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Version 3.0

955-0002_v3.0, Rev-B

QUAD BATTERY MODULE

Quad Battery Module – Shown with REDVOLT batteries Installed

Battery Status LED

Battery Eject Button

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Battery Status LED:

Indicate current charge status of corresponding battery.

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Battery Eject Button:

Ejects corresponding battery to permit battery exchange.

INSTALLATION / REMOVAL

WARNING: THE QUAD BATTERY MODULE IS NOT HOT SWAPPABLE - MEANING YOU CANNOT

REMOVE OR INSTALL WHILE THE CAMERA IS POWERED ON. BEFORE INSTALLING OR

REMOVING THE QUAD BATTERY MODULE, YOU MUST POWER DOWN THE CAMERA. FAILURE
TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE QUAD BATTERY MODULE AND / OR CAMERA

BRAIN THAT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.

To install the Quad Battery Module to the camera, an Adaptor Plate must be purchased separately. The

following procedure details installation of the Adaptor Plate and Quad Battery Module:
1.

Power down the camera if necessary.

Remove the REDMOTE if necessary.

Summary of Contents for Epic-M

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Page 3: ...Handle 48 REDMOTE 48 Navigating Menus 49 Using Touchscreen LCD 50 Shortcuts 50 Power Down 51 Lock Unlock Touchscreen Opreration 52 FIRST TIME USE SETTING UP YOUR RED EPIC 53 1 Attach Power Source 53 B...

Page 4: ...view 193 Camera Setup 193 Master Camera 193 Slave Camera 193 Clip Naming Conventions 194 Reel No Slate Camera ID Camera Position 194 Connecting Cameras 195 Operation 196 Changing Settings 196 Recordin...

Page 5: ...tained in this document For comments or questions specifically about the Operations Guide content please send a detailed message to OpsGuides red com COPYRIGHT NOTICE COPYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc All tr...

Page 6: ...n the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and re...

Page 7: ...e the equipment according to the instruction manual EUROPEAN UNION COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS RED declares that the equipment described in this document is in conformance with the requirements of the Europ...

Page 8: ...turn your products to your local retailer upon purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on...

Page 9: ...era and accessories at all times E DO NOT attempt to modify dismantle or open your camera lens or other accessory as doing so may expose you to electric shock and serious injury There are no user serv...

Page 10: ...w may result in overheating of the camera degraded operation and in extreme situations damage to the camera N DO NOT operate or store near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or a...

Page 11: ...ronmental regulations For example California law requires that all rechargeable batteries must be recycled by an authorized recycle center Storing batteries fully charged or in high temperature condit...

Page 12: ...ned for use with the RED DSMC camera and provides variable frame rate imaging at up to 120fps at 5K resolution and up to 240 fps at 2K resolution Native color balance for the MYSTERIUM X sensor is 5 0...

Page 13: ...e secondary track exposure will be 2 stops under or 1 192 sec The ISO and Aperture remain the same for both exposures During acquisition and recording the two tracks are motion conjoined meaning there...

Page 14: ...ECORDING The RED DSMC camera can record up to two discreet channels of microphone level uncompressed 24 bit 48 KHz audio four channels of microphone level or line level audio inputs when equipped with...

Page 15: ...overlay graphics including camera GUI timecode clip name and framing guides the specific overlay graphics for each type of output is user configurable The default VIEWFINDER output is the EVF LCD con...

Page 16: ...pects such as 2 40 1 and 16 9 Focus aided by high display resolution 1 1 Focus Check function and False Color overlay Exposure aided by dual Zebras False Color overlay RAW Traffic Lights and RGB histo...

Page 17: ...ased power source such as a laptop PC or cell phone charger Under typical operating conditions REDMOTE should operate for up to 8 hours without requiring a re charge and support a wireless communicati...

Page 18: ...Date and GMT lens and shutter speed angle parameters audio configuration plus any externally provided metadata CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS When you press RECORD the camera automatically creates a unique...

Page 19: ...ys starts at 1 00 00 00 on the first frame recorded to the digital media It is a sequential code that is continuous from frame to frame and also continuous from clip to clip EC is equivalent to RUN RE...

Page 20: ...N Power Record Button Status LEDs Power Record Button Powers camera Up Down and initiates Record Stop Start Power Status LED Indicates Power status o LED Red Power Present Camera OFF o LED Yellow Powe...

Page 21: ...reen Ready to Record o LED Red Constant Recording o LED Red Slow Blink Recording 25 Media Left o LED Red Fast Blink Recording 5 Media Left o LED Yellow Finalizing Both LEDs Indicates camera status o B...

Page 22: ...by Default User Key 1 User Key 2 Press both keys to Eject unmount REDMAG 1 8 SSD Magazine Focus Record Button Touch for Auto Focus fully depress to Start or Stop Record Media Indicator LED Indicates...

Page 23: ...ery door to permit battery exchange Focus Record Button Touch for Auto Focus fully depress to Start or Stop Record Adjustment Ring Selects and adjusts camera parameter values Similar to the scroll whe...

Page 24: ...nc 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B 22 22 FRONT A Stills Movie Slider Side Handle Controls Front Stills Movie Slider Selects between STILLS and MOVIE modes of operation NOTE This switch is not active at this time...

Page 25: ...Handle Controls Rear A MENU Button D User Keys A D B Rocker Switch E System Keys 1 3 C Navigation Group F Thumbwheel Lock Menu Button Press to access camera setup menus Rocker Switch Increases or dec...

Page 26: ...parameter for adjustment o Enter Button Confirms selected parameter value adjustment User Keys User Function Keys A D The specific function of these keys may be programmed by the user Default setting...

Page 27: ...move the brain side plate if installed by removing the single screw located at the bottom 3 Rotate upwards to disengage lip at top of side plate from camera brain 4 Insert the lip at the top of the si...

