PROAIM CINEMA Series User manual

Instruction Manual
Kite-11 Video Camera Jib
Crane (KITE-11)

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Subject Page
Foreword 3
Legal Noce 4
Introducon 5
Safety Hints 6-8
Assembling 8-10
Warranty 11
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
PRIORITY #1.
Table of Contents

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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 Kite-11 Video Camera Jib Crane, 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 Proaim Kite-11 Video
Camera Jib Crane, 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.
With Best Wishes,
Proaim Team
Welcome To Proaim!

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 The sequence stated in the operang manual for assembly/disassembly and
limits specied by the manufacturer must be observed.
 Exceeding these limits must be avoided under all circumstances.
 In no case shall The Proaim, its directors, employees, partners or aliates be
liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punive,
special, or consequenal damages of any kind, incurred as a result of your
negligence/misuse of the product, transportaon loss, or any other.
Legal Noces
Only original parts may be used for product maintenance.
 Accessories from other manufacturers must not restrict the usage or safe
operaon of the product!
 Individuals responsible for the operaon of the product must have read and
understood the original operang instrucons.
 In the event of quesons regarding safe operaon, the manufacturer should be
contacted.

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Introducon
Proaim Kite 11 octagonal camera crane is a Heavy duty, Professional & Compact
lming soluon for independent lmmakers and videographers. High-grade
aluminum construcon holds camera setups up to 25kg/55lb. The highly versale
jib is compable with most gimbals & pan-lt heads for more stabilized shots. It is
designed for indoor & outdoor video producons and shoots. The camera jib is
compable with a at or 100mm bowl tripod stand. This 11 telescopic jib is easily
converble to 8. It breaks down into 3 secons of 4 each giving 1 of overlap.
High-strength stress cable keeps the camera plate completely parallel to the
ground. As each secon is pulled from the previous secon, you can store unused
secon in the tail as ballast weight & lighten your counterweight demand. Proaim
Kite-11 sases the demands of operators and brings more professionalism to
your lm & video projects!
What’s In The Box
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received
everything that is listed below.
Telescopic Jib Secons
Hub Mounng
Head Plaorm
Shanks For Joining Arms
Weight Rod
Cable

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Safety Hints
ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR!
 All the instrucons must be read carefully and understood before set-up or
operaon. The crane may only be assembled in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instrucon manual. The manufacturer’s technical specicaons
and limits must be adhered to at all mes and in no way exceeded.
 The crane system may only be operated by competent and trained personnel. To
avoid misuse by untrained personnel, the crane should be dismantled when not
in use or under supervision.
 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.
 Before assembling the crane, ensure that the ground surface is stable enough.
The weight of the complete crane build, with accessories must be taken into
consideraon when considering the ground’s load capacity or foundaon.
 When using the crane on dolly, make sure you use solid wheels. Use with track
wheels is not allowed. Before and while using the crane the wheels should be
inspected.
 The crane may only be operated when balanced horizontally. A bubble level is
used to check the balance. A commercially available bubble level can also be
used.
 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.

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 Always connect the steel cable properly to provide stability to the camera plate.
It should not negavely impact the movements of camera in any way.
CAUTION!
 If the crane is used in an elevated area (e.g. bridge, mulstory building, etc.)
secure the crane with adequate safety ropes to appropriate objects (e. g.
concrete pillars) to minimize the risk of falling from the increased height.
 Do not operate the crane on vehicles of any type – uncontrollable movements
can be dangerous. Proaim accepts no liability for damages or injuries for
incidents or accidents occurring due to use of the crane on vehicles, camera cars
or any other motorized vehicles.
 Never operate the crane in the immediate vicinity of high-voltage power cables.
It holds danger to life. If the nominal voltage cannot be determined, a minimum
clearance of 5m / 16 must be kept at all mes.
 Changing weather condions should be taken into consideraon. The crane
must not be used when wind speeds are 25km/h. It must be shut down in
sucient me. When used on a rainy day, the pan-lt head / gimbal head shall
be protected against rain.
 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
under it. The indoor operaon of the crane should be done very carefully.
 The crane operator is responsible for keeping the camera mount free of loose
objects; they could fall and cause injury.
 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.

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 The camera may only be mounted and dismantled (with or without remote
system) when the crane operator has given his consent. Change of load on one
side of an already balanced crane will cause an abrupt imbalance which in turn
can cause the outrigger to abruptly rise and may result in damage to the crane
and, possibly, major injuries.
 Before the counterweights are removed, ensure that the plaorm is resng on
the ground or alternavely supported by an appropriate stable underlay.
Gradually remove the counterweights before the remote head or camera is
dismounted.
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.
Assembling
 Install the hub into 100mm tripod Stand, and ghten the hub with center locking knob.

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Assembling Jib Secons
 Install the Secon 1 & 2 (largest diameter secon to the rear) to the vercal pivot point with
the long bolt, washers and nut.
 Tighten the nut properly to secure the
secon.
 Slide Secon 3 into Secon 2 and join with the long bolt.

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 Insert washers and nut from side at the
holes of secon.
 Install the Head Plaorm assembly (leveling arm up) to the end of the smallest secon with
the provided bolt, sha collars, washers and nut. Tighten all the Allen bolts and nuts to secure
properly.
 Connect the Head Plaorm Leveling Cable by hooking the turnbuckle ends .
Installing The Stress Cable

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YOUR PROAIM KITE-11 VIDEO CAMERA JIB CRANE
ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
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.