Godox LC500 - LED Light Stick Manual
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Foreword
Thank you for purchasing this Godox Product!
This LED Light Stick LC500 is a continuous light with double color temperature, high light brightness and wireless adjustment. Suitable for almost all shooting occasions, which can offer lighting for live, camping, make up, portrait shooting, video, wedding, children photography, etc. It's portable and easy to be operated.
Features:
- High light brightness which can be freely adjusted in wide range
- Double color temperature: 3300K and 5600K can be switched
- Wireless adjustment
- Built-in lithium battery
- High-temperature resistance
- Handle use or being fixed on the tripod
- Suitable for almost all situation
- Intellectual memory
Warning
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Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions.
Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center.
Keep out of reach of children.
As this product do not have waterproof function, please take measures of waterproof in rainy or damp environment.
Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gases, chemicals and other similar materials. In certain circumstance, these materials may be sensitive to the strong light emitting from this flash unit and fire or electromagnetic interference may result.
As this product has built-in lithium battery, do not disassemble, impact, squeeze or put it into fire. If serious bulge occurs, please do not use. Do not use or store the product if the ambient temperature reads over 50°C. Please charge the product with specialized charger and correctly operate it within the defined voltage and working temperate according to the instruction manual.
The light source contained in this luminaire shall only be replaced by the manufacturer or his service agent or a similar qualified person.
Parts
Body
![Godox - LC500 - Body Body]()
LCD Panel
![Godox - LC500 - LCD Panel - Part 1 LCD Panel - Part 1]()
![Godox - LC500 - LCD Panel - Part 2 LCD Panel - Part 2]()
Remote Control
![Godox - LC500 - Remote Control Remote Control]()
Included Items
- Body
- Reflector
- Remote Control
- Charger(16.8V/1.2A)
- Portable Bag
- Instruction Manual
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Battery Management
- Power Supply
With built-in Li-polymer battery which can offer about 2 hours'lighting once got fully charged. - Charge
The whole charging time takes about 2.5 hours. The charge indicator turns to red in charging while green once got fully charged.
Attaching Reflector
- Installation: Choose the side which needs reflector and adjust the reflector's direction. Match the ridge in the reflector's handle ring with the groove on the handle(as shown) and slip the reflector over the LED light stick and push in. Extend the reflector for shooting.
![Godox - LC500 - Attaching Reflector - Step 1 Attaching Reflector - Step 1]()
- Detachment: Hold the handle and push the reflector from the bottom up to detach.
![Godox - LC500 - Attaching Reflector - Step 2 Attaching Reflector - Step 2]()
Operation
- Switch: long press the power switch to power on the LED light and long press the button again to power off.
![Godox - LC500 - Operation - Step 1 Operation - Step 1]()
- Mode selection: press the MODE button to switch the 5600K cold color temperature and 3300K warm color temperature.
![Godox - LC500 - Operation - Step 2 Operation - Step 2]()
- Channel/group selection: press the CH/GRP button to choose the CH channel value or GRP group value, then, pressing the "-" or "+"button to change the channel or group value.
![Godox - LC500 - Operation - Step 3 Operation - Step 3]()
- Light brightness adjustment: short press the "-" or "+" button to decrease or increase the value in 1% while long pressing the "-" or "+"button to decrease or increase the value in 10%. The light brightness can be adjusted from 10% to 100%.
![Godox - LC500 - Operation - Step 4 Operation - Step 4]()
- Operation: This LED light stick can be used by handle or on the light stand, which can be freely applied according to the user requirement.
![Godox - LC500 - Operation - Step 5 Operation - Step 5]()
Wireless Remote Control
With 433MHz wireless system, this product has remote grouping and control function. Up to 6 groups of LED lights can be controlled. 16 channels are available with strong anti-interference capability.
Please set the channels and groups of LED light stick to the same as those of remote control before usage.
Adjusting Channel/Group of the LED Light Stick
- Press the CH/GRP button and the group icon blinks. Press the "-" or "+" button to choose a group ID (A to F).
- Press the CH/GRP button twice and the channel icon blinks. Press the "-" or "+" button to choose a channel ID (1 to 16).
Adjusting Channel/Group of the Remote Control
- Press the CH/GRP button and the group icon blinks. Press the "-" or "+" button to choose a group ID (A to F).
- Press the CH/GRP button twice and the channel icon blinks. Press the "-" or "+" button to choose a channel ID (1 to 16).
Adjusting Light Brightness/Color Temperature with the Remote Control
- Press the "-" or "+" button to adjust the light brightness.
- Press the SET button of the remote control once and the color temperature icon blinks. Press the "-" or "+" button to adjust the color temperature.
Note: The wireless signal can be received only when the LED Light Stick is power on.
Other Operation Tips
- Pressing the ON/OFF button on the remote control can turn on/off all the LED groups.
- Pressing the "SET" button on the remote control for 2 seconds can only turn on/off the current LED group.
- The remote control will auto power off after four hours of idle operation.
Tips of Using Remote Control:
- When using the cold temperature light, please set the color temperature of the remote control as 5600K constantly.
- When using the warm temperature light, please set the color temperature of the remote control as 3300K constantly.
- Please remove the battery if the light will not be used for an extended period of time.
Technical Data
Model | LC500 |
Built-in Lithium Battery | 14.8V/2600mAh lithium battery |
Power | Max. 18W |
Double Color Temperature | 5600K±300K 3300K±300K |
Channel | 16 |
Group | 6 (A, B, C, D, E, F) |
100% Light Brightness(LUX) | 1200 (1 m) |
TLCI Index | ≥95 |
CRI Index | >95 |
Light Brightness Range | 10%~100% |
LED Beads Quantity | 516 |
Operation Temperature | -5~50°C |
Dimension | 565*56*56mm (reflector is not included) |
Net Weight (without reflector) | 760g |
Remote Control | RC-A5 |
Power Supply | 3.0V (AAA*2) (not include) |
Wireless Frequency | 433MHz |
Distance (emptiness) | ≥10M |
Channel | 16 |
Group | 6 groups (A, B, C, D, E, F) |
Standby Time | Over one year |
Operation Temperature | -10~50°C |
Dimension | 120mm*38mm*15mm |
Net weight | 30g |
* Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Documents / ResourcesDownload manual
Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.
Download Godox LC500 - LED Light Stick Manual
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