CAME-ASTRAL Wireless Follow Focus System V1.4 One: Brief Introduction:
The CAME-TV Came-Astral is a wireless professional follow focus system designed for industry professionals. It features a reliable control of focus, iris, zoom, and comes with a remote controller & motor. The controller features a control knob and a quick focus button to configure the OLED display. The maximum output speed of the motor is 250rpm. Torque is high up to 0.50Nm and motor noise is low at 25db (with rotation speed at 100 rpm). With 2.4GHz wireless communication, the controller and the focus motor will be automatically paired after being turned on. The maximum transmission range is 100 meters (328 feet). The controller has a built-in 3.7V/1000mAh lithium-ion battery. The OLED display on the controller indicates the battery level in real time. When the battery is low, it can be charged through the Micro USB interface. The working time in the fully charged state is approximately 8 hours. Two: Controller 1. Power Button 2. USB Interface 3. Antenna 4. Torque Button 5. Limitation Pins 6. Marking Disk 7. Focus Knob 8. OLED Display 9. Rec Button 10. Photo Button 11. A/B/C/D Point Button 12. Function Button 13.Lanyard Attachment 14.1/4 Thread 15.Marking Disk Indicator 14 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 5 15 10 A C ok B D 1. Power Button: Perform long press for 3 seconds to turn on/off. 2. Micro USB Port: For Charging and upgrading firmware. Charging input is5V/1A. 3. Antenna: 2.4GHz/2dbi. 4. Torque Button: To adjust the torque. Rotate counterclockwise for lighter and clockwise for harder torque. 5. Limitation Pins: To adjust the rotation angle of the hand-wheel. 6. Marking Disk: To mark focus in the disk. 7. Focus Knob: Adjust the rotation angle of the hand-wheel to control the focus, iris, and zoom of the camera lens with the motor. The rotation angle sensor has a resolution of12bit. 8. OLED Display: Display battery level, connection status, calibration status, travel, memory point, function menu, etc. 9. Rec Button: Tap once to start recording, twice to stop recording. 10. Photo Button: Used to focus and take photos. This button is a two-segment button by pressing down. Press the first segment to focus camera, then press the second segment to take photos. 11. A/B/C/D Point Button: First adjust the focus position by adjusting the Focus Knob. Then long press one of these buttons for 3 seconds to mark the current focus with a result of the corresponding letter will be displayed on the OLED screen displays. Perform a second long press to cancel the memory focus. The corresponding letter on the screen will then disappear. The four buttons A/B/C/D can set 4 focus memory positions. When the memory point is set, tap the button once to quickly switch to the memory focus position or exit the memory point position. 12. Function Button: Consists of 4 direction buttons and OK button. Press the OK button in the main interface to enter the function main menu. After the function setting is completed, each time you tap the right button, you can return to the previous interface and repeat the operation to return to the main interface. Tap the up button once in the main interface to turn on/off the diskindicator. 13. Lanyard attachment: To attach the unit to the 14.1/4 Thread: to mount the unit onto other lanyard. accessories. 15.Marking Disk Indicator: To indicate the marking disk or use as lighting. Tap the UP button once in the main interface to turn on/off the disk indicator. Three: Controller Manual OLED Manual Display:
5 4 1 2 3 6 1.Battery Level 2.Focusing Knob Stroke Percentage 3 Focusing Knob Stroke Progress Bar 4 OK for Calibration complete while TX not 5 Signal Intensity. TX means not connected. 6 Memory point: A B C D 1. CALIBRATION On the main page ,please pressOK button to enter MEMU Select 1. CALIBRATE, then press OK button to enter CALIBRATE page For the first time use, please calibrate once to check the overall stroke of the lens, so that the controller can precisely control the stroke position of the camera lens. The motor will automatically record and save the last calibration data. After this, there is no need to calibrate every time. If a new lens is used, or the position of the focus motor, or the gear tooth position is changed, the lens stroke will then need to be re-calibrated automatically or manually. It supports AUTOMATIC , Manual(M-hand/M-remote), Emitter-hand Calibration. 1)AUTOMATIC Calibration:
If the camera lens has a mechanical limit, it is recommended to calibrate the camera lens with the Automatic calibration function. Please make sure the gear of the motor and lens are installed correctly first. Select AUTOMATIC, press OK button PressOKbutton to start calibration. The motor gear will drive lens rotate clockwise and counterclockwise. It collects two ENDPOINTS automatically. When it rotates clockwise, locked-
