User Manual
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3. PROCEDURES
1 - Place the FOCUS 8 on your Tripod by loosening the e-down knob (1)
under the Fluid Head and level using the level bubble (7).
2 - Connect the Pan bar (3) to the Fluid Head ghtening the lever (4) on the
Pan bar aachment and select your desired operang angle.
The telescopic Pan bar length can be adjusted via lever (5).
3 - Lock both Pan and Tilt brakes (2 and 6), turn both Tilt drag selector (13)
and counterbalance knob (12) to the minimum level.
4 - Unscrew the Camera plate lock (9) and press the safety lock (10) to
slide out the Camera plate (11).
5 - Aach the Camera plate (11) to the boom of the camera and ghten
the clamping screw to secure the camera. Try to center the camera plate
under the camera, keeping the center of gravity posion in mind.
6 - Slide in the camera plate unl you hear the safety buon click. Lock the
camera plate with knob (9).
7 - Hold the camera in horizontal posion with the Pan bar (3) and release
the Tilt brake lever (2). Release the camera plate lock (9) and nd the
correct center of gravity (CG) posion, by sliding the camera back and
forth unl you have achieved the correct balance. Lock the sliding plate
lock (9).
8 - Set the counterbalance system by turning the balance knob (12), to the
appropriate tension. The camera has to to stay sll at any Tilt angle. If
needed, ne-tune by adjusng the sliding camera plate.
9 - Unlock the Pan brake lever (2) and set Fluid drag control by adjusng
selectors (8) and (13).