PROAIM Flylite Jr. FLT-JR User manual

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below.
Flylite Jr. Pan & Tilt Head for Camera Jib
Crane (FLT-JR)
Assembly Manual
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What’s In The Box
Flylite Jr. Pan-Tilt Head
12V Joysck Controller
3 Mtr Cable
12V AC Adapter
15 Mtr XLR Cable Universal Adapter

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Bag Packing
4 x Wing Nut
Checknut
4 x Allen Keys (sizes: 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm & 3/16mm
FUNCTIONS
Gear for Tilng Movement
Gear
DC Motor
Gear
Gear for Panning Movement
DC Motor
12V Motor for Panning
Movement
12V Motor for Tilng
Movement
Adjustable Camera
Plaorm
Base Plaorm for Tripod/Jib
Mounng

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Flylite Jr. Pan & Tilt Head Setup
• Loosen and remove the base plaorm of the
Flylite Jr. Pan Tilt Head.
• Mount a 75mm Conversion Ring
(Not Included) on the Jib Crane
(Not Included), as shown in the image.
NOTE: It includes a 75mm bowl mounng to
easily be mounted vercally or over slung on
camera jib cranes and tripods with matching
bowl mounts.
• Aach the Pan-Tilt head on the 75mm
Conversion Ring (Not Included).
NOTE: Two coreless high-torque DC motors that
provide inaudible and precise movements with
zero backlashes and performance similar to top
industry soluons at an aordable cost.
Joysck for Pan/Tilt Movement
On/o Switch
Tilt Speed
Tilt Damping
Tilt Direcon
Pan Damping
Pan Direcon
Pan Speed
Fuse Holder
4-Pin Power out to Head 12V DC Input - 4 Pin XLR

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• The 2-Axis Flylite Jr. Pan & Tilt Head is ready
to deliver beauful cinemac-style shots with
smooth and precise moon.
NOTE: The Pan-Tilt Head runs conveniently on
12V DC from a baery pack or the i AC Adapter.
• Secure the Pan-lt Head by aaching a knob
from boom and ghten it using an Allen key.
360° Panning and Tilng
2-Axis Motorized Head
NOTE: It conveniently allows 360° pan-lt movement on both horizontal and vercal axis, ena-
bling mul-dimensional camera shots. The head has variable pan and lt speeds, with a mini-
mum speed of 6° per second and a maximum speed of 51° per second.

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Aaching Joysck Controller
• Loosen the strap of the Joysck controller box
and remove the safety cap of the controller, as
shown in the image.
• Aach the 4-pin male connector of the cable to
the 4-pin female connector of the Head.
• Install 12 volt AC adapter (4-pin XLR) in the
socket of the Controller.
NOTE: Any 12-volt baery may operate this Pan
Tilt Head as long as the Connector and the #1
Negave pin & #4 Posive pin of the cable are
aached.
• Aach 4-pin Power Cable with Joysck
Controller. Then aach other cables of the
motors with long cable.
• The image shows aached male and female
connector will look like.
The Pan Tilt Head’s circuitry is built enrely into the Joysck Controller. The only requirement
is an AC adapter (Included) or Baery Power (Not included). The AC adapter can handle 100-
240 volts. Users will need the appropriate plug adapter for local use.
CAUTION: We provide a 12volt/3A regulated power adapter for power specicaon of 12 volts. If you use a
voltage higher than 12V, it will aect the performance and increase the risk of motor damage.