rotor of motor gear will be identified as ENDPOINTS 1, then it will rotate counterclockwise automatically. When it rotate counterclockwise, locked-rotor of motor gear will be identified as ENDPOINT 2. Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. If FAIL, please check the lens limit, adjust CALI-
Torque and CALI-Speed to Max, then calibrate again. On the main page ,please pressOK button to enter MEMUsteps as followsCALIBRATE -> AUTOMATIC
-> START -> ENDPOINT1 -> ENDPOINT2 -> DONE ->Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. After the calibration is completed, press the Right button to return to the main page. Manual Calibration:
Manual calibration is recommended when the lens has no mechanical limit. Manual calibration can use only part of the stroke of the camera lens. Please make sure the gear of the focus motor and lens are installed correctly first. Manual calibration is divided into M-hand and M-remote modes as below:
2)M-hand Calibration Manual Select M-hand, pressOKbutton PressOK button to start M-hand calibration. Rotate the lens clockwise by hand, press OKto collect ENDPOINTS 1. Rotate the lens ccw. by hand, press OKto collect ENDPOINTS 2. Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. If FAIL, please check the lens endpoints, then make Calibration again. On the main page ,please pressOK button to enter MENU, steps as followsCALIBRATE -> M-hand ->
START -> ENDPOINT1 -> ENDPOINT2 -> DONE ->Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. After the calibration is completed, press the Right button to return to the main page. 3)M-remote by Controller Button :
Select M-remote, pressOKbutton. PressOKbutton to start M-remote calibration Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. Press and hold button until the lens reach the limit and is stuck clockwise. The stuck point will be automatically identified as Endpoint 1 Press and hold button until the lens reach the limit and is stuck counterclockwise. The stuck point will be automatically identified as Endpoint 2 If FAIL, please check the lens endpoints;
please check network connection if remote doesnt work, then Calibrate again. On the main page, please pressOK button to enter MENU, steps as follows: CALIBRATE -> M-remote ->
START -> ENDPOINT1 -> ENDPOINT2 -> DONE ->Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. After the calibration is completed, press the Right button to return to the main page. After the calibration with the focus motor, the parameters are automatically saved and recalled. The OLED screen displays OK to indicate that the focus motor has been calibrated. If OK is not displayed on the screen, the motor is not yet calibrated. The motor cannot be controlled by the controller in this case. 4)Emitter-hand Calibration by Controller 1.Adjust the Limitation Pins to the position as below image and tighten them, rotate the knob to the end of CCW. 2.If the stroke percentage is not 0%, press and holdOK for 5 seconds until Locksign appear. 3. Make sure you still press OK button and then Press the power button.Then release OK button,the remote knob is set as 0.0% now. Make sure step 2 and 3 is done at the same time. 4. Long pressOK for 5 secondsLocksign disappear means it has reset. 5. After it resetthen please follow these steps to make the Emitter-hand Calibration :
SelectEmitter-
hand,pressOK button. PressOKbutton to start Emitter-hand Calibration Rotate to remote knob to the MAX-
POINT clockwise, then press OK button to collect it. Rotate to remote knob to the MIN-
POINT CCW, then press OK button to collect it. Press OK button to save this record and save the calibration data. If FAIL is encountered, make sure the value of MAX-POINT is lower than of MAX-POINT, then make steps 1-5 to calibrate it again. After the calibration is complete, press the Right button to return to the main page. 2.MOTOR Press OK button in Main Page to enter Menu Page:
Select2.MOTOR and press OK button Enter Motor Main Page 1)CONNECT Default setting is connected. SelectCONNECT and press OK button. Press OK button to start the connection process
(motor must be on first). Long press the Frequency auto matching button while it shows Connect, then they will be connected automatically. Press OK button to save it. (Connection process only needed once). Then press Right Button to homepage. 2)CHANNEL: To set the communication channel between the controller and the motor. It has a total of 16 communication channels from 20-36, allowing 16 sets of CAME-TV wireless follow focus system to be used in the same area at the same time. Select Channel, Press OK button to enter Press UP and Down Button to select different channels and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return. 3)SPEED RUN-Speed: Motor running speed setting, running speed setting range 1-100, maximum running speed 250rpm. Select SPEED, Press OK button to enter Select RUN-Speed, Press OK Press UP and Down Button to select different speed and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. CALI-Speed: Motor calibration speed setting, calibration speed setting range 1-10, maximum operating speed 25rpm. Select SPEED, Press OK button to enter Select CALI-Speed, Press OK Press UP and Down Button to select different speed and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. 4)TORQUE RUN-Torque: Motor running torque setting, torque setting range:MINIMUM/MEDIAN/MAXIMUM, maximum torque output 0.50Nm;
