PAGlink and standard V-Mount L96T/L96e batteries will display their charge status, as a percentage of available capacity, in the viewfinders of cameras designed to accept this data.
When the batteries are linked, the data displayed in the viewfinder is for the combined capacity available.
Different data standards are used by camera and battery manufacturers; PAGlink batteries automatically adjust the data output standard to support the following: SMB (Sony), I2C (IDX) and analogue 0V to 5V (Anton/Bauer).
PAGlink and new standard V-Mount batteries can also be programmed easily by the user to provide capacity data in the viewfinders of Red cameras. Simply press the display button twice, holding down on the second press, until ‘Red’ appears on the display (PL96T/L96T battery) or the top 2 LEDs light (PL96e/L96e battery). This indicates that the battery is now compatible with the Red data protocol (reversed SMB).
When the battery is connected to a camera with a different data protocol it will automatically adjust to communicate with that system.
To return to Red compatibility, repeat the two-button-press process.
Battery software version 3.9 or greater is required for Red camera viewfinder compatibility. Batteries that have an earlier version can be easily updated by the user, without opening the battery case, by obtaining a Battery Programmer available from PAG or your PAG distributor.
