PROAIM KITE-22-POPULAR User manual

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What’s In The Box
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Kite-22 Crane Popular Package (KITE-22-POPULAR)
Ass e mb l y M a n u a l
 Proaim 22 Long Telescopic Camera Jib Crane
 Proaim 150mm Bowl Jib Stand with Spreader (LW-150)
 D-33 Pro Camera Dolly
 Sr. Pan Tilt Head with Accessories (PT-SR)
 Proaim Zoom Control (P-ZC-3DV)
 Proaim Customized Storage cases for Camera Jib Arm, Jib Stand & Accessories
 Complimentary Tools and Tool Pouch/Wrap

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Packaging Material of Box 1 & 2: 7x Jib Secons
Packaging Material of Box 3: Accessories of Jib Crane
Hub Mounng
Head Plaorm with Bolt, Sha
Collars, Washers and Nut
6x Shanks for Joining Arms
6x Locking Pins
Levelling Cable
Turn buckle
Joysck Controller Bracket
NOTE: We send the Jib secons in two boxes. One box has the secons with pipe packing and the other
box (cardboard box) has the rest of the secons. We only send one pipe packing for the jib secons. We
send the Dolly in cardboard box.
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3
4
6
First Packing Includes
 Jib Secons
Second Packing Includes
 Jib Secons
Third Packing Includes
 Accessories of Jib Crane
Fourth Packing Includes
 Jib Stand
Fih Packing Includes
 Dolly Pack
Sixth Packing Includes
 Senior Pan-lt Head

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Packaging Material of Box 4: LW-150 Jib Stand with (P-RB-SP) Spreader
LW-150 Jib Stand
(P-RB-SP) Spreader
Packaging Material of Box 5: Dolly
D-33 Pro Camera Dolly Dolly Feet
Packaging Material of Box 6: Sr.Pan and Tilt Head with Accessories (PT-SR)
Sr.Pan-Tilt Head
Cable XLR Cable
Joysck AC Adapter
Accessories
Universal Adapter

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Safety Hints
ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT
& OPERATOR!
 The crane may not be assembled or operated under inuence of alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicang
substances. Lack of aenon while connecng the components together can cause substanal damage
to equipment / operator.
 The crane may only be operated on levelled horizontal posion. Make sure that the surface is stable.
 To prevent any harm or injury, properly join all secons of the crane. It is suggested to use the support
stand while telescoping the complete length.
 Always connect the steel cables properly to provide stability to the system. They should not negavely
impact the movements of crane in any way.
 Aer setup of the crane, the pan-lt head / gimbal head shall be posioned under the central pivot
secon. In assembled state, when the pan-lt head / gimbal head is higher than central pivot secon,
there should be someone to look aer the crane system.
 The complete panning & liing range around it must be kept free. Avoid anybody standing under the
crane. No loose objects may be stored or placed on it. Be very careful while using indoors.
 Never operate the crane in the immediate vicinity of high-voltage power cables. It holds danger to life.
 Parcular care is required when operang the crane in unfavourable weather condions. The crane
must be shut down in sucient me. When it is used in a rainy day, the pan-lt head / gimbal head and
controlling bar shall be protected against rain.
 When you want to transport the crane, lock the Pan & Tilt Axis for safety. Make sure that the
components do not rub together and cause any material wear.
 Before the counterweights are removed, ensure the remote head is resng on the support stand. Then
gradually remove the counterweights before remote head, camera or other parts.
 In the interest of safe crane operaon, avoid abruptly swivelling or stopping the crane, otherwise it may
cause serious damage to equipment.
FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL PROVIDE BETTER SHOTS AND TROUBLE FREE OPERATION.
SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE ‘ONLINE’ BY
CONTACTING THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE.

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 Now take out the Tripod Stand from its case,
and stretch its legs on oor as per the
requirement. Then ghten the knob to
secure it.
 Match holes of the boom leg secon with
the upper leg secon to secure tripod stand
with Steel locking Pins and ghten the knob.
Jib Stand Setup
NOTE: We have provided double locking
precauons on Jib Stand. Pin is rst & primary,
locking knob is secondary locking so rst lock
the Pin to avoid slipping of stand.
 Take out Spreader and spread it on oor and
open the legs (as per your requirement) of
spreader with the help of provided knob.
 Put tripod stand on spreader & then lock it in
place with the rubber grips. (Note: Tighten
the ratchet knob of stand to secure it with
rubber grips.
Knob
Pin
Spreader Setup
NOTE: For seng up your Crane package with spreader or with oor dolly follow the below steps:

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 To open the legs of Dolly remove the bolts &
fully spread it on oor.
 Then insert the bolts with their washer and
ghten the bolts properly.
Dolly Setup
NOTE: To keep the dolly in stac posion, lock
the wheels by pushing down the lever.
 Remove the allen bolts from tripod holders.
 Match the hole of Tripod holder with dolly to
insert the long bolt & ghten it with the help
of allen key.
NOTE: This dolly has various holes for exible mounng of Tripod.
 Once all the above menoned steps are
completed, you will see the stand and
spreader as shown here.

