Silvercrest SSD 3000 A1 - Manual (Page 6)

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WARNING! Risk of injury
• After cranking the tripod head up, tight-
en the locking screw6. Otherwise the
tripod head, including the camera may
lower quickly. You may pinch your fin-
gers.
WARNING! Risk of material
damage
• The tripod must always be positioned
such that it is stable and secure in order
to be protected against toppling over
or falling. Ensure a safe position or a
safe attachment of the camera.
• In order to protect your photo or film
camera against damages caused by
falling, always make sure that
- the camera is firmly screwed to the
quick shoe2;
- the quick shoe is firmly connected to
the tripod flat head17;
- camera and lens do not weigh more
than the admissible 3 kg.
• Especially check during the use of
500mm or 1000 mm lenses if the tri-
pod safe from tipping over.
• Only use the original accessories.
• Do not use any astringent or abrasive
cleaning agents.
4. Items supplied
1 tripod
1 transport bag
1 set of operating instructions
5. Operation
5.1 Setup and alignment
1. Pull the legs9 of the tripod apart. The
locking screw8 above the three cross
braces is moved to the end of the col-
umn.
2. Tighten the locking screw8 only until it
can no longer be turned.
3. Release the blocking lever12 and ex-
tend the legs to the desired length.
4. Close the blocking lever12.
5. Check the straight positioning by using
the bubble level14. If the tripod is
straight, the air bubble is positioned in
the centre of the circle. If necessary, re-
adjust the length of the legs9.
6. For a horizontal alignment of the tripod
flat head17 release the long han-
dle15 (turn anti-clockwise) and turn it
up or down. If the air bubble of the
spirit level3 is located accurately be-
tween the markings, the tripod flat
head is aligned horizontally.
7. Tighten the long handle15 by turning
it clockwise.
5.2 Securing the camera
The camera is screwed onto a quick shoe2.
Thus, it is not necessary to position and re-
move the camera by screwing it on or un-
screwing it every time you would like to take
pictures with or sometimes without the tri-
pod.
1. Pull the lever4 of the quick shoe2 up.
2. Remove the quick shoe2.
3. Fold the small clamp on the lower side
up and screw the camera firmly onto
the quick shoe.
4. Pull the lever4 of the quick shoe up
and place it on again (FigureA).
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