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• Aach the power cord to the AC Adapter as
shown in the image.
• Now, plug into the Universal Adapter.
The Joysck is a 2-Axis Variable Speed Servo Controller. The further you move in one direcon, the faster
the output to that motor. This will be tricky inially, but lile pracce will improve your success. The Joysck
may be operated in a handheld posion or from a at surface such as a tabletop or aached to the boom
arm of Jib.
NOTE: Aer plugging the power cord into a proper outlet, press ' Power On.' The LED light on the control
box should illuminate, and the head may jump slightly on start up or shut down. This is normal. Adjust the
Joysck to ensure correct movement of the head. It may be necessary to reconnect to the motors if re-
quired.
SPEED
This is the power control knob. Turning to the right will be full power, and back to the le will decrease the
available power to both pan and lt operaons. The advantage of power control is liming power when only
slow and accurate movements are needed. With the power control at half power (approx. 8 volts max. out-
put), the full range of moon on the Joysck will be between 0 and 8 volts making ner adjustments possi-
ble. The power control will be usable between approximately 4 volts to 12 volts.
Linear or Logarithmic Taper Joysck Control
All joyscks are linear, meaning each degree of the Joysck's movement correlates to the output. Half de-
econ of the Joysck on the 12-volt Pan Tilt Head means approximately 6 volts are sent to the motors. But
with the advent of Digital, we can now control the taper of the Joysck, making it Logarithmic as well. Loga-
rithmic taper means that the rst joysck movement only sends a small amount of power to motors, and
the last deecon will send more power per degree of deecon. On the Logarithmic taper, 1/3 of joysck
deecon might yield 2 volts output; the next 1/3 will produce 4 volts output, and the last 1/3 will yield 6
volts for a maximum gain of 12 volts. This mode gives the operator ne slow movements yet retains the abil-
ity to go to maximum speed, if necessary.
Tilt Direcon Switch
When the Pan-Tilt Head is used on a Tripod or Jib. When the head is shied from Jib to Tripod, it needs a
direcon reversal as the head's locaon will be inverted. We can immediately reverse the direcon by
switching "on" the lt direcon switch. So, when the Joysck is moved to the right, it gives the proper rota-
on as it gives while mounted on the tripod directly.
Funconing of Joysck Controller

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Pan Direcon Switch
When the Pan-Tilt Head is used on a Tripod or Jib
When the head is shied from Jib to Tripod, it needs a reversal of direcon as the locaon of the head will
be inverted. By switching “on” the pan direcon switch, we can immediately reverse the direcon. So, when
the joysck is moved to the right, it gives right rotaon as it gives while mounted on the tripod directly.
Damping Knob
Damping is the ability to control the "damping" eect of the joysck interface with pan/lt acon of the
head being controlled. It does not maer what head you are using; the damping eect is a characterisc of
joysck output.
Balancing the camera on the head is crical for smooth operaon.
• Find the horizontal balance point of your camera by using two ngers of one hand while holding the han-
dle with the other hand.
• Mark this point on the side of the camera with chalk or tape.
• Turn the unit on and move the lt control unl the camera plate is vercal.
• Loosen the two screws holding the lt motor (Do Not Remove).
• Grasp the motor and turn slightly to disengage the gears.
• Mount the camera onto the camera plate with the screw provided.
• Tighten by securely threading the nut up to the boom of the camera plate.
• Ensure your balance point, previously marked with chalk or tape, is in the middle of the plate.
• Loosen the knob below the camera plate and slide the camera and plate up or down unl the center line
of your camera is about in the middle of the large gear. Now ghten the knob.
• If the camera is perfectly balanced, it stays in any posion while motor gear is sll unaached.
• Gently ghten motor screws.
• Secure the camera.
NOTE: All reducon boxes have a small amount of backlash. The balancing of the camera will reduce the
backlash to a minimum, making it felt at the top of the lted arc.
• With the camera set up, as previously described above, switch ON the power on Joysck Controller.
• For inverted use, disconnect the leads to the motors, rotate the control box 180°, and re-install.
NOTE: Always watch the cables for binding.
Balancing
Operaon

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• Increase or decrease the dampening eect of
the pan-lt head using the Damping knob.
NOTE: Damping control prevents the Head from
stopping abruptly with a jerk, giving you smooth
endings.
• Set the pan and lt speed using their
respecve knobs.
Feature: It features two independent speed
controller switches that let you control and
precisely adjust the speed, suing the
requirement of the shot.
• Adjust the camera plate by loosening its bolt
using the Allen key.
• Posion the camera plate per your
requirement and re-ghten its bolt using the
Allen key.
• Turn on the Joysck controller box by pressing
the “On” buon.
NOTE: You can also change the direcon of pan
and lt, when required.

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YOUR PROAIM FLYLITE JR. PAN & TILT HEAD FOR CAMERA JIB CRANE
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
• Your Setup is ready to use.
• Tighten the checknut using a screwdriver to
secure the Camera (Not Included) on the
Head’s camera plate.
• Place the Camera (Not Included) on the cam-
era plate and insert the checknut, as shown in
the image.

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Warranty: We oer one year warranty for our products from date of purchase. Within this period of me,
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.
Liability: We are not liable for damage caused by products that we do not supply or from mishandling in
transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product, or service by anyone other than our company.
Contact Us: In case of any kind of dissasfacon, please Contact us immediately and we promise our utmost
support and care unl you use our product.