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ue
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sti
n,
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VZ-GT Camera Stabilizer
Instruction Manual
Ple
ase
re
ad
th
e in
str
uctio
n m
anu
al th
oro
ugh
ly b
efo
re
op
era
tin
g y
ou
r G
T s
tabili
ze
r fo
r th
e f
irst tim
e to
avo
id
inju
rin
g y
ou
rse
lf o
r dam
agin
g t
he
un
it.
The
ro
bu
st
co
nstr
uction
of
the G
T m
ake
s it
an
exce
llen
t lo
ng-t
erm
in
ve
stm
en
t, b
ut
its p
recis
ion
de
sig
n a
lso
me
an
s
tha
t yo
u m
ust
exe
rcis
e c
are
in
th
e s
tora
ge
, tr
an
spo
rt,
an
d
op
era
tio
n o
f th
e u
nit to
en
su
re o
ptim
al lo
ng-t
erm
p
erf
orm
an
ce
.
Yo
u s
ho
uld
als
o r
evie
w t
he
accom
pan
yin
g in
str
uctio
na
l D
VD
b
efo
re a
ttem
ptin
g t
o s
ho
ot u
sa
ble
foo
tage
with
the
GT
. T
he
sta
nda
rd G
T c
om
es e
qu
ipp
ed
with
th
ree s
ub
syste
ms:
VE
ST
A
RM
S
LE
D w
/ m
onitor
a
nd
th
e f
ollo
win
g:
pa
dd
ed
ca
se
, D
VD
, he
x w
ren
ch
, B
NC
-R
CA
vid
eo
ca
ble
, b
att
ery
/ch
arg
er,
& d
ockin
g p
ost
(fo
r m
oun
tin
g s
led o
n a
C-s
tan
d o
r lig
ht
sta
nd
).
Pa
ge
2
Fo
r G
Ts
Eq
uip
pe
d w
ith
Op
tio
na
l B
att
ery
Mo
un
ts
If y
ou
ord
ere
d y
ou
r G
T w
ith
on
e o
f th
e o
ptio
na
l b
atte
ry
mo
un
ts (
An
ton
Bau
er,
NP
1,
V-lo
ck),
yo
ur
kit w
ill n
ot
inclu
de
th
e b
atte
ry a
nd
cha
rge
r.
Yo
u m
ust
sup
ply
yo
ur
ow
n b
atte
ry
syste
m in
th
is c
ase
.
Su
bsys
tem
s
Th
e V
est
The
pu
rpo
se o
f th
e v
est
is t
o c
om
fort
ab
ly d
istr
ibu
te t
he
w
eig
ht
of
the
ca
me
ra a
nd
sta
bili
zin
g s
yste
m o
n y
ou
r b
od
y.
T
o a
ch
ieve
op
tim
al re
su
lts,
yo
u s
ho
uld
ad
just th
e v
est
so
tha
t it f
its s
nu
gly
. A
dju
st
the
ve
rtic
al fit by
ad
justin
g t
he
str
ap
s, pu
llin
g
the
ch
rom
e r
ele
ase
pin
an
d
slid
ing t
he
che
st
pla
te u
p o
r d
ow
n u
ntil yo
u f
ind
the
rig
ht
po
sitio
n.
Ad
just
the
tig
htn
ess o
f th
e
ve
st
aro
un
d y
ou
r w
ais
t/h
ips
usin
g t
he
Ve
lcro
str
ap
, d
raw
ing it
aro
un
d e
ve
nly
on
b
oth
sid
es o
f th
e lo
we
r ve
st
pa
d.
Ad
just
the
tig
htn
ess a
rou
nd
yo
ur
tors
o b
y p
ositio
nin
g t
he
V
elc
ro s
tra
ps a
cro
ss the
ba
ck o
f th
e v
est
and
se
cu
rin
g t
he
b
uckle
s to
th
e c
he
st p
late
. M
ake
th
e v
est a
s tig
ht
as
po
ssib
le to
ma
xim
ize
op
era
tion
al qu
alit
y a
nd
co
mfo
rt.
