O`Connor C1260-0001, C1260-0002 User's Guide

2560

2560

EN

Part No. C1260-0001

C1260-0002

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Contents

Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About this User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Box Contents C1260 - 0001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the Head and Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mounting the head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Levelling the Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Lock Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mounting the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fitting the Pan Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Balancing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Fore / Aft Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Payload Weight and C of G Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Numeric Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the Centre of Gravity (C of G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operating the Pan and Tilt Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pan and Tilt Fluid Drag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Adjust Lock Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

General Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Safety

Important information on the safe installation and operation of
this product. Read this information before operating the product.
For your personal safety, read these instructions. Do not operate
the product if you do not understand how to use it safely. Save
these instructions for future reference.

Warning Symbols Used in These Instructions

Safety cautions are included in these instructions. These safety
instructions must be followed to avoid possible personal injury and
avoid possible damage to the product.

WARNING!

Where there is a risk of personal injury or injury to others,
comments appear supported by the warning triangle symbol.
Where there is a risk of damage to the product, associated
equipment, process or surroundings, comments appear
supported by the word ‘CAUTION’.

Health and Safety

WARNING! Risk of personal injury or injury to others. All

personnel must be fully trained and adhere to correct manual
handling techniques and Health & Safety regulations. It is
the responsibility of the local organisation to enforce safe
working practices at all times.

Mounting, Installation and Operation

WARNING! Risk of finger entrapment. Do not place fingers

between the platform and body of the fluid head.

WARNING! Avoid trapping fingers when collapsing and
extending tripod legs.

WARNING! DO NOT fit the head to a tripod that cannot
support the combined mass of the head and its full payload.

WARNING! Toppling hazard. Do not leave unattended.
Keep out of reach of children.

WARNING! The product must always be secured.

CAUTION! Always lock the vertical and horizontal brakes

when the camera is mounted but not in use or when levelling
the fluid head on the tripod.

CAUTION! Hold the camera securely when mounting or
dismounting from the fluid head and when making
adjustments to the tripod height or footprint.

CAUTION! Always hold the pan bar when making
adjustments to the counterbalance or camera position. Do
not use the pan bar to lift or move the tripod and fluid head.

CAUTION! Only attach camera accessories to the pan bar.
Do not attach heavy items to the pan bar.

CAUTION! Always remove the camera before transporting.

WARNING! Before fitting or adjusting the camera or payload

the tilt lock pin must be engaged. See “Installation” on
page 9.

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Safety / About This Guide

Maintenance

WARNING! The fitting of non-approved parts and or

accessories, the carrying out of non-approved alterations or
servicing can be dangerous and could affect the safety of the
product. It may also invalidate the terms and conditions of the
product warranty.

CAUTION! When replacing the battery, use only the same or
an equivalent type of battery recommended for use with the
product.

About this User Guide

This guide describes the installation, configuration and operation of the
OConnor 2560 fluid head.

The 2560 features OConnor's step-less counterbalance system as well
as ultra-smooth pan and tilt fluid drag designed for cine style shooting.

A collapsible counterbalance crank handle and numerical readout
make counterbalancing the payload easy. The platform and brake
arrangements mean that all of the controls are on the camera
operator's side of the head (left side) for an improved operation
experience.

Additionally the platform has a marking scale and four rosette handle
mountings. The platform release lever has a one touch finger and
thumb actuated safety release catch, while still requiring conscious
effort for safety.

OConnor's fluid drag system allows an extremely quick pan movement
from one position to another, recovering instantly without any spring
back.

Variants

Two variants of the 2560 are available.

Basic Kit C1260 - 0002:

Supplied as a basic head with no accessories.

The C1260-0002 is supplied with a protective plastic base,
secured with 4 x Allen bolts, which must be removed and
swapped for a 150mm spherical and tie down or Mitchell
and tie down before use.

Full Kit C1260 - 0001:
Supplied as a full kit, see Box Contents C1260 - 0001 on page 6.

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Components

Front View

Mitchell Key marker

Mitchell Key

Attach either Mitchell
Base (shown) or
150mm ball base using
4 x Hex screws

1 Front end handle / accessory mounting rosette

2 Slide plate scale

3 Platform release lever

4 Platform release lever safety catch

5 Rear large pan handle / accessory mounting rosette

6 Tilt centre lock

7 Bubble illumination button

8 Bubble level

9 Pan fluid drag adjustment knob

10 Tilt lock lever

11 Pan fluid drag display

12 Pan lock lever

13 Front box mounting screws

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Components

Rear View

Euro Style Quick Release Plate

1 Rear large pan handle / accessory mounting rosette

2 Platform

3 Front small pan handle / accessory mounting rosette

4 Counterbalance numerical display

5 Folding counter balance adjustment crank

6 Tilt fluid drag display

7 Tilt fluid drag adjustment knob

8

Eyepiece leveller mounting screws

9 Camera plate clamp release lever

10 Camera mounting plate

11 Camera fixing screws

12 Slide plate marker

13

Camera plate clamp lever

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Components

Box Contents C1260 - 0001

Item Description

1 2560 head

2 Euro style quick release plate

3 Pan handle

4 Pan extension handle

5 Mitchell tie down

6 Mitchell base assembly

7 150mm tie down

8 150mm base assembly

*Variant C1260-0002 consists of head only.

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Components

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Optional Accessories

Item Description Part No.

1 Assistants box CSE-MFB100

2 Eye piece leveller C1504-1000

3 Tripods

Cine HD Mitchell C1221-0001

Cine HD 150mm ball base C1221-0003

Cine HD Baby Mitchell C1221-0002

Cine HD Baby 150mm ball base C1221-0004

4 Pan handle 08409

5 Front handle C1260-1010

6 High hat Mitchell C1250-0001

7 High hat 150mm C1250-0002

OConner plate (Not shown) 08283

Arri plate dovetail (Not shown) 2575 - 210

Arri platform plate (Not shown) C2575 - 0240

Large pan handle (Not shown) 2575 - 107

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