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Guangdong NanGuang Photo&Video Systems Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 Forza 500B $ USER MANUAL Guangdong NanGuang Photo&Video Systems Co., Ltd.

  • Page 2: Product Diagram

    Forza 500B $ LED Bi-Color Spot Light Product Diagram Technical Data Rated Power: 580W Input: DC(Battery)14.4V-26V/12A AC100-240V 50/60Hz Color Temperature: 2700K - 6500K (GM±80) CRI: Average 96 TLCI: Average 97...

  • Page 3: Product Details

    Product Details 3. Reflector 1. Fixture Body Handle 4. Umbrella Hole 5. Adjustable Handle 2. Fixture Body Input Socket 6. Yoke 7.Lock Catch...
  • Page 4 8.Control Unit Output Socket 11. AC Power Input Socket 9. DMX OUT 12. Power Switch 10. DMX IN 13. USB Port 16. Control Unit 14. Control Panel Handle 17. Quick Release Plate 15. Battery Holder 15. Battery Holder...

  • Page 5: Detailed Description

    Detailed Description 1. Fixture body handle: Offer convenient grip for adjusting direction of illumination. 2. Fixture body input socket: To connect a DC cable for connecting between the fixture body and control unit. 3. Reflector: For concentrating light to improve the central illumination. 4.
  • Page 6 Usage 1. Connection Between Light Fixture, Control Unit and Power Supply.
  • Page 7 Note: 1.1. When connecting the power supply, please make sure the power voltage are consistent with that indicated on the control unit. 1.2. Make sure to use the included AC power cable and DC connecting cable. The connection between the DC plug and the fixture body input socket should be connected as following. 6GND 6GND 1: Power supply + pole...
  • Page 8 2. Connection Between Light Fixture and Control Unit with Battery Note: 2.1. When powered by two 26V batteries, the maximum output is 100%. 2.2. When powered by two 14.8V batteries, the maximum output is 60%. 2.3. Please do not use the 14.8V and 26V batteries simultaneously, or use only one battery to power the fixture. 2.4.
  • Page 9 3. Installation and Detachment of Quick Release Clamp Rotate the adjustable handle to release the clamp. Mount the quick release clamp on the lightstand, then rotate the adjustable handle to tighten the clamp. Align the quick release plate on the control unit Press the lock catch on the clamp to remove the with the quick release mount on the clamp to control unit from the light stand.
  • Page 10 4. Installation and Detachment of Reflector When installing the reflector, align the reflector to When removing the reflector, push and hold the the fixture's Bowens mount, rotate the reflector in lock catch and rotate until the reflector is free to the direction shown on the fixture until it clicks into be removed from the fixture.

  • Page 11: Remote Control

    Remote Control Forza 500B II supports DMX/RDM, 2.4G control, and includes a built-in bluetooth module as well. · ▲The ADDRESS needs to be set before operating the remote control via DMX, 2.4G and RDM. 1. ADDRESS/DMX, including ADDRESS, DMX MODE, DMX REDUCED CHANNELS, DMX DIMMING CURVE and DMX SMOOTHING.
  • Page 12 MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE ADDRESS ADDRESS/DMX DMX MODE WIRELESS CONTROL DMX REDUCED CHANNELS FAN CONTROL DMX DIMMING CURVE ROTATE SCREEN DMX SMOOTHING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to ADDRESS/DMX, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...
  • Page 13 1.2. DMX MODE MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 ADDRESS CCT 8bit DMX MODE CCT 16bit ULTIMATE DMX 8bit DMX REDUCED CHANNELS DMX DIMMING CURVE DMX SMOOTHING SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to DMX MODE, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...
  • Page 14 1.3. DMX REDUCED CHANNELS MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 ADDRESS DMX MODE DMX REDUCED CHANNELS DMX DIMMING CURVE DMX SMOOTHING SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to DMX REDUCED CHANNELS, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu.
  • Page 15 1.4. DMX DIMMING CURVE MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 ADDRESS LINEAR DMX MODE EXPONENT DMX REDUCED CHANNELS LOGARITHM DMX DIMMING CURVE S CURVE DMX SMOOTHING GAMMA 2.2 SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to DMX DIMMING CURVE, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu.
  • Page 16 1.5. DMX SMOOTHING MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 ADDRESS DMX MODE DMX REDUCED CHANNELS DMX DIMMING CURVE DMX SMOOTHING SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to DMX SMOOTHING, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...
  • Page 17 2. DMX Control 2.1. Connect the fixture to the DMX/RDM consoles via DMX cable as shown below: DMX IN DMX OUT GND 1 1 GND DATA- 2 2 DATA- DATA+ 3 3 DATA+ 5-pin shielded cable with a diameter not less than 0.3mm must be used for connection between light fixture and ·...
  • Page 18 2.3. Address Setting of the Light Fixtutre. 2.4. Refer to the DMX reference guide and control the fixture via DMX/RDM console. (For detailed operation please refer to the DMX/RDM console operation manual.) Note: DMX reference guide "Forza_500B_II_DMX_REFERENCE_GUIDE_EN" is downloadable from www.nanlite.com.

