USER MANUAL For software v6.0 and above CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Contents 1. 2. Welcome.......................................................................................... 1 Getting Started................................................................................2 2.1 What’s included.............................................................................. 2 2.2 Powering Up and Down.................................................................. 3 2.3 Batteries.........................................................................................
Chapter 1: Welcome Thank you for buying a Creamsource Micro from Outsight. We design and engineer our products to the highest standards to be used under the challenging circumstances that come with motion picture and television production. This unit will give you years of reliable service. This manual will explain the multiple functions of the Creamsource Micro and its capabilities as a stand alone unit as well as working in sync with other units, cameras and accessories.
Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 What’s included: If you have purchased your Creamsource Micro as an Essential Kit, you will receive the following: 1 2 3 4 5 1. Creamsource Micro Rigging Yoke 2. Creamsource Micro Luminaire fixture 3. Creamsource Micro Power Supply with Mounting Bracket 4. Creamsource Micro Power Cable 5. Creamsource Micro 60° Lens 2 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
2.2 Powering Up and Powering Down: Before you power up make sure you read all the safety warnings (page 33), it won’t take much time. • Use only the power supply that comes with the Creamsource Micro. Its input is auto-ranging from 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz for use world-wide. • Attach power supply to main power source. With the power supply turned OFF, connect the power cable to the light head. This procedure will extend the life of the connectors.
Chapter 3: Water, Weather and Temperature The IP65 rating of the Creamsource Micro Head means it can survive low pressure water jets in all directions, BUT not full submersion. It also means that it has a high resistance to dust and dirt. Still precautions are advised. Note that the standard accessories are not water resistant - for example battery mount, remote, power supply etc.
Chapter 4: Rigging and Safety Recommended rigging position for the Creamsource Micro is with the cooling fins in a vertical orientation. This allows for the best natural cooling of the unit. It can be mounted in other positions BUT care must be taken not to smother the cooling fins on the back of the unit. Keep a 10cm/4in. clearance around the unit to maintain air flow.
Rigging Options 4.1 Quick Release Yoke: A combo Junior/Baby spigot - compatible with a large range of stands and other rigging equipment. The yoke is quickly fitted without tools. Simply flip the levers on each side of the yoke to the UP position, and slide the yoke onto the unit. Then press the lockers “levers” down to lock. 6 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
4.2 Universal Mount Plate: The universal mount plate on the back of the Micro can be used to mount the Power Supply and Battery mount. It can also be used for rigging - it is compatible with mounting accessories from Kino Flo, such as the MTP-BF41S (“lollipop”) mount. To release, lift the spring pin and turn plate counter-clockwise. 7 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
4.3 3/8” Tapped (threaded) Hole: Another mounting option is the 3/8” hole tapped (threaded) directly in the base of the unit. 4.4 Optional Spigot: Suitable for floor stand mounting only. (Supplied with ‘Basic Kit’). 8 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Other setup accessories Gels and lenses: The Micro has a native spot beam angle of 13°. A range of highly efficient holographic lenses are available to widen the beam angle to 20°, 60° or 100°. Empty gel frames are also available if you want to fit your own diffusion or filters. Light Shaping tools: Optional extras- Barn Doors, Lightbanks and Grids 9 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Chapter 5: Controls 5.1 Control Wheel and Buttons 1) The control wheel adjusts the intensity or colour temperature of the light output. It is speed sensitive, so it can be turned slowly for fine adjustments, or quickly for rapid changes. It also is used to change other settings such as strobe frequency or dual flash level when using these modes.
5.2 LCD Display and Menu General Info Display This is the normal display mode of the Creamsource. The current intensity level is displayed, along with additional information in the status area at the top of the screen: Creamsource DMX 3200K 1OO% • The text “DMX” appears when a DMX signal is detected, • A lock iconindicates when the rotary wheel is locked • The current CCT shows in the upper right corner of the screen • Frame rate is displayed upper right when an external sync signal is present.
