Genie One G11 User Manual

Table of Contents

`Setup Guide`

Model: G11

Welcome to the Syrp familyBefore you start ﬁlming, there are a few simple steps to follow to ensure your Genie One is assembled correctly and you’re shooting smoothly.

This guide will walk you through the correct Genie One set up, as well as some helpful tips.

Additional resources can be found at support.syrp.co

`What’s in the Box`

`Genie One`

`Mounting for Panning Movement`

`Mounting for Linear Movement`

`Tie off the Genie Rope`

7Tie off the Genie rope to both ends of your track using the supplied rope hooks. Make note of the correct direction of the rope as illustrated.

`Mount Camera`

7Screw your camera and ballhead to the Genie One 3/8” camera screw

`Camera Control`

`Connect to the Genie One`

`App Connect`

`Charging`

`Threading the Linear Plate`

1 Thread an untied end of the rope into the bottom of the roller where it’s marked ‘IN’ following the arrow.

Thread the rope end through to the bottom of the next roller marked ‘OUT’.Ensure the rope is sitting at the bottom of the roller.

2 Continue to thread the rope through the next 2 rollers marked T5.

3 Repeat the above steps 3 more times, stacking each wind above the last.

Ensure each rope sits individually in the grooves of the Guide RollersContinued overleaf.

The Capstan is pre-wound,avoid removing unlessabsolutely necessary

`Checking the Linear Plate`

4 Turn the linear plate so you are looking face on to the Guide Rollers. The rope should pull freely and you should see the following:

A The rope entering the linear plate where the roller is marked ‘IN’B 4 Rows of rope wound around the Linear Plate one above the otherC The rope exiting the linear plate where the roller is marked ‘OUT’

`Genie Quick Tips`

When recording photographs always, set your camera and lens to manual focus (MF). If set to Auto Focus (AF) the camera can misﬁre leading to missed frames.

Turn image review OFF on your camera. On some cameras, image review can cause missed frames in your time-lapse.

`Firmware Tips`

If you’re having difﬁculty updating the Firmware, try these tips.

Try to update on a different device. If it works you can go back to using your original device.
Do not connect to other Bluetooth devices while updating. It’s best to turn off other nearby Bluetooth devices completely, or the update may fail.
Try the update from a different location; in some situations, unknown interference can cause a failed update.

For more information visit support.syrp.co

`Stay in Touch`

We hope that the Genie One helps to expand your creativity and assists in making better ﬁlms. Please stay in touch with us, join our community and show us your work.

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