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  • Page 1 MH-x30 LED Spot 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 18.01.2017, ID: 398853...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation..............................18 Starting up..............................22 Connections and controls........................25 Operating..............................30 7.1 Starting the device........................... 30 7.2 Main menu............................31 7.3 Menu overview..........................41 7.4 Functions in 9-channel DMX mode................... 43 7.5 Functions in 12-channel DMX mode..................47 MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 4 Table of contents Technical specifications........................53 Plug and connection assignments....................55 Troubleshooting............................56 Cleaning............................... 58 Protecting the environment......................59 moving head...

  • Page 5: General Notes

    If you sell the unit please make sure that the buyer also receives this manual. Our products are subject to a process of continuous development. Thus, they are subject to change. MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • 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

    Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ . Text input Text inputs that are carried out on the device are indicated by typewriter font. Example: 2323 MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • 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. MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • 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 Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present. Never remove any covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Do not use the device if covers, protectors or optical components are missing or damaged. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • 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 The carrying capacity of the truss or other mounting must be sufficient for the intended number of devices. Note that the movement of the head may addition‐ ally stress the load-bearing structures. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • 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 Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user. Unplug the device before electrical storms occur and when it is unused for long periods of time to reduce the risk of electric shock or fire. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • 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

    Colour wheel with seven colours, split colours and white (open) Gobo wheel with seven static gobos plus open Electronic focus Robust housing with two integrated carrying handles Omega bracket with quick release fasteners and powerCON cable included MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • 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 Note that the movement of the head may addition‐ ally stress the load-bearing structures. NOTICE! Risk of overheating Always ensure sufficient ventilation. The ambient temperature must always be below 40 °C (104 °F). MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 20 Installation 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. moving head...
  • Page 21 There, you can fasten truss adapters (half couplers, trigger clamps, c- hooks etc.). The safety cable must be routed through the safety eyelet on the bottom of the device. A Quick lock openings for Omega brackets MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • Page 22: 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. moving head...
  • Page 23 Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain. Always ensure that the output of the last DMX device in the daisy chain is terminated with a resistor (110 Ω, ¼ W). MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 24 Starting up DMX indicator If the device is correctly connected to a switched-on DMX controller, a flashing star appears in the lower row of the display in ‘DMX’ mode. If the device does not receive a valid DMX signal, the error message ‘DMX Fail’ is displayed. Connections in master/slave When you configure a group of devices in master/slave mode, the first unit will control the mode...

  • Page 25: Connections And Controls

    Connections and controls Connections and controls Overview MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 26 Connections and controls 1 Spotlight head with LED. 2 Connections 3 Rotatable mounting 4 Device base 5 Operating elements moving head...
  • Page 27 Activates the main menu and toggles between menu items. Closes an open sub‐ menu without saving any changes. 8 [Setup] Selects an option of the respective operating mode. 9 [Up] Increases the displayed value by one. 10 [Down] Decreases the displayed value by one. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 28 Connections and controls Connections 11 [POWER In] Power supply input powerCON (NAC3FA). 12 [POWER Out] Lockable powerCON output socket to supply further devices. moving head...
  • Page 29 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. 16 [ON] | [OFF] Main switch. Turns the device on and off. MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • Page 30: Operating

    Operating Operating 7.1 Starting the device 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 31: Main Menu

    If you close the main menu without making changes, the unit continues to operate with the previous settings. All previously made settings are retained even when you disconnect the device from the power grid. To restart with default values, use the ‘System-Reset’ function. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 32 Operating DMX address Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘DMX Address’ . Press [Setup]. Now you can set the number of the first DMX channel to be used by the device (DMX address). Use [Up] or [Down] to select a value between 1 and 512. When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐...
  • Page 33 When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐ menu. To close the submenu and the main menu without making changes, press [Mode] or wait for 20 seconds. This setting is only relevant if the device is not controlled via DMX. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 34 Operating Sound control Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Sound Mode’ . Press [Setup]. With [Up] or [Down] you can turn the sound control ( ‘On’ ), ( ‘Off’ ) or adjust the sensitivity of the built-in microphone ( ‘Sens’ ). When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐...
  • Page 35 20 seconds. The ‘Manual control’ mode can only be activated when the device is operating stand-alone or is the master in a master/slave configuration. This setting is only relevant if the device is not controlled via DMX. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 36 Operating Pan inversion Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Settings’ . Press [Setup]. Use [Up] or [Down] to select the option ‘Pan Invert’ and press [Setup]. Now you can use [Up] or [Down] to choose between ‘No’ (normal rotation direction) and ‘Yes’ (inverted rotation direction). Press [Setup] to save the setting and close the submenu.
  • Page 37 When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐ menu. To close the submenu and the main menu without making changes, press [Mode] or wait for 20 seconds. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 38 Operating Behaviour on DMX errors Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Settings’ . Press [Setup]. Use [Up] or [Down] to select the menu item ‘DMX Fail’ and press [Setup]. Now you can use [Up] or [Down] to choose ‘Off’ (blackout on DMX errors) or ‘Hold’ (retaining the current settings on DMX errors). When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐...
  • Page 39 After selecting a parameter, press [Setup] and select a value between ‘0’ and ‘255’ . When the display shows the desired value press [Setup] to save the setting and close the sub‐ menu. To close the submenu and the main menu without making changes, press [Mode] or wait for 20 seconds. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 40 Operating Software version Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Settings’ . Press [Setup]. The software version of the device will appear on the display. To close the software version display, press [Setup] or wait for 20 seconds. moving head...

