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A N E W E R A O F C I N E M A T I C L I G H T I N G

U S E R M A N U A L V 2 . 0

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Page 3: ...a grounded mains electrical outlet rated for 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Always use Titan in a dry environment Never submerge in liquid or place on a wet surface Exposure to rain liquids or moisture may incre...

Page 4: ...sing Titan on Battery Power 12 The Home Master Menu 13 What is SmartSoft 14 Titan System Menu 15 SFX Menu 18 Flash Interface 24 DMX Interface 30 Using ROTO wDMX 33 Remote Device Management 34 Titan DM...

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Page 6: ...2 DMX Menu 3 SFX Menu 4 HOME Menu 5 SYS Menu 6 FLASH Menu 7 Wi Fi Aerial 8 Touchscreen Display 9 Navigation Buttons 10 Rotary Knobs 11 K Mount shown with a Swan Neck Mount 12 Power Switch ON OFF ON 13...

Page 7: ...vigation Buttons 10 Rotary Knobs 11 K Mount shown with a Swan Neck Mount 12 Power Switch ON OFF ON 13 DC Cable 14 Built in Foot 15 DMX Ports 16 Port Plate 17 Mini Jack Flash Port 18 USB Port 19 Factor...

Page 8: ...rmware is up to date and download future updates at www rotolight com titan updates Titan Graphic User Interface Overview Titan is the first light to have an interactive touchscreen interface We have...

Page 9: ...vice management this feature will be introduced in Q1 2021 Each of these five master menus has ten dedicated radio preset buttons in two switchable banks of five where you can store your edited settin...

Page 10: ...mplete Do not turn the power off whilst this is underway Once complete reboot your light STEP 7 Hold down both the left and right knobs and keeping the knobs held down turn on the power HOW TO UPDATE...

Page 11: ...nit when making any adjustments STEP 3 To remove firstly get a good hold of the Lighting fixture then pull the quick release knob etc The Fixture will become loose rather quickly so take care not to d...

Page 12: ...3 Connect the adapter to the Titan using the DC cable USING TITAN ON BATTERY POWER To use the Titan on battery power use the Rotolight 2 way or 4 way adapters we do not recommend third party adapters...

Page 13: ...urating the RGB colour Finally press and turn the right knob to control the SmartSoft electronic diffusion You can store the RGBW custom colour settings to any of the HOME menu radio preset buttons by...

Page 14: ...knob you can control the SmartSoft electronic diffusion On the right hand side of the colour group bar there is a black segment marked S for source matching This contains a library of 50 sampled ligh...

Page 15: ...ected from DMX then it will revert to AUTO Fan control 2 Fine Dimming Mode options off medium finest Fine dimming mode enables Titan to mix RGBW colours and dim them smoothly right down to 0 It is not...

Page 16: ...full output at approx 4200K In CONSTANT LUX mode the output will remain constant regardless of the colour temperature setting 11 Language English UK The following languages will be available in future...

Page 17: ...your camera settings rather than the other way round which can be very useful Select the menu item FDIM Rotating the left knob adjusts the Exposure duration setting set this to match your camera The...

Page 18: ...oduct If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy consult a doctor before using If you feel unwell from using these effects immediately discontinue use and consult a doctor...

Page 19: ...htning bursts re occur ideally you would set the brightness BRI to 100 and the colour COL temperature to 7000k or create a cool white with added blue Click the centre knob to trigger start stop the Li...

Page 20: ...te your custom colour with the throbbing light effect CYCLE RGB colour cycle Colour Cycle is a regular smoothly pulsing light which fades smoothly between the Red Green and Blue LEDs Rotate the centre...

Page 21: ...t speed it will display XX which will give you an indication of the effect speed Press and rotate the right knob to adjust brightness GUNSHOT Muzzle Flash This effect simulates the light produced when...

Page 22: ...id orange sparks and this effect emulates this beautifully PAPARAZZI Press Photography Flash Mob This effect simulates a flash mob of Paparazzi photographers Select a suitable base colour from HOME me...

