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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL Version 2.1...
  • Page 2 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 NEO 2! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it. Please register to activate your warranty at...
  • Page 3 PSU or 6 x AA BATTERIES Rotolight adapters Holds 6 X AA Batteries NiMH or Lithium (recommended Rotolight Lionheart NiMh rechargeable - COLD SHOE available on www.rotolight.com) 1/4” male adapter NEO 2 Operation Flowchart MENU F-DIM FLSH FADE CTRL...

  • Page 4: Peak Output

    Technical Specifi cation ROTOLIGHT NEO 2 Beam Angle 50 degree TLCI Approved for live broadcast without (Television lighting consistency index) correction Overall CRI (Ra) CRI=> 96 Skintone CRI (R15) (skintone R15, CRI=98) Power Consumption 12 Watts @100% Output 15 V DC @100% Output lux at 3ft (0.9m)
  • Page 5 Rotolight LED TLCI Test Result Photometrics FIXTURE 3 ft. / 0.9m 6 ft. / 1.82m 9 ft. / 2.74m Angle 50º 194fc 2000 49fc 21fc 227 NEO 2 (at midpoint 4110K) CRI Test 20 40 60 80 100 100 20...
  • Page 6 “NEO 2 is a game-changer. You’ll never miss a shot. There’s no recycle time, no light loss, no power loss” Jason Lanier - Rotolight Master of Light Top photo by Jason Lanier / bottom photo by Rod Aaron Gammons...
  • Page 8 As a family business, Rotolight has a unique long- term outlook allowing the company to focus on continually investing to deliver outstanding quality products and a totally unique customer experience.
  • Page 9 Skyport enables users to wirelessly control up to ten lights in four groups at up to 200m (656ft) with the Rotolight HSS transmitter; optimised for Rotolight by Elinchrom. Available for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus/Panasonic and Fujifilm camera systems.
  • Page 10 Packed with innovative features for cinematographers, NEO 2 also provides an updated suite of Rotolight’s industry-fi rst, built-in CineSFX™. Designed in conjunction with VFX veteran Stefan Lange, CineSFX™ enables the simulation of Fire, Lightning, TV, Paparazzi and more for added drama in productions.
  • Page 11 D-Tap cable (available from www. rotolight.com) which will power your NEO 2 for up to 8 hours at full power. On power up, you will see ‘Rotolight NEO 2’ scroll across the screen, you can interrupt this anytime by operating one of the knobs.
  • Page 12 which will display the brightness as an f-stop (aperture), based on your camera exposure settings ™ – see ‘True Aperture Dimming ’. (‘COL’) Colour You can adjust and accurately display the colour temperature of NEO 2 by rotating the right control knob.
  • Page 13 Rotolight Master of Light Terry Donnelly shooting with the NEO 2...
  • Page 14 Note: in order to use the fl ash, you must be in Flash mode (indicated by fl ash duration on the display. If you see word ‘FLSH’, you are not in Flash mode and must right click to ENTER Flash mode). Rotolight Master of Light Jason Lanier shooting with the NEO 2...
  • Page 15 Rotolight Master of Light Jason Lanier shooting with the NEO 2...
  • Page 16 NEO 2 is not a TTL fl ash, it is a manual fl ash with adjustable fl ash power, modelling light, colour temperature and duration settings. Set your camera to manual Flash mode and refer to the f-stop table (see page 22) for an exposure guide.
  • Page 17 Sync. Rotolight HSS trigger by Elinchrom: To shoot in High Speed Sync, you will need an HSS wireless transmitter, such as the Rotolight or Elinchrom HSS transmitter (both are compatible with the internal receiver inside the NEO 2). Using third party triggers: Alternatively, you can connect third party fl ash receivers which have a PC sync or 3.5mm fl ash...
  • Page 18 LEDs. Recommended triggers The NEO 2 is compatible with the Rotolight HSS transmitters and the Elinchrom Skyport Plus HS transmitters available for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus and Panasonic camera systems.
  • Page 19 NEO 2 than v642, please contact us on sales@ rotolight.com or +441753 422750. First, turn on your NEO 2 then after a few seconds, turn on your Rotolight or Elinchrom HSS Transmitter. If you are operating from the correct firmware, the transmitter should automatically find the NEO 2 and display this on screen.
  • Page 20 For users wishing to operate both Elinchrom and Rotolight units simultaneously using the HSS Transmitter, scroll using the rotary wheel to ‘ELSP mode’, use the centre button to enter the mode and scroll to adjust to ‘NORMAL’.
  • Page 21 If you are only operating Rotolight units via the HSS transmitter, we recommend using speed mode, which will turn the background colour red. Then, use the rotary wheel to scroll to ‘SC Setup’ (Second Curtain). The SC Setup should automatically to default to the ‘By Camera’ setting.
  • Page 23 Photo by Master of Light Jason Lanier using the NEO - 3 light kit...
  • Page 24 press the third button repeatedly until you access your desired one: Power – adjust the rotary wheel to change the power of the modelling light. You will see the percentage changing on the screen of the HSS transmitter and the back of the NEO 2, as you scroll.
  • Page 25 throughout the NEO 2 main menu. Press the test key to enter the sub menu, e.g. ‘SFX’ then you can scroll through the menu items using the rotary wheel, and press the test button once to select/trigger/pause etc. To exit and go back to BRI/COL mode, do not press any buttons on the HSS transmitter for a few seconds, and you will see the screen return to basic operation.
