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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....................... 7 Safety................................10 Features............................... 16 Installation..............................18 Starting up..............................22 Connections and controls........................24 Operating..............................27 7.1 Starting the device........................... 27 7.2 Main menu............................
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Table of contents 7.6 Features in 15-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED......... 44 7.7 Features in 49-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED......... 47 7.8 Features in 8-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 White LED........... 51 7.9 Features in 19-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 White LED........53 Technical specifications........................
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.
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.
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’...
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General notes 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. WARNING! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos‐ sible dangerous situation that can result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
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General notes Warning signs Type of danger Warning – hot surface. Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. Beam Ball 100 Quad LEDBeam Ball 100 White LED...
Safety Safety 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. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in personal injury or property damage.
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Safety 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.
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Safety 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.
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Safety WARNING! Risk of burns The surface of the device can become very hot during operation. Do not touch the device with bare hands during operation, and after switching off wait for at least 15 minutes. WARNING! Risk of injury caused by falling objects Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country.
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Safety 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.
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Safety 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...
The moving heads are suitable for lighting tasks in all show areas, for example at events, on club and rock stages, in theatres, musicals and nightclubs. Beam Ball 100 Quad LED 10 × 10 watt Quad Color RGBW LEDs Control via DMX (7, 11, 15 or 49 channels) and via buttons and display on the unit Operating modes: DMX, Auto, Sound, Master / Slave Beam angle: 4°...
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Features PAN movement: 540° TILT movement: infinite PAN / TILT speed adjustable Dimmer and Strobe function Beam Ball 100 Quad LEDBeam Ball 100 White LED...
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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...
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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.
Connections and controls Connections and controls moving head...
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Connections and controls 1 [MODE] Activates the main menu and toggles between menu items. Closes an opened submenu. 2 [UP] Increases the displayed value by one. 3 [DOWN] Decreases the displayed value by one. 4 [ENTER] Selects an option of the respective operating mode, confirms the set value. 5 Display 6 [ON] / [OFF] Main switch to turn the device on and off.
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.
Operating 7.2 Main menu Press [MODE] to activate the main menu. Use the buttons [UP] and [DOWN] to select a style. When the display shows the desired submenu, press[ENTER], to open it. To close the main menu, press [MODE]. DMX address Press [MODE] to open the main menu.
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Operating DMX-Mode, Beam Ball 100 Quad Press [MODE] to open the main menu. Then choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the menu item ‘DMX’ . Press [MODE]. Choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the option ‘DMX Addr:’ and choose [UP] or [DOWN] a value between 1 and 512.
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Operating Beam Ball 100 Quad LED In this menu, you can set various settings for scenes. Press [MODE] to open the main menu. Then choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the menu item ‘DMX’ . Press [MODE]. Choose with [UP]or [DOWN] subsequently the following options and change the configuration values with [UP] or [DOWN] as desired.
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Operating Beam Ball 100 Quad LED In this menu, you can set various settings for scenes. Press [MODE] to open the main menu. Then choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the menu item ‘DMX’ . Press [MODE]. Choose with [UP]or [DOWN] subsequently the following options and change the configuration values with [UP] or [DOWN] as desired.
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Operating Menu Bank In this menu, you can set various settings for the programs. Press [MODE] to open the main menu. Then choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the menu item ‘DMX’ . Press [MODE]. Choose with [UP]or [DOWN] subsequently the following options and change the configuration values with [UP] or [DOWN] as desired.
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Operating Menu SETTINGS In this menu, you can configure various settings of the device and reset the device to factory default settings. Press [MODE] to open the main menu. Then choose with [UP] or [DOWN] the menu item ‘DMX’ . Press [MODE].
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Operating – ‘Delay Off’ ‘Key Lock’ (code-lock) – ‘On’ (Code lock is activated 30 seconds after the last key press) To release, press [MODE], [UP], [DOWN] and [ENTER] ) – ‘Off’ ‘Information’ – ‘LED’ ‘Date:’ (Date in the format mm.dd.yyyy) ‘Time:’...
