Nikon XT350 manual

XT•350 & XT•100 MOTORIZED TURNTABLES MANUAL The information in this manual is furnished for information use only , is subject to change without notice, and not be construed as a commitment by Anything3D Corp. Anything3D Corp assumes no r esponsibility or liability for any err or s or inaccur acies that may appear in this book. © 2000200[...]

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CONTENS 1. Safety instructions .................................................. 2 2. Introduction ............................................................ 6 3. Complete set of equipment .................................... 10 4. Description ........................................................... 12 5. Installation ........................[...]

4 1. S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please, carefully r ead these instructions. 2. The turntable must be installed on a flat horizontal surface, otherwise it won’t work pr operly . 3. Use AC power sour ce indicated in the specification ONL Y . 4. T urn on the equipment only via proper ly earthed sockets. 5. Never use a damaged [...]

5 1. S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7. The total curr ent consumed by all devices thr ough the common outlet should not ex ceed its rated curr ent. 8. Always turn off the turntable if the power cable or socket is damaged, if liquid has got inside the turntable or if the turntable works improperly . 9. After switching the turntable off DO NOT switch it on [...]

6 1. S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS 14. DO NOT perform maintenance and r epair of the turntable yourself. In case of any trouble contact ANYTHING3D. 15. Make sure that during rotation the turnta ble spinning surface doesn’t contact with the external objects. 16. See to it that the load on the turntable is as close to the center as possible or else it mi[...]

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8 2. I NTRODUCTION 2. INTRODUCTION ANYTHING3D XT100 AND XT350 MOT OR IZED TURNT ABLES ar e intended for automa tion of 3D photogr aphy pr ocess. With 3D photogr aphy the objects you ar e taking pic tur es of can be seen on the computer scr een and you can get the complete visual informa tion about all their features! Our turntable[...]

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10 2. I NTRODUCTION highquality 3D photo with a bigger file size. A series of 8 fr ames gives the smallest file size and requir es the least time to be loaded through the Internet. A series of 16 fr ames is a compromise between quality and file size. ANYTHING3D XT100 AND XT350 MOT OR IZED TURNT ABLES r ender 3D photogr aphy as simple as[...]

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12 3. C OMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT 3. COMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT 1. T urntable (XT350 or XT100) XT350 Figure 3.1 Figur e 3.2 Figur e 3.3 2. Power cable XT100 3. Remote control[...]

13 3. C OMPLETE SET OF EQUIPMENT Figur e 3.4 Figur e 3.5 Figur e 3.6 4. T urntable sync cable (intended for con nection to the studio flash sync terminal through the splitter) 5. Splitter (for connection to the studio flash sync terminal) 6. 2 colored covers for the turntable r otating surface 7. Manuals 8. Softwar e CD to contents[...]

14 4. D ESCRIPTION 4. DESCRIPTION The upper part of a turntable is a rotating disk (Fig. 4.1a) on which the photographed object is arr anged. The disk can rotate in any dir ec tion (both clockwise and counterclockwise). Arr anged on the turntable body ar e the con trol panel (Fig. 4.1b, Fig.4.3c) and power panel (Fig. 4.2a, Fig.4.4a). Fixe[...]

15 4. D ESCRIPTION Figur e 4.4 b a с c b a Figur e 4.3 Figur e 4.2 a to contents[...]

16 5. I NSTALLATION AND PREPARATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 5. INSTALLATION Prior to photogr aphy locate the turntable on a flat, horizontal and steady surface in your photo studio or any other photogr aphy site at your option in or der to get the most efficient position for photography . Avoid unstable or vibr ating places. Arrange the turntable so that i[...]

17 5. I NSTALLATION AND PREPARATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY IMPORT ANT : In or der to pr otect the turnta ble from damage DO NOT hold it by the r otat ing disk when moving about! For the device to oper ate properly its level should be adjusted by screwing the bottom legs in or out, each one in turn, until the rotat ing surface of the turntable acq[...]

18 6. O PERATING CONTROLS 6. OPERATING CONTROLS 6.1. The power panel located on the turn table body is intended for connecting the de vice to the power source, as well as for switching it on and off. Located on the power panel ar e ON/OFF (I/O) button (Fig. 6.1a), FUSE (Fig. 6.1b) and power cable socket (Fig. 6.1c). Figure 6.1 c b a[...]

19 6. O PERATING CONTROLS 6.2. The contr ol panel (Fig.6.2) located on the turntable body is intended for oper ating modes control and indication, and also for r emote control, studio flashes and camer a connection to the turntable by means of special cables (included in the kit, optional). The cables are plugged into the special sockets (R, M, A) [...]