Chapter 6: Change Settings with Menus This display shows when in the menu system, allowing you to change settings. The status area shows the current menu level, or setting to be changed. SETUP MODE DMX Address Advanced > 2 DMX Address Use the and buttons to scroll up and down, and to select setting to change. Use and to adjust value up and down. Press to go back a level. 2 6.1 Change Colour Temperature To change the colour temperature press the NEXT button until the CCT heading is displayed.
6.2 High Speed Mode The dedicated High Speed mode for shooting at high frame rates can be accessed under MENU->High Speed. The actual maximum frame rate obtainable depends on the shutter angle. Smaller shutter angles increase the flicker effect. With a shutter of 180º frame rates of over 2000fps are easily achievable in High Speed mode. See table below for maximum frame rates obtainable at different shutter angles.
6.4 Special Modes STROBE 5600K In special modes such as Strobe and Random, the display changes to show the selected setting when the NEXT button is pressed. STROBE 5600K When the light output is turned off, the display goes negative (white text on black background). Hz 35 Frequency Hz 35 Frequency 14 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Chapter 7: Effects Modes 7.1 NORMAL LEVEL Normal is for using the light as a normal solid light source. Intensity and Colour Temperature (Bender models only) may be adjusted. The ON/OFF button can be used to turn the light on or off, and the FLASH button can be used to create flashes. SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION BRIGHTNESS 0-100% Modeling light output level COLOUR TEMP 2700k - 6500k Approximate colour temperature 7.2 DUAL LEVEL Dual level allows two light levels to be set.
7.4 RANDOM FLASHES Creates a random pattern of flashes that can be adjusted to look similar to lightning, welding or other flashing effects. The ON/OFF button can be used to turn the effect on or off, and the FLASH button can be used to create ‘bursts’ of random flashing.
7.6 FLASH FRAMES Use this mode to create flashes tightly synchronised to the camera shutter. Must be used in conjunction with a sync source such as Creamsource FlashBandit. The duration of the flash ON and OFF is specified in Frames - e.g. Flash 1 frame ON, followed by 3 frames OFF, repeat. SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION BRIGHTNESS 0-100% Maximum flash brightness FRAMES OFF 1-255 No. of frames to flash OFF (i.e Skip) FRAMES ON 1-255 No.
Chapter 8: Syncing 8.1 Syncing to Camera using Flashbandit The Creamsource can be triggered from an external source, such as a sync generator box (e.g. Ambient ACL202CT Lockit box), to ensure that it is synchronised with the camera shutter. This can be used to solve the frame tearing / flash banding problem most digital CMOS (and in fact some CCD/ lm) cameras can have with any flashing or strobing light source.
Setup 1. Set correct framerate and format on Lockit box [1] (see instruction manual for device). This should match the frame rate and format you intend to shoot at 2. Plug a BNC T adapter [2] into the VIDEO/WORD output of the Lockit box 3. Connect camera GENLOCK input [3] to Lockit box [2] with coaxial cable. Follow camera instructions to enable external genlock input, and make sure camera is receiving genlock signal (if shooting on RED camera, see instructions on next page) 4.
1. Setup as per page 19 2. Point camera directly at Creamsource light 3. Select MENU->MODES->Calibrate Sync on Creamsource. It will start to flash at the locked framerate 4. Use wheel to adjust phase on Creamsource. As you change the phase, a dark band should appear to move up and down on the camera monitor. Adjust until the dark band fills the monitor completely. Shooting with wide shutter angles and at higher speeds reduces the size of the dark band, making calibration more difficult. 5.
How to run multiple Creamsources with Flashbandit and no DMX input 1. Link Creamsource together using DMX cable from DMX IN to DMX THRU connectors on back of unit 2. Plug the FlashBandit into the first unit (the Master) 3. Calibrate the Master unit as normal 4. Set up the desired effect on the Master 5.
