ALEXA LF Software Update Package 4.0 U S E R M A N U A L 6 November 2018 2 Copyright Copyright All rights reserved. This document is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law. Due to continued product development this information may change without notice. The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between ARRI and the client and remains the exclusive property of ARRI. If you find any problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing. ARRI does not warrant that this document is error-free. Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Tuerkenstr. 89 D-80799 Munich Germany mailto: [email protected] http://www.arri.com Contents 3 Contents 1 Disclaimer...............................................................................................7 2 About This Manual................................................................................ 9 3 Scope.................................................................................................... 10 4 Introduction to the ALEXA LF............................................................11 5 Layout of the ALEXA.......................................................................... 12 6 Safety Guidelines.................................................................................14 6.1 Explanation of Warning Signs and Indications....................................14 6.2 General Safety Guidelines.................................................................. 14 6.3 Specific Safety Instructions................................................................. 14 7 General Precautions............................................................................16 7.1 Storage and Transport........................................................................ 16 7.2 Condensation.......................................................................................16 8 Sensor related image issues..............................................................17 9 Power Supply.......................................................................................18 9.1 Power Management............................................................................ 18 9.2 BAT Connector.................................................................................... 18 9.3 Mains Unit NG 12/26 R.......................................................................19 9.4 Cine-Style Block Batteries...................................................................19 9.5 Onboard Batteries............................................................................... 20 9.5.1 V-Lock Batteries................................................................................ 20 9.5.2 Gold Mount Batteries.........................................................................20 9.6 Power Outputs.....................................................................................21 10 Camera Support...................................................................................22 10.1 Minimum Equipment Recommended For Operation........................... 22 10.2 Tripod and Remote Heads.................................................................. 22 10.3 Electronic Viewfinder........................................................................... 22 10.3.1 Viewfinder Cables..............................................................................24 10.3.2 Viewfinder Mounting Bracket.............................................................24 10.4 Center Camera Handle CCH-1........................................................... 26 10.5 Bridge Plates BP-12/BP-13................................................................. 27 10.6 Bridge Plate adapter BPA-1................................................................ 28 10.7 Wedge Adapter WA-1 and Quick-Release Plate QR-HD-1.................28 10.8 Levelling Block LB-1............................................................................28 10.9 Shoulder Pad SP-3..............................................................................29 4 Contents 11 Connectors........................................................................................... 30 11.1 BAT...................................................................................................... 31 11.2 RET IN.................................................................................................31 11.3 MON OUT 1/2/3.................................................................................. 31 11.4 EXT...................................................................................................... 32 11.5 ETHERNET..........................................................................................32 11.6 EVF...................................................................................................... 32 11.7 AUDIO IN.............................................................................................32 11.8 RS........................................................................................................ 32 11.9 12 V..................................................................................................... 33 11.10 TC........................................................................................................ 33 11.11 AUDIO OUT.........................................................................................33 11.12 SD Card...............................................................................................33 11.13 LBUS Support......................................................................................34 12 Recording Module............................................................................... 36 13 Lens Mounting..................................................................................... 40 13.1 LPL mount........................................................................................... 40 13.2 PL-to-LPL Adapter...............................................................................41 13.3 Lens Support....................................................................................... 41 14 In-Camera Filter Module LF IFM........................................................ 43 14.1 Safety instructions for in-camera filtration........................................... 44 14.1.1 Maximum lens mounting depth for PL lenses...................................44 14.1.2 Basic precautions.............................................................................. 45 14.1.3 Required shimming and maximum lens mounting depth.................. 45 14.2 LF FSND Filter Set (Full).................................................................... 45 14.3 Shimming the lens mount................................................................... 46 14.4 Mounting in-camera filters................................................................... 52 14.5 Filter cleaning...................................................................................... 55 15 Camera Controls..................................................................................57 15.1 Main Controls...................................................................................... 57 15.1.1 Display............................................................................................... 57 15.1.2 Screen Buttons.................................................................................. 58 15.1.3 HOME screen.................................................................................... 58 15.1.3.1 Lists and User Lists.................................................................................... 61 15.1.3.2 FPS..............................................................................................................62 15.1.3.3 AUDIO......................................................................................................... 63 15.1.3.4 SHUTTER....................................................................................................66 15.1.3.5 EI................................................................................................................. 66 15.1.3.6 COLOR........................................................................................................ 68 15.1.3.7 WB............................................................................................................... 71 Contents 5 15.1.4 Function Buttons................................................................................73 15.1.4.1 TC................................................................................................................ 74 15.1.4.2 INFO............................................................................................................ 75 15.1.4.3 USER...........................................................................................................78 15.1.4.4 PLAY............................................................................................................82 15.1.4.5 Wireless Remote System............................................................................85 15.1.5 Menu.................................................................................................. 93 15.1.5.1 Recording.................................................................................................... 94 15.1.5.2 Monitoring.................................................................................................... 96 15.1.5.3 Project........................................................................................................104