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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER ............................................................ 1
Copyright Notice................................................... 1
Trademark Disclaimer........................................... 1
COMPLIANCE .......................................................... 2
European Union Compliance Statements............. 2
Responsible Party ............................................ 2
GETTING STARTED ................................................. 3
Important Safety Instructions ............................... 3
Theory of Operation.............................................. 5
Battery Installation / Replacement........................ 6
Power Consumption ............................................. 6
CONTROL, INDICATOR AND DISPLAY.................. 7
Control .................................................................. 7
LED Indicator ........................................................ 7
Display .................................................................. 8
OPERATION ............................................................. 9
Power Up / Down ................................................. 9
Power Up ......................................................... 9
Power Down..................................................... 9
Camera Backfocus Adjustment ............................ 9
RED ONE.......................................................... 9
RED EPIC ....................................................... 13
TECHNICAL DATA ................................................. 16
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................ 17
RED Focus™ Operation Guide
Version 1.0
June 7, 2011
DISCLAIMER
RED® has made every effort to provide clear and accurate information in this Operation Guide, which is
provided solely for the user’s information. While thought to be accurate, the information in this document
is provided strictly “as is” and RED will not be held responsible for issues arising from typographical errors
or user’s interpretation of the language used herein that is different from that intended by RED. All safety
and general information is subject to change as a result of changes in local, federal or other applicable
laws.
RED reserves the right to revise this Operation Guide and make changes from time to time in the content
hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. In no event shall RED, its em-
ployees or authorized agents be liable to you for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, arising from
the use of any technical or operational information contained in this document.
For comments or questions specifically about the Operations Guide content, please send a detailed mes-
sage to [e-mail].
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2011 Red.com, Inc.
All trademarks, trade names, logos, icons, images, written material, code, and product names used in as-
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TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER
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COMPLIANCE
EUROPEAN UNION COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Red declares that the equipment described in this document is in conformance with
the requirements of the European Council EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, Low Voltage
Directive 2006/95/EC, RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC and WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC.
This declaration is based upon compliance of the product to the following standards:
•EN 55022, Information Technology Equipment - Radio Disturbance Characteristics
•EN 55024, Information Technology Equipment - Immunity Characteristics
•EN 61000-3-2, Limits for harmonic current emissions
•EN 61000-3-3, Limits for harmonic current emissions
•EN 60065, Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus, Safety requirements
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) mark applies only to countries
within the European Union (EU) and Norway. This symbol on the product and accompany-
ing documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed
with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take
this product to designated collection points where it will be accepted free of charge. Alter-
natively, in some countries you may be able to return your products to your local retailer
upon purchase of an equivalent new product.
Disposing of this product correctly will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative
effects on human health and the environment, which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste han-
dling. Please contact your local authority for further details of your nearest designated collection point.
Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in accordance with you national legisla-
tion.
For business users in the European Union, if you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment,
please contact your dealer or supplier for further information.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
Red Digital Cinema
20291 Valencia Circle
Lake Forest, CA 92630 USA

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GETTING STARTED
Congratulations on your purchase of your RED Focus. Please read the attached safety instructions, and
then carefully unpack the RED Focus. If there is any physical damage or missing components for your
RED Focus, please file a support ticket at www.RED.com/support.
RED Focus and Case
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ BEFORE USING YOUR RED FOCUS
•Heed all cautions and warnings in these instructions.
•Read these instructions before operating the RED Focus.
•Follow these instructions while operating the RED Focus.
•Keep these instructions with the RED Focus at all times.
•Install RED Focus in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
•Do not use RED Focus near water.
•Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other apparatus
that produce heat.
DO NOT MODIFY OR DISMANTLE: Do not attempt to open your RED Focus as doing so may expose
you to electric shock and serious injury. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Alteration or repairs
made to the RED Focus, except by a RED authorized service facility, will void the Limited Warranty. Users
are not permitted to make design changes or otherwise modify the operation of the RED Focus without
the express written approval of RED DIGITAL CINEMA®.

