FLYCAM Flowline Placid 2-Axis Stabilizing Arm (FLCM-FLN-PLA)
Assembly Manual
What's In The Box
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received everything that is listed below.
- Safety Shock Cord
- Tensioner Spring
A detailed view of the FLYCAM Flowline Placid 2-Axis Stabilizing Arm.
The FLYCAM Flowline Placid 2-Axis Stabilizing Arm shown with its included Safety Shock Cord and Tensioner Spring.
Flowline Placid Setup
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Remove the hook from Flowline support bar.
A hand detaching the hook from the Flowline support bar.
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Take the cord bundle out from the cup and pull the whole cord until a cord lock comes out.
A hand pulling a cord bundle from a cup, revealing a cord lock.
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Separate the cord from cord lock and keep the lock aside for attaching it back afterwards.
A hand separating the cord from the cord lock.
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Separate the cord also from the cup and keep aside for mounting it back later.
A hand separating the cord from the cup.
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Use a tool to unscrew small bolts that hold the front pulley, from each side.
A tool being used to unscrew small bolts on the front pulley.
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Pull out the front pulley carefully, so it doesn't drop into the Flowline support bar and Insert the cord from the bottom hole and tug it out from the top hole.
A hand carefully pulling the front pulley out of the support bar and inserting the cord through the bottom and out the top hole.
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Mount front pulley in between the cord, and pull the cord so that it goes back inside the support arm. Again use tools to tighten the bolts from each side and set the pulley at its position.
A hand mounting the front pulley between the cord and pulling the cord back into the support arm, with a tool tightening bolts.
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Turn the Placid Arm upside down. By using an allen key, loosen the mounting bracket of Arm. Now the bracket has enough space for the cord to pass through it.
The Placid Arm is shown upside down, with an allen key loosening the mounting bracket to create space for the cord.
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Insert cord into the mounting bracket. Make sure that it is going exactly in the centre, up into the hole of the Placid arm. Then Pull the cord from bottom of Placid arm, near the spring, while still holding it upside down.
A hand inserting the cord into the mounting bracket, ensuring it is centered, and pulling it from the bottom near the spring.
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Now you can hold the Placid arm in its standard position. The cord is aptly set to perform its function. By using an allen key, tighten the mounting bracket of Placid Arm with Flowline support arm.
The Placid Arm is held in its standard position, with an allen key tightening the mounting bracket to the Flowline support arm.
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To fix Placid arm at its appropriate position, attach one side of Safety Elastic Cord to a knob on Placid arm. Then, drag the other side of elastic cord across Flowline support arm, and attach to the knob on other side of Placid arm.
A hand attaching one end of the Safety Elastic Cord to a knob on the Placid arm, and the other end to a knob on the other side of the arm, across the Flowline support.
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Put-in the cup back through the cord and relock it with the cord lock. Roll the leftover cord inside the cup.
A hand placing the cup back over the cord and relocking it with the cord lock, rolling excess cord inside.
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Fix the hook back at its actual position, using an allen key. Now Set the provided Spring again in the hook.
An allen key is used to fix the hook back into its position, and a spring is placed into the hook.
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Wear support jacket and tighten the buckles provided at the waist, adjust as per your convenience. Tighten the buckles provided at the chest of support jacket, and adjust as per your convenience.
A person wearing the support jacket and tightening the waist buckles for adjustment.
A person wearing the support jacket and tightening the chest buckles for adjustment.
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By adjusting side support, you will move the weight on your hips, thus resulting in comfortable long hour shooting.
A person wearing the support jacket, demonstrating how adjusting the side support shifts weight to the hips for comfortable long shooting.
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Loosen the knob of hook and attach camera to it. Tighten with provided knob to ensure slip-free connection.
A hand loosening a knob on the hook to attach a camera, then tightening the knob for a secure connection.
Your Flowline Placid 2-Axis Stabilizing Arm All Dressed Up and Ready to Go!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
A person operating a camera mounted on the FLYCAM Flowline Placid 2-Axis Stabilizing Arm, shown with optional accessories.
Warranty
We offer one year warranty for our products from date of purchase. Within this period of time, we will repair it without charge for labor or parts. Warranty doesn't cover transportation costs nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage. Warranty repairs are subjected to inspection and evaluation by us.
Liability
We are not liable for damage caused by products that we do not supply or from mishandling in transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product, or service by anyone other than our company.
Contact Us
In case of any kind of dissatisfaction, please Contact us immediately and we promise our utmost support and care until you use our product.