ARRI 16SR-3 Quick Guide

16SR 3 Quick Guide

4/99

Safety Specifications.......................................................2

Camera Left & Front........................................................3

Camera Right & Back .....................................................4

1. Quick Specs.................................................5

2. Status Indicators..........................................6

3. Loading Magazines .....................................7

4. Mounting Magazines...................................9

5. Power On, Camera RUN, Inching...............10

6. Changing Fps ............................................11

7. Changing Shutter Angle.............................12

8. Timecode Sensitivity Table .........................13

9. Arri Group Addresses................................14

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Safety Specifications

About This Quick Guide

In order to ensure optimal performance, it is essential that you acquaint yourself with this Quick Guide and
that you follow the operating instructions described herein. First time users must acquaint themselves with the
full 16SR 3 instruction manual. Even though all efforts have been made to ascertain the accuracy of this
Guide, changes and upgrades to the products described can result in different hardware or behavior. In
other words, technical data are subject to change without notice.

Best viewing and printing of the Acrobat (pdf) version of this Quick Guide can be achieved through the use
of the Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later. For best printing results, use a PostScript printer. The Acrobat Reader can
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Safety Specifications

• Use only original ARRI accessories and replacement parts!

• Clean optical surfaces only with an optical brush or a clean optical cloth! In cases of solid dirt, moisten an
optical cloth with pure alcohol (or brand-name lens cleaner).

• Do not use solvents when cleaning the film path!

• When adjusting the mirror shutter, turn the camera off and remove the on-board battery or the power
cable! Accidentally running the camera while adjusting the mirror shutter can cause great damage.

• 16SR 2 magazines as they come from the factory cannot be used for Super 16 or Timecode recording.

• Do not use HS magazines (high speed) on the standard camera, nor standard magazines on the HS
camera!

• Never blow air into the lens opening! The indicator needle on the light meter can be damaged.

• Do not unscrew any screws which are sealed with locking paint!

• When using polarizing filters, use only circularly polarizing filters not linearly polarizing filters, or the light
meter will give incorrect readings.

Camera Left & Front

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Arriglow/meter switch

Eyecup iris lever

Film speed selector

Magazine safety latch

Timecode sensitivity selector

Magazine release latch

On-board
battery adapter

Running light

Mirror shutter adjustment tool

LCD display

SET button

SEL button

MODE button

Friction adjustment

Image rotation release
Image rotation knob

PL mount

Accessory shoe

Locking slider

RUN button

NORM - PS/CCU switch

Run indicator light

Electronic inching/PHASE button

Manual inching knob

Magazine door lock

Door lock safety button

400’ (120m) magazine,
take-up side

On-board battery

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Camera Right & Back

Carrying handle

PL mount locking ring

PL/bayonet adapter
lens release button

Mounting rosette

Pitch adjustment

Mechanical film counter
(shows remaining unexposed film)

BAT socket (power input)

CCU socket

ACC socket

Heated eyecup cable socket

RS sockets (remote RUN & 24 V dc)

Main power on/off switch

400’ (120m) magazine, feed side

1. Quick Specs

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Fps Range: 16SR 3: 5.000 - 75.000 fps

16SR 3 HS: 5.000 - 150.00 fps

Mirror Shutter: 45° to 180°, manually adjustable

Fixed settings at: 45°, 90°, 135°, 144°, 172.8°, 180°

Power: BAT: 24 V dc, Fischer connector, pin 1 is negative, pin 2 is positive

Acceptable voltage range: 20 to 32 V dc

RS: Pin 1: GND, pin 2: +24 V dc, pin 3: /E-Run

Power output: 24 V dc; different versions of the 16SR 3 have
different ampere capabilities, check with your rental house

ACC: Pin 4: GND, pin 3: +24 V dc

Power output: 24 V dc, 0.1 amps max.

CCU: Pin 4: GND, pin 3: +24 V dc

Power output: 24 V dc, 0.4 amps max.

Fuses: Main fuse:.................10 A Picofuse

Accessory fuse:..........2.5 A Picofuse

Both fuses are located on top of the electronics housing.
Fuses can only be accessed when the magazine is removed.
Instead of the 2.5 A accessory fuse, newer electronics have a
self-resetting fuse that is not user accessible.

