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TIP Blackmagic URSA VLock Battery Plate and URSA Gold Battery Plate support
displaying percentage information with compatible batteries. Blackmagic battery
plates have a ‘+12V out’ connector referred to as a ‘D-tap’ or ‘P-tap’ to power
accessories such as an external monitor. It is worth noting that because this output is
regulated from the camera, it will power down safely when the camera switches off.
This regulated output supplies 12 Volts at up to 1.5 Amps. Some third party
URSA battery plates, and even some batteries, offer an unregulated D-tap output.
These supply continuous power when the camera is rebooting or power cycled, but
the voltage varies depending on the charge level of the battery and accessories
plugged in will drain the battery continuously.
You can purchase Blackmagic URSA VLock Battery Plates and URSA Gold Battery Plates from
Blackmagic Design resellers, or third party battery plates from suppliers of professional digital
cinema and video equipment. If you want to modify your own battery plate to use with your
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2, then you can use the supplied adapter cable and connector.
Refer to the ‘using your own battery plate’ section for information about how any battery plate
can be modified to use with URSA Broadcast G2.
To replace the battery plate on your Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2:
1 Unscrew the 4 x M3 screws from each corner of the URSA VLock Battery Plate.
2 Disconnect the battery plate’s molex connector from your camera’s molex
powerconnector.
3 Connect the new battery plate’s molex connector to your camera’s molex
powerconnector.
4 Screw the battery plate onto your Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2’s plate mounting
points using 4 x M3 screws. Make sure the connector cable is tucked safely into the
cable slot and not crushed between the plates when tightening.
5 With the new battery plate connected to your camera, you can now mount a battery
and power up your camera.
151Mounting Batteries
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