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JOYSTICK
The joystick is a two-axis variable speed servo controller. The further you move in one direction the faster
the output to that motor. This will be a little tricky at first, but little practice will improve your success.
The joystick may be operated in a handheld position or from a flat surface such as a tabletop, or attached
to the boom arm of Jib.
After plugging the power cord into a proper outlet, press ‘power on. The LED light on the control box
should illuminate and the head may jump slightly on start up or shut down. This is normal. This can be
controlled by Dead Spot. Adjust the joystick to ensure correct movement of the head. It may be
necessary to reconnect to the motors if required.
TILT DIRECTION SWITCH
When the head is shifted from a Jib to a tripod or vice versa, it needs reversal of direction as the location
of the head will be inverted. By switching “on” the tilt direction switch, we can immediately reverse the
direction. When the joystick is moved to the up it gives up rotation as it gives while mounted on the tripod
directly.
POWER CONTROL
To the right and above the joystick is a knob labeled "SPEED".
This is power control knob. Turning to right will increase the speed and back to left will decrease the
speed of both pan and tilt operation. The advantage of power control is to be able to limit power when
only slow accurate movements are needed. With the power control at half power (approx. 8 volts max.
output) the full range of motion on joystick will be between 0 and 8 volts making finer adjustments
possible. The power control will be usable between a range of approximately 4 volts to 12 volts.
DEAD SPOT
The knob to the left is marked Dead Spot. Turned all the way to the left (counterclockwise) will create the
smallest dead spot. Meaning that the head will begin to move as soon as the smallest deflection of the
joystick is made. Moving to the right will increase the area where no power is sent to the head motors. At
half way, the dead spot will close again, this helps to avoid crossing the tilt when only pan movement is
desired.
The dead spot is so tight when the control knob is all the way to the left, it may be necessary to back it off
slightly until no movement is seen in either axis.
NOTE:
With the Dead Spot all the way left the head may move in both axis on it
’
s own. The Dead Spot
should be set at approx. the 9:00 position to insure that no unwanted movement occurs.
