ARRI Hi-5, User Manual

Page 1: ...Hi 5 Hand Unit U S E R M A N U A L 27th July 2021 Hi 5 Hand Unit U S E R M A N U A L 27th July 2021 ...

Page 2: ...sions and modifications excepted ARRI ALEXA AMIRA Master Grip LDS and LENS DATA SYSTEM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Arnold Richter Cine Technik GmbH Co Betriebs KG All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such Original version For Further Assistance ARRI Cine Video Geräte Gesellschaft m b H Pottendorfers...

Page 3: ...3 Scope of this manual This manual applies to the following product K2 0037280 Hi 5 Hand Unit Revision History Version ID Order Release Date 01 10006313 K5 0039972 F07681 2021 07 27 ...

Page 4: ...6 3 Buttons 20 6 3 1 Power Button 20 6 3 2 REC Button 20 6 3 3 PAGE Button 21 6 3 4 FUNC Button 21 6 3 5 Screen Buttons 21 6 3 6 User Buttons 22 6 4 Touch Screen 22 6 5 Electrical Interfaces 23 6 5 1 LBUS Interface 23 6 5 2 SERIAL Interface 23 6 5 3 USB C Interface 23 6 5 4 USB A Interface 23 6 5 5 Radio Module Interface 24 6 5 6 Smart Ring Interface 24 6 6 Screen Pages 24 6 6 1 Lens Data Display ...

Page 5: ... Data on LDD 34 8 4 Camera Control 36 8 4 1 ARRI Camera Control 37 8 4 2 RED Camera Control 37 8 4 3 Sony Camera Control 38 9 Connecting to the ECS Sync App 39 10 Lens Programming 40 11 Lens File Management 41 12 Using Smart Focus Rings 43 13 Override Mode 44 14 Appendix 45 14 1 Hi 5 Sets and Accessories 45 14 2 Dimensions and Weight 48 14 3 Electrical Data 51 14 4 Environmental 52 14 5 Service Mo...

Page 6: ...omponents 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 after this manual was published refer to the latest published ARRI data sheets or release notes etc for the most up to date specifications Not all products and or types are available in every country Please check with an ARRI...

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Page 8: ... with the focus knob on the right side and looking at the display Connectors are written in all capital letters for example LBUS Menu paths and screens are written in italic typeface with menu and LDD in capital letters for example MENU Backlight or LDD Lens Buttons are written in italic typeface capital letters for example REC button The appendix at the back of the manual contains useful referenc...

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Page 10: ... indicates an imminent hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury ADVICE NOTICE explains practices not related to physical i...

Page 11: ...ot the cable Never try to repair All repair work should be done by a qualified ARRI Service Center Never remove or deactivate any safety equipment incl warning stickers or paint marked screws Always protect from moisture cold heat dirt vibration shock or aggressive substances General precautions Use only the tools materials and procedures recommended in this document Unplug all cables during trans...

Page 12: ...ups ADVICE The product is solely and exclusively available for commercial costumers and shall be used by skilled personnel only Every user should be trained according to ARRI guidelines Use the product only for the purpose described in this document Always follow the valid instructions and system requirements for all equipment involved ...

Page 13: ...ccept a damaged incomplete delivery ADVICE Product and packaging contain recyclable materials Always store ship and dispose according to local regulations ARRI is not liable for consequences from inadequate storage shipment or disposal ARRI offers an increasing variety of product bundles and additional accessories For details please consult our website or your local ARRI Service Partner Warranty F...

Page 14: ...swappable radio modules for different territories and shooting challenges ensuring the best possible radio link range for every setup Hi performance strong radio signal over long distances Hi versatility swappable radio modules for different locations Hi speed fast and efficient on set ecosystem Hi tech future proof hardware and software architecture Hi reliability robust weatherproof long battery...

Page 15: ...Introduction to the Hi 5 Hand Unit 15 Right Side Left Side ...

Page 16: ...16 Introduction to the Hi 5 Hand Unit Back Side Top Side ...

Page 17: ...1 REC Button 2 REC Status LED 3 Ambient Light Sensor 4 PAGE Button 5 Upper Screen Buttons 6 Backlit Ring Area 7 Smart Ring Interface Pogo Pins 8 Registration Pin 9 Front Knob Index 10 Control Knob 11 Lower Screen Buttons 12 Power Button 13 FUNC Button ...

