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Leveling the Camera

Make sure the locking knob is loos-

ened, so the head can move freely.

Push the central button of the control

panel once. The CPS H1 Camera Head

wakes up, illuminates the control

panel and levels the camera automati-

cally.

Extra steps for long exposures

and situations that need high

stability

Tighten the locking knob slightly.

Push the central button of the control

panel again to readjust for misalign-

ment caused by tightening the locking

knob.

Tighten locking knob firmly

Check alignment by pushing the cen-

tral button of the control panel again.

If it tries to level, loosen the locking

knob sightly and hit the central button

again.

Note:

As soon as the head's motors do not move

anymore upon pushing the central button,

the camera is leveled and the locking screw

can be firmly retightened.

Hint:

Once the camera is leveled that way, all

vertical lines, such as windows, doors or

corners in a building are straight. These

lines stay straight, also when the camera is

being rotated with the platform.

To save power and to avoid interference

with the image, the head dims the control

panel after 10 seconds, leaving the on/off

button at reduced illumination so the head

is still visible in a dark studio.

Manual adjustments

At any time the camera can be rotated by

turning the platform or it can be inclined

manually.

You can tilt the camera slightly by tap-

ping the top or bottom arrow keys of the

control panel. Push and hold the keys to tilt

the camera continuously.

Note:

Under certain rotation angles of the

platform, especially when the lens was

not pointing forward upon startup, it is

possible that tilting the camera will require

some re-adjustments of the horizontal incli-

nation to regain straight vertical lines.

Tap the right or left arrow keys of the con-

trol panel, to slightly change the camera's

horizontal inclination. Push and hold the

keys to incline the camera continuously.

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Turning the Acadalus CPS H1

Camera Head off

Tap any button to wake the system up. The

LEDs turn on. Push the On/Off button. The

system turns off.

Recalibrating the camera head

Caution:

The Acadalus CPS-H1 Camera Head was

calibrated at the factory under ideal condi-

tions. This readjustment should only be

done when you are sure that the alignment

is off.

Using a precise level such as a digital

protractor, manually level the platform

in both the horizontal and the vertical

direction.

Turn the camera head off.

Keep the central button pressed while

pushing the On/Off button for ten sec-

onds. The LEDs of the head will blink

3 times to indicate that the new level

position is stored into the system's

memory.