9
8
ESCAPE
button or
LED ON/OFF
Active
SETTING
MENU or
SELECT
button
Use Rotary Knob or Arrow Buttons to adjust
ESCAPE
button or
LED ON/OFF
Active
SETTING
MENU or
SELECT
button
Use Rotary Knob or Arrow Buttons to adjust
5.2 WIDTH / CLARITY -
WIDTH
Refer to section 6.0 for further explanation on adjusting the clarity by changing the
fl
ash pulse width.
The Width menu option sets the
fl
ash duration which a
ff
ects the perceived brightness
and consequently the blur or clarity. This is not to be confused with BRIGHTNESS
above. Flash pulse width can be adjusted in Degrees of Rotation, (proportional
fl
ash
duration-changes with
fl
ash rate), Percent of Duty Cycle (coming soon), or Time in mil-
liseconds (msec-
fi
xed
fl
ash duration). Degrees of Rotation and Percent of Duty Cycle
are mutually exclusive and must be speci
fi
ed in the MISC, DUTY menu option prior to
setting the Width.
5.2.1 Degree of Rotation Adjustment -
DEGS
If DEGS is set as the Duty Cycle in the MISC menu, DEGS will be displayed when the
WIDTH menu option is selected. Adjust the value using the arrow buttons or knob
and then press the MENU button to accept, which will move to the TIME setting.
Degrees can be set from 0.1° to 4.0° (3.0° for illumiNova 50). Note: Setting the width
in degrees keeps the width constant with
fl
ash rate as the stroboscope computes the
degree angle in real time.
5.2.2 Percent of Duty Cycle Adjustment -
PCNT
(Coming Soon)
If PERCNT is set as the Duty Cycle in the MISC menu, PCNT will be displayed
when the WIDTH menu option is selected. Adjust the percentage using the arrow
buttons or knob and then press the MENU button to accept, which will move to
the TIME setting. Percent of Duty Cycle can be set up to 0.6%. Note: Setting the
width in Percent of Duty Cycle keeps the percentage constant with
fl
ash rate as the
stroboscope computes the percentage in real time.
5.2.3 Time Pulse Duration Adjustment -
TIME
Regardless of the Duty Cycle setting the the MISC menu, the next width/clarity op-
tion shown when the MENU button is pressed after setting Degrees or Percent is
Time in microseconds. Adjust the time value using the arrow buttons or knob and
then press the MENU button to accept. Time can be set from 1 to 150 microsec-
onds. Note: Setting the width by time keeps the
fl
ash duration constant, thus the
clarity will decrease with increasing
fl
ash rate.
5.3 Mode of Operation -
MODE
The MODE options are: Internal, External and ON. See Modes of Operation in section
3.2 for further details.
To change the Mode, press the MENU button when MODE is displayed and then use
the UP
or DOWN
buttons or turn the knob to display the desired value (
INT
,
EXT
,
ON
). Then press the MENU button to select that option and press the ESCAPE button
to exit.
5.4 JOG / DELAY
This is MODE dependent. In the Internal Mode this menu option is called JOG; in the
External Mode this menu option is called DELAY. Refer to section 7.0 on Strobe Delay
for more details.
Press the MENU button to select this option, then press the UP
or DOWN
buttons or use the rotary knob to select one of the options below:
4.1.4 Doubling or halving the
fl
ash rate
To double or halve the
fl
ash rate (to check for harmonics) press the MENU button
twice and the display will show the times 2 and divide by 2 icons at the bottom of
the display. At this point pressing the LEFT
button will double or the RIGHT
button will halve the
fl
ash rate. (User can also touch the icons on the display). To
exit this mode press the ESCAPE button.
4.2 External
Mode
The strobe must be set in the External Mode from the MODE menu. When the strobe
is in the External Input Mode, EXT will be displayed.
In the External mode the strobe is triggered by an external source connected to the
Input connector. See section 3.3.1 Input.
In the External Input Mode the user can’t make any
fl
ash rate adjustments,
however there are several functions that rely on the external input to provide a
reference point for other internal functions. The
fl
ash rate is a function of the
external input signal. This mode is used to synchronize the
fl
ash to an external event
(for example, from an optical sensor) to stop or freeze motion using an external
trigger. The
fl
ash will be triggered on the rising or falling edge (menu selectable) of
the external input pulse.
Note:
The input pulse can be prescaled using the PRESC menu option in the MISC menu.
4.3 ON
MODE
The ON mode is selected in the MODE menu option. In this mode the strobe is used
as a work lamp and appears to be on continuously.
5.0 MENU SETTINGS
The menu settings are used to set several defaults in the Strobe or change the operating
mode. To get to the settings press the MENU button 3 times (bypass the X2 ÷2 and the
numeric keypad until the display shows (
SEtUP
). See page 19 for a full overview of the
menu options and navigation.
Navigate through the menu using the up and down arrow buttons or rotary knob. Once
the desired menu option is displayed, press the MENU button to select that menu option.
Within the menu options, the currently selected option is indicated by the Active SETTING
icon (shown in footer). Use the ESCAPE button to escape or back out of the menus.
SETUP
Using the DOWN arrow
the menu items appear as shown below. If the UP
arrow
▲
is used the menu items will appear in the reverse order. To select the menu
item press the MENU button.
5.1 BRIGHTNESS
-
BRITE
There are three levels of brightness: High, Medium and Low. This increases or de-
creases the LED intensity and DOES NOT AFFECT THE PULSE WIDTH. Use the bright-
ness to adjust the intensity to an optimum level for the environment or to minimize
glare from the target.
To change the brightness press the MENU button when
BRITE
is displayed and then
use the UP
or DOWN
buttons or turn the knob to choose the desired option (
HI
,
MED
,
LOW
). Then press the MENU button to select that option and press the ESCAPE
button to exit.
