Contents Safety ..................4 Avoiding damage .............. 9 Product overview .............. 11 Product features ............... 12 Preparation for use ............19 Control menus and LCD display ........23 Control menu layout ............25 DMX channel layout............29 Caring for your product ........... 36 10.
Warning! Risk of eye injury. General safety information • Read this section carefully before installing or using the impression S350 lighting fixture. If you have any doubts or questions about how to use the product safely, contact your GLP® supplier for assistance.
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• Make the user manual available to all installers and operators and save the manual for future reference. • If you have questions about the safe operation of the impression S350, please contact an authorized GLP distributor (see list of distributors at www.glp.de).
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Eye safety • The impression S350 is classified as a Risk Group 2 product according to DIN EN 62471:2009-03. Possibly hazardous radiation emitted. Do not stare into the light output from the product. May be harmful to the eyes.
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• Fasten the fixture to a structure or surface as directed in this user manual. Do not use safety cables as the primary means of support. GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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• Do not modify the product in any way not described in this user manual. • Install genuine GLP parts only. • If at any time you see that the product does not conform with one or more of the above safety requirements, disconnect the product from power and secure the affected area until the fixture is installed safely.
36). Oils, solvents, and other chemicals commonly used for cleaning can damage the lens coatings and surfaces. Do not drop the product or expose it to mechanical stress. Do not expose the product to heat (from other lighting fixtures for example). GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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Transportation and storage Transport the impression S350 either in a flightcase or in its original packaging to protect the fixture from damage caused by shocks during transportation. Store the fixture in a dry location where the temperature will remain above 0° C (32° F) when not in use.
Q – AC mains power In G – Tilt lock R – Ethernet Port H – Yoke cooling vents S – DMX In 3-pin XLR I – Control panel display T – DMX In 5-pin XLR J – Mode button GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
Light source The impression S350 is equipped with a 350 W white light LED engine with a rated lifetime of 20 000 hours to >70% LED output.
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German Light Products® Color The impression S350 provides 0-100% continuous CMY color mixing and a 10-slot color wheel with ten dichroic color filters including CTC (see Figure 3). A good method of controlling color is to set CMY levels to 0% when you begin to use the color wheel.
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Shutter effects The impression S350 features an electronic dimmer / shutter system that provides pulse and strobe effects as well as instant open and blackout. Dimming 0 – 100% continuous dimming is available.
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DMX control value Figure 7. Dimming curves Zoom The impression S350 has a 1:5 zoom range. You can narrow the beam angle from 42° to 8°. Control on the Zoom DMX channel can be inverted. Normal control as the DMX value increases is flood spot.
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• Hold sets the fixture to continue obeying the last DMX values it received. This is the default setting. • Blackout sets the fixture to black out whenever it is not receiving a DMX signal. GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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The base has four Camlock fastener points and two M10 threaded holes for a removable tripod (supplied), omega brackets or direct mounting of half-coupler clamps, allowing various rigging options. Two eyelets are provided for safety cable attachment. GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
Mounting fasteners in base See Figure 8. The base of the impression S350 has two threaded holes A that accept M10 bolts or screws, and four mounting points B that accept standard camlock quarter-turn fasteners. The camlock center-to-center distance is 90 mm (3.54 in.).
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Mounting with rigging clamps To install the impression S350 in any orientation on a rigging truss or similar support: See Figure 9. Pass two M10 grade 8.8 steel bolts or screws through two half-coupler type rigging clamps and check that the bolts will protrude minimum 9 mm / 0.35 in.
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AC power at 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz. Do not connect the fixture to power at any other voltage or to an external dimmer. The impression S350 has a 3-conductor Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 socket that accepts AC power from a Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 female cable connector.
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Figure 12. Main fuse Connecting to a DMX control data link The impression S350 provides 5-pin and 3-pin XLR IN and THRU sockets for connection to a USITT DMX512 data link. Connectors use standard DMX pinout: • Pin 1 = Ground •...
The control panel and LCD display provide access to user settings, readouts, and utilities. When power is applied, the fixture resets and impression S350 appears in the display panel. After the reset has completed, the main menu is displayed: V:0.12/NE...
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• Use the Jog wheel to scroll up and down through menu options. • Press the Enter button to select a setting, confirm a command or enter a submenu. • Press the Mode button to escape and return to the top of the menu. GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
2200 Hz 3000 Hz Set PWM 4800 Hz Set PWM frequency Frequency 9600 Hz 25 000 Hz Focus Near Set zoom / focus Tracking tracking distance Medium Mode Effect wheel shortcuts Shortcut (pass through open) GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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Artnet/WDMX version LED Driver Framing Driver 1 Framing Driver 2 Version Infos Color Driver Head Driver Driver versions Effect Driver Pan Driver Tilt Driver Main Fan Driver LED Fan Driver Color Fan Driver GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
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Set adjustment offset Magenta Offset Adjust Enter (continued) values fine value Yellow Offset Yellow Offset fine Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Blade Framing Rotation GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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Reset head Reset effects and ON / OFF only processes in head Reset ON / OFF Reset entire fixture Default values are shown in bold type. User-settable values are displayed in grey boxes. GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
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0 – 100% Fade Framing blade 4 PI mode: Tilt -30° – +30° 0 – 255 0 – 100% Fade index / right LR mode: Blade right side 0 – 255 0 – 100% Fade GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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10.6 – 11.8% Crossfade 1+4 – 2+3 31 – 34 12.2 – 13.3% Chaser random 35 – 38 13.7 – 14.9% Crossfade random 39 – 42 15.3 – 16.5% No function 43-255 16.9 – 100% GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
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To adjust the PWM frequency using the Special / Control channel, start at a value of zero, move to the required value and hold it for at least 5 seconds. Default settings are written in bold type. GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
• Dry the fixture with a soft, clean, lint-free cloth or low-pressure compressed air before reapplying power. Lubrication The fixture does not normally need lubrication. If any moving parts show signs of rough movement, consult a GLP service partner. GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
Contact GLP Service or authorized lubrication. GLP service partner. Light output cuts Fixture too hot. Allow fixture to cool. Reduce ambient out intermittently. temperature. Ensure free airflow around fixture. Clean fixture if necessary. GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
Onboard interface: Battery-powered control panel with backlit graphic display DMX channels: 35 16-bit control: Dimming, focus, gobo indexing, gobo rotation, pan and tilt DMX compliance: USITT DMX512-A RDM compliance: ANSI/ESTA E1.20 Transceiver: RS-485 Receiver: Opto-isolated RS-485 GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
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Rotating gobos Gobo diameter: 26.9 mm / 1.059 in. Max. image diameter: 21.5 mm / 0.846 in. Gobo thickness: 1.1-1.4 mm / 0.043-0.055 in. Material: Borosilicate 3.3 or better with dichroic or heavy matted aluminum coating GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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Depth (head horizontal): 474 mm / 18.8 ins. Width (across yoke): 471 mm / 18.5 ins. Height (head vertical): 642 mm / 25.3 ins. Height (head vertical, with tripod): 672 mm / 26.5 ins. Weight: 25 kg / 55 Ibs. GLP® impression S350 User Manual Rev. A...
German Light Products® 12. Dimensions GLP® impression S350 User Manual...
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This product contains a lithium battery. Ensure that it is disposed of correctly and responsibly by an authorized recycling or waste disposal center at the end of its life. Where applicable, GLP participates in schemes that aim to ensure that local recycling and/or waste disposal centers accept batteries from GLP products.