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 Then ghten the provided knob of tripod
holder.
 Install the Hub Assembly by sliding from the
boom side into the stand’s Mount opening.
Hub Secon Setup
NOTE: The Hub Assembly has several mounng holes. You can mount LCD Monitor or Joysck box to
this assembly if you want.
 Remove ratchet knobs of the stand, Insert
the tripod legs into the feet on the dolly.
NOTE: This is the Pan Fricon Knob. Never pan the Jib with this knob ghtened. If this knob turns while
panning, it is too ght. Only ghten while parking the jib!
 Insert the provided washer & knob to secure
the jib properly.
 Insert the bolts with washers and ghten
properly with the help of Wrench.

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 Insert rear tube secon (secon 1) into the
hub assembly, slide secon 2 into secon 1
and align holes of the Secon 1 and secon 2
with the central hole of hub assembly.
 Already aached 1st and 2nd jib secons,
insert it into the hub then insert the long bolt
and nut to Secure the secons properly.
Jib Secons Setup
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 Repeat this process for rest of the secons.
Aach them towards the other Secon 6 with
5 , 5 with 4, 4 with 3, 3 with 2 & 2 with 1. 321
 Aer alignment of holes (Jib arms) insert
shank lock pin & ghten it from another side
with shank threaded cap. For double security
insert the locking pin from the top of jib arm.
NOTE: We have provided double locking precauons on Jib, Knob is rst and primary, pin is secondary
locking, so rst lock the knob to avoid slipping of secons.
 Remove the bolt from head secon then
aach with the jib.
Head Secon Setup

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 Aach the provided bolt, sha collars,
washers and nut. Tighten all the Allen bolts
and nuts to secure properly as shown in the
image.
 Connect the one end of Head Plaorm
Levelling cable with the head plaorm by
hooking the turnbuckle ends.
 To mount Rear secon of jib, insert the bolt
with washers through one end of the secon
to other. Slide the bolt through and secure
by ghtening with hand.
Rear Frame Setup
 Aach other end with the hub assembly.
Pan Tilt Head Setup
 Aach the PROAIM SENIOR PAN TILT HEAD
base plaorm to the Tripod or jib arm using
the four ¼”screws. Tighten to secure.

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Cables & Control Box Setup
 Install the 12 volt DC power (4-pin XLR) in
rear of Joysck Box.
NOTE: Any 12 volt baery may operate the PROAIM Sr. PAN TILT HEAD as long as the connector mates
and is #1 pin Negave and #4 pin Posive.
CAUTION: DO NOT USE AN UNREGULATED POWER SUPPLY! IF USING A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY IT
MUST PRODUCE LESS THAN 12 VOLTS. MORE THAN 24 VOLTS MAY CAUSE PERMA-NENT DAMAGE.
JOYSTICK
The joysck may be operated hand held, from a at surface like a table top or aached to the boom arm
of the jib.
 Aach the 4-pin power cord to the rear of
Joysck Box.
HEAD CABLE
PROAIM SR. PAN TILT HEAD Digital only
PROAIM Sr. PAN-TILT HEAD Digital only
 Aach 4-pin male connectors of cable to the
four pin female connectors of head for
panning & lng.
 If the Joysck Control is opposite, undo the
connectors at the motors rotate 180 degrees
and re-install.
 Aach & secure your camera on camera
plaorm of Head with help of provided bolt.

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 As each secon is pulled from the previous
secon, you can store unused secons in the
tail as ballast weight and lighten your
counterweight demand.
Follow these steps to balance the head:-
 Find the horizontal balance point of your camera by using 2 ngers of one handing while holding the
handle.
 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 lt motor. (DO NOT REMOVE)
 Grasp the motor and turn slightly to disengage gears.
 Mount the camera to the camera plate with the screw provided.
 Tighten by threading the nut up to the boom of the camera plate securely.
 Make sure 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 knob.
 If the camera is perfectly balanced it will stay in any posion while motor gear is sll unaached.
 Grasp the motor and turn it back unl the gears mesh.
 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 lt arc.
Balancing Tips
NOTE: All 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 lt arc.
OPERATION
 With the camera set up as previously described above, Power ON by pressing the RED Switch on the top
of the Joysck control box.
 For inverted use, disconnect the leads to the motors, rotate the control box 180 degrees and re-install.
PROAIM Sr. PAN TILT HEAD
The PROAIM™ Sr. PAN TILT HEAD circuitry is built enrely into joysck box. The only other requirement is
the AC power pack (provided) or baery power. The power pack can handle 90-240 volts. Users will need
the appropriate plug adapter for local use.

