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Cinema Pro JR-K5 

Operations Manual 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Cinema Pro JR-K5

Page 1: ...Cinema Pro JR K5 Operations Manual ...

Page 2: ...NECTS TO THE HEAD THE AUX POWER JACK ON THE ADVANCED CONTROLLER IS ONLY UTILIZED IN WIRELESS CONFIGURATIONS AND SHOULD ONLY BE CONNECTED TO A VARIZOOM POWER SUPPLY 5 DO NOT OPERATE THE HEAD WITH AN UNBALANCED LOAD i e with the camera s weight extremely off center either horizontally or vertically 6 DO NOT GET THE SYSTEM WET IT IS NOT WATERPROOF 7 ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR LENS AND POWER CABLES HAVE EN...

Page 3: ... a joystick for pan tilt control The Advanced Controller also works in concert with two optional control input devices Pan Bars for broadcast style operation or Hand Wheels for cinema style operation The Jibstick remote is a simpler less expensive controller designed for one man jib operation The jibstick only offers joystick pan tilt with smoothing and speed control The Cinema Pro JR s lens inter...

Page 4: ... at right covers may differ slightly in appearance 4 screws secure the long vertical cable cover while only 2 screws secure the short horizontal cover Run the cables through the pan base and tilt arm with enough slack and reattach the cable covers If using the TOC system Connect the TOC 3A 3 axis lens drive box between the orange 16 PIN lens control connector located on the head and the grey contr...

Page 5: ...unting platform until it stays level The simplest accurate way to find the camera s center of mass is to lay a pencil pen on a table and try to balance the camera on it front to back The spot on the camera where it comes closest to balancing on the pencil is the center of mass Place the camera s center of mass at the center of the mounting slot and secure the camera with mounting screws 2 if possi...

Page 6: ... power Plug in the green communication connector to the head and the other end to the jibstick The jibstick should now power up Once the Sync light is illuminated you may then turn on the motor power switch 2 Jibstick layout and functions Pan Speed Pan direction Communication Connector Tilt direction Tilt Speed Smoothing Pan Tilt Control joystick ...

Page 7: ...amount the joystick must be moved before pan and tilt will respond 3 Troubleshooting No Response from head 1 Make sure that the motor power switch is turned on and the light above it is green 2 Check to make sure that there aren t any soft limits set too close together Disable all soft limits and then try again 3 Power down the system unplug the XLR connector wait for a few seconds re plug everyth...

Page 8: ... Wireless control is available and operates up to mile 1 mile with line of sight Additional controller cables are available in 50 100 or 150 increments A coupler is available to join the cables or we will make a cable of any reasonable length as a custom item on request Head XLR power cables are available in standard 30 or 75 increments or longer as a custom item on request External Lens Drive Mot...

Page 9: ... Power Requirements 24 VDC regulated 120 watts max WARNING Do not connect the head to any power supply other than the one supplied If you must power the head another way make sure you clear it with VariZoom first Connectors Head Base connectors Controller 7pin LEMO green XLR 4 pin Head Camera Power Passageway for external cables video lens control etc ...

Page 10: ...head If the motion of the head causes your jib to sway from side to side in a way you want to eliminate we have a counterweight option that will effectively eliminate the problem Heavier jibs will not be affected much and the effect is only significant during sudden moves Adding our counterweight to the CP Jr balances out the rotational inertia so even lightweight jibs will not be susceptible to t...

Page 11: ...s total weight to the system so if you don t need it try operating without it first Also note that some swaying may be caused by the camera platform being out of vertical balance remedy this by adjusting the camera platform up or down so the camera s center of mass is on the center of tilt rotation Appendix 24VDC Power Supply Connector 1 Power Supply Connector XLR 4 pin Female Pin Function Wire Co...

Page 12: ... Green LEMO EGG1B307CLL Pin Function Wire Color Cable 1 Common Brown 2 RS 422 RXD Red 3 RS 422 RXD Orange 4 RS 422 TXD Yellow 5 RS 422 TXD Green 6 24 VDC Blue Power to Remote or Jibstick 7 24 VDC Violet Power to Remote or Jibstick 2 Power Input Connector XLR 4 pin Male Pin Function Wire Color 1 Camera Neg Black 2 Cinema Pro Neg White 3 Cinema Pro Pos Red 4 Camera Pos Green WARNING DO NOT POWER THE...

Page 13: ...6CLL Final Version Pin Function Lens Connection 1 RS 232 RXD Fuji Digital 2 RS 232 TXD Fuji Digital 3 5 VDC Iso Fuji Digital 4 Common Iso Fuji Digital 5 RS 422 RXD Canon Digital 6 RS 422 RXD Canon Digital 7 RS 422 TXD Canon Digital 8 RS 422 TXD Canon Digital 9 Common 10 5 VDC 11 Analog 1 Focus 12 Analog 2 Zoom 13 RC Servo 1 Focus 14 RC Servo 2 Zoom 15 24 VDC 16 24 VDC Lens Connection Table Lens Co...

Page 14: ...S 422 TXD 16 Red 9 Common 2 3 20 10 Vcc 5 volts 11 Analog 1 out 7 If zoom 9 Zoom 2 12 Analog 2 out 7 If focus 8 focus 3 13 RC Servo Out 1 14 RC Servo Out 2 15 Head power out 16 Head power out Tie pins 1 2 to 7 for position control Advanced Controller Connectors if applicable 1 Auxiliary power input 1 Center 18 to 36 volts input 2 Common 2 CTRL Head Control Green LEMO EGG1B307CLL Pin Function Wire ...

Page 15: ...on 2 1 RS 232 RXD 3 1 RS 232 TXD 4 5 VDC 5 24 VDC 6 2 RS 232 RXD 7 2 RS 232 TXD 8 24 VDC 3 ANALOG Panbars Option Zoom Focus Input White EGG1B305CLL 1 Common 2 Motor disable 3 Zoom analog signal 4 Focus analog signal 5 5 VDC 4 WHEELS Wheels and Panbars Option Input Blue EGG1B306CLL 1 Common 2 5 VDC 3 Pan encoder signal A 4 Pan encoder signal B 5 Tilt encoder signal A 6 Tilt encoder signal B 5 BLOOP...

Page 16: ...able 1 Cinema Pro Control Green LEMO EGG1B307CLL Pin Function Wire Color Cable 1 Common Brown 2 RS 422 RXD Red 3 RS 422 RXD Orange 4 RS 422 TXD Yellow 5 RS 422 TXD Green 6 24 VDC Blue Power from Cinema Pro 7 24 VDC Violet Power from Cinema Pro 2 Focus Input Fischer D103A054 130 1 Common 2 5 VDC 3 Focus analog signal 4 Zoom analog signal unused Common ...

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