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G i m b a l P o r tC o n n e c t S a t e l l i t e t o t h e S . B u s - c o m p a t i b l e p o r t o n y o u r g i m b a l . C a b l e i n c l u d e d w i t h S a t e l l i t e .

C a m e r a P o r tC o n n e c t S a t e l l i t e t o c a m e r a R u n / S t o p p o r t . C a b l e r e q u i r e d . M o r e i n f o P a g e 1 1

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Fo r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s u s e r g u i d e , S a t e l l i t e i s m o u n t e d v e r t i c a l l y o n t h e g r i p , f a c i n g t h e o p e r a t o r. S a t e l l i t e c a n a l s o b e m o u n t e d h o r i z o n t a l l y o n c r o s s - b a r, s e e p a g e 1 0 .

U s e a d j u s t a b l e s t r a p t o m o u n t t o y o u r g i m b a l ’ s h a n d g r i p o r c r o s s b a r.

P l u g i n c a b l e s . M a ke s u r e S a t e l l i t e w i r e L o c k i s o r i e n t a t e d a s s h o w n * , a n d t i g h t e n s c r e w s t o s e c u r e .

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To s e t u p S a t e l l i t e c o n t r o l f o r M oV I y o u w i l l n e e d t o u s e t h e Fr e e f l y C o n f i g u r a t o r m o b i l e A p p o r d e s k t o p a p p l i c a t i o n .

N o s p e c i a l s e t u p r e q u i r e d f o r S a t e l l i t e c o n t r o l . C o n n e c t S a t e l l i t e i n o n e o f t w o w a y s :

To s e t u p S a t e l l i t e c o n t r o l f o r R o n i n y o u w i l l n e e d t o u s e t h e D J I A s s i s t a n t m o b i l e A p p o r d e s k t o p a p p l i c a t i o n .

1 . S e t U p R a d i o Ty p e :

1 . C o n n e c t S a t e l l i t e d i r e c t t o C o m m 1 o n t h e M o v i P r o2 . C o n n e c t S a t e l l i t e t o C o m m 2 o n t h e Fr e e f l y M i m i c

1 . M a p C h a n n e l s > C h a n n e l S c r e e n

M o b i l e A p p S e t u p > D u a l O p S c r e e nD e s k t o p A p p > Re m o t e C o n t r o l l e r S c r e e n 1 . S e t R a d i o Ty p e t o S B U S

1 . S e t C H 0 t o P a n2 . S e t C H 1 t o T i l t3 . S e t C H 3 t o Ro l l

M o b i l e A p p S e t u p > D u a l O p S c r e e nD e s k t o p A p p > Re m o t e C o n t r o l l e r S c r e e n 1 . S e t M a p Re m o t e M o d e t o 72 . S e t M a p Re m o t e P a n t o 13 . S e t M a p P a n R a t e t o 04 . S e t M a p Re m o t e T i l t t o 25 . S e t M a p Re m o t e T i l t R a t e t o 06 . S e t M a p Re m o t e R o l l Tr i m t o 4 o r 6 . 4 f o r Ro l l a n d r e t u r n t o l e v e l , 6 f o r R o l l a n d H o l d .

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H a l f- p r e s s a n d h o l d A c t i o n B u t t o n w h i l e p o w e r i n g u p S a t e l l i t e . W h e n E c l i p s e L i g h t b l i n ks , r e l e a s e A c t i o n B u t t o n .

P r e s s t h e j o y s t i c k U P u n t i l t h e s t o p i s r e a c h e d . Re p e a t t h i s f o r a l l 4 d i r e c t i o n s .

Fu l l y p r e s s A C T I O N t o s a v e a n d e x i t . D e v i c e w i l l r e b o o t i n t h e n e w s y s t e m m o d e .

