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Honeywell Strobonar 91-A User manual
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This book hos been prepored to help you toke better pictures with the Strobonor 9lA We urge you to reod it oll the woy through ot leost once before using the unit, becouse on understonding of the contents will help you get optimum results from your Strobonor 9lA from the very beginning.View original page 2
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Why Electronic Flosh? for oll your work. No filtering is required excepl
for speciol effects or where extremely criticol color Electronic flosh is o repeoting source of pho' reproduction is necessory. Electronic flosh olsotogrophic light. A flosh tube which moy be fired gives o very penetroting light wilh omozingmony thousonds of times is used in ploce of con- obility to record shodow detoil without blockingventionol flosh bulbs, ond should provide light up high lights. lt is especiolly suitqble for por-for more pictures thon the oYeroge photogro- lroits, since it eliminofes the need for hot, glor-pher tokes in o lifetime. ing lights thot result in squinting, wrinkles, ond
Aside from the convenience ond portobility self-consciousness. Becouse ifs extremely brief
offorded by elecfronic flosh, it hos mony odvon' flosh hos no effect on the subiect's eyes, it elimi-
foges which mqke it the ideol light source for oll- notes controction of fhe iris, resulting in the
round professionol use. lts exfremely short flosh lorger pupils which odd chorocter io your por-
durolion, for exomple, is not only useful for pho- troits.
togrophing oction, but for minimizing comero ond
subiect motion in ony situofion to produce neg- How The Strobonor 9lA
otives thot con be sotisfodorily enlorged lo mony Mokes lt Eosier to
diometers. Toke Better Pictures
The light delivered by electronic flosh unifs Experl phologrophers hove long recognized
closely opproximoles the color femperolure of thot the mosl imporfont element necessory to loke
doylight. This meqns you con simplify your pro- good pictures is light. Even the finest lens con-
cedure, if you wish, ond use doylight color films not moke o phologroph without proper lighting.
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This is the reqson press photogrophers ond other CAMERA FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION
professionols use flosh, not only for indoor pic- The Strobonor 9lA is designed for loking pic-
fures, but for supplementing doylight os well. tures with comeros hoving built-in flosh contocts.
shutter The Strobonor 9lA is compoct enough lo lf your comero hos o between-fhe-lens
corry conveniently on ony ossignment. Becouse with X-Contocts ("O" deloy), the Strobonor 9lA
it hos o permonenf-type flosh tube, il eliminotes will synchronize with it ot oll shutter speeds. lf
the need for corrying ond chonging bulbs. When your comero hos o focol-plone shutter with zero
o single lomp is used, if "treezes" qction ot deloy synchronizotion, it will synchronize only oll/1000 second (operoting from "200" receptocle)
Shur-ond ot 1/2000 second (operoting from "100" re- sfower speeds up to l/25 or l/50 seg. (See
ceptocle) regordless of the shutter speed, eliminot- ter Speeds, poge 21.)
ing comero ond subiect movement ond giving you Most comeros without built-in X 1"9" deloy)
shorp, cleor pictures every time. And becouse synchronizofion con be eosily odopted by o
irs doylight-type light is evenly distributed by the competent comero repoirmon. lf you wish tospeciolly designed Pressmoster Reflector, it gives check lhe synchronizofion yourself, see inslruc-you sofi noturol looking lighting, ideol for por-
troits ond condids olike. tions on poge 21.
STROBONAR 9IA PRESSMASTER You'll find the Strobonor 9lA o unit of the HEAD ASSEMBLYhighest quolity ond one thot is convenient, eosy The heod ossembly of the Strobonor 9lA con-
fo hondle, ond economicql to use. sists of o lomp heod ond o universol shoe mountView original page 6Page 7 · Read text
Lompheod
Floshtube
Ref lectorin one unil 6V2" high ond weighing only l5 oz.
The Pressmoster Reflector is only 4" in diometer.
