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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Version 1.5...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1 x 184 “Cosmetic Peach” Diffusion 1 x 279 1/8th Minus Green (Magenta) Thank you for purchasing Rotolight NEO 2! We hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it! Please register to activate your warranty at...
  • Page 3 15V 60W DC - ONLY USE PROVIDED PSU OR ROTOLIGHT ADAPTERS 6 x AA BATTERIES SHOE 1/4” MALE ADAPTER HOLDS 6 X AA BATTERIES NIMH OR LITHIUM (RECOMMENDED ROTOLIGHT LIONHEART NiMH RECHARGEABLE - AVAILABLE ON WWW.ROTOLIGHT.COM) NEO 2 OPERATION FLOWCHART MENU FLSH TRIG...
  • Page 4 “ NEO 2 IS A GAME-CHANGER. YOU’LL NEVER MISS A SHOT. ” THERE’S NO RECYCLE TIME, NO LIGHT LOSS, NO POWER LOSS Jason Lanier - Sony Artisan of Imagery Top photo by Jason Lanier www.jasonlanier.com / Bottom photo by Rod Aaron Gammons...

  • Page 6: What Is Neo

    Skyport enables users to wirelessly control up to 10 lights, in four groups at up to 200m(656ft) with the new Rotolight HSS transmitter, optimised for Rotolight by Elinchrom. It is available on launch for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, and, shortly, Fuji camera systems, and compatible with all other Elinchrom Skyport devices.
  • Page 7 Aaron Gammons, managing director of Rotolight. Packed with innovative features for video users, NEO 2 is ideal for interviews and filmmaking. It includes an updated suite of CineSFX™ effects, Rotolight’s award-winning feature set for video productions/ filmmaking, (fire, lightning, TV, gunshot, paparazzi and others), as well as Designer Fade mode for custom in-camera fade FX.

  • Page 8: About Rotolight / Neo 2 Basic Operation Menu Advanced Operation

    As a family business, Rotolight has a unique long term outlook allowing it to focus on continually investing to deliver outstanding quality products, and a totally unique customer experience.
  • Page 9 To power up NEO 2 click the power switch (located above the ‘FLASH’ input Jack) On power up, you will see ‘ROTOLIGHT NEO 2’ scroll across the screen, you can interrupt this anytime by operating one of the control knobs.
  • Page 10 (NB There is a special mode called ‘True Aperture Dimming’ (F-DIM) , available in the MENU section, which will display the brightness as an F-Stop (Aperture), based on your camera exposure settings – see ‘True Aperture Dimming’) (‘COL’) COLOUR You can adjust and accurately display the Colour Temperature (CCT) of NEO 2 by rotating the right control knob.
  • Page 11 NEO 2 ‘RESULT SHOT’ Lit by Rotolight NEO2, Photo by Jason Lanier...
  • Page 12 right rotary encoder is ‘value/data entry’ and the right switch ‘activate/go/enter/start/trigger’ depending on the menu position. In the MENU there are eight optional submenus , through which you navigate by rotating the left knob: ‘FLSH’, ‘TRIG’, ‘DISP’ , ‘FADE’ , ‘SFX ‘, ‘F-DIM’ , ‘TECH’ , ‘DEMO’...
  • Page 14 Elinchrom) available now for Sony, Canon , Nikon, Olympus and Panasonic cameras (Fuji coming soon) from Rotolight.com and all major stores. Capable of controlling up to 10 Rotolight NEO 2’s, in four groups, the Rotolight HSS transmitter also provides wireless control of NEO 2 brightness and...

  • Page 15: High Speed Sync / Recommended Triggers

    PC sync port to the 3.5mm mono jack on the NEO 2. (If your camera does not have a PC sync port, then you can purchase the optional ‘Rotolight Accessory Shoe to PC’ adapter and the PC Flash sync cable, which converts your accessory shoe into a PC socket).
  • Page 16 NEO to the third party receiver, or the Rotolight Mini Arm (RL-ARM-MINI, sold separately). Connect the transmitter on your camera (such as Godox, Phottix, Sony, Pocket Wizard, etc) and follow the instructions supplied with your transmitter. Recommended...
  • Page 17 ElinChrom SKYPORT HSS Receiver) NOTE : NEO 2 will default to Channel 1, group 1 (same as the Rotolight HSS transmitter by Elinchrom), with Skyport trigger turned ON. Therefore, to use flash, you do NOT need to access the TRIG menu unless you wish to turn Skyport Off, or to change the group or Channel.

