Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BX 250RI Elinchrom
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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.
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.
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.
! 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.
! • 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.
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 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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
12 V alueA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Beep-On- Timeinm/seconds 70 140 210 280 350 420 490 Charge Ready Beep Setup • Setting - Press “Audio” button, less than 0.
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.
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.
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.
Contents : Featur es 17 BatteryInstallation 17 Hot-shoeconnector 17 OperatingInstructions 17 FrequencyChannel 18 T riggerModes 18 IntegratedSYNCSock et 19 Eli.
• SLRCameraS yncspeeds:SPEEDmodeupto 1/250s,ST ANDARDmode1/160-1/200s. • 5selectabletriggermodes,(4Groups+All) • 8frequencychannels. • 40Bitsecurityencryption.
Fig. 2 Flexibleswivel Antenna360̊ StatusLED FlashT est/FlashMode/ Congurationbutton RXfeaturebutton Powerincrease ormodellinglamp toggle RXfeatur.
SET Cong Mode: (to congure included features) -SwitchmoduleOFF . -HoldtestpushbuttonandswitchTXON. -Keeptestpushbut tonpresseduntilSTA TUSLEDisON. CheckalsoEL -SkyportPC/MACsoftwar e3.
Universal Speed & Universal Transceiver RX 19353 USB RX Speed & USB RX EL-Skyport Modules EL-Skyport Universal SPEED (NEW) / Universal (previous version) • UniversalReceiverf or.
CE Statements Thisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththerequirementsset upinthecouncildirectiveontheapproximationofthela wof.
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