Movement: One pull-down film transport claw and one registration pin
Flange Focal Distance: 16SR 3: 52.00 - 51.99 mm

16SR 3 HS: 51.97 - 51.96 mm

Temperature Range: -4° Fahrenheit to +122° Fahrenheit (-20°Celsius to +50°Celsius)
Electronic Accessories: IVS Integrated Video System

DC/DC-2 2 24V dc, 2 12 V dc outputs and right side RUN button
TCB-1 External Timecode Battery
RCU-1 Remote Control Unit
LCC Laptop Camera Controller
LCS Lens Control System
WLCS Wireless Lens Control System
ICU-1 Iris Control Unit (for speed/iris ramps)
RS-4 Remote On/Off Switch
ESU-1 External Synchronization Unit

Other Accessories: 400’ (120m) magazine, 800’ (240m) magazine, zoom and prime lenses, shift

& tilt lens system, viewfinder extenders, heated eyecup, exchangeable ground
glasses, various matte box systems, various follow focus systems, right side
handgrip, hand held shoulder supports, steadicam support bracket, lens light,
accessory connector splitter boxes, batteries, power supply, geared head,
varicon contrast control, obie light

2. Status Indicators

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Viewfinder Indicators: LED glows: Asynchronous operation; camera is not running at set fps rate

LED flashes: Low battery (less than 20 volts). Exchange battery.

Display Indicators: TC glows: Timecode exposure is enabled and timecode is set

TC flashes: Timecode exposure is enabled, but not recording properly
bat: Low battery (less than 20 volts). Exchange battery.
asy: Asynchronous operation; camera is not running at set fps rate
end: Camera ran out of film
fps flashes: ESU is not receiving a valid signal

3. Loading Magazines

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The film must be loaded with the emulsion side inwards. With single perforated film, use B winding. Always
make sure that a loop protector is on the magazine when it is not on the camera. Always make sure that the
aperture cover plate is on the camera when no magazine is attached to the camera. These instructions
pertain to the 400’ (120m) magazines.

Step 1: The Feed Side

Load unexposed film only in absolute dark - such as in a dark room or a changing bag.

•Press the safety button on the feed side door and turn the door lock counter clockwise to open the door.

• Slide the guide roller arm back until it clicks in the open position.

• Remove the film from the film container.

• Remove the tape from the film end. Make sure that the tape is completely removed.

• Guide the film head into the magazine throat opening and carefully push it further into the opening. Feel
on the magazine drive gear when the film engages with the internal sprocket.

• Once the film engages, carefully turn the gear further in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) until the film
emerges from the magazine throat.

• Place the film roll on the core adapter and push the film core as far as it will go onto the core adapter,
without pressing on the film itself. The film will otherwise become conical and cause noise.

• Push the guide roller arm onto the film roll. Ensure that the film is evenly centered on the guide roller.
Uneven film movement on the guide roller can cause noise.

• Close the magazine door, ensuring that none of the film gets caught.

• Lock the magazine door. Ensure that the magazine door is closed and locked by pulling up on it.

Retaining levers

Guide roller arm
in open position

Film core adapter

Guide roller

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Step 2: The Take-up Side

Step 2 can be performed in daylight.

• Pull some film out of the magazine throat and place it along the under side of the magazine, until the first
perforation hole reaches the white index line.

• Hold the drive gear to keep the loop length stable. Push the film head gently into the take-up channel until
it engages with the take-up sprocket.

• As soon as the film engages noticeably with the take-up sprocket, turn the magazine drive gear
approximately five revolutions in the direction of the arrow.

• Place the magazine with the take-up side facing up and open the take-up side magazine door.

• Swing the guide roller arm back until it locks in the open position.

Collapsible core:

- Slide the film head into the opening of the collapsible core.

- Then lock the clamp lever. Ensure that the film is clamped straight and at the right
height. Otherwise, unwanted noise may result.

Film core:

- Place the film head in the slot of the plastic film core.

- With a fingernail, smooth out the film where it emerges to avoid uneven movement

of the guide roller arm.

• Turn drive gear five revolutions in the direction of the arrow until the film is sitting securely on the core.

• Carefully push the guide roller arm onto the film roll. Ensure that the film is evenly centered on the guide
roller. Uneven film movement on the guide roller can cause noise.

• If using timecode magazines, now is a good time to set the timecode sensitivity (TCS). Turn the selector
switch with your fingers to the desired value. See table at the end of this guide.

• Close and lock the magazine door and double check that the magazine door is properly locked.

• Hang the film loop between the four guide pins on the film pressure plate (two shaped as claws).

White index line

Guide pins

Magazine
drive gear

Magazine
drive gear

Take-up channel;
push film end in
here.

4. Mounting Magazines

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Mounting the Magazine
Note: You can use SR 1 and 2 magazines on the 16SR 3, and SR 3 magazines on the 16SR 1 and 2, but:

- Don't use high speed magazines on standard cameras or standard magazines on HS cameras.

- 16SR 1 and 2 magazines as they come from the factory cannot be used for Super 16 or Timecode.

• If appropriate, press the black button on the video carrying handle and swing it to the left side.

• If appropriate, swing back the on-board battery.

• Remove the loop protector from the magazine and the aperture cover plate from the camera.

• Center the film loop in reference to the pressure plate, and make sure the film is held in place by the four
guide pins.

• Flip the safety latch on the magazine to the back.