On
ce
yo
u’v
e a
dju
ste
d th
e v
est,
re
mo
ve
it fo
r ea
sy r
e-s
uitin
g b
y
un
clip
pin
g t
he
bu
ckle
s &
str
ap
on
one
sid
e o
nly
.
Pa
ge
11
L
ow
Mo
de
As
se
mb
ly
The
Lo
w M
od
e k
it c
onsis
ts o
f th
e c
am
era
cage
, th
e s
led
-to
-a
rm t
ie r
od
, a
nd
a fe
w s
cre
ws.
Sta
rt b
y a
tta
ch
ing t
he
d
ove
tail
pla
te,
up
sid
e-d
ow
n,
to th
e to
p o
f th
e c
am
era
ca
ge
u
sin
g t
he
su
pp
lied
scre
ws (
the
to
p o
f th
e c
age h
as th
read
ed
ho
les).
T
he
n t
urn
th
e G
T s
led
up
sid
e-d
ow
n a
nd
slid
e t
he
d
ove
tail
pla
te in
to t
he
sta
ge
. M
oun
t th
e c
am
era
in
sid
e th
e
ca
ge
usin
g t
he s
upp
lied
scre
w.
Co
nn
ect
the
sle
d t
o t
he
arm
u
sin
g t
he
tie
ro
d;
the
gim
ba
l h
an
dle
sh
ou
ld f
it in
to th
e r
ou
nd
h
ole
on
th
e o
va
l sh
aped
end
of
the
tie
ro
d a
nd
the
squ
are
d
en
d s
ho
uld
slid
e o
ve
r th
e p
ost o
n th
e s
prin
g a
rm.
The
sta
ge
kn
ob
s a
nd m
ultip
le c
age
ho
les a
llow
fo
r h
orizo
nta
l ba
lan
ce
a
dju
stm
en
t, a
nd y
ou
ca
n a
dju
st th
e v
ert
ica
l b
ala
nce u
sin
g
the
sa
me
ad
justm
ents
as in
no
rma
l u
prigh
t m
od
e.
Cam
era
cage m
ay d
iffe
r slig
htly f
rom
those p
ictu
red
Pa
ge
4
First,
in
se
rt t
he
ba
tte
ry in
to its
ho
usin
g, m
akin
g s
ure
th
e
ele
ctr
ica
l co
nta
cts
are
firm
, a
nd
tig
hte
n t
he
scre
ws.
To
p
rep
are
th
e c
am
era
fo
r a
tta
ch
me
nt to
th
e s
led y
ou
sh
ou
ld
firs
t find
th
e c
en
ter
of
gra
vity (
CG
) o
f th
e c
am
era
. T
he
CG
is
th
e p
oin
t a
t w
hic
h t
he
cam
era
will
ba
lan
ce b
est,
and
it
can
b
e d
ete
rmin
ed
by u
sin
g a
ro
un
de
d o
bje
ct
su
ch
as a
pe
ncil.
S
et
the
ca
me
ra len
gth
wis
e o
n t
op
of
the
pe
ncil
so
th
at
it is
ba
lan
ce
d to
fin
d th
e late
ral ce
nte
r (s
ide
-to
-sid
e),
and
the
n
se
t it o
n to
p o
f th
e p
encil
in a
pe
rpe
nd
icu
lar
orie
nta
tion
to
find
th
e lon
gitu
din
al cen
ter
(fro
nt-
to-b
ack).
T
he
spo
t w
he
re
the
late
ral an
d lo
ngitu
din
al ce
nte
rs in
ters
ect
is t
he
CG
– y
ou
m
ay w
an
t to
ma
rk it
with
a g
rea
se p
en
cil
or
ma
rke
r (d
ep
en
din
g o
n h
ow
pristin
e y
ou
wa
nt
to k
eep
yo
ur
ca
me
ra).
