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BHL-SERIES B A L L HE AD
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for making Induro your choice for
professional photographic gear. Your Induro gear
is manufactured to provide years of dependable
service. In order to obtain optimum satisfaction
and performance we suggest that you carefully
read these instructions and provide them to
anyone who may also use your Induro gear.
Speci fications an d design are subje ct to change witho ut notice.
All trad enames, log os, and brand ref erences are the re spectiv e trademark s of their owners .
INDURO Camera Suppor t Gear | 75 Virginia Road, Nor th White Plains, NY 1060 3 | T 914-347-3300 | F 914-347-3309 | info@indurogear.com | indurogear.com
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SETUP
Head Moun ting
Install by screw ing the head clock wise onto the
3/8" mo unting thread of the top pl ate of the Tripod
or Monopo d. Once it is hand tight, se cure by fully
tightening the Head Lo cking Screw(s ) (on selec t
model s) from below.
OPERATION
The BHL-Serie s Ballh eads are profess ional Low
Profil e machine d Heav y Duty Black Alum inum
Alloy de signs. They featu re a separ ate Pan Locking
Knob and a uni que Limit control led Head Locking
Knob wh ich provides bot h a Drag Cont rol and Rapid
Lockin g action. In additio n, a Universal Qui ck
Releas e Clamp wi th secondary S afety Lock Sys tem
and Bubbl e Level is inc orporated.
Univer sal Quick Releas e Plate Sys tem
The BHD-S eries Ballhe ads feature a Unive rsal
Arca -Swiss styl e Quick Rele ase Plate syst em. It
offer s a quick meth od of mounting or relea sing a
Camer a or Equipment from the He ad. It’s importa nt
that the cor rect Quick Relea se Plate be used alon g
with the pr oper mounting scr ew (1/4–20 is inclu ded
as the stan dard size but spare 1/4–2 0 plate s of
vario us lengths are avai lable as accessories). The
Mountin g Screw c an be tightened with eit her an
Allen Key or a coin. Ext ra Plates are reco mmended
as you can scr ew one to each Camera or L ens for
even grea ter convenience when rapid ly mounting
and dismo unting gear. And because of compati bility
with the Uni versal Arc a-Swiss sty le system,
most pla tes and special bra ckets from other
manufa cturers can be us ed as well.
Quick Rele ase Lock (FIGUR E 1)
The Quick Re lease Lock offe rs two levels of se curity
for your gea r. To remove the Quick Rele ase Plate,
turn the Qu ick Release Locki ng Knob counterclock wise. A partia l opening of th e clamp ing
mechan ism allows the Quick Re lease Plate to slid e
on the Mounti ng Platform fo r proper b alance and
positi oning. Two Stop Screw s (remov able) on the
bottom of th e Quick Rele ase Plate prov ide this first
level of securit y. An addit ional pull and counterclock wise turn of the Quic k Release L ocking Knob
opens the cl amp fully so that the Qui ck Release
Plate ca n be tilted out to be r emoved. Revers e the
proce ss and tighten the Quick Rel ease Locking Kn ob
to secure th e Quick Rele ase Plate.
Ballhe ad Controls (FI GURE 2)
A large Hea d Locking Knob loc ks the Ballhead in
place. On ce the Knob is turned co unter-clock wise
and loosened, the Ba llhead can move fr eely allowing
the Mounti ng Platform to be po sitioned any where
within a 0 –90° vertic al orientation . This mov ement is
expand ed by the use of the Pan Locki ng Knob which
adds a 360 ° Pannin g range . The Pan con trol is fully
indepe ndent and position ing can be adjusted ea sily
and accur ately by using the Gra duated Panning
Scale an d Pointer on th e Base of the Ba llhead.
A unique feature of the BHL is the ab ility to
incorp orate and set a fixed lev el of Drag in the Ball
moveme nt using the Lock Limit er. For optimum
result s attach a camer a of typic al weight capaci ty
to the head and w hile holding, just tighten the Hea d
Lockin g Knob clockw ise until there is enoug h
tension on th e ball so tha t the camer a doesn't slip on
it's own bu t that you can ma ke comfor table camer a
moveme nts. Then rotate the inner Lock Li miter
clock wise in order to fix this po sition as the "off"
setting of the Head Loc king Knob. You will now find
the Lock ha s a new limited range of mov ement with
just enou gh tension at one end so you sho uldn't
have to hold th e camer a/lens in order fo r it to stay
in positi on, but can fully lock th e head wit h a quick
clock wise turn. Slot s in the Lock Limiter make it
possib le to use a coin rather than yo ur fingers if it's
neces sary to loosen th e Lock Limi ter.
FOR OPT IMUM RESULTS: Adju st the Drag under the
weight ca pacity, temper ature and conditi ons under
which the B allhead will be used.
NOTE: Do no t over tighten any Locki ng Knobs as this
could dam age the Ballhead lo cking mechanis m.
USER NOTICE
c Do not exceed the ma ximum specified lo ad
capac ity (see specific ations on the package l abel
or visit w ww.induro gear.com).
c Alway s ensure tha t all Ballh ead locks are tightly
engage d before mou nting any gear.
c Alway s clean and dr y any Ballhead afte r it has
been expo sed to wet, dusty, sand y or salty
conditions. Your Ball head is not recommen ded
for use in salt wa ter. If required , clean Bal lhead
using a mild soa p solutio n applie d with a soft clo th,
rinse wi th fresh water and dr y with sof t towel.
Remove any dus t, dirt or sand from all lo cks and
all movin g part s.
c Do not leave any Ba llhead in the sun for prolon ged
perio ds and avoid high temper ature exposure.
c Avoid leav ing any Tripod or Monopod una ttended
in areas whe re people could trip ov er the gear
and get hurt.
c Remove camera, len s, and all gear from any
Tripod or Monop od when transporting .
c For your safe ty, don’t let your Induro gear com e in
contac t with any ele ctrical powe r source.
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Pan Locking Knob
Bubble Level
Mounting Platform
Quick Release
Locking Knob
Head Locking Knob
Lock Limiter
(Drag Control
Base
Stop Scre ws (2)
Mountin g Screw
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