Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Pro-B2 Profoto
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User M anual P rof oto – Stockholm, Sweden.
Safety Instr uctions Prof oto gener ators and flash heads are part of a complete professional lighting system. Please read the instr uction manual carefully bef ore use. Flash tubes and modelling lights emit consider able heat and can be dangerous if not used properly .
Contents xxxxxxxxxxxx Introduction .......................................................... 7 Accessories ........................................................ 8-9 ProHead .............................................................. 1 0 Pro-B head .
Prof oto – W elcome! Pr o -B2 The Light Shaping Company 7 Prof oto Thanks f or showing us your confidence by investing in a P rof oto P ro-B2 system. F ormore than three decades we have sought the perfect light. What pushes us is the conviction that we can even offer the most demanding photogr apher yet better tools.
1 0˚ WideZoom grid 10 06 36 Wide Zoom Reflector 10 07 11 Acute2 R 1200/2400 (with radio slave module) Standard Zoom Reflector 10 06 10 Magnum R eflector 10 06 24 T eleZoom R eflector 10 07 12 Nar.
modelling lamp but can be equipped with a 500W lamp if using the longer (1 00mm) glass cover used on the ProT win. Max 250W lamp when used on the P ro-B2. P ro-B head The Pro-B head is a small and easily tr ansportable flash head exclusively designed f or the Pro-B2 and Pro- 7b gener ators.
mized sound level and efficient cooling in all situations. Please note that when changing modelling light, flash tube or glass cover the lamp cable must be disconnected from the gener ator . The modelling light has a mini-can socket (E1 1). The flash tube has two metal pins.
P ro- 7 ring The ring flash fits all Pro- 7 gener ators, and is an entirely mobile source of light. The interior diameter of 1 00 mm provides plenty of space f or professional camera lenses. Since the camer a holder can be tilted forward and back- wards, as well as upwards and downw ards, most cameras can be attached.
P ro-B2 Gener ators Nomenclature .................................................................................................. 1 9 Brief Instr uctions ............................................................................................ 2 0 Battery and Battery Charging .
Nomenclature P ro-B2 Gener ator 1. Lamp Head Sockets 2. SYM/ASYM Switch 3 . Indicator for Battery Charge 4. Charge Outlets 5. Photo/IR-cell 6. Sync Sockets 7 . Photocell Button On/Of f 8. R eady Lamp & T est Button 9. Audible Signal On/Off 1 0 . R echarging Button Slow/F ast 1 1.
Prof oto – Assesoires Pr o -B2 The Light Shaping Company 21 Prof oto Brief Instr uctions See page 1 8 for top panel picture. . Connect the desired number of lamp heads to sockets A & B. . Start charging by pushing the button ON [1 2]. The ready lamp [8] will light up when the gener ator is fully charged.
obtained is chosen with the control POWER [15 , 1 6]. If the lamp head is connected to B half the energy is obtained if the SYM/ASYM switch is in position A 1/1 (1/2), B 1/2. If the switch is in the position A 1/2, B 1/ 4 a quarter of the chosen energy is obtained.
The gener ator automatically tur ns off when the controls POWER [1 5 , 1 6], MOD.LIGHT [1 1] and the sync outlets have not been in use f or 30 minutes. Photocell The built-in photocell [5] will sense flash release as well as IR-signals from most IR-tr ans- mitters.
I nstr uctions Pr o -B2 The Light Shaping Company 27 Prof oto Pr o -B2 Instr uctions Prof oto 26 The Light Shaping Company Flash Dur ation In order to reduce the flash dur ation use first the SYM/AS.
Prof oto – Digital Freedom Pr o -B2 The Light Shaping Company 29 Prof oto Pr o -B2 Prof oto – T echnical data Prof oto 28 The Light Shaping Company T echnical Data P ro-B2 Energy: 12 00 Ws f-stop at 2m with M agnum 50° reflector 90 .3 Energy control: Over an eight f-stop range (down to 9 Ws).
Pr o -B2 Prof oto 30 The Light Shaping Company January 2005 Product codes, descriptions and included components may vary from market to market around the world. Please consult your local dealer or distributor for specific inf ormation. Photos: Gert Jansson/Jan Fridlund.
Prof oto AB Box 2023 – SE - 128 21 Skarpnäck – Sweden T el : +46 (0)8 - 447 53 00 – F ax : +46 (0)8 - 447 53 20 info@prof oto.se www .prof oto.com We wil make a pic of the B2.
An important point after buying a device Profoto Pro-B2 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Profoto Pro-B2 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Profoto Pro-B2 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Profoto Pro-B2 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Profoto Pro-B2 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Profoto Pro-B2, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Profoto Pro-B2.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Profoto Pro-B2. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Profoto Pro-B2 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