Page 28: ...if necessary 2 Rotate the thumbscrew downwards until detached from camera body 3 Rotate upwards and pull down to disengage lip at top of side handle from camera brain 4 Remove side handle from camera...

Page 29: ...AD BATTERY MODULE IS NOT HOT SWAPPABLE MEANING YOU CANNOT REMOVE OR INSTALL WHILE THE CAMERA IS POWERED ON BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING THE QUAD BATTERY MODULE YOU MUST POWER DOWN THE CAMERA FAILURE...

Page 30: ...HT 2012 Red com Inc 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B 28 28 3 Install the Adapter Plate a Place the adapter plate over the v mount on the rear of the camera brain b Using a T 20 Torx lightly tighten the four screws...

Page 31: ...he screws again in a cross pattern until tight 4 Install the Quad Battery Module a Insert the lip at the top of the battery module into the recess at the top of the adaptor plate Insert Lip At Top of...

Page 32: ...e adapter plate clockwise to secure the battery module d Installation is now complete To remove the Quad Battery Module and Adaptor Plate 1 Power down the camera if necessary 2 Use a T 20 Torx screwdr...

Page 33: ...this camera build version ensure your REDMOTE has been upgraded to the latest firmware Refer to APPENDIX E REDMOTE OPERATION MAINTENANCE UPGRADING REDMOTE FIRMWARE REDMOTE Controls A Still Motion Sli...

Page 34: ...1 3 Navigation Group Allows navigation through camera menus selection of camera parameter and adjustment of selected camera parameter REDMOTE Navigation Group A Scroll Wheel B Direction Keys C Enter...

Page 35: ...ess Control D EVF Tally Light Focus Ring Adjusts optimal subject focus for your eye Available diopter range is 2 0 to 5 0 EVF User Key B Increases EVF display brightness EVF User Key C Decreases EVF d...

Page 36: ...on Default Toggles False Color Exposure NOTE The specific function of keys C and D may be programmed by the user NOTE The touchscreen LCD also allows navigation of camera menus and selection and adjus...

Page 37: ...THEM WHILE THE CAMERA IS POWERED ON BEFORE INSTALLING OR REMOVING ANY OF THESE ACCESSORIES YOU MUST POWER DOWN THE CAMERA FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE ACCESSORY AND OR CAMERA BRAIN TH...

Page 38: ...T and REDVOLT XL Note When multiple batteries are installed in the Quad Battery Module the power management circuit will select the lowest charged battery to supply power to the camera On depletion a...

Page 39: ...ACKPACK QUICKPLATE The optional BACKPACK QUICKPLATE attaches directly to the back of the DSMC BACKPACK to provide a compact REDBRICK configuration for EPIC or SCARLET X Note DSMC BACKPACK is required...

Page 40: ...currently powering the camera Current battery LED indicates status as follow LED Off No Battery LED Constant Green Battery Not used but Charged LED Green Blinking Battery Used 100 11 LED Yellow Blink...

Page 41: ...MC Cameras accept input voltages between 11 5V 17V D C and can draw a maximum current of 12 Amps An appropriate 150W supply with DC output rated at 15V 10A such as AC Power Adapter P N 740 0019 availa...

Page 42: ...us LED will illuminate Red If it is illuminated depress and then release the Power Record button The Power Status LED will initially go out and within 5 seconds illuminate Orange to confirm the camera...

Page 43: ...camera can be powered down in two ways 1 Using REDMOTE or Side Handle Menu controls or via Touch Screen LCD icons Refer to SECONDARY MENUS POWER 2 Depress and continue to hold the Power Record button...

Page 44: ...ed Shutter Speed Exposure Time or Degrees White Balance Color Temp Resolution Record Resolution Quality REDCODE setting Lens Info Lens information when using specific Canon or Cooke lenses Cursors Ref...

Page 45: ...lor Mode Displays false color overlay mode Magnify Tallies 1 1 if magnify is selected TC Indicates presence of valid SMPTE timecode signal Genlock Indicates presence of valid Genlock signal sensor syn...

Page 46: ...y Secondary Menus Access Touchscreen Whichever parameter is underlined with a red bar may be immediately adjusted by pressing ENTER in the Navigation Group of the Side Handle or REDMOTE then using the...

Page 47: ...scene being captured LOWER STATUS ROW The Lower Status Row provides feedback on key systems level camera values including Clip Settings Exposure Histogram Temperature Power and Sync Media Status Power...

Page 48: ...wer status displays the current supply voltage available from the battery Supply voltage decreases as battery is discharged the displayed text is color coded as follows Green 12 0 V and up Yellow 11 9...

Page 49: ...he amount of pixels in the image that are in noise For example if the bar is about 1 8 of the total height this would indicate approximately 1 8 of the total pixels in the image are at an exposure lev...

Page 50: ...rate Resolution Recording Resolution Quality REDCODE setting ISO Rating Camera sensitivity Shutter Speed Exposure Time or Degrees White Balance Color Temp REDMOTE The display elements include Camera...

Page 51: ...ction Media Status Media location and remaining media capacity in Power Indicates D C supply voltage or of remaining battery capacity Including current supply voltage Audio Meter Audio input selection...

Page 52: ...items can be accessed by simply touching that section of the screen NOTE The upper menu options do not change when you select the below items You are taken directly inside of that menu item Touching...

Page 53: ...wn if supply voltage drops to 11 5 Volts POWER MENU 1 Select the MENU icon in the right corner of the Upper Status Bar to reveal the Secondary Menus 2 Select POWER 3 Select SHUTDOWN 4 The camera will...

Page 54: ...een operation touch and hold the MENU icon until the LOCK icon displays indicating the touchscreen has been locked out When locked the main menu will be displayed UNLOCK To unlock out the touchscreen...

Page 55: ...e DC IN power supply has priority and will power the camera instead of the battery BATTERY Connect a RED battery to the camera in one of the following ways SIDE HANDLE Attach a Side Handle and insert...