Its scienfific design gives even distribution of light
with moximum light output. The light is spreod
evenly to cover the entire oreo encompossed by
normol comero lenses rother thon being concen-
troted into o more intense beom thot gives o
phofo-ruining hot spof effect. Shutter Cord Socket
A Reody-Light on the lomp heod indicotes ffirJ
when the unit is operoting. For detoiled operof- uK*'ing instructions, see poge 15.
To insure proper connections the shutter cord Cord to Power Pokoutlef locoted under the reflector is polorized.
The power coble which connecls fhe heod ossem'
bly ond the power pock is permonently ottoched
to the lomp heod, thus preventing poor connec-
tions. All componenfs in the Strobonor 9lA ore
of the finesf quolity, speciolly designed for photo- Reody-Light
grophic opplicotion. The unit is precision engi-
neered ond built to give yeors of trouble-free
Shoe-Mount
operotion.
Ports of the Strobonor Heod Assembly
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Strobonor 9lA Power Pock "UNE4 position ond the AC line Cord is con-
nected from the unit to o 105-125 volt, 50-60 The power pock operotes the Strobonor on cycle source (ordinory household curreni), lhe (which six rechorgeoble Permocod D Botteries line currenl is being used. See poge 13. The
ore supplied with the unit), or from 105- switch must be in the "CHG" position in order lo
125 volt, 50-60 cycle ohernoting currenf. When use the built-in chorger fo re-chorge lhe Permocod
the Selecior Switch, which is locoted on fhe top Botteries. See poge I I for chorging instructions.
of the power pock, is turned to the "BATT" posi- The selector switch diol is illuminoted fo permit
tion, the bottery currenf is being used for opero- eosy reoding. The power pock cose is conslructed
tion. See poge 13. When fhe swilch is in lhe of vinyl-clod $eel ond impocl resislont plostic.
Ports of the Strpbonor 9l-A Pover Pok Gontrcl Ponel
"200"
Hi-Power Receptocle A.C. ono Chorge
(full lisht output) Receptocle
"|00"
Low-Power Receptocle
(SQo/o of moximum
light output)
Positions of the
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There qre two lomp heod receptocles locoted of the receptocles on the power pock. When
on the top of fhe power pock. The receptocle lwo fomps ore used, the flosh durution is l /2OOO
which is identified by "200" supplies the moximum or fosler, ond the light outpuf of the unit is di-
oulput of the power pock to o single lomp heod vided equolly between the two lomp heods.
connecfed to it. Operotion with o single lomp There is o meter locofed on the top of the
heod connected to receptocle "200" should be power pock to indicote fhe condition of the bot-
used when light is desired for distont subiects, sub- leries. When the botteries ore fully chorged, the
iects in iotol dorkness, ond subiects in extro lorge meter needle will point fo the right end of the
rooms. The receptocle identified by "100" sup- green oreo. As the bqtteries ore used, the nee-
plies 507o of the moximum power pock storoge dle will move toword the red oreo. When
copocity to o single lomp heod connected to it. the needle points to the border line between the
Thus, 5oo/o o{ the moximum light ovoiloble from red ond green oreos, it indicotes o loss in light
the Strobonor 9lA is utilized by connecfing o outpuf from the fully chorged condition. When
single lomp heod to this receptocle. operoling the Strobonor with the bofieries in this
.om.-- The lomp heod should be plugged inro rhe condition, the lower light output should be''tl0o't receptocle for close-up photogrophy, ond pensoted for by opening the operture on your
for fost oction shots. When operoling fronr lhe comero Yz f /stop more thon the fully chorged bot-
"100" receptocle, q flosh of | /2000 second dur- teries would require. When fhe needle enters the
otion is produced. When operoting from the red oreo, fhe energy remoining in fhe botteries
'200" receptocle, o flosh of l/1000 second duro- is sufficient for only o few floshes of reduced in-
tion is produced. Two lomp heods moy be used lensily, ond lorger lens openings musf be used.