Page 18: ...nd Strap Eyelet 20 Radio Release Button 21 Radio Module Interface 22 Hand Strap Eyelet 23 Back Knob Index 24 SERIAL Connector 25 LBUS Connector 26 User Buttons 27 Nato Rail Security Pin 28 Nato Rail 29 3 8 16 UNC and 1 4 20 UNC Mounting Interfaces 30 USB C Interface 31 USB A Interface 32 Battery Compartment 33 M4 Mounting Interfaces ...

Page 19: ...ntrol focus iris and zoom motors and is set to control the iris motor by default Move the slider upwards to open the iris and move it clockwise to close the iris Press PAGE to enter the MENU select Control Setup Slider and tick the Reverse checkbox to change the direction 6 2 3 Force Pad The Force Pad can control focus iris and zoom motors and is set to control the zoom motor by default Push the F...

Page 20: ...iefly to start recording The REC Status LED will change to red color with cameras supporting tally feedback Press the REC button again to stop recording Tail Slate Mode Hi 5 provides an tail slate recording mode that prevents you from stopping recording before the tail slate is taken Use the tail slate mode as follows 1 Press the REC button for 1 second start recording A red end slate icon will ap...

Page 21: ...is connected to a camera supporting this feature Pressing the PAGE button again switches to the MENU screen 6 3 4 FUNC Button Pressing the FUNC button shifts the screen button functionalities to additional levels Additional function levels are indicated by tiny bars on the lower edge of the screen above the lower center screen button 6 3 5 Screen Buttons Six screen buttons are located above and be...

Page 22: ...n action Swipe A movement of a fingertip across the screen in a vertical or horizontal direction Stretch Pressing two fingers together on the screen move them away from each other as if stretch ing them apart Pinch Pressing two fingers apart on the screen move them towards each other as if pinching them together On the Lens Data Display swipe left to enter the MENU screen and swipe right to return...

Page 23: ...a flash drive supports USB C card readers as well Exchange of lens files and user setup files via flash drive supports USB C card readers as well External power supply IP connection to a laptop for entering the service mode through a web browser 6 5 4 USB A Interface The USB A interface is placed under a plastic cover on the bottom side of the Hi 5 hand unit It contains a Bluetooth stick for conne...

Page 24: ... They establish an electrical connection between the chip on a Smart Focus Ring and the Hi 5 hand unit 6 6 Screen Pages 6 6 1 Lens Data Display LDD The Lens Data Display LDD is the default screen It displays the most important parameters of the hand unit and the host of the camera side and shows the current position of the motors attached to the focus iris and zoom lens rings The distance readout ...

Page 25: ...Fast focus and iris racks can result in an offset between those target values and the actual position of the lens rings as the lens motor can take more time to travel to the desired position than the focus knob and iris slider do Such an offset is indicated by the focus and iris trails that are represented as a white line next to the focus and iris scales ...

Page 26: ...g aperture iris setting and the circle of confusion size While focal length focus distance and aperture depend on the physical settings of the lens the circle of confusion can be set as a numerical value in the hand unit 6 6 2 Camera Screen The Camera screen shows the camera status and the name of the active lens file It also allows changing basic camera parameters The Camera screen will display w...

Page 27: ...i 5 hand unit as well as connected accessories such as motors and distance measurers Use the PAGE button and go to MENU System to perform software updates manage licenses and download log files 6 7 Radio Modules ARRI offers three different exchangeable radio modules for various shooting conditions and regions ...

Page 28: ...ulation Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS Number of channels 14 RF 2400 Radio Module The RF 2400 can establish a point to point communication for connecting one Hi 5 hand unit with one Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 with the corresponding RF 2400 radio module Its frequency hopping transmission method ensures a strong radio link with exceptionally good interference immunity Frequency 2400 MHz Mod...

Page 29: ... Hi 5 Hand Unit Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 please check the temperature of the radio modules first If they are hot please wait until they have cooled down ADVICE The RF 2400 and RF 900 radio modules need to be attached to the Radio Interface Adatpter RIA 1 on the camera side 6 8 Batteries We recommend using ARRI s LBP 3500 Li Ion batteries for the Hi 5 hand unit The LBP 3500 batteries have a ca...

Page 30: ... unit is compatible to the L Series battery interface and works with respective 3rd party batteries such as NP F550 type batteries However there is no accurate capacity display with these batteries and the hand unit can shut off abruptly without warning ...

