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Version 1.4

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Version 1.4...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1 x 250 Medium, Half White Diffuser (3/4 Stops) 1 x 184 “Cosmetic Peach” Diffusion 1 x 279 1/8th Minus Green (Magenta) Thank you for purchasing Rotolight AEOS! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it! Please register to activate your warranty at...
  • Page 3 PARTY DMX DEVICES OR LIGHTING CONSOLES PRO BALL HEAD V-LOCK BATTERY PLATE CONNECT ROTOLIGHT V-LOCK PROFESSIONAL ALUMINIUM BALL HEAD WITH BATTERY OR GOLD MOUNT MODEL USING 360º SWIVEL WITH 1/4 - 20 & 3/8th MOUNTS QR-A200 ADAPTER PLATE * BATTERY NOT INCLUDED IN SINGLE UNIT...
  • Page 4 “The ultimate light for portrait / location photographers. Powerful yet portable, AEOS enables you to get shots no-one else can” Jason Lanier - Rotolight Master of light Photo by Jason Lanier www.jasonlanier.com...
  • Page 6 AEOS. We recommend using Rotolight RL-Batt-95, 95mWh V-Lock batteries (available from Rotolight.com) which will run your AEOS for up to 3 hours at full power. To power up AEOS click the power switch (located above the ‘FLASH’ input Jack) On power up, you will see ‘ROTOLIGHT AEOS’...
  • Page 7 You can press and rotate to adjust the brightness in steps of 10% (Fast Mode). AEOS has a dimming range of 0% -100% and is completely fl icker free at any brightness level, shutter speed or frame rate.
  • Page 8 ENTER fl ash mode). Set your camera to manual fl ash mode AEOS is not a TTL fl ash, it is a manual fl ash with adjustable fl ash power, modelling light, colour temperature and duration settings. Simple operation: set your camera into manual fl ash mode, refer to the F stop table (p.11) for exposure...
  • Page 9 PC sync output, with a PC sync cable to the 3.5mm mono jack flash trigger input jack located on the rear of AEOS below the DC Switch. Place the trigger on top of your camera shoe. Alternatively for wired operation, connect a long PC sync cable from your cameras PC sync port to the 3.5mm mono jack on the AEOS.
  • Page 10 Shooting in High Speed Sync AEOS is capable of High Speed Sync flash(HSS). HSS allows you to utilize the flash of AEOS, at speeds faster than your cameras native internal sync speed (typically 1/125 or 1/250th). AEOS will happily work with any camera and any...
  • Page 12 (range is up to 12 seconds up or down) (It will display DN (=fade down) followed by a numerical value ‘X’s where X = seconds of fade duration). Lit with 1 x Rotolight AEOS, Sony A6300, Sony 10-18mm, ISO 100, F4.0,...

  • Page 14: Cinesfx

    The fade can be from 1 to 12 seconds long. Please note, the FADE will be a fade to zero from the current brightness level the AEOS is set to (i.e. if brightness is currently 80%, then fade will be 80%-0% over custom time duration).
  • Page 15 kelvin for maximum brightness in SFX mode. To adjust the colour temperature of the light to better match your desired effect once you have selected your desired SFX (i.e Fire), press hold and rotate the right knob to set the desired colour temperature (in kelvin, from 3150-6300K).
  • Page 16 (‘STRB’) Strobe STRB The strobe effect produces a regular fl ashing light. Pressing the right knob will activate the strobe effect, and rotating it will adjust the speed of the strobe. (It will display XX hz , where= ‘XX’ = number of strobe cycles per second).
  • Page 17 (fl ash duration) to eliminate any issues with rolling shutter cameras. Note: the last used lightning parameters are stored in non volatile memory. Click the left control knob to exit the lightning effect and return to SFX Menu. Note: the duration of the lightning fl ashes is 20ms which is the recommended duration for cinematography.

  • Page 18: Police

    The fi re effect can be enhanced with a warm colour fi lter included within the optional add on Colour FX Pack (RL-AEOS-CFP) available from your dealer or www.rotolight.com (‘205’ LED CTO is recommended for best impact, ‘182’ Light Red also works well, or an Amber, CT Straw or other CTO fi lter).
  • Page 19 TV effect, just connect this to the ‘FLASH’ sync port on the rear of AEOS) Note: the TV parameters are stored in non-volatile memory. Click the left knob to exit the TV effect and return to SFX Menu.
  • Page 20 MICHAEL KELLY, STAR OF HIT SHOW ‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ Lit by Rotolight AEOS, Photo by Mark Mann for DEADLINE...
  • Page 21 BRIDGET REGAN, STAR OF TV SHOW ‘BILLIONS’ Lit by Rotolight AEOS, Photo by Mark Mann for DEADLINE...
  • Page 22 (Please note the ‘True Aperture Dimming™’ algorithm calculates the F-Stop based on the AEOS brightness setting, your camera’s ISO and shutter speed, the distance to the subject and compensates for the skin contrast of the subject) To re-adjust the last selected parameter click the...
  • Page 23 AEOS. (‘AUTO’) AutoSETUP AUTO (Only from an Anova PRO 2 – not an AEOS menu option. For reference only)* When setting AEOS as a slave from an Anova PRO 2, the current Anova PRO 2s confi guration...
  • Page 24 (‘SKYP’) Skyport SKYP This activates the ‘Skyport’ wireless HSS trigger. AEOS will also still fl ash in Skyport mode from a wired external source connected to the fl ash sync 3.5mm jack port. MODE = ELSP Control Modes on Skyport controller.

