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  • Page 1 Pixel Beam 160 RGBW 16x10W moving head user manual...
  • Page 2 Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Strasse 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 E-mail: info@thomann.de Internet: www.thomann.de 13.01.2017, ID: 387388...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Table of contents General notes............................... 5 1.1 Further information........................... 6 1.2 Notational conventions........................7 1.3 Symbols and signal words....................... 8 Safety instructions..........................10 Features............................... 17 Installation..............................18 Starting up..............................25 Connections and controls........................28 Operating..............................33 7.1 Main menu............................35 7.2 Menu overview..........................
  • Page 4 Table of contents Technical specifications........................59 Plug and connection assignment....................61 Troubleshooting............................63 Cleaning............................... 65 Protecting the environment......................66 moving head...

  • Page 5: General Notes

    General notes General notes This manual contains important instructions for the safe operation of the unit. Read and follow the safety instructions and all other instructions. Keep the manual for future reference. Make sure that it is available to all those using the device. If you sell the unit please make sure that the buyer also receives this manual.

  • Page 6: Further Information

    General notes 1.1 Further information On our website (www.thomann.de) you will find lots of further information and details on the following points: Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download. Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of Keyword search interest for you quickly.

  • Page 7: Notational Conventions

    General notes 1.2 Notational conventions This manual uses the following notational conventions: Letterings The letterings for connectors and controls are marked by square brackets and italics. Examples: [VOLUME] control, [Mono] button. Displays Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’...

  • Page 8: Symbols And Signal Words

    General notes 1.3 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual. Signal word Meaning DANGER! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
  • Page 9 General notes Warning signs Type of danger Warning – high-voltage. Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...

  • Page 10: Safety Instructions

    Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended to be used as moving-head spotlight. The device is designed for profes‐ sional use and is not suitable for use in households. Use the device only as described in this user manual.
  • Page 11 Safety instructions Safety DANGER! Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children. Choking hazard! Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit.
  • Page 12 Safety instructions DANGER! Electric shock caused by short-circuit Always use proper ready-made insulated mains cabling (power cord) with a pro‐ tective contact plug. Do not modify the mains cable or the plug. Failure to do so could result in electric shock/death or fire. If in doubt, seek advice from a regis‐ tered electrician.
  • Page 13 Safety instructions WARNING! Risk of injury by falling off Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country. Always secure the device with a secondary safety attachment, such as a safety cable or a safety chain. The carrying capacity of the truss or other mounting must be sufficient for the intended number of devices.
  • Page 14 Safety instructions CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 15 Safety instructions NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only. To prevent damage, never expose the device to any liquid or moisture. Avoid direct sunlight, heavy dirt, and strong vibrations. The device must not be moved while it is in use. NOTICE! Power supply Before connecting the device, ensure that the input voltage (AC outlet) matches...
  • Page 16 Safety instructions NOTICE! Possible staining The plasticiser contained in the rubber feet of this product may possibly react with the coating of your parquet, linoleum, laminate or PVC floor and after some time cause permanent dark stains. In case of doubt, do not put the rubber feet directly on the floor, but use felt-pad floor protectors or a carpet.

  • Page 17: Features

    Features Features LED matrix panel consisting of 16 × 4-in-1 separately controllable quad-colour LEDs (RGBW, 10 watt each) Continuous PAN and TILT movement Control via DMX (3 different channels) and via buttons, jog wheel and high-resolution colour display on the device Pre-programmed automatic shows Sound control Stand-alone mode...

  • Page 18: Installation

    Installation Installation Unpack and carefully check that there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the device against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively.
  • Page 19 Installation WARNING! Risk of injury by falling off Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country. Always secure the device with a secondary safety attachment, such as a safety cable or a safety chain. The carrying capacity of the truss or other mounting must be sufficient for the intended number of devices.
  • Page 20 Installation CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 21 Installation NOTICE! Possible damage caused by movements of the device Always ensure that enough space is free around the device for the movements of the head (pan, tilt). NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables.
  • Page 22 Installation NOTICE! Possible staining The plasticiser contained in the rubber feet of this product may possibly react with the coating of your parquet, linoleum, laminate or PVC floor and after some time cause permanent dark stains. In case of doubt, do not put the rubber feet directly on the floor, but use felt-pad floor protectors or a carpet.
  • Page 23 Installation Options The quick lock openings on the housing bottom are used for secure attachment of Omega brackets. To these, the flight adapters (Half Coupler, Trigger Clamps, C-hooks, etc.) are attached. The safety cable must be routed through the cut-outs of the bottom of the housing. Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...
  • Page 24 Installation A Quick lock openings for Omega brackets B Openings for safety cable moving head...

