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. The display switches back to normal mode after approx. 4 seconds if no button is pressed. The settings are automatically stored.

D. Cell LED flashes in fast intervals if the Eye-Cell pre-flash mode is active.

> Recall The Eye-Cell Settings:

If you want to recall and control the actual Eye-Cell pre-flash setting, repeat the steps A to D.

5. Setup Pre-Flash Timeframe (only for advanced users)

Change manufacturer settings only in case of problems with the auto-detection

!of your camera pre-flashes.

>Setting:

Press Cell button for more than 6 seconds until display shows “t.X” (“X” is the value from 1 to 8)

Use the Cell button to toggle between “t.X” and “b.X” settings.

Use the “Flash-Power” up and down buttons to change the values.

The display switches back to normal mode after approx. 4 seconds if no button is pressed. The settings are automatically stored.

Standard settings are:

---> t.4 (t. is the time window of all released anti red-eye flashes incl. the main flash).

---> b.1 (b. is the minimum time delay between two anti red-eye flashes incl. the main flash).

Pre-Flash Timeframe Setting “t.X

t. is the time window of all released anti red-eye flashes incl. the mainflash. Change setting only when the pre-flash procedure is longer than the manufacturer settings.

Set the value t. between 1 and 8 to ensure that all pre-flashes including the main flash are inside the time frame.

Value t

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Pre-Flash Block Time Setting “b.X”: (Only For LED Anti Red-Eye Cameras)

Pre-Flash Block -Time: set the minimum delay between each pre-flash.

Chose values between 0 and 7.

Value b

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Time: m/seconds

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Elinchrom BX 500RI, BX 250RI Manual Eye-Cell Pre-Flash Setup, Setup Pre-Flash Timeframe only for advanced users