O
nce
th
e C
G is d
ete
rmin
ed
, yo
u m
ust m
oun
t th
e c
am
era
to
the
do
ve
tail
(mou
ntin
g p
late
) u
sin
g a
ho
le th
at w
ill p
ut
the
C
G c
lose
st
to th
e c
en
ter
of
the
mou
ntin
g p
latfo
rm.
Loo
k a
t th
e b
otto
m o
f th
e d
ove
tail,
and
on o
ne
sid
e y
ou
will
se
e a
ro
w o
f m
eta
l te
eth
(th
e ‘ra
ck’) a
nd
on
the
oth
er
sid
e a
pa
ir o
f slo
pe
d e
nd
sto
ps.
Whe
n y
ou
att
ach
the
do
ve
tail
to th
e
ca
me
ra,
yo
u w
an
t th
e r
ack t
o b
e o
n th
e s
am
e s
ide
as th
e
LC
D p
ane
l/vie
wfin
de
r so
tha
t it w
ill lin
e u
p w
ith
the
bra
ss
pin
ion
ge
ar
in t
he
do
ve
tail
ch
an
ne
l of
the
sta
ge
.
Pa
ge
9
Yo
u c
an
als
o f
ine
-tu
ne
th
e h
orizo
nta
l an
d v
ert
ica
l b
ala
nce
b
y a
dju
stin
g t
he p
ositio
n o
f th
e b
att
ery
ho
usin
g.
On
the
u
nde
rsid
e o
f th
e b
ase
of
the
sle
d,
dire
ctly b
en
ea
th th
e
ba
tte
ry h
ou
sin
g,
yo
u w
ill f
ind
a th
um
bscre
w.
When
loo
se
ne
d, th
e b
att
ery
ho
usin
g w
ill s
lide
do
wn
an
d b
ack.
Th
is w
ill a
ffe
ct b
oth
the v
ert
ica
l a
nd
ho
rizo
nta
l b
ala
nce
.
S
pecia
l N
ote
: C
am
era
s n
ear
the t
op o
f th
e G
T’s
weig
ht capacity m
ay
need
ad
ditio
nal counte
rwe
ight to
ach
ieve p
roper
vert
ical b
ala
nce. I
f you
cannot
achie
ve v
ert
ica
l b
ala
nce b
y a
dju
stin
g th
e g
imb
al p
ositio
n u
pw
ard
and e
xte
nd
ing th
e low
er
sle
d a
nd b
attery
ho
usin
g fu
lly,
you m
ay n
ee
d
the low
er
sle
d s
ide w
eig
hts
. If th
ese w
ere
not
inclu
ded w
ith y
our
ne
w
unit, th
ey a
re a
va
ilab
le a
t n
o c
harg
e (
se
e b
elo
w).
T
he
ne
xt
ste
p is to
set th
e “
floa
t po
int”
. T
his
is e
sse
ntia
lly
the
ide
al po
int of
arm
sp
rin
g t
en
sio
n,
the
sta
te in
wh
ich
th
e
sle
d r
ise
s a
nd
fa
lls w
ith
slig
ht fo
rce
. A
t th
e e
nd
of
the
arm
yo
u w
ill f
ind
a t
hum
bscre
w f
or
ad
justin
g t
he s
prin
g t
en
sio
n.
C
lockw
ise
tu
rnin
g in
cre
ase
s te
nsio
n w
hile
cou
nte
r-clo
ckw
ise
tu
rnin
g d
ecre
ase
s te
nsio
n.
Yo
u s
hou
ld a
dju
st th
e te
nsio
n
un
til th
e c
am
era
ba
se
flo
ats
at
a le
ve
l b
elo
w y
ou
r co
llarb
one
, bu
t th
e a
rm s
ho
uld
not fe
el “m
ushy”.
