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SHOWTEC Polar 340 WashFX Manual

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MANUAL
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Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head V1
Order code: 40101
Highlite International B.V. – Vestastraat 2 – 6468 EX – Kerkrade – the Netherlands

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  • Page 1 MANUAL ENGLISH Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head V1 Order code: 40101 Highlite International B.V. – Vestastraat 2 – 6468 EX – Kerkrade – the Netherlands...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Table of contents Warning ....................................3 Safety Instructions ................................. 3 Operating Determinations ............................5 Rigging .................................... 5 Connection with the Mains ............................7 Return Procedure ................................7 Claims ....................................7 Description of the Device ..............................8 Features ..................................
  • Page 3 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 6.2. Channel ................................33 6.3. Reset ...................................34 7. Info ..................................34 7.1. System Error ................................35 8. Service ...................................35 8.1. CCT (Correlated Color Temperature Control) ....................36 DMX Channels ................................37 SSP (25 channels), TOUR (30 channels), TR16 (37 channels) ................37 HSIC (27 channels), CMY (31 channels), PIXEL (52 channels) .................43...

  • Page 4: Warning

    Your shipment includes: ● Showtec Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head ● Schuko to PowerCON True1 power cable (1,5 m) ●...
  • Page 5 ● If your Showtec device fails to work properly, discontinue the use immediately. Pack the unit securely (preferably in the original packing material), and return it to your Showtec dealer for service.

  • Page 6: Operating Determinations

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Operating Determinations ● This device is not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks will ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects. ● The minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be bigger than 1,3 m.
  • Page 7 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Fig. 01 The Polar can be placed on a flat stage floor or mounted to any kind of truss with quick-lock brackets and clamps (see Fig. 01). The quick-lock brackets can be positioned on the base of the Polar in two ways, as shown on Fig. 02.

  • Page 8: Connection With The Mains

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Connection with the Mains Connect the device to the mains with the power plug. Always check if the right color cable is connected to the right place. International EU Cable UK Cable US Cable...

  • Page 9: Description Of The Device

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Description of the Device Features The Polar 340 WashFX is a versatile wash moving head suitable for outdoor venues. It features pixel control and a separate LED ring with creative effects. ● Input voltage: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (auto-ranging) ●...

  • Page 10: Photometric Diagrams

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Photometric Diagrams Fig. 03 Order code: 40101...

  • Page 11: Front View

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Front View Fig. 04 01) Water drainage plug 02) 7 peripheral (Beam) LED modules x 40 W (RGBW) 03) 1 center LED module x 60 W (RGBW) 04) LED ring 05) M12 GORE valve ®...

  • Page 12: Base Plate

    15) Safety eye Installation Remove all packing materials from the Polar 340 WashFX Moving Head. Check if all foam and plastic padding is removed. Connect all cables. Do not supply power before the whole system is set up and connected properly.

  • Page 13: One Polar (Manual)

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head One Polar (Manual) 01) Fasten the effect light to a firm trussing or mount it on flat surface. Leave at least 1,3 m on all sides for air circulation. 02) Secure the device with a safety cable (order code 70454 / 70456).

  • Page 14: Multiple Polars (Dmx/Rdm Control)

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Multiple Polars (DMX/RDM Control) 01) Fasten the effect light to a firm trussing or mount it on flat surface. Leave at least 1,3 m on all sides for air circulation. 02) Secure the device with a safety cable (order code 70454 / 70456).

  • Page 15: Multiple Polars (Art-Net/Sacn Control)

    Note: Link all cables before connecting electric power Note: The Polar 340 WashFX supports Art-Net to DMX, which means that you can connect the first device to your computer using a CAT-5/CAT-6 cable and the rest of the devices can be linked using a DMX cable.

  • Page 16: Multiple Polars (Wireless Dmx Control)

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Multiple Polars (Wireless DMX Control) 01) Install multiple Polars at the desired positions (maximum distance to transceiver: 250 m). 02) In order for the Polars to receive a wireless DMX signal properly, activate W-DMX on all Polars (see 4.5.

