LS 1/2

Product Manual

English

Foreword

Thank you for purchasing the Light Storm

The Light storm LS 1/2 is made of 264 SMD lamp beads which are designed and manufactured carefully to have over 95 CRI value. Delicate design and elaborating production make a robust but exquisite housing, which can fulfill low forward heat of the fixture. LS 1/2 offers dual power solutions.

You can use V-Mount or Anton Bauer battery in a location shooting. Besides, adapter attached is for your indoor shooting. LS 1/2 is with the ability to adjust the brightness. Two antennas can cover all the surrounding within 360°. You can also control the brightness of LS 1/2 by a DMX console which is under the standard DMX512 protocol. Light storm, the best choice for your shooting.

Instructions

Please read this product manual carefully.

Keep this product manual. Always iincludes this product manual when passing the products on to the third parties.

Heed all warnings and follow all instructions in this product manual as stated.

Please do not disassemble or modify the Light Storm LS 1/2 , or it could result in electric shock or product malfunction.

Please do not handle with wet hands or immerse in or expose to water or rain, or it could result in fire or electric shock.

Please do not use the Light Storm LS 1/2 in the presence of flammable gas, or it could result in explosion.

Please keep all liquids and flammable gas away from the Light Storm.

Keep away from strong sunlight or other high temperature, or it may explode.

Please do not damage, disassemble, drag or wind power cable. Do not place heavy things on the

Light Storm, or it may cause fire or electric shock.

Please clean the Light Storm LS 1/2 with a dry cloth.

Use of original Aputure cable accessories is recommended. Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non-original Aputure accessories, although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis.

The product is certificated by ROSH, CE and FCC. Please operate the product in full compliance with the operation standards. Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising from malfunction, although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis.

The instructions and information in this manual are based on thorough, controlled company testing procedures. Further notice will not be given if the design or specifications change.

Intended use

Intended use of the Light Storm

LS 1/2

means:

The user has read the instructions of this manual.

The user is using the products within the operating conditions and limitations described in this product manual.

“Improper use” means using the products other than as described in these instructions or under operating conditions which differ from those described herein.

Detailed product manual for Light Storm can be found on the movie solution page on www.aputure.com .

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Item check list

Before starting, please check that all the following items have been included with the Light Storm LS 1/2. If anything is missing, contact your dealer immediately.

Light Controller box

Buckle

Controller Button battery AC/DC adapter

Product manual Warranty Power cable

Magic strip

Tracing papers (10PCS)

*The exceed is for clipping. See the details from "Clipping the tracing paper by the clamps"

Hook

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Connect cable

Nomenclature

1. Light

LED beads Clamp handle Supporting tube

Cable box

Clip

2. Controller box

U-frame Cooling fins

Eyelet bar

Socket

Power switch

Display window

Brightness wheel

Antennas

(*The signal strength is the best when pulling the antennas as the picture's show.)

Battery Mount

(*Anton Bauer or V-mount)

Hook

DMX input/output

3. Controller

Channel indicators

Group A on/off

Group B on/off

Group C on/off

Group D on/off

Channel chosing button

Battery compartment

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DC power socket

Group A brightness button

Group B brightness button

Group C brightness button

Group C color temperature button

Group D brightness button

Group D color temperature button

Tilt knob

4. Display window

Channels indicator

Groups indicator

Channel setting button

DMX channel setting button(+)

Group setting button

DMX channel setting button(-)

Installations

1. Install the hook

DMX indicator

Brightness percent indicator

DMX model setting button

2. Install the light

1) Turn around the clamp handle to install the light on the tripod.

2) Set the light at a specific angle, and pull or turn around the tilt knob to fasten the light.

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3. Insert the connect cable dot to dot to power the light .

*Tie the connect cable around the hook

4. Power the controller box

1) Powered by the adapter

Locking spring

AC 100V-240V

* Please pull the power adapter out by pushing the locking spring down on the controller box.

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Locking slot

2) Powered by the battery

V-Mount Battery

* Battery output current ≥ 4A;

* Please choose the model of the Light Storm by your battery need.

5. Clip the tracing paper by the clamps

Anton Bauer Battery

Tracing paper

Cable box of the Light

6. Insert the button battery to power the controller.

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Operations

1. Press power switch to turn on the Light Storm.

* “Channel 1 ,Group A” is by default. The brightness is 10% by default.

2. Manual controlled by the controller box

Brightness adjustment and display

3. Remote controlled by the controller

You can control the LS 1/2 of channel 2, group C according to the following directions.

1) The controller box setting

*1) Channel setting and display

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*2) Group setting and display

2) The controller setting and display

Press ( ) to set the channel 2 “ ” indicator lights

The controller setting is finished.

*The Light Storm has three channels (1/2/3) and four groups (A、B、C、D).

3) Brightness adjustment

Press ( or ) of group C to adjust the brightness . The brightness varies in 1% at one press.

Brightness changes between 10 and 100.

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4.The DMX control

1) Connect a standard DMX console

OUTPUT

DMX512

Only one Light Storm

OUTPUT

DMX512

One by one

* See the interface definition of the DMX as the picture shows:

ground ground empty empty positive negative ground ground

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2) The DMX setting

*1) Press DMX model setting button on the controller box to enter into the DMX model.

*2) Press the DMX channel setting button (+/-) on the controller box to your needed DMX channel.

3) The standard DMX console control

Control the Light Storm by the standard console within the same DMX channel setting as above.

* Channel 1 is by default when in DMX model，DMX channel is between 1 and 512.

Tips and trouble setting

Please turn off the Light Storm LS 1/2 before removing batteries.

Please do not look at the Light Storm LS 1/2 straightly, or it could damage your eyes.

Please do not keep touching the Light Storm

LS 1/2

over 5 minutes during lighting, or it could make you injured.

Please do not drop the Light Storm down; it could result in the reducing of heat dissipation.

Keep a distance of over 10 meters away from the Light Storm LS 1/2 .

Suggest to take out of the button battery of the controller if do not use the controller for a long

period .

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Specifications

Model

Operation Current

Power Supply

Power Input

Beam Angle

Color Temperature

Average Life Span

Cooling Mode

Radio Frequency

Channels

Groups

Sizes

Remote Range

(L*W*H)

Light

Controller box

(Anton Bauer Battery)

Controller box

(V-Mount)

Brightness (average)

Model

LS 1/2w

Distance

0.5m

1m

LS 1/2w

4A

DC 15V

60W

120°

5500K

≥100,000 hours

Natural convection heat transfer

2.4GHz

1/2/3

A/B/C/D

≤100m

360.5*217.2*25.4 mm

238.0*118.7*48.1 mm

(*vertical antennas included)

238.0*118.7*59.6 mm

(*vertical antennas included)

Footcandles

372

102

LUX

4000

1100

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