Profoto D4 user manual Form and control generator groups

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2.Click on the tab of a single generator if you want to change this settings. Click the FLASH POWER button to get access to the the power, modelling light, ready signals and recycling mode control of all generators. The total power will be adjusted propor- tionally to the settings done in the INDIVIDUAL mode. If one or more generator(s) reaches maximum or minimum power, it isn’t possible to increase or decrease the total power anymore. In this case it is necessary to adjust the power level of the corresponding generator. Settings done in the ALL mode have priority – in the case that one or more generators are set to different ready or modelling light modes, the corresponding buttons are unmarked. Click on the desired function to set all generators in the same mode.

3.It is possible to change the power level in 1/1 or 1/10 f-stops by clicking the corre- sponding + and – buttons. The power of the lamp head(s) with max. and min. are shown in relative f-stops and Ws. See page 23-24 for details about the energy distribu- tion. In the upper part of the ALL control field you can enter a name for the set-up.

4.To use the auxiliary functions and/or set the radio slave channel, click the AUXILIARY button. Now you can set all functions – see page 26-29 for details about the auxiliary functions.

5.To save all settings, click the SAVE button in the field STORE OPERATIONS. Now it is possible to recall this set-up by clicking the given name in the left field STORE first and the RECALL button in the field STORE OPERATIONS next, even if the set-up was deactivated or disconnected. The number of saved set-ups is just limited by the computer memory available. It is also possible to check the different set-ups – if you want to return to the previous settings, simply click UNDO in the STORE SELECTION field. If you want to delete a saved set-up, mark the name of this set-up in the field STORE field and click DELETE in the field STORE SELECTION.

If you click the TEST button and more than one D4 generator is connected, each generator will flash immediately after each other. With this function it is possible to check that

all generators work properly. PLEASE NOTE! Make sure that the photo cells of all generators are deactivated (”OFF” in the SLAVE field) if you want to check them separately!

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Form and control generator groups

With this function is it possible to combine generators to form separate groups and to adjust groups like a single generator. This is very useful to control i.e. the whole main or background light or if more than one D4 is used to power a huge light bank.

1.Click the INDIVIDUAL tab to get access to the control functions of each single generator, see “Individual Control” at page 36-37 for details.

2.Select the first generator you want to include and write a group name in the field GROUP and save the chosen name by pressing the return/enter key of the computer. The group name you created is now also available for all other generators connected and you can add more D4 generators to this group by selecting this name in the GROUP field and clicking the SAVE button in the STORE OPERATIONS field.

3.Click the GROUP tab and select the name of the group you want to form in the field GROUP: Now all generators with this group name are combined and are not available anymore under the INDIVIDUAL tab.

4.To change the settings of a single generator in the corresponding group, click the tap with the generator’s name under the GROUP tab. To get access to the settings of the complete group, click the tab with the group’s name under the GROUP tab.

See “Control all” at page 37 for details.

5.If you want to delete the actual group, select the given name in the GROUP field and click DELETE GROUP.

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