  • Page 17: Connect The Polar To The Wireless Dmx Signal Transmitter

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Sweden 2.4 GHz Wireless communication module Communication distance: Depending on the transmitting power or transmitter module Test conditions: W-DMX TRx Transmitter module, 2 dBi Antenna, transmitting power 20 dBm (100 mW) Range indoor: 60 m (approx. through three concrete walls)

  • Page 18: Connecting To A Network

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Connecting to a Network Art-Net Settings 01) Install any Art-Net-based software on your PC (Windows or Mac) or use a light controller which supports Art-Net. 02) Connect the power supply to the Polar. 03) Connect the device’s RJ45 connector to the RJ45 connector of the lighting controller/network switch, using a CAT-5/CAT-6 cable.

  • Page 19: How To Make A Data Cable

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head How to Make a Data Cable A standard ETHERNET cable can be used to replace the data cable required to transmit the data. Please follow the instructions below in order to create an extra network cable.

  • Page 20: Fixture Linking

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 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 of 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 21: Control Panel

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head The Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head can be operated with controller or without controller in stand- alone mode. Control Panel A) UP touch button ENTER touch button C) DOWN touch button D) BACK touch button LCD display Fig.

  • Page 22: Menu Overview

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Menu Overview Order code: 40101...
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  • Page 26: Start-Up

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Start-up After powering up, the fixture will perform a reset and the display will show the following splash screen: When the resetting is completed, the device is ready to be operated. The display will show the start...

  • Page 27: Main Menu Options

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Main Menu Options The Main Menu has the following options: 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to navigate through the Main Menu. 02) Press the ENTER button to open the submenus. Note: Some of the submenus require a password. The default password is pressing the UP/DOWN buttons in the following order: UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN.

  • Page 28: Run Mode

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 3. Run Mode In this menu you can set the control mode of the device. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to select one of the following 7 options: ● DMX512: The device will operate in DMX mode ●...

  • Page 29: Led Pwm

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head ● DMX ERROR: Polar’s behavior in case of a DMX error. There are 2 options: SAVE (the Polar will use the last properly received DMX signal which ensures undisrupted performance) and BLACK (output blackout) ●...

  • Page 30: Settings

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 4.3. Settings In this submenu you can reset some of the device’s parameters. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following 4 options: 02) Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice.

  • Page 31: Ip Mode

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Note: If DEFAULT IP is selected in IP MODE, the CUSTOM IP submenu will not be visible in the NETWORK submenu. Make sure CUSTOM IP is selected in IP MODE, if you want to configure the IP address manually.

  • Page 32: Edit

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head The available options are: ● ONLY XLR DMX ● ONLY WDMX ● WDMX TO XLR DMX: When linking multiple Polars, you can set a wireless connection of the first device to your computer and link the rest of the devices using a DMX cable 5.

  • Page 33: Manual

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head ● WHITE Beam: White color intensity of the 7 peripheral LEDs (0–255) ● STROBE Beam: Strobe effect of the 7 peripheral LEDs, from OFF to high frequency (0–25) ● RED Center: Red color intensity of the center LEDs (0–255) ●...

  • Page 34: Channel

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 6.2. Channel In this submenu you can manually adjust the device’s parameters. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following 17 options. 02) Press the ENTER button to select the parameter. 03) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to increase/decrease the values.

  • Page 35: Reset

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 6.3. Reset In this submenu you can manually reset some of the device’s parameters. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following 2 options: 02) Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice. The reset of the parameters will be carried out.

  • Page 36: System Error

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 7.1. System Error In this submenu you can view whether there are any system errors. Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following 9 options: The displayed parameters are: ● MEMORY IC ●...

  • Page 37: Cct (Correlated Color Temperature Control)

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head 8.1. CCT (Correlated Color Temperature Control) In this submenu you can calibrate the color temperature. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following options: 02) Press the ENTER button to open the submenu.

