Instruction Manual
Gripper Campod Suction
Car Mount (G-51)
Subject Page
Foreword 3
Introducon 4
Safety Hints 5
Assembling 6-9
Warranty 10
At Proaim, our goal is to ensure 100% Customer Sasfacon in all that we do.
We back our sales with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase and work hard
to resolve any problems in the unlikely event one should arise.
With our commitment to connuous improvement and your Feedback, building on
our reputaon of providing aordable, quality products is
PRIORITY #1.
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Dear Client,
On behalf of all the people that work so hard to provide you with the most
up-to-date, exible and cost-ecient producon gear, we would like to welcome
you into the Proaim family.
By purchasing your Gripper Campod Sucon Car Mount, you have just joined a host
of designers, engineers, machinists, assembly, customer service and oce sta that
take great pride in all that they do. Our mantra of connuous improvement has
been the guiding principle of how we conduct our business since day one.
Once you have the opportunity to experience your new Gripper Campod Sucon
Car Mount, we hope you will agree that we cra quality products at a compeve
price. Products designed to meet and exceed the standards of today’s real
producon world.
Standards set by our valued clients and standards we strive to maintain.
With Best Wishes,
Proaim Team
Welcome To Proaim!
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Our G-51 Gripper is a custom designed producon tool that allows shooters to
mount their DV/DSLR/Mirrorless cameras on most at surfaces where handheld
and xed mount conguraons are not possible. The strong industrial sucon cups
provides a fully secured & stable grip with load capacity up to 20kg/44lb. G-51 adds
the “Wow” factor to producon value by giving you an incomparable freedom to
shoot with safety, style and precision.
3 x Gripper Sucon Cups
6 x 6” Extension Rods
6 x Ball Tilt Heads
2 x Ratchet/Safety Wires
3 x Shanks For
Gripper Cups
2 x C-hooks 2 x Round Hooks
Camera Mount Hub
Introducon
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received
everything that is listed below.
What’s In The Box
3 x 3’’ Extension Rods
Complimentary Dust Cover
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ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
THE GEAR!
BE CAUTIOUS OF CLEANLINESS & ADHESION
Always make sure that the sucon cups and mounng surface must be clean. If they
are le unconsidered, the sucon cups won’t install correctly and it may cause
accidental loss.
BE HIGHLY VIGILANT WHILE OPERATING
The horizontal and vercal areas around the vehicle must be kept free. Use only on
secured roads/areas. Be very careful while using on public roads.
NEVER LEAVE THE FIXTURES LOOSE
All the knobs/screws must be locked ghtly to avoid unbalancing of the whole
camera setup.
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ENSURE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Always ulize safety/tension straps as a backup, to guarantee further protecon.
The steadiness and holding force must also be tested before shoong.
Safety Hints
FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL PROVIDE BETTER SHOTS AND TROUBLE-FREE
OPERATION.
SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS
AVAILABLE ‘ONLINE’ BY CONTACTING YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
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Take Camera Mount Hub, screw either 3” or 6” extension rod into one of the central holes.
Repeat this process with other two rods to build your tripod.
Now insert Ball Tilt Head into the rod and ghten to secure properly. Then screw-in another
length of rod into ball lt head. Connue the process to aach all three legs.
To guarantee proper adhesion of sucon cups, check that the surfaces of both, sucon sup
and mounng surface are clean, dry & dust-free. Please mount the device on smooth, even
and non-porous surfaces.
Assembling
NOTE: While ng your G-51 and choosing which holes to use in the hub, keep in mind the
relaonship between the surface you are using to mount G-51 and the posion of camera.
This will help you to choose correct hub holes.
Adjust the distance of tripod legs by adding dierent length of extension rods, as required, to
reach mounng surface.
Remove the complimentary dust cover and place your rst sucon cup on the selected
posion from where you want to shoot. Lock the sucon cup with lever on it. Repeat this
process for all sucon cups.
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NOTE: Make sure to ghten all connecons to avoid accidental loss of camera and rig.
Add the second set of Ball Tilt Heads to sucon cups and ghten to properly secure them.
Now aach the rod system into ball lt
head and ghten to secure it properly.
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NOTE: Although G-51 Gripper’s holding force is adequate for regular driving shots, safety
wires must be used for addional security. When mounted on cars, the objects aached to the
Gripper (e.g. camera, etc.) have to be secured addionally and also to avoid vibraons,
especially on thin metal sheets.
Now aach both the C-Hooks with your clamping surface and insert the other end of both
safety wires into each C-Hook.
Then aach any leveling base of your choice (Not Included) to the camera Mount Hub and
secure it carefully by ghtening the knob using allen key, if required.
Aach both the round hooks with camera hub and insert one end of both safety wires into
each hook.
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NOTE: The design and construcon of this rig supports cameras up to 10kg/ 22lb (at
running posion) & 20kg/ 44lb (at stac posion), and is meant for use when traveling at a
maximum speed of 40 km/hr. Do not exceed these specicaons.
Finally, using any of the 1/4”-20 or
3/8’’-16 screws located in the centre of
camera hub, aach your professional
camera to the gripper.
YOUR PROAIM GRIPPER CAMPOD SUCTION CAR MOUNT
ALL DRESSED-UP AND READY TO GO!
(SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES)
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WARRANTY
We oer a limited me warranty for our products. For mechanical products we provide a 6
month warranty & for electronic products we provide a 3 month warranty from the date of
purchase.
We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or
crasmanship 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
dues 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 consequenal damages resulng 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 aer the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover
the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. Aer that, nominal
cost of the product & actual shipping cost will be charged.
Do not send the unit to us without rst geng a response and geng the approval to send back
the item.
In case of any kind of dissasfacon, 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.
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