Profoto Pro-7b head User manual

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Pro-7 – Generators
Photograph ©2000 Greg Delves

Generators – Battery
Working on location is always a challenge. There’s not
enough time. There’s not enough light.And worse: there’s
no electricity.
The Profoto line of battery flash generators eliminates
the dependency of electricity, without compromising the
quality of the light or the famous Profoto versatility and
ease of use.
If you need heavy-duty studio performance wherever you
go, consider the Pro-B2 or the Pro-7b.They both give you
1200 Ws power, enough to balance even direct sunlight
with two asymmetric outlets and plenty of control.
If your main objective is simplicity and low weight, we
offer the AcuteB, sporting an impressive 7 f-stop range in
a very small package and still capable of up to 160 flashes
at 600 Ws.
Just like every other Profoto generator, the battery prod-
ucts are compatible with the entire range of Profoto Light
Shaping Tools and other accessories. So if you need extra
equipment, your local dealer or rental studio can provide
the tools you need.
Like all Profoto equipment the battery generators are also
designed for heavy-duty use, they are durable and feature
intelligently placed knobs, buttons and
handles. Simplicity is king!
Never settle for anything less than your own light.
All Profoto battery generators...
– Can operate as normal studio generators when
connected, even while charging.
– Are fully compatible with the entire range of
Profoto Light ShapingTools.
– Can be charged in a car.
Car Cigarette Lighter. (Only Pro-B2 and Pro-7b).
– Provides extreme colour and power stability from
flash to flash.
Bringing your light
Photo: ©Gina LeVay.
Profoto Pro-B2
– Up to 200 full power flashes from a single battery
cassette.
– Ultrafast recycling: 0.04 – 1.8 sec.
– Very short flash durations: 1/2200 – 1/7400 sec.
– Full 8 f-stop range in 1/2 or 1/10 step adjustments.
– Asymmetrical or symmetrical power distribution.
– Up to 250 Wmodeling lamp.
– Built-in radio (optional).
– Continuous modeling light or timer.
Profoto Pro-7b
– Up to 250 full power flashes from a single battery
cassette.
– Fast recycling: 0.09 – 2.8 sec.
– Motion-freezing flash durations: 1/1400 – 1/3000 sec.
– Full 7 f-stop range in 1/6 step adjustments.
– Asymmetrical or symmetrical power distribution.
– 100 W modeling lamp.
Profoto AcuteB 600
– Up to 160 full power flashes from a single battery
cassette.
– Fast recycling: 0.09 – 2.6 sec.
– Motion-freezing flash durations: 1/1000 - 1/6800 sec.
– Full 7 f-stop range in 2/10 step adjustments.
– Special 65 Wmodeling lamp (with the brightness
of 90 W).
– Very handy: 19 x 19 x 13 cm (including handle) at 4.9 kg.
– Built-in radio (optional).
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Generators – Battery
Needless to say, we offer very powerful battery generators,
with performance surpassing many regular flash units.
But we also offer battery packs for those who need some-
thing a little less powerful - or when the first priority is to
travel light.
flash durations down to a 1/3000 seconds, the Pro-7b will
give you the light you need, wherever you need it.
The Profoto Pro-7b is the battery pack for everybody with
serious lighting needs when away from the studio, but
without the need for ultra-fast recycling and extremely
short flash durations of the Profoto Pro-B2.
We have a battery generator
for everyone
Pro-B2 -The world’s fastest
battery generator
Imagine a top-of-the-line, heavy-duty 1200Ws studio
generator. Now imagine disconnecting the power cable
from the wall and bringing Profoto Performance wherever
you happen to be shooting. That’s the Profoto Pro-B2.
With performance surpassing a lot of traditional studio
flashes, the Profoto Pro-B2 is our top-of-the-line battery
generator. It’s all there: an 8 f-stop range, a 250Wmodeling
light, recycling in 0.04-1.8 s, and built-in radio sync
(optional). So if you need power on the go, without
comprise, the Profoto Pro-B2 is the natural choice.
Pro-7b - Studio quality light on the go
If you’re looking for both portable and truly affordable
studio quality light, look no further than to the Profoto
Pro-7b. With an effective 250 full power 1200 Ws flashes
per battery, recycling between 0.09 and 2.8 seconds, and
Tough, roomy and forgiving - introducing
the Profoto batteries
We’re using the latest sealed lead/acid technology batteries,
combining maximum capacity with fast recharging and,
not least important, penalty-free partial charging.
Because we understand you don’t always have the time
to fully charge or discharge a battery.
Additional battery cassettes for rapid replacement ensure
you are never out of power, no matter how far away from
an outlet you are.
Photo: ©Timothy White. Modular light shaping tool: Zoom Reflector.
AcuteB 600 - The pack you can, and will,
bring anywhere
The AcuteB is nothing less than a miracle. In a compact
form, (the size of a stack of VCR tapes,) and weighing less
than 5 kg, you have a seven f-stop range from 9-600Ws,
160 full power flashes per battery and built-in wireless
radio sync (optional). Using the AcuteB Head you can just
put it all in a backpack and walk away, freely, with nothing
short of an entire studio on your back. The bottom line?
That you can - and will - bring high-quality light wherever
you go.

