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OPERATION MANUAL
GEBRAUCHSANLEITUNG
MANUEL D'UTILISATION
MANUAL DE FUNCIONAMIENTO
MANUALE D'USO
English / Deutsch / Français / Español / Italiano
BXRi 06.04.2010 (73088)
Elinchrom LTD

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL GEBRAUCHSANLEITUNG MANUEL D’UTILISATION MANUAL DE FUNCIONAMIENTO MANUALE D’USO English / Deutsch / Français / Español / Italiano Elinchrom LTD BXRi 06.04.2010 (73088)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents English Introduction Declaration of conformity, disposal and recycling, CE marking Safety notice and precaution Basic features & advanced programmable features Before you start / On-Off switch and fuse Control panel Reset the unit Modelling lamp features & setup Digital power display Photocell / Eye-Cell / Automatic Mode Photocell / Eye-Cell / Manual Mode...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    ELINCHROM in lighting products for the studio and the utilisation of the latest technology in this area. Totally integrated to the range of ELINCHROM flashes, the BX 250Ri - BX 500Ri units maintain the traditional look and function that is ELINCHROM.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity, Disposal And Recycling, Ce Marking

    If you have any questions on disposal, please contact your local supplier or your local ELIN- CHROM agent (check our website for a list of all ELINCHROM agents world wide). CE marking ­ ­...

  • Page 5: Safety Notice And Precaution

    Safety Note English According to safety regulations, we draw your attention to the fact that these electronic flash units are not designed for use outdoors, in damp or dusty conditions and should not be used after being exposed to sudden temperature changes causing condensation. They must always be connected to an earthed (grounded) mains supply.

  • Page 6: Basic Features & Advanced Programmable Features

    Included basic features English The following basic features are easy to access and they are similar to previous Elinchrom compact flashes. • Flash power up and down buttons • Modelling lamp power up and down buttons • Modelling lamp prop / free / off button •...

  • Page 7: Before You Start / On-Off Switch And Fuse

    Switch and fuse Mains supply Use only the Elinchrom mains cord. Switch off the unit before the mains cord is connected to the mains plug. Mains fuse Standard type 5 x 20 mm, use only tempered fuse 8 AT (code 19022) for BX-Ri.

  • Page 8: Control Panel

    Control panel English Overview of controls 1. Mains inlet socket includes the mains fuse 11. Modelling lamp on/off-free-prop – (slow blow) programmable* 2. Mains on/off switch 12. Modelling lamp up & down buttons and 3. Modelling lamp fuse scroll /program buttons for advanced 4.

  • Page 9: Reset The Unit

    Modelling lamps and fuses for 110 V & 230 V Unit Modelling lamp 110V Modelling lamp 230V Socket Fuse BX 250Ri 100W krypton / 23006 100W krypton / 23002 2.5AF / 19033 BX 500Ri 100W krypton / 23006 100W krypton / 23002 2.5AF / 19033...

  • Page 10: Digital Power Display

    Joules / Ws 62.5 Note: The «BX 250Ri - BX 500Ri» units have an integrated discharge system, protected by a thermal switch. To avoid overheating, lower power settings of more than 2 f-stops by discharging manually with the «Test» touch button.

  • Page 11: Photocell / Eye-Cell / Automatic Mode

    Eye-CELL Setup English Intelligent Photocell-Sensor The Eye-Cell offers new features and can detect camera pre-flashes (anti red eye effect). To customise the pre-flash settings, please follow the instructions at paragraph 3. Eye-Cell Functions 1. Standard Photocell mode 2. Eye-Cell pre-flash mode 3.

  • Page 12: Photocell / Eye-Cell / Manual Mode

    4. Manual Eye-Cell Pre-Flash Setup A. Press Cell button approx. 4 seconds until display shows “c.X”. (“X” is the number of settable pre-flashes plus the main flash from 1 up to 7) B. With “Flash-Power” up and down button, set the number of pre-flashes incl. mainflash. C.

  • Page 13: Charge Ready Beep Features & Setup

    Charge Ready Beep Features English This feature creates a melody if settings are different between each unit to improve the acous- tical recognition that all the flashes have fired and recycled. Charge Ready Beep Setup • Setting - Press “Audio” button, less than 0.5 seconds to switch the Charge Ready Beep (ON / OFF) •...

  • Page 14: El-Skyport Transceiver Features & Setup

    EL- Skyport Transceiver For Wireless Triggering – Setup English The EL-Skyport on / off, Group, Frequency Channel and the Power Steps Per Push can be customised. EL-Skyport on / off Press the flash power up-down buttons together to enter into the “Advanced Feature Setup” Display shows Change settings with the flash power up-down buttons EL-Skyport off...

  • Page 15: Flashtube Replacement / Error Management

    Switch unit OFF, wait 2 minutes and switch unit ON again. fault If the error shows up again the unit requires a check up at the Elinchrom service centre. Unit has detected a FAN management problem due to overheating. Wait until Fan manage- the unit has cooled down.

  • Page 16: Technical Data

    Technical data BX 250Ri BX 500Ri Flash power J(Ws) Power supply 90/260 90/260 F-stop, 1m, 100 ISO, with reflector 48° Power range J(Ws) 16-250 31-500 Variable flash power f-stops 5 f-stops 1/16 - 1/1 Recycling time, min. / max. (230 V) 0.29 / 0.73...

