System information
Nov 27 2008  Copyright RED Digital Cinema 
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Press the O.K button, and the camera monitoring outputs will report – 
Starting Black Shading Calibration 
The camera will then enter the Record mode, and any camera monitoring outputs will report 
Calibration: Analyzing Sensor (99)  
The camera records 100 frames of sensor data that is used to analyze the precise black level 
of each pixel. This will take about 2 minutes. After that time the camera will report -  
Black Shading: Preparing / Merging / Calculating / Writing 
Finally the camera will report – 
Black Shading: Installing 
Installation of the new data takes about 3 minutes. The camera will then report –  
Black Shading & Calibration was successful. 
Please reboot the camera for the new settings to take effect 
O.K 
Press the joystick and power cycle the camera. This completes the Black Shading procedure. 
Restore: permits camera configuration and setup data to be reset to factory default values.  
System – Allows all camera configuration parameters to be reset to the factory default values. 
Look – Allows all image processing parameters to be reset to the factory default values. 
User  - Allows all user preference parameters to be reset to the factory default values. 
Restore – Press the RESTORE key to confirm the above selections. 
Update SW: initiates a camera software update. 