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D o u b l e - c l i c k j o y s t i c k t o c y c l e t h r o u g h S a t e l l i t e ’ s g i m b a l m o d e s ( G r e e n , b l u e , r e d , p u r p l e , a n d l i g h t b l u e , d e s c r i b e d n e x t p a g e . ) E c l i p s e L i g h t w i l l t e m p o r a r i l y c h a n g e c o l o r t o i n d i c a t e m o d e .

S a t e l l i t e i s d e s i g n e d s o t h a t y o u c a n d i a l i n h o w m u c h c o n t r o l y o u n e e d i n d i f f e r e n t s c e n a r i o s . Fo r e x a m p l e , y o u c a n u s e t h e i n t u i t i v e p a n n i n g o f Fr e e f l y ’ s M a j e s t i c M o d e a n d l e t S a t e l l i t e h a n d l e o n l y t i l t . O r y o u c a n e n t e r S a t e l l i t e ’ s f u l l m a n u a l m o d e a n d h a v e c o m p l e t e a x i s c o n t r o l a t a l l t i m e s . U s e S a t e l l i t e ’ s v a r i o u s g i m b a l m o d e s i n c o n c e r t w i t h y o u r g i m b a l ’ s o w n s e t t i n g s t o m a x i m i z e y o u r g i m b a l o p e r a t i o n .

P r e s s a n d h o l d A C T I O N b u t t o n f o r 5 s e c o n d s a n d r e l e a s e . T h i s e n g a g e s M a i n t e n e n c e o r ‘ K i l l ’ M o d e ( y e l l o w. ) R e p e a t t h i s a c t i o n t o e x i t M a i n t e n a n c e M o d e .

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Majestic mode: Gimbal handlebars control pan. Satell ite controls ti lt .

Smooth Pan mode: Gimbal handlebars control pan.Satell ite controls ti lt .

Manual mode: Satell ite has full control over gimbal Pan/Tilt/Roll .

Manual mode: Satell ite has full control over gimbal Pan/Tilt/Roll .

Manual mode: Satell ite has full control over gimbal Pan/Tilt/Roll .

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Kil l Mode:Turns off motor function without powering down the gimbal.

Kil l Mode:Turns off motor function without powering down the gimbal.

‘Super Majestic’ mode: Gimbal handlebars control pan and ti lt . Satell ite controls roll only.

N/A

Kill Mode:Turns off motor function without powering down the gimbal.***

Kil l Mode:Turns off motor function without powering down the gimbal.

Kil l Mode:Turns off motor function without powering down the gimbal.

KILL MODE FOR RONIN ONLY WORKS IF THE RONIN REMOTE HAS BEEN TURNED ON AND CONNECTED. THE REMOTE CAN BE TURNED OFF AFTERWARDS AND KILL MODE WILL STILL WORK. IF THE RONIN IS REBOOTED, THE REMOTE WILL HAVE TO BE POWERED ON ONCE AGAIN.

Accessory Mode:Use Eclipse cable to connect to any Eclipse product. Satell ite acts as an external controller.

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I N V E R T PA N D I R E C T I O NH a l f- p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e A c t i o n B u t t o n . P u s h j o y s t i c k r i g h t . L E D w i l l b l i n k g r e e n t o i n d i c a t e p a n d i r e c t i o n i s i n v e r t e d . To r e v e r t t o S t a n d a r d P a n , r e p e a t t h i s a c t i o n .

I N V E R T T I LT D I R E C T I O NH a l f- p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e A c t i o n B u t t o n . P u s h j o y s t i c k u p . L E D w i l l b l i n k b l u e t o i n d i c a t e t i l t d i r e c t i o n i s i n v e r t e d . To r e v e r t t o S t a n d a r d T i l t , r e p e a t t h i s a c t i o n .

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S a t e l l i t e c a n b e r o t a t e d 9 0 d e g r e e s a n d m o u n t e d a n y w h e r e o n y o u r g i m b a l . I f y o u c h o o s e t h i s o r i e n t a t i o n , S a t e l l i t e c a n b e p l a c e d i n Ro t a t e d M o d e t o m a i n t a i n s t a n d a r d u s a b i l i t y ( i . e . , u p i s u p , e t c . ) .