The
flo
at
po
int
is n
ot ne
ce
ssa
rily
an
exa
ct
se
ttin
g,
an
d y
ou
m
ay f
ind
th
at w
ha
t w
ork
s f
or
yo
u m
ay b
e s
ligh
tly d
iffe
ren
t th
an a
no
the
r p
ers
on
’s p
refe
rre
d f
loa
t p
oin
t. T
he
im
po
rta
nt
thin
g is t
he e
nd
re
su
lt: yo
u h
ave
a s
led t
ha
t rise
s a
nd
fa
lls
with
slig
ht
forc
e a
nd
abso
rbs m
ost of
the
sh
ock im
pa
rte
d b
y
wa
lkin
g.
Do
ve
tail
lock
Lo
ckin
g
Pin
Lo
ng
itu
din
al a
dju
stm
en
t
La
tera
l a
dju
stm
en
t
Pa
ge
10
N
ow
yo
u s
ho
uld
be a
ble
to
tu
rn o
n th
e m
on
itor
an
d b
egin
p
racticin
g,
assum
ing t
he
batt
ery
is c
ha
rge
d.
Yo
u m
ay n
ee
d
to a
dju
st
the
ba
lan
ce
slig
htly a
fte
r po
sitio
nin
g th
e m
on
ito
r.
OP
ER
AT
ION
F
or
instr
uctio
ns o
n o
pera
tio
n,
wa
tch
th
e D
VD
. G
ene
rally
sp
ea
kin
g,
yo
u h
ave
to
ke
ep
in
min
d th
at th
e s
tab
ilize
r w
ill
no
t w
ork
lik
e a
ma
gic
wa
nd
an
d in
sta
ntly t
ran
sfo
rm y
ou
r sh
ots
into
brilli
an
t fo
ota
ge
. O
pe
rato
r skill
is c
ritica
l, a
nd
it
take
s m
an
y h
ou
rs o
f p
ractice
to
ma
ste
r th
is d
evic
e,
bu
t th
e
rew
ard
fo
r a
ll th
e p
ractice
will
be
su
bsta
ntia
l. H
ere
are
a
few
sim
ple
qu
ick-s
tart
gu
ide
line
s:
-Ho
ld t
he
syste
m b
y t
he
gim
ba
l h
and
le to
contr
ol th
e
orie
nta
tio
n a
nd e
leva
tio
n o
f th
e s
led
. -W
ith
the
oth
er
ha
nd
, lig
htly g
rasp
th
e c
en
ter
po
st of
the
sle
d ju
st b
elo
w t
he g
imb
al, h
old
ing it
clo
se t
o th
e
gim
ba
l fo
r op
tim
al con
tro
l.
-De
lica
tely
gra
sp
th
e c
en
ter
po
st
with
yo
ur
finge
rtip
s,
like
a f
lute
– d
o n
ot gra
b it
like
a h
an
dle
ba
r.
-P
ractice
go
od
po
stu
re a
nd h
old
the
sle
d c
lose
to
yo
ur
bo
dy.
-F
ine
-tu
nin
g o
f th
e b
ala
nce
ad
justm
en
ts m
ay b
e
ne
ce
ssa
ry a
fe
w t
ime
s d
urin
g o
pe
ratio
n.
-Th
e w
ay y
ou
wa
lk w
ill a
ffe
ct th
e q
ua
lity o
f sta
bili
za
tio
n,
so
yo
u w
ill n
eed
to d
eve
lop
a lig
ht-
foo
ted
rh
yth
mic
pa
tte
rn.
-Pra
ctice
fo
r a
t le
ast
20
hou
rs b
efo
re a
ttem
ptin
g t
o
acqu
ire
usa
ble
foo
tage.
The
DV
D c
on
tain
s d
eta
iled
, cle
ar
instr
uction
s a
nd t
ips o
n
op
era
tio
n, a
nd
if
yo
u h
ave
an
y g
en
era
l qu
estio
ns,
vis
it t
he
w
eb
site
– w
ww
.va
rizo
om
.com
. If
yo
u’v
e w
atc
he
d th
e v
ide
o
an
d p
racticed
an
d s
till
ha
ve
te
chn
ica
l qu
estion
s,
ca
ll 31
0-
54
5-0
46
6.
