ARRI DEH-2 User manual

Digital Encoder Head
DEH-2
O P E R A T I N G M AN U A L
2023-09-07 (V1.0, English)

Disclaimer 2
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Content 4
Content
1 About this document........................................................................................................5
2 About the Product............................................................................................................ 7
2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................7
2.2 Intended use..................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Technical Data.................................................................................................................. 8
2.4 Environmental Conditions.................................................................................................9
2.5 Certifications and Safety Standards................................................................................. 9
3 Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................11
3.1 Safety Conventions and Product Labels........................................................................ 11
3.2 General Safety Instructions............................................................................................ 12
4 Installation and Operation............................................................................................. 15
4.1 DEH-2 Overview............................................................................................................. 15
4.2 DEH-2 Installation...........................................................................................................17
4.3 Pin Out............................................................................................................................ 18
4.4 LBUS Setup.................................................................................................................... 19
5 Cleaning and Repair.......................................................................................................21
5.1 To Change the Battery................................................................................................... 22
6 Transportation, Storage and Disposal..........................................................................23
7 Specification of the BiSS Protocol............................................................................... 24
8 ARRI Service Contacts...................................................................................................29

About this document 5
1 About this document
Audience
This operating manual is aimed at everyone involved in using the system and provides directions
on how to operate it safely and as intended. To ensure safe and correct use, all users must read the
operating manual before using the system for the first time.
This operating manual is an essential part of this product and must be easily accesible and in close
proximity to the equipment so that users can use it as a reference anytime.
The separate user manuals for the Master Grips, OCU-1 and DEP-1 contains more detailed information
about the features and functionalities of the device.
Please visit the website www.arri.com to download the additional user manuals and much more
information.
Keep the operating manual, the user manuals and all other operating and assembly instructions
belonging to the system in a safe place for future reference and possible subsequent owners.
How To Use This Manual
All directions are given from a camera operator's point of view.
For example, camera-right side refers to the right side of the camera when standing behind the camera
and operating it in a normal fashion.
Additional Information
For useful information in addition to this operating manual please have a look at the ARRI Learn & Help
section on the ARRI website.
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