Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PRO-8A 1200 AIR Profoto
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Pro-8a 2400 Air Pro-8a 1200 Air User´s Guide.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 2 www .profoto.com.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 3 www .profoto.com Thank you for choosing Profoto Thanks for showing us your confidence by investing in a Pro-8a generator . For more than three decades we have sought the perfect light. What pushes us is our conviction tha t we can offer even yet better tools for the most demanding photographers.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 4 www .profoto.com Safety instructions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS! Do not operate the equipme nt before studying the instruction manual and the accompanying safety .
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 5 www .profoto.com T able of Contents System description ...................................................................................................6 Profoto Air .............................................
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 6 www .profoto.com System description Pro-8a is designed to be free of compromises. Pro-8a is the fastest, roughest, most versatile and stable generator yet still with the widest power range we ever developed.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 7 www .profoto.com Lamp Heads Pr o-8 a is de sign ed fo r all of the pr esen t stat e- of -th e-ar t Pro hea ds an d lig ht sh api ng to ols. For selected previous models of Profotos lamp heads were is a simple update for compatible fan cooling a t 100–120V markets.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 8 www .profoto.com ProRing 2 For fashion or macro photography , when you want a direct and very prominent light, the Profot o ProRin g 2 provi des a ring flash capable of unli mited flash repet ition rate due to buil t-in thermally controlled silent and efficient fan cooling.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 9 www .profoto.com Modeling light The Modeling Light Switch [9] is used to turn on/off the modeling light for channel A and B simultaneously . When the modeling light is on, the Modeling Light Switch knob [9] is illuminated.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 10 www .profoto.com • SET : Enables setting of radio channel and group. • OFF: The generator is set to sync via cable. • SLAVE: The generator is set to sync via photocell / IR. Ready signaling Ready signaling is used to indicate when the generator is 100% fully charged.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 11 www .profoto.com Ready lamp/T est function The ready lamp and test button functions are combined. Ready lamp [10] is illuminated when the genera tor is fully charged and ready to flash. T est Button [10] is used to test tha t all light settings are correct and tha t the functionally is as expected.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 12 www .profoto.com Additional information Color T emperature The color temperature of Pro-8a is calibrated to correspond to daylight and, because of the PiPE (pate.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 13 www .profoto.com Petrol-Electric Generators All petrol-electric generators can produce voltage peaks tha t may damage electronic devices.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 14 www .profoto.com 5. View po wer in W/s or Relative F-Stops. Press & release Ws button [1] for 5 sec, to toggle flash energy setting. 2 beeps confirm change. 6. 1/10th f-stop flash adjustment. Rotate corresponding control dial clockwise to raise power or counter clockwise to lower .
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 15 www .profoto.com Wireless remote control For Air Remote control, both radio channel and group ha ve to be set. The group can be set individually for each lamp head. For wireless use with Profoto Studio 2 and AIR USB, only radio channel has to be set.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 16 www .profoto.com T echnical data Profoto Pro-8a 2400 Air General Energy 2400 Ws Energy Distribution Channel A 5–2400Ws 1.0–10.0 Channel B 5–1200Ws 1.0–9.0 Energy Control Range 1.0–10.0 f stop (5–2400 Ws ) Recyc ling Time 0.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 17 www .profoto.com Wire Sync Connectors 2 (¼ inch phono plug) Photocell/IR-slave and Switch Y es, with automatic sensitivity adjustment USB Interface USB 2.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 18 www .profoto.com T echnical data Profoto Pro-8a 1200 Air General Energy 1200 Ws Energy Distribution Channel A 5–1200Ws 2.0–10.0 Channel B 5–600Ws 2.0–9.0 Energy Control Range 2.0–10.0 f stop (5–1200 Ws) Recyc ling Time 0.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 19 www .profoto.com Wire Sync Connectors 2 (¼ inch phono plug) Photocell/IR-slave and Switch Y es, with automatic sensitivity adjustment USB Interface USB 2.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 20 www .profoto.com Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 1. Ws Switch 2. Sync Connectors 3. Photocell/IR-slave 4. Lamp Head Connector A 5. Sync Control 6. Flash Light Energy Display A 7. Modeling Light Control 8. Flash Light Energy Control A 9.
Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air Pro-8a 2400 Air – Pro-8a 1200 Air 21 www .profoto.com Quick Guide This Quick Guide refers to the User’ s Guide and helps you to quickly get started using the Pro-8a system.
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