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Table of contents

1 For your safety

2 System Components

3 General Safety Instructions

4 Camera Preparation

5 MAXIMA Preparation

6 Changing from Standard to Advanced Mode

7 Default User Presets

8 Troubleshooting

9 MAXIMA Accessories

10 Pin Out

11 CE / FCC

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Summary of Contents for MAXIMA QL

Page 1: ... 1 MAXIMA QL Date 29 Jan 2018 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... losses incurred due to improper handling or configuration of the MAXIMA QL or other system components ARRI assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document The information is subject to change without NOTE 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 specificat...

Page 3: ...Components 5 3 General Safety Instructions 7 4 Camera Preparation 9 5 MAXIMA Preparation 11 6 Changing from Standard to Advanced Mode 13 7 Default User Presets 14 8 Troubleshooting 15 9 MAXIMA Accessories 16 10 Pin Out 19 11 CE FCC 20 Table of contents ...

Page 4: ...ituation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in death or serious injury CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE NOTE explains practices not related to physical injury No safety alert symbol appears with this signa...

Page 5: ...an Axis Motor Rubber Handle Pan Axis Motor Inner Ring Base Plate Battery Mount Gold Mount or V Mount Rubber Handle Top Handle Upper Pan Axis Motor Pan Axis Motor QL Camera Mount QL Side to Side Adjustment Quick Lock Camera Dovetail Plate Quick Lock Fore Aft Adjustment Joystick Roll Axis Motor Roll Axis Motor ...

Page 6: ...38 Cam Power Cine 12V HiCap ALEXA Mini K2 0010540 Cam Power Cine 12V HiCap ALEXA Mini 90 K2 0010565 Cam Power Cine 12V HiCap Red EPIC K2 0010472 Control Socket HD SDI Out USB Connector Display Joystick Socket Power Indicator LED Main Power On Off Fine adjustment Roll Axis Control Knobs HD SDI In Control 12V High Capacity Camera Power Out 12V Focus Power Out CAN Out CAN Out Functions Connectors ...

Page 7: ...0476 2 8 Can Bus NOTE This function will be available through future upgrades 2 9 Control NOTE This function will be available through future upgrades Functions Connectors Do not connect any Video Power Cables to this Socket Do not connect any L Bus Motors or other LBUS products to this connector until your MAXIMA had been updated to LBUS Warning Do not connect the Joystick plug to this socket War...

Page 8: ...y the power supply or the electronics under any circumstances CAUTION The MAXIMA QL contains two separate rings one for Pan and one for Tilt Both rings can move freely when the MAXIMA is moved out of the hard case and as long the system is not finally setup Warning Pay attention during setup that no fingers or other limbs end up between the outer and inner ring A high kinetic force can result betw...

Page 9: ...t box type cameras with a zoom lens are very close to the length of a full bodied camera with a prime lens Low COG center of gravity Any accessories mounted to the camera should be attached as low as possible Symmetry Camera components and accessories that are mounted on the camera have to be attached in symmetrically and balanced For example If two Focus Motors are needed use two 15mm rods equal ...

Page 10: ...2 95 For all TRINITY systems artemis Cine Broadcast Cine HD Pro EFP HD Maxima Mounting Plate 014909 210 new Additional cheese plate which can be mounted to the right side at the top of the MAXIMA The mounting plate many offers 3 8 threads Length 12 7 cm Width 9 2 cm Length 5 Width 3 62 For MAXIMA only Maxima PAN Lock 014908 245 new Clamp bracket to lock the pan axis of the MAXIMA For MAXIMA only S...

Page 11: ...ock Camera Mount After you opened the clamp mechanism you can slide in the camera dovetail plate inside the ring NOTE It may be necessary to detach some accessories to mount the camera inside the MAXIMA QL ring These can be reattached after the camera is mounted NOTE When adding or removing components from the camera adjust the fore and aft to bring the camera into a neutral and horizontal positio...