Page 56: ...release battery 4 Remove battery from side handle QUAD BATTERY MODULE Attach a Quad Battery Module and insert one or more REDVOLT batteries INSTALL Insert battery into desired location and press until...

Page 57: ...tton on the right face of the Brain If the Power Status LED is illuminated Red depress and then release the Power Record button If not illuminated check your battery charge status or external power so...

Page 58: ...inserted the GUI displays NONE with three dashes below On REDMOTE NONE will be displayed twice as opposed to when no media is inserted the GUI displays NONE with three dashes below On the Side Handle...

Page 59: ...ress ENTER once more to confirm If using a Touch Screen select SECONDARY MENUS SETTINGS PROJECT TIME BASE Adjust by sliding your finger up down or tapping on the desired value and then press anywhere...

Page 60: ...RC icon using the Navigation Group Scroll Wheel then press the ENTER key Adjust to the desired value using the Scroll Wheel and then press ENTER to confirm Available REDCODE compression options are RC...

Page 61: ...Frame DF is not supported Audio is captured uncompressed at 24 bit resolution 48KHz sample rate per channel Digital media such as REDMAG 1 8 SSDs are very robust but should be treated with equal care...

Page 62: ...nabled in the USER KEYS menu the GPO trigger output in the CNTL connector will pulse 5 PLAYBACK Playback is available on the RED DSMC Camera by going to SECONDARY MENUS SETTINGS PLAYBACK or by touchin...

Page 63: ...ENTER to set BASIC ADJUSTMENTS USING SIDE HANDLE ONLY Although not recommended the Side Handle can be used stand alone to make basic adjustments to FPS ISO Shutter Speed Resolution and REDCODE located...

Page 64: ...keys and then press the UP directional key 2 Use the direction keys to navigate to the desired parameter adjustment field and press ENTER to confirm 3 Use the Scroll Wheel to adjust the selected para...

Page 65: ...fps 4K HD 1 sec 96 fps 5K ANA 1 sec 120 fps 5K 2 4 1 1 sec 96 fps 5K FF 1 sec 96 fps 5K 2 1 Default is 24 fps or the selected Project TIME BASE frame rate if not 23 98 or 24 00 fps 1 sec translates to...

Page 66: ...IC SETTINGS Provides quick selection of the most common VARISPEED frame rates ADVANCED SETTINGS When selected a numerical keypad will appear allowing the desired VARISPEED Framerate to be entered in 1...

Page 67: ...number reduces exposure as well as increases the depth of field decreasing the F stop to a lower number increases the exposure and decreases the depth of field You can chose either 1 3 or 1 4 stops R...

Page 68: ...ens The range will vary depending on the attached lens ADVANCED SETTINGS When selected the advanced settings menu allows fine control over the f stop value under APERTURE and focal distance under FOCU...

Page 69: ...s and shutter angles for 24 25 fps and 50 60 fps project frame rates Decreasing Shutter Speed increases the amount of time over which light falls on the sensor increasing exposure and motion blur on a...

Page 70: ...posure value and permits entry in any of the three following common units EXPOSURE Shutter Speed INTEGRATION TIME or ABSOLUTE ANGLE Shutter Angle EXPOSURE SPEED Provides the ability to enter the Expos...

Page 71: ...to 41 708 mS milliseconds Default is 20 833 MS ABSOLUTE ANGLE Provides the ability to enter the Exposure value as a Shutter Angle xx Degrees Range is 1 000 to 360 000 Degrees Default is 180 0 Degrees...

Page 72: ...1 48 180 1 192 45 1 50 172 8 1 348 22 5 1 60 144 1 696 11 1 96 90 1 1000 8 6 Equivalent Shutter 1 Frame Rate x 360 Angle E g 1 24 x 360 180 1 8640 180 1 48 DEGREES SHUTTER DEGREES SHUTTER 270 1 32 72...

Page 73: ...ULATE WHITE BALANCE Press APPLY PRESET for settings to take effect PRESET Available preset options are SHADE Preset to 9 000K CLOUDY Preset to 7 500K DAYLIGHT Preset to 5 600K FLASH Preset to 5 500K F...

Page 74: ...White Balance calculates a new Tint value This is maintained if the Color Temp is adjusted via the Color Temp parameter If you select ANY presets Tint will be reset to zero which is the default value...

Page 75: ...5K ANA 4K 4K HD 3K 2K 2K WS Current RED EPIC resolutions listed below with their respective size in pixels For a visual reference see APPENDIX L RESOLUTION CHART RESOLUTION X WIDTH Y HEIGHT 5K 5120 27...

Page 76: ...RC 8 1 RC 8 1 5K 2 4 1 RC 3 1 RC 3 1 RC 3 1 RC 5 1 RC 5 1 RC 6 1 RC 8 1 RC 8 1 RC 9 1 RC 10 1 RC 10 1 RC 12 1 4K HD RC 3 1 RC 3 1 RC 3 1 RC 4 1 RC 4 1 RC 5 1 RC 6 1 RC 6 1 RC 7 1 RC 8 1 RC 8 1 RC 10...

Page 77: ...avigate to the HDRx button using the Nav Group and press ENTER or from the touchscreen directly touch the HDRx button In the Lower Status Group of the Viewfinder screen the HDR text will turn White in...

Page 78: ...us Confirm operators should rock the focus ring focusing through the point of optimum focusing and back again in decreasing amplitude as when zeroing in for precision manual focus AUTO FOCUS NOTE The...

Page 79: ...operations are manual CONFIRM Enables the Center or Spot focus square for use with manual focus This mode provides additional focus assistance to the photographer using RED YELLOW and GREEN color cha...

Page 80: ...ng rack focus between them Focus points are selected using the Touchscreen Shutter half press executes rack movement Works with Spot Zone only Rack mode remembers the last Center or Spot position and...