R O TAT E D M O D EP r e s s i n j o y s t i c k a n d h o l d . H a l f- p r e s s r u n /s t o p . L E D w i l l b l i n k w h i t e t o i n d i c a t e Ro t a t e d M o d e i s e n g a g e d . To e x i t Ro t a t e d M o d e , r e p e a t t h i s a c t i o n .

O n c e Ro t a t e d M o d e i s e n g a g e d , P a n a n d T i l t c a n b e i n v e r t e d a s d e s c r i b e d o n P a g e 9

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To s t a r t c a m e r a , p l u g i n c o m p a t i b l e c a b l e a n d f u l l y p r e s s A c t i o n B u t t o n . To s t o p , p r e s s A c t i o n B u t t o n a g a i n . Yo u d o n o t n e e d t o h o l d d o w n A c t i o n B u t t o n f o r Re c o r d i n g .

C a m e r a c o n t r o l i n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o R u n / S t o p . C a m e r a c o n t r o l c a n b e a c h i e v e d f o r t h e c a m e r a s i n t h e c h a r t b e l o w. Fo r l a t e s t i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e v i s i t :s h o p . r e d r o c k m i c r o . c o m /s a t e l l i t e

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Direct Epic/Scarlet. Red Epic/Scarlet Run/Stop for Satellite SKU: 2-100-3123

Breakout adapter for Red/Scarlet. Red Epic/Scarlet Breakout Run/Stop for Satellite SKU: 2-100-3124

Multi-port Cameras. A7S, A7R. Multi-port Run/Stop for Satellite SKU: 2-100-3122

Canon DSLR Run/Stop for Satellite SKU: 2-100-3120

Arri Run/Stop for Satellite SKU: 2-100-3125

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PA N N I N G W H I L E T I LT I N G / T I LT I N G W H I L E PA N N I N G M o s t g i m b a l s h a v e a d e a d b a n d s e t t i n g . M oV I c a l l s i t “J o y s t i c k W i n d o w, ” R o n i n c a l l s i t “ D e a d b a n d . ” I f y o u f i n d t h a t w h e n p a n n i n g y o u g e t s o m e t i l t , u s e t h e g i m b a l c o n f i g u r a t i o n a p p l i c a t i o n t o a d j u s t t h e P a n W i n d o w/ D e a d b a n d t o a h i g h e r n u m b e r. D o t h e s a m e f o r T i l t .

1 . Tu r n o n g i m b a l o r p l u g i n / u n p l u g S a t e l l i t e . W h e n E c l i p s e t u r n s g r e e n , h a l f- p r e s s a n d h o l d A c t i o n B u t t o n . W h e n E c l i p s e L i g h t t u r n s b l u e , r e l e a s e A c t i o n B u t t o n .

2 . W h e n E c l i p s e L i g h t i s s o l i d g r e e n , r o t a t e t h e j o y s t i c k c l o c k w i s e f o r a f u l l 3 6 0 d e g r e e s . H a l f- p r e s s A c t i o n B u t t o n .

3 . W h e n E c l i p s e L i g h t t u r n s s o l i d w h i t e , S a t e l l i t e i s c a l i b r a t e d a n d r e a d y f o r u s e .

S AT E L L I T E N O T P E R F O R M I N G P R O P E R LYRe s e t t o Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t s b y c a l i b r a t i n g S a t e l l i t e ( I n s t r u c t i o n s b e l o w )

G I M B A L M O V E S W I T H O U T T O U C H I N G T H E S AT E L L I T E1 . C a l i b r a t e g i m b a l p e r t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r i n s t r u c t i o n s .2 . Re b o o t g i m b a l3 . C a l i b r a t e S a t e l l i t e ( I n s t r u c t i o n s b e l o w )

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