Flycam FLCM-AB User manual

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What’s In The Box
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is listed below.
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Assembly Manua l
Arm Brace Support (FLCM-AB)
Metal arm support
Metal arm support cover
Side 2 Elasc Straps with Velcro
Velcro Strap
Side 1 Elasc Straps with
Velcro
Velcro Straps
Support Pad
Arm brace foam padding with metal arm support.

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 Open the elasc straps on the support pad.
 Please take o the cover on the metal support
arm, place it on the support pad and cover it
with elasc straps. Open the Velcro straps and
place your arm on the metal arm support
base.
 Wrap the arm brace around your arm and Join
all the elasc straps with the base Velcro.
Arm Brace Support Setup
 Tighten the Velcro straps to t the arm brace
to your arm securely. Make sure it is
comfortable enough for proper blood
circulaon. Your arm brace is now ready for
use.
YOUR FLYCAM ARM BRACE SUPPORT
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)

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Warranty: We oer one year warranty for our products from date of purchase. Within this period of me,
we will repair it without charge for labor or parts. Warranty doesn’t cover transportaon costs nor does it
cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage. Warranty repairs are subjected to inspecon
and evaluaon by us.
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transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product, or service by anyone other than our company.
Contact Us: In case of any kind of dissasfacon, please Contact us immediately and we promise our
utmost support and care unl you use our product.

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What’s In The Box
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received everything that
is listed below.
3000 Handheld Stabilizer (FLCM-3000-Q)
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As se m b l y M a n u a l
Central
Post
Base Plaorm with
16 Weight Discs
Handle
Head Plate Boom Plate
Mid Plate
Head Assembly (These three individual pieces
are shipped as one assembled unit)
Storage Bag
Quick
Release
Quick Release
Adapter
Lever to Remove / Aach
Quick Release Plate
V-shape Adapter (to aach
Camera to Head Plate)

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 Aach Central Post to the Base Plaorm by
means of threaded stud in center. Rotate the
Base Plaorm to properly secure with Central
post.
 Loosen allen bolts at boom of Camera Plate,
align its holes with top of Central Post &
re-ghten them securing the plate to post.
 Remove Head Plate by unscrewing four side
knobs to mount Quick Release Adapter.
Stabilizer Setup
 Then aach Head Plate to stabilizer with
appropriate fore & a posioning and
ghten all four side knobs, as shown. Further
ne tuning will probably be required.
 Loosen allen bolt at boom of Quick Release
Adapter and aach it to Head Plate.
 Open the lever and remove Quick Release
Plate from Adapter. Then aach it with your
camera with the help of screw driver.

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 Insert your camera setup with Quick Release
Plate into Adapter and ghten the lever back.
 Remove Head plate from 3-piece Head
Assembly in order to aach it to your camera.
You will note a number of mounng holes
that can be used to adapt various cameras.
 Keep the camera in center of Head Plate and
secure it properly. Do not over ghten this
adjustment as it can break the threaded
insert.
Head Plate X adjustment
The many slots located on Head Plate and Boom Plate allows you to easily adjust X & Y Axis for perfect
balance. Place the assembly in line with center of stabilizer post and ghten the side adjusters, as shown.
Further ne tuning will probably be required.
NOTE: If you wish to bypass Quick Release Plate, the camera can be directly aached to Head Plate by
following this assembly sequence:
Head Plate Y adjustment
Adding Weights & Posioning for Proper Balance
Connuing the assembly and balance requirements to make your Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer fully
funconal you will note that the base plaorm has a provision to mount the balance weights in their cups
via a slot found on both sides of the post.
The purpose of the counter weight system is to match the low end of the stabilizer to the weight of the
camera and accessories at the high/top end with the gimbaled handle as the pivot point in between.

