PDMOVIE REMOTE AIR PRO 3 PD4-S1 User manual

REMOTE AIR PRO 3
（PD4-S1/S2/S3）
PDMOVIE Wireless Follow Focus System
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Notice For Use
Welcome To Use REMOTE AIR Pro 3
1. REMOTE AIR PRO 3 is a professional three-channel wireless follow focus system. It can
simply
and quickly to control the focus, zoom and iris of the film Lens or the SLR Lens.
2. Before using the product, please read the instructions earnestly or watch the teaching
videos for learning the using skills of the products. If there are any direct or indirect adverse
effects due to operational errors, our company will not assume any responsibility.
3. Please do not dismantle, repair or refit the internal structure of the product without
authorization. If the product is damaged or cannot use normally due to the above improper
operation, our company has the right to refuse the maintain.
4. If you need technical support or the product have any problem,Please contact us.
MOTOR AIR MOTOR AIR MOTOR PRO AIR PRO 3 Controller

Configuration List
Three channel can be paired with slave motor PD-MX/PD-MP to use.
Serial number
Name
PD4-S1
PD4-S2
PD4-S3
1
Controller
(PD4-HT)
1 1 1
21 1 1
3
Receiver motor
(PD-RX)
—1
4Slave motor
(PD-MP)
Slave motor
(PD-MX)
3
—
1 1
—
33
5
1 1 1
6
Slave Motor Cable 0.4m
( 6 pin ) —1 1
7
D-Tap Power Cable 0.7m
( 6 pin ) 1 1 1
8
USB Charging Cable 0.9m
( 6 pin ) 111
9
15mm/19mm Adapter Ring
1
2
3
10
Glow in the Dark Marking Disk
4
4
4
11
Short Antenna
1
1
1
12
Long Antenna
Connector
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
4
4
4
14
Safety Box
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
16
17
18
19
Micro USB Charging Cable
1
1
1
Li42B Battery
(3.7V 600mAh 2.2Wh)
Li42B Battery Charger
1/4 Screws
Hex Spanners
Rope
⑤
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① ⑥
⑦⑧ ⑨ ⑩
③ ④
11 12
②
13 14 15 17 1816

Product Sketch Map Controller
Lights For Focus Control Wheel
Lights For Iris Pull-push Lever
Lights For
Controller Status
Lights For
Zoom Pull-push Lever
OLED Screen
PD4-HT Front Sketch Map PD4-HT Back Sketch Map
PD4-HT Left Side Sketch Map PD4-HT Right Side Sketch Map
Focus Function Button
Zoom Function Button
ZOOM Pull-push Lever
ON/OFF,Channel
IRIS Function Button
IRIS Pull-push Lever
Focus Control Wheel
FOCUS
IRIS ZOOM
Battery placement
Control 5v in
ZOOM
FOCUS
IRIS

Antenna
0.8 Gear
Channel Button
U-clamp
REMOTE
7V-20V
OLED Screen
Lights For
Motor Status
1.Install the motor
on (15/19mm) rods.
2.Locking U-clamp.
3.Install the Antenna
and the Power Cable.
1. Install Motor
Install the motor on 19mm or 15mm (using the adapter) rods. At the same time, the motor gear
stuck on the lens gear. Then install the antenna to the main motor PD-RX.
Front Sketch Map
Bottom Sketch Map
Left Side Sketch Map
Product Sketch MapMotor
Instruction Manual
Install

2. Connection
PD4-S1(Single Channel）：PD-RX（Receiver Motor）connect with the D-Tap Power Cable.
Then, the D-Tap Power Cable connect with V-mount Power Cable.
PD4-S2(Double Channel)：PD-RX（Receiver Motor）and PD-MP（Slave Motor）are
connected by slave motor cable，PD-MP（Slave Motor）connect with the D-Tap Power Cable.
Then, the D-Tap Power Cable connect with V-mount Power Cable.
PD4-S3(Three Channel)：PD-RX (Receive Motor) and PD-MX (Slave Motor) and PD-MP
(Slave Motor) are connected by two parts of slave cables. PD-MP (Salve Motor) connects with
the D-Tap power cable, and the D-tap power cable connects with V-mount power supply. 7-20V
interface on the motor is used for power supply and signal transmission, it can be connected
according to the most convenient location.
3. Powering on (turn on the controller and the motor)
Press the ON/OFF button on the right side of the controller for three seconds, until the screen is
bright and then loosen the button. The motor does not need to turn on or turn off, it will turn on
automatically when power supply. It will turn off automatically when outage.
4. Set up the signal channel, the motor connects to controller.
Check the info at the OLED monitor on the controller and master motor to see if they are at
the same signal channel. In case of inconsistency, you can adjusted the controller or the signal
channel of the motor. check whether is the signal lattice on the top of right screen or not when
the signal channel is consensus. If there has an indication, that has been successfully
connected.
1. Check the consistency
of the channel number.
2. Check signal
intensity.
D-Tap Power Cable
PD-RX
(Receive Motor）
PD-MP
（Slave Motor）
PD-MX
（Slave Motor）
The Slave Motor Cable The Slave Motor Cable
Instruction Manuals Set Up

