To mount your battery plate to the rear panel:
1
Remove Blackmagic URSA Broadcast's molex power cover if attached to the rear panel
by unscrewing the 4 corner screws with a phillips head PH1 screwdriver. You’ll now see
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast's 12 way molex 55959-1230 power connector.
2
Connect your battery plate's molex connector to your camera's molex power connector.
3
Screw the third party battery plate onto your Blackmagic URSA Broadcast's plate
mounting points using 4 x M3 screws. Make sure the connector cable is tucked safely
into the cable slot and not crushed between the plates when tightening.
With the third party plate connected to your camera, you can now mount a V-mount or gold
mount battery.
Using your own Battery Plate
Adapter Cable and Connector
If you don’t have an off the shelf battery plate designed to plug into URSA Broadcast and want
to modify your own battery plate, you can use the supplied adapter cable and connector, which
is also available at your local Blackmagic Design support office.
To wire the adapter cable and connector to your battery plate:
1
Strip approximately half an inch of insulation from the end of each red and black wire.
2
Solder all 4 x red ‘Batt’ wires to the corresponding ‘positive’ wire from your
battery plate.
3
Solder all 4 x black ‘GND’ wires to the corresponding ‘negative’ wire from your
battery plate.
Ensure the joins are well insulated.
If you need to modify any battery plate to plug into URSA Broadcast,
use the supplied adapter cable and connector, which is also
available from your local Blackmagic Design support office
This enables battery power to your camera. You can also connect additional wires for features
such as 12 V output and battery status. Refer to your battery plate information, plus the diagram
and tables on this page for help connecting the wires. If you require further assistance visit the
Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.
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Mounting Batteries