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Operation of the stop ring and adjustment handle
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1. Friction and fixation
Hold the ball head so that you are looking directly at the FLM logo. Now
the fixed button is on the right side. The black scale ring acts as a lock-
nut and serves as a stop for the grey fixed knob, which is thus protected
against being turned out completely counterclockwise.
As soon as you turn the scale ring clockwise as far as it will go, the ring
and knob are fixed and can no longer be turned. To release the fixation,
turn the knob slightly clockwise. Now you can turn the ring and knob si-
multaneously counterclockwise to the stop. The ball is now freely mova-
ble again.
2. Adjustment of the friction with mounted camera and released ball
Turn the adjustment handle clockwise until the camera stops automatically in any position.
If you now turn the black scale ring also clockwise until it stops, you have saved the position value
of the friction setting. This procedure is carried out once for each camera/lens combination. The
number on the scale ring below the arrow shows the set position value for this camera/lens com-
bination. By setting to this numerical value, you can safely repeat the friction setting for a specific
camera/lens combination at any time.
3. Readjusting the friction fine adjustment
First turn the adjustment handle clockwise to release the lock with the scale ring. Then turn the scale
ring clockwise to a higher value. This increases the friction. Turning it counterclockwise reduces the
friction. Then turn the adjusting handle counterclockwise until it stops. Only now have you changed
the friction. Please note, as mentioned under point 2, that a 100% friction setting is only guaranteed
if the adjusting handle is turned back to the stop of the adjusted scale ring and locked.
4. Adjusting the friction of different cameras or lenses
Proceed as described under point 2. With the help of the number displayed on the scale ring, the
friction setting can be safely repeated for each camera/lens combination at any time.
Now change the camera/lens combination and adjust the friction as described in point 2. Note the
number on the scale ring for the camera/lens combination that is now mounted. Repeat this proce-
dure for all camera/lens combinations.
5. finding the individual friction positions again
Tighten the adjustment knob so that the mounted camera/lens combination cannot be moved. Now
set the scale ring to the value determined for this camera/lens combination under point 3. Then turn
the adjustment knob counterclockwise until it stops.
Points 1-5 are one-time settings.
Point 6 describes the adjustment procedure of the ball head immediately before taking a picture.
6. Fixation
At the friction value set in point 2, the camera/lens combination is determined by turning the ad-
justment knob clockwise. Since the ball head for the specific camera/lens combination is already
preloaded, a half to full turn of the knob is usually sufficient to fix the camera correctly. When turning
the adjustment handle back, you automatically reach the set friction position. Even in darkness, the
set position cannot be missed. This prevents unintentional release of the head with the camera/lens
combination mounted.
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