Induro SA Series User manual

SA-Series BallHeads
OPERATINGINSTRUCTION
Thank you for making Induro your choice for professional
photographic gear. Before using this equipment please
read these instructions for proper use and the best
performance.
THESASERIESPARTSDIAGRAM
Camerascrews
Quickreleaseplate
Spiritlevel
Patenteddualsecuritylever
Mounting 
Quickreleaseplatelockinglever 
Balllockingknob
ﾁAlldataarethemeandata,sincethisseriescameraheadisconstitutedbymanyparts.Therefore,thereisalittle
differencebetweentherealproductandthedata.
TABLEOFBHSERIES
P. 4
THESASERIESOPERATINGMETHODS
IDENTIFYINGBALLHEADMODELNUMBERS
P.1
Quickreleaseplate
3.P
2nd
locklever
P. 6
P.2
2nd
locklever
P. 5
Prefix1 
st and2 Digit
nd
LockingSystem BalancedforSeries
SA=Singleaction 0=Series0
01=Series0&1
12=Series1&2
23=Series2&3
34=Series3&4
YourInduroSABallheadhasbeendesignedforyearsofmaintenance
freeuse.Pleasefollowtheguidelinesbelowtoensurethebest
performance,reliabilityanddurabilityexpectedfromInduroGear.
1.Donotexceedthemaximumspecifiedloadcapacity(seeproduct
specificationchart)
2.Alwaysensurethattheballlockistightlyengagedbeforemountinga
cameraontothehead!
3.Donotusetheballheadbelowtemperaturesof- 4 Corabove+158 F
(- 20 C/+70 C)
4.Alwayscleananddrytheballheadafterithasbeenexposed
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towet,dusty,sandyorsaltyconditions.YourSAballheadisnot
recommendedforuseinsaltwater.Cleantheballheadwithamildsoapand
softcloth.Removeanydust,dirtorsandfromtheball,balllockleverand
threads,andallmovingparts.
5.Usethecorrectseriesballheadwiththerecommendseriestripodtoavoid
unequalbalancingissues.
6.Donotovertightenlockinglevers,asthiscoulddamagetheballheadlocking
mechanism.
USERNOTICE:
OPERATION
BeforeusingyourSABallhead,makesureyouareusingthecorrectsizeball
headforthetripodseriesandcameraweightintended.Alwaysengageany
safetylocksonthesupportheadtopreventanyaccidentaldismounting.
1.QuickReleasePlate:(Seefigure1)TheSA-Seriesincorporatesaquick
releaseplatesystem.Itoffersaquickmethodofmountingorreleasinga
cameraorequipmentfromthetripodhead.It'simportantthatthecorrectquick
releaseplatebeusedalongwiththepropermountingscrew(3/8”or1/4-20”)
Thequickreleaseincludesaspring-loadedpositioningpin.Thispinprevents
twistingofthequickreleaseplatewhilemountedonthecamera.Ifthecamera
orequipmentthatprovidesapositioningpinhole,makesure
thequickreleasepositioningpininsertsintothehole.
2.QuickReleaseLockingLever:(Seefigure2)TheSA-Seriesincludesa
patentedduallockquickreleasesystem.Whenusedproperly,itoffersa
secondarysecuritylock.Toremovethequickreleaseplate,squeezeboth
levers(seefigure3)andpulltheleverout.Thequickreleaseplatewillrelease
andcanberemoved.Toreconnectthequickreleaseplate,squeezebothlevers
andpulltheleverout.Insertthequickreleaseplatetowardstheoppositeside
ofthelockingleverfirstthanpressthequickreleaseplatedown(Seefigure3).
Aspringloadedreleasepinwillautomaticallyengagethelockingsystemand
thelockingleverswillreturntothelockposition.
3.SingleActionBallLock:(Seefigure5)Thesingleactionball-lockinglever
controlsallmovementsoftheSA-Seriesballheads.Whenreleasedtheball
headandthecameramountingplatformcanmovefreelywithintherangeofthe
yokeopening.TwoU-shapedopeningsonoppositesidesprovide90-degree
movementofthecameraplatform.Thesingleactionball-lockingleverisspring
-loadedandcanberepositionedwhenitisinthelockpositiontoaccommodate
adesiredleverposition.
4.HeadMounting:(Seefigure6)WhenmountingtheSA-Seriesballheadonto
anIndurotripodpositionthe3/8”femalethread,locatedonthebottomofthe
ballheadontothe3/8”malescrewfoundonthetripodmountingplatform.
Screwtheballheaduntilitisfirmincontactwiththetripod-mountingplatform
andistightlysecure.Foradditionalsecurityandamorepermanentmount,
sometripodsincludingallIndurotripodsandmonopodincludesetscrewsto
securelymountthetripodhead.Oncethetripodheadisscrewedontothe
centermountingscrew(3/8or1/4”-20)tighteneachofthethreesetscrews
withtheprovidedAllenwrenchuntiltherearetightlysecured.
CameraSupportGear
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Phone:914- 347- 3300 Fax:914- 347- 3309
E- mail:info@ indurogear.com
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