• Grasp the upper part of the magazine and hold it in a 30° slanted (two o'clock) position.

• Push the magazine towards the camera so that the guide pin on the magazine engages in the matching
groove on the camera.

• Carefully press the back part of the magazine down until it locks in place. Don't slam the magazine down!

Note: The red markings on the top of the magazine, behind the guide pin, should no longer be visible!

• Flip the safety latch to the front.

• If appropriate, swing the video carrying handle and/or the battery back in position.

• Push the PHASE button until you hear a click. This will ensure that the pulldown claw is properly engaged
in a film perforation. Running the camera without this step may lead to a film jam.

Setting the Counters

• Set the film sensitivity on the camera's exposure meter by turning the film speed selector until the correct
sensitivity number (shown in DIN and ASA) appears in the window.

• Reset the TOTAL film counter by pushing the SET button for approximately 3 seconds when viewing the
TOTAL counter on the LCD display.

• When using timecode, make sure that the proper timecode sensitivity value is set on the magazine. Once
the magazine is on the camera, the TCS value can still be changed with a Phillips head screwdriver.

Safety latchGuide pin

Film speed selector

Turning Camera Power On

The main power on/off switch for the ARRIFLEX 16SR 3 is located on the camera's right side. When a
battery is attached to the camera and the main power switch is turned on, you should see characters appear
on the LCD display on the camera's left side.

Camera RUN/STOP

The RUN button is located on the left side of the camera. To run the camera, depress the RUN button briefly.
The RUN indicator light will glow red while the camera is coming up to speed, and switch to green once the

set frame rate is reached. The RUN indicator light will steadily glow green when the camera is running
without any problems at the set frame rate. If the RUN indicator light glows red when the camera is in
Standby, the camera is not ready and pushing the RUN button will have no effect.

Inching

The ARRIFLEX 16SR 3 can be inched manually with the inching knob or electronically with the PHASE
button. The PHASE button, if pushed very briefly, will also rotate the mirror shutter 180°. This allows for a
fast gate check. To move the mirror shutter back in the viewing position, tap the PHASE button again briefly.

• To manually inch the camera, push on the inching knob and rotate it in the direction of the arrow (counter­clockwise).

• To electronically inch the camera, press the PHASE button while the camera is in Standby.

5. Power On, Camera RUN, Inching

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RUN button

Electronic inching/
PHASE button

Manual inching knob

RUN indicator light

When the NORM - PS/CCU switch is in the NORM position, the camera can run at the standard speeds of
24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps. In the PS/CCU position, any speed from 5.000 to 75.000 fps can be achieved
on the 16SR 3 (5.000 to 150.00 fps on the 16SR 3 HS). All speeds set on the camera are crystal speeds.

Setting a Standard Speed (NORM)

• Set the NORM - PS/CCU switch to NORM. Ensure that the locking slider is in the unlocked (left) position.

• Make sure the LCD display is in mode 1.

• Push the SEL button to cycle through the available standard speeds (24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps). Each
speed will flash for approximately 3 seconds.

• While the desired speed is flashing, push the SET button to set the speed.

Setting a Programmable Speed (PS)

• Set the NORM - PS/CCU switch to PS/CCU. Ensure that the locking slider is in the unlocked (left) position.

• Push the MODE button once to change from mode 1 to mode 2 ("PS" - programmable speed).

• Press the SEL button to select one digit after the other. A selected digit will blink. Press the SET button to
increment the value of a flashing digit by one. Repeat this procedure for all digits that need to be changed.
A final confirmation of the set speed is not necessary.

The display will show full frame speed plus three digits past the decimal point. The 1/1000 th of a fps
(1/100th for speeds over 99 fps) is shown in the upper right-hand corner of the display.

NORM

PS/CCU

MODE

SET/▲

SEL/▼

LOCK

P S 0

fps 2 4.0 0

2 4.0 0

NORM

PS/CCU

MODE

SET/▲

SEL/▼

LOCK

P S 0

fps

NORM

PS/CCU

MODE

SET/▲

SEL/▼

LOCK

P S 0

fps 3 4.0 0

6. Changing Fps

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• Make sure that the locking
slider is unlocked.

• Move the NORM - PS/CCU
switch to the PS/CCU
position.

• Push the MODE button
once.

• Push the SEL button once.
The first digit will start
flashing.

• Push the SET button to change the
value of the flashing digit.

• Then push the SEL button again to
move to the next digit, and so on.

7. Changing Shutter Angle

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Checking the Mirror Shutter Angle

• Make sure that the camera is in standby.

• Push the PHASE button and keep it held down. The camera will run at the inching speed (1 fps).

• After two seconds the top line of the LCD display will show the open angle of the mirror shutter.

