Signals, Audible & Visual; Safety Functions; Reliability Test; Color Temperature - Profoto AcuteB 600 Benutzerhandbuch

Signals, audible & visible
The charge indicator
generator has no charging value – fire a flash. When the energy output is changed the white ready
lamp (8) and the modeling lamp turns off thus indicating that dumping or charging of the energy is
in progress. A short "beep" can be heard when the generator is ready. Switching the
(14) can turn off this signal. If a flash is fired before the generator is fully charged a long "beep" can
be heard thus indicating an underexposed frame.

Safety functions

If the generator overheats, the recharging will slow down or stop. After a while, when the
temperature has gone down sufficiently, the generator will start recharging as normal. The
generator automatically shuts down if the battery level is too low to protect it from deep battery
discharge. The 40 A fuse mounted on the battery cassette protects it from short circuit damage.
Reliability testing – the R-Test
The Profoto R-test guarantees that all products leaving the factory meet the very high standards
required of professional equipment by professional photographers. The R-test is a rigorous
performance test that Profoto generators are put through – 360 full power flashes are released
during one hour, which is equivalent to 10 rolls of 35 mm film. After the test the equipment is
examined to see that all parts have kept a normal operating temperature and are not malfunctioning
in any way. All Profoto products are subjected to the R-test prior to being shipped.

Color temperature

The AcuteB 600 is perfectly suited for digital and critical analogue shoots. The color temperature
is constant with a variation of a maximum of +/-150 °K. Flash to Flash color precision, +/-50 °K.
Color temperature in between MAX to -4 +/-150 °K.
NOTICE Combining flash tubes and/or glass covers with different coatings can make even more distinctive color temperature adjustments.

Flash duration

In order to reduce the flash duration use
Control" and "Technical Data".

lamp heads

Lamp heads that can be used with AcuteB 600 are AcuteB Head and Acute/D4 Ring. Acute/D4 Head and
Acute/D4 Twin can be used with a 12 V 65 W lamp together with a special adapter supplied by Profoto.
Remember to change back the special adapter before reconnecting to a non battery powered Acute generator.
NOTICE
(10) is updated when a flash is triggered. When all indicators light up the
ENERGY control (13), for more details please read "Energy
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SOUND switch
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