Page 31: ...us Ring 1 Go to MENU Premarked Ring and select Auto 2 Slide the ring onto the knob so that the notch on the ring meets the registration pin on the knob 3 The ring will be automatically detected by the Hi 5 hand unit 7 3 Attaching a Radio Module 1 Press the Radio Release Button and remove the RF Cover by sliding it upwards 2 Insert the radio module by fitting it into the radio module slot and slidi...

Page 32: ... controllers 7 4 Setting the language The graphical user interface of the Hi 5 is available in English Chinese Spanish and German language 1 Go to MENU System Language 2 Select your desired language 7 5 Setting Time and Date The Hi 5 provides log file generation for service purposes Time and date are essential information for those log files It is therefore recommended to set time and date before ...

Page 33: ...NTION Any region setting set in the Hi 5 Radio Menu prior to connecting to a host device will be overruled by the region setting of the host device Make sure that the selected region setting fits your location It may not be legal to operate the Hi 5 hand unit with the attached radio module in a country region other than the country region set in the Hi 5 radio system Switch the radio off and use t...

Page 34: ...us scale indicates the distance range between the nearest and the farthest objects that are in acceptably sharp focus Lens data in generated with encoder values representing the physical settings of the lens rings and a lens file translating those values into human readable numbers In case you use an LDS lens on an ARRI camera you will get lens data instantly In case you use a non LDS lens the enc...

Page 35: ...A LDA 2 Attach a card reader with the SD card in it to the USB C port of the Hi 5 3 Go to LDD Lens Lens Files 4 Press FUNC to enter FUNC Level 2 5 Select Internal Lens File and select the lens file you want to transfer to the camera 6 Press the FUNC button to select whether to copy or move the lens files to the SD card 7 Navigate to the folder ARRI ALEXA LDA 8 Press export to transfer the lens fil...

Page 36: ... setting of the lens and eventually the display the image is viewed on The depth of field bar on a hand unit is just an indication for the distance range in which objects appear in acceptably sharp focus Always test the actual depth of field of your setup before shooting and adjust the circle of confusion if needed As a guideline we recommend the following circle of confusion settings 0 013mm For ...

Page 37: ... Mini LF AMIRA Peaking on Monitor Output on off Surround View on Monitor Output on off False Color on Monitor Output on off Status Info on Monitor Output on off Frame Lines on Monitor Output on off User Buttons Camera User Setups ALEXA Mini Mini LF 8 4 2 RED Camera Control RED camera control is available with Hi 5 and the Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 as well as the cforce mini RF lens motor SUP 2...

Page 38: ...ter RIA 1 as well as the cforce mini RF lens motor SUP 2 onwards It requires the Sony Camera Control License Key installed on Hi 5 The Sony Camera Control License Key unlocks remote control of frame rate shutter angle ISO white balance ND filters playback and camera user buttons Supported features depend on camera model and camera settings ...

Page 39: ...ser setup files Performing software updates on Hi 5 and connected LBUS devices News and FAQs The ECS Sync App connects to Hi 5 via Bluetooth To add your Hi 5 to the list of Bluetooth devices on your iOS device do the following 1 Go to MENU System Bluetooth 2 Activate Bluetooth on your iOS device and add the Hi 5 to your device list Hi 5 is shown as hi 5 xxxxx with xxxxx being the serial number 3 O...

Page 40: ... Follow the on screen guidance and enter the lens brand type and focal length serial number and focus unit 4 Select the Focus Iris or Zoom axis to enter the data points Use the FUNC button to toggle through the available options add Add a value value Show the value on the Lens data Display line Show the line on the Lens data Display snap Snap to the nearest value to the current posi tion of the co...

Page 41: ...oxes of the lens files to be transferred 5 Tap on the Download icon on the lower left of the app screen 6 Select the location you want to download the files to in your app This can be the app s root folder an existing folder or you can create a new folder 7 Tap on Download here to perform the download Transferring Lens Files from App to Hi 5 Connect Hi 5 with the ECS Sync App Then do the following...

Page 42: ...xternal flash drive to the USB C connector Then do the following 1 On the Lens Data Display press Lens 2 Select Lens Files 3 Press the FUNC button to enter the second function level 4 Select Internal Lens Files 5 Select the lens files you want to export 6 Press the FUNC button to select whether to copy move or erase the selected lens files 7 If you have selected copy or move then press the FUNC bu...

