Preston Focus?Iris User manual
Focus‐IrisManual
Ver1.1
PrestonCinemaSystems•1659EleventhStreet•SantaMonicaCA90404
tel310‐453‐1852fax310‐453‐5672www.prestoncinema.com
TableofContents
1. Description
2. Operation
3. Specifications
4. FCCStatement
1.0 Description
TheFocus‐Irisunitisasinglechannelwirelesscontrol.Itcanbeusedtocontroleither
thefocusoririschannelofanMDR2,wirelessV+FLensControl,orRadioDimmer.The
switchlocatednearthetopofthecontrolselectsbetweenthefocusandirisfunction.
AnFM50typeLi‐IonBattery(11)powersboththeRadiomodule.Toremovethebattery,
slidetheBatteryRelease(12)towardstherearofthemodulewhilepushingthebattery
downwards.
Theomni‐directionalantennaelement(1)ishousedwithinaruggedcoverthatprotects
itagainstimpact.Thetri‐colorLED(4)indicatesthestrengthofthereceivedsignals:
Blue–Maximum
Green–Strong
Red–Minimum
(off)–SignalStrengthtoolow.
MoveclosertoMDR3forreliableoperation.
Thereare30wirelesschannelsavailablenumberedfrom0–29.Thesecorrespondto
thechannelsontheMDR3,MDR2,orV+FLensContro.Thechannelisraisedorlowered
bypressingthepairofbuttons(7)totherightofthechannelindicator(6).
FrontView
RearView
1. Antenna
2. Focus/Irismodeswitch
3. CameraR/S
4. LinkLEDshowssignal
strength
5. PowerSwitch
6. WirelessChannel
indicator
7. ChannelSwitches
8. Lenspositionindicator
9. Set/Resetlimitswitches
10. Lenspositionbargraph
11. Li‐IonBattery
12. BatteryRelease
13. Neck‐strapattachment
14. MarkingRing
15. ControlKnob
1
2
3
4
5
6 7
8
9
10
15
14
11
12
13
Contains Transceiver Module
FCC ID NMRTR4
2.0 Operation
1. InstallachargedLi‐Ionbattery
2. SetuptheMotorDriver.Applypower.Notethechannelsetting.Ifthedevice
beingcontrolledisaVideoLensControlorRadioDimmer,setthemodetoeither
FocusorIris,sothatitcanbecontrolledbytheFocus‐Irisunit.
3. PressthePOWERbutton(5)momentarily.ThepowerLEDjustabovetheswitch
willlight.
4. Usethepush‐buttonswitches(7)tomatchthechannelasshowninthedisplay
(6)tothechannelofthereceivingunit.
5. Selectthedesiredmode–focusoriris:
IfanMDR3orMDR2isbeingcontrolled,theModeswitch
determineswhichmotor(focusoriris)willrespondtothecontrol
knob.
IfaVideoLenscontrolisbeingused,theModesettingofboth
unitsmustmatch(focusoriris).
6. WhentheFocus‐IrisunitestablishescommunicationwiththeMotorDriver,the
LINKLED(4)willglow.Thecolorwillindicatethesignalstrengthasdescribedin
theprevioussection.
7. TheControlKnob(15)willnowcontroleitherthemotororLEDlight.
8. TheCameraRunLEDlocatedabovetheR/SSwitch(3)indicatesthecamera
status.
9. TosetLensLimits:
a. UsetheControlKnobtomovethelenstooneendofthedesiredrange.
b. WhilepressingtheSETBUTTON(9),turntheControlKnobuntilthelens
reachestheotherendofthedesiredrange.
c. ReleasetheSETBUTTON.
d. Theendlimitsoflensrotationareindicatedbythesolidglowingbars.
Themovingbarshowsthecurrentlensposition.
e. ThelimitscanberemovedbypressingtheRESETbuttonmomentarily.
3.0Specifications:
Size:100mmx77mmx28mm(4”x3”x1.2”)
Weight:340g(12oz)
Typicaloperatingtime:6hours
BatteryType:7.4V1.5AH(FM50enhancedtype)
Charger:SonyBC‐VM50withUSstandardlineplug.
ChargerOperatingvoltage:100–240VAC.
ChargeTime:4.5hours
5. FCCStatement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning
theequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor
moreofthefollowingmeasures:
*Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
*Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
*Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
*Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisequipmenthasbeenverifiedtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBcomputingdevice,
pursuanttoFCCRules.Operationwithnon‐approvedequipmentislikelytoresultininterference
toradioandTVreception.
Theuseriscautionedthatchangesandmodificationsmadetotheequipmentwithoutthe
approvalofmanufacturercouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterferenceand
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
FCCRFEXPOSURESTATEMENT
To satisfy RF exposure requirements, this device and its antenna must operate with a
separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or
operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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