Pa
ge
3
Th
e S
led
The
Sle
d is th
e s
ub
syste
m t
hat
ho
lds th
e c
am
era
, vie
win
g
mo
nito
r, a
nd
ba
tte
ry.
The
Sle
d m
oun
ts to
the
arm
, an
d in
tan
de
m t
he
y c
rea
te a
sta
bili
zin
g e
ffe
ct.
The
Sle
d c
an
be
ad
juste
d a
t va
rio
us p
oin
ts to
cha
nge
its
w
eig
ht
dis
trib
utio
n,
wh
ich
in
tu
rn
en
ab
les y
ou
to a
ccom
mo
da
te
ca
me
ras o
f d
iffe
ren
t siz
es,
sh
ape
s a
nd
we
igh
ts.
The
ba
sic
p
rin
cip
les o
f sle
d a
dju
stm
en
t a
re t
ha
t yo
u w
an
t th
e s
ectio
n o
f th
e s
led
be
low
th
e p
ivot
po
int
to
be
eff
ective
ly h
ea
vie
r (s
ligh
tly)
tha
n t
he
up
pe
r se
ctio
n, a
nd y
ou
w
an
t th
e c
am
era
’s m
ass t
o b
e
ce
nte
red
on
th
e r
ota
ting a
xis
. T
he
Sle
d c
on
sis
ts o
f th
ree
ma
in s
ectio
ns:
Th
e S
tag
e e
nab
les y
ou
to
ad
just
the
h
orizo
nta
l b
ala
nce
of
the
syste
m a
nd
als
o
ho
use
s t
he
vid
eo
an
d p
ow
er
co
nn
ecto
rs.
Th
e P
os
t a
nd
Gim
ba
l p
rovid
e s
moo
th
pa
n a
nd t
ilt a
ctio
n, a
mo
un
tin
g s
ocke
t fo
r th
e s
prin
g a
rm, a
nd a
grip
ha
nd
le. T
his
se
ctio
n a
lso
fe
atu
res o
ne
of
se
ve
ral
ve
rtic
al b
ala
nce
ad
justm
ent
po
ints
.
Th
e L
ow
er
Sle
d h
old
s t
he
LC
D m
on
ito
r a
nd
th
e b
att
ery
po
we
r so
urc
e.
Th
is
se
ctio
n p
rovid
es a
fe
w v
ert
ica
l a
nd
h
orizo
nta
l b
ala
nce
ad
justm
en
t p
oin
ts.
Pa
ge
6
If y
ou
r fu
lly lo
ad
ed c
am
era
we
igh
s le
ss t
ha
n 6
pou
nd
s,
you
w
ill h
ave t
o r
em
ove
th
e n
on
-ad
justa
ble
sp
rin
g. I
f it w
eig
hs
mo
re t
ha
n 1
1 p
ou
nd
s, yo
u w
ill h
ave t
o r
ep
lace
the
no
n-
ad
justa
ble
sp
rin
g w
ith
a h
ea
vie
r on
e.
A1
– S
tart
by
op
en
ing
th
e a
rm (
se
e b
elo
w)
On
ce
yo
u’v
e
rem
ove
d th
e tw
o s
cre
ws,
yo
u w
ill b
e a
ble
to
sw
ing t
he
top
h
alf o
f th
e a
rm o
ut a
nd h
ave
acce
ss t
o th
e in
sid
e o
f th
e a
rm.
Rem
ove t
wo h
ex s
cre
ws,
one f
rom
each s
ide a
t th
e t
op o
f th
e a
rm, as
pic
ture
d (
5/6
4”
ke
y, n
ot
inclu
ded)
Ne
xt,
re
mo
ve
ON
LY
the
sp
rin
g a
tta
ch
ed
to
the
sta
tio
na
ry
ba
r –
NE
VE
R r
em
ove
th
e s
prin
g o
n t
he
ad
juste
r a
ssem
bly
.
