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- Page 1 Lens Motor cforce mini Lens Motor U S E R M A N U A L U S E R M A N U A L 10th April 2019 10th April 2019...
- Page 2 KG. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors, omissions, and modifications excepted. ARRI, ALEXA, AMIRA, Master Grip, LDS and LENS DATA SYSTEM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
- Page 3 10001106 K5.0007312 10.04.2019...
- Page 4 In no event shall ARRI or its subsidiaries be liable for or have a remedy for recovery of any special, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential...
- Page 5 or economic loss of any kind or for any claim by a third party, downtime, good-will, damage to or replacement of equipment or property, any cost or recovery of any material or goods associated with the assembly or use of our products, or any other damages or injury of the persons and so on or under any other legal theory.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents For your safety..............7 Audience and intended use..........9 Scope of delivery and warranty........10 Introduction..............11 LBUS..............12 Motor layout..............13 Setup button............13 Status LED............14 Motor preparation............15 Compatibility..............18 Sample configurations...........19 Software update............... 23 Appendix................ -
Page 7: For Your Safety
For operation, always use a power source as indicated in the instructions. Always unplug the cable by gripping the plug, not the cable. Never try to repair. All repair work should be done by a qualified ARRI Service Center. Never remove or deactivate any safety equipment (incl. warning stickers or paint marked screws). - Page 8 Short-circuits and back currents to power supplies/batteries may entail lethal damage! Always use original ARRI/cmotion LBUS cables to external power sources (D-Tap, XLR)! ARRI/cmotion LBUS cables to external power sources provide a protection circuit to prevent back currents to power...
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Page 9: Audience And Intended Use
ARRI guidelines. Use the product only for the purpose described in this document. Always follow the valid instructions and system requirements for all equipment involved. The cforce mini Lens Motor is solely and exclusively for use on professional camera setups. -
Page 10: Scope Of Delivery And Warranty
19/15mm cforce mini gear 0.8/40t User manual Original packaging Warranty For scope of warranty, please ask your local ARRI Service Partner. ARRI is not liable for consequences from inadequate shipment, improper use, or third- party products. -
Page 11: Introduction
The cforce mini connects directly to the new ALEXA Mini LF camera and ALEXA Mini camera, providing a super lightweight, integrated solution, as well as to ARRI’s new AMC-1 and UMC-4 motor controllers for camera-... -
Page 12: Lbus
Main features Super small and lightweight (~173g/6oz incl. clamp console and gear) Daisy-chainable via LBUS Directly compatible with ARRI’s ALEXA Mini camera, ALEXA Mini LF camera, AMC-1 and UMC-4 motor controllers, cmotion's compact LCS, cvolution and broadcast solutions LBUS LBUS is a bus standard designed to allow multiple lens motors and control devices to communicate with each other. -
Page 13: Motor Layout
Setup button Motor assignment Use the SETUP button to assign the cforce mini motor to the focus, iris or zoom control of the respective control device. Make sure that the assignment matches the lens scale the motor is attached to. -
Page 14: Status Led
Motor layout Status LED The status LED of the SETUP button indicates the current motor status. Status Solid green Motor is ready and calibrated, no warnings Green/red flashing Motor is calibrated, but no motor mas- ter available (idle) Yellow flashing Motor is currently calibrating Green/yellow flashing Motor needs to be calibrated (calibra-... -
Page 15: Motor Preparation
Motor preparation Motor preparation Mounting to 19 mm rods Open the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew counterclockwise. Remove the 19/15mm clamp insert. Attach the clamp console on the rod, with the motor gear engaged to the lens barrel. Close the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew clockwise. Mounting to 15 mm rods Open the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew counterclockwise. - Page 16 Motor preparation Attach the CLM-4 Clamp Insert 5/8" (K2.72115.0, not included) to the 5/8" rod. Attach the clamp console around the clamp insert on the rod, with the motor gear at the respective lens barrel. Close the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew clockwise. Setting up motor Connect the motor to its control device.
- Page 17 Motor preparation ATTENTION The motor shall only be used for smooth-runing lenses, otherwise the gear-box could get damaged. A D V I C E To prevent the motor from falling down when detaching the motor from the lens, hold the motor unit with one hand while opening the clamp console.
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Page 18: Compatibility
Compatibility Compatibility The cforce mini Lens Motor is directly compatible with the following ARRI products: ALEXA Mini LF (with LPL lens mount with LBUS connector) ALEXA Mini camera (with Titanium PL LDS mount with LBUS connector Active Motor Controller AMC-1... -
Page 19: Sample Configurations
Compatibility Sample configurations cforce mini Lens Motors can be used in different applications, within ARRI or cmotion systems. The following configurations are samples, making no claim to be exhaustive. - Page 20 Compatibility A D V I C E If UMC-4 is used for controlling motors, an additional power cable is required (See "LBUS cables", Page 24). If motor is used with ALEXA Mini or ALEXA Mini LF an additional power cable is required. For hard-wired motor control with WCU-4, use an additional motor controller connected in the LBUS chain.
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Page 23: Software Update
Software update Software update The cforce mini Lens Motor can be updated from external devices through its LBUS interface. The following devices provide update functionalities for cforce mini Lens Motor: ARRI Wireless Compact Unit WCU-4 ARRI Active Motor Controller AMC-1... -
Page 24: Appendix
40t (included in K2.0006355) A D V I C E The cforce mini Basic Set does not include an LBUS cable. LBUS cables are available in various lengths and need to be ordered separately. LBUS cables K2.0006749... - Page 25 Short-circuits and back currents to power supplies/batteries may entail lethal damage! Always use original ARRI/cmotion LBUS cables to external power sources (D-Tap, XLR)! ARRI/cmotion LBUS cables to external power sources provide a protection circuit to prevent back currents to power...
- Page 26 Appendix Gears for cforce mini K2.0006363 cforce mini gear m0.6, 56t (Fujinon ENG focus/ zoom) K2.0006365 cforce mini gear m0.5, 64t (Canon ENG focus/ zoom) K2.0006367 cforce mini gear m0.4/64p, 80t (Pan. iris, Fujinon ENG iris, Canon ENG iris) K2.0006370 cforce mini gear 48p, 60t (Panavision zoom) K2.0006372...
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Page 27: Specifications
Appendix Specifications Temperature range: -20 to +50° C (-4 to +122° F) Torque: 0,3 Nm const., 0.5 Nm peak at motor axis Speed: 170 teeth per second with gear 40t (4,25 R/s) Supply voltage: 12 - 34 V Power consumption: max. -
Page 28: Dimensions And Weight
Appendix Dimensions and weight Dimensions The following dimensions are for the cforce mini (Basic Set) including the cforce mini clamp console 19/15mm and cforce mini gear m0.8/32p, 40t. Weight Weight of cforce mini (Basic Set): 173g/6oz... -
Page 29: Service Contacts
Appendix Service contacts Munich, Germany Vienna, Austria Arnold & Richter Cine Technik ARRI Cine + Video Geräte +49 89 3809 2121 Ges.m.b.H. service@arri.de +43 1 8920107 30 Business hours: service@arri.at Mo. - Fr. 9:00 - 17:00 (CET) Business hours: Mo. - Fr. 9:00 - 17:00 (CET) -
Page 30: International Declarations
Appendix International declarations EC Declaration of Conformity The product cforce mini Lens Motor conforms with the specifications of the following European directives: Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the... - Page 31 Appendix Industry Canada Compliance Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class A specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. Cet appareil est conforme à...
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