  • Page 41: Menu Overview

    Operating 7.3 Menu overview MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 42 Operating moving head...

  • Page 43: Functions In 9-Channel Dmx Mode

    Speed of rotation (pan) and inclination (tilt), fast to slow 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) Strobe effect 0…10 Strobe effect off 11…128 Random Strobe effect, increasing speed 129…255 Strobe effect, decreasing speed Colour wheel 0…11 White 12…23 MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 44 Operating Channel Value Function 24…35 Green 36…47 Light blue 48…59 Light yellow 60…71 Purple 72…83 Yellow 84…95 Blue 96…107 White + red 108…119 Red + green 120…131 Green + light blue 132…143 Light blue + light yellow 144…155 Light yellow + purple 156…167 Purple + yellow 168…179...
  • Page 45 Rainbow effect (gobo wheel rotation) in negative rotation direction, increasing speed Gobo wheel 0…11 Open 12…23 Gobo 1 24…35 Gobo 2 36…47 Gobo 3 48…59 Gobo 4 60…71 Gobo 5 72…83 Gobo 6 84…95 Gobo 7 96…107 Open MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 46 Operating Channel Value Function 108…119 Gobo 1 shake, increasing speed 120…131 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 132…143 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 144…155 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 156…167 Gobo 5 shake, increasing speed 168…179 Gobo 6 shake, increasing speed 180…191 Gobo 7 shake, increasing speed 192…223...

  • Page 47: Functions In 12-Channel Dmx Mode

    Rotation (pan) (0° to 540°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for rotation (pan) 0…255 Inclination (tilt) (0° to 200°) 0…255 Fine adjustment for inclination (tilt) 0…255 Speed of rotation (pan) and inclination (tilt), fast to slow 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 48 Operating Channel Value Function Strobe effect 0…10 Strobe effect off 11…128 Random Strobe effect, increasing speed 129…255 Strobe effect, decreasing speed Colour wheel 0…11 White 12…23 24…35 Green 36…47 Light blue 48…59 Light yellow 60…71 Purple 72…83 Yellow 84…95 Blue moving head...
  • Page 49 Yellow + blue 180…191 Blue + white 192…223 Rainbow effect (gobo wheel rotation) in positive rotation direction, increasing speed 224…255 Rainbow effect (gobo wheel rotation) in negative rotation direction, increasing speed Gobo wheel 0…11 Open 12…23 Gobo 1 MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 50 Operating Channel Value Function 24…35 Gobo 2 36…47 Gobo 3 48…59 Gobo 4 60…71 Gobo 5 72…83 Gobo 6 84…95 Gobo 7 96…107 Open 108…119 Gobo 1 shake, increasing speed 120…131 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 132…143 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 144…155 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 156…167...
  • Page 51 Gobo rotation 0…127 Rotation to a fixed position 128…191 Positive rotation direction with increasing speed 192…255 Negative rotation direction with increasing speed 0…255 Focus Special settings 0…9 Without function 10…20 Reset after five seconds 21…255 Without function MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 52 Operating Gobos moving head...

  • Page 53: Technical Specifications

    Dimmer electronic, 0 … 100 % Strobe effect 0 … 20 Hz Operating supply voltage AC 100 – 240 V 50/60 Hz Power consumption 94 W Fuse 5 mm × 20 mm, 1.5 A, 250 V, slow-blow MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 54 Technical specifications Dimensions (W × H × D) 280 mm × 374 mm × 150 mm Weight 5.8 kg moving head...

  • Page 55: Plug And Connection Assignments

    The unit offers a 3-pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3-pin XLR plug for DMX input. Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suitable XLR plug. Configuration Ground, shielding Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold signal’) Signal (DMX+, ‘hot signal’) MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • Page 56: 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 57 4. Check whether the DMX cables run near or parallel to high-voltage cables that may cause damage or interfer‐ ence to a DMX interface circuit. If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. MH-x30 LED Spot...

  • Page 58: 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 59: Protecting The Environment

    Dispose of this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility. When discarding the device, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility. MH-x30 LED Spot...
  • Page 60 Notes moving head...
  • Page 61 Notes MH-x30 LED Spot...
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  • Page 64 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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