simultoneously by connecting o lomp heod to eoch When the unit is recycling, the meter needle
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will tempororily point to the lefi end of the NOTE:
red oreo. As the copocitors store energy for A speciol circuit feoture of the Strobonor 9lA
onother flosh, the needle will move fo the permits the lemporory use of stondord size
right. Any reodings mode before the needle "D" pholoflosh dry bofieries in ploce of the Per-
returns from the left side of the red oreo, or mocod boileries. lf boileqy operotion is necessory
of o lime when the Permocod botteries ore dis-while the needle is in molion, will be erroneous.
chorged, simply reploce lhem with stondord sizeTo gel o lrue indicotion of the condition of the "D" pholoflosh dry boileries. (Follow lhe insfruc-
bofieries, woit until fhe meter needle is stotion- tions on poge l3 for bottery instollofion.)
ory. For consistenl results, keep the botteries fully When pholoflosh dry boileries ore used, re-chorged. cycling iime of the unit will be somewhol slower
thon recycling time with Permocod Botteries, ond
Positive terminol the suggesfions under "Whol the Reody-Light
lAeons" on poge 15 should be considered. The
BATTERY mefer will indicole the condition of the
dry botteries; they should be chonged when the
needle goes info the red oreq. Do not leove
stondord photoflosh dry botteries in lhe Strobonor
when sforing fhe unif, os botlery electrolyte leqk-
oge could couse serious domoge.
Permocod bottery illustroting Positive (f ) ond Negotive (-) terminols.
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:* The new Heilond Quick-Releose Clomp per-
on mits the instont releose of the lomp heod from Push-ButtonStrobonor 9l-AHondle. the cqmero brocket for off-comero use. With this
clomp, the Strobonor 9lA moy be mounted in
the following combinotions:
Brocket Comero
Leico For oll Leico comeros
R-7 Most Reflex Comeros
235 Kodok 35
B-l Zeiss Super lkonto B
135 Kine Exokto
I 35VX Kine Exokto VX
335 Retino (except llC ond lllC)
320 Poloroid Lond
The Heilqnd 4373 Model E Clomp moy be
used with the some brocket-comero combinotions
listed for the Heilond Quick-Releose Clomp. A
Push-Button Hondle with Universol Brocket (illus.)
is olso ovoiloble os on optionol occessory.
Stondord Comero Brockef-For most minioture
ond roll film comeros.
4450 E Clip-For flot, direct mounting on withStrobonorReflex 9l-ACom-
Brocket ondcomeros or speciol brockets. ero Releose Quick
Your Heilond deoler will be hoppy to ossist Clomp.
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PERMACAD BATTERY FEATUR,ES dition of liquid electrolyte os did previous types of
The Permocod D Botferies supplied with this rechorgeoble botteries. There is no donger of spill-
becouse Permocod Botteries ore unit ore nickel-codmium cells. The inherenl chor- ing or leoking
octeristics of this type of bottery mqke it especiolly positively seoled. The Strobonor moy be stored
ore suitoble for electronic flosh requirements. They for indefinite periods, whether the botteries
moy be rechorged os often os necessoqy without chorged or dischorged, wifhout domoge fo the
loss of efficiency, ond, when stored in o fully unit or the botteries. The botteries ond the Stro-
chorged condifion, will hold their chorge for bonor ore unoffected by temperotures up to 130"
F. fhree monlhs. Mqke it stondord procedure to F. ond os low os 0"
fully chorge fhe botteries before sforing your REPLACING BATTERIES unit ond it will be reody to use when you need it. To reploce botteries in the Sfrobonor 9lA Permocod Botteries do nol require periodic od- power pock, ploce the power pock on ils bock
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slide fhe bofieries out of the bottery tubes. Slide
the replocemenf botteries info fhe botteqy tubes.
CAUTION
Be sure lo observe the correcl polority when
inslolling botteries. Follow the instructions sfomped
on the chossis plole odiocenl lo eoch bottery
Replocing botteries in the Strobonol 9l-A Power Pok.