Select TORQUE, Press OK button to enter Torque settings. SelectRUN-Torque, Press OK button to enter Torque settings. Press UP and Down Button to select different torques and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. CALI-Torque: Motor calibration torque setting, torque setting range: MINIMUM/MEDIAN/MAXIMUM, maximum torque output 0.25Nm. Select TORQUE, Press OK button to enter Torque settings. SelectCALI-Torque, Press OK button to enter Torque settings. Press UP and Down Button to select different torques and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. 5)DIRECTION:
CW: rotate clockwise. CCW: rotate counterclockwise Select DIRECTION, press OK button to enter Direction settings. Select CW or CCW, press OK Button to confirm. Press RIGHT Button to return to homepage. 3. A-B LAPSE Set switching speed for recorded focus :
SWITCH Speed speed range 1-10, Max: 250rpm. Select A-B LAPSE, press OK button to enter focus settings. Select SWITCH-Speed, press OK button to switch Speed. Press UP and Down Button to select suitable speed and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. 4. POWER OFF AutoPower-Off:
Set shutdown timer on controller if no operation takes place within selected time interval. You can choose 10min/30min/ 60min/Never OFF. Select POWER OFF, press OK button to enter Auto Power off settings. Press UP and Down Button to select suitable time interval and press OK to confirm. Press RIGHT button to return to homepage. 5. CAMERA camera settings:
This function is used to control mirrorless camera and DSLR cameras of Canon / Sony / Panasonic. If motor firmware need to be upgraded, it should be operated with Canon selected. 6. DISPLAY Set screen direction:
NORMAL: displayed in the forward direction;
Select DISPLAY, press OK button to enter screen direction settings. Select Normal, press OK button to screen direction Press Right Button to homepage. REVERSE: displayed in reverse. Select DISPLAY, press OK button to enter screen direction settings. Select Reverse, press OK button to enter screen direction settings. Press Right Button to homepage. 7. DEFAULT restores default settings:
For normal use, it needs to be reset and calibrated after all settings are restored. Select DEFAULT, press OK button to restore default settings. Select DEFAULT, press OK button to restore default settings. Once restore is done, both motor and controller need to be calibrated again. 8. ABOUT To check the firmware of Emitter and Receiver. Select ABOUT, press OK button to enter settings. Press Right Button to homepage after confirm. Four: Focus Motor 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 1. Output gear 2. Assemble fasteners 3. Frequency auto matching button 4. Antenna 5. Power input interface 6. Status indicator 7. Camera control interface 1. Output gear: adjust the lens focus, aperture, zoom by engaging with the lens focusring. 2. Assemble fasteners: install the follower motor to the appropriatebracket. 3. Frequency auto matching button: When it cannot be connected because communication channel does not match. Press this button to pair connection automatically. 4. Antenna: 2.4GHz/1dbi. 5. Power input interface: Use 0B series P06 6-core aviation socket, input power supply DC12-18V/1.5A, When the power is connected, the motor will open automatically, and will wait for connection with the controller. 6. Status indicator: When it is disconnected, the blue lightflashes. When connected successfully, the green light remainson. When the input voltage is lower than 12V, the red light flashes. Camera control interface: The interface type is MiniUSB-10P. It can be connected to the controlled camera for remote control with a dedicated camera control cable. Five: Specifications General features Working frequency:
2.402-2.480 GHz Communication distance: 100 m (outdoorno obstruction) Working temperature: -20 to 55 C 200g 100*85*32mm 0.50 Nm Motor Weight:
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Working quiescent current: 70 mA (@12 V) Stall current:
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1.5 A (@12 V) 12-18 V
<25 dB (@100 rpm) 0.8 40 250 rpm Controller Weight:
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250g 140*67*58mm LIPO 3.7 V 1000 mAh 3.70 Wh Six: One Year Warranty FCC Caution:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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. IMPORTANT NOTE:
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Xiamen Came Technology Co. ,Ltd Address: 2204 Unit, B03 Building, Chengyi North Street NO.5, Software Park Phase III, Jimei District, 361021, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China Tel: +86-592-6283638 ext 601(from outside Americas areas) / ext 602(from Americas areas) Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 18:00 (GMT+8)