ARRI WVT-1 User manual

WVT-1, WVR-1 & WVR-1s
Wireless Video Transmitter & Receiver
USER MANUAL
15th May 2019
WVT-1, WVR-1 & WVR-1s
Wireless Video Transmitter & Receiver
USER MANUAL
15th May 2019

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Imprint
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Betriebs KG. All rights reserved. No parts of this document
may be reproduced without prior written consent of Arnold &
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are subject to change without notice. Errors, omissions, and
modifications excepted.
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E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.arri.com

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Scope
This User Manual applies to the following product:
K2.0014051 WVT-1 with Software Update Packet 4.3.28
K2.0014053 WVR-1 with Software Update Packet 4.3.28
K2.0022606 WVR-1s with Software Update Packet 4.3.28
Revision history
Version ID Order # Release Date
01 10002495 K5.0015372 K09431 25.07.2017
02 10002495 K5.0015372 W01412 25.09.2018
03 10002495 K5.0015372 W01498 14.03.2019

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Disclaimer
Before using the products described in this manual, be sure to
read and understand all the respective instructions.
The ARRI Wireless Video Transmitter & Receiver WVT-1, WVR-1
& WVR-1s is/are only available to commercial customers. By
utilization, the customer agrees that the WVT-1, WVR-1 &
WVR-1s or other components of the system are deployed for
commercial use only. Otherwise the customer must contact ARRI
before utilization.
While ARRI endeavors to enhance the quality, reliability and
safety of their products, customers agree and acknowledge that
the possibility of defects thereof cannot be eliminated entirely.
To minimize the risk of damage to property or injury (including
death) to persons arising from defects in the products, customers
must incorporate sufficient safety measures in their work with the
system and heed the stated canonic use.
ARRI or its subsidiaries do not assume any responsibility for
losses incurred due to improper handling or configuration of the
WVT-1, WVR-1 & WVR-1s or other system components.
ARRI assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear
in this document. The information is subject to change without
notice.
For product specification changes after this manual was
published, refer to the latest published ARRI data sheets or
release notes, etc., for the most up-to-date specifications. Not
all products and/or types are available in every country. Please
check with an ARRI sales representative for availability and
additional information.
Neither ARRI nor its subsidiaries assume any liability for
infringement of patents, copyrights or other intellectual property
rights of third parties by or arising from the use of ARRI products
or any other liability arising from the use of such products. No
license, express, implied or otherwise, is granted under any
patents, copyrights or other intellectual property right of ARRI or
others.
ARRI or its subsidiaries expressly exclude any liability, warranty,
demand or other obligation for any claim, representation, cause,
action, or whatsoever, express or implied, whether in contract or
not, including negligence, or incorporated in terms and conditions,

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whether by statue, law or otherwise. In no event shall ARRI
or its subsidiaries be liable for or have a remedy for recovery
of any special, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential
damages, including, but not limited to lost profits, lost savings,
lost revenues or economic loss of any kind or for any claim by
a third party, downtime, good-will, damage to or replacement of
equipment or property, any cost or recovery of any material or
goods associated with the assembly or use of our products, or
any other damages or injury of the persons and so on or under
any other legal theory.
In the event that one or all of the foregoing clauses are not
allowed by applicable law, the fullest extent permissible clauses
by applicable law are validated.

6 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 .............................................................................................1
2 For Your Safety................................................................. 8
3 Audience and intended use........................................... 10
4 Introduction......................................................................13
5 WVT-1 Layout.................................................................. 16
6 WVR-1 Layout..................................................................18
7 WVR-1s Layout................................................................20
8 Getting started.................................................................22
8.1 Preparation..............................................................22
8.2 Operation.................................................................23
8.2.1 Pairing ALEXA LF or ALEXA SXT W to an
ARRI WVS receiver.................................... 23
8.2.2 Pairing WVT-1 to an ARRI WVS
receiver....................................................... 24
8.2.3 Pairing notes...............................................24
8.2.4 OSD messages...........................................25
8.3 Status LEDs............................................................ 28
8.4 Sample setups........................................................ 29
9 Supported resolutions....................................................30
10 Supported frequencies................................................... 31
11 Software update.............................................................. 32
12 Troubleshooting.............................................................. 33

