Design LED 36MH™ Contents General Information……………………………………………………………………… 3 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 3 b. Unpacking………………………………………………………..…………..… 3 c. Customer Support…………………………………………….………………… 3 d. Warranty Registration……………………………………………………..…… 4 e. Discharge Lamp Warning……………………………………………………… 4 Safety Instructions………………………………………………………..…………. 6 Features…………………………………………………………………………………… 8 General Guidelines………………………………………………………………………. 9 Lamp Installation…………………………………………………………………………. 10 a. Lamp installation…………………………………………………….………….. 10 b.
INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design LED 36MH™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed. Please read and understand the instructions in this manual carefully and thoroughly before attempting to operate this unit.
Design LED 36MH™ yourself, doing so will void your manufactures warranty. Elation Encourages Recycling: Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design LED 36MH™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty.
2. Never touch the fixture during normal operation. This can cause severe personal injuries and/or damage to the fixture. 3. Be sure to unplug the DESIGN LED 36MH™ from the power outlet before performing any service related issues. 4. Lamp Replacement; Allow at least 30 minutes after disconnecting main power before you open the DESIGN LED 36MH™.
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Design LED 36MH™ may increase the risk of damage and/or personal injury. 10. To reduce the risk of fire or shock, do not expose this fixture to rain or moisture. 11. Do not attempt to operate this fixture if the power cord has become damaged or frayed.
Design LED 36MH™ 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect designed for use on stage, in nightclubs, in theatres, etc. Do not attempt operation or installation without a proper knowledge on how to This fixture was designed for indoor use only, use of this product outdoors will void all warranties written or implied.
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Design LED 36MH™ 5. FIXTURE OVERVIEW 1) LED LENS ASSEMBLY – 36 One-watt Lumileds LED’s by Luxeon rated at 100,000 hours (12 red, 12 green, 12 blue). 2) LED MENU DISPLAY – Four segment LED menu display, details all menu functions.
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Elation Professional technician. 13) POWER SWITCH – This switch controls main power to the unit (if I have to tell you that, you probably should not be using this fixture!).
Mounting The DESIGN LED 36MH™ is fully operational in two different mounting positions, hanging upside-down from a ceiling, or set on a flat level surface (see illustration on next page). To avoid internal damage to the unit, never mount the unit on its side in a permanent installation as illustrated on the next page.
Design LED 36MH™ Mounting points Overhead mounting requires extensive experience, including amongst others calculating working load limits, a fine knowledge of the installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the fixture. If you lack these qualifications, do not attempt the installation yourself.
Securing the DESIGN LED 36MH™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your DESIGN LED 36MH™ always be sure to secure your fixture with a safety cable. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable on the hanging bracket as illustrated above (3).
Design LED 36MH™ 7. UNDERSTADING DMX Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): Your fixture and your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (see figure below). Be sure to only use properly rated DMX cables for DMX operation and not standrd audio cables.
In instances where a DMX splitter is used, you must be sure to terminate all open lines. For example if using an Elation DMX Branch/4™ with four line outputs you must be sure to 4 DMX terminators, one for each output.
That means changing the settings of one channel will only affect the selected fixture. In the case of the Design LED 36MH™, which is a 12 channel fixture(default setting), you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 13 (12 + 1), the third unit to 25 (12 + 13), and so on.
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Design LED 36MH™ Note: During start-up the Design LED 36MH™ will automatically detect whether a DMX data signal is being received or not. If DMX data signal is being received, the display will show "A.XXX" (XXX representing the actual DMX address). If the fixture is not receiving a DMX signal the display will flash "A.XXX"...
Design LED 36MH™ 8. DISPLAY LED INDICATORS The Design LED 36MH™ has two LED indicators on the display. These indicators are designed to give a quick visual indication of the fixtures’ status. The illustration below details the functionality of the LED indicators.
LED Control Panel: The control panel located on the top, front of the fixture allows you to access the main menu and make all necessary adjustments to the Design LED 36MH™. During normal operation, tapping the “MODE/ESC” key once will access the fixture’s main menu.
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Design LED 36MH™ ALON Runs fixture as a single unit for Stand-Alone operation. RESE ON/OFF Resets all motors and returns fixture to the home position. SCAN ON/OFF Resets only the pan and tilt motors. TIME LIFE 0000~9999 Displays the total fixture running time.