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STORAGE: Store in a protected, level and ventilated place. Avoid exposure to temperature extremes,
damp, severe vibration, strong magnetic fields, direct sunlight or local heat sources during storage. Re-
move the batteries from the RED Focus before storage.
Note that storing batteries fully charged or in high temperature conditions may permanently reduce the life
of the battery. Available battery capacity may also be temporarily lessened after storage in low tempera-
ture conditions.
The recommended storage and usage temperature for your RED Focus is:
- Operating range: TBD
- Storage range: TBD
If there are any performance issues with your RED Focus within this operating range, please file a support
ticket on www.RED.com/support.
MOISTURE: Avoid exposing your RED Focus to moisture. The unit is not waterproof, so contact with wa-
ter could cause permanent damage to the unit as well as electric shock and serious injury to the user. Do
not use the RED Focus in the rain or under other conditions with high moisture.
AVOID SHOCK: Do not expose your RED Focus to excessive vibration or impact. Be careful not to drop
your RED Focus. Internal mechanisms may be damaged by severe shock. Mechanical alignment of opti-
cal elements may be affected by excessive vibration.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose RED Focus to rain or mois-
ture.
CAUTION: Refer all service and repair to qualified RED service personnel. To reduce the risk of
electric shock, DO NOT perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instruc-
tions.
BATTERY: Ni-Cad batteries may be subject to special handling requirements pursuant to federal and lo-
cal laws. Please refer to specific shipping instructions included with your battery regarding proper trans-
port of your battery. Do not handle your battery if it is damaged or leaking. Disposal of batteries must be
in accordance with local environmental regulations. For example, California law requires that all recharge-
able batteries must be recycled by an authorized recycle center.
WARNING: Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat.
CLEANING: When cleaning your RED Focus, remember that it is not waterproof and moisture can dam-
age electronic circuitry. Do not rinse or immerse any element of the RED Focus, keep it dry at all times. Do
not use soaps, detergents, ammonia, alkaline cleaners, and abrasive cleaning compounds or solvents.
These substances may damage lens coatings and electronic circuitry. Clean only using a dry cloth.

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THEORY OF OPERATION
RED Focus is a device that attaches to the PL lens mount of the RED ONE® and RED EPIC® cameras
and projects an image into the camera’s sensor, allowing back focus to be properly adjusted for the best
picture quality.
RED Focus

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BATTERY INSTALLATION / REPLACEMENT
Power is supplied to RED Focus via two (2) AA batteries.
To install/replace the batteries:
1. Remove the two (2) screws attaching the battery cover to RED Focus.
2. Remove the battery cover.
RED Focus with Battery Cover Removed
3. Install or remove / replace the batteries.
IMPORTANT: Ensure batteries are installed as shown on RED Focus battery holder or RED Focus
will not operate.
4. Install the battery cover and screws.
POWER CONSUMPTION
RED Focus draws 42ma of power when on for 2 minutes. At this power consumption, two (2) 1.5v AA bat-
teries will run the RED Focus for approximately 52 hours (depending on the battery quality and charge
when installed).

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CONTROL, INDICATOR AND DISPLAY
This section describes the physical control, indicator and display of RED Focus.
CONTROL
The Red Power button located on the front, powers up RED Focus. After 3 minutes, RED Focus is de-
signed to automatically power down. RED Focus CANNOT be powered down manually using the Power
button.
NOTE: To manually power down RED Focus off, the batteries must be removed. Refer to GETTING
STARTED > BATTERY INSTALLATION / REPLACEMENT.
LED INDICATOR
The LED located on the front of RED Focus communicates operational status and illuminates Green when
RED Focus is ON and ready to use.
RED Focus Power Button and LED
Power Button
LED Indicator

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DISPLAY
RED Focus projects a Siemens Star image onto the camera sensor for adjusting back focus. For back fo-
cus adjustment procedure, go to OPERATION > BACKFOCUS ADJUSTMENT.
When properly installed, RED Focus will display the image in the orientation shown.
RED Focus Displayed Image

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OPERATION
This section describes powering up/down and basic controls of RED Focus and how to initiate a project.
POWER UP / DOWN
POWER UP
To power up RED Focus, press the Power button located at the front.
•The Power LED will illuminate Green indicating RED Focus is on and ready.
•The image displayed by RED Focus will be visible when installed on a cameras PL mount with the
camera powered up.
POWER DOWN
After 3 minutes, RED Focus will automatically power down. RED Focus cannot be powered down by
pressing or holding down the Red button.
NOTE: To manually power down RED Focus off, the batteries must be removed. Refer to GETTING
STARTED > BATTERY INSTALLATION / REPLACEMENT.
CAMERA BACKFOCUS ADJUSTMENT
RED ONE
1. Place the camera on a level, stable surface or mount the camera on a tripod.
2. Using a 5/32” Allen wrench, loosen the two (2) focus ring bolts.
Loosening RED ONE Focus Ring Bolts

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3. Rotate the focus ring a small amount in both directions to ensure it moves freely.
4. Install RED Focus to the camera PL mount.
A. Remove the camera lens or sensor cover if equipped.
B. Install RED Focus onto the camera in the position shown.
C. Ensure RED Focus is secured to the camera with the camera lock ring.
RED Focus Installed Properly on RED ONE Camera
5. Power up the camera.
NOTE: Allow camera to boot up completely.
6. Power up RED Focus. Refer to POWER UP / DOWN.
NOTE: Remember that RED Focus will AUTOMATICALLY power down after 3 minutes. Press the
Red button on the front to power back up.