  • Page 25: Starting Up

    Starting up Starting up Create all connections while the device is off. Use the shortest possible high-quality cables for all connections. Take care when running the cables to prevent tripping hazards. Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...
  • Page 26 Starting up Connections in DMX mode Connect the DMX input of the device to the DMX output of a DMX controller or another DMX device. Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain.
  • Page 27 Starting up DMX indicator When the device and the DMX controller are operational, the DMX indicator in the display shows that a DMX signal is being received on the input. Connections in master/slave When you configure a group of devices in master/slave mode, the first unit will control the mode other units for an automatic, sound-activated, synchronized show.

  • Page 28: Connections And Controls

    Connections and controls Connections and controls Overview moving head...
  • Page 29 Connections and controls 1 Moving head. 2 LEDs. 3 Carrying handles. 4 Fan grids. 5 Control panel with display. 6 Connection panel with power supply, fuse holder and DMX ports. Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...
  • Page 30 Connections and controls Control panel, connection panel moving head...
  • Page 31 Connections and controls 7 Display. Displays the selected mode or the selected menu item. On the bottom line the selected DMX mode and the device temperature are permanently displayed. 8 [MENU] Jog wheel to select a menu item or a value by turning and confirm the selection by pressing. 9 Control LEDs: [DMX]: The green LED lights up when a DMX controller is connected and flashes when DMX data is transmitted.
  • Page 32 Connections and controls 11 [DMX Out] DMX output, 3 and 5-pin. 12 [Power In] Lockable powerCON input connector for the power supply. 13 [Power Out] Lockable powerCON output connector. 14 [FUSE] Fuse holder. If the fuse blows, replace it with a new fuse of the same type. You must first disconnect the device from the power supply.

  • Page 33: Operating

    Operating Operating CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 34 Operating If you don't use the jog wheel for about 20 seconds, the current setting will be automatically cancelled and the display turned off. The set values are retained even when the device is dis‐ connected from the mains power supply. moving head...

  • Page 35: Main Menu

    Operating 7.1 Main menu Press the jog wheel to activate the main menu. Turn the jog wheel to select a sub-menu. When the desired menu is highlighted in the display, press the jog wheel again to enter the sub- menu. To close a menu without saving changes, select the menu item ‘Exit’ or wait 20 sec‐ onds.
  • Page 36 Operating DMX address Select ‘DMX Address’ from the main menu. Turn the jog wheel to adjust the number of the first DMX channel (DMX address) used by the device. Select a value between 1 and 512. This setting is only relevant if the device is being controlled via DMX. Once the display shows the desired value, press the jog wheel button to confirm the setting and close the menu.
  • Page 37 Operating Operating mode ‘DMX’ Select ‘Channel Mode’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheels you can now choose between the following DMX operating modes: 9-channel, 16-channel or 72-channel. This set‐ ting is only relevant if the device is being controlled via DMX. Once the display shows the desired value, press the jog wheel button to confirm the setting and close the menu.
  • Page 38 Operating Manual settings Select ‘Manual Control’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel you can now choose which option you wish to set: ‘Pan’ : Values between 0 and 127 rotate the head in a fixed position between 0° and 540°. Values between 128 and 255 start continuous rotation.
  • Page 39 Operating Operating mode ‘Slave’ Select ‘Slave Mode’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel you can now choose between ‘Slave1’ and ‘Slave2’ . When set to ‘Slave1’ , the device follows the device that is con‐ figured as the "master" exactly, when set to ‘Slave2’ , the movement directions are reversed. This setting is only relevant if the device is the slave in a master/slave configuration and is not controlled via DMX.
  • Page 40 Operating Pan reversal Select ‘Pan Inverse’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel you can now select between ‘No’ (normal rotation direction) and ‘Yes’ (inverted rotation direction). Once the display shows the desired value, press the jog wheel button to confirm the setting and close the menu.
  • Page 41 Operating Display reversal Select ‘Display Rotate’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel, you can now select between ‘Auto’ (automatic rotation of the display for overhead installation), ‘Normal’ (normal display) and ‘Inverted’ (the display is inverted for overhead installation). Once the display shows the desired value, press the jog wheel button to confirm the setting and close the menu.
  • Page 42 Operating Loading default settings Select ‘Factory Sets’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel you can now select between ‘No’ (no action) and ‘Yes’ (reset all values to factory settings). Once the display shows the desired option, press the jog wheel to confirm the setting and close the menu.
  • Page 43 Operating Self-test Select ‘Auto Test’ from the main menu. By turning the jog wheel you can now choose between ‘Test...’ (starts self-test) and ‘Exit’ (cancels self-test). Once the display shows the desired option, press the jog wheel to confirm the setting and close the menu.

