PROAIM Kite-22-Starter Instruction Manual

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KI TE - 22 C A M E R A C R A N E S T A RT E R
PA C KA G E
( KI TE - 22- S T A R T E R )
Exclusive of Camera, Pan-Tilt Head, Power Pack, Weights
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It is important that you read and understand this guide before attempting to assem­ble or use your PROAIM KITE-22 STARTER PACKAGE.
Should you need additional information, technical assistance is available 'on line' by contacting your sales representative.
I NT RO DU CT IO N
A fully featured camera crane is the creative tool of choice for serious videographers and semi-professionals.
Our Proaim Kite-22 Starter package is designed for years of trouble-free operation and has the fastest setup and longest reach of any crane in its price category. With precision engineering and quality of manufacture, the Proaim Kite -22 Starter package is truly a professional tool that will expand a directors creative opportunities. The smooth-coated, corrosion resistant cables are easy to handle and will last a lifetime.
SP EC IFIC AT I ON S
Height from Ground 20ft(6 Meter)
Jib Arm Thickness 3mm
Jib Crane Length 22ft (6.7 Meter)
Jib each Arm length 4ft
Height of Jib Arm while Your Stand Adjusted at Maximu m height of 5ft
20ft high at 22ft length
17.4ft high at 19ft length 15ft high at 16ft length 12ft high at 13ft length 9ft high at 10ft length 6ft high at 7ft length
Jib Arm Break downs to 7 Sections of 4ft each
Camera Platform Leveling By Control Cable
Jib Crane Weight 30kg (66lbs)
Max Camera Package Load Capacity
20kg (45lbs)
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WH AT’ S I N T H E B OX
Please inspect the contents of your shipped p ackage to ensure you have received all that is pictured and listed b elow.
The grey foam shipping /storage container has been especially designed to protect your purchase while in transit and is a good place to keep your Proaim Kite-22 Starter package contents when not in use.
You will receive this package in 7 boxes.
First Box includes
Jib Sections
Second Box includes
Jib Sections
Third Box includes
Jib Stand
Fourth Box includes
Accessories of Jib Crane
Fifth Box includes
Dolly Pack
NOTE :
We send the Jib section s in two boxes. One box has the sections with pip e
packin g and the other box (cardboard box) has the rest of the sections.
We only send one pipe packing for the jib sections.
We send the Dolly in cardboard box.
1
3
2
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Packaging Material of Box 1 & 2: Jib Sections
Packaging Material of Box 3: Stand
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Packaging Material of Box 4: Accessories of jib crane
H ub M o unt i ng
Ca b le G uide
C l amp s
Sh a nk f or j o ini n g ar m s
Ho o ks f o r C a bl e s
Sc r ews
l o c kin g Pi n s
Cla m ps
Colour code: Ye l lo w
Colour code: Blue
Colour code: Red
11’1”
2’10”
2’10”
18’9”
18’9”
10’5”
6’5”
Sp r ead e r
Head Plaorm
We i ght Rods
L– Brack ets
LC D mo n ito r
ad a pte r
J o ys tic k f i xin g
pl at e
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P a cka gin g M at e ri a l o f B ox 6: Do ll y
A SS EM BLY I NST RU CT I ON S
For Spreader :
Spread the spreader on floor and
extend the legs of spreader with the help of provided knob.
For setting up your desired package with spreader or with floor dolly follow the
below steps :
For Dolly :
Open the legs of Dolly and spread it on floor. Then tighten the Allen bolts to
secure the legs in place.
NOTE : This dolly h as various holes for flexib le mounting of Tripo d.
Allen Bolts
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Match the holes of the bottom leg section with the upper leg section to secure
the tripod stand with the Steel locking Pins and tighten the knobs.
Take out the Jib Stand from its case, spread and extend its legs.
Knob
Pin
Warning:
We h ave provided double locking precautions on Jib Stand:
P i n i s t he fir s t a nd pri mar y l oc k ­i n g kn ob is the sec ond ary loc kin g
so first lock the Pin to avoid slipping
of stand.
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In case of Spreader :
Fi x t h e t rip o d s tan d w ith S p re ad e r a n d t ig h ten th e t op rat ch et kn ob s
o f st and to se c ure it in pla ce.
In cas e o f D oll y :
Insert the tripod legs into the foots on the dolly.