Changing the Mirror Shutter Angle
Note: Before adjusting the mirror shutter, turn the camera off and remove the power cable or on-board

battery! Accidentally running the camera while adjusting the mirror shutter can cause great damage.

• Remove the lens or lens mount cavity cap.

• If appropriate, remove the PL/bayonet adapter.

• Push in and turn the manual inching knob until the adjustment screw is visible in the lens opening.

• Insert the mirror adjustment tool into the adjustment screw.
Note: The mirror shutter adjustment tool is a metric 2 mm hex driver with a protective rubber covering. It

can be found in the back of the camera housing. The mirror shutter can be damaged if a tool
without a protective rubber covering is used!

• Press down on the adjustment tool to engage the adjustment screw. Hold the mirror shutter in its position
with the manual inching knob. Turn the adjustment screw counterclockwise to reduce the open shutter
angle, clockwise to enlarge the open shutter angle.

• As you change the shutter angle, you will feel indents where the labeled shutter positions are. To set a
given angle, make sure that you stop at the appropriate indent position.

Note: When you close the shutter down, you have to compensate your exposure. Open up the lens

aperture one stop for a 90° and two stops for a 45° shutter angle.

Manual inching knob

Mirror adjustment tool Adjustment screw

8. Timecode Sensitivity Table

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Notes

This table is in effect as of January 1998. The latest information can be found in the ARRI Technical Note
P-1002 on the ARRI website at http://www.arri.com.

All the new generation Arriflex cameras are able to record SMPTE Timecode as a barcode on film. In order
to ensure the proper exposure of this barcode, the assistant has to set a "Timecode Sensitivity" (TCS) number.
The TCS number indicates the sensitivity of a given film stock to the wavelength of light produced by the LED
that exposes the film. The TCS number is set either on the magazine (535A, 535B, 16SR 3) or on the
camera directly (435, 435ES).

Timecode recording is possible at the standard speeds of 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps. Some 535s
cannot record Timecode at 23.976, but can be modified to do so by any authorized Arri service facility.

No Timecode will be recorded if TCS is set to “0”.
* - Requires modified TC exposure module due to film's poor red sensitivity

16 mm Kodak Film Stocks

Emulsion Type TCS

7222 B/W Negative 8
7231 B/W Negative 9
7236 Color Negative 6
7239 Color Reversal 5
7240 Color Reversal 6
7245 Color Negative 6
7246 Color Negative 6
7248 Color Negative 6
7250 Color Reversal 5
7251 Color Reversal 4
7274 Color Negative 6
7276 B/W Reversal *
7277 Color Negative 5
7278 B/W Reversal *
7279 Color Negative 4
7287 Color Negative 6
7292 Color Negative 4
7293 Color Negative 5
7296 Color Negative 5
7297 Color Negative 6
7298 Color Negative 5
7620 Color Negative 6

16 mm Fuji Film Stocks

Emulsion Type TCS

8427 Color Reversal 6
8428 Color Reversal 6
8610 Color Negative 7
8620 Color Negative 6
8621 Color Negative 6
8630 Color Negative 6
8631 Color Negative 6
8650 Color Negative 5
8651 Color Negative 4
8660 Color Negative 5
8661 Color Negative 4
8670 Color Negative 5
8671 Color Negative 5

16 mm Agfa Film Stocks

Emulsion Type TCS

PAN 250 B/W Negative 9
XT 100 Color Negative 5
XTR 250 Color Negative 5
XTS 400 Color Negative 4

9. Arri Group Addresses

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Canada:

ARRI Canada Limited

415 Horner Ave. Unit 11, Toronto, Ontario M8W 4W3, Canada
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Ger

many: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik

Türkenstraße 89, D-80799 Munich, Germany
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

ARRI Leihpark (Film Equipment Rental Germany)

Türkenstraße 89, D-80799 Munich, Germany
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

England:

ARRI GB Ltd Sales & Service

1-3 Airlinks, Spitfire Way, Heston, Middlesex, TW5 9NR, England
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

ARRI MEDIA (Camera Rental England)

4-5 Airlinks, Spitfire Way, Heston, Middlesex, TW5 9NR, England
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

ARRI Lighting Rental

20A Airlinks, Spitfire Way, Heston, Middlesex TW5 9NR, England
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Italy:

ARRI Italia S.r.l., Head Office (Milan)

Viale Edison 318, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (Milan), Italy
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

ARRI Italia S.r.l., Rome

Via Placanica 95, 00040 Morena (Rome), Italy
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]

USA:

Arriflex Corporation, East Coast

617 Route 303, Blauvelt, NY 10913-1109, USA
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: arrifl[e-mail]

Arriflex Corporation, West Coast

600 North Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502-1639, USA
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

CSC Camera Service Center (Film Equipment Rental USA)

619 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Voice phone: [phone], FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Information about the products discussed in this Guide and more can be found on the Arri website at:

www.arri.com