  • Page 38: Dmx Channels

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head DMX Channels SSP (25 channels), TOUR (30 channels), TR16 (37 channels) TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540° Pan, Fine 000–255 Pan adjustment, 16-bit Tilt 000–255 Tilt adjustment 0°–270°...
  • Page 39 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 228–231 4500 K 232–235 5600 K 236–239 6000 K 240–243 6500 K 244–247 7200 K 248–255 8000 K 000–009 No function 010–015 016–021 022–027 028–033 034–039 040–045...
  • Page 40 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 000–009 No function 010–013 Program 1 (user selectable colors) 014–017 Program 2 (user selectable colors) 018–021 Program 3 (user selectable colors) 022–025 Program 4 (user selectable colors) 026–029...
  • Page 41 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 222–227 Chase in the following order: (1, 2, 5, 6) - (2, 3, 6, 7) - (3, 4, 7, 1) - (4, 5, 1, 2) -...
  • Page 42 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 202–217 Blue - White - Blue 218–233 Red - Green - Blue - Red 234–255 Red - Green - Blue - White - Red 000–120 Prism indexing 121–125...
  • Page 43 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 25CH 30CH 37CH 150–154 Pastel orange 155–159 Cream 160–164 Melon yellow 165–169 Luminous orange 170–174 Luminous yellow 175–255 No function 000–009 No function 010–023 FX 1 024–037 FX 2 038–051...

  • Page 44: Hsic (27 Channels), Cmy (31 Channels), Pixel (52 Channels)

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC (27 channels), CMY (31 channels), PIXEL (52 channels) HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540° Pan, Fine 000–255 Pan adjustment, 16-bit Tilt 000–255 Tilt adjustment 0°–270° Tilt, Fine 000–255...
  • Page 45 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 091–110 Cyan up / Magenta 0 % / Yellow 100 % 111–130 Cyan 100 % / Magenta 0 %/ Yellow down 131–150 Cyan 100 % / Magenta up/ Yellow 0 % 151–170...
  • Page 46 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 191–195 4, 5, 6 196–200 7, 2, 3 201–205 1, 2, 3, 4 206–210 1, 5, 6, 7 211–215 1, 3, 5, 7 216–220 3, 4, 5, 6 221–225...
  • Page 47 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 174–177 Program 42 (fixed colors) 178–181 Program 43 (fixed colors) 182–185 Program 44 (fixed colors) 186–189 Program 45 (fixed colors) 190–193 Program 46 (fixed colors) 194–197 Program 47 (fixed colors) 198–201...
  • Page 48 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH Center Master Dimmer 000–255 From low to high intensity (0–100 %) 000–009 No function 010–099 From low to high frequency (0–25 Hz) 100–109 No function Center Strobe 110–179...
  • Page 49 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 050–054 Light blue 055–059 Wine red 060–064 May green 065–069 Reseda green 070–074 Blue lilac 075–079 Moss green 080–084 Signal violet 085–089 Red lilac 090–094 Purple red 095–099...
  • Page 50 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head HSIC PIXEL Function Value Setting 27CH 31CH 52CH 100–139 PWM 1200 Hz 140–149 PWM 2400 Hz 150–159 PWM 4000 Hz 160–169 PWM 6000 Hz 170–179 PWM 25000 Hz 180–189 Studio (Slow) 190–199 Power (Fast) 200–209...

  • Page 51: Maintenance

    04) The electric power supply cables must not show any damages or material fatigue. The Polar 340 WashFX IP 65 Moving Head requires almost no maintenance. However, you should keep the unit clean. Otherwise the fixture’s light output will be significantly reduced.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Suspect three potential problem areas as: the power supply, the LEDs, the fuse. 01) Power supply. Check if the unit is plugged into an appropriate power supply. 02) The LEDs. Return the Polar to your Showtec dealer. 03) The fuse. Replace the fuse. See page 50 for replacing the fuse.
  • Page 53 Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Problem Probable cause(s) Solution ● Check if power is switched on and One or more fixtures No power to the fixture cables are plugged in do not function at all Primary fuse blown ●...

  • Page 54: Product Specifications

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Product Specifications Model: Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Input voltage: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (auto-ranging) Power consumption: 350 W (max) Fuse: T6,3 A/250 V Dimensions: 489 x 416 x 356 mm (L x W x H)

  • Page 55: Dimensions

    Polar 340 WashFX IP65 Moving Head Dimensions Order code: 40101...
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