Re
mo
ve
the
sp
rin
g f
rom
th
e s
tatio
na
ry b
ar
by g
rab
bin
g it
alo
ng its
le
ngth
and
pulli
ng it
up
and
ove
r th
e b
ar.
A
2 -
If
yo
ur
fully
lo
ad
ed
cam
era
we
igh
s m
ore
th
an
11
p
oun
ds,
yo
u w
ill n
ee
d to
re
pla
ce
the
no
n-a
dju
sta
ble
sp
rin
g
with
th
e s
upp
lied
he
avie
r sp
rin
g.
If
it is le
ss t
ha
n 6
pou
nd
s,
rem
ovin
g t
he
no
n-a
dju
sta
ble
sp
rin
g is a
ll yo
u h
ave
to
do
.
Pa
ge
7
Fo
ld t
he
arm
ba
ck t
ogeth
er
an
d r
ep
lace
th
e s
cre
ws.
Re
ca
p:
2-6
lb
s.
= a
dju
ste
r sp
rin
g o
nly
6
-11
lb
s. =
ad
juste
r sp
rin
g +
lig
ht
sp
rin
g o
n s
tatio
na
ry b
ar
1
1-1
6 lb
s.
= a
dju
ste
r sp
rin
g +
he
avy s
prin
g o
n s
tatio
na
ry b
ar
****
* Y
ou
are
no
w r
ea
dy t
o p
ut
the
syste
ms t
oge
the
r a
nd le
arn
th
e b
ala
ncin
g a
nd o
pe
ratio
n p
roced
ure
s. R
e-s
uit y
ou
rse
lf
with
th
e v
est
and
re
move
th
e a
ircra
ft p
in f
rom
th
e a
rm
so
cke
t o
n th
e lo
we
r ce
nte
r se
ctio
n o
f th
e v
est.
Insta
ll th
e
arm
an
d r
ep
lace t
he
aircra
ft p
in c
om
ple
tely
. M
ake
su
re th
e
ba
tte
ry is in
sta
lled
se
cu
rely
on
th
e lo
we
r sle
d.
No
te:
Yo
u
ca
n a
lso
ba
lan
ce t
he
sle
d w
hile
mo
un
ted
on
a C
-sta
nd
.
Pla
ce
th
e g
imba
l ha
nd
le o
f th
e s
led
(w
ith
ca
me
ra m
oun
ted
) o
nto
the
ste
el p
ost
at
the
to
p o
f th
e a
rm (
the
po
st
sh
ou
ld b
e
reve
rse
d f
or
sto
rage
/tra
nspo
rt).
T
he p
ost
sho
uld
slid
e u
p
into
th
e s
ocke
t of
the
gim
ba
l h
and
le. N
ow
yo
u c
an c
he
ck
the
ve
rtic
al b
ala
nce o
f th
e s
led
. G
rasp
ing t
he g
imb
al ha
nd
le
as a
co
ntr
ol p
oin
t, h
old
th
e a
rm c
lose
to
yo
ur
bo
dy.
Usin
g
yo
ur
fre
e h
an
d, tu
rn the
sle
d 9
0 d
egre
es s
o th
at
it is
ho
rizo
nta
lly o
rie
nte
d, an
d le
t it d
rop
ba
ck t
o t
he
ve
rtic
al
po
sitio
n.
Ke
ep
yo
ur
fre
e h
an
d c
lose
to
th
e c
en
ter
po
st
in
ord
er
to p
reve
nt
the
sle
d a
nd
mon
ito
r fr
om
co
llid
ing w
ith
o
the
r o
bje
cts
.
