Operating instructions
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Power
Low receiver battery warning
If the power supply powering the receiver unit runs below 10v, then a warning
will show on both the hand unit and the receiver. A ashing orange indicator on
Run/Stop
The Axis1 has a ve pin 0B Lemo on the receiver unit to interface with various
cameras to control camera run. The connector is set up to control standard
contact closure systems, such as the Arri RS found on the Alexa/435 etc and we
have also got two dedicated pins to cater for the Red EPIC/Scarlet cameras which
use a non standard camera trigger system. No extra boxes or complicated cables
are required to control the Red cameras. Momentary or latch operation is selected
intelligently by the receiver unit based upon which cable is used. No menu
settings or changes to the Axis1 need to be made to use any camera run, you just
plug the cable in and it will automatically congure itself to work. Please note
that on some cameras you may need to alter settings in the cameras menu to
enable external camera trigger. Please refer to the cameras literature for
information about this.
The Axis1 features two way data transmission, and the receiver unit can report
back to the transmitter to conrm successful receiver tally, this means that the
run button will not do anything unless a receiver is operational. Please note that
as of this time, the receiver does not monitor camera tally. This will be
implemented for some selected cameras in the future. The record light on the
transmitter will only light when it has conrmed that the signal has been received
and the run signal has been sent to the camera. It is always advised to check
camera tally directly with the camera to ensure it is rolling.
Please note that with contact closure systems such as the Arri Alexa, if the camera
is started with the hand unit, and then stopped with the run button on the
camera body, the tally light on the hand unit will be out of sync with the record
status on the camera. To x this, you will need to run the camera from the run
button on the body, and stop it from the hand unit to re synchronise the units.
Running the RED Epic / Scarlet cameras
In the case of the Red EPIC/Scarlet cameras, the Axis1 cable terminates in a BNC
connector. This plugs into the cameras Sync port (Lemo 00) via the Sync port
breakout cable, available from RED. Please use the white BNC. Although it feels
like this cable should plug into the control plug, it needs to plug into the sync for
the camera remote run to work. Some menu changes may need to be made to
the camera to enable the GPIO trigger function. Consult the cameras literature for
information about this.
the hand unit, Accompanied by the message r.b (receiver
battery) will show. The unit will still operate at this voltage, but
bear in mind, the motor will run slower. If the Axis1 receiver unit
is powered o the same battery that the camera is running from,
this will serve as a low battery warning for the camera as well. If
The battery is changed, calibrating the motor again will not be
required.
RECEIVER UNIT
BATTERY LOW