VARIZOOM TOC F1 Operation Manual

Summary of TOC F1

  • Page 1

    - 1 - toc f1 operations manual.

  • Page 2: General Description

    - 2 - general description the toc f1 is a single channel wireless lens control system. The system can be used on most broadcast or cinema lenses. The toc f1 includes a hand held controller/transmitter, rechargeable battery, lens drive motor, single channel receiver, universal gear set, and battery c...

  • Page 3: 1. Setup

    - 3 - 1. Setup the toc is provided with various gears to fit almost any broadcast or cinema lens. Select the proper gear pitch for the proper lens ring. The gears can also be switched to either side of the motor if needed. Warning: if you are using the toc with a servo powered lens, make absolutely ...

  • Page 4

    - 4 - after the motor has been mounted on the rod, secure the gear against the proper lens ring and tighten the dovetail clamp. Mount your toc receiver and attach the antenna. First plug the lens motor into toc receiver (yellow to yellow) then plug power from camera into toc receiver (red to red). D...

  • Page 5: Basic Operation

    - 5 - the lens motor will then move to the position at which the knob is set. The lens motor is now ready for use, and will move according to the position of the knob on the hand controller. Note: if you turn off power to the receiver, it will store the calibration set in the last use. As long as yo...

  • Page 6: 1. Home Screen

    - 6 - 1. Home screen from the home screen, you can monitor the current lens position as well as enter the control, calibrate, setup, and system menu screens. 2. Control menu from the control menu screen, you can set motor or knob limits, reverse motor or knob response direction, and adjust smoothing...

  • Page 7: 3. Calibrate Menu

    - 7 - 3. Calibrate menu the calibrate menu is where you will calibrate the motor to the current lens that you are using. For all lenses that have stop points (most eng and cinema lenses), after you have mounted the motor to the lens tap the “automatic” button, and the motor will automatically move t...

  • Page 8: 4. Setup Menu

    - 8 - 4. Setup menu the setup menu is where you can adjust power feedback, com mode, backlash compensation, and controller input. “power feedback” will allow you to adjust the motor output power during auto calibration. Some lenses require more force to move the lens rings than others. If the motor ...

  • Page 9: 5. System Menu

    - 9 - 5. System menu the system menu is where you can monitor battery output, as well as adjust screen brightness, toggle led’s on/off, or reset all parameters if needed. If screen brightness is adjust to 100, it will enter “daylight mode”, which will change the color scheme to be more visible in ex...

  • Page 10

    - 10 - d) – after calibrating, the motor does not reach all the way to end of the lens rotation (i.E., it doesn’t hit ∞ or the nearest focal point): problem: the focus knob is not properly calibrated solution: you can calibrate the knob (and the slider) by accessing the hidden knob calibrate menu. E...