  • Page 17: El-Skyport Transmitter Speed Instruction For User

    English Transmitter Speed 1 9 3 5 0 User­Manual C o n t e n t s : Features­ Battery­Installation­ Hot-shoe­connector­ Operating­Instructions­ Frequency­Channel­ Trigger­Modes­ Integrated­SYNC­Socket­ Elinchrom­RX­Features­ EL-Skyport­Modules­ Troubleshooting­ CE­Statements­ FCC­Compliance­and­ ­ Advisory­Statement­ Disposal­and­recycling­...

  • Page 18: Features

    English EL-Skyport Transmitter SPEED //19350 Operating instructions : 2.4 GHz digital wireless Flash Trigger Transmitter Features EL-Skyport­Transmitter­Speed­is­designed­with­the­latest­2.4­GHz­Digital Wireless Technology. •­ SLR­Camera­Sync­speeds:­SPEED­mode­up­to­ •­ Status­LED­for­EL-Skyport­mode­and­battery­ 1/250­s,­STANDARD­mode­1/160­-­1/200­s. ­­­­­status. •­ 5­selectable­trigger­modes,­(4­Groups­+­All) •­ Improved­housing,­battery­drawer­and­ •­ 8­frequency­channels. switches. •­ 40­Bit­security­encryption. •­ New­Hot-shoe­with­screw-lock. •­ Up­to­60­m­range­indoors­for­standard­mode­and­ •­ New­extra­features;­­configure­EL-Skyport­with­ up­to­40­m­in­speed­mode.

  • Page 19: Frequency Channel

    Synchronises SLR cameras up to 1/250 s, or compact digital cameras up to 1/2850 s -­­Select­“Group”­or­“All”­mode. -­­Press­test­push­button­for­minimum­5­seconds­until­the­STATUS­LED­flashes­two­times. -­­Release­test­push­button. -­­Now­the­EL-Skyport­Transmitter­Speed­works­in­“SPEED”­mode­(r.2­mode). Select “Standard” triggering mode Synchronises SLR cameras up to 1/200 s, or compact digital cameras up to 1/1600 s -­­Select­“Group”­or­“All”­mode. -­­Press­test­push­button­for­minimum­5­seconds­until­the­STATUS­LED­flashes­one­time. -­­Release­test­push­button. -­­Now­the­EL-Skyport­Transmitter­Speed­works­in­“STANDARD”­mode. EL-Skyport Module Configuration: Only­possible­with­EL-Skyport­PC­/­MAC­software­v­3.0­and­higher. -­­Power-Save­Timer,­individual­programmable­or­disabled. -­­Trigger­delay­is­programmable­from­250­ms­up­to­15­s. -­­Download­the­FREE­EL-Skyport­Software­from­www.elinchrom.com...

  • Page 20: Integrated­sync­socket

    English SET Config Mode: (to configure included features) -­­Switch­module­OFF. -­­Hold­test­push­button­and­switch­TX­ON. -­­Keep­test­push­button­pressed­until­STATUS­LED­is­ON. ­Check­also­EL-Skyport­PC­/­MAC­software­3.0­for­changing­Transmitter­Speed­setting. The­EL-Skyport Transmitter­triggers­the­EL-Skyport­Receiver­modules­in­the­following­modes: 1.­ Off­­Unit­is­OFF,­no­function. 2. Select Group - Group (1 to 4). ­ Set­switch­to­Group.­and­select­Group­1­to­4. ­ All­corresponding­EL-Skyport­Receivers­with­the­same­selected Group (1 to 4)­are­triggered. 3. ALL­­Mode­switch­is­set­to­ALL. ­ All­corresponding­EL-Skyport­Receivers­are­triggered­regardless­of­which­Group­is­selected. Integrated Hot-Shoe SYNC 2.5 mm Socket Use­the­included­Sync­cable­to­connect­the­integrated­2.5­mm­Mono­Jack­socket­with­the­camera­or­...

  • Page 21: El-Skyport Modules

    English EL-Skyport Modules EL-Skyport Universal SPEED (NEW) / Universal (previous version) ­ •­ Universal­Receiver­for­all­makes­of­Flash­with­a­SYNC­socket,­conforming­to­Sync­norms!­ EL-Skyport Transceiver RX ­ •­ This­Transceiver­is­only­for­Elinchrom­RX­units.­The­module­operates­all­RX­ ­ ­ features­with­the­EL-Skyport­software­and­triggers­the­flash. EL-Skyport USB RX SPEED (NEW) / USB RX (previous version) ­ •­ To­operate­RX­flash­units­via­computer­the­USB­module­should­be­used­in­ ­ ­ conjunction­with­the­EL-Skyport­Transceiver­RX­and­the­EL-Skyport­software. Transceiver RX...

  • Page 22: Ce Statements

    3.­ Connect­the­equipment­to­an­outlet­on­a­circuit­different­from­that­to­which­the­receiver­is­con- nected. 4.­ Consult­the­dealer­or­an­experienced­radio/TV­technician­for­help,­changes­or­modification­­ ­ ­ not­expressly­approved­by­the­party­responsible­for­compliance­could­avoid­the­user’s­­ ­ ­ ­ authority­to­operate­the­equipment. Disposal and recycling ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ This­device­has­been­manufactured­to­the­highest­possible­degree­from­materials­which­ can­be­recycled­or­disposed­of­in­a­manner­that­is­not­environmentally­damaging.­The­ device­may­be­taken­back­after­use­to­be­recycled,­provided­that­it­is­returned­in­a­condi- tion­that­is­the­result­of­normal­use.­Any­components­not­reclaimed­will­be­disposed­of­in­ an­environmentally­acceptable­manner. If­you­have­any­question­on­disposal,­please­contact­your­local­office­or­your­local­ ELINCHROM­agent­(check­our­website­for­a­list­of­all­ELINCRHOM­agents­worldwide).

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