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Table of Contents
1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 7
2. GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 CLEANING AND CARE ......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Cleaning ................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Care and storage ...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 THE STACKSHOT 3X CONTROLLER ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.3 MOTORIZED GEAR........................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 StackShot Macro-rail ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.3.2 Rotary Table ........................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3.3 Pan/Tilt Rotary System .......................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 CONNECTING RAILS/ROTARY SYSTEMS/SLIDERS .................................................................................................... 11
2.5 CAMERA CONNECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.6 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH STACKSHOT 3X ............................................................................................................. 12
3. BASIC NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 COMMON ICONS ............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2 COMMON SCREENS ......................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Distance Entry ........................................................................................................................................ 16
3.2.2 Time Entry .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.3 Character Entry ...................................................................................................................................... 18
4. CHANGING OPERATING MODES ................................................................................................................ 18
5. FOCUS STACKING ...................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1 STACKING: CHECKLIST ..................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1 STACKING: SINGLE AXIS .......................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1.1 Mode: Automatic Step ........................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.2 Mode: Automatic Distance .................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.3 Mode: Total Travel Distance .................................................................................................................. 29
5.1.4 Mode: Distance per Step ........................................................................................................................ 31
5.1.5 Mode: Manual ....................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.6 Mode: Continuous Movement ............................................................................................................... 33
5.1.7 Mode: Auto/Manual Advance ............................................................................................................... 33
5.1.8 Mode: Auto-Rotary ................................................................................................................................ 34
5.1.9 Mode: Rotary ......................................................................................................................................... 35
5.2 STACKING: X-R – STACK/ROTATE ...................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.1 Stack/Rotate Main Screen ..................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.2 Adjusting/Setting the X-axis................................................................................................................... 36
5.2.3 Adjusting/Setting the rotary position .................................................................................................... 38
5.2.4 Starting the Stack/Rotate Stack ............................................................................................................. 40
5.3 STACKING: X-Y SCANNING ............................................................................................................................... 41
5.3.1 Setting up the X or Y-axis ....................................................................................................................... 41
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