REMOTE AIR 3 Product Manual
（
PD2-N1/N2/N3
）
Contoller
Motor
Antenna
Connector
REMOTE
12
～
18V
REMOTE
12
～
18V
OLED monitor
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
U clamp
U clamp
PD3-R Front Sketch Map
PD3-R Back Sketch Map
Indicator light
for motor
Gears
Gears
PD3-M Front Sketch Map
PD3-M Back Sketch Map
Indicator ligh
Important
Please read this document, master REMOTE AIR PRO usage,Before you first
useyour REMOTE AIR 3
Learn more
You can find more information, watch demos, and learn even more about
REMOTE AIR 3 features at www.pdmovie.com/remoteairpro/.
Support
REMOTE AIR 3 enjoy free upgrade program and one year of hardware warranty
period, you can get these services from PDMOVIE dealer.
Contact
MAIL:[email protected]
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C
T
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The signal strength of controller and mater motor
connected successfully
Shows current Channel in use, short press on
OFF/ON Channel button to change channel
The controller battery charge remaining percentage
Receiver voltage
The signal strength of controller and mater motor
connected successfully
Shows current Channel in use, short press on
OFF/ON Channel button to change channel
The controller battery charge remaining percentage
Receiver voltage
Bluetooth connected successfully
Channel
Singnal Level
TX
RX
How to read the info on the OLED monitor from the controller
How to read the info on the OLED monitor from the master motor
RED
GREEN
BLUE
YELLOW
PURPLE
CYAN
The color for the
channel lights on
controller and motors
FOCUS
ZOOM
IRIS
Spare channel 1
Spare channel 3
Spare channel 2
Correspondent channels
Correspondent parts
(Focus) Control Wheel
(IRIS) Pull-push lever
(Zoom) Pull-push lever
(Focus) Control Wheel
(IRIS) Pull-push lever
(Zoom) Pull-push lever
Introduction for the channel lights
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
Antenna connector
ANTENNA
REMOTE
12
～
18
Manual for buttons/ connectors on the motors
Button
Function
Instructions
Turn ON/OFF
Press for two seconds to turn ON / OFF
motors
Short press once
Signal and power supply common interface, supports power
supplies with 12 ~ 18V voltage range
AB point
Set
Cancel
Press for two seconds to turn ON / OFF
controller
Short press once
Press once quickly to set A point, turn
the wheel to where you want and then
set B point by press once quickly
again. When the lights flashing by
white then the AB point is settled.
Push once quickly to cancel the
settled AB point.
button
Function
Instructions
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
Turn ON/OFF
Changing Channel
Automatic Calibrating
Press quickly twice
Changing
Control Channel
Press quickly seven times
Press quickly five times
Press quickly for three times
Motor forward and
reverse switching
Switch the speed
ANTENNA
Antenna connector
5Vcharging input
5Vin
Switch channel for
ZOOM and IRIS
FOCUS
ZOOM
IRIS
ZOOM
IRIS
The lights always on: slowest speed
The lights flash slowly: middle speed
The lights flash quickly: quickest speed
Suitable for the switch the left
and right hand
FOCUS is set with fastest speed by default
Indicator
Status
RED
GREEN
BLUE
CYAN
Unit is
powered on
Unit is
charging
Unit is powered
on and synched
with your device
via Bluetooth
Unit is synced
via Bluetooth and
being charged at
the same time
For now only FOCUS, ZOOM, IRIS channel is using.Spare channel
1, 2, 3 is for future products expand only.If change to spare channel
by accident, press the function button twice to switch back(See
Specification for controller button/connectors)
When the lights flashing in white, it means the AB point has been set up.
Press the correspondent function button once, AB point will be canceled.
(See Specification for controller button/connectors)
PD2-NT
Front Sketch Map
Antenna
Connector
5Vin
1/4Hanging
Strap
(IRIS) Pull-push lever
Lights for focus control wheel
Light for Iris pull-push lever
(ZOOM) Pull-push lever
Light for Zoom pull-push lever
Light for controller status
OLED
monitor
(Focus) Control Wheel
PD2-NT Side
Sketch Map
FOCUS
ZOOM
(Focus) Control Wheel
Focus function button
Light for Zoom pull-push lever
(ZOOM) Pull-push lever
IRIS
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
(IRIS) Pull-push lever
Light for IRIS pull-push lever
(Focus) Control Wheel
IRIS function button
Zoom function button
OFF/ON
CHANNEL
PD2-NT Side
Sketch Map
1
2
3
4
5
Instruction manual
1
、
Motor Installation
The motor is mounted on 19 mm or 15 mm rods. For 15 mm rods use the included
19 to 15 mm rod adaptor.
2
、
Connecting Motors
When using PD2-N1 (Single Channel):
1).Connect the D-Tap power cable 6-pin aviation locking plug directly to the PD3-R
REMOTE 12 ~ 18V input.
2).Then connect the D-Tap plug to a pro battery or similar power source with a D-Tap
output.
