screws of V Belt axle B adjust the tension C screw tight ...

Page 24: ...24 MAINTENANCE 2 The second belt to be tightened is the belt which is in between the other V Belts B A C A loosen all four screws of V Belt axle B adjust the tension C screw tight ...

Page 25: ...25 MAINTENANCE 3 The third belt to be tightened is the belt which is connected to the motor B A C A loosen all four screws of motor bracket B adjust the tension C screw tight ...

Page 26: ...26 MAINTENANCE Toothed Belt Tighten the toothed belt of sledge B A C A remove cover from sledge B loosen the screws of toothed belt bracket C adjust the tension D screw tight D ...

Page 27: ...27 NOTES ...

Page 28: ...E contact panther tv www panther tv If you have any problems with this instructions or also other problems please contact our service department An employee will be very happy to help you until your problem is solved NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE SERVICE PHONE 49 8095 71230 05 SERVICE MAIL eric suchetet panther tv ...

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