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ARRI RCU-4 User Manual 

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Disclaimer 

Before using the products described in this manual be sure to read and 
understand all respective instruction. 

The ARRI ALEXA is only available to commercial customers. The customer 
grants by utilization that the ARRI ALEXA or other components of the system 
are deployed for commercial use. Otherwise the customer has the obligation 
to contact ARRI preceding the utilization. 

While ARRI endeavors to enhance the quality, reliability and safety of their 
products, customers agree and acknowledge that the possibility of defects 
thereof cannot be eliminated entirely. To minimize risk of damage to property 
or injury (including death) to persons arising from defects in the products, 
customers must incorporate sufficient safety measures in their work with the 
system and have to heed the stated canonic use. 

ARRI or its subsidiaries do not assume any responsibility for incurred losses 
due to improper handling or configuration of the camera or other system 
components, due to sensor contamination, occurrence of dead or defective 
pixels, defective signal connections or incompatibilities with third party 
recording devices. 

ARRI assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this 
document. The information is subject to change without notice. 

For product specification changes since this manual was published, refer to 
the latest publications of ARRI data sheets or data books, etc., for the most 
up-to-date specifications. Not all products and/or types are available in every 
country. Please check with an ARRI sales representative for availability and 
additional information. 

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patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights of third parties by or 
arising from the use of ARRI products or any other liability arising from the 
use of such products. No license, express, implied or otherwise, is granted 
under any patents, copyrights or other intellectual property right of ARRI or 
others. 

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other obligation for any claim, representation, or cause, or action, or 
whatsoever, express or implied, whether in contract or tort, including 
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or otherwise. In no event shall ARRI or its subsidiaries be liable for or have a 
remedy for recovery of any special, direct, indirect, incidental, or 
consequential damages, including, but not limited to lost profits, lost savings, 
lost revenues or economic loss of any kind or for any claim by third party, 
downtime, good-will, damage to or replacement of equipment or property, 
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ARRI is a registered trademark of Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & 
Co Betriebs KG. 

Note: This product and the accessories recommended by the manufacturer fulfill the 

specifications of the European Directive 2004/108/EC (15th December 2004). 

Summary of Contents for ARRI RCU-4

Page 1: ...Printed on 7 January 2013 User Manual ARRI RCU 4 Remote Control Unit for ARRI ALEXA ...

Page 2: ...he client and remains the exclusive property of ARRI If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing ARRI does not warrant that this document is error free Arnold Richter Cine Technik Tuerkenstr 89 D 80799 Munich Germany mailto service arri com http www arri com Scope This instruction manual applies to the following hardware ARRI RCU 4 Document revision history No...

Page 3: ...try Please check with an ARRI sales representative for availability and additional information Neither ARRI nor its subsidiaries assume any liability for infringement of patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights of third parties by or arising from the use of ARRI products or any other liability arising from the use of such products No license express implied or otherwise is granted ...

Page 4: ...4 ARRI RCU 4 User Manual This product contains licensed technology from Linotype This product meets CE regulations ...

Page 5: ... ensure against injury to yourself or others and damage to the system or other objects This safety information is in addition to the product specific operating instructions in general and must be strictly observed for safety reasons Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before you operate or install the system Retain all safety and operating instructions for future reference He...

Page 6: ...ry and damage to the system or other objects Operate the system using only the type of power source indicated in the manual Unplug the power cable by gripping the power plug not the cable Never insert objects of any kind into any part of the system if not clearly qualified for the task in the manual as objects may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts This could cause fire or electrica...

Page 7: ...provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interfere...

Page 8: ...de For information on how to control the camera please refer to the current ARRI ALEXA User Manual which can be downloaded from the ARRI website www arri com Part List Order numbers Parts K2 72036 0 RCU 4 Remote Control Unit for ALEXA complete Pack list RCU 4 Remote Control Unit for ALEXA K5 72948 0 RCU 4 Protective Cover K2 72040 0 KC 157 S ALEXA Ethernet Remote Cable 2m 6 5 K5 72994 0 RCU 4 User...

Page 9: ... Type Length Order number KC 157 S 2m 6 5 K2 72040 0 KC 158 S 1m 3 25 K2 72041 0 Connect the male plug of the cable black cable sleeve to the ETHERNET port of the camera and the female plug blue cable sleeve to the RCU 4 Either cable can be extended with an extension cable Please note that the extension cable on its own cannot connect the RCU 4 to the camera KC 159 S 15m 50 K2 72043 0 Multiple ext...

Page 10: ... The RCU 4 power button only affects the RCU 4 not the camera Lock Unlock To lock or unlock the RCU 4 press the LOCK button The lock screen will appear Press the lower right screen button to lock unlock the device Note Locking unlocking the RCU 4 does not affect the camera RCU 4 settings Go to MENU System RCU 4 settings to change the following settings Setting Description Display brightness Change...

Page 11: ...tive cover The RCU 4 can be used with or without the protective cover Mounting On the back of the RCU 4 is a 3 8 16 threaded mounting point with location pin holes You can use the following arms to mount the RCU 4 to the camera Type Length Order number UMA 120 Univ Mounting Arm 120mm length K2 65020 0 UMA 240 Univ Mounting Arm 240mm length K2 41100 0 Dimensions values in brackets including cover L...

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