Broncolor Minicom 40 User manual

Minicom
Operating instructions | Bedienungsanleitung | Mode d‘emploi

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peating nstuctions oncolo
Minicom 40 /80/160
eoe use
We are very pleased you have chosen abroncolor Minicommonolight which is ahigh-quality
productinevery respect. If used properly, it will render you many years of good service. Please
read the information contained in these operating instructions carefully. They contain important
details on theuse, safety and maintenanceofthe appliance. Keep theseoperating instructions
in asafe place and pass them on to further usersifnecessary. Observe the safetyinstructions.
ontentsage
mpotantsaetinstuctions 4
ontols and displas7
1. Application Minicom 
. Stat up 
. neg contol 10
4. Modelling light 10
. Release1
6. Readdispla isual /audile 1
7. Settingadditional unctions 1
8. Flash tue 1
. otecting glass1
10. Fuse 16
11. asicsettings e os 16
1.otectie acilities /Fault indication 17
1. Mounting 18
14. mella holde1
1. Accessoies1
16. Seice/Repai 1
17.Technical data 0
18. Minicom RFS/Minicom plus 
1. denumes o diese spae pats /accessoies 
0.Declaation o onomit 4
1. nionmental potection inomation 
. uaantee 

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mpotant saet instuctions
oncolo lash light sstems should e utilised eclusielo poessional
photo shootings  qualiied pesonnel.eoe stating up ou lash light
equipmentcaeull ead all the inomationinou opeating instuctions.
Thesaet instuctions in the opeating instuctions must e stictl
olloed
•Read andundestand all instuctions eoeusing
•Remoe thetanspot potection and the pacingmateial
•losesupeision is necessahen anappliance is used nea childen. Do not
leaethe lash light applianceunattended hileinuse
•Flash lightcontains simila to sunlight aspeciic potion o  adiation The
undesiale side eects on sinand ees aeconsideal educedusing lash
tues o potecting glasses ith  saet measues eetheless taing pictues at
closedistances ith unpotected sin and ees should e aoided Also aoidee
contact ith the light souce The maimum dail  adiationaccoding to 
607 /D 0110 is: 0 /m.This alue should not e eceeded
•ith due alloance o heat adiation the distance eteenthe monolight and a
peson o eteen the monolight andinlammale o heat sensitie suacesshould
e at aminimum distance o 1m/. eet
•io to eplacing lash tues halogen lampspotecting glasses o usesdisconnect
the monolight and the lamp om the poe supplio to eplacing the halogen
lamp o the lash tue the lamp shouldcool dono 10 min.
•oncololash light sstems should onleequipped ith oiginal oncololash
tues oiginal oncolocomustile andpacing mateial oiginal oncolo
accessoies and also oiginal oncolo spae pats
•oncolo lash light sstemslamps andaccessoies meet an etemel high saet
standadhen connecting oncolounits to accessoies o othe ands integated
saet measues ma ecome ineectieDue to dieent design eatues and contact
assignmentothe lamp plugs o otheands the use himsel/hesel maeen e at
is. e oe no guaantee andaccept no liailito damageshich ma e caused
 this tpe o usage
•To aoid the is o ie electic shoc o inu to pesonsutilise eclusiel the
accessoecommended  themanuactue
•hec thatthe mains oltage coespondstothe inomation on the tpe plate o the
unit
•The lash light equipment is designed o useind conditions and in an amient
tempeatueom0 to The lash light equipment has to e potected om
etness condensation om dipping and splash ate humidit dit sand
metalchipsand eposue to dust
•otectthe lash light equipment om electomagnetic ields shoc andiation
•otect the lash light equipment om heat andost  the monolighteees
continuous loss o poe output and seious technical damage canesult

