Spreading of the Wheel
Spreading is done by pressing one of the user keys 1 .. 4. Spreading function needs to be assigned to the desired user keys*. Default mode
is: U1-4 spread the wheel scale. So there are four different spreading setups available.
To set a spreading:
a) Move wheel to the desired first starting point, press a user key for more than 1 second and keep pressing during the procedure
b) Respective yellow LED starts flashing
c) Move wheel to the desired second point, release the user key
d) Spreading is applied between the two points, respective yellow LED lights up continuously
To switch off a spreading: Press the user keys for which a spreading is activated less than 1 second, respective yellow LED goes off.
To recall a formerly programmed spreading: Press the same user key again for less than 1 second.
Power button, press for more than 2
seconds to switch hand unit off; can
be used to exit a sub menu as well
Select menu item (up)
Press center button to enter set up
menus
Edit values (left = -; right = +)
Select menu item (down)
If switched to "On", wheel or slider
operate reversed. Operation direction
depends on how motors are mounted
and on the preferences of the user
*Setting is stored in the hand unit and
is independent from setting in second
hand unit.
Setup Scales - Reverse Scale Direction*
Set Up the Record Start/Stop Trigger*
Select whether hand unit with ID 1 or 2
can trigger the record signal
Select mode entry and modify trigger
mode with -/+ buttons
*Setting is stored in the motor box in
the non volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
Setup Screen (press Center Button from Main Screen)
Adjust channel with -/+ buttons. The
green pointer indicates current location
within the channel steps. Press center
button of the menu navigation panel if
ready. Select the same channel with the
rotary switch on the motor controller
box.
Spectrum:
Analysis of radio interferences on
channels used by the MagNum in GHz
range.
Please note: When this screen is visible the MagNum wireless
connection is temporarily disconnected as the hand unit scans
through all available RF channels at this time searching for
possible frequencies. For GHz range (Channels 5 - F) internal
antennas are used. Channels 0..4 unavailable.
Set the Frequency Range and the Radio Channel
Voltage Levels for Motor Booster:
Voltage level on motor driving stages (Umot)
Booster is off, Umot = Upower in - 0.5V
Umot = 15V;(if Upower in >15V -> Umot = Upower in)
Umot = 20V;(if Upower in >20V -> Umot = Upower in)
Umot = 25V;(if Upower in >25V -> Umot = Upower in)
Umot = 30V; (Do not apply power sources higher than 30V)
Ctrl. ID: Switch the hand unit ID to 2 if
two controllers shall be used (split
functions F & I to two controllers). ID1
controls F by default. If a second unit is
set to ID 2, this unit will take over
control of motor I by its hand wheel.
The sliders of ID 1 & 2 are disabled.
You must not have more than one hand
unit set to the same ID!
Left-Handed: If "yes", the Display is
rotated by 180° in order to make left-
handed operation more easy
*Setting is stored in the Hand Unit and
is independent from Setting in HU 2.
Display Options: Select, whether several displays shall appear on
the main screens info area (Cine Tape reader; Cam.-Power)
Wheel/Slider Cal.: Basic calibration of hand wheel to their
respective mechanical operating range
*Display can be
disabled/enabled on menu
entry "Display Options",
Data available with MN-200R
Data always visible:
Motor Status of F & I(Z) motor.
Both motors in "Cine Mode"
Motor I is not calibrated or
overload fuse has fired
Battery indicator
Hand unit ID (can be 1 or 2)
RF signal strength indicator
Bidirectional link indicator: Green
= connection OK –may go red
intermittently
Display of power supply voltage on
receiver side*
Zoom control via keypad active,
Zoom speed set to 10 out of 15
Select display language (English,
German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Chinese Simplified)
Select radio channel GHz
Select camera record start/stop mode
Reverse wheel operating direction
Activate the Zoom control for the
navigation cross and (re-)assign
functions to the user keys U1-U4
Start motor calibration remotely
Motor setup (torque ; direction; play
correction ...)
Motor Booster: adjusts the voltage
level of the voltage up converter for
the motor driving stages
Load default settings on hand unit and
motor controller
Select hand Unit ID, calibrate the hand
wheel, assign user keys
Link to: Assigned function (Focus / or
Iris)
Direction : Reverse motor direction
Torque:Reduce torque of the motor to
mid (50%) or low (25%).
Lens Type: Cine = End stops will be
calibrated automatically; Photo = End
stops are calibrated manually.
Mode: Switch to dimmer mode here.
Dimmer cable can be controlled.
Play: Modify play (backlash)
compensation for heavily used motors
with a large amount of play in the
gearbox.
Safety: Modify the safety distance, the
motor stays away from the mechanical
Lens End Stops (S3D Rigs).
Range: Switch to 3D Rig mode if required
Calibrating motors in manual "Photo Lens" mode
Unlike commonly used lenses in the film industry the lenses for still cameras do not feature physical end stops on their gears in every case.
Therefore it is not possible to calibrate so-called photo lenses by the motor controller automatically. The MagNum motor controller addresses
this issue by allowing a desired motor socket to be configured as "Lens Type = photo". The manual procedure is as follows:
switch hand unit on, check for proper connection between motor controller and hand unit, turn wheel/slider away from end stops
mount motor as normal on the support rod and engage it to the lens in a middle position of the available range of movement
press calibration button once; motor LEDs start flashing fast but motor will not start moving on its own as it would in "Cine" mode
move motor(s) by carefully operating hand wheel/slider/zoom device to the first desired stop point
press calibration button a second time
move motor(s) by carefully operating hand wheel/slider/zoom device to the second desired stop point
press calibration button a third time.
motor will now automatically start moving measuring lens parameters between the two chosen endpoints
after this calibration is finished
Hints: As most motors show a certain amount of play/backlash, turn the motor(s) always from the inner part of the scale range towards the end
stops for best results. Vice versa do not drive the motor(s) from the outside towards the inside direction.
Each motor can be calibrated separately from the hand unit menu also. If a motor which is setup to photo mode is chosen for calibration, a sub
menu will appear. This sub menu indicates the 3 steps with "Start", Set A Point" & "Set B Point". Using the calibration button and the calibration
menu within the same calibration process should be avoided. The photo mode is currently not supported on the extension module!
Set Up Motors & Servo Lens Control
Motor 1-4: Enter configuration menu
of the two on-board motor channels
(1-2) and the 2 optional extended
motor channels (3-4) (MN-200R only)
Servo Lens Setup(MN-200R only)*:
Select the configuration fields for F/I/Z
with up/down buttons and adjust each
entry to "on" or "off" with left/right"
buttons. If "on" Magnum
takes over control of the desired internal servo motor.
"Z" is switched off by default but can be activated as well. If so, a
connected zoom demand controller on the 12pin Hirose socket of the
MagNum motor controller controls the zoom servo motor of the servo
lens. If "I" is switched to "off" the camera can control the iris through
the camera lens port if applicable.
*Setting is stored in the motor box in the non-volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
*Setting is stored in the motor box in the non-volatile memory and is
editable on hand unit ID 2 as well
Select a motor with up/down buttons and then
press center button of the keypad, automatic
or manual end stop calibration is initiated.
Start Motor Calibration remotely
