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ARRI Wireless Zoom Extension Unit WZE - 3 manual

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    WZE - 3 Instruction Manual As of: July 2008 ALL ARTWORK , PICTURES AND TEXTS ARE COVERED BY OUR COPYRIGHT . THEY MUST NOT BE COPIED FOR REPRODUCTION ( E . G . ON CD - ROM DISKS OR INTERNET - SITES ) OR USED IN THEIR ENTIRE FORM OR IN EXCERPTS WITHOUT OUR PREVIOUS WRITTEN A GREEMENT . IF YOU ARE DOWNLO ADING PDF - FILES FROM OUR INTERNET HOME - PAGE[...]

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    2 Contents 1. Contents 1. Contents ............................................................ 2 2. Safety Instructions and Legal Disclaimer .... 4 2.1 Safety instructions ................................................... 4 2.2 Disclaimer ................................................................ 6 3. General Description ..................[...]

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    4 2. Safety Instructions and Legal Disclaimer 2.1. Safety instructions The WZE has been thoroughly tested for quality of workmanship and operating functions before leaving the factory . T o ensure optimal performance, it is essential that you aquaint yourself with this instruction manual and that you follow the operating instructions described. W a[...]

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    Do not operate the system in high humidity areas or expose it to water or moisture. Do not place the system on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The system may fall, causing serious personal injury and damage to the system or other objects. Operate the system using only the type of battery indicated in the manual. Do not use solve[...]

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    2.2 Disclaimer Before using the products described in this manual be sure to read and understand all respective instructions. The ARRI Wireless Lens Control System is only available for com- mercial customers. The customer grants by utilization, that the ARRI Wireless Zoom Extension Unit (WZE-3) or other components of the system are only deployed f[...]

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    any kind or for any claim by third party , downtime, good-will, damage to or replacement of equipment or property , any costs or recovering of any material or goods associated with the assembly or use of our products, or any other damages or injury of persons and so on or under any other legal theory . In the case one or all of the forgoing clauses[...]

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    3. General Description • Light-weight 1-channel radio unit • Fits perfectly to the ZMU -3 - no cabling • Battery power supply for both the WZE-3 and ZMU-3 • fully integrated in the ARRI Wireless Remote Ssytem The WZE-3 is the Wireless Zoom Extension unit for the ZMU -3. This unit can be easily attached to the ZMU-3, thus enabling light-weig[...]

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    10 attaching the WZE-3 to the ZMU-3 General Description on/off low battery activ e radi o connection WZE-3 r eady antenna battery release button WZE top vie w WZE bottom vie w (w ithout battery) ZMU- 3 connector radi o channel selector s w itch 05.21430.0 Battery Charger 05.21208.0 Li-Ion Battery K4.65860.0 ZMU-3 Bracket assy .[...]

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    3.1 ARRI Order Numbers K2.65150.0 Wireless Zoom Extension Unit WZE-3 K4.65860.0 ZMU-3 Bracket assy . 05.21208.0 Li-Ion Battery 7,2V 11.8Wh 05.21430.0 Battery Charger 05.20368.0 P ower Cord EU 05.20369.0 P ower Cord UK 05.20370.0 P ower Cord US 11 General Description[...]

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    Selecting the radio channel The radio modem in the WZE-3 utilises a specific scheme of constantly changing frequencies, making the connection between the different radio units very robust against interference. The even channels on the radio channel selector switch (numbers 0, 2, 4, 6) utilize the upper half of the bandwidth (2444 - 2472 MHz) while [...]

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    Quality of the radio connection The RF -LED D photo (page 10) shows whether the quality of the radio transmission is sufficient. As long as the RF -LED is green, the radio connection is perfect. If the LED is illuminated briefly red, this means that a data packet has been lost. The packet is cyclically transmitted and the lens adjustment is still c[...]

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    Slide-in the battery into its compartment. Switch- on the WZE-3 using the blue „on/off “ button. The unit tries to connect to a corresponding radio unit. If ok, both the „ready “ and „RF -active“ LEDs glow green after a few moments. If not, check the following table: 14 LED signal description solution rdy green RF connection disturbed o[...]

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    15 Battery maintenance The following batteries are recommended for use with the WZE-3: SONY NP -FM Series (e.g . NP -FM 500H) Recommended Charger: SONY BC- VM50 F or safety purposes do not use other than the recom- mended charger and battery types. Please also take note of the following directives for battery handling: Do not incinerate Do not expo[...]

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    6. Specifications Operating temperature -20 to +50 °C ( -4 to +122°F ) Operating voltage 7.2V Li-Ion battery T yp. current consumption 230mA @ 7,2V with ZMU-3 1 2 5mA @ 7 ,2V w ithout ZMU -3 Dimensions ( h * w * d ) w/o (with) antenna&plug 95*50*49mm (137*50*49mm) 3.74*1.97*1.93in (5.4*1.97*1.93in) W eight 215g (7.6oz) complete with bracket a[...]

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    17 ARRI Service Germany Ar nold & R ich ter C ine T echnik GmbH & Co Betr iebs K G Türk enstraße 8 9 D-80 799 Münc hen phone: +49 (0)89 3 809 - 0 fax : +49 (0)8 9 3809 -12 45 E -mail: webma ster@ar ri .de GB ARRI (GB) Ltd . 2 Highbr idge Oxford Road Uxb ridg e Middlese x, UB8 1LX phone: +4 4 (0)1 89 5 45 7 000 fax : +44 (0)1 89 5 45 7 00[...]

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    technical data are subject to change without notice © ARRI 2008 WZE User Manual ARRI Order no. K5.67921.0 Türkenstr . 89 D-80799 München Phone +49 (0)89 - 3809-0 Fax +49 (0)89 - 3809-1244 www .arri.com ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK[...]