  • Page 25: Technical Utilities Menu

    Low Battery Voltage while reducing the output by progressive steps of 10% until voltage stabilises, to minimise fl icker. AEOS will operate from 6V DC up to 17.5V DC. Only connect external power sources with the correct polarity and voltage to avoid serious damage to AEOS.
  • Page 26 2800 kelvin to 7200 kelvin. This custom colour value is held as an operating preset while you use the AEOS, but will be reset when you power the unit down. It is very useful to have access to a colorimeter (such as a Sekonic C-700 or UPRtek CV600) to create these custom colours.
  • Page 27 Allows the control status scrolling to be set to ‘on’ or ‘off’. When ‘on’ AEOS will continuously display the status of the control mode, DMX channels, and reception. When set to ‘off’, AEOS will only display this information once when you make a change to the confi guration.

  • Page 28: Filter Information

    (BRI / COL) by pressing both control switches together. FILTER INFORMATION A fi lter holder is included with AEOS. Simply place your desired fi lter underneath the fi lter holder, then using both thumbs, rotate the fi lter holder into a locking position on the front cover the AEOS light (you will hear a click to indicate that it has locked).
  • Page 29 ‘1/2 CT Blue’ (great for use with ‘Lightning’ FX) LED ‘1/2 CTO’ (great for enhancing ‘Fire’ FX) The optional ‘Colour Filter Pack’ (RL-AEOS-CFP) also includes the following four popular colour FX filters :- ‘Fluorescent Green’ (great for simulating, abandoned buildings or a TV glow, as used on ‘Die Hard 4’)

  • Page 30: Technical Specification

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ROTOLIGHT AEOS Beam Angle 50 Degree TLCI Approved for live broadcast without (Television Lighting correction - “errors are so small a colorist Consistency Index) would not consider correcting them” CRI=> 96 Overall CRI (Ra) Skintone CRI (R15) (Skintone R15, CRI=98)
  • Page 31 ROTOLIGHT LED TLCI TEST RESULT PHOTOMETRICS FIXTURE 3 ft. / 0.9m 6 ft. / 1.82m 9 ft. / 2.74m Angle 50º 534fc 5750 120fc 1295 57fc 614 AEOS (at mid point 4400K) CRI TEST 20 40 60 80 100 100...
  • Page 32 Recommended Batteries: For best results use the Rotolight (RL-BATT-95) Lithium-ion v-Lock Battery (available from www. rotolight.com). Specifically optimised for use with the AEOS, it will power the light at full continuous power for up to 3 hours. At the time...

  • Page 33: Manufacturer's Limited Warranty

    You can also use Anton Bauer Goldmount batteries on AEOS with a QR-200A adapter plate from Anton Bauer. Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty Rotolight Ltd will extend to its customers a Limited Manufacturer’s Product Warranty of 1 Year on Manufacturer’s Products from their date of purchase. This warranty shall not include general ‘wear and tear’,...

  • Page 34: Limitation Of Liability

    Limitation of Liability The liability of the Manufacturer or Distributor, if any, for damages for any claim of any kind whatsoever with regard to any order placed for the Manufacturer’s products, regardless of the delivery or non-delivery of the Products, or with respect to the Products covered thereby, shall not (except in respect of liability for death or personal injury caused by Manufacturers or Distributor’s negligence...
  • Page 35 AEOS Barn Doors (RL-AEOS-BD) • 10 Piece Add On Colour Filter Pack (RL- Rotolight RL-BATT-95 AEOS-CFP) Battery (recommended) • AEOS Yoke Kit for c-stand or studio mounting (RL-AEOS-YOKE) • Rotolight Portable Light Stand (RL- MEDIUM-LS) • AEOS 360 Ball Head Adapter (RL- AEOS-360) •...
  • Page 36 CineSFX (EP17165609.3,15/481,460, 1606907.2), Flash Sync (EP17166340.4, 15/485,239, 2017-078504, 1705754.8, 1606658.1) and True Aperture Dimming (EP17165574.9, 15/481,463, 1606908.0) are patent pending technologies of Rotolight Ltd. Accucolour,™ Aeos™, CineSFX™, Designer Fade™, True Aperture Dimming™, and Rotolight™ are registered trademarks of Rotolight Ltd.