PDMOVIE REMOTE AIR 4 User manual

REMOTE AIR 4

（PD2-M1/M2/M3）

PDMOVIE Wireless Follow Focus System

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User Manual

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Welcome To REMOTE AIR 4

Introductory Notices

1.REMOTE AIR 4 is a professional three-channel wireless follow focus system. It is designed to allow efficient and

comprehensive control of focus, zoom and iris on cinema and stills lenses.

2.Before using the product, please read the instructions carefully or watch the instructional online videos to learn

how to use this product. Please note that our company will not If there are any direct or indirect adverse effects due

to operational errors.

3.Please do not dismantle, repair or refit the internal structure of the product without authorization. If the product is

damaged or cannot be used normally due to the above improper operation, our company has the right to refuse

maintenance under warranty.

4.If you need technical support or experience any problems with your product, please contact us.

Conﬁguration list

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Serial number Name PD2-M1 PD2-M2 PD2-M3

Controller

(PD2-HT)

Bluetooth controller

(PDL-TC-AF)

Receiver motor

(PD-RX)

Slave motor

(PD-MX)

Short Antenna

Safety Box

Packing Box

Slave Motor Cable 0.4m

( 6 pin )

D-Tap Power Cable 0.7m

( 6 pin )

USB Charging Cable 0.9m

( 4 pin )

15mm/19mm Adapter Ring

Glow in the Dark Marking Disk

Long Antenna

Rope

Big Torque Slave motor

（PD-MP)

The slave motor PD-MX/PD-MP can be paired with up to 3 channels.

*For pages 4 and 5, replace any instances of ‘Sketch Map’ (see below) with ‘Diagram’*

pdmovie

Product Diagram Controller

Lights For Focus Control Wheel

Focus Function Button

Zoom Function Button

ZOOM Pull-push Lever

ON/OFF,Channel

IRIS Function Button

IRIS Pull-push Lever

Focus Control Wheel

FOCUS

ZOOM

IRIS

OFF/ON

CHANNEL

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Lights For Iris Pull-push Lever

Lights For Controller Status

Lights For Zoom Pull-push Lever

OLED Screen

1/4Hanging Strap

PD2-HT Front Diagram PD2-HD Back Diagram

PD2-HT Left Side Sketch Map PD2-HT Right Side Sketch Map

Product Diagram Bluetooth controller

Motor

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Focus Control Wheel

Micro USB Charge Interface ON/OFF Channel Button

Channel Button

0.8 Gear

Lights For Motor Status

U-clamp

Antenna

REMOTE

7V-20V

OLED Screen

Instruction Manual Install

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1.Install Motor

Install the motor on 19mm or 15mm (using the adapter) rods. At the same time, the motor gear stuck on the lens

gear. Then install the antenna to the main motor PD-RX.

1.Install the motor

on (15/19mm) rods.

2.Locking U-clamp

3.Install the Antenna

and the Power Cable.

2.Connection

PD2-M1(Single Channel): Connect the PD-RX (Receiver Motor) to a power source with the D-Tap Power Cable.

PD3-M2(Double Channel)：PD-RX (Receiver Motor) and PD-MX (Slave Motor) can be connected by slave motor

cable, as long as the PD-MX (Slave Motor) is connected to the D-Tap Power Cable. Then, connect the D-Tap Power

Cable to the V-mount Power Cable.

PD2-M3（Three Channel)：PD-RX (Receiver Motor) and PD-MX1 (Slave Motor 1) and PD-MX2 (Slave Motor 2) can

be connected in a daisy chain with two slave cables. PD-MX2 (Slave Motor 2) connects to the D-Tap power cable,

and the D-tap power cable connects to a V-mount power supply. The 7-20V interface on the motor is used for power

supply and signal transmission, it can be connected to your rig in whatever position is convenient for you.

The Slave Motor Cable

D-Tap Power Cable

PD-RX

(RecieverMotor）

PD-MX

（SlaveMotor）

PD-MX/MP

（SlaveMotor）

Instruction Manual Set Up

Channel

Indicator light colour Control

Channel 4(standby)

Channel 5(standby)

Channel 6(standby)

Yellow

Cyan

Purple

Red

Green

Blue

Focus

Zoom

Iris

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3.Poweringon(Turnonthecontrollerandthemotor)

PressandholdtheON/OFFbuttonontherightsideofthecontrollerforthreeseconds,untilthescreenilluminates,

andthenreleasethebutton.Themotordoesnotneedtobeturnedonoroﬀ,itwillpoweronautomaticallywhen

connectedtoapowersupply.Conversely,itwillautomaticallyturnoﬀwhendisconnected.

4.Setupthesignalchannel,connectthecontrollertomotor.

CheckthereadoutsonthecontrollerandmastermotorsʼOLEDmonitorstoseeiftheyareonthesamesignal

channel.Ifthechannelsdonʼtmatch,youcanadjustthecontrollerorthesignalchannelofthemotoruntiltheydo.

Checkforthesignalicononthetoprightcornerofthescreentoconﬁrmastableconnection.