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13 Appendix.......................................................................... 35
13.1 Compatibility............................................................35
13.2 Pinouts.................................................................... 36
13.3 Part Numbers..........................................................37
13.4 Specifications WVT-1..............................................38
13.5 Specifications WVR-1............................................. 39
13.6 Specifications WVR-1s........................................... 40
13.7 Dimensions and weight WVT-1.............................. 42
13.8 Dimensions and weight WVR-1.............................. 43
13.9 Dimensions and weight WVR-1s............................ 44
13.10 Radio system.......................................................... 45
13.10.1Antenna connector......................................45
13.10.2Color coding................................................45
13.10.3Setting the region of the wireless video
function........................................................45
13.11 Service Contacts.....................................................46
13.12 International declarations........................................ 47

8 For Your Safety
2 For Your Safety
Before use, please ensure that all users read, understand, and
follow the instructions comprehensively in this document.
Risk Levels and Alert Symbols
Safety warnings, safety alert symbols, and signal words in these
instructions indicate different risk levels:
DANGER!
DANGER indicates an imminent hazardous situation, which, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING!
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if
not avoided, may result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION!
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if
not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE explains practices not related to physical injury. No
safety alert symbol appears with this signal word.
Note: Provides additional information to clarify or simplify a
procedure.

For Your Safety 9
Vital Precautions
DANGER!
Risk of electric shock and fire!
Short-circuits may entail lethal damage!
Before use, read and follow all valid instructions.
Use solely and exclusively as described in the instructions.
Never open. Never insert objects.
For operation, always use a power source as indicated in the
instructions.
Always unplug the cable by gripping the plug, not the cable.
Never try to repair. All repair work should be done by a
qualified ARRI Service Center.
Never remove or deactivate any safety equipment (incl.
warning stickers or paint marked screws).
Always protect from moisture, cold, heat, dirt, vibration, shock,
or aggressive substances.
General precautions
Use only the tools, materials and procedures recommended in
this document. Unplug all cables during transport.
Do not store the WVT-1, WVR-1 & WVR-1s in places where it/
they may be subject to temperature extremes, direct sunlight,
high humidity, severe vibration, or strong magnetic fields.

10 Audience and intended use
3 Audience and intended use
NOTICE
The product is solely and exclusively available for commercial
customers and shall be used by skilled personnel only. Every
user should be trained according to ARRI guidelines. Use
the product only for the purpose described in this document.
Always follow the valid instructions and system requirements
for all equipment involved.
The WVT-1, WVR-1 & WVR-1s are solely and exclusively for use
on professional camera setups.

Warranty 11
Warranty
For scope of warranty, please ask your local ARRI Service
Partner. ARRI is not liable for consequences from inadequate
shipment, improper use, or third-party products.

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How to use this manual
Connectors are all written in capital letters, for example, LCS.
Buttons are all written in capital letters, for example, MENU soft
button.
Menus and screens are written in italic letters, for example home
screen.
The appendix at the back of the manual contains useful reference
material including radio frequencies, spare parts and additional
accessories, connector pin-out diagrams and dimensional
drawings.

Introduction 13
4 Introduction
ARRI WVT-1 is a stand-alone Wireless Video Transmitter that
transmits the video signal from any camera to the Wireless Video
Receiver (WVR-1) or Transvideo Starlite ARRI-WVS monitor.
It can transmit at 5GHz up to a distance of 600m with less than
1ms delay. The transmission is always secured by 128bit AES
encryption and is uncompressed. One Transmitter can transmit
to up to four receivers. The housing is spray and dust proof
aluminum with built-in collars for antenna and BNC connectors
and offers several professional mounting options.
The ARRI WVR-1 is a stand-alone, long range Wireless Video
Receiver that receives the signal from the integrated HD video
transmitter of the ALEXA LF, ALEXA SXT W or the Wireless
Video Transmitter WVT-1. The housing is spray and dust proof
aluminum with built-in collars for antenna and BNC connectors
and offers several professional mounting options. The WVR-1 has
an interface for battery adapter plates and includes an external
power out connector that makes powering external accessories
possible.

