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WZE - 3
Instruction Manual
As of: July 2008
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1. Contents 1. Contents ............................................................ 2 2. Safety Instructions and Legal Disclaimer .... 4 2.1 Safety instructions ................................................... 4 2.2 Disclaimer ................................................................ 6 3. General Description ........................................ 9 3.1 ARRI Order numbers ............................................... 11 4. Setup ...........
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2. Safety Instructions and Legal Disclaimer 2.1. Safety instructions General safety instructions The WZE has been thoroughly tested for Read and understand all safety and operating quality of workmanship and operating instructions before you operate or install the functions before leaving the factory. system. To ensure optimal performance, it is essential Retain all safety and operating instructions for that you aquaint yourself with this instruction future reference. manual and that you fol
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Do not operate the system in high humidity Any violation of these safety instructions or the non- areas or expose it to water or moisture. observance of personal care could cause serious injuries (including death) and damages on the system or other Do not place the system on an unstable cart, objects. stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The system may fall, causing serious personal injury and Note: Notes are used to indicate further informations damage to the system or other objects. or inform
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2.2 Disclaimer Before using the products described in this manual be sure For actual design-in, refer to the latest publications of to read and understand all respective instructions. The ARRI ARRI data sheets or data books, etc., for the most up-to- Wireless Lens Control System is only available for com- date specifications. Not all products and/or types are mercial customers. The customer grants by utilization, available in every country. Please check with an ARRI sales that the ARRI Wire
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any kind or for any claim by third party, downtime, ARRI is a registered trademark of Arnold & Richter Cine good-will, damage to or replacement of equipment or Technik GmbH & Co Betriebs KG. 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 are not allowed by applicable law, the fullest extent permis
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3. General Description 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-weight wireless zoom control in combination with any member of the 3rd generation ARRI Wireless Remote System („Yellow Radio“). Main features • 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 9 General D
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antenna attaching the WZE-3 to the ZMU-3 on/off low battery active radio connection WZE-3 ready radio channel selector switch battery release button ZMU-3 connector WZE top view WZE bottom view (without battery) K4.65860.0 ZMU-3 Bracket assy. 05.21430.0 Battery Charger 05.21208.0 Li-Ion Battery 10 General Description
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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 Power Cord EU 05.20369.0 Power Cord UK 05.20370.0 Power Cord US 11 General Description
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4. Setup Attaching the WZE-3 to the ZMU-3 Selecting the radio channel Plug the WZE-3 onto the ZMU-3 and secure the connec- The radio modem in the WZE-3 utilises a specific tion using the ZMU-3 bracket photo. 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 the odd n
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Quality of the radio connection Due to local telecommunications regulations, only The RF-LED photo (page 10) shows whether the certain channels are allowed in some countries. quality of the radio transmission is sufficient. As long as The WZE-3 must be used in odd numbered channels in the RF-LED is green, the radio connection is perfect. If the France. LED is illuminated briefly red, this means that a data packet has been lost. The packet is cyclically transmitted In all other countries, r
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5. Operation of the WZE-3 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: LED signal description solution rdy green RF connection disturbed or interrupted remove other radio controlled devices from the set, RF red change radio channel from odd to even numbers
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Battery maintenance The following batteries are recommended for use with Re-charge the battery, if the „bat“ LED on the WZE-3 the WZE-3: lights up. SONY NP-FM Series (e.g. NP-FM 500H) The charger must be used indoor only. Do not expose it to humidy or high temperatures. Recommended Charger: SONY BC-VM50 Note: For achieving full battery capacity, leave the . battery about one hour in the charger after .. For safety purposes do not use other than the recom- the charge LED has gone out. men
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6. Specifications Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer Operating temperature ARRI CINE + VIDEO GERÄTE GmbH Mariahilfer Strasse 136 -20 to +50 °C ( -4 to +122°F ) A-1150 Wien declare that the product Wireless Zoom Extension Unit Operating voltage WZE-3 7.2V Li-Ion battery is in conformity with Typ. current consumption DIN EN 55103-1: 1997-06 DIN EN 55103-2: 1997-06 230mA @ 7,2V with ZMU-3 DIN EN61000-3-2: 2006-10 DIN EN61000-3-3: 2006-06 125mA @ 7,2V without ZMU-3
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7. ARRI Service Germany Arnold & Richter Cine Technik USA ARRI Inc. GmbH & Co Betriebs KG (East Coast) Türkenstraße 89 617, Route 303 D-80799 München Blauvelt, New York 10913 - 1109 phone: +49 (0)89 3809 - 0 phone: +1 845 353 14 00 fax: +49 (0)89 3809 -1245 fax: +1 845 425 12 50 E-mail: webmaster@arri.de E-mail: arrifl ex@arri.com GB ARRI (GB) Ltd. (West Coast) 2 Highbridge 600 North Victory Blvd. Oxford Road Burbank, California 91502 - 1639 Uxbridge phone: +1 818 841 70 70 Mi
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technical data are subject to change without notice © ARRI 2008 WZE User Manual ARRI Order no. K5.67921.0 ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK Türkenstr. 89 D-80799 München Phone +49 (0)89 - 3809-0 Fax +49 (0)89 - 3809-1244 www.arri.com
