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Elinchrom BX 500RI manual

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    OPERA TION MANU AL GEBRA UCHSANLEITUNG MANUEL D’UTILISA TION MANU ALE D’USO MANU AL DE FUNCIONAMIENTO E n g l i s h / D e u t s c h / F r a n ç a i s / Español / I t a l i a n o Elinchrom L TD BXRi 06.04.2010 (73088)[...]

  • Page 2

    1 P .S: T echnical data subject to change. The listed values are guide values which may vary due to tolerances in components used. Introduction 2 Declaration of conformity , disposal and recycling, CE marking 3 Safety notice and precaution 4 Basic features & advanced pr ogrammable features 5 Before you start / On-Of f switch and fuse 6 Control [...]

  • Page 3

    The quality of light and exceptional performance is the r esult of long r esearch, application of demanding principles, the long experience of ELINCHROM in lighting products for the studio and the utilisation of the latest technology in this area. T otally integrated to the range of ELINCHROM flashes, the BX 250Ri - BX 500Ri units maintain the tra[...]

  • Page 4

    ! Notational Conventions The meaning of the symbols and fonts used in this manual are as follows: Pay particular attention to text marked with this symbol. Failure to observe this warning endangers your life, destroys the device, or may damage other equipement. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followin[...]

  • Page 5

    ! • T ransport the flash unit with care, either in its original packaging or other corr esponding packaging fit to protect it against knocks and jolts. • T ransport only in complete discharged conditions. W ait a minimum 30 minutes after disconnecting from the mains supply befor e packaging and transportation. • Never drop the flash unit ([...]

  • Page 6

    Included basic features English Additional advanced programmable features The following basic features ar e easy to access and they are similar to previous Elinchrom compact flashes. All the new features and functions can be customised. Please read car efully how to configure the new features. The VFC mode switches off the modelling lamp whilst t[...]

  • Page 7

    The BX-Ri (Multivoltage) units ar e adapted for operation on 90 - 260V/50 - 60Hz. Before connecting for the first time, check to make sure that your Modelling Lamp coincides with the voltage. They must always be connected to an earthed ( grounded) mains supply . All BX-Ri units have a bayonet mount and locking ring fitting, for fixing all Elinch[...]

  • Page 8

    7 Overview of controls 1. Mains inlet socket includes the mains fuse (slow blow) 2. Mains on/off switch 3. Modelling lamp fuse 4. Open flash / T est button 5. Synch socket / 3.5 mm jack / low 5V sync voltage 6. Digital multi display and charge / discharge indicator* 7. Charge Ready Beep on/off – pr ogrammable* 8. Eye-Cell on/off – pr ogrammabl[...]

  • Page 9

    8  Modelling lamps and fuses for 110 V & 230 V Unit Modelling lamp 110V Modelling lamp 230V Socket Fuse BX 250Ri 100W krypton / 23006 100W krypton / 23002 E27 2.5AF / 19033 BX 500Ri 100W krypton / 23006 100W krypton / 23002 E27 2.5AF / 19033 Programmable features - Reset English Modelling lamp features & setup How to „Reset“ the B[...]

  • Page 10

    9 The flash / modelling lamp power is displayed in f-stop compatible formats from 2.3 – 6.3 for BX 500Ri. The flash power differ ence from (e.g.) 5.3 – 6.3 is 1f-stop. The power range is 5 f-stops variable in 1/10th intervals which can be customised to (e.g.) 5/10th etc.. During charging or discharging, the display «flashes». In case of ov[...]

  • Page 11

    10 Intelligent Photocell-Sensor Push “Cell” button, for less than 0.5 seconds to switch on/off the standar d Photocell sensor . LED Indication: Cell LED is ON: Active photocell. Cell LED is OFF: Inactive photocell. In “on ” mode , the P hotoce ll sens or wil l trig ger the flash unit wi th any re cogniz ed flash impul se. The Eye-Cell off[...]