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tube. The top end of the Permocod Bottery (the power pock. Turn the switch to the ,,CHG,, posi-
end with the smoll terminol, is positive *). The bot- tion, ond leove the unit plugged in overnight.
tom end (the end with the lorger terminot, is The botteries will toke o moximum chorge in 12
negotive The terminol end of stondord pho- to 16 hours. No domoge will result from chorg- -).toflosh dry botteries is positive. ing the botteries longer thon specified. They con
After replocing fhe botteries, furn lhe seleclor octuoffy be left on "CHG" for on indefinite
switch to the "BATT" position. lf ihe meter needle period of time.
moves off scole on the red end, or does not move
well into the green oreo (with freshly chorged WARNING
botteries), check the bottery instollotion fo rnok" DO NOT qttempt to chorge regulor photo-
certoin thot the bofferies were ploced in the tubes flosh dry botteries. The botteries will be de-
properly. slroyed ond the Strobonor moy be domoged.
The Strobonor moy be reossembled by hold-
ing the bottom ogoinst the power pock ond re-plocing the two coin-slotted screws. ,/'.'\
CHARGING BATTERIES
To chorge the Permocod Botteries, plug ihe
stondord mole end of the line cord into q 105-125
volt, 50-60 cycle, woll outlet, ond the other end in- htto the speciol receptocle on the Strobonor 9lA
TOP: To odlust Shoulder Strop first slide smoll screw driver under strop.
BOTTOM: Loosen coin-slotted screws in the bottom of the Power Pok. V
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SHOULDER STRAP ADJUSTMENT driver under fhe strop neor lhe center of the
It |he sfrop is loo long, insert o smoll screw- power pock side ponel ond work the strop free
driver under the slrop neor the center of fhe of the slot. Grosp the strop ond pull down ond
power pock side ponel ond work the strop free crwoy from the power pock until o few inches of
cose.of the slot. Grosp the strop ond pull down ond slock is ocquired olong fhe side of fhe
owoy from the cose until the loop obove the loosen the coin slotted screws from the boilom
power pock is the desired length. loosen the of the power pock ond remove the bottom ond
coin-sloiled screws from the bofiom of the power the botteries. Pull the strop end out of the trion-
pock ond remove the boifom, qnd the botteries. gulor hole in fhe bottom plote. At leost l" ol
Feed lhe excess strop into fhe triongulor the strop must be reinserfed into fhe triongulor
shoped hole in the bottom plofe of the power hole fo onchor the lower end of fhe sfrop. Grosp
pock. lf the strop is still too long, repeof lhese the $rop obove lhe top of the power pock ond
operotions on the other side ponel of the power
pock. lf the strop is to be shortened more thon
opproximotely 72", the excess must be cuf off,
os the triongulor covilies, on either side of the
power pock, will not occommodote o greoter re-
serve length. Reploce the botteries ond the bot-
tom of the Strobonor ond insert the edges of the
strop into the slots on fhe sides of the cose.
lf ,he slrop is loo short, inserf o smoll screw-
Feed the excess strop into (or pull out of) the triongulor
hole.
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I pull up of on ongle owoy from the side of the NOTE
3 cose until the slock is foken out of the strop. lf lf the meter needle is in the red oreo, the
more length is desired, repeot these procedures bottery voltoge moy be too low to light the neon
lomp which illuminotes the selecfor switch.
on the other side of the power pock. Reploce the
OPERATION-LINE botteries ond the bottom of the Strobonor ond To operote the Strobonor 9lA from on A.C.