Pa
ge
8
Ide
al ve
rtic
al ba
lan
ce is r
efle
cte
d b
y a
“d
rop
tim
e”
of
2-3
se
co
nd
s, m
ean
ing it
sho
uld
ta
ke
2-3
se
co
nd
s fo
r th
e s
led
to
sw
ing d
ow
n 9
0 d
egre
es t
o th
e v
ert
ica
l p
lan
e (
it w
ill s
win
g
pa
st
tha
t p
oin
t, b
ut
co
un
t on
ly u
ntil it r
ea
che
s th
e v
ert
ica
l p
lan
e).
If
th
e s
yste
m is t
op
hea
vy,
ad
just
the b
ala
nce
by
rep
ositio
nin
g t
he
gim
ba
l cla
mp
up
wa
rd (
with
su
pp
lied 3
/16
” h
ex k
ey),
an
d if
it is b
otto
m h
ea
vy,
mo
ve
it
dow
nw
ard
.
When y
ou
lo
ose
n th
e g
imb
al cla
mp,
yo
u s
ho
uld
su
pp
ort
th
e
we
igh
t of
the
sle
d b
y g
rasp
ing t
he
ce
nte
r p
ost firm
ly.
Yo
u
will
no
tice
tha
t th
e g
imb
al cla
mp
ca
n s
lide u
p o
r d
ow
n w
he
n
loo
se
ne
d –
lea
ve
a g
ap
be
twe
en
th
e g
imb
al c
lam
p a
nd
th
e b
ea
rin
g b
elo
w i
t. If
th
e g
imb
al c
lam
p r
ide
s o
n t
op
of
the
be
ari
ng
, it
wil
l c
au
se
dra
g o
n t
he p
an
nin
g a
cti
on
. Y
ou
ca
n a
lso
ad
just th
e v
ert
ica
l b
ala
nce
by e
xte
nd
ing t
he
lo
we
r sle
d d
ow
nw
ard
. P
ositio
nin
g th
e lo
we
r sle
d d
ow
nw
ard
w
ill m
ake
th
e s
yste
m m
ore
bo
ttom
he
avy,
an
d it
pro
vid
es
yo
u w
ith
th
e c
apa
bili
ty o
f sh
iftin
g t
he
ba
lan
ce
do
wn
with
ou
t m
ovin
g t
he
gim
ba
l to
a p
ositio
n lo
we
r th
an y
ou
fin
d
agre
ea
ble
. T
o e
xte
nd
th
e lo
we
r sle
d,
loo
sen
th
e h
ex s
cre
w
on
th
e k
nu
rle
d c
lam
p (
usin
g t
he
3/1
6”
he
x k
ey)
wh
ile
su
ppo
rtin
g it fr
om
be
low
. B
e c
are
ful n
ot to
ove
rexte
nd
th
e
low
er
sle
d, a
s t
he
re a
re w
ire
s in
sid
e th
e c
ente
r p
ost
(th
ere
is
a s
afe
ty c
atc
h, b
ut d
on’t t
est
it).
W
he
n y
ou
fin
d t
he
rig
ht
po
sitio
n,
tigh
ten t
he
knu
rle
d c
lam
p a
ga
in,
bu
t d
on
’t tig
hte
n it
exce
ssiv
ely
– ju
st
tigh
ten
en
ou
gh
to
fix
th
e low
er
sle
d in
p
lace
. A
dju
st
un
til yo
u g
et
a 2
-3 s
econ
d d
rop t
ime
. N
ow
yo
u c
an
pro
ce
ed
with
th
e h
orizo
nta
l b
ala
ncin
g,
wh
ich
is
acco
mp
lish
ed
by a
dju
stin
g t
he
lon
gitu
din
al a
nd
la
tera
l p
ositio
ns o
f th
e c
am
era
. F
irst
yo
u w
ill h
ave
to
lo
ose
n th
e
do
ve
tail
lock.
