Enabling Et Protocol; Disabling The Lens Mount; Overlay Lens Data On A Monitor; Rigging The Ldt-R1 - DCS LDT-R1 User Manual

Enabling ET Protocol
In order to enable the LDT-R1 to talk to the camera and to write and display lens
metadata, the ET Protocol must be selected:
● From the LCD choose: Menu > Setting > Setup > Communication > Serial,
● From the Ctrl Protocol select: Element Technica
Disabling the Lens Mount
To avoid lenses interfering with the LDT, the smart lens mount needs to be disabled:
● From the LCD choose: Menu > Setting > Setup > Lens,
● Disable lens mount.
Don't worry if the menu is grayed out. This means a smart lens mount is not fitted to
the camera.
Overlay Lens Data on a Monitor
In order to display lens data as an overlay on an SDI monitor, do the following:
● Copy the provided 'overlay' folder into a fresh REDMAG,
● Load the camera mag into the camera,
● Choose Menu > Settings > Display > Monitor Control > Overlays,
● Move the On Media DCS overlay to In Camera,
● Choose Menu > Settings > Display > Monitor Control > Monitor Setup,
● Select HD-SDI from the top left dropdown menu,
● On Overlay choose DCS.
Rigging the LDT-R1
● Connect the MDR to the LDT-R1 MDR port with the MDR (blue) cable,
● Connect the camera CTRL port to the LDT-R1 CAM port with the RED (gray)
cable.
Setting up the LDT-R1
Push the joystick in to enter the menu, use the back button to go back.
● Power the LDT-R1 with the PWRA or PWRC cable to a 2-pin or Dtap power
source,
● Choose Menu > Settings > Data source > Local;
● Choose Menu > Settings> Recording Mode > RED, Element Tech.
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