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XTRprod
user’s guide
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AATON XTRprod User Guide
This manual was first written by Peter ABEL
ABEL CINE TECH 66 Willow Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 USA
AATON
2 rue de la Paix
BP 3002
38000 Grenoble
FRANCE
+33 4 7642 9550
+33 4 7651 3491 fax
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.aaton.com
(c) March 2001 Aaton / Grenoble , France.
Limitation of Liability
The information contained in this manual is distributed without warranty of any kind, express or implied. To the maxi-
mum extent permitted by law, Aaton and its licensors disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, by statute or
otherwise, regarding this manual, including the fitness for a particular purpose, quality, or merchantability. Under no cir-
cumstances shall Aaton or its licensors be liable to the user of this manual or any other person for any incidental, special,
or consequential damages resulting from the use of this manual or the operation of the equipment described therein,
whether arising out of breach of warranty, breach of contract, or otherwise. Under no circumstances shall Aaton or its li-
censors be liable for any damages arising out of the operation of the equipment described in this manual, whether opera-
ted in a manner which is consistent with or contrary to the instructions contained therein, for physical abuse or misuse of
the equipment. No oral or written information or advice given by Aaton or its licensors, their respective employees, distri-
butors, dealers, or agents, shall create any warranty. Aaton and its licensors further disclaim any and all warranties, express
or implied, by statute or otherwise, regarding this manual, including the fitness for a particular purpose, quality, or mer-
chantability, regarding the equipment described in this manual, and in no event shall Aaton or its licensors be liable for
any damages, including but not limited to incidental, special, or consequential damages, arising out of the use of the
equipment, or any exposure of motion picture film used in the equipment.
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1 SYSTEM FEATURES AND CONTROLS
Front View 12
Rear View 13
Battery Side 14
Motor Side 15
LCD Control Panel - Quick Reference 16
2 THE CAMERA BODY
2.1 Lenses 20
ArriPL Lens Port 20
Installing the Lens 20
Aaton Lens Port 21
2.2 Viewing System 21
Viewfinder Options 21
Attaching the Extension Finder 22
Viewfinder Tension Adjustments 22
Adjusting the Diopter 23
The Eyepiece Shutter 24
Adjusting the Viewing Horizon 24
Viewing Screen 24
Changing the Viewing Screen 25
Adujsting the Viewing Screen 26
Aatonite Illumination 27
2.3 Mirror Shutter 27
Concept 27
Adjusting the Shutter 28
2.4 Film Gate and Pulldown Claw 29
2.5 Flange Focal Distance Adjustment 29
Concept 29
Polishing a Spacer 30
Changing the Spacer 30
Adjusting the Viewing Screen 30
Flange Focal Distances 30
2.6 Magazine 31
Installing the Magazine 31
Removing the Magazine 32
2.7 Power 33
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Installing the Battery on the Camera 33
Battery Charging 33
Other Power Options 34
2.8 Motor 35
Camera Speeds 35
Using External Speed Devices 36
Electronic Inching 36
2.9 Lightmeter 37
Display 37
Operation 38
Using the Lightmeter without Running Film 38
Testing and Adjusting the Meter 38
Turning the Lightmeter Off 38
2.10 LCD Control Panel and Jog 39
The Aaton Jog 40
Understanding the Control Panel 40
Aatonite 41
AatonCode 41
ASA Setting 41
Battery Voltage 42
Camera Preset Speed 42
Camera Specific Speed 42
Speed Phasing 42
Feet or Meters 43
Footage Remaining 43
Footage Elapsed 43
Mag ID 43
New Magazine’s Footage 44
Camera Software Version Number 44
2.11 LED Indicators 44
Position and Meaning of the Diodes 44
Camera Test Indicator 45
Camera Run Indicator 45
Low Battery Indicator 45
End-of-Film Warning Sequence 45
8-hours Warning Sequence 46
2.12 CCD Assists 46
Installing the Control Unit 46
The Internal Beamsplitter 47
Positioning the Beamsplitter 47
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The Beamsplitter Axis Adjustment 48
The Manual Iris 48
Battery Life with CCD Assists 49
Installing the CCD Heads 49
The VSA Color CCD Assist 52
Menu Operation 53
3 THE MAGAZINE
3.1 Concept 60
3.2 Compatibility 60
DX Magazines 60
Super16 Safe 60
3.3 Pressure Plate System 61
The Picture Plate 61
The Claw Plate 61
3.4 Mag Identification System 62
Mag ID 62
Changing the ID of a Magazine 62
3.5 Loading 63
Feed Side - In the Changing Bag 63
Take-up Side - In Daylight 63
3.6 The GX 800 ft mag
64
Feed side, loading 64
Take-up side, loading 64
Mag ID 65
Footage 65
4 THE AATON SYSTEM
4.1 Camera Configurations 70
15mm Front Rods 70
Sliding Bridgeplate 70
4.2 Handgrip 71
Mounting the Handgrip 71
Handgrip On/Off Functions 71
Handgrip Adjustments 71
4.3 Tripod Use 72
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4.4 Shoulder Operation 72
4.5 Carrying Handle 72
3/8 Accessory Screw 73
Mounting from the Carrying Handle 73
Tape Measure Stud 73
4.6 Transport 73
4.7 Extreme Conditions 74
Cold Weather 75
Warm Weather 75
5 CLEANING
5.1 Lens 80
Lens Elements 80
Lens Exterior 80
Mounting Surface 80
5.2 Body 80
Exterior 80
Mounting Surfaces 80
Camera Gate 81
5.3 Viewing System 81
Viewing Screen 82
Eyepiece 82
Viewfinder 82
5.4 Magazine 83
Exterior 83
Pressure Plates 83
Interior / Film Path 83
6 SUPER16
6.1 Super16 86
The Format 86
When to Shoot Super16 86
6.2 General Concerns 86
Protecting the Negative 86
Maintaining High Quality 87
Ordering Film 87
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Film Processing 87
6.3 Shooting Super16 88
Selecting a Film Stock 88
Lenses 88
Lighting 88
Exposure 89
6.4 Super16 Field Conversions 89
Before You Begin 90
Procedure 90
7 AATONCODE
7.1 Concept 100
7.2 The Internal Clock 100
7.3 OriginCplus 101
7.4 Initializing AatonCode in the Camera 101
Using the OriginCplus - Recommended Method 102
Using an External SMPTE Device 103
7.5 Monitoring and Maintaining AatonCode 103
Monitoring AatonCode with OriginCplus 104
Maintaining AatonCode without OriginCplus 104
7.6 GMT-S 104
7.7 The Camera Assistant's Duties 105
Checking the Diodes 105
Setting the ASA 106
Checking for Running Time 106
8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
List of Specifications 110
Connector - Pin Attributions 111
Available Viewing Screens 112
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