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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL For firmware v1.0 and above...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome ..............1 Getting Started............2 2.1 What’s included ............2 2.2 Powering Up and Down ........3 2.3 Batteries ............... 3 Water, weather and temperature ......4 Rigging and Safety ........... 5 4.1 Quick Release Yoke..........6 4.2 Multi Yoke.............6 4.3 Universal Mount Plate ........... 7 4.4 3/8”...

  • Page 3: Welcome

    Chapter 1: Welcome Thank you for buying a Creamsource Micro+C from Outsight. We design and engineer our products to the highest standards to be used under the challenging circumstances that come with motion picture and television production. This unit will give you years of reliable service.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 What’s included: If you have purchased your Creamsource Micro+C as an Essential Kit, you will receive the following: 1. Creamsource Micro Rigging Yoke 2. Creamsource Micro Luminaire fixture 3. Creamsource Micro Power Supply with Mounting Bracket 4.

  • Page 5: Powering Up And Down

    2.2 Powering Up and Powering Down: Before you power up make sure you read all the safety warnings (page 33), it won’t take much time. • Use only the power supply that comes with the Creamsource Micro+C. Its input is auto-ranging from 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz for use world-wide. •...

  • Page 6: Water, Weather And Temperature

    Chapter 3: Water, Weather and Temperature The IP65 rating of the Creamsource Micro+C Head means it can survive low pressure water jets in all directions, BUT not full submersion. It also means that it has a high resistance to dust and dirt. Still precautions are advised. Note that the standard accessories are not water resistant - for example battery mount, remote, power supply etc.

  • Page 7: Rigging And Safety

    Use appropriate safety cable for 4kg load. If the unit is to be mounted suspended, it is necessary to replace the standard spigot with a 28mm DIN or Euro spigot - please contact Outsight for more details...

  • Page 8: Quick Release Yoke

    Rigging Options 4.1 Quick Release Yoke: A combo Junior/Baby spigot - compatible with a large range of stands and other rigging equipment. The yoke is quickly fitted without tools. Simply flip the levers on each side of the yoke to the UP position, and slide the yoke onto the unit.

  • Page 9: Universal Mount Plate

    4.3 Universal Mount Plate: The universal mount plate on the back of the Micro can be used to mount the Power Supply and Battery mount. It can also be used for rigging - it is compatible with mounting accessories from Kino Flo, such as the MTP-BF41S (“lollipop”) mount.

  • Page 10: 3/8" Tapped (Threaded) Hole

    4.4 3/8” Tapped (threaded) Hole: Another mounting option is the 3/8” hole tapped (threaded) directly in the base and top of the unit. 4.5 Optional Spigot: Suitable for floor stand mounting only. (Supplied with ‘Basic Kit’).

  • Page 11: Gels And Lenses

    Other setup accessories 4.6 Gels and Lenses: The Micro+C has a native spot beam angle of 20°. Highly efficient 20°, 60° & 100° holographic Lenses are available to widen the native beam angle. Empty gel frames are also available if you want to fit your own diffusion or filters. 4.7 Light Shaping tools: Optional extras- Barn Doors, Lightbanks and Grids...

  • Page 12: Dome Diffusers

    4.8 Dome Diffusers: The Creamsource Micro Dome diffuser system creates an instant softlight from the Creamsource Micro. The qualities of the light can be manipulated by adding additional lenses or barn doors for control. Manufactured from durable optical grade polycarbonate and designed for years of rough service these domes come in two grades, Medium (CSU-DOME-M) and Heavy (CSU-DOME-H).

  • Page 13: Controls

    Chapter 5: Controls 5.1 Control Wheel and Buttons 1) The control wheel adjusts the intensity or colour temperature of the light output. It is speed sensitive, so it can be turned slowly for fine adjustments, or quickly for rapid changes. It is also used to change other settings such as strobe frequency or dual flash level when using these modes and to scroll up and down through the menu system.

  • Page 14: Lcd Display And Menu

    5.2 LCD Display and Menu General Info Display This is the normal display mode of the Creamsource. The current intensity level is displayed, along with additional information in the status area at the top of the screen: • The navigation dots give a visual STROBE guide as to which setting is O.O%...

  • Page 15: Low Battery Warning

    5.3 Low Battery Warning If the input voltages falls within 10% of Creamsource the user-definable Shutdown Voltage, 1OO% a flashing battery icon will displayed. If the voltage continues to fall below 11.9v this Shutdown Voltage, then the LED array will switch off - however, the display will still be operational.

  • Page 20: Colour Mode - Normal Cct

    6.1 Colour Mode – Normal CCT The default Colour Mode is ‘Normal CCT’. In this mode you can control Colour Temperature & Green / Magenta Bias. As with all settings, you can also control brightness, add effects & store as a User Preset. 6.1.1 Normal CCT: Change Colour Temperature To change the colour temperature, press the NEXT...

  • Page 21: Colour Mode - Colour Rgbw

    6.3. Colour Mode – Colour RGBW In the Colour RGBW mode you can independently control the Red, Green, Blue & White LEDs. As with all settings, you can also control brightness, add effects & store as a User Preset. 6.3.1 Colour RGBW: Change Red, Green, Blue & White NEXT To change the intensity of the Red, Green, Blue &...