Dolly Foots
Install the Hub Assembly by sliding
the bottom of the hub assembly into the stand’s Mount opening.
I N STA LLI NG TH E H U B A SSE M BL Y
Note : The Hub Assembly has several
mounting holes. You can mount LCD Monitor or Joystick box to this assembly if you want.
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Warning:
This is the Pan Friction Knob. Never pan the Jib with th is knob tightened. If this knob turns while panning, it is too tight. Only tighten while parking the jib !
I N STA LLI NG TH E J I B S ECT ION S
Insert the rear tube section (section 7) into the hub assembly, slide section 6
into section 7 and align the holes of the Section 7 and section 6 with the cen­tral hole of hub assembly.
7 secon
Secure the s ections by tig htening the long bolt and nut.
Install the pin from top and secure the sections with the locking pin.
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AS SE M BLI NG TH E R E AR FRA ME
Take the two 16mm thick rods and
two 25mm thick rods. Attach these rods altogether so that it makes a rectangle and for this in­sert the 16mm rods into slots of 25mm rods.
Attach the Allen bolts by screwing in with hand and tighten with Allen key at all
the four points to secure properly.
Align the threads of joystick plate with the threads of the 1mm rods and tighten
the Allen bolts with Allen key.
Take out the two black tubes from the
weight rod.
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Insert the second L-Bracket & the third black tube at the en d of the weight
rod.
Detach the top screw from the
frame from both sides.
Attach the rod with L-Brackets with the rectangular frame and tighten the top
screw.
Insert one L-Bracket and then the central black tube with washers at both ends
into the weight rod.
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Then screw-in the knobs at both ends.
Attach the bigger weight rod with L -Brackets, for this insert the rod into one
L-Bracket then add the black tube with white washers at both the sides, insert
the rod into the other L-Bracket and then add the black tube
. Tighten the nut and then attach the knob at the end.
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I N STA LLI NG TH E R E AR FRA ME
To mount the Rear section, align the Assembly’s ‘L’ brackets to the tail of jib
section and insert the bolt with washers through one end of the section to the other. Slide the bolt through and hand tigh ten.
I N STA LLI NG TH E H E AD PLA T FO RM
Install the Head Platform assembly (leveling arm up) to the end of the smallest
section with the provided bolt, shaft collars, washers and nut . Tighten all the Allen bolts and nuts to secure properly.
Note : Install the pan tilts head.
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This Rin g Pin is to avoid the pl ay in Jib.
This knob i s for tightening the Jib sections.
I M PO R TA N T I NF O
Attach the biggest clamp on section 7 and tighten the allen bolts of clamp to
secure it.
Note : We provide 3 clamps for attaching the stress cables. These are of 3 different sizes, smallest size clamp is for section 1, middle size clamp is for section 5 and biggest size clamp is for section 7.
Attaching Section 6 with 5 , 5 with 4 , 4 with 3 , 3 with 2 & 2 with 1 :
For attaching these sections follow the same steps as mentioned above. Install
the pin from top and secure the sections with locking pin of each section.
Insert the pin from top of the clamp
to secure it.
I N STA LLI NG TH E C L AMP S
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Attach the middle clamp on section 5 and tighten the allen bolts of clamp to
secure it.
Attach the rods for clamp to the clamp’s pillars (two at sides and one on top of
clamp).
Attach the smallest clamp on sec-
tion 1 and tighten the allen bolts
of clamp to secure it.
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Attach the 18’9” long steel wire
cables (color code: blue) with the clamp of 7th section on both sides as shown in the image start­ing from the end clamp to the Front clamp .
I N STA LLI NG TH E C A BLE S : -
Note: A lign the cables with cable guide clamps at both sides while a t­taching the cables from end to front clamp.
Now attach the one end of 6’5” steel wire Cable (color code: red) with cable
guide clamp and attach the other side of the wire with clamp of section 7.
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Attach the one side of 10’5” steel wire cable (color code: red) with front clamp
on section 1 and other side with cable guide clamp.
Co n nec t t he on e e nd o f H ead Pl atf o rm Le v eli ng ca b le (co lor co d e:
ye llo w) wi t h the he ad pl a tfo rm by ho oki ng th e tur n buc kle e n ds & the o t her en d wi th the hu b a sse mbl y.
