MovieBird 24 User manual

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MovieBird 24
Instruction Manual
Technical Support:
Piotr Czernecki: [e-mail], Phone - [phone]
Maciej Hełm: [e-mail], Phone [phone]

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Table of Contents
1. Safety Guideline/Points ................................................................................................................ 3
Safety Guideline .................................................................................................................... 3
Safety Points ......................................................................................................................... 5
Part 2. Crane Mechanics ................................................................................................................. 10
Part 3. Electronics/Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 29

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1. Safety Guideline/Points
Safety Guideline
1. The assembly instructions must be read and understood before setup or operation. The crane
may only be assembled in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual. The manufac-
turer’s technical specications and limits must be adhered to at all times and in no way exceeded.
2. The MovieBird Telescopic Crane may only be setup or operated by trained and experienced per-
sonnel.
3. The crane may not be assembled or operated under the inuence of alcohol, drugs or any other
intoxicating substances.
4. The manufacturer accepts no liability for damages, injuries, or accidents occurring due to negli-
gence by the crane operator, misuse of the crane or disregarding the instruction manual.
5. The camera crane must be used on the even terrain.
6. Make sure there are no electronic cables and electronic appliances within the movement range
of the crane arm when it is left unattended in assembled state. If the pan and tilt remote head is
higher than the central pivot section the crane system should not be left unsupervised.
7. After setup of the crane the pan and tilt remote head should be positioned under the central piv-
ot section. If the pan and tilt remote head is higher than the central pivot section the crane system
should not be left unsupervised.
8. Make sure that there are no wires with electric power which has a higher voltage than the safety
level within the movement range of the whole crane system. The power supply cable should not
be pulled when swivelling the crane arm.
9. Avoid abruptly swivelling or stopping the crane as it may cause the crane to fall.
10. The crane must not be used in environments with wind speed faster than 5.5–7.9 m/s.
11. When the camera crane is used during wet weather the pan and tilt remote head, control box
and control bar must be protected against the rain as the control box is strictly prohibited from
making contact with water.
12. When the crane is in operation no one must enter the enclosure of the crane arm. You must avoid
anyone standing directly under the crane.
13. No loose objects may be stored or placed in or on the crane.
14. Ensure the location where the crane is installed can support the double overall weight of the
crane, (including the counterweight) and operators.

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15. When the control system is working the gear of the remote head is not allowed to be turned, if it
needs to be adjusted the power supply should be switched o before the adjustment is made.
16. In the interest of safety when operating the crane, abrupt or sudden movement of the crane
should be avoided.
17. Only original accessories manufactured by MovieBird Technologies may be used with the crane.
18. Check that there are no objects placed around or on the rail of the moving counterweight trolley.
19. The crane arm must not be extended without another person holding the enclosure of the crane
arm tightly.
20. The rst three sections (All moving sections) of the crane arm must not be held.

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Safety Points
1. MovieBird telescopic crane to be operated and assembled by a trained MovieBird Operator.
2. MovieBird telescopic crane not to be left unattended without rst securing arm to base with
straps provided.
3. MovieBird telescopic crane only to be lifted by its own lifting straps using handles provided on
cranes.
4. Care must be taken when lifting counterweights onto saddle.
5. All guards to be left in place on MovieBird during operation (unless removed by MovieBird oper-
ator for adjustment only and then to be re-tted before re-use of MovieBird)
6. Electronic & mechanical“stops”to be in full safe working order ( to be veried by MovieBird Oper-
ator)
7. Brake to be operated by MovieBird operator only.
8. Base must be maintained horizontally in a level position when in use.
9. All personnel in the vicinity of the MovieBird are to be made aware of its scope and speed of
movement.
10. It is forbidden to operate the crane without all of the safety covers installed.
11. To reduce the possibility of injuries, the crane must be operated by at least two persons.
12. It is forbidden to remove or add any weight to the crane without permission of the crane oper-
ator. Any added/removed weight will cause unbalancing of the crane which may lead to serious
accident.
13. Any time during operating of the crane, the crane operator must have at least one hand holding
the crane. Any hand-free movement of the crane arm is forbidden.
14. All of the service points, safety covers, adjustment screws – if not stated otherwise in this manual
– are to be handled only by certied MovieBird technician.
15. Any people in the vicinity of the crane must be informed about the intended movement of the
crane, it’s work characteristics and safety guidelines included in this manual.

