Red Family; Setting Up The Camera; Rigging Up The Ldt-R1; Setting Up The Ltd-R1 - DCS LDT-R1 User Manual

RED Family
DCS always advise to use injection recording on RED cameras. However, if the
production requires frame by frame data to be recorded internally on the SD card of
the LDT-R1 follow the procedure below:
Setting up the Camera
RED cameras can send out Rec Tally from the CTRL port. In order to allow the
LDT-R1 to receive a recording signal from the camera and to write metadata, the RED
Command Protocol must be enabled.
● Connect the RED Touch to access all of the camera settings,
● From the LCD choose: Menu > Setting > Setup > Communication > Serial,
● From the Ctrl Protocol select: RED Command Protocol.
Rigging up 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 port with the RED (gray) cable.
Setting up the LTD-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, SD card.
Panavision DXL
DCS always advise to use injection recording on the Panavision DXL camera.
However, if the production requires frame by frame data to be recorded internally on
the SD card of the LDT-R1 follow the procedure below:
Rigging the Camera and LDT-R1
The Panavision DXL is equipped with a 3-pin RS AUX power out which provides
power and shutter pulse for the LDT-R1.
● Plug the RUNA cable (gray) from the POWER port on the LDT-R1 to any of the
24v RS ports on the Panavision DXL,
● Connect the MDR to the LDT-R1 MDR port with the MDR (blue) cable,
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