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#5 BALANCING YOUR GLIDECAM XR-SERIES
Figure 42
Before you begin the balancing process check for
the following:
1) Camera is securely attached to HEAD PLATE.
2) Lens cap has been removed.
3) Camera battery is connected.
4) Flip out LCD is in it’s operating position.
(if applicable)
5) Telescoping clamp has been tightened.
6) All 8 BLACK THUMB SCREWS in place and
secure.
Figure 43
BALANCING THE HORIZTONAL AXIS
Now that your Glidecam XR-SERIES is assembled
properly, and your camera is securely attached to
the HEAD PLATE, you can now test the horizontal
balance.
The objective in obtaining correct horizontal balance
for the XR-SERIES is to allow the camera to remain
level during operation, given you are not applying
either a pan, tilt, or roll type of hand pressure to the
XR-SERIES. In other words, if the XR-SERIES is
horizontally balanced correctly, then the camera will
remain level, and the CENTRAL POST will remain
vertical unless you intentionally position the XR-
SERIES otherwise.
If the XR-SERIES is horizontally balanced correctly
it will always return to a level and vertical position
after you release any pan, tilt, or roll pressure on the
CENTRAL POST.
Figure 44
The best way of adjusting the horizontal balance is
to move the center of gravity of the camera. This can
be accomplished by either repositioning the camera
on the HEAD PLATE, or by adjusting the position of
the HEAD PLATE, either front to back or side to side
with the camera on it.
When checking the horizontal balance you want to
make sure that you’re picking up the XR-SERIES
from a at and level surface (i.e. a table) and that
you let the XR-SERIES hang freely as you hold
it. If the XR-SERIES is balanced correctly on its
horizontal axis, then it will be level and upright, with
the CENTRAL POST in a virtually perfect vertical
position, as pictured in Figure 43.
If the XR-SERIES tilts to the front (see Figure 44), then you will have to loosen up the BLACK
THUMB SCREWS on the sides of the HEAD PLATE and gently slide the HEAD PLATE back a
bit. If the XR-SERIES still tilts to the front, then move the HEAD PLATE more to the back.
If the XR-SERIES is tilting to the back, then move the HEAD PLATE to the front. Always secure
the BLACK THUMB SCREWS after any adjustments.
If you cannot get the front to back axis balanced with this method then try remounting your
camera to a different hole in the HEAD PLATE. Once you achieve correct horizontal balance for
the front to back axis, you can tighten the BLACK THUMB SCREWS that control the movement
of the HEAD PLATE.
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