Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head Manual De Instrucciones página 7

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FLUID HEAD SETUP
Levelling
1
Loosen the bowl clamp. Level the fluid head using
the level bubble. Press the button to illuminate the
level bubble if required.
Tighten the bowl clamp.
Mounting the camera
2 3 4
Lock the horizontal and vertical brakes.
Loosen the camera plate clamping screw. Pull the
camera plate to the rear of the fluid head whilst
pressing the red release button.
Attach the camera plate to the camera using the
camera screws and pin supplied. Spare camera
screws can be stored under the platform.
NOTE: Some cameras, incl. DSLRs, do not require
the pin. Remove the 1/4 in. screw to release the pin
plate.
Hold the camera with one hand. Insert the camera
plate onto the rear of the platform. Slide forwards
until the locking button secures the camera plate
onto the platform.
Position the camera C of G over the axis of the fluid
head. Tighten the clamping screw to secure the
camera.
Setting the counterbalance 5 6
CAUTION! Hold the pan bar to prevent the camera
from falling away.
Lock the vertical brake. Set the vertical drag and the
counterbalance to 1.
Open the vertical brake. Holding the pan bar, adjust
the counterbalance setting, until the camera remains
in position hands-free.
Adjust the counterbalance: tilt the fluid head forwards
and backwards through the horizontal position to
engage the spring at the selected step.
NOTE: If the camera does not remain in position
hands-free, lock the vertical brake and adjust the
position of the camera. If the camera falls forward,
reposition the camera to the rear of the head. If the
camera falls backward, reposition the camera to the
front of the head.
Setting drag
7
The fluid head has 3 drag levels horizontally and
vertically. Drag is turned off when the 0 setting is
selected. To adjust the drag, rotate the drag ring to
the required setting while slowly moving the fluid
head vertically or horizontally until the drag
mechanism engages.
Brakes
To prevent the fluid head from moving, lock the
vertical and horizontal brakes. Do not use the brakes
to apply drag.
REMOVING THE CAMERA
8
Lock the brakes. Loosen the camera plate clamping
screw. Press the camera plate release button whilst
sliding the camera to the rear of the head.
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
Open the vertical and horizontal brakes and set the
balance and drag settings to maximum.
Adjust the position of the pan bar handle.
REPLACING THE BATTERY
9
To replace the battery, prise out the battery
compartment and remove the old battery from the
battery holder (using tweezers).
Insert the new battery and replace the battery
compartment.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
139 mm (5.5 in.)
140 mm (5.5 in.)
154 mm (6 in.)
1.7 kg (3.7 lbs)
2 - 8 kg (4.4 - 17.6 lbs)
@ 55 mm (2.1 in.) cog
3+0
3+0
8
+90°/-75°
Specifications are subject to change without notice
-30°C/+60°C
(-22°F to +140°F)
104 mm
(4.1 in.)
Bowl
75 mm
Pan bar
16 mm (0.6 in.)
Pan bar
374 mm (14.7 in.)
Illuminated level bubble
CR1225
Flat base
Bowl base