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7. Place the camera in Magnify (Image Zoom) mode by pressing User Key 2 located on the left side of
the camera body. Refer to the RED ONE OPERATION GUIDE > SYSTEM MENU CONTROLS > SE-
TUP > KEY-MAP > USER KEYS
RED Focus Displayed Image on RED ONE Camera
NOTE: The “X” in the center of the screen is displayed by the camera and will not be lined up with
the image projected by RED Focus.
8. Adjust the camera focus ring until the image is in focus.
NOTE: The “Focus” option located under AUDIO / VIDEO MENU > VIEWFINDER > FALSE COLOR >
FOCUS can serve as a good double-check for proper focus during this procedure.
NOTE: The center of the image will never be in perfect focus as the lines are less than 1/3 of a pixel
in size.

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RED Focus Installed Properly on RED ONE Camera
9. Tighten the camera focus ring screws to 22.22 In-Lb (2.5 N.m) of Torque.
NOTE: Some shifting may occur while tightening the focus ring, recheck the back focus again and
adjust as necessary.
Tightening RED ONE Focus Ring bolts
10. This completes the RED ONE back focus adjustment.

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RED EPIC
Back focus is adjusted by turning the back focus adjustment on the top of the camera’s front plate using
a T-10 Torx screwdriver. This screw is indicated by a Siemens Star with an arrow pointing to its location.
Back Focus Adjustment Location
1. Place the camera on a level, stable surface or mount the camera on a tripod.
2. Install RED Focus to the camera PL mount.
A. Remove the camera lens or sensor cover if equipped.
B. Install RED Focus onto the camera in the position shown.
C. Ensure RED Focus is secured to the camera with the camera lock ring.
RED Focus Properly Installed on RED EPIC Camera

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3. Power up the camera.
4. Power up RED Focus. Refer to POWER UP / DOWN.
NOTE: Remember that RED Focus will AUTOMATICALLY power down after 3 minutes. Press
the Red button on the front to power back up.
5. Set the camera to Magnify. Go to SECONDARY MENUS > SETTINGS > DISPLAY > FALSE COLOR >
MAGNIFY.
NOTE: The “Focus” option located under SECONDARY MENUS > SETTINGS > DISPLAY >
FALSE COLOR > FOCUS can serve as a good double-check for proper focus during this proce-
dure.
RED Focus Displayed Image on RED ONE Camera

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6. Insert a T-10 Torx® screwdriver into the back focus adjustment screw. The screw is oriented at ap-
proximately 80° as shown.
Performing Back Focus Adjustment
7. Carefully and slowly, rotate the back focus adjustment screw to achieve optimum focus.
- Turning CLOCKWISE moves the sensor forward.
- Turning COUNTER-CLOCKWISE moves the sensor rearward.
NOTE: The center of the image will never be in perfect focus as the lines are less than 1/3 of a
pixel in size.
8. The back focus adjustment mechanism is self-locking, and does not require a supplementary locking
screw.
9. This completes the RED EPIC back focus adjustment.

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TECHNICAL DATA
The following shows the technical data for RED Focus.
Dimensions Length: 6.5” (165.1 mm)
Diameter: 2.75” (69.85 mm)
Weight TBD lbs (TBD kg)
Environment No exposure to heat
No exposure to vibration
No exposure to strong electric or magnetic fields
Operating Temperature Maximum: 50 - 104°F (10 - 40 °C)
Humidity Operating: 20 - 80 %, non-condensing
Non-Operating: 10 - 90 %, non-condensing
Air Dust-Free
Power 5V DC, 5A

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TROUBLESHOOTING
For errors or issues beyond those listed below, please contact support through our web site at
www.red.com/support.
•RED FOCUS Does Not Power Up - Verify batteries are installed correctly - reinstall if necessary. If
batteries are installed correctly, replace batteries with fresh ones.
•RED FOCUS Image Is Blurry After Tightening Focus Ring Bolts (RED ONE) - Some shifting may
occur while tightening the focus ring, recheck the back focus again and adjust as necessary.