User Manual

The Steadicam Arm

Testing your threads:

Stand up straight and look straight ahead.

Is the Steadicam AERO comfortably staying in one place in front of you?

Note: it’s helpful to remember your thread settings so you can return to the ideal

settings quickly next time.

If the rig tends to move straight away

from you: loosen the bottom Thumbscrew

and tighten the top Thumbscrew until the rig

is neutral. Then re-tighten the bottom

Thumbscrew.

If the rig tends to move towards you:

loosen the top Thumbscrew until the rig

behaves and then tighten the bottom

Thumbscrew.

Note: both Thumbscrews must be snug before

you get to work.

Typically, your side-to-side adjustment won’t

need to be changed, but if the System does

move to one side, you can correct it here.

Dock the Sled and remove the Arm from the

Gimbal then add or subtract a half turn of the

top Adjustment Wheel at a time and retest.

Most operators leave the bottom Adjustment

Wheel at 0 turns and the top Adjustment

Wheel set 1.5-2.5 turns out from 0.

Watch the Video: Checking Threads & Adjusting Lift