CC • Cyber Commander™ • $179.95 • CSXCV • CyberSync™ Transceiver • $29.95
• Control and display virtually every parameter of 16 separate flash units, without wires, from up to 400’. Handhold or swivel hotshoe mount.
• 16 selectable frequencies within the globally approved 2.4GHz band for freedom from interference or other remote systems.
• Integrated high precision flashmeter allows you to meter, bracket and set your lights in actual camera f-stops.
• 16 channel bargraph lets you see the relative flashpower, modeling brightness and camera f-stop of all lights at a glance. The selected channel displays t.1 flash duration, color temperature, relative flashpower, wattseconds, modeling watts, camera f-stop and EU number.
• Display, meter and adjust a single channel, one of eight groups or all lights. Bracket groups or all lights in 1/10f increments.
• Name each light. Examples: Main L, Main R, Fill C, Hair R. Identify each light. Examples: AB1600, WLX800, AB MAX 640, Speedlight, etc.
• Cyber Commander™ knows and displays all parameters of virtually every Paul C. Buff light made since 1987 . . . power range, flash duration and color temperature at any power setting.
• Cyber Commander™ allows mixing different light models and WS ratings with any modeling lamp wattage, while maintaining a constant ratio of Flash WS to Model Watts for what-you-see-is-what-you-get previews.
• Non-Paul C. Buff lights can be included in groups and can be metered, but power cannot be remote controlled nor can parameters be displayed.
• Micro SD card stores infinite light setups and allows firmware updates via download. Multiple users can store their own private setups.
Using Cyber Commander™ with AB MAX™ and future Buff lights with digital transceiver module:
1. In Setup Menu, select “Open Studio”. This finds and identifies each light and displays all parameters automatically. You can now assign lights to groups, set model lamps modes, recycle indicators, etc.
Using Cyber Commander™ with vintage Buff lights with analog remote jack and CSR+ or CSRB+ receivers:
1. In Setup Menu, select “Open Studio”. This finds and identifies CSR+ and CSRB+ receivers, but cannot know what is connected to them.
2. In the Cyber Commander™ menu, you define what light model is connected to each receiver, and what wattage modeling lamp it has.
Cyber Commander™ has lookup tables for all Buff lights made since 1987, so it now knows and displays and controls all parameters.
Typical use:
Once you have identified the lights in your system you will most likely have your modeling lamps set to track the flashpower and will almost exclusively use the main Flash Screen shown above. You will use the lower left mini joystick to select an individual light, a group of lights or All lights.
If an individual light is selected, pressing Meter will fire that light only and its camera f-stop will be displayed along with its parameters in digital form. If you then adjust the power, all displayed values will be updated.
If a group of lights or All lights is selected, pressing Meter will fire the selected lights and the aggregate camera f-stop will be displayed. If you then adjust the power, you are bracketing the group. This will update all parameters of the affected lights, including the bargraph, the camera f-stops, EU numbers, flash durations and color temperatures, etc.
Once you have a setup you like for a particular lighting task, you may save the setup to a Micro SD card. You can later open this saved memory and send it to the lights. But note this will only be effective in a studio setup where the lights and modifiers remain in a fixed position.