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D1 1 000 Air D1 500 Air D1 250 Air D1 500 D1 250 User´s Guide[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 2 www .profoto.com[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 3 www .profoto.com Thank you for choosing Profoto Thanks for sho wing us your confidence by investing in a D1 unit. For more than four decades we ha ve sought the perfect light. What pushes us is our conviction tha t we can offer even yet better tools for the most demanding photogra phers. Before our products [...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 4 www .profoto.com SAFETY PRECAUTIONS! Read and follow all safety instructions belo w carefully to a void injuries or dama ges! Make sure tha t Profoto Safety Instructions is always accompanied the equipment! Profoto products are intended for professional use! Genera tor , lamp heads and accessories are only i[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 5 www .profoto.com T able of Contents System description ................................................................................................... 6 Profoto Air ................................................................................................... 6 Profoto Air Remote....................[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 6 www .profoto.com System description Profoto’ s 40 years of experience in developing sta te-of-the-art flash units is built into the design of the D1 units. The D1 family fully complies with the demand for durable, tough, fast and consistent flash units tha t professional photogra phers of today require. Th[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 7 www .profoto.com Profoto Air Remote Profoto Air Remote offers remote control of your D1 Air units and synchroniz ation of all your D1 units a t your camera or in your hand. The device controls practically an infinite number of D1 units in up to six groups, either all a t once in Master mode, or in individual[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 8 www .profoto.com Nomenc lature 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Display 2. On Button 3. Power Supply Indica tor 4. T est Button 5. Ready Indica tor 6. Channel Set Button 7. Setting Knob 8. SLAVE SETTING 8a. Slave Button 8b. RADIO Indica tor 8c. IR Indica tor 9. READY SETTING 9a. Read y Button 9b. BEEP Indica tor 9[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 9 www .profoto.com 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12. Sync Connector 13. P o wer Supply (AC) Connector 14. Fuse Holder 15. Umbrella T ube (on the upper side) 16. Locking Knob 17. Zoom Scale 18. Stand Ada pter[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 10 www .profoto.com Functionality Power supply The D1 unit can be connected to 100-120 VAC or 200-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz. The unit automatically senses and ada pts to the supplied volta ge and frequenc y . The po wer supply fuses must not be smaller than specified in the section T echnical da ta . Most gas genera [...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 11 www .profoto.com • The built-in IR receiver senses the flash release as well as IR signals from most IR sync transmitters. • The Profoto Air radio system is fully integra ted in the D1 Air units, allowing radio synchronization via a Profoto Air Remote or Profoto Air Sync device connected to the camera, [...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 12 www .profoto.com Remote control Wireless remote control is a vailable for D1 Air units, using the Profoto Air Remote device or the Profoto Air USB device in combina tion with the Profoto Studio Air software. For more informa tion about remote control, please refer to the User’ s Guides for Profoto Air Rem[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 13 www .profoto.com Operating instructions Stand mounting 1. Mount and fasten the D1 unit on the stand using the locking knob on the Stand Adapter [18]. 2. The unit can be directed upwards/do wnwards when the Locking Knob [16] is loosened. F asten the Locking Knob [16] when the unit is correctly directed. Moun[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 14 www .profoto.com Modeling light setting 1. Use the Model Button [10a] to select the modeling light: a. T o select proportional modeling light, press and hold do wn the Model Button [10a] until the PROP Indica tor [10b] is illumina ted. b. T o select free modeling light, press and hold do wn the Model Button[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 15 www .profoto.com Sync via cable 1. Connect a sync cord from the camera to the Sync Connector [12] on the D1 unit. Sync via IR 1. Press and hold do wn the Sla ve Button [8a] until the IR Indica tor [8c] is illumina ted. Sync via radio (D1 without Profoto Air) 1. Connect a Profoto Air Remote or Profoto Air Sy[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 16 www .profoto.com T urn off unit All settings will remain when the unit is in standby mode. If the po wer cable is removed, the modeling light will revert to the default settings; the modeling light will be turned off and the energ y level of the free modeling light will be set to 10. 1. Press the On Button [...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 17 www .profoto.com Maintenance Changing flash tube and/or modeling lamp 1. Ensure tha t the D1 unit is turned off and tha t the po wer cable is not connected. 2. If the unit has been in use, wait five minutes to allo w the unit to be fully discharged. 3. Gently remove the frosted glass pla te. 4. Change the f[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 18 www .profoto.com Changing built-in fuse 1. Ensure tha t the D1 unit is turned off and tha t the po wer cable is not connected. 2. If the unit has been in use, wait five minutes to allo w the unit to be fully discharged. 3. Pull out the Fuse Holder [14] from the unit and remove the old fuse. 4. Push the new [...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 19 www .profoto.com Adaptive thermal control The D1 unit is equipped with an ada ptive thermal control system. If there is risk for over heating of the unit, caused by abnormal external influence, the thermal control system will automatically protect the unit from dama ge. A microprocessor super vises and cont[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 20 www .profoto.com T echnical data D1 1000 Air D1 500 Air D1 250 Air D1 500 D1 250 Specifications D1 1000 Air D1 500 Air D1 500 D1 250 Air D1 250 Energy (Ws/J) 1000 500 250 Power range f-stop 7 7 7 Ws 15.6-1000 7.8-500 3.9-250 Power range 1/1-1/64 1/1-1/64 1/1-1/64 Power increments 1/10 1/10 1/10 Flash dura t[...]
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Profoto Air USB – Profoto Studio Air 21 www .profoto.com Specifications D1 1000 Air D1 500 Air D1 500 D1 250 Air D1 250 Modeling lamp 120V , 300W 120V , 300W 120V , 300W Modeling light function Off, Prop, F ree Off, Prop, F ree Off, Prop, F ree Synchronization modes Wire/IR/Air Wire/IR/Air Wire/IR/Air Measurements Dimensions mm (length & diam[...]
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Profoto AB P .O. Box 2023 SE-128 21 Skarpnäck SWEDEN Phone +46 8 447 53 00 info@profoto.com www .profoto.com 344091-1-320. Printed in Sweden. T echnical da ta and product informa tion are subject to change without notice.[...]