When using the PD2-N2 (Dual Channel):
1).Connect the motor cable (6-pin) from the PD3-R REMOTE 12 ~ 18V connector to
the PD3-M REMOTE12 ~ 18V connector.
2).Connect the D-Tap to 6-pin aviation locking plug to PD3-M REMOTE12 ~ 18V and
connect the D-Tap plug to a pro battery or similar power source with a D-Tap output.
When using PD2-N3 (Triple Channel):
1).Connect one Motor Drive Line Cable to the PD3-R REMOTE12 ~ 18V connector
and the PD3-M1 REMOTE12 ~ 18V connector.
2).Connect second Motor Drive Line Cable to the PD3-M1 REMOTE12 ~ 18V
connector and the PD3-M2 REMOTE12 ~ 18V connector.
3).Connect the D-Tap to 6-pin plug to the PD3-M2 REMOTE12 ~ 18V connector and
Then connect the D-Tap plug to a pro battery or similar power source with a D-Tap
output.
3. Installing the Antennas
Three antennas are included in the package. Install one on the hand control
unit. Install one on the PD3-R Receiver Motor. The third antenna is an extra.
4. Powering On
To power on the Hand Controller Unit, press the OFF / ON button on the bottom
of the unit for two seconds until the screen lights up. To power on the motor,
press the ON / OFF button on the bottom for two seconds until the indicator
lights up.
5.Set the Channel
Check the info at the OLED monitor on the controller and mastermotor to see
if they are at the same signal channel. Press ON/ OFF button quickly on the
controller and master motor, you can change the channel. After it is connected,
both controller and motor will show the data of the signal.
6.Connect the App
Turn on the Bluetooth at your iPhone/ iPod touch, start the app”REMOTE AIR”
, it will search and match the controller automatically. It is searching the device
when the bluetooth icon is flashing; it is connected if the icon turn dark. Then
you can see the control interface. After the bluetooth is connected successfully,
you can see the bluetooth icon from the OLED monitor at the controller, the
light will turn from red to green. (You can download the app at app store by
searching keyword of PDMOVIE/ REMOTE AIR)
This function is for expand use. Just pass this if you just need regular use.
7.Set control channel
There are correspondent function button and channel lights for the wheel and
push-pull levers.Press the function button at FOCUS quickly for twice, the
controller lights can be turned to red. Press the function button at ZOOM/ IRIS
quickly for twice, the lights can be turned on green and blue. There are also
channel lights for the motors. Press the ON/OFF button quickly twice at the
bottom of the motors, the lights can be set as FOCUS(red), ZOOM(green),
IRIS(blue).
8.Calibration
Press the FOCUS function button at the controller and hold up to 3 seconds, the
calibration will be done automatically. If you connect with the App, just press the
AUTO button at the right bottom up to 3 seconds. All motors will be calibrated same
time when you are using PD2-N2 or PD2-N3.
9.Two ways of controlling
1. Turn the wheel and the pull-push levers to controller the correspondent motors.
2. When you use with the App, you can control by slide in the app to control the
correspondent motors. (PS: The HELP in the app will teach you how to use it. Or
you can watch the teaching video every time you start the app)
Suitable for the switch the left and right hand
Press 3 seconds till the lens is
rotating then let go
Changing Channel
Control Unit Status Indicator Lights
Supplementary instruction
1)There are 3 different gears for REMOTE AIR 3(0.4M, 0.5M, 0.6M),
Choose the suitable one according to the different lenses and replace
by 3MM hexagon wrench. (Standard configuration is 0.8M, other size
need extra order.)
2)Emergency stop: Some reasons like the motors screws are not
tightened enough will cause the gears no stop running during calibration.
Only need to press the ON/OFF button at the bottom of the motors.
3)The calibration can be made manually: Firstly you need to install the
motors and align the gear at the camera gear. Start the motors, then
turn the iris, zoom or focus to one end manually, then turn the 3 channels
to the other end, the motors will record the start and end automatically.
Then the calibration is finished.
4)If the motors got no response when you use the controller, please
check below:
①
please check if the controller and master motor with same signal channel
②
please check if the channel lights are fit with motors lights
③
please check if the calibration is done or not
④
please check if the AB point is set
5)When the app connect with the controller, it will search and match the
controller automatically. When you restart the controller, you need to
restart the app and rematch to the controller as well.
6)There are 2 1/4 screw holes to install the monitor, iPhone/ iPod Touch
clap etc
7)How to charge:
①
The TX in the OLED monitor of the controller means how much power left.
②
Under normal usage, the power can last for 48 hours.
③
You can use power bank to charge the controller by USB when the
power is not enough.
④
About how to keep the battery long life use: If you will not use the
device for a long time, we suggest you can check your controller once
in a while to make sure the power is full. It will do harm for the battery if
it is no power or low power situation for a long time. It’s best to make the
power in a middle status.
8)How to preserve the device: Electronic elements will be affected with
damp and mildewed under the relative humidity is over 60%. It might
cause problems for the device. Pls keep REMOTE AIR 3 into our case or
any moisture-proof box so that the humidity can between 35-45%