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Vercal Adjustment of telescopic central
post is made by loosening control knob, raising
or lowering post to desired height and then
reghtening the knob. Do not over-ghten this
knob as it could cause thread stripping.
Horizontal Adjustment on base plaorm is
made by loosening the retaining screws and
moving counterweight plates closer to or
farther away from post and then re-ghtening.
You will probably need to adjust and re-adjust
the horizontal posion to achieve opmum
performance.
NOTE: When adding weight in cups, use the
supplied foam spacers as silencers to prevent
metal to metal washer noise.
The heavier the camera and accessories, the more weights are required to achieve proper balance.
Generally as you add weight to one side of the central post, an equal amount has to be added to the
other side to maintain horizontal balance.
However if you are using an oset conguraon such as a ip out viewnder or o center accessories,
extra weights might be needed on the opposite side of the post to counter act and maintain proper
balance.
Total weight xed to the base plaorm should be equal to the weight of your camera plus the head and
any accessories.
Balancing your Flycam Stabilizer
Before beginning the balancing process check the following:
 Camera is securely aached to Head Plate
 Lens cap is removed and secured
 Telescoping Clamp is ghtened
 Weight discs are added successfully
 All screws are ghtened securely
 Baery, all accessories and cables are secured

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When your Flycam Stabilizer is properly assembled, you can start the test and setup of horizontal balance.
Horizontal Balance allows the camera to remain level, during operaon, with the Central Post in a vercal
posion unless o-axis framing is desired.
When tesng for horizontal balance start from a at and level surface like table. This will allow the
stabilizer to hang freely as you hold it. If your stabilizer is correctly balanced on its horizontal axis, then it
will be both leveled & upright, with Central Post in a perfect vercal posion.
NOTE: If you do not have enough weight on Base Plaorm the enre Flycam could ip upside down. If this
movement starts to happen, be ready to catch the sled before a complete 180° occurs. This type of
unwanted movement requires more weight to be added to the base with addional weight discs.
Another way to accomplish Horizontal Balance is to move the center of gravity of camera by re-mounng
the camera to a dierent area of the Head and Mid Plate, either front-to-back or side-to-side.
If the stabilizer be front heavy, loosen the screws on the sides of Head Plate and gently slide Head Plate
back unl opmum balance is achieved. Tilng to the back means the load is tail heavy requiring the plate
to be adjusted forward on the head.
If the stabilizer leans towards right, then loosen the screws on the boom of Boom Plate and gently
slide the Mid Plate towards le. If it leans to le, then adjust the Mid Plate towards right. A bit at a me
unl balance is achieved.
NOTE: Always secure the screws and all parts aer any adjustments are made.
Horizontal Balancing
Vercal Balancing
The sled should be ed up to the docking adapter of your stand or similar, so that you can start the fore &
a balancing adjustments by centering the camcorder over Central Post. To do this:
 Loosen the side screws of Head Plate and the boom screws of Boom Plate. Look at the stabilizer from
side. If the camcorder lens is pped up or down, move the camcorder forward or backward unl the
center of balance is situated over Central Post.
 Then, look at the stabilizer from front. If the post is not vercal, adjust the boom plate unl Central
Post is vercal.
 You can also adjust the weight cups closer to & farther away from the sled as per requirement, ll the
post is straight up and down.
NOTE: The stability of Flycam Stabilizer depends on it being slightly boom heavy. If it is top heavy, it
will lt more. If it is too boom heavy, it will be sluggish and hard to aim.

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 Make sure that everything is ght.
 Grasp center post near the base and move it from vercal to horizontal.
 Hold it there. Be sure that it will not hit the stand when you drop it. Keep your free hand to catch the
center post when it drops.
 Count how many seconds it take to fall to vercal. Try using a stopwatch.
 If the drop me is less then 2 seconds, it is too boom heavy. You need to move the boom mass
closer to the post.
 If the drop me is more than two seconds, it is top heavy.
A DROP TIME OF 2 - 2.5 SECONDS IS PREFERRED.
NOTE: Recheck the balance by looking at the sled. If necessary, use side screws and boom plate
screws to make required adjustments.
Slightly Boom Heavy, it will be both Stable and Easier to Control.
Check the Vercal Balance by using this Drop Time Test.
Balancing Review
Proper system balance can only be achieved once your camera is set up with appropriate accessories
ready for shoong. This means baeries, lenses, media cards, LCD viewnder/monitor, quick release
plate, on-cam lights, and all the gear you will use for your recording session.
 Remove top plate of FLYCAM and line up your camera so that its center of gravity is as close to the
center of the plate as possible (basically hold the camera in your hand unl it feels balanced both le
and right as well as forward and back).
 Find hole in the plate that is as close to threaded tripod mount on your camera as possible (while you
are sll holding your camera's center of gravity to the center of the plate). Aach your camera (or quick
release mount if you have one). Tighten it down so it won't accidentally rotate.
 Re-aach top plate to the FLYCAM . Center it, but don't worry about geng it absolutely perfect.

