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5. Good to know 

 

Loss of communication 
 

In the case that communication between the 

head unit

 

and 

controller

 is lost, head will stop moving and try to 

reconnect to the controller.  
This can be caused by interference with used radio 
frequency or due to the large distance between devices 
or when the controller is turned off. 
 

Time Lapse and Memory recall 

 
When 

Time Lapse

 option is activated or when 

Auto 

memory recall

 is started, 5sH will start to work 

independently from the controller. Even if you turn the 
controller off, the head will continue to work by itself.  
 
To reestablish the connection between the controller and 
the head, it is necessary to turn the head off and then on 
again. 

 
IMPORTANT! Do not move the head pan/tilt with your hand. It can cause unrepeatable damage to the 
motors! 

 

6. Wired connection 

Whenever possible, it is recommended to use wired communication. When wired connection is used, 
wireless modules are in standby mode and system uses less power.  
When you use wired communication, system will start working when you turn ON either the Head or the 
controller.  
 
If you turn the head ON, the head’s battery will power the controller as well. If you turn the controller ON, 
controller’s battery will power the head electronic and motors.  
If you need extra power (when working in wired mode) you should turn both devices ON. This way the 
capacity of the batteries will be summarized.  
When the head and the controller are connected with cable, charging of one device will charge the other as 
well 

(Power switch on both devices must be in power on position to charge the batteries with 

communication cable!

).

 

 

6.1 Power supply 

If you want the system to work on electricity, you should connect 5sH and the controller with 
communication cable, and then connect the controller to the power supply 

(5sH will be powered 

automatically over communication cable)

. It is not necessary to connect both devices to the power supply.  

 
7. Batteries 

The head works on 8 AA 1.5V batteries. (Rechargeable AA batteries are included in the head set) 
Head controller uses internal lithium batteries. 
The head and controller can run on power supply as well. 
 
Batteries of the head and controller should be charged for 3 hours max. 

DO NOT charge the batteries over night! 
DO NOT leave the batteries to get empty completely! You will not be able to charge them again! 

The capacity of the head and controller batteries is 4 working hours. 

Summary of Contents for Five Second Head

Page 1: ...Five Second Head by SENNA User manual Look for the video instructions on You Tube and Vimeo http www youtube com watch v ocMmi8PmO_s http vimeo com 65045628 http vimeo com 65038326...

Page 2: ...Motion Control store up to 30 seconds of wanted head movement Two ramp modes for smooth starting and stopping Tilt and Pan joystick polarity configuration 1 2 Specifications Parameter Description Ope...

Page 3: ...ve Second Head Unit Five second head controller External spare battery L shaped camera mount holder Balancing adapter Communication cable 2 Battery chargers Camera plate with rods and mini weights Fli...

Page 4: ...2 Head Unit 2 1 Parts diagram 2 2 Mounting the 5s Head Five Second Head can be mounted on any tripod slider or a crane See the picture...

Page 5: ...s shown in the picture Five Second Head allows changes of pan tilt polarity for both head positions See the chapter Configuration NEVER USE THE HEAD WITHOUT MAKING THE RIGHT CAMERA BALANCE WITH THE BA...

Page 6: ...does not fall back or forth 4 Turn the camera in vertical position and now move L holder back forth until you find a position in which the camera stands still 5 Mark the position of the L holder in th...

Page 7: ...rods on your camera plate and attach the mini weights from the back in order to make counter weight to your camera lens and find the balance very easily See the pictures below 1 Set includes holder tw...

Page 8: ...de the right balance of your camera you can turn 5sH on by following the steps 1 Turn the power switch button on 2 Blue LED will start flashing slowly 3 Turn on the power switch of the head controller...

Page 9: ...ramp stage please follow the steps 1 Press and hold the Menu button indicators will flash and Menu button will turn from blue to yellow 2 When the Menu button becomes yellow you have entered the menu...

Page 10: ...PAN direction from zero point and 190 in TILT direction from zero point See the picture IMPORTANT This option must be enabled when using the advanced options such as memory points motion control time...

Page 11: ...rs will flash and Menu button will turn from blue to yellow 9 When the Menu button becomes yellow you have entered the menu 10 Shortly press memory button 6 green light will turn on See the picture be...

Page 12: ...st memory point will turn on and then on the second memory point the lights will constantly loop showing the order of memory recall session 3 Repeat the step 2 until you have set all wanted points of...

Page 13: ...ition from where you want to start the desirable movement Use joystick 2 Press and hold the Menu button 3 Before the system enters the Menu before the Menu button turns yellow move the joystick a litt...

Page 14: ...e head s battery will power the controller as well If you turn the controller ON controller s battery will power the head electronic and motors If you need extra power when working in wired mode you s...

Page 15: ...is under 10 0 batteries need to be charged If the voltage is 12 0 batteries are fully charged 7 2 When the batteries get empty If the head will be used for a longer time it is strongly recommended to...

Page 16: ...pictures Attaching the external battery The capacity of the spare battery is 4 working hours This spare battery should be charged for 3 hours max IMPORTANT When being charged spare battery must alway...

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