Panasonic AW-PH500 Operating Instructions Manual

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8Attaching the pan/tilt head(Be absolutely sure to ask your dealer to do this work.)∫Installation procedure¥ How to attain camera balanceBe absolutely sure to follow the steps below to attain the camera balance when installing the camera on the pan/tilt head.1. Position the pan/tilt head so that its tilt axis is on the horizontal, and attach the camera arm.2. Position the camera using the balance pointsspecified in the camera’s manual as a guideline,and use the screw to secure.If the balance points are not specified, to positionthe camera, use the point where the center ofgravity in the perpendicular direction of the camerawith its attached lens is aligned with the tilt rotaryaxis, and use the screw to secure.3. To acquire a reference for positioning while the tiltaxis remains on the horizontal, capture on thescreen a subject which can be clearly verified on-screen, and preset the position in the memory.Depending on the installation conditions, select anangle at which the camera which will be most oftenused in actuality rather than the horizontal.4. After tilting the camera as far as it will go bothupward and downward from the preset position,allow the camera to return to the preset position.1 If the camera goes past the preset position whenit has returned from the upward direction or if itstops before reaching the preset position when ithas returned from the downward direction> This means that the front of the camera (lensside) is too heavy.Shift the camera’s installation position back.2 If the camera stops before reaching the presetposition when it has returned from the upwarddirection or if it goes past the preset positionwhen it has returned from the downwarddirection> This means that the back of the camera is tooheavy.Shift the camera’s installation position forward.5. By repeating the above steps, even out in both theupward and downward directions as far as you canthe movement past the preset position or the failureto return to this position.Finally, in the slow-motion mode operate thejoystick and make fine adjustments so that themovements will become smooth.Tilt rotary axisCamera’s centerof gravity