USER MANUAL V2.
“Quite simply the most amazing, beautiful, versatile, portable, continuous lights I’ve ever used” Jason Lanier - Sony Artisan of Imagery - 02 -
ROTOLIGHT NEO USER MANUAL List of Box Contents 1) Rotolight NEO 2) NEO Filter holder 3) Rotolight Belt Pouch 4) Accessory Shoe Adapter 5) AC Adapter 6) AC Cord 7) NEO Standard 4 Piece Filter Kit p04/05 p06/07 p07 p08/09 p10/11 p12/13 p14/15 p16 p17 p18/19 Thank you for purchasing Rotolight NEO! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it! Please register and activate your warranty at www.rotolight.
NEO BASIC OPERATION To operate NEO you will find two red rotary controls, which are also switches, and a DC on/off switch, these are all located on the rear of NEO. POWER To power up NEO click the power switch (located next to the DC input Jack) NEO can be powered by 6 x AA Batteries or rechargeables, or from a DC source in the range of 6v-15v (i.e. optional Car 12v Socket, D-TAP from a broadcast battery), or from the supplied AC Adapter.
(‘COL’) COLOUR You can adjust and accurately display the Colour Temperature (CCT) of NEO by rotating the right control knob. If you rotate the knob quickly it will speed up the data input. You can press and rotate to deliberately adjust the colour in steps of 100kevin (Fast Mode). Simply rotating the knob will adjust the brightness in steps of 10 kelvin. NEO has a Colour Temperature Range of 3150 kelvin (Tungsten) up to 6300 kelvin (direct daylight).
ADVANCED OPERATION ( MENU ) You can enter the MENU by pressing both red control switches together (or clicking and holding down the left switch followed by the right control switch). If you wish to leave MENU, you can return to the basic operation (BRI / COL) by pressing both control switches together again.
Rotate the right knob to adjust the fade duration (It will display DN (=fade down) followed by a numerial value ‘X’s where X = seconds of fade duration) The fade can be from 1 to 12 seconds long. Please note, the FADE will be a fade to zero from the current brightness level the NEO is set to (ie if brightness is currently 80%, then fade will be 80%-0% over custom time duration).
(True Aperture Dimming continued) Adjust the brightness with the right knob and the display will show the adjusted F-Stop aperture for your camera.
Therefore, to ensure maximum SFX brightness, set Neo to 100% brightness and 4300 Kelvin for maximum brightness in SFX mode. To do this, you can return to the basic operation (BRI / COL) by pressing both control switches together. WARNING - HEALTH HAZARD – USE STROBE WITH CAUTION : CineSFX™ mode uses Strobe Lighting effects that may pose a risk to those at risk of photosensitive seizures/ epilepsy. Manufacturer accepts no liability or responsibility for misuse of this product.
(‘SFX’) CINEMATIC SPECIAL EFFECTS (CineSFX™) Click the Right switch to enter ‘SFX’ Rotating the left knob cycles through the available ‘SFX’:‘Strb’ - ‘Ltng’ - ‘Thrb’ - ‘Cycl’ - ‘Fire’ - ‘Plce’ - ‘TV’ You can activate your selected SFX function by clicking the right switch You can leave the selected function by clicking the left switch, alternatively you can return to the basic operation mode (BRI /COL) at any time by pressing both switches together at the same time.
in non volatile memory). Click the left control switch to exit the Lightning effect and return to SFX Menu.
Click the right switch to activate the ‘Fire’ effect Rotate either the right knob to adjust the ‘Fire’ effect frequency (It will display XX hz which is an indication of the effect frequency – around 45hz is nice for a ‘campfire’) Rotate either the left knob to adjust the ‘Fire’ effect depth threshold (about 25% is nice for a ‘campfire’) (It will display XX % which is an indication of the effect depth) Inside the fire effect there is a switcheable parameter called ‘ColourSwing BLUE’ which emulates the colour
(‘TV’) TELEVISION This effect is an emulation of someone watching a TV show – it works best by adding the 116 Medium blue/green filter from the Add on Colour FX Pack. Click the right switch to activate the TV effect Rotate either the left or right knob to adjust the TV effect speed (It will display XX hz , which will give you an indication of the effect speed) Click the right switch to pause the effect / fade to black ‘Trig’ will be displayed - re-Click the right switch again to Trigger the effect.
(‘VERS’) FIRMWARE VERSION Click the left switch to display the firmware version installed in your NEO. (NB The firmware can be updated if required by your Rotolight Distributor via the update port in the battery compartment) Click the left switch to return to MENU, alternatively you can return to the basic operation (BRI / COL) by pressing both control switches together. FILTER INFORMATION NEO’s Filters are 130mm diameter and have a 40mm hole in the centre, so it is easy to cut your own.
The optional ‘Colour Filter Pack’ also includes the following five popular colour FX filters :116 ‘Medium Blue Green’ (Great for simulating Fluorescent, or a TV glow) 712 ‘Bedford Blue’ (Excellent blonde hair light, or “Police” light SFX) 128 ‘Bright Pink’ (Excellent as a hair light for Blonde/ Brunette) 182 ‘Light Red’ (Excellent as a hair light for Brunette) 777 ‘Rust’ rich warm burgundy red (Recommended for use with ‘Fire’ CineSFX) MOUNTING NEO has 3 tripod mounting (1/4”-20) standard mounting sockets ,
R O T O L I G H T. . . . . . . . . . E v e r y t h i n g E l s e I s S q u a r e Manufacturer’s Limited Warrantee Rotolight Ltd will extend its customers a Limited Manufacturer’s Product Warranty of 1 Year on Manufacturer’s Products from their date of purchase. This warranty shall not include General ‘wear and tear’, and shall be invalidated by tampering with, dropping or damaging the product or misuse.
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NEO Television Lighting Consistency Test (TLCI) NEO Photometrics Chart CONTACT INFO :Rotolight, Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, SL0 0NH, UK Email: sales@rotolight.com Telephone: +44 (0)1753 422 750 Web: www.rotolight.
Rotolight Neo is a Registered design of Rotolight Ltd. Rotolight ™, NEO™, AccuColour™, True Aperture Dimming ™, Designer Fade ™ and CineSFX™ are registered trademarks of Rotolight Ltd. Other brand name and products depicted herein are for illustration purposes only and are trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved. © 2015 Rotolight Ltd .