  • Page 26 trigger the fade using an external fl ash trigger). You will notice the display now shows ‘UP Xs’ and it will now fade up to your previous brightness setting over ‘X’ seconds. To trigger the fade, click the right knob again. If you only want to fade down, use the left knob to click out of FADE and click back in then use the right knob to perform the fade.
  • Page 27 to set the desired colour temperature (in kelvin, from 3150-6300K). WARNING - HEALTH HAZARD – USE STROBE WITH CAUTION: CineSFX™ mode uses strobe lighting effects that may pose a risk to those at risk of photosensitive seizures/epilepsy. Manufacturer accepts no liability or responsibility for misuse of this product.
  • Page 28 range is from 0.3 Hz up to 7 Hz. Note: The NEO 2 stores the last used strobe parameters in non-volatile memory. Rotating the right knob adjusts the duty cycle (fl ash duration) to eliminate any issues with rolling shutter cameras (this is known as ‘Rolling Shutter Compensation’) where you can match the light fl ashes to the shutter speed and/or frame rate of your camera to avoid unlit portions of the image/...
  • Page 29 The duration of the lightning fl ashes is 20ms which is the recommended duration for cinematography occuring in bursts of between two and eight pulses. Click the left control knob to exit the Lightning effect and return to SFX menu. (‘THRB’) Throb Thrb Throb is a regular smoothly pulsing light.
  • Page 30 Colour FX Pack (RL-NEO 2-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...
  • Page 31 (‘PLCE’) Police PLCE This effect is an emulation of an emergency services light and can be enhanced by adding the 712 Bedford Blue, or ‘182’ Light Red Filter Gel included within the optional Add On Colour FX Pack. Click the right knob to activate the Police effect. Rotate the right knob to adjust the police beacon speed (it will display XX Hz, which will give you an indication of the effect speed).
  • Page 32 an external fl ash trigger to trigger the TV effect, just connect this to the Flash sync port on the rear of NEO 2. Note: the TV parameters are stored in non-volatile memory. (‘SHOT’) Shot SHOT This effect simulates the muzzle fl ash produced when a gun is fi red.
  • Page 33 and right knobs both adjust the speed of the movement on the screen. Press and hold the left knob to adjust peak brightness. Press and hold the right knob to adjust colour temperature. To exit this effect press the left knob, to exit back to basic operation press both knobs together.
  • Page 34 (‘FDIM’) True Aperture Dimming™ FDIM Shows the brightness setting as an accurately calculated aperture (f-stop) for your subject at a given distance. Cycle the menu to ‘FDIM’ then click the right knob to enter ‘FDIM’ mode. Rotating the left knob cycles through the available user parameters: ‘ISO’...
  • Page 35 Rotolight Master of Light Peter Müller shooting with the NEO 2...
  • Page 36 Rotolight NEO 2 - result shots Shot by Master of Light Jason Lanier...
  • Page 37 Rotolight NEO 2 - result shots Shot by Master of Light Peter Müller...
  • Page 38 Select which mode you want to use to control NEO 2, options are ’LOCL’ (the local knobs, trigger input and/or SKYPORT) ’wDMX’ where the NEO 2 is wirelessly controlled by Rotolight wDMX (i.e. from an Anova PRO 2). Simply enter into CTRL menu, turn the right knob to MODE and click the right knob to enter.
  • Page 39 For users wishing to operate both Elinchrom and Rotolight units simultaneously using the HSS Transmitter, change the mode to ‘NORM’. If you are only operating Rotolight units via the HSS transmitter, we recommend using ‘SPED’ mode. If users aren’t intending to use the HSS transmitter, you can turn Skyport ‘OFF’.
  • Page 40 voltage whilst reducing the output by progressive steps of 10% until voltage stabilises to eliminate fl icker. NEO 2 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 NEO 2.
  • Page 41 25% to prevent overheating. Please use only high-quality battery systems with NEO 2, such as the Rotolight LionHeart 2700MaH AA batteries which will drive the light at full continuous power for up to 2 hours.
  • Page 42 this information once when you make a change to the confi guration. (‘FINE’) Fine Dimming Mode FINE Fine dimmimg mode enhances the low light level operation of the NEO 2 (in normal operation below 7% brightness). It enables the NEO 2 to offer smooth dimming down to zero, with accurate colour rendition, and enhances basic (BRI/COL) operation, as well as FADE, THROB and...
  • Page 43 ‘pinker’ skin tone (if desired). There is an optional add on ’Colour Filter Pack’ which is highly recommended for photography, and for use in conjunction with CineSFX™ mode. To purchase this product go to www.rotolight.com.
  • Page 44 These are also used to attach accessories like the barn doors. NEO 2 is compatible with all the Rotolight NEO 1 & RL48 mounting accessories (foam handgrip, magic arm and clamp kits). NEO 2 is incredibly portable at just 450 grams. If...
  • Page 45 8 hours run time, and MAX + flash mode. The Rotolight V-Lock battery is also available with a bundled D-TAP travel charger (110/220volt). Rotolight also offers optional two-way or four-way desktop battery chargers.
  • Page 46 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 Manufacturer’s or Distributor’s negligence or in the case of fraud) be greater than the actual purchase price of the products with respect...
  • Page 47 NEO 2 Optional Accessories All accessories are available to purchase from www.rotolight.com or authorised Rotolight dealers. Rotolight Lionheart AA batteries by Powerex PRO (RL-LION-AA) Rotolight HSS Transmitter (RL-HSS-TX) available for Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus/Panasonic and Sony Rotolight Flash Shoe (RL-Flash-Shoe) for inexpensive wired flash...
  • Page 48 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.