insert the edges of the strop into the slots on the source: Connect the shutter cord to the Strobonor
terminols. sides of the cose. lomp heod ond to the comero flosh
Plug the mole end of the A.C. line cord into o
105-125 volt,50-60 cycle, outlet ond the femole OPERATION-BATTERY end into the power pock. Plug the power cord
Connect the shutter cord to the Strobonor from the lomp heod ossembly into the desired re-
lomp heod ond to the comerq flosh terminols. ceptocle on the power pock. (For high light oOtput use the "200" receptocle; for low light output use
(Your Heilond deoler con supply the proper shut- the "100" receptocle.) Turn the switch to fhe
ter cord for your comero.) Plug the cord from the "LINE' position. Woit for the Reody-l;ght to glow
ond snop the picfure. lomp heod qssembly into the desired reieptocle
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICSf. on the power pock. (For high light outpul use AND SUGGESTIONS
the "200" receptocle; for low light output use The Strobonor 9lA provides o choice between
the "100" receptocle.) Turn the swifch fo the moximum light output or 50o/o oI moximum light
outpul when one lomp heod is used. By utilizing "BATT" posifion, woit for the Reody-Light to glow both receptocles on the power pock, two lomp
ond snop lhe picture. heods moy be used simultoneously, providing lighl
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from fwo locotions. (The totol output is divided be- is opproximotely l0 seconds with fully chorged
tween the two lomp heods.) Eoch lomp heod is bofieries. The cycling time when operoting on
connected directly lo the power pock insuring LfNE from lhe "200" receptocle is opproximotely
precision synchronizotion ond positive friggering. 8 seconds. When operoting from the "100" re-
Botteqy operotion of the Strobonqr 9lA provides ceptocle the cycling time is even fosfer. The unit
oplimum performonce in portobility, convenience, moy be floshed up to l0 times in one minute, bul
ond dependobility. When fully chorged, fhe this ropid rote of floshing musl nof be continued.
Permocod Botteries will deliver on overoge of 80 Conlinued ropid floshing will blow the fuses, pre-
floshes from the "20O" receptocle, or I l0 floshes venting moior domoge.
from the "1O0" receptocle before light output loss
becomes opporent. Cycling time with bottery op- FUSE REPLACEMENT
erotion (BATT. position) from the '200" recepfocle Fuses Should Be Reploced by Authorized
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Service Personnel, or by persons fomilior with the switch. lf o click con be heqrd when youll high voltoge electronic equipment. releqse fhe pressure on the lever, the switch is
The Strobonor 9lA is internolly fused to pre- operoiing properly ond the copocitors hove been 'fhe vent serious domoge to moior components if dischorged.
unit is floshed too ropidly. To reploce fuses, insert CAUTION q smoll screwdriver under the nylon shoulder strop
neor the center of the power pock ond work the Do nof oftempt to operote the unif when the
slrop free of the slof. Grosp the strop ond pull top is off of fhe power pock.
down ond owoy from the cose until enough The fuses ore mounted on the internol circuit
strop is pulled loose to permit removol of boord ond moy be lifted out of the fuse holders.
the screw ot the top of the slot. Remove The short fuse, locoted to the right of the BAT-
this screw. Repeot this procedure on the other TERY meter, must be reploced with o Heilond
side of the power pock. Be sure the switch is in 100026 fuse. The long fuse, locoted to the lefi
the "OFF" position. Lift the plostic top ofi of the of the BATTERY meter, must be reploced with o
unit. When the top is removed from the cose, Heilond 100027 fuse. The fuses ore not inter-,
{; o sofety switch outomoticolly dischorges fhe chongeoble. Reploce the top of the power pock
copocitors. In this woy, the donger of receiving ond pull the strop up ond owoy from fhe power
o high voltoge shock while chonging fuses is pock to remove the slock from olong the side.