Page 81: ...on EF 600mm f 4L IS Canon EF 70 200mm f 2 8L IS Canon EF 70 200mm f 2 8L IS II USM Canon EF 70 200mm f 4L Canon EF 70 300mm f 4 5 6 IS USM Canon EF 70 300mm f 4 5 5 6 DO IS USM Canon EF 800mm f 5 6L I...

Page 82: ...Default is CENTER This control allows selection of the boxes used to indicate objects in out of focus CENTER Provides a large square target for focus When objects located in the circle are in focus t...

Page 83: ...s located in the square are in focus the square will be Yellow or Green When objects located in the square are out of focus the square will be Red SPOT FOCUS INDICATOR Moving The spot focus square can...

Page 84: ...arrows to move the Spot Focus square to the desired location 6 To exit Press the ENTER button the spot focus square line weight will increase then press the UP arrow to go back to the FOCUS menu Press...

Page 85: ...the current values are displayed DSMC CANON MOUNT LENS When a DSMC Canon Mount is installed and a Canon EF or EF S Lens or equivalent is attached the Focal Length and Focal Distance is displayed on t...

Page 86: ...Available options are APPLY CREATE IMPORT EXPORT and DELETE If presets are available they will be accessible by using the arrow keys in the Preset name field CREATE PRESET When selected allows you to...

Page 87: ...finished press the Menu button to close the keyboard PRESET INFORMATION Use the arrow keys and Enter button to select the information you want to be stored for your preset Available options are IMAGE...

Page 88: ...F or 1 8 SSD This is also the location to place any presets for importing CAMERA PRESETS When EXPORT PRESET is selected this will export the CAMERA PRESTS from the camera to the external memory 1 8 SS...

Page 89: ...You will then be asked if you want to apply the imported preset If No is selected the preset will be imported and listed in the available Camera Presets If Yes is selected Preset Applied Successfully...

Page 90: ...from the external media 1 8 SSD IMPORTANT You will not be warned of the deletion nor asked to confirm this deletion Be sure to save your preset to the external media 1 8 SSD for later use before delet...

Page 91: ...efore removal to prevent corruption and or loss of data on media SELECT MEDIA Allows you to select the Media location to be used by the camera Default is the Side SSD S SSD Module FORMAT MEDIA When se...

Page 92: ...ected formats the media and adds the selected properties During formatting the camera will display Formatting with a Green status bar REDMOTE will also display this message When formatting is complete...

Page 93: ...URE FORMAT SECURE FORMAT Secure Format is a low level format the rebuilds the SSD file system It should only be used if the performance of the SSD is in question NOTE If clips are present on the media...

Page 94: ...PLAYBACK DISPLAY Available options are TOOLS ZEBRA OVERLAY MODES FRAME GUIDE AREA GUIDES and MONITOR TOOLS The Tools menu permits the operator to adjust the GUI elements displayed on the Viewfinder ou...

Page 95: ...splayed as a monochrome image In the image Purple areas represent sensor exposure levels that are likely to be noisy if gained up in postproduction Red areas represent sensor exposure levels that are...

Page 96: ...d HDMI When selected the icon V will be displayedin the Lower Status Group Purple represents Super Black Dark Blue represents Black Teal represents 3 stops under 18 Gray Green represents 18 Gray Pink...

Page 97: ...ed represents the luminance value of the ISO adjusted image EDGE EDGE displays a color overlay that outlines the edges of objects in an outline mode By adjusting your lens zoom and focus you can pinpo...

Page 98: ...p will change to Green If in Magnify mode when the Record button is pressed the system will automatically exit this mode When using a touchscreen you can also perform this function by pinching your fi...

Page 99: ...en selected OFF will be highlighted in the Lower Status Group ZEBRA Zebras enable and adjust the upper and lower values for two independent Zebra indicators One zebra may be used for highlight exposur...

Page 100: ...1 is shown in the image below High IRE Change the desired setting between 93 and 109 default is 108 Low IRE Change the desired setting between 75 and 107 default is 99 ZEBRA 2 To enable select ZEBRA 2...

Page 101: ...k Around is always enabled Check the boxes below Look Around are File Name Time Code and Lens Info When selected will be displayed on the main screen By default all three are checked Transparency The...

Page 102: ...Version 3 0 COPYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B 100 100 Grid The Grid display is shown below The grid may be used as a rule of thirds indicator Look Around Highlights the look around area...

Page 103: ...Default selection is Absolute Absolute Shutter Speed is defined exclusively by the Shutter Speed setting NOTE When operating in Absolute mode the shutter speed is reported in White text Relative Shutt...

Page 104: ...ents Default is Imperial FRAME GUIDE This sub menu provides a selection of frame guides and safe action and safe title guides User definable safe action and safe title guides may be saved as a USER PR...

Page 105: ...will be displayed in the bottom of the Frame Guide box COLOR Sets the frame guideline color to White Gray Teal Purple Yellow Green Blue Red or Black Select the color that provides maximum color contr...

Page 106: ...ASPECT RATIO For both Title Guide and Action Guide available options are OFF 16 9 14 9 4 3 2 4 1 1 85 1 and User Default is OFF User Title Guide and Action Guide can be set to your own preferences th...

Page 107: ...ction Guide line style Options are Solid Dashed and Bracket MONITOR Allows you to modify brightness of the LCD and EVF parameters through Brightness Control Also allows options for the LCD touchscreen...

Page 108: ...DSMC Canon Mount and compatible lens are installed LOOK The LOOK menu permits adjustment of COLOR GAIN FLUT and CURVE metadata values These parameters will affect the look of the monitor path but do...

Page 109: ...justment of RED GAIN BLUE GAIN and GREEN GAIN RED Adjusts the gain of the RED channel only Range is 0 0 no Red to 10 0 Default is 1 0 BLUE Adjusts the gain of the BLUE channel only Range is 0 0 no Blu...

