Elinchrom BX 500RI User Manual
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Value t
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Time /seconds
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Change manufacturer settings only in case of problems with the auto-detection
of your camera pre-flashes.
> Setting:
•Press Cell button for more than 6 seconds until display shows “t.X” (“X” is the value from 1 to 8)
• Use the Cell button to toggle between “t.X” and “b.X” settings.
• Use the “Flash-Power” up and down buttons to change the values.
• The display switches back to normal mode after approx. 4 seconds if no button is pressed.
The settings are automatically stored.
• Standard settings are:
---> t.4 (t. is the time window of all released anti red-eye flashes incl. the main flash).
---> b.1 (b. is the minimum time delay between two anti red-eye flashes incl. the main flash).
t. is the time window of all released anti red-eye flashes incl. the mainflash. Change setting only
when the pre-flash procedure is longer than the manufacturer settings.
Set the value t. between 1 and 8 to ensure that all pre-flashes including the main flash are inside
the time frame.
Pre-Flash Block Time Setting “b.X”: (Only For LED Anti Red-Eye Cameras)
Pre-Flash Block -Time: set the minimum delay between each pre-flash.
Chose values between 0 and 7.
A. Press Cell button approx. 4 seconds until display shows “c.X”.
(“X” is the number of settable pre-flashes plus the main flash from 1 up to 7)
B. With “Flash-Power” up and down button, set the number of pre-flashes incl. mainflash.
C. The display switches back to normal mode after approx. 4 seconds if no button is pressed.
The settings are automatically stored.
D. Cell LED flashes in fast intervals if the Eye-Cell pre-flash mode is active.
> Recall The Eye-Cell Settings:
If you want to recall and control the actual Eye-Cell pre-flash setting, repeat the steps A to D.
Value b
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Time: m/seconds
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5. Setup Pre-Flash Timeframe (only for advanced users)
4. Manual Eye-Cell Pre-Flash Setup
Pre-Flash Timeframe Setting “t.X
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