eliminoted. As on extro precoution, the sofety
switch operotion moy be checked os follows: Using . WHAT THE READY-LIGHT MEANS
r! o piece of wood or other insuloting moteriol, de-' When the Reody-Light glows, it indicores fhot
press the lever which proiects up ot on ongle from the unit is storing energy for the next flosh; it doesH, LEFT: Top of Strobonor 9l-A Power Pok with plostic top not meon thqt moximum light output is ovoiloble fuses. showing off
fhe instont the Reody-Light comes on. As o rough RIGHT: Checking sofety switch operotion by depress-
ing switch lever. rule of thumb, you should ollow on intervol be-
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tween floshes of twice the time it tokes fhe Reody-
light to glow. This proctice will insure full light
outpuf ond consistent results, especiolly with color
film. In other words, if the Reody-Light comes on I
in 5 seconds, woit on odditionol 5 seconds before
shoofing. {
As lhe bottery currenf becomes loo low to
provide moximum light oufput, fhe Reody-Light
will signol fhe foct by toking longer fo glow. This
condition will olso occur if the unit is subiected
to unusuolly heovy use, such qs shooling o greot The stondord 9lA Pressmos- ter Lompheod olso serves osmony pictures in o short period of time. lf the on extension lomp when connected to on extensionobove rule of thumb is observed in fhese circum- cord. (Also ovoiloble with
Koiled Kord.) stonces, you should get full ond consistent light
output from your unit.
.f la) lf long intervols occur beiween pictures, bot- i:j,
tery life con be conserved by switching fhe unit
off. The equivolenf of l5 floshes is droined from
the botlery by opproximotely l5 minutes of ,,idl-
ing" time. Be sure to furn the swifch to the "OFF"
position between shooting sessions.
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fTROBOTAR 9I A ACCESSONTES
Accessory Lomp Heods ovoiloble light is divided between ihe two heods,
thus providing light from fwo different points.I There ore two occessory lomp heods ovoiloble
lighting, for the 9lA. One is o 4" diqmeter Extension When using two lomp heods for I' lomp unit identicol to the lomp heod supplied some speciol considerotions should be mode to
lomp with the Strobonor. lt provides o second source insure proper exposure. lf for instonce, two
of light from o position owoy from the power heods ore being used from the some relotive po-
pock, ond moy be plugged directly into either sition (both lomp heods mounted on comero, for
lomp heod receptocle or connected to the Stro- exomple) the guide number should be bosed on
heods. bonor 9lA Extension Cord (either 6' or 2O') lor the totol light output of both lomp
operotion up to 24 ieet owoy from fhe pock. The lf eoch lomp heod is ploced ot the some dis-
ofher is the 5" Cusfom lompheod described on lonce from the subiect ond ot opproximotely the
poge 18. some ongle from the comero-subiect oxis, the
guide number should be bosed on the totol light Extension Lomp Operotion output of both heods. lf the lomp heods ore po-
To use the Strobonor 9lA Exlension Lomp sitioned ot unequol distonces ond ongles from
iust connect the cord to o lomp heod receptocle the subiect, the guide number should be colcu-l
on the power pock. The Extension Lomp moy be lqted for the lomp heod closest to the subiect
I, used with bottery or AC operotion. When the qnd multiplied by 0.7 for opproximotely correct
moin lomp orrd Extension Lomp ore used, the fotol exPosure.
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the "Lo" position, on unequol distribution ofStrobonor 9lA Custom Heod \ in unit of light will The Strobonor 9lA Custom Heod is o lomp light will result. Appioximotely I
heod with o 5" reflector ond o speciol Hi-Lo be supplied from the Custom Heod with the Hi-Lo
switch which permits odditionol light output con- switch in the "Lo" position for eoch 15 units of
trol from the lomp heod. lt con be fitted io ony of light supplied by the Pressmoster Heod (or o sec-
fhethe stondord size "D" bottery coses or lYz" Hei- ond Custom Heod with the Hi-Lo switch in
lond mounting tubes ond used with fhe mounting "Hi" posirion). This distribution of light is ideol
brockets described on poges 8 ond 9. for bounce-light photogrophy, becouse, even
though the shodows cost by bounce light ore soft
Strobonor 9lA Custom Heod Operotion ond "noturol" in oppeoronce, most bounce light
The Hi-Lo Switch on the Custom Heod will pro- pictures con be improved with ir:t the right
vide moximum light output with the switch set in omount of fill light. By using the Custom Heod
the "Hi" position, or 25o/o of moximum light out- for the fill light (with the Hi-Lo switch in ihe "Lo"
put wifh the switch set in the "Lo" position. The position) ond the Pressmoster Heod (or o second
moximum energy ovoiloble will depend, of course, Custom Heod with the Hi-[o switch in the "Hi"
on whether the Custom Heod is connected to the position) os the bounce light, you con reduce the
"200" receptocle or the "10O" receptocle. Thus rotio between the lomps to opproximotely I to 4.