Page 110: ...ault is 0 0 SHADOW Shadow adjusts the toe value of the FLUT or in other words the tone near Black Range is 2 0 to 2 0 Default is 0 0 Increasing the Shadow value raises the video level of near Blacks L...

Page 111: ...CURVE When checked will open more options allowing you to adjust the X and Y values for Black Toe Center Knee and White of the curve PROJECT The project menu sets the operating parameters the camera...

Page 112: ...y acquisition frame rate time code count and playback editing frame rate Setting is displayed in the lower left corner of VIEWFINDER output s Available options are 23 98 24 00 25 00 29 97 47 96 48 00...

Page 113: ...nutes and seconds in that order Use RTC Time When selected the camera uses the cameras Real Time Clock as the timecode counter source snapshot of the RTC Set Manually When selected allows the user to...

Page 114: ...is A CAMERA POS POSITION Identifies the camera position as Right Left or Center Default is Center AUDIO VIDEO Menu adjusts AUDIO INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO CHANNELS MONITOR CONTROL and TEST SIGNALS AUD...

Page 115: ...udio jack is plugged in detected by the camera the circle next to CH1 CH2 etc will be Green and the box around the signal will be highlighted When audio is enabled and an audio jack is not plugged in...

Page 116: ...5 0002_v3 0 Rev B 114 114 AUDIO OUTPUT Allows adjustment of audio output levels fed to the outputs Available options for each channel are ON and MUTE Default is ON at 9 dB AUDIO CHANNELS Allows select...

Page 117: ...e inputs are CH 1 2 and CH 3 4 NOTE For cameras not equipped with a PRO I O module options are CH 1 2 Source Available options are NONE CAM ANALOG PRO I O ANALOG PRO I O AES A and PRO I O AES B NOTE F...

Page 118: ...ain controls Limiter Enables signal limiter circuit Limiter enabled adds 10dB of headroom for Microphone level inputs or 4dB for Line Level inputs OUTPUT Link Enables linkage between Output Channel At...

Page 119: ...s selected on the LCD such as CLEAN to return to displaying the MENUS perform a double tap on the LCD screen HDMI Options are OFF MENUS PREVIEW CLEAN OVERLAY 3D LEFT and 3D RIGHT RES Allows you to cho...

Page 120: ...IGN MENU SCREEN IF ENABLED When checked will assign an attached external monitor to display the menus if none are selected TEST SIGNALS Permits the video monitor outputs to be replaced with a video te...

Page 121: ...to be mapped to specific User Keys on the camera body and accessories User keys are also referred at as Soft Keys Buttons KEY SOURCE Use this menu to select the device to program Options at this time...

Page 122: ...dle User Key C Down Toggle Magnify Side Handle User Key D Down Exposure Check Side Handle Function 1 Key Down Activate ISO Side Handle Function 2 Key Down Activate Aperture Side Handle Function 3 Key...

Page 123: ...Down press 1 and 2 together Eject Media Side CF Record Full Button Down Toggle Record REDMOTE REDMOTE User Key A Down Toggle AF Mode REDMOTE User Key B Down RAW Check REDMOTE User Key C Down Toggle Ma...

Page 124: ...LCD LCD Function 1 Button Down Toggle Magnify LCD Function 2 Button Down Exposure Check LCD Arrow Up Button Down Brain LCD Br Up LCD Arrow Down Button Down Brain LCD Br Down EVF EVF Function 1 Button...

Page 125: ...or Temp List Open AF AE Record Start Record Stop Toggle SH backlight Menu Up Menu Down Rotary Next Value Rotary Previous Value Set focus mode for still Set focus mode for movie RAW Check Toggle HDR Mo...

Page 126: ...amera NAME that will be used in network communications including wireless communications to REDMOTE Each device in the network should have a unique NAME such as CAMERA_A or CTRL_PAD in order to unique...

Page 127: ...amera will only listen to messages and not originate messages or to a specific TARGET device which can either be the NAME of a specific camera or device or a name of a GROUP of cameras or devices This...

Page 128: ...ions PROTOCOL Available options are NONE ELEMENT TECHNICA 3ALITY SPC 7100 and 3ALITY SPC 7000 Default is NONE NETWORK If the Gigabit Ethernet port is used additional settings are required Each camera...

Page 129: ...box is checked changes to the settings on this camera will be sent out via the network as UDP packets as a SET command Which then sets the property on other cameras SET commands sent to this camera wi...

Page 130: ...128 128 REDMOTE This function is used to pair the camera to a REDMOTE for wireless operation SCAN FOR REDMOTES When selected the camera will look for an attached REDMOTE plus any REDMOTEs that are tur...

Page 131: ...Select the desired REDMOTE that you want the camera to communicate with from the drop down menu list and select Pair REDMOTE This means the camera remembers the identity of the selected REDMOTE Note O...

Page 132: ...he camera if desired MANUAL CHANNEL SELECT The Manual Channel Select option allows the user to change the communication channel for the REDLink wireless connection in the event of interference from ot...

Page 133: ...Purpose In Accepts an Input Trigger signal to act as a General Purpose Input CAMERA OUTPUT Permits the function of the SYNC OUT GPO pin in the CNTL connector to be defined as Sync Out Provides an Outp...

Page 134: ...fined by internal camera timing GENLOCK Shutter start time is slaved to an external RS170A tri level sync signal a k a Genlock SHUTTER Shutter start time is slaved to an external Shutter Sync signal I...

Page 135: ...run the fan at the speeds specified in RECORD SPEED and STANDBY SPEED Default setting is AUTO Auto This setting selects VARIABLE speed fan operation in standby based on the camera core temperature Man...

Page 136: ...record is started and another when record is stopped EVF Tally Light When checked enables the Record Tally Red LED on the front of the EVF MAINTENANCE The maintenance menu allows the user to check sy...

Page 137: ...ed the Viewfinder output s will display the System Status screen This screen provides a summary of all operational settings currently applied to the camera SYSTEM INFO When selected the Viewfinder out...

