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Flashlamp Menu
To access the Flashlamp menu, from the Main menu, scroll to
"Flashlamp" and press the "Enter Menu" button. The Flashlamp
menu contains the following items:
Main Menu
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>flash sync INT
ct 0000.001.368
cu 0000.001.368
voltage 550V
energy 06.77J
freq. 20.00Hz
power 132W
Main Menu: Select this item to return to the Main menu from the
Flashlamp menu.
flash sync:
Use "flash sync" to switch between Internal and
External flashlamp trigger modes. Press the "Increase/Decrease
Value" buttons to switch between INT (internal) and EXT (external).
INT (internal): The flashlamp pulses at the frequency
specified in the "freq." item.
Example: The "Flashlamp Ready" button on the Remote Box
is pressed to cause the flashlamp to fire at 20 Hz.
EXT (external): The flashlamp fires when a valid signal is
applied to the "Lamp In" connector on the ICE front panel.
ct: Select "ct" to show the total number of times the flashlamp has fired
since the ICE450 was manufactured. You cannot change this setting.
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cu: Select "cu" (user count) to show how many times the flashlamp
has fired since the "cu" parameter was reset by the user. It is
important to reset this value whenever the flashlamp is replaced.
To reset "cu" user count:
From the "Main" menu, scroll to the "Flashlamp" item and press
the "Enter Menu" button to show the new menu.
Scroll the cursor to "cu" in the new menu.
Press the "Enter Menu" button.
This will clear and set the value to zero.
voltage: Select the "voltage" item to display the electrical energy
in Volts delivered to the flashlamp.energy: Select "energy" to display
the electrical energy in Joules delivered to the flashlamp. This is
equal to the energy stored in the PFN capacitor. The energy is equal
2
to ½CV , where C is the capacitor value and V is the voltage on
the capacitor. This energy is adjustable within a range allowed by
factory settings.
freq.: Select "freq." to display the flashlamp operating frequency in
Hz. When in Internal synchronization, the ICE450 fires the flashlamp
at this frequency. In External synchronization, the ICE450 compares
the frequency of the external trigger with this setting. If the External
trigger frequency is too low or too high for the factory settings, the
flashlamp will be disabled.
power:
Select "power" to show the product of the flashlamp energy
and frequency in watts.
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Version M 22-April-2012