it is possible to provide four different levels of To determine the proper exposure for this type of
light outprlt by using different Hi-Lo Switch posi- lighting, divide the normol guide number (for the
tions with the two receptocles on the power pock. Pressmoster Heod or fhe Custom Heod with the
lf the Custom Heod is used in coniunction with Hi-[o switch in the "Hi" postion) by 2. Moke test
lhe Pressmoster Heod, or if two Custom Heods ore exposures using the operture determined by this
used simultoneously, the Hi-Lo switches must be melhod, ond olso ot smoller ond lorger f,/stops,
in the "Hi" position for conventionol lighting ef- to be certoin the exposure is correct for your own
fects. lf the Hi-Lo switch on one Custom Heod is fi lm-development technique.
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www.butkus.us Extension Cords Speciol Exlension Cords (either 20 feet or 6 feet long) ore ovoiloble os occessories for the Strobonor 9lA. The cord connectors ore moled fo the power pock receptocle ond the lomp heod cord, qnd connot be used on other equipment. Extension Cord Operotion To use o Strobonor 9lA Extension Cord iust plug rhe mole conneclor info the power pock re- ceptocle ond the femole conneclor to the lomp heod cord. A l0yo reduction in light output moy be noted when using the 20 foot Extension Cord with o single lomp. WAR.NING Do not otlempt lo use o Sfrobonqr 9IA Ex- on the Strobonor 9lA Custom Heod to predeter- lension Cord on other types of equipment. They mine the exocl light effecl produced by theore designed for use with the Strobonor 9lA only. Slrobonor. By vorying the position of the reflect- Modeling Light ing shields, different lighting effects moy be ob- The Heilond Modeling Light is o reflecfor cone toined. These effects moy be sfudied by using fie exlension which supports directionol reflecting incondescent lomp qs the light source while com- shields ond on incondescent lomp. lt moy be used posing.View original page 22
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Modeling Light Operotion onother electronic (or conventionol) flosh unit. The
To mount.the Modeling Light, simply position "moster" unit (the unit which is connecfed to the
the cone (opposite the reflecting shields) over the comero shutter) does not need to be connected
lens of the Strobonor 9lA Custom Heod ond press in ony woy to the Fotoeye or the "slove" Stro-
bonor. The moximum distonce between the "mos-togeiher. Plug the Modeling Light cord into ony ter" light source ond the Fotoeye will depend on105-125 volt woll receptocle ond odiust fhe re- the intensity of the source ond other focfors, suchflecting shields to the desired position before os th.e reflectonce of surrounding wolls, etc. The
shooting. The incondescent lomp moy be on or Fotoeye con be used os o mounting tube, ot-
off when the flosh lomp in the Custom Heod is toched to o tripod, or (by meons of o Heilond
triggered. Fotoclomp) to o light stond, choir or door.
Fotoeye Operotion
Plug the Fotoeye cord into fhe shutter outlet
of the Strobonor, oiming the Fotoeye window fo-
word the moster light source. When fhe "moster"
floshes, the Fotoeye will trigger the "slove" Stro-
bonor. Complete instructions ore pockoged with
Fofoeyes.
Fotoeye (Model HR-53) Other Accessories
The Heilond Fotoeye is o photoelectric cell- The Strobonor 9lA moy be used with mony
ocfuoted tripping device, which permits ony Hei- Heilond occessories not listed here. Ask your Hei-
lond Strobonor to be triggered by the light from lond deoler obouf them.
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