Page 138: ...so display this message If media is not attached to the camera when attempting to perform a write log request external monitors will display NO MEDIA ATTACHED NOTE Log files will be stored as txt file...

Page 139: ...vided by RED If possible use a dark room Just closing the Iris is NOT sufficient Additionally a SSD needs to be inserted in the camera to store the raw images during calibration Calibration is require...

Page 140: ...restore under SETTINGS MAINTENANCE RESTORE SYSTEM User HS The user can select the CURRENT CALMAP The dialog only show the calmaps stored in memory FACTORY and USER HS in this case BLACK SHADING DEFAU...

Page 141: ...th Black Shading calibration REDMOTE will also display the following messages Black Shading calibration procedure 1 Ensure the sensor is NOT exposed to the calibration light source by installing the l...

Page 142: ...he Programming step 8 The camera will perform this procedure twice 9 After Programming CALIBRATION SUCCESSFUL will be displayed Select OK to complete Black Shading calibration SELF TEST When selected...

Page 144: ...respond to touch Simply touch each box using your finger The touchscreen responds to the touch and the Green box turns Blue To exit the Touchscreen Self Test Place your finger on the touchscreen and...

Page 145: ...ower it up NOTE User key settings will be reset as well as any other changes from the cameras default settings The REDMOTE will also require paring to communicate wirelessly with the camera REDISCOVER...

Page 146: ...able when in playback mode NOTE SCARLET X menus shown EPIC menus similar UPPER CONTROLS From Left to Right are ISO WHITE BALANCE VIEW PRESETS MEDIA SEETINGS and META Below the settings is the clip pla...

Page 147: ...he White Balance in the clip during playback Advanced Menu Opens the advanced White Balance settings without the ability to Calculate VIEW Allows you to select the items to be displayed in the playbac...

Page 148: ...ersion 3 0 COPYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B 146 146 PRESETS Allows you to apply presets to the clip during playback MEDIA When selected will list all available clips on the attached medi...

Page 149: ...p to open in the playback window 2 Load will also highlight You can also select LOAD to load the clip in the player and allow playback Side Handle REDMOTE 1 Select the desired clip to playback and pre...

Page 150: ...isplay Available options under Display are TOOLS and ZEBRA Tools Allows you to toggle ON OFF Exposure Focus Video Edge and RAW Refer to SETTINGS MENU DISPLAY TOOLS for complete details about these opt...

Page 151: ...ok Allows you to adjust the Color Gain FUT and Curve of the image during playback Refer to SETTTINGS MENU DISPLAY LOOK for complete details about these options Record Exit When selected will exit play...

Page 152: ...andle or REDMOTE you can use the navigation group to highlight the clip playback status bar The navigation group will also allow you to perform the following actions to the clip A Scroll Wheel B Direc...

Page 153: ...PROJECT FRAMERATE QUALITY Display clip Resolution Framerate and Quality REDCODE When using the touchscreen touch the Resolution Framerate and Quality REDCODE to display the METADATA for the clip HIST...

Page 154: ...on a particular segment The In Red and Out Green points will be displayed in the Clip Playback Status Bar You can use the navigation group to select the exact location of the In and Out Points if desi...

Page 155: ...er status as well as audio input signals POWER The power menu displays the current power status of all attached power sources as well as allows you to shutdown the camera POWER STATUS The power status...

Page 156: ...of the camera For details on the different ways to power down your RED DSMC Camera refer to BASIC OPERATION POWER DOWN 1 Enter the Secondary Menu using the touch screen REDMOTE or Side Handle 2 Select...

Page 157: ...e a habit of frequently visiting www RED com support to check for later versions of camera firmware Operations Guide updates and postproduction software Your REDMOTE also requires a firmware upgrade G...

Page 158: ...dia may be erased on a Macintosh OS X personal computer allowing the camera to just add the necessary project profile and clip log data NOTE Media formatted on camera will use a name and root volume i...

Page 159: ...as if no media is present 3 To format the media select SECONDARY MENUS MEDIA FORMAT MEDIA 4 You will be prompted to set the media and select FORMAT Viewfinder output s will display FORMATTING NOTE If...

Page 160: ...es are closed Failure to do so may result in lost data or corrupted files Removing an SSD without first un mounting it will not physically damage the media however it does increase the risk of file co...

Page 161: ...e removed from the camera USING SIDE SSD 1 Press both User Keys 1 and 2 at the same time to eject REDMAG 1 8 SSD Media 2 When media is ejected Viewfinder output s will display MEDIA EJECTED SUCCESSFUL...

Page 162: ...Select Erase When the pop up window appears click on the Erase button 7 When the media is erased drag its icon to the trashcan and physically disconnect it 8 The media will need to be formatting by th...

Page 163: ...Version 3 0 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B COPYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc 161 APPENDIX C INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS CAMERA BRAIN FRONT A MIC 1 3 5mm Audio Jack B MIC 2 3 5mm Audio Jack Camera Brain Connectors Front B A...

Page 164: ...ity pre amplifier and soft limiter whose Gain may be controlled using the Input Level control to achieve the desired audio reference recording level Microphone inputs support 48V 10mA Phantom Power as...

Page 165: ...5 0002_v3 0 Rev B COPYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc 163 CAMERA BRAIN REAR A HD SDI B Headphone C SYNC Video Sync D CTRL RS232 Control E GIG E Ethernet F DC IN Power Input G HDMI Camera Brain Connectors Rear...

Page 166: ...25 00 or 29 97 Hz when in 1 5GHz HD SDI mode or a 1080p 10 bit 4 2 2 progressive scan video feed operating at a 50 00 or 59 94 Hz when in 3GHz HD SDI mode The HD SDI output may be specified as a PROG...

Page 167: ...ut is set to 1L 2R SYNC VIDEO SYNC A 4 pin LEMO connector supports shutter synchronization GPI timecode and genlock input signals The shutter Sync input signal acts as an immediate response hardware t...

