Sachtler Artemis DV User Manual

ARTEMIS DV

Manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Camera Stabilizing System

Kamera-Stabilisierungssystem

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© by sachtler. All rights reserved / Alle Rechte vorbehalten

Version: 1.4/03/2004

Issue date / Ausgabedatum: 03/2004

Order no./ Bestellnr.: sbs14t0200

sachtler GmbH & Co. KG

Gutenbergstrasse 5 Postfach / P.O.BOX 1648
D-85716 Unterschleissheim D-85706 Unterschleissheim
Germany Germany
Telefon: [phone]
Telefax: (089) 32 15 82 27
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Homepage: http://www.sachtler.com

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Table of contents / Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2 First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

3 Camera plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

4 Docking stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

5 Counter weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

6 Side to Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

7 Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

8 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

9 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

10 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Grundsätzliches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

2 Erste Schritte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3 Kameraplatte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

4 Docking Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

5 Kontergewicht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

6 Side to Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

7 Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

8 Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

9 Technische Daten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

10 Garantie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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1 General

It’s all only physics, nothing else. In order to understand the
physical principle of an Artemis DV you best imagine a high­wire acrobat riding a motorbike. In most of the cases, he is
accompanied by a most attractive young lady sitting on a trape­ze below him.What happens exactly in this case? The young
lady is lighter than the motorbike with its driver. She is placed,
however, farther away from the wire i.e. from the center line of
gravity.The farther away the counterbalance is placed from the
head weight the lighter it can be.Thus, this combination is per­fectly balanced. No matter how much the bike will be swaying
back and forth the biker always keep himself, his bike, and,
naturally, the young lady upright. In order to find this balance
with your Artemis DV, too, you should carefully read the follo­wing instructions.

2 First steps

Open the box and take out the Artemis DV (1). Unfold the
Artemis and fix the upper and lower half of the bow by turning

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the fixation
the fixation clockwise (2).Take the counterweight pin (3) out of

the box and remove the red knurled thumb screw.Insert the
thread of the counterweight pin into the round hole and turn the
pin until it can be moved within the oblong hole. Fix the pin in a
middle position.

3 Camera plate

Remove the came­ra plate from the
side-to-side unit:
turn the front and
rear knob at the
side-to-side unit in
opposite way.
Connect the came­ra plate firmly to
the bottom side of
your camera.

Double check to
be sure that the
camera is connec­ted in the best
way provided.

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4 Docking stand

The round plastic plate with the pin (5) is called docking stand.
Place the docking stand on the edge of a table in such a way
that you will be able to insert the pin of the docking stand into
the handle of the Artemis DV. Now the Artemis DV should
dangle loose from the docking stand.

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5 Counterweight

The stainless steel counter
weights supplied can be
slotted into the pin at the
bottom of the Artemis DV.
They have grooves on their
bottom side to fit into each
other.Through this maxi­mum safety and noise
reduction is achieved.

To avoid the equipment til­ting over with a heavy
camera mounted, put all
counterweights on to the
pin in a first step.Fix the
monitor to the monitor sup­port (6) and adjust the
monitor for optimum visibi­lity.

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