User Manual

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Pan and tilt brakes
The pan (10) and tilt brakes (9) are operated by levers on the right of the head. The brakes are
applied by pushing the appropriate lever down and released by pulling the lever up.
The brakes should be applied whenever the camera is left unattended.
Pan and tilt drag
Both the pan and tilt mechanisms incorporate the Vinten thin film (TF) system to ensure smooth
movement of the camera about these axes and are fitted with control knobs to adjust the drag set-
ting.
Both drag knobs are provided with illuminated scales, graduated from 0 to 9. To illuminate the
scales, press the button (16). The light will go out after approximately 15 seconds.
The drag adjustment knobs are mounted on the left-hand side of the head. The smaller pan drag
knob (23) is on the front lower part of the main body, with the larger tilt drag knob (22) in the centre
on the tilt drag housing.
To increase drag, turn the knob clockwise, towards a higher graduation. To decrease drag, turn
the knob anti-clockwise, towards a lower graduation.The whip-pan facility is unaffected by the pan
drag setting.