ULTIMATE 2
SLED
BY
XCS INC.
MANUAL
Rev.2.3
1/14
0S 304
1-14 Vdc+
2-Ground
3-Ground
4-14 Vdc+
1S 303
1-28 Vdc+
2-Ground
3-14 Vdc+
2B 302
1-14 Vdc+
2-Ground
0B 304
1-Ground
2-14Vdc+
3-Video signal
4-Video gnd.
2B 303
1-28 Vdc+
2-Ground
3-14Vdc+
Upper Camera Platform /Lower electronics housing connectors.
Because our sleds are completely customizable some connectors and placement can vary.
Camera platform rear view
Camera platform left side view
Camera platform right/left side
0B 304
1-Ground
2-14 Vdc+
3-Video signal
4-Video gnd
9mm tapped plugged hole for
0B Lemo X3
Often used for 2 pin Tally
connector
Lower electronics housing front view
1B 308
1-Power gnd.
2-14 Vdc+
3-Video signal
4-Video gnd.
5,6,7 not connected
8-Video out from
recorder deck.
0B 304
1-Ground
2-14Vdc+
3-Video
signal
4-Video gnd
HDSDI loop
through
0.375” hole
with plug X2
Often used for 2 pin tally
connector and 2nd HD line
0S 304
1-14 Vdc+
2-Ground
3-Ground
4-14 Vdc+
1S 303
1-28 Vdc+
2-Ground
3-14 Vdc+
Composite Video 0S 304 0S 303 HDSDI Video
In only loop through
75 Ohm only
Warranty
Please read before using your equipment
Xtended Camera Support will warranty this product against defects in material and workmanship
for a period of one year from the date of invoice. XCS will pay parts and labor charges to repair or
replace any manufacturers defect under normal operating conditions. The buyer will be responsible for all
shipping charges.
This warranty does not cover, nor will the manufacturer be responsible for, damages caused from
abuse, misuse, negligence, accidents, cosmetic damage, or by acts of God. All warranties expressed or
written will be voided if this equipment has been damaged by abuse, misuse, negligence, or accident.
Great care in engineering design has been made resulting in no serviceable parts inside this sled
and monitor. Care must be taken when using all your equipment. One should protect it from water, dirt,
shock, and excessive heat. Proper care of your equipment should be mandatory in your mind. After all, if
the equipment fails, you stop working.
If you have any questions on care for any of this equipment, please call XCS and we will be glad
to advise you on any maintenance of our equipment.
Proper care should be taken when shipping your equipment to protect it from shock damage. At
least 2.0” of a 4 lbs. Ester foam (or equal) should surround your equipment at all times when shipping.
Case design is made so that the case will absorb the impact and the case will give up its life, protecting
the equipment inside.
Unlike any sled ever designed before, it takes a special and knowledgeable operator to
understand the technical hurdles and advancements made with the Ultimate sleds. We thank you for
choosing it. We understand you have many options for sleds out there, and most of them are less
expensive to purchase. However, an informed operator can quickly weed out all the competition, on
every design feature, and only one manufacturer stands alone.
With proper care, this equipment will provide you with many years of service. Thank you for
choosing Xtended Camera Support. We have only the operator in mind for all our designs.
* The use of 50Ω plugs will permanently damage all the HDSDI connectors on the unit. The use of 50Ω plugs is considered to
be misuse of the equipment and will therefore invalidate the unit’s warranty. Please check and update those old BNC cables
there is no place in the HD world for them.
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UPPER CAMERA PLATFORM
Composite video in
12Vdc FI&Z power only
12/24 accessory pwr. 2 amp max
HDSDI / Composite
loop through
12 Vdc camera
12 Vdc / video out for transmitter
12/24 Vdc camera power
9mm
tapped/plug
hole
Low profile design “drop in” style upper camera platform (UCP). A single quick locking clamp secures
the camera plate in seconds. You will also notice that there is no flexing anywhere in this design. After 10
years of operating the system design I have yet to see any vibration transmitted to the camera, no matter
the weight, speed of travel, camera angle, or directional changes. The UCP design, however, is only part
of the overall design that makes this system’s stability second to none.
The quick release upper camera platform is simply removed by unscrewing the locking ring and lifting off
the post. Cable connectors are keyed so when reattaching the post and platform simply spin the post a
few degrees allowing the interconnection. The post mount is keyed and fits into the registration pin. Make
sure you securely tighten down the knurled locking ring, no tools are needed, hand tight is all you will
need.
There is no need to over tighten the Kipp handled dovetailed locking clamp. The Urethane on the face
of the clamp will hold the camera plate with light pressure. Over time you will need to replace this Kipp
handle, 2 years on average. The stud is made from a soft zinc steel, the insert in the stage is hardened
stainless steel. By design, the Kipp handle’s stud will wear out first. After a few years, if you are having to
over tighten the Kipp handle and the dovetail is sliding in the platform or the clamp is hanging up on the
stainless steel shoulder bolts, you will need to simply adjust the two set screws that keep the clamp in
alignment. They are located on the side of the clamp. (See Adjusting dovetail clamp)
It takes only 3.5 revolutions to go from fully engaged to fully open on the Kipp handles 10-32 TPI stud to
engage the camera dovetail plate. It takes ¾-1 revolution to loosen the camera plate. I mention this
because in low mode you will not want to turn the Kipp handle more than two revolutions.
On the three 6-32 tapped holes for the receiver bracket on the front of the platform the screw should not
exceed .25” into the platform.
Front view Rear view
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All composite video inputs and outs are correctly wired through distribution amplifiers, using 75 ohm
conductors. The HDSDI BNC loops through to the lower electronics housing HD BNC connector. This
bypasses the sled electronics.
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Left side view Bottom view
Two clamp adjustment set
screws
10-32 TPI Kipp locking handle
Knurled locking ring
Center post alignment pin
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Camera plate
The XCS camera plate design is unique in a multitude of ways. Unlike other plates it will not flex.
One plate design fits all current camera designs. You have three 15 mm rod holes in the front of the plate
for motors. Over 5.0” of Fore & Aft travel for balance. A dovetail at the rear of the plate for our transmitter
bracket keeps your video transmitter at the highest point. There two additional dovetails on the lower
electronics housing for the transmitter bracket when working in low mode. Two .375 x 16 TPI tapped
holes for the camera screws.
The left-right sliding camera plate is the most flexible camera plate ever designed . You used to
have a specific screw hole that you placed the camera screw into. With slots you have greater flexibility in
placing the camera plate on the cameras center of balance. Add the flexibility of the sliding plate, you will
never again has to worry about finding a center balance. You will find ENG video cameras, Sony P5,55,
Arri SR’s, and Aaton are all down the center of the plate. Alexa, F65 Panavision, Arri, and Moviecam are
all camera right side heavy, so the camera plate when screwed into the base will be off towards the
camera right side a bit, 3/16
finding the camera plate placement is no different than when you had to learn the method of which screw
hole to use. With the addition of the sliding camera plate it doesn’t have to be perfect, you have more left
to right adjustment then any sled system. You also as you have your fine balance adjustments at the
bottom of the Lower Electronics Housing (LEH).
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’s to .25” would be average. In the beginning of ownership getting used to
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