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WRS System Guide

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

A lens and camera control system as modular and flexible as the ARRI Wireless Remote System necessarily consists of many individual parts. This guide is designed so you can easily navigate those parts and get an overview of what is available and how the system can be configured. For clarities sake, we have divided the individual parts of the system into the following categories. Please note that many of the smaller accessories are not listed separately on this page. A full listing can be found in the Compatibility Table at the end of this guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera Radio

 

 

 

 

 

Hand Radio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lens Motor

 

Motor Controller

 

 

 

 

 

Hand Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hand Radios

These are held in the hand of the assistant and are responsible for creating the radio link to the camera radio.

The technical name for the hand radios is “Wireless Main Units”. The Wireless Remote System includes the

Wireless Main Units WMU-1, WMU-2 and WMU-3.

Handgrip Attachments

Handgrip attachments can be used instead of hand radios when a cable connection is preferred. The Wireless

Remote System includes the Wired Handgrip Attachments WHA-1, WHA-2 and WHA-3.

Hand Controllers

These attach to the hand radios or handgrip attachments, and control or display aspects of the lens and camera. They may control focus, zoom or iris, they may control speed ramps or display lens information. Hand controllers for lens control include the Wireless Focus Units WFU-1 and WFU-2, plus the Wireless Zoom Units WZU-1 and WZU-3. The Wireless Remote Control WRC-1 is a hand controller for complete camera remote control, and the Lens Data Display for Focus Puller LDD-FP can accurately display lens and camera status.

Camera Radios

Camera radios are attached to the camera and communicate with the hand radios. Camera radios include the

Universal Radio Module URM-1, URM-2 and URM-3. Camera radios are also part of the Lens Data Boxes

LDB and LDB-2 for ARRICAM Studio and Lite.

Motor Controllers

Motor controllers contain the electronics to drive the lens motors. In the case of the ARRICAM Lens Data

Boxes, both motor controller and camera radio are combined into one unit. Motor controllers include the

Universal Motor Controller UMC-1 and the Functional Expansion Module FEM-2, plus the Lens Data Boxes

LDB and LDB-2 for ARRICAM Studio and Lite.

Lens Motors

Lens Motors connect to the motor controllers, and physically move the lens rings. The Wireless Remote System includes the Controlled Lens Motors CLM-1 and CLM-2.