1.Check the consistency

of the channel number

2.Check signal intensity

AdjustingchannelontheMotorandController:PresstheChannelbuttononcetocyclethroughtheavailable

optionsuntilthechannelnumberbeginstoblink.ThenclicktheChannelbuttontochangethechannel.The

channelnumberwillstopblinkingandautomaticallyreturntonormalafter5secondsofnon-operation.(Usethe

sameprocesstochangethecontrollerandthemotor'schannel)

5.Setupthecontrollerchannel

1.Thecontrollerhasthreeinputs;hand-wheelandtworockerleverswhichcancontrolthreechannels.The

hand-wheelcontrolstheFOCUS(Redlight),theleftsiderockerlevercontrolstheZOOM(Greenlight)andtheright

siderockerlevercontrolstheIRIS(Bluelight).Bothrockerleversonthesidescanbesettogreenorblueaccording

toyourrequirements.Thecontrolchannelcanbechangedbydoubleclickingthebuttononeithersides.(For

speciﬁcreference:seetheschematicandchannellist)

2.Checkthecoloroftheindicatorlightonthefrontofthemotor,andconﬁrmwhetherthemotorisinthe

correspondingcontrolchannel.Quicklydoubleclickthechannelbuttonofthemotortoswitchthecontrolchannel.

Motorsetupchannelsarenon-sequential.

Button input frequency

(3)Manually calibration:

FOCUS

ZOOM

IRIS

OFF/ON

CHANNEL

Press the button

for three second.

Hold the button down

for three second.

Button Function

Switch signal channel

Calibration lens stroke

Lens travel limit

Switching control channel

Switched ZOOM and IRIS controlled parts

Control speed of Pull-push Lever

Switch Motor Rotate Direction

ON/OFF

FOCUS

ZOOM

IRIS

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Controller PD2-HT Instruction Table Of Button

6.Calibrate Lens Cycle

(1)PressandHoldtheFOCUS,ZOOM,orIRISbuttononthecontrollerforthreeseconds,untilthemotorrotates.The

motorwillautomaticallyrotatethelensandcalibrateinternally.Multiplemotorswillbedetectedsimultaneously,if

multiplechannelsarebeingused.

(2)Pressandholdthebuttononthebottomofthemotorforthreeseconds,untilthemotorrotates.Themotorwill

automaticallyrotatethelensandcalibrateinternally.Whenmultiplechannelsarebeingused,themotorsneedto

beoperatedonebyone.

1.Turnonthemotor.

2.Whenthemotorgearandthelensgeararecompletelyinterlocked,turnthelenstothedesiredstartingpointand

holdfor0.5seconds.

3.Thenturnthelenstotheendpointandholdfor0.5seconds.

4.Finallyturnthelensbackalittlebit.Themanualcalibrationiscomplete.(Thelensofthefocusinginﬁniteposition

canreferencethenumericalsettingoftheinﬁnityandthenearestfocallength.)

7.Use

Turnthehandwheelandrockerleversonthecontrollertocheckthatthecorrespondingmotorsareworking

normally.Therotationspeedanddirectioncanbechangedoneitherthemotororcontroller.Formoredetail,

pleaseconsultthebelowtableonthebuttonfunctionsofthecontrollerandmotor.

Button input frequency

TurnON/OFF

Instruction Manuals Bluetooth Control

Button input Frequency Function

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Motor Function Table

Switch signal channel/Terminate calibration

R1 G2 B3 --Switch control channel

Y4 C5 P6--Switch the standby channel (Reserve Function)

Restart the lens cycle when powered off / Remove the lens setting.

FAST/MEDIUM/SLOW--Switch Motor Rotation Speed 2

Calibrate Lens

Switch Motor Rotation Direction

Turn on the Bluetooth

①Cancel the calibration cycle: There’s no need to

restart the motor, just press the button four times to

reset the cycle manually; Restart the lens cycle when

powered off: When the motor is suddenly powered off,

just press the button four times to restart the calibration.

②Light Blinking Quickly: High response speed

Light Blinking Slowly: Medium response speed

Light Constant: Slow response speed

1.Turn on the Bluetooth controller and motor

Press and hold the OFF/ON button on the Bluetooth controller for three seconds, until the screen illuminates. The

PD-RX (Receive motor) will turn on automatically when connected to the power.

Hold the button down

for 3 seconds.

2.Bluetooth Connect

After the Bluetooth controller is turned on, the indicator lights will flash quickly for 60 seconds, which means the

Bluetooth is being searched. When the Bluetooth connection is successful, the controller indicator light is bright,

and the Bluetooth logo on the motor display is on.

1.Searching Bluetooth：

Blinking fast 60s. 2.Successful Connection:

Constant

Function

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Bluetooth Controller PDL-TC-AF Assigned Button Functions

3.Calibration

Press the OFF/ON button on the Bluetooth controller once, then press it again and hold, until the motor begins

running. The motor will then automatically calibrate the lens. Other calibration methods can be explained in

“Instruction Manuals Set Up 6 (2) or (3)” .

4.Use

Turn the handwheel of the Bluetooth controller to check the motor is running normally. (Note: The Bluetooth controller

can only control a single channel, so the receiver motor must be set to focus control: the focus indicator light is red)

Button Input Frequency

TURN ON/OFF

Lens travel limit

Calibrate Lens

Activate Bluetooth

Switch Motor Direction

Residual electricity The color of the indicator light

100%-75% WHITE

74%-50% GREEN

49%-25%

24%-0%

YELLOW

RED

5.REMOTE AIR APP

The motor can be controlled by the IOS system APP. Search PDMOVIE or REMOTE AIR, then download the APP

from Apple store.

ONE

TWO

1.Turn on the

AIR 4 controller 2.Initiate Bluetooth of phone

3. Turn on the APP

(Mobile automatic

connect the controller)

4.Use the AIR 4

controller to connect

the receiver motor

1.Turn on the

receiver motor 2.Initiate Bluetooth of phone

3. Turn on the APP

(Mobile automatic

connect the motor)

Before opening the App, make sure the App is not

already running. If so, close and reopen a single instance

of the App.

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