  • Page 44: Menu Overview

    Operating 7.2 Menu overview moving head...
  • Page 45 Operating Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...

  • Page 46: Functions In 9-Channel Dmx Mode

    Operating 7.3 Functions in 9-channel DMX mode Channel Value Function Rotation (pan) 0…127 Fixed position (0° to 540°) 128…191 Continuous clockwise rotation, speed decreasing 192…255 Continuous anti-clockwise rotation, speed increasing Inclination (tilt) 0…127 Fixed position (0° to 270°) 128…191 Continuous clockwise tilt movement, speed decreasing 192…255 Continuous anti-clockwise tilt movement, speed increasing 0…255...
  • Page 47 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together Strobe effect 0…6 Strobe effect off 7…128 Strobe effect, increasing speed 129…255 Strobe effect, random speed Reset 0…9 No function...

  • Page 48: Functions In 16-Channel Dmx Mode

    Operating 7.4 Functions in 16-channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan), fixed position (0° to 540°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for rotation (pan) 0…255 Inclination (tilt), fixed position (0° to 270°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for inclination (tilt) 0…255 Speed of rotation (pan) and inclination (tilt), fast to slow 0…15 No movement 16…135...
  • Page 49 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), all LEDs together Strobe effect...
  • Page 50 Operating Channel Value Function 16…55 Show No. 3 96…135 Show No. 4 176…215 Show No. 5 216…255 Show No. 6 0…255 Speed of the automatic show, if channel 14 = 16…255) Reset 0…9 No function 10…20 Reset 21…255 No function moving head...

  • Page 51: Functions In 72-Channel Dmx Mode

    Operating 7.5 Functions in 72-channel DMX mode The adjacent figure shows the numbering of the individually controllable LEDs. Pixel Beam 160 RGBW16x10W...
  • Page 52 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan), fixed position (0° to 540°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for rotation (pan) 0…255 Inclination (tilt), fixed position (0° to 270°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for inclination (tilt) 0…255 Speed of rotation (pan) and inclination (tilt), fast to slow 0…15 No movement 16…135...
  • Page 53 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 1 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 1 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 2 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 2 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 2 0…255...
  • Page 54 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 4 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 5 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 5 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 5 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 5 0…255...
  • Page 55 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 8 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 8 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 8 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 8 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 9 0…255...
  • Page 56 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 11 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 11 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 11 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 12 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 12 0…255...
  • Page 57 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 14 0…255 Intensity White (0 % to 100 %), LED 14 0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %), LED 15 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %), LED 15 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %), LED 15 0…255...
  • Page 58 Operating Channel Value Function 10…20 Reset 21…255 No function moving head...

  • Page 59: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Technical specifications Number of DMX channels depending on mode 9, 16 or 72 channels Light source 16 four-colour LEDs (RGBW, 10 W each) Beam angle 8° Maximum rotation angle (pan) 540° or endless Maximum inclination angle (tilt) 270° or endless Dimmer electronic, 0 …...
  • Page 60 Technical specifications moving head...

  • Page 61: Plug And Connection Assignment

    Plug and connection assignment Plug and connection assignment Introduction This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable equip‐ ment so that a perfect light experience is guaranteed. Please take our tips, because especially in ‘Sound & Light’ caution is indicated: Even if a plug fits into a socket, the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed DMX controller, a short circuit or ‘just’...
  • Page 62 Plug and connection assignment DMX connections A five-pin XLR socket serves as DMX output, a five-pin XLR plug serves as DMX input. The drawing below and the table show the pin assignment of a matching coupling. Assignment Ground (shielding) Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold’) Signal (DMX+, ‘hot’) unused / second connection (DMX–) unused / second connection (DMX+)

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers. In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation.
  • Page 64 DMX interface circuits. 2. Try using another DMX controller. If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. moving head...

  • Page 65: Cleaning

    Cleaning Cleaning Optical lenses Clean the optical lenses, that are accessible from the outside, regularly in order to optimize the light output. The frequency of cleaning depends on the operating environment: wet, smoky or particularly dirty surroundings can cause more accumulation of dirt on the optics of the device.

  • Page 66: Protecting The Environment

    Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling.
  • Page 68 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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