20 6. O PERATING CONTROLS Located on the contr ol panel are: MODE button  operating mode selection (Fig. 6.2.2a); FRAME button  setting the number of the fr ames (Fig. 6.2.2b); Digital display  indication of the fr ames number in «M» and «A» modes and the rota tion speed in «S» mode (Fig. 6.2.2c); S, M, A  oper ating modes indi[...]

21 6. O PERATING CONTROLS M  the turntable sync cable socket (Fig. 6.2.2g); A  camer a r emote control cable socket for the turntable oper ation in «Auto Mode» (Fig. 6.2.2h). 6.3. The sound contr ol panel (XT350 only) located on the turntable body is intend ed for the ON/OFF voice indication and vol ume contr ol. Arr anged on the s[...]

22 6. O PERATING CONTROLS 6.4. The r emote contr ol is intended for r e mote start of photography , selection of the rotation dir ection, manual contr ol of r otation and adjustment of its speed. The r emote control is plugged into «R» sock et on the control panel. Located on the r e mote control ar e (Fig.6.4): a  counterclockwise[...]

23 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7. PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7.1 C ONNECTING THE T URNTABLE IMPORT ANT : Plug in/out the connector s R, M and A only the power supply line is discon nected from the turntable! 1. Plug the remote control into the connector «R» on the control panel. 2. Plug the splitter into the studio flash sync terminal . Figur[...]

24 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 3.For «Manual» mode only: plug the turntable sync cable into one of the splitter sockets and the other end of the sync cable into «M» socket on the control panel. Figur e 7.1.3a Figur e 7.1.3b[...]

25 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 4. Plug the studio flash sync cable which is not included in the complete set of the turntable equipment; but supplied togeth er with the flash) into the second splitter socket and its other end into the camer a sync terminal. Figur e 7.1.4a Figur e 7.1.4b[...]

26 Figur e 7.1.5a Figur e 7.1.5b 5. The owners of the digital camer as with an interface for Remote Control may take pic tur es in Auto Mode. In order to use Auto Mode you will have to apply Optional Adapter (Fig.7.1.5a) and Remote Control Cable (Fig. 7.1.5b). Optional Adapter and Remote Control Cable serve to connect a camer a to the turntable.[...]

27 6. Plug optional camera remote control adapter into the camera special remote terminal and connect the optional r emote contr ol cable to the adapter pin jack. Plug the other end of the r emote contr ol cable into «A» connector on the turntable control panel. Figur e 7.1.6a Figure 7.1.6b 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY[...]

28 7. Plug the power cable into the corre sponding socket on the power panel and then connect it to the AC supplyline. Figur e 7.1.8 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY[...]

29 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7.2. S TARTING THE T URNTABLE 1. Depr ess the ON/OFF button (I/O) on the power panel to switch on the turntable. The indicator s «M» and «32» on the control panel will go on and digit «1» on the digital display panel will also be displayed. 2. Depr ess the ON/OFF (I/O) button on the sound contr ol panel (XT[...]

30 7. P REPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 3. T o set the frames number in one series (32, 16 or 8) for full turn pr ess the «Frame» button on the control panel. While rotation the turntable will make the corresponding number of stops for taking pictur es. Y o u may also use the mode in which the turn table makes a whole turn without any stops by settin[...]

31 8. O PERATING MODES 8. OPERATING MODES The turntable has differ ent oper ating modes, namely: «S» mode (Rotation Speed Adjustment Mode) wher e the turntable r otation speed is set by remote control. «М» mode has two ver sions – Manual mode and Slave mode that differ in the method of the turntable rotation contr ol. In Manual mode the turn[...]

32 8. O PERATING MODES position of the object (e. g. in case you desire to demonstrate the moving parts of the ob ject or smoothly change the model’s atti tude), return back and make the bad fr ame once more . Slave Mode enables the semiautomatic photogr aphy . In or der to get each fr ame of the series you just need to pr ess the camer [...]

33 selecting the direction of r otation on the r e mote contr ol and further on all the operations in making the 3D series will be performed au tomatically r equiring no participation of the photogr apher . Prior to starting the turntable in any mode the r equir ed quantity of fr ames in a series should be set. T o set the quantity of fr ames[...]

34 8. O PERATING MODES Additional information: 1. V oice message always duplicates the indi cation (if the sound indication is ON); 2. Pr essing the «Mode» button always caus es the turntable to stop and the digital display to reset; 3. The quantity of the fr ames may be set only when the turntable has stopped; at the same time the indicati[...]

