Instruction manual
PRIO
LITE MBX 500 - HotSync
PRIOLITE GmbH Wuerzburg - Last revised: 12/2013 - Page 8
Replacement of battery drawers and connection to the charger
To replace the battery, please proceed as follows: Before exchanging the drawer the device
is to be switched off by using the main switch protected by a flap; the green LED light
located on the left side of the main switch goes off. Then, place your index finger into the
pull-out handle and press your thumb against the bottom flap of the battery drawer. With
combined upward push and pull, the drawer is to be completely removed out of the housing
of the flash unit.
With the battery drawer pulled out of the unit, under no circumstances reach into
the opening of the compact flash device!
An exchange drawer fitted with an original
PRIO
LITE battery of the same voltage class
(MBX 500: 500V) is to be inserted completely into the opening of the flash unit with slight
pressure until it clicks.
The charging of the battery can be done inside the flash unit (switched on or off) or outside
of the housing. The charging cable of the supplied charger (16V) is plugged into the
charging socket of the battery drawer and the provided power cable connected to the mains
outlet. The charging unit is intended for global supply voltages (multivoltage: 230V/115V).
The charging time of a flat battery to full charge is approximately 3 hours. Full charge is
indicated by the lighting up of all 5 LEDs.
The batteries for
PRIO
LITE flash units are of different sizes and weights; in addition,
chargers are also fitted with a different charging plugs. Therefore, please make sure, that
for operation with MBX500-HotSync the correct size of the battery is inserted and the 16V
charger with the 2-pin charging plug is in use.
Functions on the operating panel
.
Control knob
The control knob is used to set the desired flash power in 1/10 increments from 500J to a
minimum of 16J covering 6 f-stops for MBX 500. The output is displayed on the two-digit 7-
segment display in f-stops: 10 stands for maximum power and 5.0 for minimum power.
Increasing or decreasing the f-stop by 1.0 point doubles or halves the flash output, rsp.
MBX 500-HotSync operating panel
From right to left and top to buttom:
PILOT function box (modelling lamp options)
2-digit LED display
Turning knob
Battery drawer with
> Mains switch behind the flap,
> Pull-out handle and upper/lower flap,
> Charging socket and
>
row of LEDs for charging control (top left)
RADIO function box (options for remote control)
1-digit LED-display
Flash release button (TEST)
AUXILIARIES function box (Slave, FC, Audio)