  • Page 19: Wireless Control

    3. 2.4G Remote Control Forza 500B II can be remotely controlled by 2.4G remote controller and by NANLINK APP via the WS-TB-1 · transmitter box. It also has built-in bluetooth module to enable the connetion via bluetooth. ① Note: 2.4G remote controller and WS-TB-1 transmitter box are sold separately.
  • Page 20 MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 RESET BLUETOOTH WIRELESS PROTOCOL 2.4G WIRELESS PROTOCOL V1.0 V2.0 SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to WIRELESS PROTOCOL, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu.
  • Page 21 3.2. RESET BLUETOOTH MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 RESET BLUETOOTH WIRELESS PROTOCOL RESET BLUETOOTH BACK RESET SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to RESET BLUETOOTH, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding tertiary menu.
  • Page 22 1. Be sure that the power switch of the control unit is off . Now it is safe to connect the control unit and the power cable or attach batteries, and power the unit on, the screen will display "NANLITE".
  • Page 23 2. CCT Button: press the CCT button to enter the CCT mode. CCT MODE CH: 512 100.0% 5600K Left knob Right knob SMART EFFECT MENU LOCK 2.1. DIM, CCT, G/M Setting Rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT or G/M, and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. DIM range: 0% --- 100%, CCT range: 2700K --- 6500K, G/M range: -80 --- +80.
  • Page 24 CCT MODE CCT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 100.0% 0.0% 5600K 5600K SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters of DIM, CCT and G/M. 2.2. In Effect mode, the DIM parameter is the same as that in CCT mode. 2.3.
  • Page 25 Right knob SMART EFFECT MENU LOCK Forza 500B II has built-in effects including CCT LOOP, INT LOOP, FLASH, PULSE, STORM AUTO, · STORM MANUAL, TV, PAPARAZZl, CANDLE/FIRE, BAD BULB, FIREWORK, EXPLOSION AUTO, EXPLOSION MANUAL and WELDING. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE...
  • Page 26 3.1. CCT LOOP CCT LOOP setting, rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M or SPEED (range from: 2s -30s), and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: CCT LOOP EFFECT: CCT LOOP DIM: 100.0%...
  • Page 27 3.2. INT LOOP INT LOOP setting, rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M or SPEED (range from: 2s -30s), and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: INT LOOP EFFECT: INT LOOP DIM: 0.0% - 100.0%...
  • Page 28 3.3. FLASH FLASH setting, rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M, INTERVALS (range from: 0.1s -10s) or FLASH RATIO (range from: 0% -100%), and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: FLASH...
  • Page 29 3.4. PULSE PULSE setting, rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M or PULSES/MIN (range from: 1-240), and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: FULSE EFFECT: FULSE DIM: 100.0% DIM: 100.0%...
  • Page 30 3.5. STORM AUTO STORM AUTO setting: rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT or INTVL RANGE (Range: 1s ... 60s) , and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: STORM AUTO EFFECT: STORM AUTO...
  • Page 31 3.6. STORM MANUAL STORM MANUAL setting: rotate the "right knob" to select DIM or CCT, and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters, press the "right knob" to trigger the storm effect. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: STORM MANUAL...
  • Page 32 EFFECT MODE CH: 512 EFFECT: STORM MANUAL DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K SMART PRESS RIGHT KNOB TO TRIGGER Press the "right knob" to trigger the storm effect. 3.7. TV TV setting: rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M, CCT SHITF (Range: 0K...3000K) or SPEED (Range: 1...100), and rotate the "left knob"...
  • Page 33 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: TV EFFECT: INT LOOP DIM: 0.0% - 100% DIM: 0.1% - 100% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT SHIFT: 0K CCT SHIFT: 0K SPEED: 50 SPEED: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob"...
  • Page 34 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: STORM AUTO EFFECT: STORM AUTO DIM: 100.0% DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 SPEED: 50 SPEED: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. 3.9.
  • Page 35 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: CANDLE/FIRE EFFECT: CANDLE/FIRE DIM: 0.0% - 100% DIM: 0.1% - 100% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 SPEED: 50 SPEED: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. 3.10.
  • Page 36 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: BAD BULB EFFECT: STORM AUTO DIM: 100.0% DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 INTENSITY: 50 INTENSITY: 50 SPEED: 50 SPEED: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. 3.11.
  • Page 37 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: FIREWORK EFFECT: FIREWORK DIM: 100.0% DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 SPEED: 50 INTENSITY: 50 DECAY: 50 SPEED: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. 3.12.
  • Page 38 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: EXPLOSION AUTO EFFECT: EXPLOSION AUTO DIM: 100.0% DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 SPEED: 50 SPEED: 50 DECAY: 50 DECAY: 50 SMART SMART Rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. 3.13.
  • Page 39 EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: EXPLOSION MA EFFECT: EXPLOSION MA DIM: 100.0% DIM: 99.9% CCT: 5600K GM: 0 CCT: 5600K GM: 0 DECAY: 50 DECAY: 50 SMART SMART PRESS RIGHT KNOB TO TRIGGER PRESS RIGHT KNOB TO TRIGGER Rotate the "left knob"...
  • Page 40 3.14. WELDING WELDING setting: rotate the "right knob" to select DIM, CCT, G/M, SPEED (Range: 1...100) or PAUSE (ON/OFF), and rotate the "left knob" to set the corresponding parameters. EFFECT MODE EFFECT MODE CH: 512 CH: 512 EFFECT: WELDING EFFECT: WELDING DIM: 100.0% DIM: 100.0%...
  • Page 41 4. MENU Button: Press the MENU button to enter the interface of menu, the menu includes OUTPUT MODE, ADDRESS/DMX, WIRELESS CONTROL, FAN CONTROL, ROTATE SCREEN, SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, BUTTON BACKLIGHT, LANGUAGE, FIRMWARE UPDATE and VERSION. The operations on the menu interface are as follow: MENU CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE...
  • Page 42 4.1. OUTPUT MODE MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE MAX OUPUT ADDRESS/DMX CONSTANT OUTPUT WIRELESS CONTROL FAN CONTROL ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to OUTPUT MODE, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...
  • Page 43 4.4. FAN CONTROL MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE SMART ADDRESS/DMX FULL SPEED WIRELESS CONTROL LOW SPEED FAN CONTROL ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to FAN CONTROL, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...

