User Manual

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have to adjust the height of the DOCKING BRACKET so it is at a height which makes it easy for you to
connect the ARM to the GIMBAL HANDLE. The best height is a height that allows you to not have to
crouch or bend over to get the ARM and GIMBAL HANDLE connected. Try setting the BRACKET just
below the height of your shoulder. This height works quiet well for most people.
NOTE: When you undock the SLED from the BRACKET you will suddenly feel all the weight of
the GOLD SLED system on you. Be extra CAREFUL at this point. Having all this added weight on
you can take quite a bit of getting use to. Again, be very careful of your back. At this point you
should not wander to far from the sled DOCKING area, for you might suddenly feel the need to
take the SLED off, and if you are not near the DOCKING BRACKET you will have to place the
SLED onto a table or the floor, and in doing so you could injure you back. It will soon become
obvious to you that the use of the DOCKING STATION is mainly to make it easier on your back.
At this point you should have the SLED attached to the end of the SUPPORT ARM. Make sure that you
never let go of the ARM in such a way that it swings completely out in front of your body. If the ARM is
allowed to be fully extended in front of you, you will feel the full load of the system on your back, which
will needlessly fatigue you. If the ARM does get away from you and swing all the way out in front of
you, then instantly grab hold of the rigid UPPER ARM and pull it towards your body, and then grab hold
of the spring operated FOREARM and also bring it back into your control. Again, don't let the ARM
swing out of control in front of your body, doing so could cause serious injury.