Operating Instructions
3. Counterbalance | 4. Pan / Tilt Lock | |
Control | Control | |
The counterbalance system was designed to neutralise the effect | The DS5/DS10/DS20 Fluid Head offers high | |
of the camera weight when it is tilted. The DS10 & DS20 Fluid | capacity calliper disc brake system to hold the | |
Head offers a 2 position counterbalance system which can be | Fluid Head in a fixed pan and/or tilt position. | |
operated via the COUNTERBALANCE SELECTOR (Fig. 2 & 3). The | Camera position will not change when applying or | |
DS5 Fluid Head has a single position Counterbalance system and | releasing the Pan / Tilt locks. | |
is preset. The COUNTERBALANCE SELECTOR must be operated | ◗ Do not pan or tilt the Fluid Head whilst the PAN or the TILT LOCK | |
when the SLIDING PLATFORM is in a horizontal position. After | ||
is partially applied. | ||
changing the Counterbalance setting it may be necessary to tilt | ||
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the camera back and forth to ensure that the CB spring has |
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engaged. The camera must be held securely while changing the |
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Counterbalance setting. |
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3.1 For safety ensure that Counterbalance position 2 is selected. |
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3.2 Hold the camera and release the TILT LOCK, then gently tilt |
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the camera from a horizontal position forward then backward and observe its response. If the Camera 'Springs Back' to the horizontal position then select
Counterbalance position 1.
Correct Counterbalance
setting has been achieved
when minimum effort is
required to move the camera 
over the entire tilt range.
TIP Fine tuning can be achieved |
| Fig 3 |
by adjusting the SLIDING | Fig 2 | DS20 CB |
PLATFORM - see step 2.5. | DS10 CB Selector | Selector |
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