Page 168: ...cted there is no need to enable this function View into camera SYNC Video Sync Interface connector Mating Connector FGG 00 304 CLAD27Z PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND Common Ground 2 SS GPI Shutter Sy...

Page 169: ...PYRIGHT 2012 Red com Inc 167 NOTE A pre fabricated SYNC interface cable is available from RED Digital Cinema P N 790 0154 Video Sync Camera to 3 BNC 3 ft 1m White BNC Shutter Sync GPI Yellow BNC SMPTE...

Page 170: ...nu Default function for the General Purpose Output is Record Tally View into camera CTRL RS232 Control Interface connector Mating Connector LEMO FGG 00 304 CLAD27Z PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 GROUND Comm...

Page 171: ...erface connector Mating connector FGG 0B 309 CLAD32Z PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION DIRECTION 1 B1_DC Data Pair C 2 B1_DC Data Pair C 3 B1_DD Data Pair D 4 B1_DD Data Pair D 5 B1_DA Data Pair A 6 B1_DA Data P...

Page 172: ...1 VBATT Power input 11 5 to 17 V DC 2 3 SCL BATT Serial Battery Bus Clock 4 GROUND Power Return Camera Ground 5 6 SCA BATT Serial Battery Bus Data WARNING It is very important that both pairs of VBATT...

Page 173: ...1080p resolution The HDMI output may be specified as a PROGRAM output clean feed video or as a PREVIEW output including SurroundView look around Clip Name Timecode and Safe Action Safe Title frame gui...

Page 174: ...odule and or the camera Brain may occur The VIEWFINDER output Module on the front face of the Side SSD Module provides digital video communications and power interconnection between the camera and a R...

Page 175: ...ors on the REDMOTE A Mini USB B Camera Interface REDMOTE Connections The REDMOTE interface connector allows communication between the REDMOTE and the camera Brain or any expansion module Make sure the...

Page 176: ...3 M Release Latch Right D Wireless Status LED I Navigation Group N USB External Power Port E Zoom Rocker Switch J Focus Record Button STILL MOTION SWITCH The STILLS MOTION toggle switch is used to swi...

Page 177: ...function of each User Function Key may be assigned by the operator to one of a number of operational controls Refer to SECONDARY MENUS SETTINGS SETUP KEYS SHORTCUTS Default settings for User Function...

Page 178: ...enus to select a desired parameter for adjustment ENTER BUTTON The Enter button allows confirmation of a parameter adjustment or operational mode selection FOCUS AND RECORD BUTTON Below the Navigation...

Page 179: ...ER direction for 5 seconds will power DOWN the REDMOTE Moving the switch to the up LOCK position will lockout all REDMOTE buttons to prevent unintentional operation When in the LOCK position KEYS LOCK...

Page 180: ...l a click is heard which indicates the REDMOTE is securely attached UNDOCKING 1 Depress the two latch release buttons located on each side of the REDMOTE 2 Slide the REDMOTE upward to release from the...

Page 181: ...to the camera and the camera is powered down the REDMOTE will also power down When disconnected from the camera the REDMOTE will not power down with the camera USING REDMOTE To power down REDMOTE sli...

Page 182: ...completed the upper LED will go out and the Timecode value displayed in the LCD will change back to White text Note If media is NOT connected when record is requested the REDMOTE LCD and camera VIEWF...

Page 183: ...tton at the lower left The MENU displays on the EVF LCD or external monitors if the LCD and or EVF are not connected disconnected Use the NAV GROUP to make changes to the cameras settings Use the scro...

Page 184: ...ing operation can be bypassed as the REDMOTE will auto scan and connect to that camera each time it is powered ON and undocked CONNECT REDMOTE TO A PAIRED CAMERA NOTE The following procedure assumes t...

Page 185: ...REDMOTE will connect to the selected camera 5 Once connected the REDMOTE will display the key operating parameters of the selected camera The wireless signal strength will be shown in the lower Right...

Page 186: ...0 Rev B 184 184 Note Once this procedure has occurred once the REDMOTE will automatically search for the camera each time it is undocked until the paired camera selection is changed CANCEL If you wish...

Page 187: ...t DISCONNECT and press the ENTER key in the Navigation Group RECONNECTING IF SIGNAL IS LOST On loss of wireless communication REDMOTE will scan for the camera it was last paired with If the REDMOTE is...

Page 188: ...ring REDMOTE to the desired cameras press Soft Menu Button 1 CONNECT Available cameras will be listed Select the camera you wish to control and press the ENTER button When you want to switch to a diff...

Page 189: ...DMOTE provides the user the option to configure which parameters to display in each of the parameter status windows You can assign the parameters to one of the 5 pages of information available under S...

Page 190: ...l appear displaying available parameters to display 8 Select the desired parameter and press the ENTER button 9 You may now control this parameter directly from the REDMOTE REDMOTE SETUP SOFT MENU BUT...

Page 191: ...loudness of the beep speaker As you adjust this value the REDMOTE will beep the speaker to give an audible confirmation of the selected volume Default value is Minimum Auto Shutdown The AUTO SHUTDOWN...

Page 192: ...to the camera or rearmost camera module or external USB power source this icon will either display solid green indicating fully charged or blink indicating the battery is being charged by the camera...

Page 193: ...e 790 0230 between REDMOTE and a computer or a cell phone charger NOTE The REDMOTE can be charged using the Mini USB connector while connected and controlling a camera wirelessly NOTE If the computer...

Page 194: ...Red com Inc 955 0002_v3 0 Rev B 192 192 UPGRADING REDMOTE FIRMWARE 1 Verify the current REDMOTE firmware version by selecting SETUP SETUP SYSTEM on the REDMOTE 2 REDMOTE upgrade is complete You can n...

Page 195: ...t one camera to be designated as Master and a second to be designated as Slave NOTE Cameras can also be set up in a MASTER MASTER and SLAVE SLAVE configuration To set as MASTER MASTER select ALL under...

