Elgato RING LIGHT User manual

REVIEWERS GUIDE

1. RING LIGHT AT A GLANCE
2. ADVANTAGES OF RING LIGHT
3. EDGE-LIT ARCHITECTURE
4. PRECISE COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
5. RING LIGHT HARDWARE
6. ASSEMBLING RING LIGHT
7. MOUNT A CAMERA
8. PAIR RING LIGHT
9. SOFTWARE - CONTROL CENTER
10. WORKS WITH STREAM DECK
11. WORKS WITH MULTI MOUNT
12. PRODUCT COMPARISON
13. PRODUCT DETAILS
14. CONTACT INFORMATION
15. GLOSSARY
16. TROUBLESHOOTING
CONTENTS

RING LIGHT
AT A GLANCE
TOTAL CONTROL
Control light settings via the
onboard buttons or app on Mac/
Windows/iPhone/Android.
2500 LUMENS
Ultra-bright and fully dimmable.
2900 – 7000 K
Adjust color from sunset
amber to arctic blue.
PREMIUM OSRAM LEDS
Constant intensity without flicker.
EDGE-LIT WITH MULTI-
LAYER DIFFUSION
Indirect, even illumination
guarantees comfort for hours.
CAMERA BALL MOUNT
Set camera angle independently
of the lighting angle.
MASTER MOUNT S
Adjust height and beam angle.
PADDED DESK CLAMP
Super secure and space-saving.
MULTI MOUNT COMPATIBLE
Explore additional rigging options.
WORKS WITH STREAM DECK
Direct integration provides
one-touch tactile control.

ADVANTAGES
OF RING LIGHT
Ring lights are among the
most popular lighting choice
for content creators and portrait
photographers for good reason:
they illuminate evenly and
eliminate shadows.
Elgato Ring Light does a whole
lot more to deliver a truly
professional, ultra-comfortable
lighting experience:
WI-FI ENABLED
Switch on/off and
fine-tune light settings
via the Control Center
app on Mac, Windows,
iPhone and Android –
without using the
onboard buttons.
LOW HEAT OUTPUT
Gone are the days of
sweating while creating
content. Thanks to
premium LEDs and a
compact form factor, Ring
Light emits minimal heat.
HIGH-QUALITY OSRAM LEDS
Featuring 160 premium OSRAM
LEDS, Ring Light can output up to
2500 lumens and dim down to zero.
At up to 45 watts, maximum power
draw is much lower than that of
traditional soft box lights.
WIDE COLOR RANGE
A color temperature range
of 2900 K to 7000 K lets
you set the perfect hue
from warm yellow through
icy white to cool blue, and
every shade in between.
GLARE-FREE DIFFUSION
Edge-lit architecture
with multi-layer diffusion
technology ensures soft
illumination that’s easy on
your eyes.

EDGE-LIT
ARCHITECTURE
In conventional light panels, LEDs are
positioned behind the viewing surface and
shine directly at the user, thus causing eye
discomfort and lighting artifacts.
With Elgato Ring Light, LEDs line the
inner circumference of the frame and shine
across the reflective back panel. Only then
is light distributed outwards. This indirect
lighting method combined with three
diffusion layers results in bright yet soft
illumination that is free from visible
hotspots, and does not strain the eyes.

PRECISE COLOR
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
With 160 high-quality OSRAM LEDs and a
color temperature range of 2900 K to 7000 K,
Ring Light easily adapts to almost any lighting
conditions you throw at it. Cloudy outside? Dial
in 2900 K to warm up your shot. Ceiling lamps
saturating your camera feed? Counteract their
orange tint with a cool color temperature of
6500 K.
Compared to conventional ring lights that
come with a handful of fragile color filters
which need to be manually fitted, Ring Light
sports over eighty different color temperature
settings, and a CRI rating of over 94.
7000 K 2900 K

