Photoflex OctoDome Instructions

Instructions for OctoDome
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Item #s: XT-ODXS 870458 / XT-ODS 870359 / XT-ODM 870362 / XT-ODL 870366
OctoDome® White
Before assembling your OctoDome softbox, make sure all components
are present. You will need:
• OctoDome softbox
• Photoflex OctoConnector (to fit your strobe light - sold separately)
• Eight rods
• Rear cowling patch
• Inner baffle
• Face diffuser
NOTE: In most cases, the softbox connector is designed to connect with
your light head in the same manner as your light head's accessories. Make
sure your OctoConnector is the correct one designed for your light.
Assemble the Softbox to the Connector
Figure 1. Place softbox face down on a flat, clean surface.
Figure 2. The connector has nine rod receptacle holes, three of which
are tapped. Current model OctoConnectors use circle icons (
OctoDomes and squares icons (
circle icons for your Octodome.
Figure 3. Position connector at the center of the softbox. The connector
front (with the rounded screw heads) should face away from the
softbox and the connector back (with the bolt nuts) should face into the
softbox. Fig. 3
Inserting rods into the connector
NOTE: Two of the holes used in the OctoConnector are tapped.
Figure 4. Insert the first rod.
Figure 5. Insert the second rod into the hole diagonally opposite the
first hole.
Figure 6. Insert the remaining rods
Figure 7. Position the rear patch assembly over the corresponding
Velcro® on the rear of the OctoDome.
Figure 8. Press the cowling assembly in place around the rear of the softbox.
Installing the inner baffle
Figure 9. The inner baffle has Velcro® tabs at each corner. These tabs
connect to the Velcro loops on each inner seam of the OctoDome.
Connect each corner of the inner baffle to each Velcro loop inside the
OctoDome.
Figure 10. The baffle is installed.
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