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JOYSTICK
The joysck is a two-axis variable speed servo controller. The further you move in one direcon the faster
the output to that motor. This will be a lile tricky at rst, 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.
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. This can be
controlled by Dead Spot. Adjust the joysck to ensure correct movement of the head. It may be
necessary to reconnect to the motors if required.
TILT DIRECTION SWITCH
When the head is shied from a Jib to a tripod or vice versa, it needs reversal of direcon as the locaon
of the head will be inverted. By switching “on” the lt direcon switch, we can immediately reverse the
direcon. When the joysck is moved to the up it gives up rotaon as it gives while mounted on the tripod
directly.
POWER CONTROL
To the right and above the joysck is a knob labeled "SPEED".
This is power control knob. Turning to right will increase the speed and back to le will decrease the
speed of both pan and lt operaon. The advantage of power control is to be able to limit power when
only slow accurate movements are needed. With the power control at half power (approx. 8 volts max.
output) the full range of moon on joysck will be between 0 and 8 volts making ner adjustments
possible. The power control will be usable between a range of approximately 4 volts to 12 volts.
DEAD SPOT
The knob to the le is marked Dead Spot. Turned all the way to the le (counterclockwise) will create the
smallest dead spot. Meaning that the head will begin to move as soon as the smallest deecon of the
joysck is made. Moving to the right will increase the area where no power is sent to the head motors. At
half way, the dead spot will close again, this helps to avoid crossing the lt when only pan movement is
desired.
The dead spot is so ght when the control knob is all the way to the le, it may be necessary to back it o
slightly unl no movement is seen in either axis.
NOTE: With the Dead Spot all the way le the head may move in both axis on it’s own. The Dead Spot
should be set at approx. the 9:00 posion to insure that no unwanted movement occurs.

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PAN DIRECTION SWITCH
When the Pan-Tilt Head is used on a Tripod or on a Jib.
When the head is shied from a Jib to a tripod or vice versa, it needs reversal of direcon as the locaon
of the head will be inverted. By switching “on” the pan direcon switch, we can imme-diately reverse the
direcon. When the joysck is moved to the right it gives right rotaon as it gives while mounted on the
tripod directly.
Linear or Logarithmic taper joysck control
All joyscks are linear, meaning that each degree of movement of the sck correlates to the output. On
the 12 volt PROAIM SR.PAN-TILT HEAD half deecon of the joysck means
approximately 6 volts sent to the motors. But with the advent of Digital we can now control the taper of
the joysck, making in Logarithmic as well. Logarithmic taper being that the rst of joysck movement
only sends a small amount of power to the motors and the last of the deecon will send more power per
degree of deecon. On Logarithmic taper 1/3 of joysck deecon might yield 2 volts output the next
1/3 will yield 4 volts output and the last 1/3 of yields 6 volts for a max. again of 12 volts. This mode gives
the operator ne slow movements yet retains the ability to go to max. speed if necessary.
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 the joysck output.
2. 22.3’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 54Kg (119lbs)
If the camera weight is 1kg, the jib is balanced with 54+4kg=58kg
If the camera weight is 2kg the jib is balanced with 54+8kg=62kg
1. 24.5’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 55Kg (121.5 lbs)
If the camera weight is 1kg, the jib is balanced with 55+5kg=60kg
If the camera weight is 2kg the jib is balanced with 55+10kg=65kg
Balancing Tips
Its secons collapse into each other
3. 19’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 53Kg (116 lbs)
If the camera weight is 1kg, the jib is balanced with 53+3kg=56kg
If the camera weight is 2kg the jib is balanced with 53+6kg=59kg

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5. 12.8 ’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 51 Kg (112 lbs)
If the camera weight is 1kg, the jib is balanced with 51+1kg=52kg
If the camera weight is 2kg the jib is balanced with 51+2kg=53kg
For some interesng compound shots try:
Moving the pan & lt control the same direcon as you move the rear of the jib. This keeps your subject
framed but changes the perspecve of the camera.
4. 15.10’ Jib
Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 52 Kg (114 lbs)
If the camera weight is 1kg, the jib is balanced with 52+2kg=54kg
If the camera weight is 2kg the jib is balanced with 52+4kg=58kg
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ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
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.
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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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