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    11 V alue t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Time /seconds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Change manufacturer settings only in case of pr oblems with the auto-detection of your camera pre-flashes. > Setting: • Press Cell button for mor e than 6 seconds until display shows “t.X” (“X” is the value from 1 to 8) • Use the Cell button to [...]

  • Page 13

    12 V alueA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Beep-On- Timeinm/seconds 70 140 210 280 350 420 490 Charge Ready Beep Setup • Setting - Press “Audio” button, less than 0.5 seconds to switch the Charge Ready Beep (ON / OFF) • LED Indication - Charge Ready Beep LED is on: Audio is active - Charge Ready Beep LED is off: Audio is inactive (Mute) • Changing[...]

  • Page 14

    13 EL- Skyport Transceiver For Wireless Triggering – Setup English Group Settings Frequency Channel Settings Power Steps Per Push EL-Skyport on / off The EL-Skyport on / off, Gr oup, Frequency Channel and the Power Steps Per Push can be customised. Press the flash power up-down buttons together to enter into the “Advanced Featur e Setup” Dis[...]

  • Page 15

    14 T o replace the flash tube: 1. Switch off the mains switch 2. Remove the mains cable 3. T ake the unit from its stand or lay it horizontally on a rigid surface. It will need to be held firmly whilst removing and r eplacing the tube. 4. Allow the flash tube and modelling lamp to cool for several minutes. They may be very hot. 5. Carefully r em[...]

  • Page 16

    Flash power J(Ws) 250 500 Power supply V 90/260 90/260 F-stop, 1m, 100 ISO, with reflector 48° 64 90 Power range J(Ws) 16-250 31-500 V ariable flash power f-stops 5 f-stops 1/16 - 1/1 Recycling time, min. / max. (230 V) s 0.29 / 0.73 0.36 / 1.13 Recycling time, min. / max. (115 V) s 0.27 / 1.02 0.34 / 1.45 Colour temperature max. power °K 5360 [...]

  • Page 17

    Contents : Featur es 17 BatteryInstallation 17 Hot-shoeconnector 17 OperatingInstructions 17 FrequencyChannel 18 T riggerModes 18 IntegratedSYNCSock et 19 ElinchromRXF eatures 19 EL -SkyportModules 20 T roubleshooting 20 CEStatements 21 FCCComplianceand  AdvisoryStatem[...]

  • Page 18

    • SLRCameraS yncspeeds:SPEEDmodeupto 1/250s,ST ANDARDmode1/160-1/200s. • 5selectabletriggermodes,(4Groups+All) • 8frequencychannels. • 40Bitsecurityencryption. • Upto60mrangeindoorsforstandar dmodeand upto40?[...]

  • Page 19

    Fig. 2 Flexibleswivel Antenna360̊ StatusLED FlashT est/FlashMode/ Congurationbutton RXfeaturebutton Powerincrease ormodellinglamp toggle RXfeaturebutton Powerdecrease Frequency channelselector MODEswitch GROUPswitch Frequency Channel Note: T ransmitterandthecorresponding[...]

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    SET Cong Mode: (to congure included features) -SwitchmoduleOFF . -HoldtestpushbuttonandswitchTXON. -Keeptestpushbut tonpresseduntilSTA TUSLEDisON.  CheckalsoEL -SkyportPC/MACsoftwar e3.0forchangingT ransmitterSpeedsetting. TheE[...]

  • Page 21

    Universal Speed & Universal Transceiver RX 19353 USB RX Speed & USB RX EL-Skyport Modules EL-Skyport Universal SPEED (NEW) / Universal (previous version)  • UniversalReceiverf oral lmak esofFlashwithaSYNCsocket,conformingtoSyncnorms! EL-Skyport Transceiver RX  • ThisT ransceive[...]

  • Page 22

    CE Statements Thisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththerequirementsset upinthecouncildirectiveontheapproximationofthela wofmemberstatesrelating toEMCDirective89/336/EEC,LowV oltageDirective73/23/EECandR&T TEDirective 99/5/EC FC[...]