Add wei ght s ( N ot In clu ded ) t o th e rea r w e igh t s e cti o n a t bo t h s i de s
a n d t igh ten th e w ei g ht clo ser kn ob s to se cu r e p rop e rl y .
ADDING WEIGHTS
No te: A tta ch 1 1’1 ” an d bo t h 2 ’ 10” s te e l w i re c ab l e s w i th e ach o th e r t o u s e wi t h 22 ft cr an e . In or de r t o use t he cr a ne in s h ort e r len gth you c a n r e mov e t he 2’ 1 0” cab le s a c cor din g ly .
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B A LAN CI N G
Balancing the camera on the head is critical to smooth operation.
Find the horizontal balance point of your camera by using 2 fingers of one
hand while holding the handle.
Mark this point on the side of the camera with chalk or tape.
Turn the unit on and move the tilt control until the camera plate is vertical.
Loosen the two screws holding tilt motor. (DO NOT REMOVE).
Grasp the motor and turn slightly to disengage gears.
Mount the camera to the camera plate with the screw provided.
Tighten by threadin g the nut up to the bottom of the camera plate securely.
Make sure your balance point previously marked with chalk or tape is in the
middle of the plate.
Loosen the knob below the camera plate and slide the camera and plate up or
down until the center line of your camera is about in the middle of the large gear. Now tighten knob.
If the camera is perfectly balanced it will stay in any position while motor
gear is still unattached.
Grasp the motor and turn it back until the gears mesh.
Gently tighten motor screws.
Secure the camera.
NOTE
A l l r ed u ct i on bo x es ha v e a s ma l l am o un t o f b a ck l as h . The b a lan ci n g of the c a me r a wi l l re d uc e t he ba c kl a sh to a min i mu m m ak i ng it fe l t a t the t op of t h e t il t a r c.
OPERATION
Wi th th e cam era s et u p a s pr e vio usl y de s cri b ed a b ove , Po w er ON by
p r ess ing th e R E D S wit c h o n t he top o f th e J oy s tic k co nt r ol box .
F o r in ver ted u se, d isc onn ect t h e le ad s t o th e mo tor s, r o tat e th e
co ntr ol bo x 18 0 de gre e s a nd re- ins tal l.
N O TE
R e me m ber pr ac t ic e m a ke s pe rfe ct an d a l way s w at c h t he cab l es fo r b i ndi ng .
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C O UN T ERW EI G HTS
Th e Ji b is se t up w ith “ pla te we i gh t s” or ba r b ell s” sty le we i gh t s. Pl a te
w e igh ts co me in s ev e ral w e igh ts an d d iam ete rs. T he y g et sm a lle r a s
th e we igh t s g e t li gh ter . Th e la rge st ( 25l bs) i s ab ou t 1 1 in ch e s in
d i ame ter . T he mo u nti ng ho l e is 1” in di ame ter f or al l w eig ht s . T h e jib
h a s a v a ryi ng w eig h t r ati o d e pen din g o n t he le ngt h y ou h av e c h os e n.
Th e 22 f t a rm i t sel f b ala n ce s a t a bou t 18 9 .25 l bs. J u st m ult i pl y t h e
w e igh t, of the a d dit i on a l i tem s yo u w ill p u t o n t he end of th e ar m , b y 5
a n d yo u wil l kn ow h ow m uch wei gh t to b uy . Buy a fe w ex tra s in c ase
yo u a dd oth er acc ess ori es.
Th e l igh ter wei gh ts wil l a llo w y ou to “fi n e t u ne ” o n ce you ’ re rea dy to
go .
