9ft Jib Arm with Tripod (P-9-TS) INSTRUCTION MANUAL All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except as may be expressly permitted by the applicable copyright statutes or in writing by the publisher. PROAIM 9FT JIB WITH STAND 2 INTRODUCTION Some call it the money shot, we call it the Proaim 9’ Jib. A sophisticated piece of engineering that is easy to use and provides amazing ‘picture perfect’ results. All this and more and it comes in a easy carry bag. Another smart choice for digital media shooters from PROAIM. I N T HE BO X Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received all that is pictured and listed below. The padded shipping /storage container has been especially designed to protect your purchase while in transit and is a good place to keep your 9’ Jib when not in use. KIT CONTENTS Two 3.9ft sections Camera Platform LCD Mounting Arm Control Handle Locking Pin Jib Stand Tools Kit Packing Bag Using the following pictures and text as a guide for set up, please follow the instructions in order of appearance. JIB STAND SET UP For stability and mounting of your 9’ Jib Arm on the stand, remove the stand from the case and proceed as follows: Loosen the lower knob 1 located at the top of the spreader legs. Slide the legs down the center post to the widest possible position and tighten the knob 1 to secure. A wider spread ensures more stability. Draw the center post up to the desired jib height and lock into place using the provided locking pin. PROAIM 9FT JIB WITH STAND 3 Knob 1 ASSEMBLING THE JIB ARM MOUNT THE CENTRAL POST OF THE JIB ON THE STAND Slide the Center Post of the Jib onto the Stand Mount and secure it with provided knob. CONNECT THE END SECTION TO THE CENTER POST Attach the End section of Jib with the Center Post. Using a wrench, tighten the dome nut from both sides to secure the two sec- tions. CONNECTING FRONT SECTION TO END SECTION The front section has connecting bars attached to one end as shown. Slide the bars of end section into the slots on front section tightening the two sections together using the sup- plied Allen Key. Tighten the Allen keys as before to secure the sections. Your arm build is now complete. PROAIM 9FT JIB WITH STAND 4 ADDING THE COUNTER WEIGHTS Securing the counter weights to the Jib is accomplished by the use of the stainless steel shank. It has two lock offs, one for each side of the Arm to prevent the weights from shifting during use or accidentally falling off the jib. Standard exercise weights (not supplied) with a 1’ hole are easily rig mountable and are used to equal the weight placed on the camera side of the Jib. Once you discover correct balance, consider marking the weights for that particular camera facilitating an easier set up the next time. CAMERA MOUNTING PLATE To accommodate various manufacturers and different sized cameras, multiple slots are provided for attachment. You will need to fine tune your counterweights to accommodate camera, head and other accessories being used on the Jib Arm. MOUNTING THE PAN/TILT HEAD If you are using the remote capability of a Pan/Tilt Head, it can be easily mounted to the jib via the 4 slots located at the corners of the plate using 4 screws. Pan/ Tilt Head is not provided. This assembly is usually accomplished from the underside (bottom) of the jib camera plate. PROAIM 9FT JIB WITH STAND 5 PIN FEATURE FOR TILTING SHOTS Removing the locking pin on the Center Post allows the operator to frame tilting shots by use of the control handle. Lock the pin for keeping your camera in a fixed angle to take stable shots. MOUNTING A MONITOR Provisions for LCD monitor mounting to the Jib Arm are built in. The monitor is not provided. YOUR PROAIM 9’ JIB WITH STAND SET UP COMPLETED AND GOOD TO GO PROAIM 9FT JIB WITH STAND 6 SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES WARRANTY We offer a limited time warranty for our products. For Mechanical products we provide a 6 month warranty & for electronic products we provide a 3 month warranty from the date of purchase. We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or craftsmanship obtained during normal use or handling based on the user manual. Please note that we will not cover any shipping costs for returning the product to us. If any VAT or import duties are applied to the return, we will also charge these costs to the customer. The warranty does not include, by the way of example, damage caused by products that we do not supply or from mishandling in transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product , or service by anyone other than our company. We are not liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of the unit or occurring due to any breach of this warranty. Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost (covering the cost price of the replacement parts only) to the customers after the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. After that, Nominal cost of the product & Actual shipping cost will be charged. Do not send the unit to us without first getting a response and getting the approval to send back the item. In case of any kind of dissatisfaction, we urge you to Contact us immediately and we shall do our best to help you out. For any other assistance you can reach us via email. Jr. Pan-Tilt Head with 12V Joystick Control (PT-JR) INSTRUCTION MANUAL All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except as may be expressly permitted by the applicable copyright statutes or in writing by the Publisher. PROAIM JR. PAN-TILT HEAD 2 INTRODUCTION The PROAIM™ Jr. PAN-TILT HEAD comes fully assembled and ready to mount on a Jib arm. For tripod use or some jibs Arms, you may require a plate the same as PROAIM™ Jr. PAN-TILT HEAD base platform. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received all that is pic- tured and listed below. The grey foam shipping /storage container has been especially designed to protect your purchase while in transit and is a good place to keep your PROAIM JR. PAN-TILT CONTENTS OF SHIPPING BOX : PROAIM JR. PAN-TILT HEAD 3 WARNING: NEVER MOVE ANY PART OF THE HEAD BY HAND! THE REDUCTION DRIVES IN THE MOTORS HOLD EACH AXIS IN PLACE. TO MOVE BY HAND MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE MOTOR GEARBOX. PROVIDE SLACK IN THE CABLE LENGTH GOING TO THE PROAIM PAN TILT HEAD FROM THE CONTROL BOX TO AVOID TENSION ON THE CABLE AND CONNECTORS. TENSION WILL DAMAGE THE CABLE WHEN THE CRANE IS BOOMED UP OR DOWN. PARTS OF PAN-TILT HEAD 1. Gear for Tilting Movement 11. 12/24 V DC Input – 4 Pin XLR 2. Gear for Panning Movement 12. Fuse Holder 3. 12v motor for Panning Movement 13. 4- Pin power out to Head 4. 12v motor for Tilting Movement 14. AC Adapter 5. Adjustable Camera Platform 15. 7.5 meter long cable 6. Base Platform for Tripod/ Jib Mounting 16. Pan Direction Switch 7. Joystick for pan/tilt movement 17. Damping Knob 8. On/Off Switch 18. Joystick Cap 9. Dead Spot Knob 19. Tilt Direction Switch 10. Speed Knob Please use the following sequence of pictures and text in the order they appear to set up your new Jr. Pan and Tilt Head. Technical assistance is available by contacting your sales rep- resentative. Attach the PROAIM™ Jr. PAN-TILT HEAD base platform to the tripod or jib arm using the four standard ¼”screws and tighten to secure it proper- ly. PROAIM JR. PAN-TILT HEAD 4 CABLES & CONTROL BOX Install the 12 volt DC power (4 pin XLR) in rear of Joystick Box. Note : Any 12 volt battery may operate the PROA- IM™ Jr. PAN TILT HEAD as long as the connector mates and is #1 pin Negative and #4 pin Positive. CAUTION: DO NOT USE A UNREGULATED POWER SUPPLY! IF USING A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY IT MUST PRODUCE LESS THAN 12 VOLTS. MORE THAN 24 VOLTS MAY CAUSE PERMA- NENT DAMAGE. JOYSTICK The joystick may be operated hand held, from a flat surface like a table top or attached to the boom arm of the jib. HEAD CABLE PROAIM™ Jr. PAN-TILT HEAD Digital only Attach the 4-pin power cord to the rear of Joystick Box. Attach four pin male connectors of cable to the four pin female connectors of head for panning & tilting. If the Joystick Control is opposite, undo the connect- ors at the motors, rotate 180 degrees and re-install. PROAIM JR. PAN-TILT HEAD 5 Attach & secure your camera on the camera platform of Head with the help of provided chuck nut. BALANCING Balancing the camera on the head is critical to smooth operation. Find the horizontal balance point of your camera by using 2 fingers of one hand while hold- ing the handle.