Page 23: ...centre knob to control the Chase light FLOOR i e the amount of residual light across all the lights in the Chase Press hold and turn the right knob to control the Chase GAPs between each of the light...

Page 24: ...nd the shutter typically around 1 250th second In so doing it allows you to freeze action or enables shooting wide open with a faster aperture for lovely bokeh in bright sunlight conditions which requ...

Page 25: ...Using the X4 or X8 output allows you to use the modelling light on your Titan to compose and balance the lights in a multi light setup and when they flash they will keep this relationship but be four...

Page 26: ...rt 2 4Ghz wireless HSS receiver capable of High Speed Sync flash HSS 1 8000th For best results use the Rotolight HSS Transmitter RL HSS TX by Elinchrom available now for Sony Canon Nikon Olympus Panas...

Page 27: ...ync is limited to your camera s internal sync speed X Sync usually 1 60th up to 1 250th IT IS NOT HIGH SPEED SYNC Recommended triggers To avoid the need for additional cables or receivers the followin...

Page 28: ...o use The frequency setting channel 1 20 should be set to the same on both your Titan and the HSS transmitter Press the setup button on the right hand side of the HSS transmitter Scroll using the rota...

Page 29: ...rt GAPS set between the REPS e g The second light triggers first with 5 REPS and GAPS of 0 1seconds at half power maybe as a coloured RGBW Flash that will take a total of exactly 0 5 seconds so your m...

Page 30: ...submenu displays the following key DMX parameters DMX MODE Rotate the right knob to select your desired DMX Master Mode Choose from Titan 16 channel Titan 8 Channel Rotolight Legacy 2 Channel Rotoligh...

Page 31: ...and NEO 2 Mode 4 Rotolight Legacy eight Channel 8bit see chart on p 36 8 Channel Limited operation for Titan in Rotolight Legacy Mode i e this works with other Rotolight products such as Anova PRO 2...

Page 32: ...LIGHT wDMX CHANNELS and the DMX Base Address channel they are two separate things For SYNC SFX to work you will need to configure both to match the Master Titan OUTPUT options are as follows SYNC SFX...

Page 33: ...aster then you need to set up the legacy Slaves as follows NEO CNTL ADDR 1 MODE wDMX AEOS CNTL ADDR 1 MODE wDMX ANOVA PRO 2 CNTL BASE ADDR 1 MODE wDMX Finally it IS possible to control Titan from an A...

Page 34: ...th the RDM Technical Standards Program at ESTA org our RDM ID is 1809h While we are finalising the rollout of the RDM functionality for Titan we would welcome any suggestions you have for key function...

Page 35: ...the submode See table This creates seven sub modes modes 1A to 1G the DMX value of channel 4 which sets the sub mode is shown in blue See the Titan DMX Mode 1 Protocol table on page 35 Notes re ARRI U...

Page 36: ...36 MODE 1 TITAN ULTIMATE PROTOCOL 1 8Bit 16 Channel...

Page 37: ...37 MODE2 TITAN UTILITY PROTOCOL 2 8Bit 8 Channel MODE 3 ROTOLIGHT LEGACY 8Bit 2 Channel MODE 4 ROTOLIGHT LEGACY 8Bit 8 Channel...

Page 38: ...38 MODE 5 ARRI ULTIMATE 30 8Bit 24Channel Preset Preset...

Page 39: ...39 MODE 6 GEMINI ULTIMATE 8Bit 10Channel...

Page 40: ...us screen will turn green and show the signal info STEP 7 If you are starting with a blank Luminair installation then you will first need to create a new Luminair project and add the Titan X2 fixture...

Page 41: ...named DevTitan STEP 15 Tick the Titan unit which you want to control STEP 16 This should connect to the Titan and the DMX status page should change to green as shown STEP 17 The STATUS page on Titan...