  • Page 18: Setting Up Hs Transmitter

    SETTING UP THE HS TRANSMITTER First turn on your NEO 2, then turn after a few seconds, turn on your Rotolight or Elinchrom HS Skyport Plus HS Transmitter ( the latter requires a free firmware update required from Elinchrom.
  • Page 19 The Rotolight/Elinchrom HSS transmitter is currently available for Canon , Nikon , Sony, Olympus, and Panasonic Camera systems, in 2018 there will be a version for Fuji. (more info on www.rotolight.com) WHEN YOU HAVE NEO 2 SKYPORT CONFIGURED YOU CAN REMOTE CONTROL NEO2 On the Rotolight/Elinchrom Transmitter press the second ‘soft key’...
  • Page 21 ROTOLIGHT NEO - 3 LIGHT KIT ‘IN ACTION’ Photo by Jason Lanier...
  • Page 22 ‘soft key’ (PWR) and use the wheel to control NEO Brightness on all lights connected on that Channel and group. To enter flash mode, on the Rotolight/Elinchrom Transmitter press the Test key (Elinchrom Logo Key) PWR Button(control , (‘MENU’ …then ‘FLSH’ will be displayed) , Press the Brightness of Neo 2) Test key again to enter Flash mode.
  • Page 23 item (this way you can select or remotely trigger Fades or the CineSFX items). (‘DISP’) DISPLAY DISP Allows the display to be set to low brightness or ‘off’ to reduce power consumption/increase battery life or for discrete usage on set. Click the right switch to enter ‘DISP’...
  • Page 24 You will notice the display now shows UP X s (i.e. it will now fade up to your previous brightness setting over ‘X’ seconds) To fade up click the Right switch again If you only want Fade downs use the Left switch to click out of FADE and click back in –...
  • Page 25 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. You should take all precautions to pre-warn and ensure the safety of those who may come into contact with the product.
  • Page 26 eliminate any issues with rolling shutter cameras (This is known as ‘Rolling Shutter Compensation’) where you can match the light flashes to match the Shutter Speed and/or Frame Rate of your camera, to avoid unlit portions of the image/frame. Click the left switch to exit the Strobe Menu and return to SFX Menu.
  • Page 27 ‘Throb’ effect frequency (It will display XX hz which is an indication of the effect frequency). The Throb range is from 1hz up to 50hz. (NB: the Throb parameters are stored in non volatile memory). Click the left switch to exit the Throb effect and return to SFX Menu.
  • Page 28 The fire effect can be enhanced with a warm colour filter included within the optional add on Colour FX Pack (RL-NEO 2-CFP) available from your dealer or www.Rotolight.com (‘205’ LED CTO is recommended for best impact, ‘182’ Light Red FIRE also works well, or an Amber, CT Straw or other CTO filter).
  • Page 29 (‘TV’) TELEVISION -TV- This effect is an emulation of someone watching a TV show – it works best by setting the ‘COL’ colour to around 6000kelvin to emulate the light from a cathode ray tube. 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).

