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2 - DJI RS2/RS3/RS4/RS5 Gimbal Setup

Jacob
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General Setup

Anytime you change payloads

  1. Mount your camera
  2. Balance the gimbal while it is off - this tutorial is good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBhPMaVMOc 
  3. Calibrate the gimbal - Turn on the gimbal and select the AutoTune icon. Select Start Calibration to tune up the motors for you camera/lens combination. Either normal or supersmooth works well for most shots. If inverted for Monorail and you are having difficulty calibrating, choose Car Mount.

RS Gimbal Setup 

Setting up your RS 2/3/4/5 for the First Time

For the best performance on your RS Gimbal, you will want to follow the following configuration steps:

  1. Swipe up on the Home screen 
  2. Set the Joystick Speed to Medium or Low to start. Bump this up if you want faster pans or tilts later.
  3. Set the Joystick smoothness to Medium or Low so inputs are more responsive.
  4. Use the Mode Switch on side of gimbal and set to PTF (Recommended) or PF. Make sure you are not in FPV mode. 

  5. On the RS5 a Joystick Mode Switch on the left side of the DJI RS 5 touchscreen changes what the physical joystick controls. Make sure you have this set in the down position to Gimbal Position Control where its default behavior is  repositioning the camera. Moving the joystick up/down controls the tilt axis, and moving it left/right controls the pan axis. Check this is active on your gimbal.

     

Focus Motor 

  1. Plug the Focus Motor into the appropriate USB C Slot.  This varies by model - check.
  2. Swipe up on the Home screen 
  3. Set the Dial function to the focus motor
  4. Swipe down to return to the main menu and swipe down again then select the settings menu
  5. Scroll down in the settings menu and find the Focus Motor Endpoints screen
  6. Choose the Manual Endpoints
  7. Use the dial to move your Focus motor to one endpoint and select Set Start Point
  8. Use the dial again to move your focus motor to the other endpoint and select Set End Point
  9. Select Done when finished and now that your Focus motor is calibrated the SA2.6 can control the Focus Motor using the L2/R2 Triggers (Default Mapping) on the Remote Controller
  10. Note: If the SA2.6 is not able to control the DJI Focus motor it is likely that the motor got reset and needs to be recalibrated

 

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