Photo:©OscarFalk

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Battery – Shape your own light
Grab and move
The sturdy, rubber-clad handle
on the lamp head takes the hassle
out of adjusting the light -
even when the head is hot after
hours of shooting.
”Set it on five!”
On every lamp head there is a scale with
large white figures to help you remember
your favorite settings for each
Light Shaping Tool.
Changing tools is easy
The Profoto Light ShapingTools are
all fastened using a virtually
unbreakable, and very easy to use,
rubber-and-metal clasp.
We wouldn’t dream
of standing in your
way
As a professional photographer, you have your own
special style and needs.You know the expression you
want to achieve, and you don’t feel good until
you can shape the light your way. Therefore,
the Profoto Light Shaping System is based on
the principle of maximum flexibility.
First of all, we put the flash tube outside of
the lamp body, and we made every single
Light Shaping Tool zoomable.The result
is that every single tool offers an unlimited
number of lighting effects. Secondly,
the Profoto family of Light Shaping
Tools is very comprehensive, ranging
from traditional umbrellas and
reflectors, to special effects
equipment and the very large
Giant Reflectors and the advanced
StripLights and Spotlights.
So you can choose the exact tool
you need. And then zoom it to
perfection. Because only you can
tell what your light looks like.
Your equipment should not stand
in your way.
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Shape your own light – Battery
We have the tools you need
Reflectors, umbrellas, softboxes, grids,
spotlights, special effects, ring flashes, striplights -
the Profoto line of Light ShapingTools
offers everything you might possibly need.
The guiding is there
To guide you when zooming the
Light Shaping Tool, there is a chart on
each one telling you where to zoom it,
corresponding to the number on the lamp head,
to achieve a certain effect.
Just zoom it
By pushing the reflector forward and
backward on the lamphead, the spread and effect
of the light can be greatly altered.
Pushed back it gives very even lighting over a broad area.
Sliding it forward results in center weighted
light with a gradual light fall of at the edges.
You can touch it
Thick rubber shields from the
heat when changing tools.

