PANAVISION millennium User manual

THE PANAFLEX MILLENNIUM
Operations Manual

PANAVISION
6219 De Soto Avenue Woodland Hills, CA
818.316.1000 91367

Nolan Murdock
Gary Woods
Roger Jennings
Richard J. Piedra
Susan J. Stone
Christina Peters
design and production
text
photos
Copyright 2000, Panavision, Inc.
©
Second edition: 09/00
THE PANAFLEX MILLENNIUM
Operations Manual

Table of Contents
SECTION ONE _______________ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 .................................. Cable Specifications
1.2 .................................. Came a Specifications
1.3 .................................. Came a Illust ations
1.4 .................................. Side Came a Views
1.5 .................................. F ont and Rea Came a Views
1.6 .................................. G ound Glass Options
SECTION TWO ______________ PACKING AND SHIPPING
2.1 .................................. Packing and T anspo t
2.2 .................................. Accesso y Cases
SECTION THREE _____________ ASSEMBLY
3.1 .................................. Came a Assembly
3.2 .................................. Digital Display
3.3 .................................. I is Rod B acket
3.4 .................................. On-Boa d Monito and B acket
3.5 .................................. Panalens Lite with Video
3.6 .................................. Witness Came a Monito and B acket
3.7 .................................. Auxilia y Ca ying Handle
3.8 .................................. Follow Focus
3.9 .................................. Eyepiece Option
3.10 ................................ Eyepiece Levele
SECTION FOUR ______________ MAGAZINE
4.1 .................................. Magazine Loading
4.2 .................................. Inching
4.3 .................................. Checking Remaining Footage
4.4 .................................. Reve sing
4.5 .................................. B akes

PANAFLEX MILLENNIUM Contents
Table of Contents
SECTION FIVE _______________ CAMERA OPERATION
5.1 .................................. Attaching the Magazine
5.2 .................................. Th eading the Came a
5.3 .................................. Inte nal Manual and Elect onic Inching
5.4 .................................. Pitch and St oke Adjust
5.5 .................................. Removing the Ape tu e Plate
5.6 .................................. Removing/Replacing/Lub icating Movement
5.7 ..................................... Behind-the-Lens Filte
5.8...................................... Envi onmental Conce ns
SECTION SIX ________________ VIEWFINDER
6.1 .................................. Focus Tube
6.2 .................................. Hand Held Eyepiece
6.3 .................................. Extension Eyepiece
SECTION SEVEN _____________ CAMERA CONTROL
7.1 .................................. Connecto Panel
7.2 .................................. Rea Panel and Cont ols
7.3 .................................. Ope ato Side Panel and Cont ols
7.4................................... Digital Display
7.5 .................................. Local A ea Cont ol (LAC)
SECTION EIGHT _____________ VIDEO ASSIST
8.1 .............................. Video Assist Cont ols
8.2 .............................. Cha acte Gene ato Cont ols
8.3 .................................. Video Output
8.4 .................................. Display Options
This manual is specific to the operation of the Panaflex Millennium.
For general information and specifics on other Panaflex cameras,
please refer to The Panaflex Users Manual by David Samuelson.

general specifications
one

Focus & T-Stop Motor 7 Pin Lemo #1B to 7 Pin Lemo #1B
1 Moto +
2 Moto -
3 Ch A
4 +5 VCC
5 G ound
6 Ch B
7ID
Auxiliary 10 Pin Lemo #2S to 10 Pin Lemo #2S
124V OUT
2 Came a ID
39V OUT - When came a is on
4 Tach OUT
5 Spa e
6 Remote Clock Relay
7 Remote Clock Signal IN
8 G ound
9 Shutte Pulse
10 Remote ON/OFF
Zoom Motor 4 Pin Lemo #1B to 6 Pin Lemo #2S
1 Feedback 3
2 Feedback 4
3 Moto 2
4 Moto 5
Zoom Power 2 Pin Lemo #1S to 2 Pin Lemo #1S
124V OUT
2 G ound
Power Cable 3 Pin Lemo to 3 Pin male XLR
124VDC
2 G ound
1.1 Cable specifications
1
7
6
25
34
1
67
2
58
9
10
3
4
1
23
4
1
6
5
2
3
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
onnector as viewed from the rear with keyway up. onnectors are numbered
counterclockwise in the plug and clockwise in the receptacle.
•= pin, º= socket

PANAFLEX MILLENNIUM general specifications
1.2 Camera specifications
Flange Focal distance ...................... 2.2488" ...... 57.119mm
Powe ................................................ 24 volt System
Speed Range .................................... 3-50 FPS fo wa d/ eve se
Shutte Angle .................................. 11.2-180º
Elect onically Cont olled
Moto .............................................. DC B ushless
Moto Cont ol ................................ Digital PLL
Fuses ................................................ Auto-Reset The mal
Mi o .............................................. 150º Full Reflex
Camera weights and measures
Body–Steadicam Ready ................ PFX-M .... 17.2 lbs...... 7.80 kg.
Focus Tube ...................................... MFT ........ 3.9 lbs. ......1.77 kg.
Extension Eyepiece ........................ MEPX ...... 4.7 lbs. .......2.13kg.
Hand Held Eyepiece ..................... MEPP ....... 1.1 lbs. ......0.50 kg.
1000' Magazine .............................. MM10 ....... 12 lbs. ......5.44 kg.
400' Magazine ................................. MM4 ........... 6 lbs.......2.72 kg.
I is Rod B acket .............................. MIRB ....... 1.1 lbs. ......0.50 kg.
Butte fly Digital Display ................ MDD ....... 0.5 lbs. ......0.23 kg.
Hand Held Rig .............................. HHGA ...... 4.1 lbs. ......1.86 kg.
Steadicam Adapte Plate ............... MSCD ...... 0.7 lbs.....0.317 kg.
Steadicam Low-Mode Adapte .... MSCPA ..... 0.5 lbs. ......0.23 kg.

SIDE VIEW
REAR MOUNT
400' MAG
SIDE VIEW
TOP MOUNT
400' MAG
20.30"
(515.6mm) 11.06"
(280.9mm)
8.35"
(212.1mm)
16.15"
(410.2mm)
6.75"
(171.5mm)
11.53"
(292.9mm)
14.50"
(368.3mm)
1.84"
(46.7mm)
11.95"
(303.5mm)
1.52"
(38.6mm)
1.3 Camera illustrations—400' magazine