Illuminati IM100 User manual
Illuminati Wireless Light and Color Meter
Model IM100
User Manual – Android, v1.41
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About the IM100
The Illuminati IM100 is the world’s first Bluetooth-enabled wireless light and color meter. Use it with
your smartphone to get light and color readings for your digital still and/or video camera. The meter
measures the correct exposure and color from continuous light sources including LEDs, HMI, the sun,
and tungsten, along with strobe. Meter readings are then transmitted to your smartphone via Bluetooth
and displayed in the Illuminati App – available for both iPhone and Android.
Then, simply enter the meter readings into your camera to obtain the correct exposure and white
balance settings for your scene. Metering your scene will help you maintain accurate, consistent
exposure and color balance – the key to a more productive image-making experience both during setup
and during post-production.
What’s in the Box
IM100, Illuminati Light and Color Meter
Offset-T Finger Magnetic Accessory
Alligator Clip Magnetic Accessory
Hardshell Case
Two (2) AAA Batteries
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Quick Start
The IM100 QuickStart guide is show below for your reference. Detailed instructions can be found further
in this document.
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IM100 Mechanical Features
The IM100 has many thoughtfully-designed physical features to help you with your image-making tasks.
Meter Design
On the meter itself are several important features including the power button, features that help you
mount or hold the meter, useful dome position settings, and a jack for synching strobes. The illustration
below shows these.
Magnetic Accessories
The powerful rare-earth magnet on the back of
the meter can be used to mount the meter to a
ferrous metal surface or another magnet.
In addition, the Illuminati Meter comes with
two magnetic mounting accessories to help you
hold and mount your meter in a variety of
situations. The Finger-T magnetic accessory can
be used to hold the meter in your hand or it can
be used to place your meter on a flat surface,
such as a fabric or paper background. The
Alligator Clip accessory can be used to attach
the meter to fabric.
Getting Started
Install the Batteries
Open the case. The case is held closed by two
rare-earth magnets. Insert your fingernails into
the detents on either side of ¼-20 threaded
tripod mounting hole on one edge of the meter
and pull to separate the lid from the body of the
meter.
Insert two (2) AAA batteries as shown. Be sure
to observe the polarity, shown below, and
which is marked in the case under each battery.
Close the case. The correct orientation of the lid
is easy to determine – simply line up the two
sets of magnets: one set in the lid and one set in
the body of the meter. Position the lid’s hook
first, then let the lid close. You will feel a click
when the magnets engage.
Download the App
The Illuminati App is available to download to
your smartphone for free from the Google Play
store.
Search for “Illuminati Meter”. The app will
appear in the search list. Install it on your
phone.
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Connect Your IM100
Power the Meter On
Turn on the IM100 using the power button on
the corner of the meter. The meter’s LEDs will
blink blue when the meter is looking for a
connection, but not connected to your phone.
Start the App
Start the Illuminati App on your smartphone.
When prompted, “Allow Illuminati Meter to
access this device’s location?”, please click
ALLOW. The meter and phone will not connect
unless ALLOW is selected.
Allow location access
After allowing device location access, tap
DEVICES in the upper-right corner of the screen
and you will see the connect screen.
Devices Screen
Connect Screen
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Connect
The app finds the meter and connects
automatically. You will know this has happened
when you see the LEDs briefly flash bright green
and then turn off.
If the spinning circle in the connect screen stops
spinning, swipe your finger down the screen to
make it search again.
When the meter and the phone connect, the
app will display a blue band with the device’s
name on it, as in the illustration below.
If you are having problems getting connected,
please see the Troubleshooting Guide on page
XX.
Devices screen showing connection
to one meter.
If you connect more than one Illuminati meter,
the app will find them and connect. Simply
power on the Illuminati meters and use the
Devices screen to connect.
Example of a connection to more
than one Illuminati Meter.
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Tiles for Meter Readings
Default, or “Combo”, Tile
A new tile with a purple background will be
created for you automatically using the meter’s
current default settings. This tile has the most-
used information for still photography.
For video exposure, press the purple tile to view
the STILL Exposure tab, then tap the VIDEO
Exposure tab. Then return to the Tiles view. The
Tile will show you exposure using video terms.
Tiles View
Monitor Ambient
If your readings are not updating, or you want
to change the exposure parameters, tap on the
tile to see the exposure screen. At the bottom
of the screen you will see a checkbox for
“Monitor ambient”. When selected, the meter’s
LEDs will blink yellow-green every time the
meter returns a reading. New readings appear
at a regular interval that is set in the Device
Settings screen.
The Tiles view can be customized to suit your
needs, reporting the information you select.
Managing Tiles
Creating Tiles
Tap the “+” icon in the bottom right of the
screen to see the options.
Tiles Options
If more than one meter is connected, you will
be asked to select the meter whose readings
will be used to display on the tile.
Below is a display of all the tile types that can
be created.
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Tile Options
Deleting Tiles
To delete a tile, use your finger to tap and hold
the tile to be deleted, then slide the tile to the
“+” icon lower-right. The “+” icon will turn into
a trash icon and the tile turn gray. When this
happens, simply let go and the tile will be
erased.
Adding More Tiles
You can have multiple tiles for your meter and
multiple meters showing up on your tile screen.
It is also possible to have two exposure tiles
with different exposure settings. One tile could
be set to ISO 100, for example, and the other to
ISO 1600 – each showing the correct exposure
values for that particular condition.
Tile Names
The name of your meter (see later section on
renaming your meter) will be displayed
automatically at the top of the tile.
Settings
In the upper-right of the Tiles screen, is a three-
dot icon that controls some meter settings.
Location of Settings
From here you can set the default units for the
following parameters:
Parameter
Values
Light level
units
lux or foot
-
candles
Duv or g
reen/
magenta shift
filter gel units or
Duv
Exposure
compensation step
1/3 or 1/10 stop
increments)
Monitor
ambient
ON after startup
ON or OFF after
initial startup
Parameters and values for the Settings Options
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Settings (cont’d)
Settings screen
Alarms
Alarms are controlled and viewed via alarm
tiles. To set up an alarm condition, go to the
Tiles Screen and click
and then select
as the type of tile on the next screen.
The Alarm Setting Screen
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