BALANCING TIPS :
1. 22’ Jib
We igh ts r e qui red f o r b ala n cin g o nl y J i b ( wit h ou t c ame ra & P an T ilt ) i s:
85 .8 4 5 Kg ( 189 .2 5 lbs ) F or ba l an c ing 5. 65 Kg (1 2 .45 lb s), we fu r the r n eed
a n oth er 37. 29 Kg (82 .21 lb s), th e f o rmu la is:
(W ei g ht o f C ame ra + P an Ti lt) x 6 .6 = A ddi tio nal co un t er w e igh t re q uir ed
to ba lan ce t he equ ipm e nt on the Jib
(e. g. 5.6 5 Kg x 6 . 6 = 37 . 29 Kg)
Total recommended weight: 123.135 Kg (271.46 lbs)
2. 19’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 55.62 Kg
(122.62 lbs)
For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another 15.65 Kg (34.50 lbs), the
formula is:
(Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 2.77 = Additional counter weight required to
balance the equipment on the Jib
(e.g. 5.65Kg x 2.77 = 15.65Kg)
Total recommended weight: 71.27 Kg (157.12 lbs)
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3. 16’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 47.845 Kg
(105.48 lbs)
For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45lbs), we further need another 18.76 Kg (41.35 lbs), the
formula is :
(Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 3.32 = Additional counter weight required to balance the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 3.32= 18.76 Kg)
Total recommended weight: 66.60 Kg (146.82 lbs)
4. 13’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 19.65 Kg
(43.32 lbs)
For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another 18.76 Kg (41.35 lbs), the
formula is :
(Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 3.32 = Additional counter weight required to balance
. the equipment on the Jib
(e.g. 5.65Kg x 3.32 = 18.76 Kg)
Total recommended weight: 38.40 Kg (84.65 lbs)
5. 10’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 7.75 Kg
(17.08 lbs)
For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another 12.83 Kg (28.28 lbs), the
formula is :
(Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 2.27 = Additional counter weight required to balance
. the equipment on the Jib
(e.g. 5.65Kg x 2.27 = 12.83 Kg)
Total recommended weight: 20.57 Kg (45.35 lbs)
T E STI NG EQU IP M ENT
1. D oub l e-c he c k al l nu t s t o ma k e su r e th e y ar e snu g, as t hey m ay lo os e n
i n tr an s it.
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2. M a ke su r e y ou a re on a l eve l su r fa c e a n d h ave ade qu a te roo m .
3. Fl y the j ib ar oun d som e be f ore y o u mou nt a n y equ i pm e nt on i t. Th i s
w i ll a llo w y o u t o t est th e i nst al l ati on, d ete r min e i f y ou are o n l eve l
gr oun d a n d y ou are in pro per ad j ust men t.
4. A fte r t est in g a mo v eme n t, let g o o f t he arm . It sho uld s low do w n a nd
st op w ith ou t mo vin g u p, d own , l eft or ri gh t a fte r i t s t ops , I f n o t, i t i s
n o t b ala n ced p rop er l y. U s e t he l ig h ter cou nte rwe igh ts, i f n ee d ed , o r
r e adj ust y o ur lev eli ng as r equ ire d.
5. N o w y ou may ins ta l l y o ur equ ipm ent on the ar m.
6. B ala n ce wit h th e a pp r opr iat e c o un t er wei gh t a s r e qui red .
EXAMPLE:
Mo ve the p a n & ti lt hea d a l l t he way to t h e l eft , z oom ou t w/ su b je c t
fr ame d in fo reg rou nd
N o w m o ve you r h and s t o th e r igh t ( ca me r a s w ing s t o the lef t) whi le
p a nni n g t he cam er a ri ght , k e ep i ng you r s ub j ec t fr am e d.
Yo u c an al s o t ry th i s wi th u p a nd do w n s ho t s o r di ago na l sh ots . Jus t
r e mem b er to m ove yo u r h and s t h e s ame di r ec t ion as you pa n/ t ilt th e ca mer a .
F o r s ome in ter e sti ng com pou nd sho ts tr y :
Mo vin g th e p an & t ilt con tro l t he s a me d ire ct i on a s y ou m o ve t he r e ar of the jib . Thi s k eep s y ou r s u bje ct fra m ed bu t c han ges th e per ­sp ect iv e o f th e c ame ra .
WA RR A NT Y :
We oer a one year warranty for our products from the date of purchase.
We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or crasmanship obtained during normal use or handling based on the user manual. Please note that we will not cover any shipping costs for returning the product to us. If any VAT or import dues are applied to the return, we will also charge these costs to the customer.
The warranty does not include, by the way of example, damage caused by products that we do not supply or from mishandling in transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product , or service by anyone other than our company.
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We are not liable for incidental or consequenal damages resulng from the use of the unit or occurring due to any breach of this warranty.
Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost (covering the cost price of the replacement parts only) to the customers aer the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. Aer that, nominal cost of the product & Actual shipping cost will be charged. Do not send the unit to us without rst geng a response and geng the approval to send back the item. In case of any kind of dissasfacon, we urge you to Contact us immediately and we shall do our best to help you out.
For any other assistance you can reach us via email.
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