Operating 7.4 Features in 7-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 … 191 Fixed position 192 … 222 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 223 … 224 Stop 225 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function Scenes and banks 0 … 49 No function 50 … 59 Intensity Red 60 … 69 Intensity Green 70 … 79 Intensity Blue 80 … 89 Intensity White 90 … 99 Intensity Yellow 100 … 109 Intensity Cyan 110 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 160 … 169 Programme 3 170 … 179 Programme 4 180 … 233 not used 234 … 236 Reset 237 … 249 not used 250 … 255 Sound control 0 … 255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone moving head...
Operating 7.5 Features in 11-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 … 191 Fixed position 192 … 222 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 223 … 224 Stopp 225 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Dimmer red 0 … 255 Dimmer green 0 … 255 Dimmer blue 0 … 255 Dimmer white Scenes and banks 0 … 49 No function 50 … 59 Intensity Red 60 … 69 Intensity Green 70 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 120 … 129 all LEDs on white 130 … 139 not used 140 … 149 Programme 1 150 … 159 Programme 2 160 … 169 Programme 3 170 … 179 Programme 4 180 … 233 not used 234 …...
Operating 7.6 Features in 15-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 … 191 Fixed position 192 … 222 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 223 … 224 Stopp 225 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Dimmer side A (face to the display) 0 … 255 Dimmer side A (face to the display) 0 … 255 Dimmer side A (face to the display) 0 … 255 Dimmer side A (face to the display) 0 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 80 … 89 Intensity White 90 … 99 Intensity Yellow 100 … 109 Intensity Cyan 110 … 119 Intensity pink 120 … 129 all LEDs on white 130 … 139 not used 140 … 149 Programme 1 150 …...
Operating Channel Value Function 250 … 255 Sound control 0 … 255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone 7.7 Features in 49-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 Quad LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) 0 … 255 Fine adjustment rotation (pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 225 … 255 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 0 … 255 Fine adjustment inclination (tilt) 0 … 255 Engine speed, from slow to fast 0 … 255 Master dimmer Stroboscope effect 0 … 9 No function 10 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 32 … 35 0 … 255 Dimmer Red, Green, Blue, White, LED 7 36 … 39 0 … 255 Dimmer Red, Green, Blue, White, LED 8 40 … 43 0 … 255 Dimmer Red, Green, Blue, White, LED 9 44 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 120 … 129 all LEDs on white 130 … 139 not used 140 … 149 Programme 1 150 … 159 Programme 2 160 … 169 Programme 3 170 … 179 Programme 4 180 … 233 not used 234 …...
Operating 7.8 Features in 8-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 White LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 … 191 Fixed position 192 … 222 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 223 … 224 Stop 225 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Dimmer side B (faceto the terminals) Scenes and banks 0 … 49 No function 50 … 59 Intensity White 60 … 139 not used 140 … 149 Programme 1 150 … 159 Programme 2 160 …...
Operating Channel Value Function 250 … 255 Sound control 0 … 255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone 7.9 Features in 19-channel DMX mode, BeamBall 100 White LED Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Rotation (Pan) 0 … 255 Fine adjustment rotation (pan) Inclination (tilt) 0 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 225 … 255 Endless rotation in positive direction, from fast to slow. 0 … 255 Fine adjustment inclination (tilt) 0 … 255 Stroboscope effect from slow to fast 0 … 255 Master dimmer Stroboscope effect 0 … 9 No function 10 …...
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Operating Channel Value Function 150 … 159 Programme 2 160 … 169 Programme 3 170 … 179 Programme 4 180 … 233 not used 234 … 236 Reset 237 … 249 not used 250 … 255 Sound control 0 … 255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone Beam Ball 100 Quad LEDBeam Ball 100 White LED...
Technical specifications Technical specifications Beam Ball 100 Quad LED Beam Ball 100 White LED Number of DMX channels 7, 11, 15, 49 8, 19 LED configuration 10 × 10 Watt Quad-Color- 10 × 10 Watt white light- RGBW-LEDs LEDs, 7000 K Beam angle 4°…11°...
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Technical specifications Beam Ball 100 Quad LED Beam Ball 100 White LED Power consumption 130 W Dimensions (W × H × D) 230 cm × 180 cm × 320 cm Weight 5 kg Beam Ball 100 Quad LEDBeam Ball 100 White LED...
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’...
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.
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Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy The unit does not work, no light, Check the mains connection and the main fuse. the fan does not run No response to the DMX con‐ 1. Check the DMX connectors and cables for proper con‐ troller nection.
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.
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.
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