Comfort Arm & Vest

(CMFT-AV)

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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This is a sophisticated quality built kit, that once assembled requires the operator to become familiar with and practice manipulation and control of this production tool. The resulting image capture is well worth the effort.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Our comfort arm and vest is designed to transform your handheld stabilizer into a full

body-support steady cam. The efficiency in the design of this kit allows other handheld units to

be used with our vest arm package as well as yours. With this kit, shooters are able to achieve

hollywood type motion shots, while adding production value and the ‘wow’ factor to the final

result.

I N T H E B O X

F I T T I N G Y O U R V E S T

Clip one side and one shoulder buckle (same side) to attach the back and front of the vest.

Small Bracket

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Place the partially assembled vest on your upper body as if wearing a shirt. Clip the open side straps and buckles together and adjust both sides to a snug and comfortable fit.

Tighten the shoulder velcro straps to a snug position.

The waist band adjustment is also achieved by using the velcro strap.

It is important to make the vest fit as tight as possible, almost like a second skin. Doing so provides maximum control over the stabilizer system and makes for slip free operation .

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To adjust your personal fit for the arm connector to the vest pull on the stainless steel release pin and slide the connecting plate up or down until you find the spot best suited for your body comfort. Once discovered, lock the pin in place to maintain this position.

Note: Once the fit of the vest feels comfortable, you can remove it by un-clipping the buckles and strap from one side only. This makes it easy to remove and dress it back on when needed.

Insert the Arm/Vest connector into

the space provided.

THE COMFORT ARM

The arm incorporates 8 sealed precision bearings housed in its machined aluminum frame. The design allows for silent operation and smooth fluid like movements in both pan and tilt configurations.

To compensate for the weight of the camcorder and stabilizer, an adjustable tension spring knob is provided. Turn the knob clockwise to set the angle of an arm at a desired fixed position and anti-clockwise for taking smooth gliding shots.

The universal arm mount requires no tools to attach it to the vest. When assembling, just slip it into the mount as shown in the picture.

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Next, attach the spool adapter to the comfort arm in order to mount your FLYCAM onto it.

WHY ATTACH THE SPOOL ADAPTER AND WHAT DOES IT DO?????

Determine which end fits into the bottom of your handle, insert the adapter post into the yoke, replace the retaining screws and tighten securely.

Your vest and arm are now ready to use.

NOTE :- If you are using a steadycam Jr. or a glidecam hand held stabilizer, you will need to replace the spool adapter post.

Having custom fit the vest to your body type you can now insert the arm into the mount.

YO U R V E S T A N D A R M A R E N O W R E A DY TO U S E .

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Exclusive of Flycam 5000 Stabilizer and Camera

WARRANTY

We offer a one year warranty for our products from the date of purchase.

We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or craftsmanship obtained during normal use or handling based on the user manual. Please note that we will not cover any shipping costs for returning the product to us. If any VAT or import duties are applied to the return, we will also charge these costs to the customer.

The warranty does not include, by the way of example, 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.

We are not liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of the unit or occurring due to any breach of this warranty.

Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost (covering the cost price of the replacement parts only) to the customers after the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. After that, Nominal cost of the product & Actual shipping cost will be charged.

Do not send the unit to us without first getting a response and getting the approval to send back the item.

In case of any kind of dissatisfaction, we urge you to Contact us immediately and we shall do our Best to help you out. For any other assistance you can reach us via email.

For any other assistance you can reach us via email.