URSA Cine menu dial not working

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paul ross jones

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URSA Cine menu dial not working

PostThu Jul 03, 2025 10:05 am

Hi, can anyone help? I dont know how to get the Menu Dial to do anything on a my BM URSA cine 12K FF. I am keen to make a UW housing for it , and have been trying to nut out the controls to suit this as the touch screen wont work here. I have been trying to use the menu dial- something I really haven't used before, but I think I tried to change various controls with this with my old 4.6k G2 URSA. But I can seem to make the dial do anything. The F1 button is preset on zoom- and it will zoom in with that- but I cant make it do anything else. Is there something more to this that I am missing? Cheers Paul
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Re: URSA Cine menu dial not working

PostThu Jul 03, 2025 11:41 am

I have a few questions:
1) is the switch set to “Monitor” setting? The middle setting “Monitor” is needed for the dial to control the EVF UI. Otherwise “H Phone” controls volume for headphones, and “Iris” controls aperture of lens.

2) are you looking through the EVF or PYXIS Monitor? This control only works for the UI control of the front USB-C of the EVF or PYXIS Monitor. It will not have monitor control of any other monitor.

3) are you pushing the dial button to activate it? You should press the dial in to range the button part in order to see a Blue Indicator around the selected UI control. Then turning the dial will change the selection. Press dial button again for enter. The “Back” button next to the dial takes you back.

I hope some of this helps. Mine works exactly as it’s supposed to. If anything reading the manual can also expand on how this dial works.


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Real Name: Tim Buttner (timbutt2)

Cameras: URSA Cine 12K & Pocket 6K Pro
Past: UMPG2, UM4.6K, P6K, BMCC2.5K
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Re: URSA Cine menu dial not working

PostThu Jul 03, 2025 5:06 pm

One more addendum to above response: see page 70 of manual.
Real Name: Tim Buttner (timbutt2)

Cameras: URSA Cine 12K & Pocket 6K Pro
Past: UMPG2, UM4.6K, P6K, BMCC2.5K
Computers: iMac 5K (Mid 2020) & M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16" (Late 2024)

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