Photoflex Starlite Medium User manual

Starlite Medium/Large Digital Kits Instructions
Kits Featuring the Medium or Large SilverDome
These instructions apply to:
●Starlite Medium Digital Kit
●Starlite Large Digital Kit
●Starlite 2 Medium Digital Kit
●Starlite Medium Location Kit 1
●Starlite Medium Location Kit 2
●Large LiteRoom Kit 2
The following steps are covered in this instruction:
●Assembling the softbox
●Connecting the Starlite QL head
●Setting up the LiteStand
●Putting Starlite QL head on LiteStand
●Adding the Inner Baffle
●Installing face diffuser
Before assembling your Starlite Kit, make sure all components are present.
You will need:
●SilverDome softbox
●Face diffuser
●Inner Baffle
●Starlite Connector
●Four rods
●Starlite Head
●Starlite Lamp
●Swivel Mount
●LiteStand
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Starlite Medium/Large Digital Kits Instructions
Figure 1
Place softbox face down on a flat, clean surface.
Figure 2
Open all four Quick Release Corners (QRC) and
pull Velcro® at each corner so that steel rods
extend freely.
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Starlite Medium/Large Digital Kits Instructions
Figure 3
Notice that the connector has eight rod receptacle
holes. The SilverDome and other rectangular soft
boxes use only four of these receptacle holes.
The remaining four holes are for use with the
OctoDome, an eight rod soft box.
Figure 4
Position connector at the center of the softbox.
Insert the first rod into one of the rod receptacle
holes.
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Figure 5
Insert the second rod into the hole diagonally
opposite the first hole.
Figure 6
Insert the third and fourth rods.
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Figure 7
Starting with any of the four rods, flex rod to pull
softbox corner to the tip of the rod.
Figure 8
Use one hand to pull QRC flap over rod tip while
the other hand is flexing the rod.
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Figure 9
Secure flap to its Velcro® counterpart.
Figure 10
Repeat this process for the remaining corners.
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Figure 11
The rear flaps can be closed by pulling them
toward the connector and attaching with the
Velcro® sewn into each flap. The softbox is built
and ready to attach to your Starlite head.
Attaching the Swivel Mount to the Starlite QL Light Head
Figure 12
Starlite QL Components
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Starlite Medium/Large Digital Kits Instructions
Figure 13
On the Starlite QL head, note the locations of the
Swivel Mount connect channel, the locking pin
and quick release lever (lock release lever), the
three metal posts, and the power cord connector.
Figure 14
The metal posts on the front of the Starlite QL
seat inside the connector's center plate cutout
notches.
The spring-driven locking pin will securely lock the
Starlilte QL head to the connector.
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Figure 15
On the Swivel Mount, note the locations of the
swivel pivot locking handle, the Starlite head
locking knob, and the LiteStand locking knob.
Figure 16
On the Starlite Connector, note the rotating center
plate and its cutout for mounting.
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Figure 17
Position Swivel Mount to rear of Starlite's Swivel
Mount channel.
Figure 18
Slide Swivel Mount into Starlite's Swivel Mount
channel. Center in position.
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