PROAIM Astra User manual

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What’s In The Box
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is listed below.
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Astra 8 & 12 Camera Jib Crane
Assembly Manua l
Astra comes with a back secon, a front secon with your
choice of camera mount, and vercal and horizontal
counterweight bars.
Camera Mount With Over Slung Mount.
Extension Secon - 4
Extension Camera Plate
Vercal Counterweight Bar
LCD Mounng Bracket
Tightening knobs

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Using Tripod Head
Remove the quick release plate from the tripod
head. Screw into the crane’s mount, located on
the rear secon. 1/4”-20 & 3/8”-16 threads
available. Do not aempt to use the lt funcon
on the uid head with the crane aached.
 With the stand mount aached to the crane,
set it on top of the stand’s main sha. Insert
the knob into the groove, and ghten to
secure.
 The rear secon has an interior connecng bar
extension out. This slides into the front secon
or extension. Tighten the knobs to secure the
secons together.
 Aer inserng the connecng bar, insert the
knob into the coupler and ghten knob into
the groove.
Mounng on Support Stand:
Assembly for 8 Astra Jib
Connecng the Jib secons
Astra Jib Setup
 Add the 4 extension secon to the rear
secon and secure properly. Next, aach the
main head secon to the extension secon.
Tighten the knobs to secure the secons
together.
Assembly for 12 Astra Jib
Extend your 8 crane to a 12 crane by adding the 4 extension.

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Firstly you will need to aach the BS-100 screw
with your uid head then aach the uid head
with your camera plate.
 Secure your camera properly as shown.
Mounng Counterweights
Aer the camera is mounted, it is safe to add
counterweights to bring the crane into balance.
First, aach the bar that the counterweights will
be placed on. Connect the vercal
counterweight bar to the bolt.
NOTE: When the proper amount of counterweight has been added, the crane will rest in a horizontal
posion. Moons will be smooth and eortless. Note, the type of camera and mounng posion will aect
the balance. If the mounted camera is front heavy then mount the vercal bar in the rst hole.
Manual lt mode is achieved by loosening the
knob & removing the pin at the top of the stand
mount. Now the handle can be used to lt the
camera independently from the crane’s body.
Manual Tilt Mode
 At this point, the crane will be front heavy.
Allow it to rest on the ground. Aach
extension plate by using the provided screw.
Now, aach the camera to the extension plate
by using ¼”-20 universal sized screw; it will
thread from the boom of the camera.
Properly secure your camera.
Camera Mount with Fluid Head
Camera Setup

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For lower angle
For upper angle
Oponal Tilt Brake
For using lt funcon, loosen the knob to lt
the crane to the desired posion. Tighten back
the knob if you want to put a brake to lt
feature.
Monitor Mounng Bracket
To aach the monitor bracket, screw the knob
into the threaded hole on the crane’s tripod
mount.
 LCD/MONITOR are shown securely mounted
on jib.
For straight angle
Below is the manual lt funconality of the camera.
WARNING: when lng manually, always maintain control of the camera. A front heavy camera may
move forward abruptly without noce you need to be very careful at this point.

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YOUR PROAIM ASTRA CAMERA JIB CRANE
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
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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.
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