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- Page 1 Tracker Q4 ORDERCODE 41388 Highlite International B.V. Vestastraat 2 6468 EX Kerkrade The Netherlands Phone: +31 45-5667700...
- Page 2 Congratulations! You have bought a great, innovative product from Showtec. The Showtec Tracker brings excitement to any venue. Whether you want simple plug-&-play action or a sophisticated DMX show, this product provides the effect you need. You can rely on Showtec, for more excellent lighting products.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Showtec Showtec Tracker Product Guide Zoom Q4™ Warning ............................................2 Safety Instructions ....................................2 Operating Determinations ................................4 Rigging ........................................ 4 Return Procedure ....................................5 Claims ......................................... 5 Description of the device ......................................6 Overview ......................................6 Backside ......................................7 Installation ............................................ -
Page 4: Warning
Save the carton and all packing materials. In the event that a fixture must be returned to the factory, it is important that the fixture be returned in the original factory box and packing. Your shipment includes: • Showtec Tracker LED with Powercon cable 1,5m • 2 brackets for truss mounting • Safety cable •... - Page 5 If your Showtec device fails to work properly, discontinue use immediately. Pack the unit securely (preferably in the original packing material), and return it to your Showtec dealer for service.
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Page 6: Operating Determinations
The Tracker can be placed on a flat stage floor or mounted to any kind of truss by a clamp. Mounting a clamp to the underside of the Tracker Q4 moving head Clamp... -
Page 7: Return Procedure
Connection with the mains Connect the device to the mains with the power-plug. Always pay attention, that the right color cable is connected to the right place. International EU Cable UK Cable US Cable BROWN YELLOW/COPPER FASE BLUE BLACK SILVER YELLOW/GREEN GREEN GREEN... -
Page 8: Description Of The Device
Description of the device Features The Showtec Tracker is a moving-head with high output and great effects. • Combine a beam, RGBW pixels and very fast movements in one fixture, • The clear optical system, in combination with the RGBW LED's, creates a strong and vivid beam. -
Page 9: Backside
Backside Fig. 2 9 10 3) Powercon power connector OUT 4) Powercon power connector IN 5) Fuse T3,15A 250V 6) ON/OFF 7) DMX signal connector (IN) 3-pin 8) DMX signal connector (IN) 5-pin 9) DMX signal connector (OUT) 5-pin 10) DMX signal connector (OUT) 3-pin Installation Remove all packing materials from the Tracker. -
Page 10: Control Modes
Control Modes There are 5 modes: • Built-in Programs • Auto Run • Sound-controlled • Master/Slave • DMX512: Person1 (9CH) Person2 (15CH) Person3 (20CH) Person4 (7CH) Person5 (35CH) Person6 (44CH) One Tracker (Built-in Programs, Auto Run) 1. Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing. Leave at least 0,5 meter on all sides for air circulation. 2. -
Page 11: Multiple Trackers (Dmx Control)
Multiple Trackers (DMX Control) 1. Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing. Leave at least 0,5 meter on all sides for air circulation. 2. Always use a safety cable (ordercode 70140 / 70141). Use a 3-p XLR cable to connect the Tracker and other devices. Link the units as shown in (figure 4), Connect a DMX signal cable from the first unit's DMX "out"... -
Page 12: Fixture Linking
Fixture Linking You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX-512 controller or to run synchronized shows on two or more fixtures set to a master/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determines the number of fixtures the data link can support. -
Page 13: Control Panel
The Tracker can be operated with a controller in control mode or without the controller in stand-alone mode. Control Panel Fig. 6 A. LCD Display D. Up Button B. MENU button E. Down Button C. ENTER Button Control Mode The fixtures are individually addressed on a data-link and connected to the controller. The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller. -
Page 14: Menu Overview
Menu Overview... - Page 15 Once you have entered a step you will see menu 4.2.2 - 4.2.11 (Pan - Use)
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Page 18: Main Menu Options
Main Menu Options Press the MODE button to scroll through 6 options of the menu: 1. Address DMX Addressing With this menu you can set the DMX address. 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Address 2) Press enter to open this menu. You can choose 512 different DMX addresses. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the required address from 001 - 512. -
Page 19: Settings
3. Settings... -
Page 20: Perform
3.1 Perform... -
Page 21: Range
1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Settings 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons until the display shows: Perform 3) Now use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: Fans, PT Speed, Pan Invert, Tilt Invert, Blackout, Dimmer, Curv, Dim Invert, Color, DMX Error, DMX Reset, Display On, Key Lock, Homepage. 4) Press enter to open one of these menus. -
Page 22: Default
3.3 Default 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Default 2) Enter the default password: UP > DOWN > UP > DOWN. 3) Press Enter and the device will return to the factory default setting. 3.4 Send 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Send 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to choose: Yes or No. -
Page 23: Edit
