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DV 15
Manual
3.3 Mounting of the camera and/or plate
The DV 15 is delivered with the Touch & Go camera quick
locking system.
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Apply the horizontal and vertical brake.
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Hold the camera and / or plate with one hand.
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Grasp the locking lever with your thumb and index and
pull down the red safety button.
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Move the locking lever as far as possible to the left and
take out the camera and / or plate.
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Attach the camera plate to the tripod adapter plate
(camera accessory) around the camera´s centre of gra-
vity
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By mounting the camera and/or plate again it will lock
automatically and the locking lever will snap back
audibly into its initial position.
3.4 Positioning of the camera
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Hold the camera by securing the pan arm. Apply the
horizontal brake and release the vertical brake.
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Turn the counterbalance knob to position 5 and see that
the springs engage by tilting the camera through the
horizontal position.
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Turn the vertical drag setting to “0” position.
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Should the camera be extremely front or back heavy
the following procedure has to be performed: Hold the
camera in a horizontal position by securing the pan bar.
Open the lock of the sliding balance plate (undo red
wing screw slightly on the side of the fluid head).
Compensate for a backheavy setup by sliding the
balance plate forwards and for a frontheavy setup by
sliding backwards.
