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Summary of Contents for VARIZOOM Cinema Pro-K5
- Page 1 Cinema Pro-K5 Operations Manual...
- Page 2 3) LENS CONTROL CABLES MUST ONLY BE PLUGGED INTO THE SPECIFIED INPUT JACK ON THE LENS ITSELF – NEVER PLUG A 12-PIN CONNECTOR ON A VARIZOOM LENS CONTROL CABLE INTO THE 12PIN JACK ON THE CAMERA BODY. WHEN IN DOUBT, CONSULT VARIZOOM OR YOUR LENS MANUAL.
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Page 3: General Description
The Cinema Pro’s lens interface controls zoom, focus and iris. It provides four varieties of control signals: RS-232 for Fujinon digital lenses or Varizoom (TOC) motor drives, RS-422 for Canon digital lenses or Preston motor drives, position or speed based analog, pulse width type RC servos, and LANC. -
Page 4: Basic Setup
1. Basic Setup Secure Cinema Pro head to crane, tripod, or solid mounting beam Plug the FACTORY POWER SUPPLY into AC mains Connect XLR cable between the Cinema Pro head and FACTORY POWER SUPPLY Connect in Green LEMO connector between the Cinema Pro head and the plug marked “CTRL” on the controller Connect camera control (if applicable) between the camera and the 12-pin LEMO connector on the back of the tilt arm on Cinema Pro head . - Page 5 Balance the Camera – Although the head will hold position very well, it operates best when the camera is balanced on the mounting platform. With heavier cameras, it is essential, as an out-of-balance load will cause the servos to constantly fight to hold position. Make sure that the motor power is turned off before balancing.
- Page 6 2. Jibstick layout and functions Communication Connector Pan direction Pan Speed Tilt direction Tilt Speed Smoothing Pan/Tilt Control joystick Joystick deadband Communication connector (Green)- Connect this to the communication cable, and connect the other end of the communication cable to the green connector on the CinemaPro Head. This cable runs communication as well as power, so make sure that there is XLR power connected to the CinemaPro Pan direction and Tilt direction- Reverses the response direction for each axis...
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Page 7: Troubleshooting
Joystick for pan and tilt operation- Move the joystick in the direction you wish the head to move. The response direction can be changed with the response direction switches. Smoothing- Adjusts the amount of smoothing for both the pan and tilt axes. The higher the smoothing is set the more “delay”... - Page 8 Data capture software is available, for data sharing. This will allow you to export the data from the Cinema Pro to a personal computer. Additional Head options- The Cinema Pro head can be fitted with either a 100mm half ball, or Mitchell mount. A Mitchell ring adapter is available for old style Mitchell mount.
- Page 9 HD hardwiring is available for a broadcast-quality HD video signal. (This cable will bypass the slipring, and limit pan and tilt movements to 720°) Specs- Head construction: Primarily Aluminum, with carbon fiber platform rails and some stainless steel, steel, brass, bronze components Height: 19.5”...
- Page 10 Camera plate has 2” of vertical adjustment for camera balancing. Connectors Cinema Pro Base connectors Head power- 4pin XLR Kuper Node- 6pin LEMO (red) Controller- 7pin LEMO (green) Video out- BNC Tilt arm connector, front Lens control- 16pin LEMO (orange) Tilt arm connectors, back Video in- BNC Bloop/sync (optional)- 6pin Fischer...
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Page 11: Power Supply Connectors
UNIT MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR CAMERA IF YOU USE A NON-APPROVED POWER SUPPLY. IF YOU MUST POWER IT USING A BATTERY SYSTEM, MAKE SURE THE SETUP IS APPROVED BY VARIZOOM AND EXECUTED BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. - Page 12 Cinema Pro Head - Base Connectors 1) Control Connector (green) – LEMO EGG1B307CLL Function Wire Color (Cable) Common Brown RS-422 TXD RS-422 TXD! Orange RS-422 RXD Yellow RS-422 RXD! Green 24 VDC + Blue Power to Remote or Jibstick 24 VDC - Violet Power to Remote or Jibstick 2) Kuper Node Connector (red) –...
- Page 13 #1 RS-232 RXD #1 RS-232 TXD +5 VDC 24 VDC - #2 RS-232 RXD #2 RS-232 TXD 24 VDC + Cinema Pro Head – Tilt Arm Connectors 1) Camera Power (red) – LEMO EGG2B302CLL Function Camera Power + Camera Power - 2) Sync &...
- Page 14 RS-232 TXD RS-232 RXD Camera run relay pin2 3) Lens Control (orange) – Tilt Board Version #2 LEMO EGG2B316CLL (Final Version) Function Lens Connection RS-232 RXD Fuji Digital RS-232 TXD Fuji Digital +5 VDC – Iso Fuji Digital Common – Iso Fuji Digital RS-422 RXD Canon Digital...
- Page 15 Lens Connection Table Lens Control, 16 pin LEMO FGG2B316CLAD Fujinon Digital Fujinon Analog Fujinon Telecon Canon Digital Canon Analog HR10A-10P-10P HR10A-10P-12P HR10A-10J-12P HR25-9P-20P HR25-9P-20P 1 Camera Run Relay 2 Camera Run Relay 3 Iso Vcc 4 IsoCom & IsoCom3 19 & 20 - Green 5 RS-422 RXD 17 - Orange 6 RS-422 RXD!
- Page 16 2) “CTRL” - Cinema Pro Control (green) – LEMO EGG1B307CLL Function Wire Color (Cable) Common Brown RS-422 RXD RS-422 RXD! Orange RS-422 TXD Yellow RS-422 TXD! Green 24 VDC + Blue Power from Cinema Pro 24 VDC - Violet Power from Cinema Pro 2) “SERIAL”...
- Page 17 5) “BLOOP” - Sync & Bloop – Fischer D103A056-130 Common – Isolated +5 VDC – Isolated Sync In Bloop out #1 Bloop out #2 6) “VIDEO SYNC” - BNC BNC signal Isolated common Jibstick Connectors 1) Cinema Pro Control (Green) – LEMO EGG1B307CLL Function Wire Color (Cable) Common...
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