35 9. R OTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 9. ROTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE The rotation speed of the turntable should be shosen prior to photogr aphy . It will depend on the photo equipment abilities: the time re  quir ed for the flashbulbs charging between the pulses and also the time r equir ed for en tering the information into the computer o[...]

36 9. R OTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 2. Choose the r equir ed quantity of the fr ames (8, 16, 32) by pr essing «Fr ame» button. Figur e 9.3 Figur e 9.4 4. Pr ess a button determining the r otation di r ection on the remote control ( will in cr ease the speed and will decr ease it). The turntable will start to rotate. Pr ess the r otation c[...]

37 9. R OTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE 5. In «S» mode the digits indicate the number of seconds r equired for the turn table to move fr om one fr ame to another; e. g. «8» means that it takes 8 seconds for the turntable to move from one fr ame to the next one. 6. In order to switch over fr om the “S” mode to any other oper ation mode pr e[...]

38 9. R OTATION SPEED ADJUSTMENT MODE The minimal r otation speed is set when the turntable is switched on for the first time. The turntable will maintain the set speed of rotation after it is turned off. IMPORT ANT : In «S» mode the continuous r otation of the turntable should not exceed 10 minutes. to contents[...]

39 10. MANUAL MODE In this mode to cr eate a 3D series the turnta ble with an object on it should rotate after each shot by means of the remote control. The turntable may rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise at your option. The dir ec tion of r otation is pr escribed by pr essing the corr esponding button on the r emote control. IMPO[...]

40 10. M ANUAL MODE 3. Choose the requir ed quantity of fr ames (8, 16, 32) by pr essing the «Frame» button. 4. T ake the fir st pictur e with the camer a. 5. Pr ess one of the buttons on the remote contr ol to set the direction of rotation. After Figur e 10.3 Figur e 10.4 Figur e 10.5[...]

41 10. M ANUAL MODE that the r otating surface of the turntable will move to the next frame. Indication of the digital display located on the control panel will incr ease by one. 6.If r equir ed the bad shot may be taken again. With this aim pr ess the other button contr ol r otation on the remote control. The turntable will go back to the pr eviou[...]

42 11. S LAVE MODE 11. SLAVE MODE Slave Mode is a semiautomatic mode. Op er ated in this mode the turntable rotates till the point of making the next frame after pr essing the camera shutter r elease. The mode is mor e convenient as ther e is no need to use r emote contr ol for the turntable rota tion, i. e. first the pictur e is made and [...]

43 11. S LAVE MODE 2.Choose «M» mode by means of the «Mode» button . 3. Set the quantity of fr ames points (8  16  32) by means of «Frame» mode. 4. T ake a pictur e by pr essing the camer a r e lease. After that the turntable will automat ically get to the next frame. Figur e 11.3 Figur e 11.4 Figur e 11.5[...]

44 11. S LAVE MODE 5. T ake the next picture when the table has stopped. 6. T ake pictur es in each point of photography till the turn is completed. The digital display on the control panel shows the fr ame number . The moment of photogr a phy of each fr ame is accompanied with sound indication (XT350 only). In this mode only counterclockw[...]

45 12. O PTIONAL AUTO MODE 12. OPTIONAL AUTO MODE In Auto Mode during the process of photog r aphy the turntable makes one complete turn without any stops. It makes the time of pho togr aphy shorter and gives the opportunity to improve the 3D series quality when taking pictur es of the photo models. The Auto Mode enables a whole series of pic[...]

46 12. O PTIONAL AUTO MODE 2. Set «A» mode by pressing the «Mode» button. 3. Set the r equired quantity of fr ames (8, 16, 32) by pr essing the «Frame» button. 4. Now , by pressing one of the buttons on the r emote control the turntable will be caused to start its r otation in the pr escribed dir ec tion, and the camera will take pictur es[...]

47 12. O PTIONAL AUTO MODE each stop of the turntable in any point of photogr aphy . A complete series of pictur es will be obtained in this manner . The digital display on the control panel shows the fr ame number . The moment of photogr a phy of each fr ame is accompanied with sound indication (XT350 only). The set par ameters will be r eta[...]

48 13. F REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 13. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question 1 : What is to be done if the camera does not possess a synch contact for the flash bulb synch cable ? Answer: Ther e is a number of solutions to this problem : 1. If the camera lacks a synch contact for the flash bulb synch cable and if the synch contact is nonstandar d [...]

49 13. F REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS synch cable intended for the turntable con nection to synch pin jack of the camer a and that intended for connecting the camer a to the flash. to contents[...]