If
the
sle
d t
ilts f
orw
ard
or
ba
ckw
ard
, yo
u c
an
a
dju
st th
e p
ositio
n o
f th
e d
ove
tail
usin
g t
he
kn
ob
at
the
fro
nt
of
the
sta
ge
. If
the
sle
d t
ilts t
o o
ne
sid
e,
yo
u c
an
ad
just th
e
Pa
ge
5
sta
ge
la
tera
lly b
y u
sin
g t
he
se
con
d k
no
b. B
oth
ad
justm
en
ts
allo
w f
or
ve
ry f
ine
in
cre
me
nts
, so y
ou
will
fin
d i
t is
be
st to
tu
rn t
he
kno
bs s
low
ly u
ntil yo
u h
it th
e “
sw
ee
t sp
ot”
(w
he
re
the
ca
me
ra s
tays t
ota
lly le
ve
l).
Fin
ish
by t
igh
ten
ing t
he
do
ve
tail
lock.
On
ce
it
is s
ecu
rely
fa
ste
ned
, slid
e th
e d
ove
tail
into
th
e s
tage
w
hile
ma
kin
g s
ure
the
ra
ck is o
n th
e s
am
e s
ide
as th
e b
rass
pin
ion
ge
ar.
Y
ou
ma
y n
eed
to p
ush
up
on
the d
ove
tail
lock
to f
ully
in
sta
ll th
e p
late
. P
ositio
n t
he
do
ve
tail
so
tha
t th
e
ca
me
ra is f
airly
ce
nte
red
. W
hen
pro
pe
rly in
sta
lled
, th
e
lockin
g r
ele
ase
pin
shou
ld p
reve
nt th
e p
late
fro
m s
lidin
g o
ut,
b
ut
yo
u s
ho
uld
go
ahea
d a
nd
se
cu
re y
ou
r cam
era
by
tigh
ten
ing t
he d
ove
tail
lock.
Plu
g y
ou
r vid
eo
cab
le fro
m th
e c
am
era
to
the
vid
eo
ou
tpu
t o
n th
e b
ack o
f th
e s
tage
(B
NC
-RC
A a
da
pte
r ca
ble
p
rovid
ed
).
Set
the
sle
d/c
am
era
assem
bly
asid
e, a
s f
ina
l se
tup m
ust
be
do
ne
with
the
arm
an
d v
est o
n y
ou
r b
od
y o
r u
sin
g a
C-s
tand
. If
yo
u h
ave
on
e, yo
u c
an
mo
un
t th
e s
led
on
th
e C
-sta
nd
usin
g th
e s
up
plie
d d
ockin
g p
ost
or
optio
na
l b
ala
ncin
g p
late
. E
xe
rcis
e c
au
tio
n to
ma
ke s
ure
th
e s
tand
w
ill n
ot
tip
ove
r.
Th
e A
rm
The
arm
is t
he
lin
k b
etw
ee
n y
ou
r b
od
y a
nd t
he
sle
d. T
he
arm
pro
vid
es v
ert
ica
l su
ppo
rt a
nd
allo
ws t
he c
am
era
an
d
sle
d t
o f
loat.
T
he
GT
arm
is a
sin
gle
-art
icu
late
d s
prin
g
loa
ded
arm
. It
is d
esig
ne
d to
be
ad
justa
ble
in t
hre
e w
eig
ht
ran
ge
s:
2 to
6 p
ou
nd
s / 6
to 1
1 p
ou
nd
s /
11
to
16
po
und
s.
As s
hip
pe
d f
rom
the
facto
ry,
the
un
it is s
et u
p f
or
the
mid
dle
w
eig
ht
ran
ge
(6
-11
lb
s.)
. O
nce y
ou
de
term
ine t
he
exa
ct
we
igh
t of
yo
ur
fully
lo
ad
ed
ca
me
ra,
yo
u c
an
de
cid
e if
the
we
igh
t ra
nge
of
the a
rm n
ee
ds t
o b
e a
dju
ste
d.
If
yo
ur
fully
lo
ad
ed
cam
era
we
igh
s b
etw
ee
n 6
an
d 1
1 p
oun
ds,
yo
u c
an
skip
se
ctio
ns A
1 a
nd
A2
(o
n th
e n
ext
two
pa
ge
s).
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