Paramount MYT Tripod User Guide

Table of Contents MYT Tripod Setup and Use... 3 Height Adjustments... 3 Top Plate Adjustment... 7 Leveling the MYT Tripod... 9 Button Head Adjustment... 11 Appendix B: User Guide Revision History... 14 2 P age

MYT Tripod Setup and Use The Paramount MYT Tripod provides an ultra-stable platform for portable digital imaging with the Paramount Mighty mount. It is designed for portability, ease of use, weighs 20 lbs. and has a capacity of 150 lbs. The legs have carrying handles for ease of transporting and setting up (see Figure 1) and includes a padded carrying case (see Figure 2). Figure 1: Paramount MYT Tripod retracted Figure 2: Paramount MYT Tripod with case Height Adjustments The Paramount MYT Tripod has three different locking positions. When fully retracted for transport, it measures at 25 in. (64 cm). There are also two operational heights. The tall height is 31 in. (79 cm), see Figure 3, and short height is 27.5 in. (70 cm); see Figure 4. 3 P age

From each of these heights, the legs can be extended up to another 5 in. (13 cm) to accommodate unleveled ground, or to increase the tripod s maximum height. The end of each leg has a steel swivel foot to conform to uneven mounting surfaces. Figure 3: Tall height, 31 in. (79 cm). Figure 4: Short height, 27.5 in. (70 cm). The tripod height position locking knob is located on the center ring that adjusts the height of the tripod and can be seen in Figure 5. When this knob is unscrewed so the tip does not engage the stainless steel detent, the center ring is free to slide up and down. By lifting up on the top plate the legs will expand and slide between the different height positions. Once you have reached your desired height, the knob must be tightened until it fully engages and presses against the stainless steel detent. With the knob screwed all the way in, there are two button heads on the opposite side of the tube (Figure 6) as the position locking knob should and they should sit right on top of set screws in the center ring (Figure 7). This ensures that the contact points are on stainless steel, resulting in less force exerted on the aluminum tube. If the knob is fully tight, but the contact of the set screw is not quite right, see Button Head Adjustment on page 11 on how to make this adjustment. (This should not need to be adjusted frequently.) 4 P age

Figure 5: Height position lock knob. 5 P age

6 P age Figure 6: Button head contact points.

Figure 7: Button head and set screw contact. Top Plate Adjustment The top plate has dimensions of 7-¼ in (18.4 cm) as shown in the technical drawing in Figure 8. The top plate also rotates 360 to assist in polar alignment. The knob located on the top plate (Figure 9) loosens and secures down the top plate from rotating. This adjustment should be done before mounting the Paramount MYT on the tripod. It is good practice to tighten this knob all the way down when you have the approximate location however the top plate can be rotated with a bit of force after the Paramount MYT is attached. The tighter the knob after this adjustment, the less room for movement there will be during use. 7 P age

8 P age Figure 8: Top plate drawing.

Figure 9: Top plate and knob. Leveling the MYT Tripod There are three bubble level and arrow pairs machined in to the bottom ring of the tripod as shown in Figure 10. These arrows point to the leg that the bubble level corresponds with see examples highlighted in blue in Figure 11. Use these levels as well as the bubble level on top of the mounting plate to help get your tripod as level as possible before mounting the Paramount MYT. 9 P age

10 P age Figure 10: Leveling arrows

Figure 11: The blue arrow points to the leg to raise or lower for this level bubble. Button Head Adjustment The Paramount MYT Tripod has been designed to ensure there are stainless steel on stainless steel contact points. These contact points are on the opposite side of the tripod as the ring locking knob as shown in Figure 12. There is a minor adjustment that can be done to ensure they are contacting in the correct spot. (Again, this adjustment is not something you should have to do often.) 11 P age

Figure 12: Stainless steel set screws circled in yellow There are two 3/8-24 set screws stacked on each other in each of the two contact spots. The set screw closest to the center tube you can look at from above the tripod and should be able to see it touching the top of the button head cap screw as shown in Figure 13. The one stacked behind the first set screw is there to prevent the first from moving or coming unscrewed. The only time you should need to adjust these screws are when the locking knob is screwed all the way in and the button head cap screws are not making enough or good contact on the set screws. 12 P age

Figure 13: Set screws in transparent ring 13 P age

Appendix A: User Guide Revision History Revision Number Changes 1.1 Added Table of Contents. Added page numbers. Minor formatting corrections. 1.0 Initial publication. 14 P age