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Summary of Contents for Profoto B10X Plus Duo Kit
- Page 1 User guide Profoto Connect Pro For other languages visit: Pour les autres langues, veuillez consulter: www.profoto.com...
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Page 3: Congratulations On Your New Profoto Product
Unless it complies with the specified performance, quality and safety, it is a no-go. As a result, we are confident that your new Profoto product will stay with you for years and help you grow as a photographer. But getting the product is only the beginning of that journey. -
Page 4: General Safety Instructions
Do not operate the equipment before studying the Quick Start and Safety Guide and the User Guide. Make sure that the Quick Start and Safety Guide is always accessible to the user! Profoto products are intended for indoor condition use! Do not place or use the equipment where it can be exposed to moisture, extreme electromagnetic fields or in areas with flammable gases or dust! Do not expose the equipment to dripping or splashing. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Congratulations on your new Profoto product! .........................3 General safety instructions ..................... 4 Nomenclature ........................6 About Connect Pro ......................7 About AirX ..........................7 Getting started ........................8 Mandatory safety instructions ..............8 Product registration and firmware update ..........8 Setting up Connect Pro and flashes ............ -
Page 6: Nomenclature
2. Group button 2 Center button 3. Group button 3 8. Auto button (Non-TTL version: Head on/off) 4. Group button 4 9. Continuous light button 5. Test button 10. Display 12. Locking mechanism 11. Battery compartment 13. Hot shoe connector www.profoto.com... -
Page 7: About Connect Pro
The small, lightweight Connect Pro is designed to make off camera flash easy. Mounted on the camera hot shoe, it acts as a wireless extension of your camera to your Profoto flashes with the option to manually adjust and sync your Profoto lights. -
Page 8: Getting Started
3. Switch on the Connect Pro. 4. Select Air channel on Connect Pro and make sure to select the same Air channel on all Profoto flashes that you will use in your setup. NOTE... -
Page 9: Basic Operation
NOTE To save battery, the Connect Pro automatically enters standby mode and/or switches off completely after a period of inactivity. The periods of inactivity for the standby and auto power-off functions are selectable via the settings menu. www.profoto.com... -
Page 10: Main Display View
From this screen, you can adjust flash power, set continuous light on/ off and turn flashes(heads) on/off for individual groups of flashes. 14. Top bar 15. Flash power adjustments 16. Group symbols 17. Continuous light ON symbol 18. Head OFF symbol www.profoto.com... -
Page 11: Top Bar
• When AUTO flash control is selected it only impacts groups A-C. Group D-F are always manual. • AUTO is not an available setting on the non-TTL version of Connect Pro. On this version of Connect Pro, the AUTO button [8] is replaced with a Head On/Off button. www.profoto.com... -
Page 12: High Speed Sync (Hi-S)
If the user is switching views between group A-C and group D-F all group selection will stay active. • If all groups are selected and any group button [1], [2], [3] is pressed again, selection will revert to highlighting only that group. www.profoto.com... -
Page 13: Air 1 And Air 2 Control Mode
Connect Pro before it is overridden by your next interaction with the Connect Pro. The Air 2 mode is not compatible with all generations of Profoto Air lights. The compatibility is generally restricted to Profoto lights with AirX connectivity. -
Page 14: Manual Flash Control
+ or - to the left. In Air 2 control mode the user can set the energy flash power for each group to any value between 0.1-10 by using the Main dial [6]. www.profoto.com... -
Page 15: Auto Flash Control
When AUTO flash control is active, it only impacts group A-C. Group D-F is still manual. This is indicated with an M (Manual) indicator to the right. If group D-F is selected, their flash power can be adjusted in the same way as if MANUAL is selected. www.profoto.com... -
Page 16: Continuous Light On/Off
The selected continuous light on/off state is kept when toggling between AUTO/MANUAL. Head ON/OFF • Head on/off is toggled with a long press (>1s) on a group button [1], [2], [3]. • When head is turned off all other controls are disabled for that group. www.profoto.com... - Page 17 When turning the head back on, the flash and continuous light settings will revert to the previously selected settings. When all groups are selected all of them can be set to Head off by long pressing on any group button. www.profoto.com...
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Page 18: Settings Menu
Air channel The air channel setting is used to select the channel (1-100) for wireless triggering of Profoto Air flashes. NOTE You need to set the same channel on all flashes that you want to use with Connect Pro. -
Page 19: Control Mode
All 100 channels are only selectable in Profoto flashes with AirX connectivity. Older flashes may only have channel 1-8 or channel 1-20 selectable. Control mode The control mode setting is used to select between Air1 or Air2 control mode. See section “Air 1 and Air 2 control mode” for more information. -
Page 20: Advanced Settings
The EXP indicator will always appear temporarily on the menu display [10] in case of a wrong exposure alarm, regardless of the warning sound setting. Backlight The backlight setting is used to change the display backlight. Selectable settings are: LOW, MED, MAX. Factory setting is MED. www.profoto.com... - Page 21 About The About section displays information such as serial number and firmware version. Regulatory info The Regulatory info section displays regulatory information. Factory reset The Factory reset option is used to reset all settings to the factory default settings. www.profoto.com...
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Page 22: Profoto Apps
Profoto apps are available on App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery. For more information about the Profoto apps, go to profoto.com. To connect the Profoto app to the Connect Pro, you need to activate Bluetooth (see section Bluetooth). Then start the Profoto app and follow the in-app instructions. -
Page 23: Wireless Trouble Shooting
Wireless trouble shooting Connect Pro and Profoto Air wireless link operates on the 2.4 GHz frequency band which is an open frequency band that is used also for WiFi and Bluetooth etc. We´ve designed the Profoto Air link to be as reliable as possible but as with all wireless solutions there are limitations. - Page 24 Channels sharing frequency with channel 1-20 www.profoto.com...
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Page 25: Technical Specifications
Store in normal indoor conditions Battery type 3xAAA batteries required (Alkaline, Lithium or NiMH), 3.0-6.0 VDC Operating Frequency and 2402-2480 MHz - <20dBm EIRP Radio output power (Air and (中国 < 10dBm) Bluetooth Low Energy) For more technical specifications, go to profoto.com. www.profoto.com... -
Page 26: Credit
Ltd registered in China and other countries. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Profoto is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. - Page 27 www.profoto.com...
- Page 28 Profoto AB Box 1264, 172 25 Sundbyberg Sweden +46 (0) 8 447 53 00 info@profoto.com www.profoto.com...
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