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Battery – Heads
Lamp heads for the Pro-B2 and the Pro-7b
If you choose one of our most powerful battery generators you can use all the lamp heads that
fits the state-of-the-art Pro-7 series - plus the light-weight Pro-B Head.
ProHead Fan Cooled Head
90 07 09 with 250 W Halogen lamp
In the studio, the standard heavy-duty tool is the Profoto
ProHead, built for producing flashes up to 4800Ws, over
and over again, hour after hour. The fan works when the
head is used on the Pro-B2.
The ProHead includes: Zoom Reflector, quartz flash tube, 250 W halogen
lamp, removable frosted glass cover, protective transportation cap,
stand adapter and a 4 m (13 ft) lamp cable.
ProRing 2 30 05 17
ProRing 30 05 15
For fashion or other occasions when you want a direct and
very prominent light, there is the Profoto ProRing 2, a ring
flash capable of as many 2400 Ws flashes per minute as
the generator can produce, and also including a powerful
200 W modeling light.
If you look for a more light-weight ring flash without
modeling light, there’s also the Profoto ProRing, with the
capacity of up to eight 2400 Ws flashes per minute.
The ProRing 2 includes: circular quartz flash tube, 10 x 20W halogen
modeling lamps, camera adapter, stand adapter and a 4 m (13 ft)
special lamp cable.
The ProRing includes: circular flash tube, camera adapter, stand
adapter, and a 4 m (13 ft) special lamp cable.
ProRing and ProRing 2 accessories: Close-up Reflector, Softlight
Reflector, Widesoft Reflector and ProRing Diffuser.
ProTwin
90 07 19
For even tougher demands, there is the Profoto ProTwin,
that, using two flash tubes, effectively doubles the
performance of the ProHead.When used with a single
generator, it produces shorter flash duration. Used with
two generators, it achieves faster recycling and/or higher
power, up to 4800 Ws.
The ProTwin includes: Magnum Reflector, two uncoated flash tubes,
500 Whalogen modeling lamp, removable frosted glass cover, protec-
tive transportation cap, stand adapter and a special 4.5 m (14,5 ft)
long Twin Lamp cable.
Pro-B Head
90 07 25
For the Pro-B2 and the Pro-7b there is the handy Profoto
Pro-B Head, that gives you 1200Ws flashes and a 100 W
modeling light while still weighing only 1.8 kg.
The Pro-B includes: Disc Reflector, flash tube, 100 W halogen lamp,
removable frosted glass cover, protective transportation cap, stand
adapter, and a 4 m (13 ft) lamp cable.
Photo: ©Matthew Jordan Smith/Barbara with Ford Models. Modular light shaping tool: StickLight.

Photo: ©Simon Cederquist.
Heads – Battery
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Acute/D4 Head
90 06 66
With a modeling light of 250 Wand a maximum flash
output of 4800 Ws, theAcute/D4 Head is the top of the
line lamp head for all Acute generators, as well as the
Profoto D4.
When using this head on the AcuteB 600 there is a special
adapter allowing you to use the high-performance 65 W
lamp.
The Acute/D4 Head includes: Zoom Reflector, flash tube, 250 W
halogen lamp, removable frosted glass cover, protective transportation
cap, and a 4 m (13 ft) lamp cable.
AcuteB Head
90 09 35 with with Disc reflector
90 09 36 with with Zoom reflector
With our smallest battery pack, the AcuteB 600, there is
also a special lamp head, the ProfotoAcuteB Head, that,
at a mere 1.45 kg, gives you 600Ws flashes and an inno-
vative modeling light, using a high-performance halogen
lamp that, at 65 W, gives you the brightness of 90 W.
For you, when combined with its fan-free cooling, this
translates to longer lasting batteries.
The AcuteB Head includes: flash tube, 65W halogen lamp, protective
transportation cap and a 3 m (10 ft) lamp cable.
Acute/D4 Twin
90 06 78
Much like the ProTwin, the ProfotoAcute/D4 Twin doubles
the performance of a normal head, resulting in either
shorter flash duration when used with a single generator,
or faster recycling/higher power, when used with two
generators. TheAcute/D4Twin can produce flashes up
to 1200 Ws, when used with two AcuteB 600 generators
(and up to 9600 Ws with two Profoto D4 4800).
The Acute/D4 Twin includes: Magnum Reflector, two flash tubes, 500 W
halogen lamp, removable frosted glass cover, protective transportation
cap, stand adapter and a split, 4 m (13 ft) lamp cable.
Lamp heads for the AcuteB 600/600R
If you choose our most portable battery generator, you still have a wide choice of lamp heads,
namely the entire Acute/D4 series - plus the super-light-weight AcuteB Head.
Acute/D4 Ring
33 05 13
The Acute/D4 Ring is a powerful ring flash capable of
producing, for example, 16 flashes at 600 Ws or 64
flashes at 150Ws per minute. Fits most cameras and
lenses up to a diameter of 100 mm.
The Acute/D4 Ring includes: circular flash tube, glass cover, camera
adapter, stand adapter and a 4 m (13 ft) lamp cable.

