Westcott 4899 User Manual
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Lighting
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Attach the included tilter bracket(s) onto the top of the light stand or boom insuring the umbrella
receptacle is located towards the top. Tighten knob to lock into place.
Next, insert the support rods into the rod sleeves in the corner of the fabric shell of the included soft box(es) all
the way into the end of the pockets. Before putting on the exterior diffusion panel, place the soft box onto a table
or the floor and spread rods apart so the soft box is rectangular in shape. Insert one rod into the hole located on
the Spiderlite TD5 head next to the slotted hole. Insert the next rod into the hole directly across from the first hole.
Repeat the steps using the two open holes. The slotted hole should be the last rod you insert.
With the soft box attached, place the Spiderlite TD5 onto the tilter bracket by inserting the gold stud into
the open hole located on the top of the tilter bracket. Tighten knob to lock into place. The light can be
tilted by using the outside larger handle located on the side of the tilter bracket.
Insuring the unit is not plugged in, place your (5) lamps into the (5) sockets located on the Spiderlite TD5. If you
are using the (5) pack of Westcott’s new 50-watt Daylight Balanced Fluorescent lamps, the smaller 20-watt lamp
included goes into the center socket. This lamp must be inserted first. The (4) remaining 50-watt lamps will go
into the (4) outer sockets.
Then, insert the (3) 30-watt lamps into the Spiderlite TD3.
Next, the external soft box diffuser may be fastened onto the front of the soft box. The external diffusion panel
can be used in either the recessed or flat front positions. It is not recommended to use the internal baffle in
conjunction with the fluorescent lamps.
Plug your light(s) in, power it using the three controls located on the back of the Spiderlite TD5 and two controls
located on the back of the Spiderlite TD3. You are now ready to begin.