Photogenic Professional Lighting Radio Sync PowerLight - Manual (Page 6)

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Flash Power:
When the power is turned on the red ws LED is illuminated. You adjust the PowerLight
Flash power settings by pressing the 1/2 or 1/10 f-stops UP/DOWN arrow buttons. The
watt second settings will be displayed. (If the adjust button is pressed again the modeling
circuit and yellow LED will be turned on.)
Ready Light:
The PLR300DR, PLR500DR (PLRX500DR) and PLR2500DR (PLRX2500DR)
PowerLights are fully charged when the READY lamp is on. Lowest power (3.8, 16, 32
ws) setting charge time is a maximum of .5, .5, .8 seconds and at full power charge (125,
500, 1000 ws) time is a maximum of 1.5, 1.5, 3 seconds, respectively, per model. The
unit may be flashed before fully charged. When adjusting flash power settings downward
the units will bleed stored power until the lowered power setting is reached, the ready
light will then be re-illuminated.
Modeling Light: The modeling light has three modes of operation:
1. MANUAL [press the MANUAL/ADJUST button to turn the MODEL yellow LED
on] adjusts the modeling lamp intensity using the 1/2 or 1/10 f-stops UP/DOWN arrow
buttons. Pressing the MANUAL/ADJUST button a second time will change the mode to
flash adjustment and is indicated by the illuminated red LED
2. TRACK mode (Proportional modeling) causes the modeling lamp intensity to track
the FLASH setting. The modeling lamp may be re-set to full intensity at any FLASH
value, by simply pressing the TRACK/SET button a second time, with the FLASH
already set to desired watt-seconds. This setting is retained when the user returns from
another mode. [Tracking is limited to 6 f-stops.] A common mistake is to set the tracking
at the lowest f-stop, which always gives full brightness.
3. FULL ON/OFF is exactly what it says. Press the FULL ON/OFF button to turn the
modeling lamp OFF (LED off) or FULL ON (LED on).
Note: All current mode settings are retained, even after the power is turned off.
All mode settings are retained, even after the power has been turned off.
Test Function:
The TEST button is pressed to fire the flashtube for test purposes.
Flash Indication:
The PowerLight indicates the flash has fired properly. The flash indication feature will
dim the modeling light to its lowest setting, then intensify slowly to full brightness or to
its original state. This will occur after each flash, even though the modeling light may be
off. This feature is turned ON (LED on) or OFF (LED off) with the F L A S H
INDICATION button.