Acute2R1200/2400
(with radio slave module)
10˚ WideZoom grid
10 06 36
Standard Zoom Reflector
10 06 10
Magnum Reflector
10 06 24
Wide Zoom Reflector
10 07 11
TeleZoom Reflector
10 07 12
Narrow Beam Reflector
10 06 17
Narrow Beam
Travel Reflector
10 07 13
Disc Reflector
10 06 54
Grid Reflector
10 07 05
7” (18cm) Grids
5˚ –10 06 35
10˚ –10 06 34
LIGHT SHAPING TOOLS
Filter Holder
10 07 01
Grid - and filter holder
90 06 49
Barn Doors
10 06 71
Snoot
10 06 51
5°, 10°, 20° Grids
10 06 46, 10 06 05, 10 06 06
10° Grid
10 06 18
Pro Tube
10 06 70
Barn Doors
10 07 15
ComPact 300 ComPact Plus 600 Acute2 1200/2400
MONOLIGHTS AND GENERATORS
Acute/D4Head
90 06 66
Acute/ D4 Twin
90 06 78
HEADS
ProTungsten
Softbox 1x3´RF
(30x 90cm)
25 45 36
StripLights
S 27.6” (70cm) –10 07 35
M 51” (130cm) –10 07 36
L 74.8” (190cm) –10 07 37
Softbox 1x4´RF
(30x120cm)
25 45 24
Softbox 2x2´RF
(60x60cm)
25 45 25
Softbox 1x6´RF
(30x180cm)
25 45 34
Glass covers
Profoto –The Light
ComPact Plus 1200
StickLight 10 07 38
AcuteB Head
90 09 35
AcuteB 600/AcuteB 600R
(with or without radio)
5´(1,5m) Giant Reflector 10 03 11, 7´(2,1m) Giant Reflector 10 03 12,
8´(2,5m) Giant Reflector 10 03 13
Diffusors available (-1/3 and 1 f-stop)

Softbox 2x3´RF
(60x90cm)
25 45 26
Softgrids, masks and diffusers available.
ProRing Diffuser
10 07 84
PR Softlight Reflector
10 06 42
PR Close-Up Reflector
10 06 43
PR WideSoft Reflector
10 07 17
Silver Umbrella
10 06 16 – M
10 07 20 – L
Softlight Reflector silver
10 06 07
ProGlobe
10 06 73
ZoomSpot
10 07 34
FresnelSpot
10 07 41
Barn Doors for FresnelSpot
10 07 58
Translucent Umbrella
10 06 13 – S
10 06 14 – M
White Umbrella
10 06 11 – S
10 06 12– M
10 07 19 – L
Softlight Reflector white
10 06 08
ProTwin
90 07 19
Pro-B Head
90 07 25
Acute/D4 Ring
33 05 13
Hardbox
10 07 18
Grid for softlight Reflectors
10 06 09
Glass Disc 10 07 04
ProBox 20x30cm (7.9x11.8”)
90 05 61
Still Light XL
60x80cm (23.6x31.5”)
10 07 39
Still Light XXL
80x120cm (31.5x47.2”)
10 07 4 0
Softbox 3x4´RF
(90x120cm)
25 45 27
Softbox 3´Octa
(90cm)
25 45 28
Softbox 5´Octa
(150cm)
25 45 29
Softbox 4x6´RF
(120x180cm)
25 45 35
Shaping System
ProHead
90 07 09
MultiSpot – 10 07 33
Barn Doors – 10 07 44
Clear Fresnel lens – 10 07 50
Iris Diaphragm – 10 07 48
85mm (3.4”) Lens – 10 07 46
D4 –1200/2400/4800 (with or without radio)
ProRing / ProRing 2
30 05 15/30 05 17
Pro-7b Pro-7s 2400 Pro-7a 2400
Pro-B2 1200/1200R
(with optional radio slave module) Pro-7s 1200 Pro-7a 1200

Photo: © Gregory Heisler.