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•Sudden tempeatuedieences can causecondensation ate in the unit n such
situations the equipment must emain in aellentilated place o 1houto
acclimatise to thene tempeatue eoe statup
•Do not opeatethe units in an enionment hee thee is ais o eplosion
•The monolight should not e opeated in o nea ate Attention: high oltage
•The monolight and the lamps should not e immesed in ateoothe liquids
t could cause an electic shoc
•Remoe the tanspot potection cap on the ont sideothe lamp eoe connecting
it to the monolight
•Fosaeteasons nee opeate the monolight ithout the potecting glass in place
coated potecting glasses o coated lash tues must e utilised as a
potection against  adiation o ees and sin
•eoe opeationthe monolight has to e astenedonastand o asuspension
deiceThe lamp must e loced  tighteningthe mounting sce
•nlsandilled uses o the tpe indicated on the saettpeplate ma e used
Sandilleduses can e identiied  thei opaqueuse od
ith incoect use potection the halogen lamp maust
•Filtes o diusos should not e astened diectlonthe lashtue halogen
modelling lamp o potectingglass
•Do not opeate the appliance ith adamaged eathed cale. ales hich ae
damagedotisted must e eplaced
•Theunit must onleconnected to an eathed socetoanemegenc poe
geneato
• an etension cale is necessa acale ith acuent ating at least equal to that
o the applianceshould e used. alesated o less ampeage than the appliance
ma oeheat. hen using acale eel it must e completel unolled eoe use to
peent oeheating o the cale
•The unit is suitale o opeation ith amotogeneato poided thatthe oltage lies
ithin all the load conditions including capacitie load and ithin the toleance limit
o 0064 espectiel1  Fomepeience this means that onlelectonic
stailisedmoto geneatos ae to e utilised henopeating on unstailised moto
geneatos oltage peas o 00 and moe hae een oseed This can lead to
damageso hich e assume no liailit
•Do notopeate the monolight inside aag o ao
•The entilation slits on the unitoonthe lamp should not e coeed
•a attention hen laing cleaing aa o olling up cales that the do not contact
hot suaces o pats o lamps and that the ill not e tipped oe  pesons
•Do not touch the connection socetso mains cale andlampoutlets on the
monolight and do not poe in them ith metal oects
•Flash tuesmodelling light halogen lampsand potecting glasses heat up to ahigh
opeating tempeatuethis also applies to theont side o the monolight Theeoe
the attachments also assume high tempeatues andle ith cae ontact ith hot
components can causeinuies
•Do not come into contact ith glass o metalhilst opeating the lash light sstem

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•et the unit and its connected lamp ase cool completelate useand eoe
pacing
•Alas unplug appliance om electicalsocet eoe cleaning and seicing and
hen not in use ee e cale to pull the plug om the socet. asp plug andpull
to disconnect
•Dopped o damaged unitsolamps mustecheced  aspecialist eoe
econnection
•To educe the is o electic shoc do not open this applianceut tae it to a
qualiied seice peson hen seice o epai o is equied. ncoect easseml
can cause electic shoc hen the appliance is used susequentl
Shipping instuctions Minicom 40 /80/160:
se oiginal oncolo pacing o the tanspot o themonolights. eoeshippinglash
tueshalogen lampand potection glass pac them ith ou potectie pacing
mateial oamplastic and tanspot cap.  the potectiepacaging is incomplete
emoe lashtue halogen lamp and potection glass om the monolight and send them
sepaatel

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ontols and displas
Monolight Minicom 40 at. no. 1.40.
Monolight Minicom 40 RFS at. no. 1.406.
Monolight Minicom 80 at. no. 1.41.
Monolight Minicom 80 RFS at. no. 1.416.
Monolight Minicom 160 at. no. 1.474.
Monolight Minicom 160 RFS at. no. 1.47.
1Photocell on/off
2IR-receiver and/or RFS-Interface on/off
3Umbrella holder
4Mains switch on/off
5Modelling light on/off
6.1 Sync socket (when required,usable as connection socket for computer link)
6.2 Sync socket
7Test release, ready display green
8Connection socketfor mains cable
9Fuse
10 Auxiliaryfunctions (aux)
11 Operatingmode modelling light
12 Flash sequence
13 Charging dimmer
14 Buzzer
15 Slow charge
16 Appliance address (for Minicom 40 RFS/Minicom 80 RFS/Minicom 160 RFS)
17 Digitalflashenergy display
18 Energy control up/down
19 IR-receiver and photocell

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Font panel o Minicom 40 /80/160
18
19
17
11
12
13
14
15
16
10
9
5
4
3
2
1
6.1
7
8
6.2

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1. Application Minicom
This mains supplied studio flash unit is designed forprofessionalphotography only.In
countries with earthed mains systems, use athree-wire extension cable when required.
. Stat up
.1 Mains oltage
Minicom40 Minicom 80
The monolights Minicom 40 andMinicom 80 areavailable in twodifferentversions:
a) As abi-voltage-unit, of which thetechnical data areoptimised for200 -240 Vmains
voltage. If this version is operated with 120Vor100 Vmains voltage, the following
restrictions result:
Mainsvoltage 120 V: doublingofthe chargingtime
Mains voltage 100 V: doubling of thechargingtime as well as areduction of the
maximumflash energy to 250 J(Minicom 40) respectively
500 J(Minicom 80). Extension of the flash duration by 20 %.
b) As abi-voltage-unit,ofwhich the technicaldata are optimised for 120 Vmains voltage.
If this version is operated with amains voltage of 200 -240 Vor100 V, the following
restrictionsresult:
Mainsvoltage 230 V: doubling of the chargingtime
Mains voltage 100 V: extension of the charging time by 20 %aswell as areduction
of themaximum flash energy to 250J(Minicom 40)
respectively 500J(Minicom 80).Extension of the flash
duration by 20 %.
Minicom 160
The monolight Minicom 160 is only availableasabi-voltage unit with the technicaldata
optimisedfor 200 -240 Vmains voltage. When this versionisoperated with 120 Vor
100 Vmains voltage, the following restrictionsresult:
Mainsvoltage 120 V: doubling of the charging time
Mains voltage 100 V: doubling of the charging time as well as reductionofthe flash
energy to 900 J. Extension of the flash duration.
Attention: The operating voltageofthe modellinglamp must correspond to the mains
voltage.
. athed mains
Connect unit to current supply alwaysusing an earthed mains plug.