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The ARRI WVR-1s is a stand-alone Wireless Video Receiver that
receives the signal from the integrated HD video transmitter of
the ALEXA LF, ALEXA SXT W or the Wireless Video Transmitter
WVT-1. The housing is spray and dust proof aluminum with built-
in collars for the BNC connector. It offers several professional
mounting options and is optimized for hand held users like focus
pullers and directors. The WVR-1s has an interface for battery
adapter plates and includes an external power out connector that
makes powering external accessories possible.
Main features
WVT-1 can be used with any camera with SDI OUT
WVR-1 and WVR-1s receive the video from the integrated
HD video transmitter of the ALEXA LF, ALEXA SXT W or
the Wireless Video Transmitter WVT-1
Professional built quality, power options and accessories
High performance video transmission:
Robust link
Long range WVR-1 (600m, 2,000ft), WVR-1s
(150m, 192ft)
Zero delay (< 1ms)
Secure (128bit AES encryption)
Uncompressed
Includes basic metadata: 2 channel audio, REC
flag, timecode (VITC)
NOTICE
To tap the full potential of the device, have all connected units
updated to the latest available firmware.

Introduction 15
Visit www.arri.com/ru/camera/alexa/cam-
eras/camera_details/alexa-sxt-w/subsec-
tion/wvs_components/ for up-to-date product in-
formation and software updates.

16 WVT-1 Layout
5 WVT-1 Layout
1External Antennas
2ON/OFF Power Switch
3Status LED: network, video, power
4PAIR Button
5Passive cooling element
63G-SDI OUT (BNC 75 Ohm)
73G-SDI IN (BNC 75 Ohm)
8PWR IN (10.5-34V)
9M4 mounting point
10 1/4"-20 UNC mounting point
11 USB port

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Interface Description
Antennas External antenna
PAIR Button Starts pairing process
ON/OFF Power Switch Switches the unit ON/OFF
PWR IN connects to power source
(10.5-34V)
3G-SDI IN (BNC 75 Ohm) connector capable of
carrying a 1920x1080 422 up to 3G-
SDI signal
3G-SDI OUT (BNC 75 Ohm) connector capable of
carrying a 1920x1080 422 up to 3G-
SDI signal
USB port Protected by srew-mounted lid.
Used for firmware updates
M4 mounting points Mounting points for optional acces-
sories
1/4"-20 UNC mounting
point
Mounting point for optional acces-
sories

18 WVR-1 Layout
6 WVR-1 Layout
1Extenal Antennas
2DFS Antenna Window
3STATUS Button
4SIGNAL Quality Indicator
5Status LED: network, video, power
6PAIR Button
7ON/OFF Power Switch
8Passive cooling element
9PWR IN (10.5-34V)
10 PWR OUT (12V)
11 3G-SDI output 2 (BNC 75 Ohm)
12 3G-SDI output 1 (BNC 75 Ohm)
13 Interface for WVR-1 Battery Adapter
Plates
14 M4 mounting point
15 1/4''-20 UNC mounting point
16 USB port

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Interface Description
Antennas External antennas
STATUS Button Disables and re-enables on screen
display (OSD) information: signal
strength, distance (D), resolution
PAIR Button Starts pairing process
ON/OFF Power Switch Switches the unit ON/OFF
PWR IN Connects to power source
(10.5-34V)
PWR OUT 12V power out to power monitors
3G-SDI OUT (BNC 75 Ohm) connectors capable
of carrying a 1920x1080 422 up to
3G-SDI signal
USB port Protected by srew-mounted-lid.
Used for firmware updates
M4 mounting points Mounting points for optional acces-
sories
1/4"-20 UNC mounting
point
Mounting point for optional acces-
sories

20 WVR-1s Layout
7 WVR-1s Layout
1Internal Antennas
2STATUS button
3SIGNAL quality indicator
4Status LED: network, video, power
5PAIR button
6Micro USB port
7ON/OFF power switch
8PWR IN (10.5 -34V)
9M4 mounting point
10 1/4''-20 UNC mounting point
11 3G-SDI output (BNC 75 Ohm)
12 PWR OUT (12V)
13 Battery adapter plate mechanical inter-
faces
14 Battery adapter plate electronic inter-
faces