Page 12: ...era setup as symmetrical as possible But if the camera is still too heavy on any side you should use the side to side adjustment to get the camera sidewise in perfect COG NOTE Make sure that the clamp mechanism is fully tighten after the fore and aft adjustment A slightly loose clamp will produce vibrations 5 4 Powering the MAXIMA QL The MAXIMA QL is available with Gold Mound and with V Mount batt...

Page 13: ...Select Normal Inverted Off by pressing UP or DOWN Press OK to confirm your selection 6 3 Paring the Wireless Remote Control First switch Off the Remote Control Press OK Press Down until you see Remote Pairing Press OK Now the MAXIMA will start a 10 sec count down After 5 sec the MAXIMA will beep Switch ON the wireless Remote Control Now the Remote will be paired 1 Joystick 2 Remote 3 Calibration 4...

Page 14: ...UI The manual is available on the USB stick and on the ARRI CSS web page in the download area Profile Motor Power Tilt Pan Feels Good for 1 45 Follow Follow Very direct Handheld Look 2 45 Fully Stabilized Follow Very direct Handheld Look 3 45 Follow Follow Less direct Easy Rig running shots 4 45 Fully Stabilized Follow Less direct Easy Rig running shots 5 45 Fully Stabilized Fully Stabilized Very ...

Page 15: ...ings Press OK Press DOWN until Restore is displayed Press OK to confirm Press DOWN until Setting is displayed Press OK to confirm 8 4 Remote Access The service team can remotely access the MAXIMA or TRINITY To enable us to access your MAXIMA or TRINITY you need to install the TeamViewer software on your PC first https www teamviewer com Then you need to contact the ARRI service NOTE You will need ...

Page 16: ...crew and tighten it 9 2 Mounting the Spider K2 0010425 NOTE A 4mm 5 32 hex key is needed Open all eight M4 screws and remove all four top covers of the Spider Place the bottom of the MAXIMA QL inside the Spider Place the four top covers of the Spider onto the bottom rods of the MAXIMA QL and tighten the eight screws NOTE You can mount three different adapters at the bottom of the Spider Accessorie...

Page 17: ...nt K2 0010426 you need to attach the optional Euro Mount to the bottom of the Spider NOTE A 4mm 5 32 hex key is needed Place the Euro Mount right in the center of the spider as shown NOTE Place the four screws and ensure that all screws are tightened 9 5 Mitchell Mount If you want to use the MAXIMA QL with an Mitchell Mount K2 0010427 you need to attach the optional Mitchell Mount at the bottom of...

Page 18: ...So it will be necessary to lock the pan axis of the MAXIMA QL The Maxima Pan Lock K2 0014908 will allow you to lock the pan axis Open both Clamps and place the bracket onto the rods move the Bracket under the outer ring and tighten the clamp screws NOTE The lock can also be used for transportation purposes Accessories Before using the Pan Lock you need to switch OFF the Pan Motors using the GUI Us...

Page 19: ...Ground Pin 4 NC 1 2 3 Lemo 0S 303 Pin 1 12V plus Pin 2 Ground Pin 3 Tally Aux Power Tally Out 1 2 Power Out Lemo 0B 304 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 12V plus 1 2 3 4 Ext Power In Lemo 1S 304 Pin 1 12V plus Pin 2 Ground Pin 3 Ground Pin 4 12V plus 5 1 3 4 2 6 Lemo 0B 306 Pin 1 Can Low ARRI Pin 2 Can High ARRI Pin 3 Can Low Pin 4 Can High Pin 5 12V plus Pin 6 Ground Ext Control Pin Out ...

Page 20: ...bergstraße 24 D 90607 Rückersdorf The product complies witch the requirements of the following European directives 2004 108 EG Directive of the European Parliament and of the council on the approxima tion of the Laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compati bility Compliance was proved by the application of the following standards EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 EN 55022 2010 AC 2011 EN 6100...

Page 21: ... 21 44 CE FCC ...

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