REKON CT-1 User manual

CT-1 Carbon Fiber Tripod
Operation Manual
Version 2
REKON
1517 East 3850 South
St. George, UT 84790
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rekongear.com
toll free: 888-826-9683
Limited 3-Year Warranty: REKON CT-1 Carbon Fiber Tripod assemblies are warranted
to be free of manufacturing defects in material and craftsmanship for 3-Years from the
date of purchase of the item for the original purchaser. If a product is determined to
be defective by REKON, it will at its option repair or replace upon receipt and inspec-
tion of the returned product. Return shipping charges are at the expense of the
sender. Dated PROOF OF PURCHASE is required for warranty service.
The Limited 3-Year Warranty does not cover abuse, cosmetic damage to surface
treatments, or damage due to acts of God, misuse, negligence, improper disassembly
or modication of any part of the product. The limited warranty does not cover
damage due to the failure to follow proper installation and operating procedures, in
addition to the following reasons: Loss of or damage to the product due to abuse,
mishandling, alteration, accident, or theft. The warranty is non transferable. Valid for
original purchaser with dated proof of purchase, no warranty registration required.
THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IS THE SOLE REMEDY AVAILABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN
TORT, OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM THE FAILURE OF A PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.
Low angle shot conguration (see gure 5): For low angle shots you will
need to remove the Tall Center Axis Shaft and install the Short Center Axis
Shaft (follow steps in gure 4 for proper ballhead installation). Adjust legs to
widest angle. Adjust Short Center Axis Shaft to desired height.
Installing Metal Spikes (see gure 6): remove the rubber feet from the
bottom of each tripod leg. Screw in metal spikes to a tight t.
Maintenance Tips: keep dust out of joints, latches, lock mechanisms, and o
of ballheads. Do not apply oil to any part of the tripod or ballhead. Remove
dust by blowing air on joints, latches, lock mechanism and ballheads. If legs
are sti and angles are hard to adjust, the pivot screws can be loosened slowly
until desired stiness is achieved. DO NOT over loosen.
Figure 5
Figure 6 remove rubber foot screw in metal spike

Unlock
Leg Latch
Lock
Loosen
Tighten
Adjust
up / down
Unscrew Shaft Nut
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4a
Figure 4c
Figure 4b
Figure 4d
Figure 4
Using the Monopod (see Figure 3): Detach the leg marked “Removeable
Monopod. Remove the ”Center Axis Shaft”and thread it onto the top of the
monopod leg. Adjust monopod to desired height.
Adjusting the Center Axis Shaft (see Figure 2): Unlock the shaft by twisting
counter clockwise on the rubber lock. Adjust Shaft to desiged height. Lock the
shaft into place by twisting clockwise on the rubber lock. Be sure to tighten
the center shaft adequately to prevent wobble.
Adjusting Leg Position and Length (see Figure 1): Legs are adjusted by
pulling down on the leg latch button and then adjusting the legs up or down.
There are three leg angles that the latches will lock into. Adjust the legs to the
desired angle and make sure the latch fully engages. DO NOT try and force the
latches out of their locked position without pulling the leg latch down. Once
the desired angle is achieved, you can extened the length of each leg by
twisting counter clockwise on any of the three rubber leg extension locks and
pulling the legs up or down. DO NOT force legs past their max extension. Twist
clockwise to tighten leg extensions once diesired length is achieved.
Attaching a ball head (see Figures 4a-d): Attach the ball head plate to the
Center Axis Shaft by inserting the short end of the Interface Screw into the
Ballhead Plate and tightly threading it into the top of the shaft (Figure 4a).
Thread in the anti-rotation hex screw into the “column” (Figure 4b). Tightly
thread the ballhead onto plate (Figure 4c). Thread the anti-rotation hex screw
into the ballhead from underneath the plate (Figure 4d). The anti rotation
screws only need to be snug, DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN!
Tighten “column”
hex screw
tighten “panhead”
hex screw underneath
Center Axis
Shaft
Center Axis Shaft
Ballhead Plate
Interface Screw
Thread together tightly
Thread together tightly
Ballhead