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All content © 2015, cmotion GmbH. All specifications subject to change without notice. http://www.cmotion.eu

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Summary of Contents for compactLCS

Page 1: ...All content 2015 cmotion GmbH All specifications subject to change without notice http www cmotion eu V 1 03 Nov 30th 2015 Software Release Package 2015_03 compactLCS User Guide...

Page 2: ...nge without notice http www cmotion eu Imprint Disclaimer cmotion GmbH Wiedner Hauptstra e 135 B3 1050 Wien Fbnr FN220240H HG Wien UID Nr ATU 54026806 http www cmotion eu sales cmotion eu 43 1 7891096...

Page 3: ...od connector 10 2 5 Marker Ring 10 3 System Setup 11 3 1 Mounting cforce Motors 11 3 2 Mounting the camin 12 3 3 Connecting the Motors to the camin 12 3 4 Power Supply 12 4 System Operation 13 4 1 Pow...

Page 4: ...the motors while motors are moving Make sure all components camin lens motors etc are securely mounted Remove batteries from components before transport or storage Repairs should only be made only by...

Page 5: ...a cable is referred to in this user s manual it will be referred to by its connectors E g Le 10p Fi 3p Connectors are manufactured by W W Fisher Lemo or Hirose and are referred to as Fi Le and Hi resp...

Page 6: ...axis controller for compact LCS It is available for either right or left handed operators The integrated 2 3 colour screen clearly displays important data and menu options even in direct sunlight Thou...

Page 7: ...e hand unit directly to a cforce motor or camin for firmware updates using an LCB x cable x denotes the length of cable cmotion locking disc The compact hand unit features a standard 27mm locking disc...

Page 8: ...subject to change without notice http www cmotion eu 5 29 Buttons The buttons on the compact hand unit are laid out as follows ON OFF and MENU Button CALIBRATE Button RECORD Button UP Button DOWN Butt...

Page 9: ...simple and flexible Note When mounting a camin make sure that all cables can be connected without strain 1 2 1 compact camin wireless system The compact camin uses a 2 4 Ghz wireless radio module to c...

Page 10: ...min and motors from either a battery or cam era where applicable Note Also provides run stop control for ARRI cameras LBUS port The Le f4p LBUS connector allows you to connect the cforce cforce mini m...

Page 11: ...e an LBUS cable connects the first motor to the camin the second motor is connected to the first and the third connected to the second This allows a less cluttered and expedite set up cforce motors c...

Page 12: ...to the camin the second motor is connected to the first and the third connected to the second This allows a less cluttered and expedite set up cforce mini motors can also be used with the cvolution s...

Page 13: ...400mAh 7 2V for all cmotion controllers and the cdisplay II 2 2 Battery Charger Battery charger for all cmotion batteries Optional worldwide socket adapters available 2 3 cstrap The cstrap allows the...

Page 14: ...with all cmotion products fitted with standard cmotion locking disc This simple and lightweight clamp allows you to mount the camin or hand unit securely to any 19mm rod or 15 mm rod when using the ad...

Page 15: ...mm rod before mounting and securing the motor in position The regular cforce motor has 3 mounting options 3 1 1 Rod bracket The cforce can be mounted to 15 and19 mm diameter rods Slide the motor onto...

Page 16: ...3 3 Connecting the Motors to the camin Using the LCB cables supplied with the system connect the first cforce cforce mini motor to the camin If using two or three motors connect the second motor to th...

Page 17: ...unit clearly displays important operating information On the top left the hand units battery status is displayed In the middle Standby is displayed if the camera is not running This will change to Rec...

Page 18: ...nced features available on compactLCS you will need to select and enter numbers and values Similar to an alphanumeric keypad press the corresponding button once or twice to select the number associate...

Page 19: ...hen RF Channel followed by the corresponding number Although the RF will turn off automatically when the hand unit is connected using a cable you can also switch the RF channel OFF manually Make sure...

Page 20: ...UNIT Note CoC will only be displayed if the optional Lens Data License Key is installed and a lens file is active 4 5 2 Control Units This sub menu allows you to assign the knob pressure sensitive jo...

Page 21: ...All content 2015 cmotion GmbH All specifications subject to change without notice http www cmotion eu 18 29 appropriate side button...

Page 22: ...ong or max from the menu by pressing the corresponding side button The motor will start and stop slowly when set to max and more instant when set to min Speed Limiter When the speed limit is set to ON...

Page 23: ...support Note If a Lens Data license key has been entered into the system via the cworld lens handling active will be displayed in the About Menu If no key is present this be shown as inactive 4 5 5 T...

Page 24: ...on is used when working with lenses without physical scale stops such as photo lenses To manually calibrate a scale proceed as follows To calibrate motors press the side button marked Calibrate On the...

Page 25: ...cker switch When only the knob and one other controller is enabled the right side buttons are disabled Note If the motor being controlled by the pressure sensitive button or rocker is not moving check...

Page 26: ...he camera control cables are connected to the camin s EXT Le10p connector For a list of compatible cameras and cables please refer to the cmotion webshop at www cmotion eu 4 10 Turning the System off...

Page 27: ...in the daisy chain configuration using cable LCB 7 up to 14 individual lens files can be selected using a wireless smart device and sent to the LBUS connected device compact LCS camin This data is the...

Page 28: ...by pressing the correct side button or pressing Next to cycle through the available lenses Note The NEXT and PREV buttons will only be visible if there are more than 5 lenses in the system Note A max...

Page 29: ...button 5 2 4 Focus Iris Zoom If the lens data on any axis is displayed travelling in the opposite direction to the travel of the lens scale this can be inverted by pressing the corresponding Invert bu...

Page 30: ...Zoom proceed as follows Press Focus Iris or Zoom button to select the required axis Note You cannot set a value to any scale where a motor is assigned and connected Set the desired value using the num...

Page 31: ...port page on the cmotion website Save this to an empty USB memory stick and insert into the USB port on the hand unit Power up the hand unit by pressing the Menu button The system will detect the upda...

Page 32: ...the update When complete press continue The system will restart and is ready for use with the new firmware Note It is possible to update the firmware on all compactLCS components using the compact han...

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