LDT- M1 User Manual
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The HU3 is now ready for basic operation.
Setting up the Alexa Mini
The Camera’s internal lens mount must be disabled in order to use the external LBUS connector.
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Choose MENU > Electronic Control System (ECS) >Lens data > Lens info > Settings,
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Untick ‘Enable lens mount’.
Change ‘Focus unit’ to ‘Imperial’
Overlay Lens Data on a Monitor
In order to display lens data as an overlay on an SDI monitor, do the following:
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Choose MENU > Monitoring > SDI > SDI processing > Overlays > Status components,
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Tick on Lens data.
Rigging the camera
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Connect the LDT-M1 using the MDR Blue Cable from the MDR port on the LDT-M1 to
Serial 1 on the Preston MDR-3,
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Plug the LBUS Red cable from the CAM port on the LDT-M1 to the LBUS Port on the lens
mount of the Alexa Mini,
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Turn off the Arri WCU-4 handset,
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Connect the Preston Hand unit to the MDR,
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Use the calibration button on the LDT-M1 to calibrate the lens. Visually check all active
axes are calibrating,
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This system requires that the MDR is ALWAYS calibrated from the LDT, not the button on
the MDR itself,
