Contents ..............................................1 Please Read First ....................................2 Standard Package Contents ......................3 The Hand Unit .......................................5 The Receiver Unit ...................................7 The HPM-1 Motor and Extras.....................9 Getting Started ....................................11 Mounting the HPM-1 .............................13 Setting the channel...............................14 Checking the Signal Strength ..
Please Read First - Do not overtighten any rod clamps or tighten with no rods inserted - Do not press on the membrane panel lights (Limits, Run, Inf.
Standard Package Contents • Receiver unit • Hand unit • HPM-1 motor • Drive gear • Motor clamp • Marking ring • Motor cable • Power Cable • USB Update cable • Antennas Optional Extras • LED Focusing light • Motor Cables (Varying lengths) • Camera specific run cables • Motor mounts (different sizes available) • Additional marking rings • Storm Case with custom cut foam • Motor Drive gears (Various pitches available) • Receiver mounting devices • Spare hub nut, antennas, USB update cables 3 Package Content
Antenna Direction Button Power Button Channel Change Indicator Light LED Display Removable Marking Ring Light Socket BUS Port Side Pointer Control Wheel Limit Set Indicators Limit Set Buttons Autocalibrate Button Run Button And Indicator Lanyard Stud 4
ARRI Standard Rosette (M6) Lanyard Stud Battery Compartment Battery Release Lever 5 The Hand Unit
Motor Connector Camera Run Connector Antenna Connector 12v DC Power Connector BUS Connector 6
Autocalibrate Button Infinate Rotation Button And Indicator Channel Button LED Display Mounting Rails 7 The Receiver Unit
Hub Screw Controller Connector Gear Hub Sliding Motor Mount Rail 8
15mm Rod Clamp 19mm Rod Clamp 0.5 Mod Gear 0.6 Mod Gear 0.
The Axis1 consists of three main components; The hand unit, the receiver and the motor. Mount the receiver unit on your camera. Using Velcro or Tuff Lock is acceptable, or you can use one of the receiver rod mount accessories available from Hocus Products. Use the long articulated antenna with the receiver unit. Bend the antenna up so it is out of the way of the Lemo connectors. Provide power to the receiver using the supplied power cable.
Plug the motor into the receiver unit. The display will flash U.C for uncalibrated. Mesh the motor with the lens and press and hold the calibrate button and the auto calibrate UNCALIBRATED sequence will initiate. DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU ARE USING A ENDLESS INFINATE ROTATING DSLR LENS. SEE THE INFINATE ROTATION SECTION OF THIS MANUAL FIRST. The motor will calibrate torque and end limits. If there is no hand unit present, the motor will sit at the end of the lens and await signal from a hand unit.
• The motor features a sliding rod mount slot so the motor can be height adjusted to achieve convenient mesh with the lens. There are 15 and 19mm rod mounts available. Slide the mount in to the slot, either way up (the clamp can be used upside down so that the tightening knob is in a convenient place.) It is not necessary to clamp the rod mount too tightly, finger tight will do. Over tightening can cause damage to the clamp.
Mesh the motor gear to the lens. It is not important where the lens is in its range, there is no need to ensure the lens is in the middle or away from either of the stops. It is important to ensure that that is a small amount of backlash between the motor and the lens. This ensures smooth running of the system. If you are using third party gear rings on SLR lenses, please ensure that the gears are concentric to the lens.
Setting the Channel The Axis1 operates on a secure digital 2.4ghz wireless link. This is not the same as Wifi, Bluetooth or Zigbee (no hopping). There are 12 user definable channels that can be changed using the CHANNEL button on either the receiver or the transmitter. The channel changing process is the same on both units. To verify the current channel on the hand unit, momentarily press the CHANNEL button. The current frequency is displayed, followed by a signal strength report.
Checking the signal strength A signal strength report is automatically displayed on the hand unit LED display after a channel check.
Lens Calibration To initiate an auto calibrate routine, press and hold either of the two calibrate buttons. There is a calibrate button on both the hand unit, and the receiver unit. The Axis1 features a very advanced lens calibration system that not only calibrates the movement range of the lens, but also the required torque level as well. To initiate a calibrate sequence, press and hold either calibrate button, either on the transmitter or receiver.
Please also note, as the system calibrates torque as well as limits, if the motor is ever hand calibrated (stopping the motor spinning by hand to simulate motor end stops) the system is essentially calibrating to zero extra torque, as the gear is spinning in free space. This will make the motor appear very weak and easy to stop. This is normal and is a sign that the auto torque calibration is working properly.
Soft Stops The hand unit has two user definable soft stops that are particularly useful with long lens or macro work. You can choose a smaller area of the focus range and ‘throw away’ the rest to give you greater resolution and control, as the entire range of the focus knob is then applied to the selected section. To do this, you simply turn the knob to the first stop you want to set, then press and hold the A or B button.
Run/Stop The Axis1 has a five pin 0B Lemo on the receiver unit to interface with various cameras to control camera run. The connector is set up to control standard contact closure systems, such as the Arri RS found on the Alexa/435 etc and we have also got two dedicated pins to cater for the Red EPIC/Scarlet cameras which use a non standard camera trigger system. No extra boxes or complicated cables are required to control the Red cameras.
Hand unit The Axis1 hand unit accepts a Canon LP-E6 style lithium battery. You can use the Canon batteries or any of the third party equivalents. From a Canon LP-E6 battery, you can expect around four days of normal shooting use. When the battery is running low h.b (hand unit battery) will show on the screen. HAND UNIT BATTERY LOW Receiver The receiver runs on 12-36v DC, and this is connected via the 2pin 0B Lemo connector marked PWR. (pin1 +ve, pin2 –ve).
Low receiver battery warning If the power supply powering the receiver unit runs below 10v, then a warning will show on both the hand unit and the receiver. A flashing orange indicator on the hand unit, Accompanied by the message r.b (receiver battery) will show. The unit will still operate at this voltage, but bear in mind, the motor will run slower.
When using modern DSLR lenses that have no physical stop on the focus ring, auto calibration cannot be used. These lenses must be calibrated manually using the following steps. BEFORE STARTING MANUAL CALIBRATION, ENSURE THAT THE MOTOR IS NOT ENGAGED TO THE LENS GEAR. WHEN IN MANUAL CALIBRATION MODE, THE MOTOR MOVES AT FULL SPEED AND TORQUE. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE HAPPY AND FAMILIAR WITH THE SPEED BEFORE ENGAGING THE GEARS TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LENS.
You can now move the knob around inside the calibrated positions. Please note that infinitely rotating DSLR lenses were never built to be focused repeatedly in this way. Never trust a marked focus ring with DSLR lenses, as the external focusing ring is not fully attached to the focusing mechanism, repeating focusing marks is near impossible with these lenses. This is not a fault of the focus system, but an inherent problem with these types of lenses.
FCC warning statement Trade name: Axis 1 Model Number: Axis 1 FCCID: OUR-XBEEPRO This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Connector Pinouts RX Power - 0B 2pin Lemo 1 2 Pin 1 - +12v Pin 2 - GND Run/stop - 0B 5pin Lemo 1 5 4 2 3 Pin 1 - +3.
L.E.D Display Key U.C - Uncalibrated U.P - Unplugged motor H.0-9 - Strength of signal being received by the hand unit r.0-9 - Strength of signal being received by the receiver A.d - Anticlockwise direction selected C.d - Clockwise direction selected r.b - Receiver battery low h.b - Handunit battery low 26 L.E.
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