  • Page 44: Rotate Screen

    4.5. ROTATE SCREEN MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE ADDRESS/DMX DO YOU WANT ROTATE WIRELESS CONTROL SCREEN FAN CONTROL ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to ROTATE SCREEN, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu.
  • Page 45 4.6. SCREEN BRIGHTNESS MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 OUTPUT MODE ADDRESS/DMX SCREEN BRIGHTNESS WIRELESS CONTROL FAN CONTROL ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu.

  • Page 46: Button Backlight

    4.7. BUTTON BACKLIGHT MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 ADDRESS/DMX WIRELESS CONTROL FAN CONTROL ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS BUTTON BACKLIGHT SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to BUTTON BACKLIGHT, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu.
  • Page 47 4.8. LANGUAGE MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 WIRELESS CONTROL ENGLISH FAN CONTROL 简体中文 ROTATE SCREEN SCREEN BRIGHTNESS BUTTON BACKLIGHT LANGUAGE SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN SMART Rotate the "right knob" to the LANGUAGE, and press the "right knob" to enter the corresponding secondary menu. MENU MENU CH: 512...

  • Page 48: Firmware Update

    4.9. FIRMWARE UPDATE Download the firmware files of the light fixture and control unit, and put into the root directory of the USB · drive(ensure the firmware versions match), and connect the USB drive to the USB port. MENU MENU CH: 512 CH: 512 FAN CONTROL...
  • Page 49 BUTTON BACKLIGHT light, plug in USB drive that has LANGUAGE new firmware, and restart the light. FIRMWARE UPDATE www.nanlite.com VERSION SMART SMART PRESS “MENU” TO RETURN Rotate the "right knob" to VERSION, and press the "right knob" to check the current version.
  • Page 50 5. LOCK button: Long press the LOCK button to lock the current settings. At this moment, operating the buttons or adjusting the knobs can not change the current settings. Long press the LOCK button again to release the lock state. CCT MODE CCT MODE CH: 512...

  • Page 51: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions 1. Please check for possible damage caused in transit after opening the package. Please do not use if damage is found. And contact with the distributor or manufacturer as soon as possible. 2. Please do not use a power cable with damaged insulation. Please do not unplug too hard or drag the power cable directly.
  • Page 52 General Fault Detection and Diagnosis Diagnosis Fault Detection 1. Please check whether the connection between power supply and cable The fixture won't boot up properly. or fixture are loose. 2. Please check whether the voltage value is within the specified range. The fixture can be operated 1.
  • Page 53 Guangdong NanGuang Photo&Video Systems Co., Ltd This manual has been compiled according to the rigorous testing for Nanlite products. Product designs are subject to change without prior notice. The latest version of the manual for this product is downloadable at www.nanlite.com.
  • Page 54 Version: V1 2022-12-28 +86-754-85751187 +86-754-85300887 service@nanlite.com Dongli Section, Highway 324, Chenghai, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China www.nanlite.com...

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