RING LIGHT HARDWARE
EDGE-LIT LED PANEL
with multiple diffusion layers
DECREASE
COLOR TEMPERATURE
OR BRIGHTNESS
INCREASE
COLOR TEMPERATURE
OR BRIGHTNESS
CAMERA BALL
HEAD MOUNT
with 1/4 inch threading
POWER SWITCH
MASTER MOUNT S
with steel tubing and joints

ASSEMBLING RING LIGHT
2. Secure Ring Light to the 1/4 inch screw
on top of the ball head. Extend Master
Mount S to your preferred height.
1. Download and install the Control Center
app for Mac, Windows, iOS or Android.
3. Connect the power supply and plug it into
a power outlet. Switch on Ring Light. It will
take approximately 10 seconds to boot up.
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE

MOUNT A CAMERA
Ring Light comes with a camera ball head mount
featuring the industry standard 1/4 inch threaded
screw.
To attach a camera to Ring Light, hold the camera
in place with one hand while turning the ball head
with the other hand to secure the cam-era. After
the camera is secure, fasten the mount into place
by using the tightening screw.
The maximum supported weight of the camera
mount is 2.00Kg /4.5lbs. Ensure that the camera,
including lens does not exceed the weight limit.
If the camera has a particularly long or heavy lens
attached, extra tightening of the ball head mount
may be required to stop the camera from tilting
forward.
max. 31 cm / 12.2 in
MAXIMUM LOAD
2,00 kg / 4,50 lbs

PAIR RING LIGHT - WINDOWS
DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
1. Download and install Elgato Control
center from the following links:
Windows
https://edge.elgato.com/egc/windows/
eccw/1.1/ControlCenter_1.1.3.767_x64.msi
macOS
https://edge.elgato.com/egc/macos/
eccm/1.1.3/Control_Center_1.1.3.10336.zip
2. Open Control Center and click
on the + icon. If Ring Light is found,
a number will appear next to the
+ icon indicating how many Ring
Light devices are in range and ready
for pairing.
3. Select the Ring Light which will
be paired and click on connect.

PAIR RING LIGHT - WINDOWS
4. Select the Wi-Fi network which
Ring Light will be paired with. The
dropdown will show Wi-Fi
networks compatible with Ring Light
(2.4/5Ghz A,B,G,N with
WPA/WPA-2 encryption)
5. Enter the password of the Wi-Fi
network and click on connect. The
computer will disconnect from the
current Wi-Fi network and connect
directly to Ring Light during the
pairing process. Internet
connectivity will be lost for
a few seconds.
6. Ring Light will turn off and on
again if pairing was successful.
7. Control Center will reconnect to
the network the computer was on
before pairing, and then wait 60
seconds for a Ring Light connection.
8. If Ring Light is properly paired and
connected to the network, Control
Center will show the Ring Light
controls.

PAIR RING LIGHT - macOS
1. Open the Wi-Fi settings
on the Mac. Turn On
Ring Light.
2. Under the New Accessory, select the
Ring Light. It may take a moment for
macOS to get the Wi-Fi information.
It will have a name Ring Light with
four random numbers or letter behind
it “Ring Light 8385”.
3. Choose which Wi-Fi network Ring Light
will join. If it is the same one the Mac
is connected to the Wi-Fi password will
not need to be entered again.

DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
4. It may take a few minutes to pair Ring Light to the
Wi-Fi network.
5. macOS will notify if Ring Light was paired successfully.
Ring Light will now appear in Control Center.
PAIR RING LIGHT - macOS

SOFTWARE - CONTROL CENTER
TURN ALL RING
LIGHTS ON/OFF
OPEN RING LIGHT
DEVICE SETTINGS
• Rename Ring Light
• Show/Hide device
• Identify device
• Change Power on behavior
• Update firmware
TURN RING LIGHT ON/OFF
CHANGE COLOR
TEMPERATURE
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS
PAIR NEW RING LIGHT
OPEN CONTROL
CENTER SETTINGS
• Link accessory controls
• Reveal hidden accessories
• Check for updates
Control Center is a Windows / macOS app designed to control all aspects of Ring Light.
It lives in the system tray / menu bar for quick access.

