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KiWi™-L/Kiwi™+
User’sGuide
PhotographicVR
PanoramicTripodHead
Designedfortheprofessional,
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Copyright Information
Copyright © 2001 Kaidan Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. First Edition,
March 2001. roducts mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective
companies. atents ending.
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represent a commitment on the part of Kaidan. No part of this manual may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechani-
cal, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval sys-
tems, or translated to another language, for any purpose other than the licensee’s
personal use and as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement, without the
express written permission of Kaidan.
Kaidan Warranty and Return Policy
A • Limited Warranty
In the event of a defect in materials or workmanship, Kaidan will repair the
product with new or rebuilt parts for a period of three-hundred and sixty five
(365) days from the date of original purchase. Such work will be performed free
of charge. Follow the roduct Return rocedure (Section D following).
Likewise, any software purchased from Kaidan also comes with a one year
warranty if your disc or media is defective or damaged. This warranty is ex-
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are caused from accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication,
alteration, faulty installation, modification, service by anyone other than an au-
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This warranty covers any damage incurred during original shipment of prod-
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rocedure below
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http://www.kaidan.com • E-mail: [email protected]
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Assembling the KiWi™
UNPACKING THE BOX
The KiWi-L or the Kiwi + are shipped in a single box and con-
sists of two major components. The components are detailed
below. NOTE: Only the Kiwi+ is shipped with four detent discs
(12,14,18, and 20 positions). lease make sure that all parts
are included. Examine the parts for any signs of shipping dam-
age. In the event of shipping damage, immediately contact
Kaidan to process claims.
If any items are missing or you notice any damage, call Kaidan
at 215-364-1778, between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 M,
Mon-Fri, EST.
T in-Axis Bubble Level
Vertical Bracket
Fore-aft Indicator
Camera Adj. Shoe Knob
Captive Camera Knob
Side-to-Side Indicator
Horizontal Bracket
Ki i +
Ki i-L
Vertical Bracket
Fore-aft Indicator
Camera Adj. Shoe Knob
Captive Camera Knob
T in-Axis Bubble Level
Side-to-Side Indicator
Horizontal Bracket
Locking Knob
Friction Cap
1
Page - 4
Assembling the KiWi ™
ATTACHING THE VERTICAL BRACKET
To assemble the KiWi, simply slide the Vertical Bracket onto the
Horizontal Bracket in the orientation shown in the various im-
ages in this manual. Note: The bottom of the Vertical Bracket
has a clamping mechanism with a spring-loaded nylon ball which
keeps tension on the horizontal bracket while sliding the vertical
bracket back and forth. Before installing the Vertical Bracket
onto the Horizontal Bracket, make sure the urple Clamping
Knob is turned all the way out in a counterclockwise direction,
which will release the clamping mechanism inside the bottom of
the Vertical Bracket. When attaching the Vertical Bracket to
the Horizontal Bracket, some force will be required initially to
overcome the tension of the spring-loaded ball in the bottom of
the Vertical Bracket.
Slide Vertical Bracket
onto Horizontal Bracket
Purple Clamping Knob
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Using the KiWi™
ATTACHING YOUR CAMERA
To mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in the
Vertical Bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread
on your camera. You may need to reposition the Captive Camera
Knob in order to achieve this. To remove the knob simply slide
the knob along the slot to the end that has the threaded hole.
Carefully unscrew the knob out of the threaded hole, being care-
ful not to crossthread the knob. Replace the knob into the appro-
priate slot by reversing the procedure. Note: Whatever side of
the Vertical Bracket you mount your camera on always keep the
offset portion of the Vertical Bracket towards the rear of the cam-
era. Attach your camera by threading the knob into the threaded
tripod hole of your camera. Note: The camera knob is a two piece
knob, (not shown), with a inner and outer knob. Before installing
the camera knob in the Vertical Bracket, turn the inner knob
clockwise into the outer knob until it won’t turn anymore. Next
install the knob into the appropriate slot then into the tripod
mounting hole of your camera. Turn the inner knob into the cam-
era until it bottoms out, then turn the outer knob clockwise until
the camera is tight on the Vertical Bracket. Don’t worry about
getting the camera level at this time, as this is a task you’ll need
to do when you’re ready to shoot. Note:If you have a large body
camera that has very long distance from the tripod mounting
surface to the center of the lens, the Vertical Bracket might have
to mounted on the Horizontal the reverse
of how it is shown below with
the camera facing in the other
direction.
Captive Camera Knob
Threaded Hole ( 1 of 3 )
Camera Shoe Adj. Knob
Offset to ards rear of camera
Saddle Clamp Locking
Knob
2
Page - 6
Using the KiWi™
REMOVING THE FRICTION CAP
The KiWi+ needs to be disassembled in order to install or change
detent discs. The detent discs come in various settings and pro-
vide the different angular click-stops. (NOTE: See Disc Selec-
tion Chart In Appendix A).
To start, the friction cap must be removed. Loosen the knob
located on the side of the friction cap. It does not have to be
removed from the cap, but just backed out far enough so that
the cap can be unscrewed from the axle. Unscrew the cap. At-
tached to the cap is a rubber washer with a nylon facing.
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With the components removed from the top side of the hori-
zontal bracket, the lower hub and axle assembly can be slid
out and removed.
At this point, you’ll be able to install the detent disc into the
recessed area on the bottom.
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With the disc removed, you can insert a different disc to change
the angular detent spacing. Kaidan offers a variety of discs,
with detents ranging from 2 to 22 per disk..
When changing discs, be sure the disc is seated properly and is
flush with the top surface of the plate.
With the new disc inserted, you can begin to reassemble the
assembly. Start by reinserting the axle and hub back into the
bearing in the
horizontal plate.
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ush the axle through the bearing and plate as shown below.
Reverse the disassembly.
Replace the cap by threading the cap onto the axle as shown
below. Continue to thread the cap so that there is no free play
in any of the pieces and to compress the rubber washer
slightly.
When the friction drag feels adequate, turn the Friction cap
so that the knob is aligned with one of the flats on the axle.
Tighten the knob to lock.
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The spring plunger that provides the detent action can also be
adjusted to vary the force of the click action. Use a flat blade
screw driver to move the plunger in and out as desired. A con-
venient way to adjust the plunger is to screw the plunger all
the way in, until it bottoms out. Then unscrew the plunger about
one turn.
Once the indexing hub is removed, the detent disc can be re-
moved from its recess in the bottom of the horizontal
bracket.The disc may slip out once the indexing hub is removed.
If it sticks inside the recess, simply insert the tip of a small ball
point pen or a pin into the detent disc ejection hole on top of the
bracket and push the disc out of the detent disc recess.
Removing the Detent Disc