Acadalus CPS-h1 Owner's Manual - Page 5

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Leveling the Camera

1.
Make sure the locking knob is loos-
ened, so the head can move freely.
2.
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
1.
Tighten the locking knob slightly.
2.
Push the central button of the control
panel again to readjust for misalign-
ment caused by tightening the locking
knob.
3.
Tighten locking knob firmly
4.
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.
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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.
OK
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.
1.
Using a precise level such as a digital
protractor, manually level the platform
in both the horizontal and the vertical
direction.
2.
Turn the camera head off.
3.
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.
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