Chapter 9: DMX Control Due to the small dimensions of the Creamsource Micro, it does not have full size XLR DMX connectors. Instead, the DMX signals are accessible by using a breakout cable plugged into the Accessory socket, which brings the signals out to 5 pin XLR connectors. Part number for the breakout cable is: CSU-DMX-Y When a valid DMX signal is present, the manual controls for the unit are disabled. These are restored one second after loss of DMX signal.
9.1 Smooth Fading ADVANCED High Speed DMX 16 bit DMX Smooth DMX Effects DMX Terminated • • • To add smoothing to intensity adjustments and remove the ‘choppy’ look of fades, there is an option to add smoothing to the DMX. This replicates a traditional tungsten look, with slight delay on the fader. Enable this by selecting MENU>Advanced->DMX Smooth. 9.
Chapter 10: Accessory Port Pinout and Specifications Pinout for Creamsource Micro Choose a 2 core cable of >17AWG (1.
Specifications for Creamsource Micro (CSU-40) Specifications for complete system Complete system includes Lamp Head, Power Supply and Power Cables Model Number K-CSU-2-B-xxx (where xxx indicates kit type) Input 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz, 1.3A MAX Environmental Max Ta:40ºC Certifications EN55015 EN61547 EN61000-3-2 EN61003-3 EN60598.2.17 DIN EN62471:03 - Risk Group 1 FCC Part 15, Class A AS/NZS 61347.1 & AS/NZS 61347.2.
The front protection screen must be changed if it has become visibly damaged to such an extent that its effectiveness is impaired, for example by cracks or deep scratches. DMX Implementation Tables The Creamsource offers a number of different DMX implementations, in both 8 and 16 bit resolutions. These charts refer to software versions 5.0 and above. Under the Advanced Menu in the Creamsource, the following modes can be achieved by setting ‘DMX 16bit’ & ‘DMX Effects’ checkboxes as desired.
Scenario 2: 8 Bits - Brightness, CCT, Smoothing, Effects Slot Slot Name DMX Value Output Value (Effect Name) 1 Brightness 000...255 0...100% 2 CCT 000...255 2700...6500K 3 Smoothing 000...127 Smoothing ON 128...255 Smoothing OFF 4 Effects Rate 000...255 1...50Hz (Strobe) 1...50Hz (Random) 1-255 Frames OFF (Flash Frames) 5 Effects Duration 000...255 1...99% (Strobe) 2-200mS (Random) 1-255 Frames ON (Flash Frames) 6 Effects Mode 000...019 Normal 020...029 Strobe Effect 030...
Scenario 4: 16 Bits - Brightness, CCT, Smoothing, Effects Slot Slot Name DMX Value 1 Brightness HI 2 3 00000...65535 0...100% LO CCT 4 5 Output Value HI 00000...65535 2700...6500K LO Smoothing 000...127 Smoothing ON 128...255 Smoothing OFF 6 Effects Rate 000...255 1...50Hz (Strobe) 1...50Hz (Random) 1-255 Frames OFF (Flash Frames) 7 Effects Duration 000...255 1...99% (Strobe) 2-200mS (Random) 1-255 Frames ON (Flash Frames) 8 Effects Mode 000...019 Normal 020...029 Strobe Effect 030...
Part Numbers – what they mean The compliance plate located on the bottom of the creamsource identifies the specific model, including colour temperature and lens type.
Other products and accessories Creamsource Sky with optional Snapbag Sofbox 30 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Creamsource Doppio Gaffer Kit 31 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Creamsource Mini Gaffer Kit 32 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
Safety Information High power LED light is emitted from this product. Do not stare directly into the beam, permanent eye damage could result Case can get hot during normal operation. Please take care when handling unit. Maximum Surface Temperature Tc = 70°C Power Supply has dangerous voltages inside. Do not open or expose to moisture Falling hazard - make sure unit is properly secured and safety chain attached Servicing is only to be done by an authorised agent.
Print version 1.0., August 2017. Outsight Pty Ltd. Sydney, Australia www.outsight.com.au 34 CS_micro_UG_6PRINT.
