VariZoom VZCINEMAPRO-K2 - Manual (Page 7)

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With smaller cameras (under 10lbs), you may not need to adjust the vertical balance. For
larger cameras, you may want to adjust it for optimal performance and to minimize the
effort the servos have to make to hold position. To get the vertical balance right, raise or
lower the platform to get the camera’s vertical center of mass located on the center of tilt
rotation. To adjust, you will have to loosen the lockdown screws (2) on each of the
camera platform tubes. Once they are loose, turn the fluted knob on the underside of the
platform (between the tubes) to precisely raise or lower it. Rotate the platform to various
angles and adjust until it holds position at any angle. If it falls down, you need to adjust
the platform upward. If it drifts upward, you need to lower the platform. Note that if you
can’t get the vertical balance just right, the head will compensate when the servos are
powered up. When balance is achieved, tighten the lockdown screws on the platform
tubes.
After all connections have been made and the camera is balanced, the head will be ready
for initial calibration.
Switch on power located on the power brick.
Switch on the Cinema Pro head power located on the controller (the power switch on the
left)
After sync is established (a spinning diamond will appear in the lower left corner of the
remote. After the diamond stops spinning, sync is established between the Cinema Pro
head and the controller), switch on motor power (the power switch on the right)
Calibrate ”Home sense”. This will calibrate the sensors so that the position markers
will be accurate. This needs to be done any time one of the axes is moved while power is
off, or if the Cinema Pro head has been operated in oneway communication mode.
Select “GoTo” from the main menu screen. Then select “Home” from the sub menu.
The screen will then read “ready to calibrate?”. Press “enter” again, and the head will
then calibrate home sense.
Set inputs- You will now need to set the Cinema Pro head to respond to the correct
controller inputs.
Press the “menu” button to bring up the setup menu.
Select the “inputs” option. This will bring up a controller inputs grid.