Aladin MKII Manual Ver 1.14 - Schneider Optics

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................................7
2. Short Overview ...................................................................................................................8
2.1. Feature List .................................................................................................................8
2.2. Quick Setup Guide........................................................................................................9
2.3. Considerations regarding rf-channel selection with more than one working unit on a
set ....................................................................................................................................10
3. Receiver / Motor Controller..............................................................................................11
3.1. Sockets/ Operation / Optical Signals..........................................................................11
3.2. Receiver Connections ................................................................................................13
3.3. Receiver Menu...........................................................................................................14
4. Extension Interface ..........................................................................................................27
4.1. Extension Base ..........................................................................................................27
4.2. Extension Module “Motor Driver” ..............................................................................28
4.3. Extension Module “Analogue & Digital Demand Units” .............................................28
4.4. Extension Module “Digital Lens Interface” ................................................................29
4.5. Extension Module “Roll & Tilt Sensor” ......................................................................29
5. Transmitter / Hand Control Unit.......................................................................................30
5.1. Transceiver-Module AL-TR-400/800 .........................................................................31
5.2. Transceiver-Module AL-TR-400 MK II .......................................................................32
5.3. FOCUS/ IRIS/ ANGULATION/ BASE – Module (AL-FI).................................................35
5.4. IRIS-Module/ext. Iris (AL-I)........................................................................................36
5.5. ZOOM-Module (AL-Z) .................................................................................................37
5.6. Spreading/reducing the lens travel on Aladin Hand Units .........................................38
5.7. Battery & Charger .....................................................................................................40
6. Motor Control with Stereo 3D Applications.......................................................................41
6.1. Preparing the Motor Controller for s3D Operation ....................................................41
6.2. Preparing the Focus/Iris Hand Unit for Inter Axial / Convergence Control ................41
7. Interfacing to external devices .........................................................................................42
7.1. AUX port mode “ALADIN” ..........................................................................................42
7.2. AUX port mode “Dig. Canon”......................................................................................42
7.3. AUX port mode “Fujinon”...........................................................................................43
7.4. AUX port mode “PC-Ctrl”...........................................................................................43
7.5. AUX port mode “MPE 200”.........................................................................................43
8. Connection Examples.......................................................................................................44
8.1. Receiver.....................................................................................................................44
8.2. Remote Control Options.............................................................................................46
9. Trouble Shooting..............................................................................................................47
9.1. HF-error Problems....................................................................................................47
9.2. Motors do not react correctly to Hand Wheel Movement ...........................................47
9.3. Motor does not reach the Lens End Stops..................................................................47
9.4. Receiver does not start up- all three LEDS are on.....................................................47
10. Technical Information.....................................................................................................48
10.1. Pin out of the Connecting Sockets............................................................................48
10.2. Electronic Calibration of the Transmitter’s Hand Wheel / Slider Factory Setup ......50
10.3. Technical Data .........................................................................................................51
10.4. Software updates of the Receiver ............................................................................52
10.5. Declarations of conformity.......................................................................................54