<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhen using more than one controller in a wireless lens control setup, there’s always a possibility of control conflict. This happens when more than one device tries to control a particular lens motor. For example, the focus puller is controlling the focus motor with the WCU-4, but the DIT wants control over iris with an SXU-1. Naturally, you set both the WCU-4 and the SXU-1 to the same radio channel to match the camera or UMC, but you can’t get it to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First<\/strong>, switch off control of the zoom axis from the WCU-4 hand unit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- From the main menu of the WCU-4, navigate to CONTROL SETUP<\/strong><\/em> and select it. <\/li>
- On the control setup page, you can see which interface is mapped to which of the lens axises – typically knob to focus, slider to iris and stick to zoom.<\/li>
- In our example, we want to give control over the iris axis to the wireless SXU-1, so we navigate to the SLIDER SETUP<\/em><\/strong> page by pressing the bottom left soft button labeled SLIDER<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>
- Once in the SLIDER SETUP<\/em><\/strong> menu, select CONTROL<\/em><\/strong> and press the bottom right soft button labeled CHANGE<\/strong> until you set CONTROL<\/em><\/strong> to OFF<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>
- Exit the menu using the top right soft button labeled BACK<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Second<\/strong>, get into the SXU-1 menu and make sure it is set to control the IRIS<\/strong> axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFinally<\/strong>, switch off both the WCU-4 and the SXU-1. Then, turn only the SXU-1 on, wait for it to connect to the camera or UMC, and verify you have control over the iris motor. Once you have done this, turn on the WCU-4 and check if you still have control over focus and\/or zoom through it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou can follow the same procedure to hand over control over the zoom axis (to a ZMU-3 with a WZE-3 attachment, for example), you just need to turn off CONTROL<\/strong> in the STICK SETUP<\/strong><\/em> menu. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf after doing this you’re still experiencing issues, make sure all the devices, especially the WCU-4(s), are using the latest firmware. ARRI did report and fix a couple of bugs in this department over the years, so if the unit you’re using is running an older firmware, it may be part of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n