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Safety Straps / How to Transport
When not in use, or during transport, the crane should always be secured
by two safety straps –one at the front and one at the back. On the dolly, fasten
the safety straps with snap hooks at the eyebolts. On the crane, pull the straps
through the holes provided. This prevents the straps from slipping off under
strain or becoming detached unintentionally.
During transport, the sections need to be secured by attaching the
blockade, exactly how it’s shown at the picture below.

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Also both breaks (PAN/TILT) need to be released.

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Securing The Counterweights
The counterweights should always be secured by M16 bolts to prevent
them from falling off.

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Cleaning, Maintenance, Service
The crane should never be cleaned when the electronic is switched on
to avoid lethal injuries!
New grease should be applied to linear bearings from time to time
depending on the frequency of crane usage and work environment. The rails
should be cleaned before above step.
Also it’s highly recommended to check if belts are properly tensioned. If
not then they should be tightened up. Nformation about how to do it is
described deeper in this instruction.

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Part 2
Crane Mechanics
How To Balance The Crane
This step guide is showing an example of how to balance the crane.
1. Put 11 counterweights on each side of the crane (22 total).
2. Remove section blockade and release all breaks (pan/tilt).
Part 2
Crane Mechanics

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3. Extract the arm a little manually so the platform will go off from the front
end stop.
4. Turn on electronics (box, leveling head, AC)
5. Intract the arm. This is the 1st position to balance the crane.
6. Loosen up the rear strap. 2nd person should be securing the crane. If that
person is able to hold the crane then remove both straps.

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7. Check which side of the crane is heavier. If it’s the front then move the
counterweights platform to the rear side until we get the balance (similarly if
the rear side is heavier) using the screw shown at the picture below.

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8. If the crane is still unbalanced after step 7, then we use donuts to balance it.
9. When we got the balance on the 1st position –extract the arm until the
counterweight platform reach the rear end stop. On it’s way if one of the sides
will be too heavy to hold then remove or add the counterweights depending on
which side is heavier. When the arm will be extracted to the end then it’s the
2nd position to balance the crane.
10. If the front overweights –add the counterweights until balance is
obtained. If the rear is heavier –remove the counterweights until balance is
obtained. We use all kinds of counterweights if I’s necessary to add small
values. We need to remember that M16 bolts which secures the
counterweights also counts in the balance process.
11. After we got the balance when the ar mis extracted –intract to 1st position
to see if the balance isn’t lost. If it is then we go back to step 7.
12. Crane is ready to work.

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Dolly
D.1. Dolly is permanently equipped with leveling jacks. We do
recommend to use all of them while operating the crane for best stability and
to maintain perfect level in both axes.

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D.2. Track wheels are also permanently attached into the dolly (1m
width).
D.3.On the dolly there’s a steering supported by 2 drawbacks
connected to each other for best maneuvering of the crane. Optionally it’s
possible to block one of the drawback and separate it from the other one by
dismounting the connecting strip under the dolly.

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Column
C.1. The column is mounted onto the dolly by using four M16 screws.

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C.2. The column can be raised by 45cm (until visible mark appears).
There are 4 screws that needs to be released before extending telescopic
column and also horizontal break must be locked. After those steps the column
can be raised or lowered with a 24mm ratchet or by using the drill.

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Arm
IMPORTANT: Electronics MUST be switched off before working inside of the
arm. Also it is forbidden to move the sections during adjustment of crane
mechanics. MovieBird does not take any responsibility if someone is
maintaining the crane and don’t abide above rules.
A.1. Below instruction shows how to tighten the belt on the left side of
the arm.
1. Remove the cover.

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2. Loose both screws.

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3. Tighten the belt like shown on the picture below (blue key). With the
red key we tighten the screw.
4. Remove the blue key and tighten the screw.