PAIR RING LIGHT - iOS
2. At the bottom of the
Wi-Fi settings, under
“Set up new device”
pick Ring Light. (The
device will be named
Ring Light with four
random letters or
number behind it
“Ring Light 8385”.)
3. Select the network that
Ring Light will be paired
with. Then hit next.
4. Ring Light will now
pair with the selected
network. If pairing is
successful, the setup
window will show “This
accessory joined
[Your Wi-Fi network].
1. Open the Wi-Fi settings
of the iOS device.
Turn on Ring Light.

2. Once connected to
the Ring Light, scan the
QR code below or enter
http://192.168.62.1:9123/
in the web browser.
If the page does not
come up, mobile network
needs to be disabled in
the Android control
center.
3. The Ring Light
information page will
open. Enter the network
name (SSID), password
and encryption type of
the Wi-Fi network,
then hit connect.
4. Ring Light will turn
off and on again if the
connection is successful.
If Ring Light does not
appear in Control Panel,
and appears in the Wi-Fi
settings of the Android
device, the Ring Light
was not able to pair
successfully. Repeat the
process again and
double check the spelling
of the Wi-Fi SSID and
password.
1. Open the Wi-Fi settings
on the device and
connect to the Ring
Light. Turn on Ring Light.
PAIR RING LIGHT - ANDROID

SOFTWARE - CONTROL CENTER
Control Center for iOS / Android is an app
designed to control all aspects of Ring Light
quickly and easily from your mobile device.
RING LIGHT SETTINGS
• Change device name
• Identify Ring Light
• Hide accessory
• Firmware information
TURN RING LIGHT ON/OFF
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS
CHANGE COLOR TEMPERATURE
APP SETTINGS
• View app information
• Add new device (Android)
Link accessory controls
• Reveal hidden accessories

WORKS WITH STREAM DECK
Part of any professional broadcaster setup, Stream Deck adds another element of control to Ring Light.
Effortlessly turn Ring Light on or off, change the brightness or color temperature at the press of a key.
Adjust the brightness up or down in
steps or set it to a specific level.
Adjust the color temperature up or down
in steps or set it to a specific level.
Turn Ring Light
on or off

WORKS WITH
MULTI MOUNT
Position your light at any angle, while
keeping your workspace tidy and your
workflow optimal. Optional accessories
for ultimate flexibility include Flex Arm,
Heavy Base, Solid Arm and Phone Grip.

PRODUCT COMPARISON
LIGHTING METHOD Edge-Lit LED Edge-Lit LED Edge-Lit LED
MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS 2500 Lumens 2800 Lumens 1400 Lumens
COLOR TEMPERATURE 2900 - 7000 K 2900 - 7000 K 2900 - 7000 K
PANEL SURFACE AREA ca. 490 cm² / 75.9 in² ca. 600 cm² / 93 in² ca. 300 cm² / 46.5 in²
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 74 cm / 29 in 125 cm / 49 in 88 cm / 34.65 in
MOUNTING SYSTEM Master Mount S
Desk Clamp
Master Mount L
Desk Clamp
Custom Mount &
Freestanding Base
MULTI-LAYER DIFFUSION
CAMERA BALL MOUNT
3D SWIVEL BALL HEAD
WI-FI ENABLED
CHROMA KEY PERFORMANCE Moderate Perfect Moderate
WORKS WITH STREAM DECK
MULTI MOUNT COMPATIBLE
HARDWARE CONTROLS On/Off, Reset, Brightness,
Color Temperature
On/Off,
Reset
On/Off,
Reset
MSRP $199.99 I €199.99 I £189.99 $199.99 I €199.99 I £199.99 $129.99 I €129.99 I £129.99