Redrockmicro DIGIBOOM Beta User Manual

BETA USER GUIDE

v 1.1 2019

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ATTACH GIMBAL HEAD

Attach gimbal head to Digiboom.
More info page 4.

MOUNT CAMERA, MONITOR,
AUDIO, AND ACCESSORIES

- Mount camera to gimbal

- Mount microphone and cables

- Mount monitor to Digiboom

- Plug in hand controllers

BALANCE GIMBAL

Your Digiboom should
already be balanced.
After all your accessories
have been mounted,
confirm that gimbal is
still in good balance.

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CONNECT BATTERIES
AND POWER ON

To insert face the battery’s power
connections downwards - slide in to the
battery box, and press down until the
lever clicks. Repeat for second battery.

To remove push the lever in, lift up on the
battery to dismount, then pull out.

Or if you prefer an external power, you
can use the XLR port and our
XLR-to-p-tap adapter cable to power the
unit from your existing standard 14.4v
p-tap batteries.

Sony BP style batteries
run in parallel so you need
both to operate. They are
not hot-swappable.

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Before powering on, make sure there is plenty
of free space around the gimbal. Digiboom
enters a 3-part homing phase on power up

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OVERVIEW

Digiboom is made up of four main sections:

1) Detachable 3 axis gimbal, 2) Hand
Controllers, or UI-1 and UI-2, 3) Extendable
carbon fiber pole, and 4) the battery box.

In addition, Digiboom can be expanded with
the Audio Expansion Kit, Live Broadcast SDI
cable pack, XLR p-tap power cable, Micro
Shock Mount, and Digiboom pole extension

TOP CONTROL

14.0v 14.0v
RL

SPORT low vv

The
gimbal
detaches
from the
pole for
storage.

3 AXIS GIMBAL

J2

J1

J3

This guide refers to each motor joint in order
of distance from the pole. The roll axis is
closest, so it is J1. The pan axis is next, J2,
followed by the tilt axis, J3.

EXTENDABLE POLE

This grip controls Focus,
Iris, camera gain, camera
menus, and more. More
details page 6.

Use the OLED screen to
monitor battery levels,
change modes (high/low
etc.) and more.

BOTTOM CONTROL

This grip controls gimbal
pan/tilt/roll, pause/resume
gimbal, camera
record/stop. More details
page 6.

Lightweight carbon fiber pole can be
extended or retracted at any time, even
when Digiboom is running. Release the
pole segment lever, slide the pole in or
out, and re-tighten lever. Ensure pole
levers are always tight.

CONTROL PANEL

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5 6 7

1. Power Switch

2. Batteries (Sony BP style)

3. Battery Release Switch

4. External Power In

5. Fuse

6. Audio OUT (Channel 1 and 2)

7. Audio IN (Channel 1 and 2)

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