User's Manual
INSTALL HORIZONTAL BASE
• Install onto any
tripod with a 3/8”-16
stud.
• Or, use dovetail base and
mount in any RRS-style clamp.
OPTIONAL:
APPLY TORQUE
The Pan Base & Leveling Base
can be more firmly tightened
by using the included hex key.
Install hex key into the hole to
apply more torque. To loosen,
apply counterclockwise
force to the hex key
(this can aid in
removing the head
from a tripod).
LEVELING
PG-01 with Flat Base
Since Leveling Base is not included, level the ballhead or tripod.
PG-01 with Leveling Base
Follow steps below.
MOUNT NODAL SLIDE
Mount your Nodal Slide into the clamp
on the Vertical Arm.
Align the No-Parallax Point for your
camera/lens combination with the
centering index mark on the
clamp jaw. See our website for
tutorials on finding the No-
Parallax Point.
HOW TO PACK
Without Nodal Slide
Store PG-01 components as a single
unit to prevent damage. Secure the
dovetail base of the Horizontal Base
into the clamp on the Vertical Arm.
Add our optional OpTech® Large
pouch for convenient storage.
With Nodal Slide
Store PG-01 components as a single
unit to prevent damage. Secure the
dovetail base of the Horizontal Base
into the clamp on the Nodal Slide.
Then secure the dovetail rail of the
Nodal Slide into the clamp on the
Vertical Arm. Store
in pouch.
MOUNT CAMERA
Mount your camera (must have RRS-style quick-release plate) into
clamp on the Nodal Slide. Align centering index mark on plate with
centering index mark on the clamp jaw. Securely tighten clamp.
PAN/TILT KNOBS IN USE
DO NOT OVER-LOOSEN YOUR PAN OR TILT KNOBS.
When Pan or Tilt is fully locked, turn the Lock
Knob only 15° to fully unlock. If you over-
loosen the Lock Knobs, there will be play
between the Pan/Tilt mechanisms and the
arms.
When shooting panoramas with your PG-01, we
recommend that you lock both the Pan & Tilt for
each shot.
INSTALL VERTICAL ARM
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1
Lock Pan
Lock Knob
1
Open clamp jaw of Vertical Arm Position
Knob; this knob is captive, do not force.
2
Mount the Vertical Arm from above. You
cannot slide the Vertical Arm onto the end of
the Horizontal Bar due to the Safety Stop.
3
Tighten Vertical Arm clamp.
2
Adjust Leveling Base until
bubble is centered within the
black circle.
3
Lock Leveling
Base Lever
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3
1
15°
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