Page 43: ...gs can be automatically detected by the Hi 5 hand unit To use a Smart Focus Ring do as follows 1 Go to MENU Premarked Ring and press auto 2 Slide the ring onto the knob so that the notch on the ring meets the registration pin on the knob The ring will be automatically detected by the Hi 5 hand unit ADVICE Focus mapping to premarked rings requires lens data Use an LDS lens or load a lens file for l...

Page 44: ...ion OCU 1 Master Grip overrides focus con trol from Hi 5 Hi 5 focus scale turns red Hi 5 has no control over focus axis Return focus control to Hi 5 on the OCU 1 Master Grip or by pressing the F OVR button on the Hi 5 The Hi 5 focus scale turns green The focus knob is still offset see motor trail at the currently set motor position Pull the motor trail towards the index line by turning the focus k...

Page 45: ...5 Parts KK 0039973 Hi 5 Hand Unit Body Kit K2 0037280 Hi 5 Hand Unit Body Naked K2 0039959 Hi 5 Neck Strap K2 0039958 Hi 5 Hand Strap K2 0037880 Hi 5 Monitor Bracket K2 0039965 RF Cover K2 0039838 Bluetooth Dongle K2 0040015 Hi 5 Panzer Glass Hi 5 Licenses 10 0040582 RED Camera Control License Key for Hi 5 10 0040584 Sony Camera Control License Key for Hi 5 10 0040585 Focusbug License Key for Hi 5...

Page 46: ... 0040280 Smart Focus Ring 2 K2 0040124 Smart Focus Ring 2 6 K2 0040125 Smart Focus Ring 3 6 K2 0040126 Smart Focus Ring 5 K2 0040127 Smart Focus Ring 6 6 K2 0040128 Smart Focus Ring 10 K2 0040110 Smart Focus Ring 0 20m K2 0040111 Smart Focus Ring 0 25m K2 0040112 Smart Focus Ring 0 30m K2 0040113 Smart Focus Ring 0 35m K2 0040114 Smart Focus Ring 0 50m K2 0040115 Smart Focus Ring 0 75m K2 0040116 ...

Page 47: ...K2 0036598 RF 2400 Radio Module 2400 MHz FHSS KK 0039984 RF 2400 Radio Module 2400 MHz FHSS Set 2x K2 0036599 RF 900 Radio Module 900 MHz FHSS KK 0039986 RF 900 Radio Module 900 MHz FHSS Set 2x Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 K2 0036186 Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 K2 0039465 RIA 1 Bracket KK 0039980 Radio Interface Adapter RIA 1 Set K2 0034580 Cable CAM 7p LCS 5p ...

Page 48: ...48 Appendix 14 2 Dimensions and Weight Hi 5 Body Front and Side ...

Page 49: ...Appendix 49 Hi 5 Body Top Hi 5 Body Bottom ...

Page 50: ...50 Appendix Hi 5 Body with RF 900 ...

Page 51: ... Ring Blank 830 g 14 3 Electrical Data Supply Voltage LBUS interface 10 5V 34 0V Battery 7 4V Power Consumption Power consumption with full display LED brightness and charged capacitor Without radio module 222mA 7 4V With RF EMIP radio module typ 270mA 7 4V With RF 2400 radio module typ 370mA 7 4V ...

Page 52: ...r 1 RX RXD DTE B 2 VCC Power ouput 6 5 35V 3 TX TXD DTE A 4 GND Ground 14 4 Environmental Temperature range operational 20 to 50 C 4 to 122 F 14 5 Service Mode The Hi 5 has a web interface offering control over most Hi 5 functions It includes a service mode for testing buttons LEDs and sensors as well as calibrating the sensors of the focus knob iris slider and Force Pad This particularly fixes a ...

Page 53: ...cal with xxxxxx being the serial number of the Hi 5 3 Enter user name service 4 Enter password access To enter the service mode proceed as follows 1 Go to the Service tab 2 Select Enable Service Mode 3 Proceed with testing and calibration as per the displayed instructions 14 6 Service Contacts Arnold Richter Cine Technik GmbH Co Betriebs KG Herbert Bayer Str 10 80807 Munich Germany 49 89 3809 2121...

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Page 56: ...opean Directives was proved by the application of the following standards EN 55032 2015 EN 55035 2017 EN 50581 2012 FCC Class A Statement Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a ...

Page 57: ...changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Compliance Statement CAN ICES 003 A NMB 003 A ...