Photogenic Professional Lighting Solair - Manual (Page 20)

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Advanced Series Accessories
Solair
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PLDIR-2 Remote digital display and Infrared receiver.
(Must be used with PLIRC controller)
The PLDIR-2 is a digital display to enhance the visibility of, and to receive infrared
signals to control the functions of the Solair Constant Color PowerLights. It displays
both Flash power and Modeling lamp power and unit number. It has a green READY
indicator and a BI-color indicator for Flash or Model. Behind a small window is an
infrared receiver. Resolution is 0.1 f-stop.
The PLDIR-2 should be mounted to the umbrella bracket under the housing of
the PowerLight, on rotating mount, or on an extension cable, for better viewing
and infrared control.
PLIRC-1 Infrared remote controller.
(Must be used with PLDIR-2)
Similar to TV, VCR, DTV universal remote controllers, the PLIRC-1 can control up to
nine (9) PowerLights with individual settings. If several PowerLights are used with
identical settings the same unit number can be assigned to them. This will expand the
total number of lights that can be controlled with the PLIRC-1. All panel button controls
are available, plus STANDBY.
All Solair series must have PLDIR-2 infrared receivers and have their unique unit
numbers assigned. PowerLights may have identical unit number numbers, if they are to
be operated exactly the same, under all studio arrangements.
Select a Unit Number on one of the top ten buttons, then control the PowerLight with the
lower buttons, observing the PowerLight digital display for the changes.
The All button, under Unit Number, transmits the changes to all active PowerLights. This
enables the photographer to raise or lower flash or model levels on all the units, without
the laborious task of changing them all, individually.
STANDBY lets the photographer put all the PowerLights into a standby state to stop
public photographers from slaving the units at a wedding, or some studio units can be put
in standby when not required for a shot. The infrared control can easily reach to units on
12-foot stands (it has been tested to 100 feet, indoors.)
PLIBM-1 Studio System Controller software for IBM compatibles.
(Must be used with PLDIR-2 receivers.)
Along with infrared transmitter hardware and an IBM compatible computer, (using
Windows 95, 98 or 2000), the software is used by the photographer to specify the
PowerLight settings for up to nine units with independent settings and save a studio
setting or as a pose file. An unlimited number of pose files may be saved. All
PowerLights must have PLDIR-2 infrared receivers.