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QuickPan™Magnum
User’sGuide
PhotographicVR
PanoramicTripodHead
(QPX-2)
Theprofessional’schoiceinPhotographic
VRtripodheads.
Copyright Information
Copyright © 2000 Kaidan, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First Edition, Septem er
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e trademarks of their respective companies. Patents Pending.
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represent a commitment on the part of Kaidan. No part of this manual may e
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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.
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Procedure elow
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Page - 3
Chapter 1
UnpackingyourQuickPan™
UNPACKING THE BOX
Thismanualcovers theQuickPanMagnum QPX-2.Seethefigurebelow.De-
pendingonhowyoupurchasedyourQuickPan,itmighthaveshippedwitha
camerabracket,suchasourQPU-2,oritmighthaveshippedwithoutabracket
andthenonlytheindexingbasewouldbeinthebox.Ifyourunitcamewitha
camerabracket,suchasthe QPU-2,thenyou’llwanttoreferto the separate
manualforthatunittomakesurethatallthecomponentsareincluded.
TheQuickPanMagnumbaseisdetailedbelow.Pleasemakesurethatallparts
areincluded.Examinethepartsforanysignsofshippingdamage.Intheevent
ofshippingdamage,immediatelycontactKaidantoprocessclaims.
Ifanyitemsaremissingoryounoticeanydamage,callKaidanat215-364-1778,
betweenthehoursof10:00amand6:00PM,Mon-Fri,EST.
LevelAdjustmentScrew(1of3)
QPX-2(Micro-TiltBase)
Page - 4
Chapter 2
AssemblingtheQuickPan™
ATTACHING THE BASE TO YOUR TRIPOD
The QuickPan Magnum base has a 1/4-20 threaded hole in the bottom of the
base.Thiswillaccomodate the1/4-20threadedposts foundonmosttripods.If
yourtripodhasalargerthreadedpost,thenitismostlikelya3/8-16thread,which
ismorecommoninEurope.ContactKaidanformoreinformationonobtaining
abaseplatethathasthe3/8-16thread.
Page - 5
Chapter 3
UsingtheQuickPan™
CHANGING THE INCREMENT ROTATION ANGLE
The QPX-2 uses a spring-loaded plunger indexing mechanism.A spring-loaded
brassplungerislocatedontheunderneathsideoftheQuickPan.Toremovethe
plunger,simplyunscrew the unitfrom the base.When removing or replacing
the plunger,be sure to hold on to the brass housing and notthe dark colored
adjustingscrewwhichprotrudesfromtheendoftheplunger.
Page - 6
Chapter 4
UsingtheQuickPan™
ADJUSTING THE SPRING FORCE OF THE PLUNGER
The dark colored adjusting screw which protrudes from the end of the
plunger is used to vary the force of the spring plunger.This adjustment is
typicallyusedtoprovidemoreforcewhentheplungerismovedtowardsthe
centerofthedetent.Ingeneral,theclosertheplungeristothecenterofthe
wheel, the more force is required in orderto achieve a satisfactory detent
action.You can also adjust the force simplyto correspond to yourpersonal
preference.
Youcantightenorloosentheadjustingscrewwhentheplungerisinstalled
orremovedfromtheunit,asshownbelow.
Page - 7
Chapter 5
UsingtheQuickPan™
WHICH HOLE SHOULD IUSE?
Thenumberofclick-stoppositionsisdeterminedbywhichholetheplunger
isthreadedinto.Itisalsoafunctionofwhichdetentwheelismountedonthe
base.Thestandardwheel,QPD-1,isgoldcoloredandhas8,12,16,20and36posi-
tions.These positions correspond to the five threaded holes on the under-
neathofthebase,withthe8positionlocationbeingclosesttothecenterand
the36positionlocationbeingfurthestfromthecenter.
You mayalso have (orwish to obtain) ourQPDD-2 detent wheel.Itis a light
purplecolorandhas10,14,18,24and30positions.Inthiscase,the10position
locationisclosesttothecenterandthe30positionlocationisfurthest.
Page - 8
Chapter 6
UsingtheQuickPan™
STORING THE PLUNGER AND FREE ROTATION
Youmayfindthatyoudon’twantorneedtouse theclick-stops.Inthiscase,
youcanremovethespringplunger.Whentheplungerisremoveditdoesnot
engagetheholesonthedetentwheel.
In this configuration, the detentwheelwill spin freely, and itcan be locked
into anydesired position byuse of the Clamp knob,which protrudes from
thesideofthebaseasshownbelow(lower).
Page - 9
Chapter 7
UsingtheQuickPan™
ATTACHING THE CAMERA BRACKET
Thecamerabracket(i.e.QPU-2)simplyscrewsontothetopofthedetentwheel
oftheQuickPan.Youdon’tneedtotightenthebracketexcessively.Mostpan-
oramas are produced by rotating the bracket in a clockwise direction (as
viewedfromabove),andthisactionnormallytightensthebracket.
Page - 10
Chapter 8
UsingtheQuickPan™
FINAL
ThecompletedQuickPanMagnum,withthecamerabracketisshownbelow.
Undernormalusage,yourQuickPanshouldlastforyears.Youcancleanitwith
adamprag.Avoidsoakingtherubberizedcorkfacesofthe camerabracket.
In time, you may need a replacement spring plunger tip - simply contact
Kaidanandwe’llsendyouareplacementatanominalcost.
Everysooftenyoushouldremovethedetentwheelandplungerassembly
andcleanthese“hidden”areas.