DMX signal the display will flash continuously. To set or adjust a DMX address, please follow the procedure below: 1. Switch on the DESIGN LED 36MH™ and wait for the fixture reset process to finished. 2. Press the Mode/Esc button to access the main menu. Toggle through the menu by pressing the Up and Down buttons until the display shows A001.
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Design LED 36MH™ channels. For example: If you press the up button until “T-03” is displayed, the unit will test the color channel, changing the color one by one and show the rainbow effect with different speeds. 4. Press MODE/ENTER or EXIT to exit.
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Design LED 36MH™ - When you activate this reset function, the fixture will begin to reset all motors. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “RESE” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “ALL” is displayed, press ENTER.
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Design LED 36MH™ 3. Tap the UP button until “LIFE” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. LAMP - With this function you can display the running time of the lamp. 1. Access the main menu.
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Design LED 36MH™ 7. RTLT MENU - This menu function will reverse the mirror TILT movements. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “RTLT” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. The display will show “ON/OFF”. 4. Press the UP button to select “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function.
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Design LED 36MH™ 2. Tap the UP button until “DISP” is displayed. 3. Press ENTER, the display will show “VALU”. 4. Press ENTER, once again “d-00” will be displayed. 5. Press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu.
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Design LED 36MH™ VER (Version) - Displays the software version. RDMX – This function allows the DMX address to remotely be adjusted from a DMX console. This setting requires special settings for both the controller and the fixture. RDMX is on by default. Follow the procedure listed below to access the RDMX functions: Fixture Settings: 1.
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Design LED 36MH™ settings will be set back to the default values. Any edited scenes will be lost. When restoring the factory settings the unit must be set to the address that the unit was in when you started editing. When you confirm this function, the fixture will begin to reload the original factory settings.
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Design LED 36MH™ 11. EDIT MENU - This menu item allows you to write a program into the fixture’s internal memory (EEPROM) via the control panel or via an external DMX controller. STEP (S-01 - S-48) – This set the total amount of scenes in the user program. There is a maximum of 48 scenes available.
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Design LED 36MH™ Program. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “EDIT” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “STEP” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display shows “S-01,” this indicates the first step of your program. You can call up to 48 scenes in “Run.”...
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Design LED 36MH™ is “XX.” 6. Adjust the DMX value by tapping the UP button, until you get the expected effect for this channel. 7. Press ENTER to enter the editing of the other channels of the scene. 8. Repeat steps 5-8, until you finish setting all the DMX values for all the channels of this scene, each scene can have 16 channels maximum.
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Design LED 36MH™ 10. Call up the second scene in your controller now. 11. Repeat steps 5-11 until all desired scenes are downloaded. 12. Press MODE/ESC to exit. The number of steps can be defined under “STEP” and the scenes can be called up under “RUN.”...
Design LED 36MH™ 10. DMX CHANNEL TRAITS The chart below details the channel layout for 12 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 10-channel DMX fixture.
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Design LED 36MH™ DMX channel function and values (12 Channel Mode): Channel 1 - PAN movement 8bit : Channel 2 – Pan fine Channel 3 - TILT movement 8bit : Channel 4 – Tilt fine Channel 5 - Speed pan/tilt movement:...
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Design LED 36MH™ 200-219 Internal program 6 220-239 Internal program 7 240-255 Auto program by music Channel 11 - Strobe: No function (shutter open) 1-95 Strobe effect slow to fast 96-127 No function (shutter open) 128-159 Pulse effect in sequences...
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Design LED 36MH™ DMX channel function and values (10 Channel Mode): Channel 1 - PAN movement 8bit : Channel 2 - TILT movement 8bit : Channel 3 - Speed pan/tilt movement: 0-225 Max to min speed 226-235 Blackout by movement...
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Design LED 36MH™ Channel 9 - Strobe: No function (shutter open) 1-95 Strobe effect slow to fast 96-127 No function (shutter open) 128-159 Pulse effect in sequences 160-191 No function (shutter open) 192-223 Random strobe effect slow to fast 224-255...
Design LED 36MH™ 11. ERROR CODES: When power is applied, the unit will automatically enter a “reset/test” mode. This mode brings all the internal motors to a home position. If there is an internal problem with one or more of the motors an error code will flash in the display in the form of “XXer”...
B. For warranty service, send the product only to the Elation Professional® factory. All shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Elation Professional®...
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No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any accessory supplied with products described above. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, all implied warranties made by Elation Professional® in connection with this product, including warranties of merchantability or fitness, are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above.