50 14. R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 14. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 1. Always place the turntable on a firm sur face which will not get dented and use special devices if the turntable r equire s levelling. 2. Arr ange the equipment connecting cables so that nobody touches them when moving ar ound the studio. The cables may be fiy p of an adhesive tape a[...]

51 14. R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE by your photogr aphic equipment for a se ries of images. 5. Use mainly auto mode («A» mode) when you take photos of the static objects to save your time. 6. Slave or Manual Modes («M» mode) ar e mor e suitable when you take the photos of people; make sur e that the model keeps her/his eyes open to avoid having[...]

52 14. R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE highest point by the 13th fr ame and the model fixes her hair . Starting from the 18th fr ame the hand moves down and acquir es the initial position by the 30th fr ame. 9. When working in the Manual or SemiAuto matic Modes you can make the animated 3D series of the objects. For instance, you may show how during[...]

53 14. R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE tion (about the number of the fr ame) by means of the voice indication. The interja cent positions of the lid may be fixed with the help of anything you have at hand, ten sion member s, for example. They may be r emoved from the image during the photo gr aphs pr ocessing. 10. Start photography fr om the mode[...]

54 14. R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 11. Use white background as much as you can and adjust the object illumination (steadily N) so that the background and the turntable surface blend. It will simplify further pr ocessing of the series by the im age editor . 12. If the ready images are to be arr anged against a light background use the acces sory [...]

55 15. T ROUBLE ( SHOOTING 15. TROUBLE(SHOOTING Malfunction Possible Cause Remedy T urntable won't switch on by pr essing ON/OFF button (I/O) 1. T urntable isn't connected to AC power supply-line. 2. Power cable is not tightly plugged into its socket on power panel. 3. Burnt fuse on power panel. 1. Connect the turntable to AC power supply[...]

56 15. T ROUBLE ( SHOOTING Malfunction Possible Cause Remedy Studio flash won't work in slave or auto mode. 1. Unreliable contact in camera sync terminal or studio flash. 2. Damaged cable connecting studio flash and "M" socket. 3. Unreliable contact with control panel sockets or in splitter connected to studio flash. 1. Make sur e th[...]

57 16. M AINTENANCE 16. MAINTENANCE 1. In order to r eplace the fuse proceed as fol lows : a. Disconnect the power supply wir e from the AC power supplyline; b. Scr ew out the cap with the fuse by turn ing it counterclockwise ; c. Replace the fuse ; d. Screw in the cap with the new fuse ; e. Connect the power supply wir e to the supply [...]

58 16. M AINTENANCE 3. Flannel the turntable r otating surface as it gets soiled. 4. Do not use solvents, petrol etc. for clean ing the turntable. 5. Do not allow liquids to get inside the turn table. to contents[...]

59 17. S PECIFICATION 17. SPECIFICATION 1. Rotation surface diameter: • 40 inches (XT350); • 20 inches (XT100). 2. Rotation speed: • min  1 turn / 168 sec; • max  1 turn / 72 sec. 3. Rotation speed adjustment: • smooth. 4. Rotation dir ection: • clockwise; • counterclockwise. 5. Information about r otation speed: • vi[...]

60 • discrete r otation  turntable is stopped at each photography point and then is started again. 9. Maximal permissible weight of the object placed on the turntable: • 350 pounds (XT350); • 100 pounds (XT100). 10. Overall dimensions: • 40x40x11 inches (XT350); • 20x20x8 inches (XT100). 11. Power supply  AC 110 V ± 10%[...]

61 18. PRODUCT WARRANTY This product is guaranteed to be fr ee from manufacturing defects in material and work manship under normal use for a period of 1(one) year from the date of pur chase. If a defect that is cover ed by the for egoing war r anty occurs during the applicable period stated above, Anything3D Corp., at its op tion, will ei[...]

62 quality to the product, as well as failur e to maintain the environmental conditions speci fied by the Anything3D. This warranty is ex tended only to the original purchaser . Any br each of this warr anty shall be waived un less the customer notifies Anything3D Corp. at the addr ess noted below within the appli cable warr anty period[...]

63 18. P RODUCT WARRANTY for the benefit of or creating any obligation forwar d any thir d party of legal entity outside Anything3D Corp. and the Customer; Anything3D Corp.’s obligations under this Agr eement extend solely to the Customer; ANYTHING3D CORP .’S LIABILITY HEREUN DER FOR D AMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OR ACTION, SHALL NOT EXCE[...]

64 pair will be either repair ed or replaced within I O business days of receipt of merchandise unless the customer is notified otherwise. O BTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE T o obtain warr anty service on your unit, take or send the product, postage paid, with a copy of your sales receipt to our service cent er , Anything3D Corporation at the address [...]