ARRI cforce mini RF, User Manual

Page 1: ...cforce mini RF Software Update Package 1 2 U S E R M A N U A L 14th December 2018 cforce mini RF Software Update Package 1 2 U S E R M A N U A L 14th December 2018 ...

Page 2: ...d 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 This product was manufactured by ARRI Cine Video Geräte Ges m b H for Arnold Richter Cine Technik GmbH Co Betriebs KG For further assistance ARRI Cine Video Geräte Gesellschaft m b H Pottendor...

Page 3: ...Imprint 3 Document revision history Version ID Order Release Date 1 0 10002881 K5 0016851 F06617 03 05 2018 1 1 10002881 K5 0016851 W01412 25 09 2018 2 0 10002881 K5 0016851 W01453 14 12 2018 ...

Page 4: ...nt 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 sales representative for availability and additional information Neither ARRI nor its...

Page 5: ...cost or recovery of any material or goods associated with the assembly or use of our products or any other damages or injury of the persons and so on or under any other legal theory In the event that one or all of the foregoing clauses are not allowed by applicable law the fullest extent permissible clauses by applicable law are validated ...

Page 6: ...el 13 5 2 Setup 14 5 3 Status LEDs 18 6 Motor preparation 19 7 Compatibility 22 7 1 Sample configurations 22 8 Software update 25 9 Power disconnection 26 10 Appendix 27 10 1 Antenna connector 27 10 2 Specifications 27 10 3 Dimensions and weight 30 10 4 Pinouts 31 10 5 Part numbers 32 10 6 Service contacts 36 10 7 International declarations 37 10 7 1 Certifications 39 ...

Page 7: ... 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 NOTICE NOTICE explains practices not related to physical injury No safe...

Page 8: ...ble 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 paintmarked screws Always protect from moisture cold heat dirt vibration shock or aggressive substances DANGER Risk of fire Short circuits and back currents to power supplies batteries may entail lethal damage Always use original ARRI cm...

Page 9: ... 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 The cforce mini RF is solely and exclusively for use on professional camera setups ...

Page 10: ...r disposal Delivery On delivery please check that the package and content are intact Never accept a damaged or incomplete delivery A complete delivery includes cforce mini RF motor unit with antenna cforce mini clamp console 19 15mm cforce mini gear 0 8 40t User manual Original packaging Warranty For scope of warranty please ask your local ARRI Service Partner ARRI is not liable for consequences f...

Page 11: ... three hand units for split focus iris and zoom operation and provides full lens data when used with the WCU 4 hand unit The simple user interface includes two soft buttons and a display for setting the motor axis triggering motor calibration and selecting one of the 14 radio channels Using the LBUS interface the system can be expanded with up to two additional cforce motors while the new CAM conn...

Page 12: ...tenna Compatible with all hand units containing ARRI s white coded radio module 4 1 LBUS LBUS is a bus standard designed to allow multiple lens motors and control devices to communicate with each other Up to three cforce type motors can be chain linked in a row Each cforce motor has two identical bi directional LBUS interfaces providing power and control signals to the motor ...

Page 13: ...1 Antenna 2 Gear 3 Display 4 Upper soft button 5 Lower soft button 6 CAM connector 7 LBUS connector 5 1 Control panel The cforce mini RF features a user interface to configure the system The display shows menu and status information ...

Page 14: ...utton short in menu System info Region settings Lower button 6 sec RF channel Lower button short System info Lower button long 3 sec Note Main screen turns off after 3 seconds 5 2 Setup Motor assignment Push the upper button short to assign motor to focus iris or zoom control Make sure that the assignment matches the lens axis the motor is attached to Motor calibration Hold the upper button for th...

Page 15: ...at you select the proper area you are operating the device in All available region settings comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules Push the lower button for 6 seconds to enter the region settings menu Push momentarily to toggle through the regions Select World your specific region is not listed NOTICE If the master device camera is also equipped with a radio module which is able to set regions turn ...

Page 16: ...h Africa ZA South Korea KR Taiwan TW Thailand TH UAE United Arab Emirates AE USA US World WORLD Radio channel The RF menu lets you switch the radio on and off and select the radio channel Press the lower button momentarily to enter the Radio menu Toggle through the channels until you reach the desired Radio channel The channel will be automatically set after three seconds ...

Page 17: ...Motor layout 17 RF Radio Note OFF Radio OFF Mo tor controller ON 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Client Radio OFF Mo tor Controller OFF Motor behaves like a normal cforce motor without a radio module ...

Page 18: ...low flashing Motor is currently calibrating Green yellow flashing Motor needs to be calibrated calibra tion request Solid yellow Motor is in calibration timeout state Solid red Motor power supply is below 10V The status LED of the lower button indicates the current radio status LED Lower button Status Solid green Radio ready client logged on Yellow red flashing Selected channel used by another mas...

Page 19: ... 15 mm rods 1 Open the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew counterclockwise 2 Attach the 19 15mm clamp insert K2 0006175 on the 15 mm rod 3 Attach the clamp console around the clamp insert on the rod with the motor gear at the respective lens barrel 4 Close the clamp console by turning the thumbscrew clockwise Note For high torque applications use CLM 4 Clamp insert K2 0002080 not included Mou...

Page 20: ...to assign the cforce motor to the focus iris or zoom control of the control device Make sure that the assignment matches the lens axis the motor is attached to 3 Press the lower button short to select the radio channel 4 Press the upper button for three seconds to start the automatic calibration of the respective motor Alternatively activate the calibration process through the control device Conne...

