# MOUNTING & BALANCE
## MOUNTING
### CONNECT
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The marks on the top part and bottom part must be aligned. The
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button on the ring should be aligned with the unlocked icon as shown in the first
picture.
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Keep everything aligned and attach the bottom part to the top part.
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Rotate the ring clockwise until hearing a snap; the button should be
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automatically popped out and aligned with a locked icon.
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### DISCONNECT
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Press and hold the button.
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Rotate the ring counterclockwise
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When the button aligns with the unlock icon, the T3 can be detached from the top part of the Hyper Quick Release.
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## BALANCING
### MOUNTING THE CAMERA
Use a 1/4”-20 screw to secure the camera to the camera tray, then put the camera
on the gimbal and tighten the top bar screw.
### MOUNTING THE HOT SHOE ADAPTER
Use a provided hot shoe adapter to mount it onto the hot shoe of the camera
> For short cameras like Sony A6000/A6300 , hot shoe extension block
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> should be used to increase the height
### BALANCE
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There are 3 axes that need
to be precisely balanced prior to powering up the gimbal.
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**TILT AXIS FRONT-BACK BALANCE**
When the proper front-back balance is achieved, the camera will stay level when
you remove your hands.
1. Loosen the thumbscrew underneath the camera tray and the top bar screw. Then, gently slide the camera forward or backward until the tilt axis remains level.
2. Tighten the thumbscrews to lock the camera and camera tray in position.
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**TILT AXIS VERTICAL BALANCE**
When the proper vertical balance is achieved, you can rotate the camera at any angle, and it will stay at that position.
1. Rotate the tilt axis so that the lens is pointing upward. Then, loosen both vertical adjustment thumbscrews, and gently slide the camera mount crossbar and the top bar forward and backward until the camera remains pointing upward when released.
2. Tighten the thumbscrews. Check that the number markings on both vertical rods are the same. Sometimes, the vertical balance could not be achieved; the front-back balance should be rechecked in this case.
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**ROLL AXIS BALANCE**
When the proper left-right roll balance is achieved, the camera will stay level when
you remove your hands.
1. Loosen the thumbscrew underneath the roll bar, then gently slide the roll bar left or right until the roll axis remains level.
2. Tighten the thumbscrew to lock the roll bar in position.
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**PAN AXIS BALANCE**
Tilt the gimbal about 20 degrees from the verticality and identify if the gimbal is front-heavy or back-heavy. Slide the pan axis slider until the camera does not swing.
1. Loosen the thumbscrew, then gently slide the pan axis slider backward/forward until it doesn’t swing and stays at any given position when released.
2. Tighten the thumbscrew to make sure the pan axis slider is locked in position.
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