CDA-TEK PBC Bedienungsanleitung
PBC
USER GUIDE
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Thank you for purchasing the PBC by CDA-TEK.
With the PBC, you will be able to control and monitor the primary controls of your
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera wirelessly via Bluetooth LE.
The PBC uses a simple two button interface to control all of these parameters within your
camera and has a bright daylight readable colour screen to monitor their current settings.
Despite only having this very simple interface, both the Aand Bbuttons can be configured
to control up to six different functions of your camera at any one time from a selection of
sixteen possibilities.
The PBC is fitted with an internal high capacity battery that provides a continuous run time
of up to five hours and is re-charged from its USB-C port using the supplied cable and can
also be powered directly from this port whilst it is re-charging.
In addition, the PBC can also be used as an interface hub to allow wireless focus control
of your camera using either the Tilta Nucleus Nano Focus wheel or our own forthcoming
PXP expander unit.
As well as the PXP, we will be releasing additional expansion options in the future that will
also use the PBC in this interface hub mode.
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WELCOME TO THE PBC
Battery charging and power on.
The internal battery of the PBC is charged using the supplied USB-C cable and a full
charge from flat should take approximately two hours and we recommend doing this
before following the rest of the guide.
The PBC is powered on using the reset switch, by pressing the Bbutton if it is in
Hibernate mode or automatically by applying USB power when the battery is empty.
Bonding the PBC to your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
Before you can use the PBC to control your camera for the first time, you must first
perform the initial bonding process.
To initiate this process, with PBC powered on, switch your camera on, navigate to the
Bluetooth control page of its SETUP menu and ensure that Bluetooth is set to ON.
When the PBC finds you camera and connects to it, your camera will display a PIN
number to be entered and the PBC will invoke the PIN entry screen below.
Use the Abutton on the PBC to increase the value of the number to match the first one in
the requested PIN, then press the Bbutton to move to the and repeat the process until
you match all six numbers. Finally, move to the OK field and press the Abutton to submit
the PIN after which you should see a confirmation message on the camera screen and the
PBC will reboot and you will be able to control your camera.
If you make a mistake, simply wait for the PBC to reboot and the camera will display a
new PIN for you to try again. This bonding process is only performed the very first time
you connect to your camera and all subsequent connections will be automatically
authorised.
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GETTING STARTED
Monitoring your camera status.
When you have connected your PBC to your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera you will
be presented with its single screen display interface which shows you the current settings
of the camera in the following order :
•Top Left - Lens Aperture
•Top Right - Shutter Angle
•Middle Left - ISO
•Middle Right - Control Layer (*only applicable when using focus controller)
•Bottom Left - Temperature
•Bottom Right - Tint
As this is a live status display, any changes made by you using the PBC or on the camera
itself will automatically be updated and will turn Red whenever the camera is in Record to
give you a high visibility status confirmation.
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BASIC OPERATION PART 1
Controlling your camera functions.
The Aand Bbuttons of your PBC can be configured to control up to six different functions
of your camera at any one time from a selection of sixteen possibilities.
To achieve this, different functions are individually assigned to be activated on a single
press, a double press or a long press of the Aand Bbuttons.
As a default, these are setup as follows :
Therefore when you boot your PBC for the first time, pressing the Abutton once will
increase the Aperture of your lens, double pressing the Bbutton will decrease the ISO and
doing a long press of the Abutton will toggle the camera between Record and Stop.
We will detail how to change these configurations in the next section of the User Guide."
BUTTON
PRESS TYPE
FUNCTION
A
SINGLE
APERTURE UP
A
DOUBLE
ISO UP
A
LONG
RECORD START/STOP
B
SINGLE
APERTURE DOWN
B
DOUBLE
ISO DOWN
B
LONG
AUTO FOCUS
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BASIC OPERATION PART 2
How to activate and navigate the Setup Menus.
When you boot your PBC, you are provided with the option to access the Setup menus by
pressing the Abutton before it begins the connection process to the camera.
If you do not press either the Abutton to access the Setup menu or the Bbutton to put the
PBC into Hibernate mode, it will continue the connection process to the camera
automatically after a few seconds.
If you have pressed the Abutton then you will be presented with the main Setup Menu
screen.
The menu is navigated using the Bbutton to move to the next item and then pressing the
Abutton will action that choice. In the case of items with multiple options, pressing the A
button will activate the next option.
Navigating to Restart and pressing the Abutton will save all configuration changes and
reboot the PBC."
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CONFIGURING YOUR PBC : PART 1
How to select your camera and expansion option.