Run Test With this menu you are able to test the device. 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Runmode. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Run menu. 3) Press Enter to open this menu. Scroll through the menu until the display shows TEST. 4) When you press ENTER, the display will blink once and the device will start an internal test. -
Page 24: Send
4.3 Send 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: : Runmode. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Send menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to choose: Yes or No. 4) If you use Yes, the device will send all settings to all fixtures, currently linked via Data cable. 5. -
Page 25: Service
6. Service 6.1 Calibration Motors 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Service. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Calib M menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: Pan, Tilt. 4) Press Enter to select one of these options. -
Page 26: Access Mode
1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Service. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Calib C menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options. 4) There are 11 pre-programmed White colors: 3200K, 3400K, 4200K, 4900K, 5600K, 5900K, 6500K, 7200K, 8000K, 8500K, 10000K and a special RGB to W. -
Page 27: Info Version
2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Info menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Version menu. 4) Press Enter to see your Tracker Q4 version number. 6.5 Content / Display 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Service 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Content menu. -
Page 28: Dmx Channels
DMX Channels 9 Channels (Person 1) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 –... -
Page 29: Channels (Person 2)
15 Channels (Person 2) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. –... - Page 30 Channel 11 – Pixeleffects + Programs (0=OFF) (Color(s) + Dimmer must be open All static Pixels 10-19 Static Pixels 1+2+3 20-29 Static Pixels 4+5+6 30-39 Static Pixels 7+8+9 40-49 Static Pixels 1+4+7 50-59 Static Pixels 2+5+8 60-69 Static Pixels 3+6+9 70-79 Static Pixels 1+5+9 80-89...
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Page 31: Channels (Person 3)
20 Channels (Person 3) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. –... - Page 32 206-210 White: 3400K 211-215 White: 4200K 216-220 White: 4900K 221-225 White: 5600K 226-230 White: 5900K 231-235 White: 6500K 236-240 White: 7200K 241-245 White: 8000K 246-250 White: 8500K 251-255 White: 10000K Channel 15 – Pixeleffects + Programs (0=OFF) (Color(s) + Dimmer must be open All static Pixels 10-19 Static Pixels 1+2+3...
- Page 33 Channel 19 – Shutter / Strobe (Dimmer must be open Open 10-255 Strobe effect, from slow to fast (0-10 flashes/sec.) Channel 20 – Control 0-19 No Function 20-39 Blackout during Pan/Tilt movement 40-59 Disabled blackout during Pan/Tilt movement 60-79 Fan Auto activated after 5 seconds 80-99 Fan Slow activated after 5 seconds 100-119...
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Page 34: Channels (Person 4)
7 Channels (Person 4) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 –... -
Page 35: Channels (Person 5)
35 Channels (Person 5) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. –... - Page 36 Channel 12 – Red 2 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 13 – Green 2 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 14 – Blue 2 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 –...
- Page 37 Channel 29 – Blue 7 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 30– Red 8 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 31 – Green 8 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 –...
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Page 38: Channels (Person 6)
44 Channels (Person 6) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. –... - Page 39 Channel 12 – White 1 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 13 – Red 2 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 14 – Green 2 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 –...
- Page 40 Channel 29 – Red 6 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 30 – Green 6 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 31 – Blue 6 (Dimmer must be open 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 –...
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Page 41: Channel / Fixture Settings (Person 1-Person 6)
Channel / Fixture settings (Person 1-Person 6) Person 1 Person 2 Person 3... - Page 42 Person 4 Person 5...
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Page 43: Beam Angle, Intensity And Illuminance
Person 6 Beam Angle, Intensity and Illuminance Intensity Distribution Illuminance + Distance... -
Page 44: Maintenance
3. Mechanically moving parts like axles, eyes and others may not show any traces of wearing. 4. The electric power supply cables must not show any damages or material fatigue. The Showtec Tracker requires almost no maintenance. However, you should keep the unit clean. Otherwise, the fixture’s light-output will be significantly reduced. - Page 45 Problem Probable cause(s) Remedy No power to the fixture • Check that power is switched on One or more and cables are plugged in. If the fixtures are problem persists contact your dealer completely dead. for servicing. Fixtures reset The controller is not connected. •...
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Page 46: Product Specification
Every pixel has full RGBW control and due to its compact size it will fit in any lightshow or venue The Tracker Q4 is a true workhorse, which fits perfectly in any show or venue. Connection: Powercon IN and Powercon OUT, 3 and 5 pin XLR In and Out Less heat;...