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Battery – Profoto B2
Nomenclature:
1: Main power on/off
2: Model light timer
3: Fast/slow recycling
4: Sound on/off
5: Slave on/off
6: Dual sync sockets
7: Photo/IR-cell
8: Charge inlet
9: Indicator for battery charge
10: Head connection
11: SYM/ASYM Switch
12: Energy control 1/2 f-stop
13: Energy control 1/10 f-stop
14: Radio channels
15: Model Light Cont/Timer
High-voltage power controlled by
sophisticated electronics
Profoto Pro-B2
Technical data:
Energy: 1200 Ws
Energy control: Over an eight f-stop range (down to 9 Ws).
In 1/10 or 1/2 step adjustments
Energy distribution: Symmetric or Asymmetric (2:1 ratio)
F-stop @ 2 m: w/ Magnum 90.3
Recycling: 0.04-1.8 sec.
Flash duration: 1/2200-1/7400 sec.
Flash capacity: Up to 200 full power flashes per charge
Modeling Light: Up to 250 Wcontinuous or time
controlled (max 60 sec.)
Battery: Non spillable lead/acid battery in a battery
cassette for rapid exchange
Charging time: 5 hours (standard Profoto Charger 2A),
2.5 hours (Universal Power Adapter)
Auto dumping: Yes
N° of lamp outlets: 2
Sync contact: 2
Energy precision: 1/100 f-stop flash to flash
Sync Voltage: Compliant to ISO 10330 Standard
Size: 26 x 17 x 23 cm including handle (10 x 6.75 x 9 inches)
Weight: 11,5 kg including battery (25 pounds)
Others: Indicator for battery status, for 1/1, 3/4, 1/2
and 1/4 power; built in photocell w/ on/off switch
Optional built in Radio with 32 channel / 4 zone for
remote operation
Building a modern flash generator raises a lot of challenges.
To start with, generators contain two separate techno-
logical systems: There are microprocessors and inte-
grated circuits for control, external interfaces and display.
And there are also powerful high-voltage components
that generates the actual flash.
Not only do the two system have to coincide in the same
limited space, they must also cooperate perfectly,
without disturbing each other. If not, the 1/10 step
adjustments and the Profoto 1/100 f-stop accuracy
would not be possible.
Finally, these two systems must interface a third one:
the professional photographer. That means reducing all
the complicated technology to a simple and rugged set
of knobs, buttons and outlets.
In conclusion, all Profoto generators:
– produce highest quality light, with extreme accuracy,
without being complicated to use.
– are built using durable and finger-friendly materials.
– have a carefully designed layout, in order to make
your everyday work as easy as possible.
– feature maximum security safety when it comes to
high-voltage components and plugs.
– give you visual, audible, as well as tactile feedback -
seeing, hearing, feeling.

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Profoto Pro-7b
Technical data:
Energy: 1200 Ws
Energy control: Over a seven f-stop range
(down to 18 Ws). In 1/6 step adjustments
Energy distribution: Symmetric or Asymmetric (2:1 ratio)
F-stop @ 2 m: w/ Magnum 90.3
Recycling: 0.09-2.8 sec.
Flash duration: 1/1400-1/3000 sec.
Flash capacity: Up to 250 full power flashes per charge
Modeling Light: 100 Wtime controlled (max 60 sec.)
Battery: Non spillable lead/acid battery in a battery
cassette for rapid exchange
Charging time: 5 hours (standard Profoto Charger 2A),
2.5 hours (Universal Power Adapter)
Auto dumping: Yes
N° of lamp outlets: 2
Sync contact: 2
Energy precision: 1/100 f-stop flash to flash
Sync Voltage: Compliant to ISO 10330 Standard
Size: 24 x 17 x 23 cm including handle (9.5 x 6.75 x 9 inches)
Weight: 11,5 kg including battery (25 pounds)
Others: Indicator for battery status, for 1/1, 3/4, 1/2 and
1/4 power; built in photocell w/ on/off switch
Nomenclature:
1: Main power on/off
2: Model light timer
3: Fast/slow recycling
4: Sound on/off
5: Slave on/off
6: Dual sync sockets
7: Photo/IR-cell
8: Charge inlet
9: Indicator for battery charge
10: Head connection
11: SYM/ASYM Switch
12: Energy control 1/6 f-stop