You should only change this option if you are using either a Tilta Nucleus Nano wheel or
our own upcoming PXP. As the focus control system is different between the Pocket 4K
and Pocket 6K, it is important that you choose the correct option.
At the main Setup Menu screen, use the Bbutton to navigate to Expansion Module and
then use the Abutton to cycle through the options.
These are :
•NONE#: If you are not using a Tilta Nucleus Nano or our upcoming PXP.
•P4K-Tilta : If you are using a Pocket 4K with a Tilta Nucleus Nano.
•P6K-Tilta : If you are using a Pocket 6K with a Tilta Nucleus Nano.
•P4K-PXP : If you are using a Pocket 4K with our upcoming PXP.
•P6K-PXP : If you are using a Pocket 6K with our upcoming PXP.
How to select your Display Scheme option.
With the Display Scheme option, you can choose from any one of four different
background colour for your PBC.
To change this, at the main Setup Menu screen, use the Bbutton to navigate to
Expansion Module and then use the Abutton to cycle through the options of CYAN,
ORANGE, BLUE and BLACK."
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CONFIGURING YOUR PBC : PART 2
How to select your camera and expansion option.
How to change your button assignment.
The PBC can have different functions assigned to each of its three different types of
button pressing action for both its Aand Bbuttons.
To configure these, at the Setup Menu screen, use the Bbutton to navigate to Button
Assignment and then use the Abutton to activate the Button Assignment Menu.
To change an assignment, navigate to the required button action using the Bbutton and
use the Abutton to cycle through the options. These options are :
•AP + : Aperture up
•AP - : Aperture down
•ISO + : ISO up
•ISO - : ISO down
•SHR + : Shutter angle up
•SHR - : Shutter angle down
•TMP + : Temperature up
•TMP - : Temperature down
•TINT + : Tint up
•TINT - : Tint down
•WB + : Cycle through White Balance presets
•HFR : Toggle HFR on/off
•AWB : Automatic White Balance
•AEX : Auto Exposure
•AF : Auto Focus
•REC : Record start/stop
When you have completed your selection, navigate to Save, press the Abutton and the
PBC will reboot with your new configuration active."
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CONFIGURING YOUR PBC : PART 3
How to select your camera and expansion option.
How to remove lenses from the lens database.
This option is only applicable if you are using a Pocket 6K camera with either a Tilta
Nucleus Nano wheel or our own upcoming PXP module.
As the focus control system of the Pocket 6K is entirely different to the Pocket 4K and due
to the variance in the focus control resolution of different lenses, each lens must be
calibrated individually and the results stored in the PBC's LENS DATABASE.
When the PBC is connected to a Pocket 6K and detects a lens change it automatically
checks to see if the lens exists in its database and if it isn't then it prompts you to instigate
the automated calibration process and then adds it to the database.
The LENS DATABASE option enables you to delete any number of the stored calibrations
to enable you to re-calibrate them when you next connect it to the camera and is
accessed by navigating in the main Setup Menu to Lens Database and pressing the A
button.
With the LENS CALIBRATIONS screen open, navigate to Lens using the Bbutton and
then select the required lens for deletion using the Abutton.
When you have selected the lens, use the Bbutton to navigate to Delete and then to save
these changes use the Bbutton again to navigate to Save and press the Abutton to
remove it from the LENS DATABASE and the PBC will then automatically restart.
The next time you attach the deleted lens to the camera, you will automatically be
prompted to re-calibrate it using the automated calibration function.
Selecting Abort will abort the changes made to the LENS DATABASE.
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CONFIGURING YOUR PBC : PART 4
How to select your camera and expansion option.
How to perform maintenance operations.
The MAINTENANCE MENU gives you access to several maintenance operations for your
PBC.
The first option in this menu is Double Click Tune and enables you to fine tune the timing
interval (in milliseconds) to register as a double click that best suits your operational style.
Different timing intervals can be cycled through using the Abutton and then navigate to
Save to update the preference and reboot your PBC.#
Clear Bonds is a function that enables you to clear all Bluetooth bonding information from
the PBC to your Pocket Cinema Camera.
This function is only required you have used the CLEAR ALL option (either intentionally
or accidentally) in your camera Setup to delete all bonded devices.
If you use the Clear Bonds function then you must also use the CLEAR ALL function in
the camera Setup before attempting to connect again and bond again.
The final option in the MAINTENANCE MENU#is Firmware Update which will instigate
the update process to enable you to upgrade your PBC for future features and
enhancements.
Full instructions regarding updating PBC using Firmware Update will be provided with the
release notes for any version.
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CONFIGURING YOUR PBC : PART 5
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