User Manual

Camera Controls 119
A recommended procedure for working with user setups is as follows:
1. Before shooting, perform a factory reset to restore factory default settings.
2. Save a user setup named "Reset" or similar. This will be used instead of
performing the ALEXA’s factory reset.
3. Adjust the camera's shooting parameters and settings, and load the desired frame
lines and ARRI Look File 2 files.
4. Save another user setup with a descriptive name, such as "Show Title A-Cam".
5. To reset the camera to the default settings without losing the frame lines or ARRI
Look File 2 files, load the "Reset" user setup.
User setups can be used to ensure that cameras on multi-camera shoots have
matching settings, or to transfer a show’s setup onto daily cameras, to ensure they
carry the same shooting specifications.
NOTICE
You cannot switch between sensor modes by loading a user setup. To switch
sensor modes, go to the SYSTEM>IMAGING menu or PROJECT menu.
13.2 Operator controls
The operator controls are located on the camera left side and consist of three function
buttons plus three assignable buttons.
1 User button 1.
Can be assigned functions with the USER button on the Main
controls
2 User button 2.
Can be assigned functions with the USER button on the Main
controls.
3 User button 3.
Can be assigned functions with the USER button on the Main
controls.
REC Press the REC button to start and stop internal recording. A red
LED tally indicates recording. See section Prerecording for differ-
ent behavior with prerecording switched on.
PLAY Press the PLAY button once to load the last clip.
Press the PLAY button again to toggle between play and pause.
Press and hold the PLAY button for 2 seconds to stop playback.
LOCK Press and hold the LOCK button for 3 seconds (counted down
on the main controls LCD) to lock the main and operator con-
trols. A blue LED beside the LOCK button on the camera-left
side indicates the lock is active. A lock icon on the LCD display
on the camera-right side indicates the lock is active.
Press and hold the LOCK button for 3 seconds to unlock the
main and operator controls.