Zephyr ION Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 19)

• If the sled wants to move away from

you, loosen the bottom in-out screw

and dial in the upper screw a few

turns. Snug up the lower screw and

re-test.

• If the sled wants to move towards

you, loosen the upper in-out screw

a few turns, snug up the lower

screw, and re-test.

• Do not get too fussy with your

threads at this point, as much of

the trick is learning to properly

stand and move, rather than

adjusting your threads.

• Take a few steps and experiment

with the feel of it all. Try panning

and tilting. Before you get tired,

dock the sled.

Test your threads

• Stand as upright as possible, in

good posture, with the rig off your

left hip. Don’t be stiff or tense.

Do not ever let go of the sled

completely, but let it move a little.

• If it tends to stay in place, try

moving it further out in front of you.

Lean back a little as you feel the

vest pushing against your stomach

and pulling your torso forward. The

trick is to lean a little bit away from

the rig – more if it’s further from

you, less as it’s closer to you – so

that the sled wants to stay in place

or oat next to you.

• If the sled wants to move off in one

direction rather dramatically and

you can’t lean forward or back

easily to correct it, you need to

adjust your threads. Typically it’s a

matter of the “in-out” screws rather

than the side to side screws.

Holding the rig might feel awkward at rst. Don’t worry

– you will gain control and endurance rapidly as you

practice. The rst time is typically the most annoying,

because there are so many adjustments to make before

it all falls into place and “magically” works with you. It

may be that you will want to adjust the lift capacity of the

arm (see pages 20-21) before ne-tuning your threads.

Eventually you must adjust them both.

Practice replacing the sled in

the docking bracket

• Step up next to the docking stand

with the camera aimed to the left.

• Insert the center post in the bracket

and rest the stage on the docking

yoke.

• Insert the aircraft pin back in the

docking yoke to secure the sled.

• Bow from the waist and step back.

• Move your left hand to the gimbal

handle, and your right hand to the

arm.

• Hold up the gimbal handle and

let the arm post slide out of the

gimbal mounting hole. Don’t force

it or bend your knees; just nd the

correct angle so that the arm post

slips out of the gimbal.

• Always keep a hand on the free end

of the arm, otherwise it might swing

around and hit something.

• Rest. Stretch.

• When you don’t have time to dock

and undock, you can relieve some

muscle tension by holding the rig

close to your body on either side or

clasping the camera close to your

chest.

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