ROTOLIGHT AEOS 2 Light Kit User Guide
- June 5, 2024
- Rotolight
Table of Contents
ROTOLIGHT AEOS 2 Light Kit
HOME MENU
From the home menu, select from 5 operating modes; CCT (Continuous light,
Kelvin 3000-10,000K), HSI (Hue, Saturation, Intensity) for 16.7M RGB Colours,
GELS for 2500 digital filters and sampled ‘source match’ effects, FLASH for
RGB HSS flash (flash in any CCT, HSI or filter colour). System settings, such
as language, display and factory reset, can also be adjusted by the ‘SET’
page. On start up, the light will automatically recall your last used settings
and on each of the 5 operating mode pages. (ie CCT, HSI).
CCT MENU
Using the touchscreen slider or right-hand knob for fine adjustments, adjust
Kelvin from 3000-10,000K to your desired setting, (typically 5600K). For
maximum peak output brightness, set the light to 4600 Kelvin where both warm
and cool LEDs are on full power. Use the .left-hand knob to adjust brightness
or tap the bottom-left brightness icon to use the on-screen slider that
appears. To save your current settings, long press on one of the numbered
presets, (across the top) and a prompt to save will appear. To recall, short
tap on a preset, (indicated by a thick blue line at bottom of preset box).
Swipe right across preset bar to reveal additional presets.
FLASH MENU
Rotolight AEOS 2 & NEO 3 are the world’s first RGBWW LED lights capable of
High Speed Sync flash, providing an extra stop of output when compared to
their maximum continuous power. The flash will default to the colour mode you
were using prior to entering flash, (i.e. CCT, HSI or GELS). Tap the bottom-
right button to switch between colour modes, (Kelvin, Gels, HSI). For best
results, maximum power is available at 4600 Kelvin. Flash power should always
be set to ‘MAX’ or ‘MAX+’ if available with flash duration to the longest
available, i.e. 1/50th. Any faster shutter speed will be captured
automatically. The lights feature an integrated Elinchrom Skyport wireless
flash receiver compatible with the Rotolight HSS transmitter, or Elinchrom
Skyport transmitters. Ensure Skyport mode, (top-right) is set to ‘SPED’
(speed) for HSS, and that the transmitter is also set to ‘SPEED’ mode, (Menu>
ELSP mode> Speed). Third-party transmitters, i.e. Godox X1T/R, can also be
used via a wired connection to the 3.5MM flash sync socket found on the light.
Please note: modelling light power can be adjusted or turned off with the
left-hand knob. in order to preserve battery life, it is significantly less
bright than the regular continuous power, whilst providing enough light to
focus and to compose your shot. in CCT mode. FREQUENCY (1-20)
HSI MENU
Access up to 16.7Million colours with the HSI menu. Using the touchscreen
slider or right-hand knob for fine adjustments, adjust hue colour to your
desired setting. Tap the bottom-right-hand box to adjust saturation of the
selected colour. Use the left-hand knob to adjust brightness or tap the
bottom-left brightness icon and use the on screen slider that appears. To save
your current settings, long press on one of the numbered presets across the
top and a prompt to save will appear. To recall, short tap on a preset,
(indicated by a thick blue line at bottom of preset box). Swipe right across
preset bar to reveal additional presets.
Lit with AEOS 2 (key light) and NEO 3 with pink gel as hair/ fill
Lit with AEOS 2, w/ Diffuser dome as keylight, and NEO 3 for Blue fill light
SFX MENU
Enhance your feature film, music video or short film with Rotolight’s award-
winning SFX, which has been designed and developed with Stefan Lange, (James
Bond – Skyfall/No Time to Die, Batman, Tombraider & many, many more). Swipe
across the SFX row to reveal available SFX. Tap desired SFX to start the
effect and tap once more to stop. Certain effects, (fade, gunshot and
paparazzi) can also be triggered using the right-hand knob when selected via
the app or the test-fire button on the Elinchrom Skyport trigger. Each effect
typically has multiple adjustable parameters. A grey triangle on the bottom-
right or bottom-left box indicates a secondary function. Tap to reveal and
adjust accordingly. For example, touch to select the Police SFX; use the
button-right knob to adjust SFX brightness or tap to adjust colour mode.
Note: The inbuilt SFX have colours assigned to them, (i.e. warm orange/red for
fire) by default to produce realistic SFX. For fully customisable SFX,
determined by the last -used HSI or filter colour, the default colours can be
disabled in the SYS mode.
FILTER MENU
Access up to 2500 digital filters and sampled ‘Source Match’ effects using the
‘GELS’ menu. Tap to select preferred filter group, (i.e. ‘RED’) and use the
right-hand knob to cycle available filters in that group. Click on the right-
hand knob to switch between a daylight, ‘D65’, or tungsten, ‘D32’ emulation of
the selected filter. The selected filter is indicated by the last digits of
the displayed filter name. Use the left-hand knob to adjust brightness of the
selected filter. TTap the top-right-hand box, ‘Source Match’ for real-world
sampled lighting sources. Rotate the right-hand knob to cycle available Source
Match samples.
SYSTEM MENU
Adjust universal system parameters and apply factory reset in the SYS menu.
Swipe up to reveal system parameters and use the right knob to adjust selected
option.
- CHANGE CONTROL SETTING
- (LOCAL, MASTER, TRANSMIT, RECEIVE)
- ON = PERMANENTLY ON
- AUTO = AUTO OFF
- DEFAULT = PRESET SFX COLOURS CUSTOM = USER CUSTOMIZED COLOUR
- LIGHT STATUS
- (TEMP, WIRELESS SIGNAL, BATTERY
- SERIAL NUMBER, FIRMWARE,
- LED & DRIVER ID
- LANGUAGE SELECTOR
- FACTORY RESET, SCROLL RIGHT KNOB TO ACTIVATE
Lit with AEOS 2, w/ Diffuser dome. Continuous mode.
Lit with NEO 3 inside Umbrella softbox
ROTOLIGHT NATIVE iOS / Andriod APP
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Setting up the light
- Switch on the light with the LH knob held down (This starts the light in test mode which unhides all the menus currently in development stage)
- On the light go to ‘Sys” then “Control” and select “WiFi master”. Ignore the QR code and just select “OK” Then “back to menu”
Note : You must boot the light with the LH knob pressed and repeat the stage above to use the App.
Setting up the APP
- On your mobile device, go to Settings -> WiFi and look for a new WiFi network named RotoLight.
- Connect to RotoLight WiFi network and enter ‘PASSWORD’ as password; all upper case.
- When your mobile device is connected to indicated WiFi, open Rotolight app.
- From now on you can access different settings from the app.
Note : The app will be able to communicate with a light as long as they are in the same WiFi network named RotoLight.
LATEST FIRMWARE AND MANUAL
For all firmware updates, user manual and other resources, please visit www.rotolight.com/support To apply a firmware update, download the latest firmware to a USB 2.0 type A stick, (not USB 3.0) and ensure it is formatted to Fat 32, (not Fat 32 extended). Ensure any connected battery has a reasonable charge level prior to starting the update process. Power off the light and insert the USB stick. Whilst clicking and holding down both knobs, power on the unit. Release knobs when the bootloader dialogue box appears. Select ‘YES’ to install the firmware. DO NOT power off the light during a firmware update and ensure the update is allowed to complete. A progress bar will appear and upon completion, the light will restart.