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. Stat up
In the proximity of the halogen lamp, theunit, depending on the accessories used, can
acquire high temperatures. For this reason, we recommend to touch the unitonlyonthe
rear handle or on thestand adapter. Duetothe intense heatradiationwhen amodelling
lightisinoperation, keep the unit at aminimum distance of 1meter from flammable
surfaces.
1.) Remove the transparent plastic cap by turning and releasingthe unlockingslide at
the same time. Insert modelling lamp and flash tube as per instructions in chapter 8.
Put on the protecting glassaswell as thedesired light shaperand turn in any
direction.
2.) Please check that the mains supply corresponds to the information on the label of
the unit. Connectunittoearthed mains.
3.) Switch on the unit with themains switch (4). During charging, the digital flash
energy display (17) flashes, afterwards the value is indicated continuously.
Additionally the green control lamp of the ready display (7) is illuminated.
4.) Set the desired flash energy by means of the energy control keys "up /down" (18).
5.) Switch IR-receiver, photocell or RFS-interface on or off depending on the exposure
situation.
6.) If required,plug in synchronous cable in one of the sync sockets(6.1) or (6.2).
. neg contol
Use the "up/down" keys(18) to control the flash energy (flash intensity) within arange of
4f-stops. Avalue of 10 indicatesmaximum intensity, 6the minimum. Whole numbers
correspond to whole f-stops, decimalplaces to tenthf-stop intervals. There is the option,
to extend the control range up to 5f-stops (seechapter 11), where in the underneath
range aslightly higher exposure-tolerancehas to be expected.Brief pressureonthe
energy control keys "up/down" (18) changesthe setting by a1/10 interval, prolonged
pressure by 1/1 f-stop interval. The energy display (17) then flashes until charging or
discharging has stabilized the new level of energy.
4. Modelling light
4.1eneal
The Minicom units are equipped with ahalogen modelling lamp.The modelling light is
switched on by the key"mod" (5). When switched on, the green diodelightsup. To
protect the lamp filament from damage, it is advisable to switch off the modelling lamp
when handling the monolight.
In chapter 7you can find the instructions how to set the different operating modes
(modellinglight proportionality).

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Attention: Theoperating voltage of the modelling lamp must correspond to the mains
voltage.
4. opotionalit
The brightnessofthe modelling light can be set proportionally to the flash intensity.To
assure proportionality also when units with different power output ratings are operated
together, the units havevarious proportionality levels.Proportionalityisguaranteed if the
identical prop level has been setfor all units. The higher the digit, the brighter the
modelling light.
The following operating modes are possible:
"P" This level canbeset if either only Minicom 40 or only Minicom 80 or Minicom 160
areinuse (mostintense proportional modelling light). That means, the modelling
light is proportional to the energylevel 300 J, 600 Jor1200 J.
"P1" Proportional modelling light with broncolor power packs rated 6400 J
"P2" Proportional modelling light with broncolor power packs rated 3200 J
"P3" Proportional modelling light with broncolor power packs rated 1600 J
"P4" This proportionality level is optimisedfor an output levelof800 J. Recommended
modellinglight whenusing Minicom 80 in combinationwith Minicom 40.
Recommendedmodelling light when using theMinicom 160 in combination with
Minicom80.
"P5" If aunitisoperatedatalower output level, themodelling light will be relatively
weak and yellowish. To counteract this problem, theMinicommonolights are
equipped with theadditional modelling light proportionality level "P5". It is
optimised for the output level 400 Jand less. Thus the brightness of the
modellinglight can be increased.
"HI" The unit operates at full modellinglight,independent of flashoutput
"LO" The unit operates at lower lighting level, independent of flash output,toreduce
power consumption and extend the service life of the halogenlamps
Pressing the "mod" key (5) for 1second when the modellinglight is on,will give direct
access to the"HI" mode. To return to the previous mode briefly pressthe "mod" key.
4. Replacing the halogen lamps
Attention: Before replacingthe halogenlamp, it is essential to discharge theunit by
flashes,immediately afterwards,disconnect it from the power supply
Before exchanging the modelling lamp let the monolight discharge and cool
down for 10 min. For your safety, only original flashtubesmust be used
Thehalogen lamps are plug-in.
The protecting glasses have amarking line and the glass rim has 2grooves. When
removing the protecting glass from the unit the marking line must be situated at the top.
Firstthe protecting glass hastobepulledoff carefullyinanaxial direction (avoid tilting).