  • Page 22: Colour Mode - Crossfades

    ROSCO Storaro Selection 10 Gels available ROSCO Color Correction 33 Gels available 6.5.2 Lighting Gels: Selecting a Gel Press the NEXT button to enter the library and use the control wheel to view the Gels available. 6.5.3 Lighting Gels: Choose a Source Colour Temp Press the NEXT button and use the control wheel to choose between a...

  • Page 23: Colour Mode - Bump Colour

    6.5.4 Crossfade CCT-GEL Use the NEXT button to toggle through the Normal CCT settings and the NEXT Gel settings to define you’re 2 colours. Use the button to toggle to the CROSSFADE heading and use the control wheel to smoothly fade between the 2 colours.

  • Page 24: Effects Modes

    Chapter 7: Effects Modes Different lighting modes and effects such as Strobe and Timed Flash are available under MENU->EFFECTS MODES. Use the NEXT button to switch between settings for adjustment, then the wheel to change that setting. Each time NEXT is pressed, the next setting is selected The ON/OFF and FLASH buttons can also be used as normal to switch the effect on/off or to create ‘bursts’.

  • Page 25: Dual Level

    7.2 DUAL LEVEL Dual level allows two light levels to be set. This is useful if you need a modeling light level, but then want to flash brighter for a lightning or strobe effect. Use the ON/OFF button to turn on or off the modeling light, and FLASH button to flash up to the Flash Level setting.

  • Page 26: Timed Flash (Flashbandit - Sync To Shutter)

    7.5 TIMED FLASH Used to create flashes of a defined duration, similar to a Studio Strobe light. A modelling level can also be set. The flash can be triggered by pressing the FLASH button, or if ‘External Triggering’ is enabled it can be triggered from an external source such as a camera hot shoe. SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 27: Syncing

    Chapter 8: Syncing 8.1 Syncing to Camera using Flashbandit The Creamsource can be triggered from an external source, such as a sync generator box (e.g. Ambient ACL202CT Lockit box), to ensure that it is synchronised with the camera shutter. This can be used to solve the frame tearing / flash banding problem most digital CMOS (and in fact some CCD/ lm) cameras can have with any flashing or strobing light source.

  • Page 28: Calibrate With Flashbandit

    Setup 1. Set correct frame rate and format on Lockit box [1] (see instruction manual for device). This should match the frame rate and format you intend to shoot at 2. Plug a BNC T adapter [2] into the VIDEO/WORD output of the Lockit box 3.
  • Page 29 1. Setup as per page 26 2. Point camera directly at Creamsource light 3. Select MENU->MODES->Calibrate Sync on Creamsource. It will start to flash at the locked framerate 4. Use wheel to adjust phase on Creamsource. As you change the phase, a dark band should appear to move up and down on the camera monitor.

  • Page 30: Slave Multiple Creamsource Units

    How to run multiple Creamsources with Flashbandit and no DMX input 1. Link Creamsource together using DMX cable from DMX IN to DMX THRU connectors on back of unit 2. Plug the FlashBandit into the first unit (the Master) 3. Calibrate the Master unit as normal 4.

  • Page 31: Dmx Control

    Chapter 9: DMX Control Due to the water resistant nature of the Creamsource Micro+C, it does not have full size XLR DMX connectors. Instead, DMX is accessible by using a breakout cable plugged into the Accessory socket, which brings the signals out to 5 pin XLR connectors.
  • Page 32 External Effects Triggering You can use an external pulse to trigger any effect including Timed Flash and Dual Level Flash. This essentially gives you a way to remotely access the FLASH button, and performs the same function as pressing and releasing this button. External triggering can be enabled by selecting: MENU->ADVANCED->Triggering- >External Trigger.

  • Page 33: Accessories Port And Pinout Specifications

    Chapter 10: Accessory Port Pinout and Specifications Pinout for Creamsource Micro+C Choose a 2 core cable of >17AWG (1.0mm ) and wire both pins Wire To - Ve + Ve Connector type to plug into Creamsource Lamp Head Creamsource Connector Manufacturer Part Number Micro...
  • Page 34 Specifications for Creamsource Micro+C (CSU-80) Specifications for complete system Complete system includes Lamp Head, Power Supply and Power Cables Model Number K-CSU-C-xxx (where xxx indicates kit type) Input 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 1.3A MAX Environmental Max Ta:40ºC Certifications EN55015 EN61547 EN61000-3-2 EN61003-3 EN60598.2.17 DIN EN62471:03 - Risk Group 1...
  • Page 35 (20° FWHM) When supplied as a complete kit, including power supply and cables, the part number will have a K as a prefix. Check www.outsight.com.au for up to date list of kitting options and part numbers. * We have changed this number from the LED count (single and bi-colour units) to...
  • Page 36 Other products and accessories Creamsource Sky with optional Snapbag Sofbox...
  • Page 37 Creamsource Doppio Gaffer Kit...
  • Page 38 Creamsource Mini Gaffer Kit...
  • Page 39 Outsight. The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing. However, Outsight continues to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification, equipment and operating procedures at any time without notice.
  • Page 40 Outsight Pty Ltd. Sydney, Australia www.outsight.com.au...

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