Studio Lights Guide
Photography Section
Guidance & Operation Notes
Overview
Materials
This guide should help you set up and operate the Studio Light set
Please make use you have all the bits before starting and
make sure you pack them away again on finishing
NOTE:
Bulbs get hot! Soft boxes can burn and bulbs deform! Switch off and allow lights to cool down for 3
minutes after every 30 minutes of use.
Do not flash directly into the naked eye, especially babies
Key words
Test Button: Fires the flash without taking a photo. Also discharges the capacitor
Charging Lamp: small indicator light above the Test button, if OFF = still charging. If ON = ready to fire
Buzz Button and indicator light above: listen for ”BI” sound to indicate charged and ready. Indicator light
= function is ON or OFF
Model Button and indicator light above: light is on continuously, no flashing. Indicator light = function
is ON or OFF NOTE: after 30minutes this will switch off by itself to prevent over heating. Allow 3min to
cool and switch ON again.
Optical Control and Anti-Preflash Button and indicator light above: three settings
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No optical control: indicator light is OFF. Means the slave model is not on
One fire: indicator light is BLUE. Means flash will fire on one external flash
Anti-preflash: indicator light is RED. Means light will flash on second flash. Uses TTL and
camera equipped with one fire anti-preflash system
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3 x Studio lights and power cords
3 x plug adaptors
3 x stands
1 x trigger transmitter (for on your camera)
1 x Trigger receiver (for on the light)
1 x sync cable
1 soft box bracket
1 x square soft box in bag
1 x umbrella
1 x soft box umbrella
4 x coloured filters (red; blue; green; yellow)
1 x honey comb filter
1 x barn door reflector
1 x 5way reflector in bag (separate)
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Other Resources
Manuals for both the Trigger and the lights are
scanned and on the internet
Flash Output Control Dial: (8 stops) .. controls power ratio of light from 1/8 to full. Note: if reducing …
press “test” to discharge excess power (release the power in the capacitor) so the next flash is at the new
setting.
Set up
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Attach lights to light stand using brackets. Ensure they are tight and lights are at the desired angle
Attach umbrella or soft box using brackets
Connect AC power using adaptor
Charging … Charging lamp is above test button. If off = still charging, if on = ready to fire
Plug in either the sync cord or the trigger receiver.
Check battery on trigger uses 12v/23a (transmitter) 2 AAA 1.5v (battery for receiver) Battery
indicator light will flash if low.
7. Turn on the power switch on the receiver
8. Adjust the same state for the channel code switch on both the receiver and the transmitter, press
the test button on the transmitter to check that you got it right. Transmitter indicator lamp and
receiver indicator lamp with both turn red. Simultaneously the strobe will flash.
9. Attach the transmitter into the camera hot shoe mount.
10. Press the camera shutter, if this does not work, check your camera’s flash command settings, if you
don’t know how to do this, check your camera manual.
Troubleshooting
Unable to trigger the flash
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Check the batteries
Check everything is ON
Check your camera command settings
Check the trigger and receiver are on the same channel
Check the hot shoe mount is completely connected
Check the distance from receiver is not excessive
Check for signal disturbances, change to a different channel if necessary
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