Page 196: ...o 3D production make sure the Camera Slate i e Reel No and Cam ID are set to the same value for both Master and Slave cameras Then change the Cam Pos value from the system default of CENTER to either...

Page 197: ...001_C001_0503B6 R3D Slave A001_C001_0503R7 R3D CONNECTING CAMERAS 1 While still powered up interconnect the cameras using a Master Slave GIG E Cable P N 790 0163 Plug the cable into the GIG E connecto...

Page 198: ...te on the Master camera you will not see the change on the Slave camera until you set the Master camera at the new Frame Rate Also when making changes to the Secondary menu settings the Slave camera w...

Page 199: ...e desire to avoid clipping any highlights and also avoiding underexpose of elements in deep shadow which may therefore be prone to noise when developed in post production The following reference scene...

Page 200: ...t False Color Exposure note the E icon in the GUI when active This mode allows us to visualize where in the image underexposure is taking place These areas are indicated in purple It is clear those ar...

Page 201: ...s highlight information will certainly not be clipped however the shadow information will probably display with significant noise once pushed to an acceptable brightness OVEREXPOSURE 2 STOPS ISO 800...

Page 202: ...re Select False Color Exposure note the E icon in the GUI when active This mode allows us to visualize where in the image over exposure is taking place These areas are indicated in red It is clear tho...

Page 203: ...e white chips on the test chart are Yellow this suggests that a significant portion of the monitor path video is at the maximum legal 100 IRE value Because the scene is over exposed when the recorded...

Page 204: ...is spread evenly given that there are bright highlights on the coin we wish not to blow out Note that there is no red bar on either the left or the right edges of the histogram and the vertical color...

Page 205: ...con in the GUI when active This mode allows us to visualize where there is under exposure purple or over exposure red in the image In this case there is a very small area of purple under the cracker b...

Page 206: ...or chart and green in the background indicate that the scene s mid grey and skin tone elements plus peak white and blacks are all at appropriate levels Because the scene was well exposed when the reco...

Page 207: ...0 rating have had the ISO rating adjusted first to ISO 6400 and then to ISO 100 NOTE Although the image and Histogram both adjust to changes in the ISO rating the sensor RAW meters do not change they...

Page 208: ...close the iris to reduce the brightness of the first image you will be reducing exposure at the sensor this biases exposure in favor of protecting the scene highlight Alternatively if you choose to op...

Page 209: ...r It converts recorded REDCODE RAW data to RGB video and provides basic one light image processing and color correction Using REDCINE X PRO footage can also be cropped resized or repositioned REDCINE...

Page 210: ...an crop and scaling operations The application can export either a single clip or a sequence of clips as 4K or 2K resolution 10 bit DPX or 16 bit TIFF files REDCINE X PRO can also render clips into st...

Page 211: ...ES Clean ONLY using a dry cloth When cleaning your camera and accessories remember that it is not waterproof and moisture can damage electronic circuitry BRAIN OPTICAL LOW PASS FILTER OLPF If equipped...

Page 212: ...ANCROCLN and Photographic Solutions PEC PADs P N 05011 or equivalent to clean the viewfinder lens Ensure your spray the solution onto the pad and not directly onto the lens surface REDMOTE SCREEN Use...

Page 213: ...turning the back focus adjustment on the top of the camera s front plate using a T 10 Torx screwdriver This screw is indicated by a Siemens Star with an arrow pointing to its location Back Focus Adju...

Page 214: ...SECONDARY MENUS SETTINGS DISPLAY FALSE COLOR MAGNIFY NOTE The Focus option located under SECONDARY MENUS SETTINGS DISPLAY FALSE COLOR FOCUS can serve as a good double check for proper focus during thi...

Page 215: ...he image will never be in perfect focus as the lines are less than 1 3 of a pixel in size 9 The back focus adjustment mechanism is self locking and does not require a supplementary locking screw 10 In...

Page 216: ...g Power down the camera verify the media is inserted properly inspect connectors for damage power up and resume recording PRESET COULD NOT BE APPLIED If the preset could not be applied Preset Could No...

Page 217: ...4 2 2 720p 4 2 2 Quicktime JPEG Avid AAF MXF 1080p 4 2 0 720p 4 2 0 H 264 MP4 PROGRAM OUTPUT HD SDI Clean Feed 2K RGB 1080p RGB or 4 2 2 720p 4 2 2 SMPTE Timecode HANC Metadata 24 bit 48Khz Audio MONI...

Page 224: ...urces REDvolt DC etc OFF HDRx OFF HDRx HDRx ON FOCUS Varies APERTURE WILL VARY BY ATTACHED LENS Varies PRESET USER DEFINED PRESETS CREATE IMPORT EXPORT DELETE NEW PRESET Image Project Output System Ke...

Page 225: ...16 9 1 85 1 1 9 1 COLOR WHITE GRAY TEAL White BLUE RED BLACK PURPLE YELLOW GREEN ASPECT RATIO 1 00 TO 10 00 2 40 1 00 1 00 TO 10 00 SCALE OFFSETS X Y X 0 0 TO 100 0 100 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Y 0 0 TO 100 0...

Page 226: ...ETUP GO TO SHEET 4 OF 4 TIME CODE DISP TOD EDGE TOD AUDIO CHAN INPUT CH 1 2 LINK LIMITER CAM ANALOG Audio Enable Record 8 63dB 10dB Includes Input Volume Adjustment INPUT CH 3 4 OUTPUT LINK PRO I O LI...

Page 227: ...REDISCOVERS ALL HARDWARE REQUIRES REBOOT OF CAMERA BLACK SHADING CURRENT FPS EXPOSURE BLACK SHADING DEFAULT PLAYBACK ALLOWS PLAYBACK OF CLIPS ON ATTACHED MEDIA CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED BY SELECTING THE A...

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