Page 21: ...r use by children Keep body parts out of the motion path Disconnect the plug if the device is not used for a longer period of time IEC 60417 6056 2011 05 for other moving parts NOTICE To prevent the motor from falling down when detaching the motor from the lens hold the motor unit with one hand while opening the clamp console ...

Page 22: ...XU 1 For compatibility with cmotion products please contact cmotion directly 7 1 Sample configurations cforce mini RF lens motors can be used in different applications within ARRI systems The following configurations are samples making no claim to be exhaustive cforce mini RF with WCU 4 and up to two additional cforce motors cforce mini RF with WCU 4 and up to two additional cforce motors and OCU ...

Page 23: ...mini RF with WCU 4 and up to two additional cforce motors and cmotion cfinder III cforce mini RF with SXU 1 and cmotion cfinder III cforce mini RF with WCU 4 and up to two additional cforce motors and Master Grips cforce mini RF with WCU 4 and up to two additional cforce motors and Master Grips Note cforce mini RF supports Master Grips override function with SUP 2 0 ...

Page 24: ...24 Compatibility NOTICE When using the cforce mini RF with ALEXA Mini switch the motor to client mode in its Radio menu ...

Page 25: ...to date you may need to update its firmware Please check ARRI s website for the latest firmware packages The following device provide update functionalities for cforce mini RF Wireless Compact Unit WCU 4 Please refer to the respective user manuals for further information WARNING Do not switch off power during the update as this may damage the cforce mini RF ...

Page 26: ... Power disconnection 9 Power disconnection CAUTION To disconnect the device safely from the power source pull the plugs Mount and operate the device in an orientation that guarantees easy accessible plugs ...

Page 27: ...o module inside could be damaged by electrostatic discharge via the open connector We recommend using the originally supplied antenna only 10 2 Specifications Electrical data Temperature range 20 to 50 C 4 to 122 F Torque 0 25 Nm 0 3 Nm peak Speed 240 teeth s 6 R s all with gear m0 8 40t Supply voltage 10 5 34 V Power consumption max 2 6 A ...

Page 28: ...ffers 14 channels to choose from Channel Frequency 0 2 410 GHz 1 2 415 GHz 2 2 430 GHz 3 2 435 GHz 4 2 450 GHz 5 2 455 GHz 6 2 470 GHz 7 2 475 GHz 8 2 420 GHz 9 2 425 GHz 10 2 440 GHz 11 2 445 GHz 12 2 460 GHz 13 2 465 GHz White radio and legacy yellow radio cannot be mixed in the same radio network of camera and hand units It is possible to use both systems in parallel within different radio netw...

Page 29: ...Appendix 29 NOTICE ARRIs white radio and cmotions red radio are not compatible ...

Page 30: ...30 Appendix 10 3 Dimensions and weight Dimensions Weight Weight of cforce mini RF 153g 5 4oz including cforce mini RF motor unit cforce mini gear m0 8 40t and cforce mini clamp console 19 15mm ...

Page 31: ... motor contains one LBUS connector Lemo 4 pin and one CAM connector Lemo 7 pin LBUS connector 1 GND 2 CAN L 3 V BAT 4 CAN H CAM connector 1 CAM lf1 CAN RS232 RX 2 CAM lf2 CAN1 L 3 GND 4 V Bat 5 CAM lf3 CAN RS232 TX 6 CAM lf4 CAN1 H 7 Cable ID ...

Page 32: ...ers cforce mini RF Basic Set KK 0016804 cforce mini RF Basic Set The cforce mini RF Basic Set includes K2 0016802 cforce mini RF motor unit K2 0006176 cforce mini clamp console 19 15mm K2 0006175 cforce mini clamp insert 19 15mm ...

Page 33: ...orce mini RF Basic Set does not include any LBUS or CAM cables LBUS cables are available in various lengths and need to be ordered separately Gears for cforce mini and cforce mini RF K2 0006363 cforce mini gear m0 6 56t Fujinon ENG focus zoom K2 0006365 cforce mini gear m0 5 64t Canon ENG focus zoom ...

Page 34: ...ris K2 0006370 cforce mini gear 48p 60t Panavision zoom K2 0006372 cforce mini gear m0 8 40t 25mm Part numbers of compatible antennas Radiall Larsen K2 0002007 Dipole Reverse SMA Wanshih 50 0013627 Dipole Reverse SMA Proant K2 0001996 Dipole Reverse SMA Nearson O5 20112 0 Dipole Reverse SMA ...

Page 35: ...15755 Cable CAM 7p EXT 16p K2 0015756 Cable CAM 7p EXT 6p K2 0015757 Cable CAM 7p LANC D Tap K2 0015758 Cable CAM 7p RED CTRL D Tap K2 0015759 Cable CAM 7p ENG 12p K2 0015760 Cable CAM 7p LBUS K2 0018814 Cable CAM 7p Sony F5 55 CTRL D Tap K2 0018813 Cable CAM 7p D Tap K2 0001996 Swivel antenna for SMC 1 and EMC 1 Motor Con trollers ...

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Page 37: ...53 22 5 2014 S 62 106 Directive 2011 65 EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment OJ L 174 1 7 2011 S 88 110 The compliance with the requirements of the European Directives was proved by the application of the following standards EN 62368 1 2014 AC 2015 05 AC 2015 11 EN 301 489 1...

Page 38: ...ser will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Industry Canada Compliance Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class A specifications Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Cet appareil est conforme à CNR 210 d Industrie Canada This Class A device meets all the requirements o...

Page 39: ...Appendix 39 MIC ID 020 180030 NCC CCAH18LP0660T0 KC R CRM ARg EMIP400 EMIP400s ETA 1385 2018 ERLO 10 7 1 Certifications ...