Operation; Quick Guide; Power On/Off - Profoto B1 500 AirTTL User Manual

Operation

Quick guide

For detailed operating instructions, see subsequent sections.
1. Charge the battery (see page 14).
2. Mount the battery (see page 14).
3. Remove the transport cap from the Reflector/Front glass [5].
4. Fit the Stand adapter [3] to a light stand and secure it with the Clamp screw [4] (see
page 14).
5. Adjust the tilt position of the flash by loosening the Tilt-lock knob [2] (see page 14).
6. Switch on the unit by pressing and holding the TEST button [15] (see page 10).
7. Select Freeze/Normal mode by pressing and holding the ENERGY/SETTINGS dial [16]
and then shortly pressing the TEST button [15] (see page 11).
8. Set the briefly flash light output with ENERGY/SETTINGS dial [16] (see page 11).
9. Release a test flash by pressing the TEST button [15] (see page 11).
10. Select Sync setting [21] with the SYNC button [18] (see page 12).
11. Select Modeling light setting [19] with the MODEL button [14] (see page 13).
12. Select Ready signal setting [20] with the READY button [17] (see page 13).
13. Mount Light Shaping Tools (see page 15).

Power on/off

1. To switch on the unit, press and hold down the TEST button [15] until the Display [13]
shows the settings information.
2. To switch off the unit, press and hold down the TEST button [15] until the Display [13] is
all black.
The B1 unit automatically goes into sleep after 30 minutes and shuts off completely after
one hour of inactivity to save battery life.
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