I need help with my home studio set up

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I recently purchased a used britek lighting set I have 3 lights
hs1000, hs 800, and hs500. The camera I have is a Sony a100. The
problem is that even though the lights are firing when my flash goes
off. There is no noticeable difference in the light of the picture. I
have experimented with the closeness of the lights to the subject and
the ambient light in the room all yielding the same results. I have
turned off the strobes and taken the pic with out them and they look
the same as when the lights are on. I am wondering if this is a sync
problem that can be corrected by radio controls or sync cord or if it
is something else all together. I am a newbie with studio lights so
any help would be appreciated.

You are shooting with manual settings or some auto mode?