Adjusting method for motor and controller channel: Click the Channel button once for awaken the
regulation channel function unitl the channel numeral blink. Then click the Channel button for changing the
channel. Channel digital flicker will automatically return to normal after 5 seconds when non-operation. (Use
the same process to change the controller and the motor's channel)
5. Set up the control channel
(1) The controller has three control parts, it can control three channels. The hand-wheel is
controlling the FOCUS (Red light), the left side of the push-pull lever is control the ZOOM
(Green light) and the right side of push-pull lever controls the IRIS (Blue light). The push-pull
lever on both sides can be set to green or blue according to the control needs. The control
channel can change by double click the button on both sides. (Specific reference: schematic
and channel list)
(2) Check the color of the state indicator light on the front of the motor, confirm whether the
motor is in the corresponding control channel. Quickly double click the channel button of the
motor to switch the control channel. Motor setup channel is a non-sequence.
6. Calibrate Lens Stroke
(1) Long press the FOCUS, ZOOM, or IRIS button on the controller for three seconds, until
the motor rotates. The motor will auto calibration of lens stroke. Multiple motors will be detected
simultaneously, when multiple channels are used.
ZOOM
FOCUS
IRIS
Press the
button for
three second.
Times of click on the buttons Channel
R1
G2
B3
Y4
C5
P6
The color of the indicator light Control
Channel 4(standby)
Channel 5(standby)
Channel 6(standby)
Yellow
Cyan
Purple
Red
Green
Blue
Focus
Zoom
Iris
(2) Long press the button on the bottom of the motor for three seconds, until the motor
rotates. The motor will auto calibration of lens stroke. When multiple channel is used, the
motor needs to be operated one by one.
Press the button for
three second.
Instruction Manuals
Set Up

Switch signal channel/Terminal calibration
R1 G2 B3 --Switching control channel
Y4 C5 P6--Switching the standby channel (Reserve Function)
Restore the lens stroke when power off / Remove the lens stroke.
Times of click on the buttons
FAST/MEDIUM/SLOW--Switch Motor Rotate Speed
Switch Motor Rotate Direction
Bluetooth Pairing
⑤ The Light Flash quickly: The quickest speed
The Light Flash Slowly: The middle speed
The Lights On: The slowest speed.
Calibration Lens Stroke
Function
④ Cancel the calibrated stroke: Do not need to restart the
motor, just press four times of button to reset the stroke
manually. Restore the lens stroke when power off: When the
motor is suddenly powered off, please press 4 times of button
for restart the calibration stroke.
(3) Manually calibration
1. Turn on the motor.
2. When the motor gear and the lens gear are completely matching, turn the lens to the
starting point and stop for 0.5 seconds.
3. Then turn the lens to the end and stop for 0.5 seconds.
4. Finally turn the lens back a little bit. The manual calibration is done. (The lens of the
focusing infinite position can reference the numerical setting of the infinity and the nearest
focal length.)
Controller PD4-HT Instruction Table Of Button
7. Use
Please turn the hand-wheel and push-pull lever of the controller for checking the corresponding
motor in normal use. The rotation speed and direction can change by the motor or controller. For
more detail, please read button instruction table on the controller and motor.
Button Function
Switch signal channel
Turn ON/OFF
Bluetooth Pairing
Calibration lens stroke
A-B Point Lens travel limit
Switching control channel
Switched ZOOM and IRIS controlled parts
Control speed of Pull-push Lever
Switch Motor Rotate Direction
ON/OFF
Times of click on the buttons
FOCUS
ZOOM
IRIS
Motor Instruction Table
①
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
②

Additional Accessories Instructions
REMOTE AIR APP
The motor can control by IOS system APP. Please search PDMOVIE or REMOTE AIR,
then download the APP from Apple store.
8. Marking Disk
After aligning the notch of the marking disk with the buckle on the handle, slide the
marking ring into the controller firmly.
TWO
ONE
1. Turn on the
AIR 4 controller 2. Initiate Bluetooth of phone
3. Turn on the APP
(Mobile automatic
connect the controller)
4. Use the AIR 4
controller to connect
the receiver motor
*
3. Turn on the APP
(Mobile automatic
connect the motor)
*
1. Turn on the
receiver motor 2. Initiate Bluetooth of phone
*Before open the APP, please make sure the APP did not running, if so, please close the APP then
reopen again.
Lights For Charger Status
During charging, the light is red.
When the charging is finished, the light
is green.
Align the position of the buckle. Assemble successful.
9. Charging instructions
Use the charging device provided in the package to charge the product to activate the battery
and ensure the product is used smoothly. Insert the battery into the corresponding battery slot to
start charging the battery.

Supplementary Specification
1. The 0.8M gear is standard configuration of motor. If need 0.4M/0.5M/0.6M motors’ gear,
please contact our after service or purchase in PDMOVIE official AliExpress store directly.
2. If the motor has any problems in the calibration process, please press the Channel button
once for stopping the calibration.
3. When controlling the SLR Lens, it suggests the motor rotation speed of being adjusted to
medium or slow. It is the best control speed for SLR shoot.
4. Recommend the SLR camera lens user using the manual calibration for calibrating.
5. The standard configuration of the power supply is B port power cable of the V-Mount
battery. The normal operating voltage of the motor is between 7V~20V. After sells service
supports the service of changing the cable and so on.
6. The standard configuration of the power supply is B port power cable of the V-Mount
battery. The normal operating voltage of the motor is between 7V~20V. After sells service
supports the service of changing the cable and so on.
7. The normal working time of the controller PD4-HT is 12 hours. If there is insufficient
power in the work, the mobile power supply with USB 5V output can be used for charging.
The normal charge for 60 minutes can be full.
8. Battery maintenance: Recommend to checking the power consumption every month to
ensure that the battery has enough power when you do not use the battery. When the
equipment is in a state of low power or no electricity for a long time, it will lead to a smaller
capacity of the battery. Overcharging or over discharging for a long time will cause loss to
the battery. It is recommended that the user keep the device power at 50~74%.