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 Remove most of the weights from Base Plaorm, but leave one on each side.
 Insert the center post as far as it will go and ghten so it won't slide out.
 Hold the handle normally and turn the FLYCAM so that it is horizontal to the ground. Let go of the stalk
while keeping a rm grip on the handle and count how long it takes to return to vercal again. You
should be able to count a good, "One-one thousand, two-one thousand", before it rights itself. With
only two lile weights it might take considerably longer.
 Add one pair of weights at a me and repeat the "horizontal to vercal" test unl it falls at the correct
rate. It will probably not be perfect.
 You'll get one that's too slow and then you'll add a pair and it will fall too fast. When that happens, take
o the last pair of weights that you added.
 Tighten down the weights so they don't slide around.
 To get count perfect, slightly lower the center post that aaches the Base Plaorm with the weights
unl you get the "one-one thousand, two one thousand" count to the vercal posion.
 Fine-tune the le-right, forward-backward balance. You will have to go back and forth between the two
direcons to get the balance just right. Loosen the screw sets that allow the sled to move le and right.
Adjust the top plate so that it is centered and ghten down the screws.
 Repeat for "forward-backward" balancing.
 Check to see if your camera is sing level. If not, repeat the necessary steps unl it does.
 Pracce walking movements ensuring your body moon is not transmied to your hands and then the
FLYCAM and camera.
When handling your Flycam 3000 Stabilizer, one hand holds onto the handle while other is used to gently
guide the camera in direcon you wish to shoot and frame shot. For normal shoong, hold the handle in
middle.
For normal shoong, hold the handle in middle.
For shots that require framing the camera up, down or sideways, hold the handle rmly at boom.
This will allow the yoke part of gimbal to rotate without hing your hand or knuckles.
Holding your Flycam Stabilizer
Maintenance
Bearing Maintenance
The main Bearing on your Flycam Handheld Stabilizer is aached to the Central Post about two inches
from the top. It is of metal construcon and parally enclosed by the Bearing assembly. If aer a period of
me your bearings don’t turn smoothly, lubricate with a minimum of light machine oil. Light lubricang oil
can also be used on the Yoke and Handle Bearings. Be sure to keep oil away from your camera, & clean up
any over spill.
Cleaning
Do not use solvents or harsh cleaners of any kind on your Flycam Hand held stabilizer. If the unit becomes
dirty, use a damp so cloth or sponge and a mild detergent to gently clean external parts.

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Storage
Should you need to store your Flycam Hand held stabilizer for a long period of me then place the unit
upright in a dry or low to normal humidity area whenever possible. If you are unable to nd this kind of
environment then we suggest you store the unit in an airght plasc container or bag. Standing the unit
upright is preferred as it alleviates stress on the system.
NOTE: Flycam Redking Video Camera Stabilizer doesn’t work under water, nor is it waterproof. Avoid
direct exposure to rain, water spray or any harsh environment. The bearings are not sand proof. Avoid
geng dirt or sand in them.
Pracce Makes You Perfect - Walking the Line
Pracce this simple exercise to master your Flycam Handheld stabilizer with professional results.
 Using masking or gaers tape, create a cross mark on
a at and even wall. The mark becomes your framing
center. On the oor leading up to the cross mark, lay
a straight tape line of about 20 feet. Pracce walking
the line, while keeping the cross mark center framed
and in-focus.With a bit of eort, dramac uid like
movements will become your second nature and
provide producon value to all your setups.
YOUR FLYCAM 3000 HANDHELD VIDEO STABILIZER
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)