Page 42: ...0 using a Sekonic C7000 Titan X2 Titan X1 in Max Lux mode Images taken by Tim Wallace Greg Gorman Jason Lanier Rotolight Titan SmartSoft CineSFX True Aperture Dimming PentaChromic and Designer Fade ar...

Page 43: ...n 1 2 Negative Pin 1 2 Battery DC Voltage Range 20 5 V DC to 26 V DC Battery Mode Light Output 100 using Rotolight Titan 4 way X2 X1 or 2 way X1 only regulated 24V battery adaptor White Light 3000K to...

Page 44: ...unt adapter with superclamp Certifications CE CB cNRTLus TUV FCC PSE UL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATONS POWER SUPPLY UNIT Power Supply Input Range 110 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power Supply Output 24 V DC 750 watt...

Page 45: ...red in February 2020 in a controlled environment using a Sekonic C 800 light meter Titan in Max Lux Mode TLCI quoted at manufacturer average values ARRI SkyPanel Kino Flo Celeb Rotolight Titan Litepan...

Page 46: ...andard Diffusion Value for money Lux output per dollar spent ARRI Skypanel S30 Standard Diffusion S30 photometrics taken from latest September 2018 product information sheet and LE2 information from t...

Page 47: ...light LumenRadio Timotwo bluetooth Wireless DMX CRMX S30 S60 photometrics taken from latest September 2018 product information sheet and LE2 information from the official ARRI photometrics app access...

Page 48: ...Titan X1 with Standard Yoke SKU RL TITAN X1 Y Titan X1 with Pole Operated Yoke SKU RL TITAN X1 P Titan X1 with Swan Neck SKU RL TITAN X1 S Titan X2 Barn Doors RL TITAN X2 BD Titan X1 Barn Doors RL TIT...

Page 49: ...Rental Kit RL TITAN X1 RENTAL Titan X2 Reporter Kit RL TITAN X2 REPORTER Titan X1 Reporter Kit RL TITAN X1 REPORTER Spare PSU For Titan RL TITAN X2 PSU RL TITAN X1 PSU Rotolight 2 way 24V V Lock Gold...

Page 50: ...Bundle RL 4BAT BUN Rotolight 155 Wh V Mount Battery and Dtap Charger Bundle RL BATT BUNDLE 155 Rotolight 310 Wh V Mount Battery and Dtap Charger Bundle RL BATT BUNDLE 310 Titan X2 Flight Case RL TITAN...

Page 51: ...BAG Octa 3 Rabbit Ears RL TITAN SBRO3 SNAPBAG Octa 5 Rabbit Ears RL TITAN SBRO5 SNAPBAG Octa 7 Rabbit Ears RL TITAN SBRO7 SNAPBAG Medium Rabbit Ears RL TITAN SBRM SNAPGRID 40 For 3 SNAPBAG Chimera Oct...

Page 52: ...Plated C Stand RL CSTAND 20 Rotolight 20 Inch Chrome Plated C Stand and Adapter Bundle RL CSTAND 20 BUN Junior To Baby C Stand Adapter RL CSTAND J2B Titan Clamp RL TITAN X2 CLAMP Cart For Titan X2 RL...

Page 53: ...made in the establishment development or maintenance of business reputation or goodwill or for any other reason whatsoever Nor can any such other claim be greater than the actual purchase price of the...

Page 54: ...7 43 44 L Language 16 Lightning 18 19 Local 18 32 Look Up Table 15 Lumenradio 9 30 32 35 40 43 47 Luminair 40 41 M Map 31 Master 15 25 Max 15 25 Max lux 16 31 42 45 46 Mini Jack Flash Port 6 7 27 N N...

Page 55: ...o Moviemaker The gold standard for which all other lights should now be judged Matt Allard ACS Newsshooter It s incredibly exciting to have a light where you can shape and control the light without an...

Page 56: ...www rotolight com sales rotolight com 44 1753 422 750 DESIGNED ENGINEERED AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS UK Rotolight Group Ltd 2020...

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