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Summary of Contents for Rotolight AEOS
- Page 1 USER MANUAL Version 7.33...
- Page 2 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 FOR FUTURE 3.5MM MONO JACK FIRMWARE SOCKET TO CONNECT UPDATES THIRD PARTY FLASH TRIGGER. USE HSS TRIGGER FOR BEST RESULTS (E.G. Rotolight Elinchrom HSS Transmitter) ALUMINIUM HANDLES DMX IN/THRU INTEGRATED HANDLES FOR HANDHELD CONNECT TO THIRD SHOOTING AND PORTABILITY PARTY DMX...
- 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 To operate AEOS you will find two red control knobs, which also act as switches, and a DC on/off switch, these are all located on the rear of AEOS. POWER AEOS can be powered by 1 x V-Lock battery, DC from the supplied AC mains adapter or from a DC source in the range of 7V -15V (e.g.
- Page 7 AEOS has a colour temperature range of 3150 kelvin (tungsten) up to 6300 kelvin (reflected daylight sky). As a bi-colour light, AEOS will be brightest at the ‘mid point; colour, around 4200 kelvin, where both sets of LEDs are at full power. This also applies in Flash mode.
- Page 8 If you see word ‘FLSH’; you are not in Flash mode and must right click to enter Flash mode. Set your camera to manual flash mode. AEOS is not a TTL flash, it is a manual flash with adjustable flash power, modelling light, colour temperature and duration settings. Set your...
- Page 9 PC sync output, with a PC sync cable to the 3.5mm mono flash trigger input jack located on the rear of AEOS below the DC switch or use the optional Rotolight/Elinchrom HSS transmitter which will sync with the Skyport receiver built into AEOS.
- Page 10 7. Shooting in High Speed Sync AEOS is capable of High Speed Sync flash (HSS). HSS allows you to utilise the flash of AEOS, at speeds faster than your camera’s native internal sync speed (typically 1/125th or 1/250th).
- Page 12 HSS, ensuring that the complete frame is illuminated. If AEOS detects a flash re-trigger event during a set interval, it will automatically adjust the duration of the flash to a shorter interval if required to avoid damage occurring to the LEDs.
- Page 14 TTL mode which is not compatible with AEOS. Press the button underneath ‘Manual’ to enter the Manual mode. If the AEOS is still not visible on your HSS transmitter, try the following: Ensure that Skyport receiver mode is set to ‘SPED’...
- Page 15 ‘Type’ to display the Rotolight units correctly during control. Then scroll to the top of the menu and click Scan, this will now re-scan for devices and will find the AEOS and display it in the control menu.
- Page 16 ‘Xs’ where X = seconds Please note, the fade will be 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 17 AEOS is used by SFX mode to represent the level of each effect, enabling accurate metering (i.e. if AEOS is set to 75% brightness and 5600 kelvin, then the lightning effect peak brightness level shall be 75% brightness at 5600 kelvin).
- Page 18 You can activate your selected SFX function by pressing the right knob. You can leave the selected function by clicking the left knob, alternatively you can return to the basic operation mode (BRI /COL) at any time by pressing both knobs together at the same time. (‘STRB’) Strobe STRB The Strobe effect produces a regular flashing light.
- Page 19 knob to trigger the effect. Rotate the left knob to adjust the maximum brightness of the lightning effect. Hold and rotate the left knob to adjust the minimum brightness of the lightning. Press and hold the right knob to adjust the colour temperature of the lightning.
- Page 20 (i.e. from yellow to blue). To activate this parameter click the right button and the AEOS will display ‘BLUE’. To deactivate ‘Colour Swing BLUE’ click the right knob again and ‘MONO’ (monochrome) will be displayed.
- Page 21 You can also use Skyport or an external flash trigger to activate the 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 22 MICHAEL KELLY, STAR OF HIT SHOW ‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ Photo by Master of Light, Mark Mann, and lit using the Rotolight AEOS...
- Page 23 BRIDGET REGAN, STAR OF TV SHOW ‘BILLIONS’ Photo by Master of Light, Mark Mann, and lit using the Rotolight AEOS...
- Page 24 F-stop aperture for your camera. The True Aperture Dimming™ algorithm calculates the F-stop based on the AEOS’ brightness setting, your camera’s ISO and shutter speed and the distance to the subject. To re-adjust the last selected parameter, click the...
- Page 25 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 2’s configuration...
- Page 26 Note: AEOS is always in 2-channel DMX mode (BRI/ COL), i.e the same as Anova PRO 2 ‘FxRx’ 2-channel mode. – (‘LOCK’) Settings Lock LOCK Use ‘LOCK’ to isolate and protect a specific light from changes being made by a master Anova PRO 2 running AUTO.
- Page 27 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...
- Page 28 25% to prevent overheating. (Please only use high-quality battery systems with AEOS such as the Rotolight 95Wh V-lock, which will drive the light at full continuous power for 2-3 hours). – (‘SRNO’) Serial Number...
- Page 29 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 configuration.
- Page 30 AEOS light (you will hear a click to indicate that it has locked). To unlock, rotate in the other direction. AEOS filters are 269mm diameter and have a 40.5mm hole in...
- Page 31 Hollywood Frost Soft gentle diffuser with minimal light loss. Moroccan Frost warm cosmetic diffuser to soften and warm darker skin tones. Straw light sunshine FX, or subtle fill/hair light FX. Bastard Amber warm amber fill/hair light. e.g. sunshine. 1/2 CT Blue great for use with ‘Lightning’...
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Page 32: Battery Life
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 33 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 4200K) CRI TEST 20 40 60 80 100 100...
- Page 35 DC voltage of 6 volts up to 18 volts. 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...
- Page 36 The Rotolight V-Lock battery is available with a bundled D-Tap wall charger (110/220volt). Rotolight also offers a 2 way battery charger or 4 way battery charger as desktop charger options with faster recharge times.
- Page 37 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 38 AEOS Barn Doors (RL-AEOS-BD) Battery (recommended) • 10 Piece Add On Colour Filter Pack (RL- AEOS-CFP) • 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 40 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.
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