  • Page 30: Technical Specification & Photometrics

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ROTOLIGHT NEO 2 BEAM ANGLE 50 Degree TLCI Appproved for live broadcast without (Television Lighting Consistency Index) correction. OVERALL CRI (Ra) CRI => 96 (Skintone R15, CRI=98) SKINTONE CRI (R15) 12 Watts POWER CONSUMPTION @100% Output 15 V DC @100% OUTPUT LUX at 3FT(0.9m)
  • Page 31 ROTOLIGHT LED TLCI TEST RESULT PHOTOMETRICS FIXTURE 3 ft. / 0.9m 6 ft. / 1.82m 9 ft. / 2.74m Angle 50º 194fc 2000 49fc 21fc 227 NEO 2 (at mid point 4110K) CRI TEST 20 40 60 80 100 100...
  • Page 32 (‘Neon’) NEON NEON This effect is used to simulate a faulty NEON fixture.   To enter the effect click the right switch.  Use the right switch to start/stop the effect, alternatively use the sync/tigger input port to externally start/ stop the effect. The right rotary encoder controls the flicker speed of this effect.
  • Page 33 To exit the effect press the left switch. To exit to BRI/COL operation press both right and left switches together. Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty Rotolight Ltd will extend to its customers a Limited Manufacturer’s Product Warranty of 1 Year on Manufacturer’s Products from their date of purchase.
  • Page 34 Rotolight NEO 2 Result Shots Jason Lanier Photography...
  • Page 35 Rotolight NEO 2 Result Shots Peter Muller Photography...
  • Page 36 (‘F-DIM’) TRUE APERTURE DIMMING ™ (Shows the brightness setting as an accurately calculated aperture (F-Stop) for your subject at a given distance). Cycle the menu to ‘F-DIM’ then click the right switch to enter ‘F-DIM’ mode. Rotating the left knob cycles through the available user parameters: ‘ISO’...
  • Page 37 You can also choose to work in reverse, i.e. you creatively choose an Aperture (i.e. f-3.0) and match your light to your camera exposure settings, this way all the photos from your shoot will have the same grain structure/depth of field/etc. This is a novel and very useful way of working creatively and also can save a lot of time.
  • Page 38 (‘VOLT’) VOLTAGE VOLT mode will scroll display the voltage from the selected power source. (e.g ‘9.4V BATTERY’ or ’15.2V DC IN’). Please note NEO 2 will automatically give you a warning if the voltage drops too low which indicates a battery change is needed (e.g. ‘Low Battery’).
  • Page 39 25% to prevent overheating. (Please use only quality battery systems with NEO 2, such as the Rotolight LionHeart 95mWh V-Lock, which will drive the light at full continuous power for up to 3 hours).
  • Page 40 FILTER INFORMATION A filter holder is included with NEO 2. Simply place your desired filter underneath the filter holder, then using both thumbs, rotate the filter holder into a locking position on the front cover the NEO 2 light (you will hear a positive ‘click’ to indicate locked). To unlock, rotate in the other direction.
  • Page 41 These are also used to attach accessories like the barn doors and to mount the light. NEO 2 is compatible with all the Rotolight Neo 1 & RL48 mounting accessories (foam handle, magic arm and clamp kits).
  • Page 42 (RL-BATT-95) Lithium-ion v-Lock Battery (available from www.rotolight. com) for 6 hours run time, and MAX + flash mode. The Rotolight V-Lock is also available with a bundled D-TAP wall charger (110/220volt), 2 way battery charger or 4 way battery charger.
  • Page 43 NEO Barn Doors (RL-NEO-BD) NEO Softbox Kit (RL-NEO-SOFTBOX) 10 Piece Add on Colour FX Kit (RL-NEO-CFP) Compact Light Stand (RL-COMPACT-LS) Rotolight Mini Arm (RL-ARM-MINI) to mount external flash receiver to NEO Replacement filter Pack (RL-NEO-RFP) Raincover (RS-RTNEO) RotoPOD mini tripod (RL-ROTOPOD) 360 Pro Ball Head Adapter (RL-360-PRO) PC Sync to 3.5mm mono jack flash sync cable (RL-35PC-CBL)
  • Page 44 CineSFX (EP17165609.3,15/481,460, 1606907.2), Flash Sync (EP17166340.4, 15/485,239, 2017-078504, 1705754.8, 1606658.1) and True Aperture Dimming (EP17165574.9, 15/481,463, 1606908.0) are patent pending technologies of Rotolight Ltd. Accucolour,™ Aeos™, CineSFX™, Designer Fade™, True Aperture Dimming™, and Rotolight™ are registered trademarks of Rotolight Ltd.