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Clipper 324/312 © manual version 4/14/2008 J. Holway / L. Hayball / The Tiffen Company, LLC Clipper, Clipper 324, Clipper 312 Operating Manual The Tiffen Company, LLC 90 Oser Avenue Hauppauge, New York 11788 631 273-2500 800 645-2522 631 273-2557 fax www.steadicam.com 2
Table of Contents Overview 4 The Clipper Sled 6 The Stage 8 The Tilt Head 10 Smart Motorized Stage 12 Posts and Clamps 16 Monitor Mount 17 The Gimbal 18 Centering the gimbal 19 Base connectors 21 Switch Matrix 22 Frameline Generator 24 Artificial Horizon 26 PowerCube batteries 28 Supplied Accessories 30 Recommended accessories 31 Cases and Packing 31 Basic Set Up Attaching the Camera 32 Static Balancing 34 The LX Vest 36 Fitting the Vest 37 The G-50 Arm 38 Setting your threads 39 Ride and Lift 40 Goofy-foot 42 Arm Posts 43 Advanced Techniques Dynamic Balancing 44 Inertial Control 46 Low Mode 48 Long Mode 52 Lens Height 54 Tilt Head 58 Stiffening System 60 Monitors 62 7” Composite Monitor 63 UltraBrite 2 Monitor 64 Tally, FLG, Horizon Features 66 Operating Tips & Warranty 67 On Screen Display Functions 68 Connectors, Pin-Outs & Jumpers 71 Termination Jumper Settings 74 Specifications & Accessories 75 Appendix 76 This manual is primarily written to inform experienced Steadicam operators about specific features of the Clipper 324 and 312 systems. While there is some basic information in this manual to get a novice started, we strongly urge anyone with limited Steadicam experience to take one of our three or six day workshops. For more information on professional workshops worldwide, contact The Tiffen Company at www.tiffen.com. STEADICAM, G-50, Clipper, Clipper 324, Clipper 312, UltraBrite, Ultra 2 are registered trademarks of the Tiffen company. 3
Page 1: Contents Operating Manual p/n LIT
Page 5 and 6: Three section, carbon fiber telesco
Page 7 and 8: The only difference between the Cli
Page 9 and 10: Nosebox starboard side: •Pot to a
Page 11 and 12: Setting the tilt The operator sets
Page 13 and 14: “Go-to” Buttons and the Smart M
Page 15 and 16: Removing the remote Whenever you wa
Page 17 and 18: Monitor mounts There are two monito
Page 19 and 20: Centering the gimbal Note: This pro
Page 21 and 22: The base connectors •Top: Monitor
Page 23 and 24: Selector Switch Position Clipper 31
Page 25 and 26: The charts tell you how it all work
Page 27 and 28: The range switch interacts with the
Page 29 and 30: If the voltage drops below 26 volts
Page 31 and 32: Recommended Cables and Accessories
Page 33 and 34: Attach the long dovetail plate to t
Page 35 and 36: To adjust top-to-bottom balance, ti
Page 37 and 38: Fitting the Vest The vest is the ma
Page 39 and 40: Using the G-50 arm requires three s
Page 41 and 42: Adjusting the “Lift” All lift a
Page 43 and 44: Working with arm posts General uses
Page 45 and 46: Next, static balance with the batte
Page 47 and 48: Experiment to become familiar with
Page 49 and 50: Remove the monitor mount and flip t
Page 51 and 52: Low mode operating Traditionally, i
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can be time consuming and unproduct
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But how high can one get the lens?
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You can also extend the telescoping
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Other Applications One of the more
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The Vectran line is given its fina
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Standard 7” Monitor PWR (Power ON
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4-pin XLR 12 or 24 volt input 2nd t
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Operating Tips To reduce the power
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Input Select the input video signal
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Connectors, Pin-outs & Jumpers and
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Tiffen Termination Jumper Settings
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Appendix 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REVISIONS
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E D C B A 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REVISIONS
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