PROAIM Flymate SL-187-00 User manual

Flymate 8ft Camera Slider Track Dolly
Instruction Manual
Flymate 8ft Slider Track
Dolly (SL-187-00 )

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Subject Page
Foreword 3
Introducon 4
Safety Hints 5
Assembling 6-12
Warranty 13
At Proaim, our goal is to ensure 100% Customer Sasfacon in all that we do.
We back our sales with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase and work hard
to resolve any problems in the unlikely event one should arise.
With our commitment to connuous improvement and your Feedback, building on
our reputaon of providing aordable, quality products is
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Table of Contents

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With best wishes,
Proaim Team
Dear Client,
On behalf of all the people that work so hard to provide you with the most
up-to-date, exible and cost-ecient producon gear, we would like to welcome
you into the Proaim family.
By purchasing your Proaim Flymate 8 Camera Slider , you have just joined a host
of designers, engineers, machinists, assembly, customer service and oce sta that
take great pride in all that they do. Our mantra of connuous improvement has
been the guiding principle of how we conduct our business since day one.
Once you have the opportunity to experience your new Flymate 8 Camera Slider ,
we hope you will agree that we cra quality products at a compeve price.
Products designed to meet and exceed the standards of today’s real producon
world.
Standards set by our valued clients and standards we strive to maintain.
Welcome To Proaim!

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Introducon
A heavy-duty, high-tech and extremely praccal Flymate Slider Dolly by Proaim that
allows super smooth controlled moon at any speed, with unique safety features. It
is a Pro Video, Cinema & Broadcast Camera Movement Soluon. Made from CNC
machined, industrial-grade aluminum; it is stronger, lighter and quicker to set up.
Switching between standard tracking mode, under-slung camera and Hi-Hat mode
takes no me at all. The slider dolly is compact, modular & mul-purpose.
What’s In The Box
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received
everything that is listed below.
75mm Bowl
Conversion
Ring

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ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
EQUIPMENT!
NEVER USE THE TRACK IN SAND, DIRT, CAUSTIC, OR SALT WATER ENVIRONMENTS!
This will cause irreparable damage to the bearings and rails, requiring complete
replacement!
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN CARRIAGE BRAKE!
Needlessly over ghtening the carriage brake can cause misalignment and severely
damage the roller bearings!
ONLY USE YOUR HAND TO LOCK OR RELEASE THE CARDELLINI HEAD LOCK!
Serious damage will result if it is wrenched on, or hammered o. Hand ghten only!
NEVER STRIKE OR PUT METAL OBJECTS ON THE RAILS!
This can cause nicks and dings which will result in unsteady movement and image
vibraon!
ALWAYS USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN USING THE TRACK ON A TRIPOD!
Load shi occurs when the camera moves along the track. This can cause the
camera and slider to tumble over resulng in catastrophic damage! Always use
sandbags on the legs and support on the ends to prevent this!
FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL PROVIDE BETTER IMAGES AND TROUBLE FREE
OPERATION.
SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS
AVAILABLE ‘ONLINE’ BY CONTACTING YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
Safety Hints

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 Fix Rosee Adapter with End Truss to
aach the Feet and secure it by the
provided knob.
 You can adjust the height and angle of
Feet according to your requirement.
 Aach Long Feet or Baby Feet directly to
the boom of End Truss (without
Rosee Adapter), with the help of
3/8”-16 threaded hole.
Aaching the Long Feet / Baby Feet
NOTE: For assembling the Slider, you need to rst aach Feet with End Truss.
There are 2 steps to aach Long Feet / Baby Feet.
(a) By using Rosee Adapter
(b) By inserng directly into End Truss

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 Aach either Long Feet or Baby Feet (as desired) with Central Support. Then place this
Central Support on the boom of Tracks, for smooth video shot.
NOTE: You can increase the length of Track, as per your requirement.
Aaching the Central Support
 Insert Track secons into End Truss and ghten the knobs properly to secure them.
Aaching the Track
 Aach 4 Track secon with another 4
Track secon, by using push-t
connecvity, and increase the length, as
shown in image.

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 Insert Feet of Camera Plaorm to make the base and then insert washers, as shown.
 Then aach Mitchell Base Plate onto Plaorm, ghten the plate by twisng and mount the
whole Camera Plaorm onto Dolly Plaorm.
Assembling the Dolly with Mitchell Mount
 Remove Mitchell Base Plate from Camera Plaorm and aach 150mm Bowl Receptacle
onto it. Now mount this Camera Plaorm onto Dolly Plaorm.
Assembling the Dolly with 150mm Bowl

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 Aach Center of Plaorm with 100mm Bowl Receptacle and ghten both together with the
Assembling the Dolly with 100mm Bowl
 Then mount this onto Dolly Plaorm and ghten properly with the help of allen key, as
shown.
Assembling the Dolly with Flat Base
 Aach Center of Plaorm with Flat
Base Plate and ghten both together
with the help of allen key. Then mount
this onto Dolly Plaorm.
NOTE: Follow same steps as for 100mm Bowl.

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NOTE: You can use the Track system on oor or mount it onto C-stand or a Tripod via ¼”-20, 3/8”-
16 or 5/8” light stand directly with the End Truss.
 Aach track wheel with the camera plaorm & mount the dolly onto the track as shown
below.
Aaching the Track Wheel
 Finally, place your Dolly Plaorm onto
Track and mount your setup on it.
 Mount the Track onto stand and ghten the provided knob to secure it accurately.

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 Fix Centre of Plaorm to the boom of Dolly Plaorm and ghten with the screws. Then
aach Track Wheel modules on the corner of Dolly Plaorm and lock the bolts.
To Use Dolly As Underslung
 Now insert your uid head, ghten the knob from top and mount your camera setup to take
Underslung Shots.
To Use As Table Top Dolly
 Loosen the bolts from all corners of Dol-
ly Plaorm to remove Track Wheels.
Now aach Hi-Hat Adapter with Dolly
Plaorm and ghten the bolts.

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 Insert either Long Feet or Baby Feet (as per requirement) into the Adapter and ghten the
knob as shown.
 Now mount your Fluid Head (Not Included) onto the Plaorm, and nally mount your
camera and other accessories.
YOUR PROAIM FLYMATE 8FT SLIDER TRACK DOLLY
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)

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WARRANTY
We oer a one year warranty for our products from the date of purchase.
We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or
crasmanship obtained during normal use or handling based on the user manual. Please note
that we will not cover any shipping costs for returning the product to us. If any VAT or import
dues are applied to the return, we will also charge these costs to the customer.
The warranty does not include, by the way of example, 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.
We are not liable for incidental or consequenal damages resulng from the use of the unit or
occurring due to any breach of this warranty.
Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost (covering the cost price of the
replacement parts only) to the customers aer the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover
the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. Aer that, Nominal
cost of the product & Actual shipping cost will be charged.
Do not send the unit to us without rst geng a response and geng the approval to send back
the item.
In case of any kind of dissasfacon, we urge you to Contact us immediately and we shall do our
Best to help you out. For any other assistance you can reach us via email.
For any other assistance you can reach us via email.