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VL5LED WASH
USER MANUAL
W W W.VA R I - L I T E . C O M

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  • Page 1 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL W W W.VA R I - L I T E . C O M...

  • Page 2: Included Items

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL DESCRIPTION FEATURES • LED • 13,000 lumen of output • 8° to 35° zoom range • RGBA + Lime + Cyan color mixing • Blade system • Ultra compact Download the product datasheet from the Vari-Lite website at for the full technical specifi...

  • Page 3: Installation

    EXCEPTIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THE VL5LED WASH The light intensity and power density of the VL5LED WASH exceeds that of other fi xtures typically used in this application. The warnings and cautions that follow are critically important to the safe operation of this fi xture.

  • Page 4: Installation Procedures

    INSTALLATION PROCEDURES HANGING THE LUMINAIRE The VL5LED WASH can be hung horizontally or vertically from any structure designed to work with the type of load created by this moving luminaire. Two mounting truss hooks or other mounting hardware are required.

  • Page 5: Connecting Data And Power

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL terrupted airfl ow for cooling and movement. WARNING: Light beam projects intense heat. Do not illuminate objects within 15m (49.21 feet) of the VL5LED WASH. Objects within this range can scorch, melt, or ignite from the heat projected by the light beam.

  • Page 6: Power Up And Configuration Procedure

    DMX-defi ned position if DMX data is present. All internal mechanisms also move to their “home” or DMX-de- fi ned positions. Subsequently, depending on the luminaire’s setting for Power-Up State (refer to “VL5LED WASH Menu System Function Chart” on page 45).
  • Page 7 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL PROGRAM STARTING ADDRESS WITHOUT CALIBRATING LUMINAIRE It is possible to bypass the calibration sequence and go directly to the Menu Display programming in order to pre-program an address setting. To program starting address without calibrating luminaire: Step 1.

  • Page 8: Dmx Mapping

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL DMX MAPPING The following tables assumes a DMX start address of 1. When a diff erent starting address is used, this address becomes channel 1 function and other functions follow in sequence. TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL...
  • Page 9 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) TV Camera Green Shift adjustment - work in conjunction with CTO (channel 14) Channel works only with CTO chennel not any mixed...
  • Page 10 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 139 - 142 Purple 143 - 146 User Preset 1** 147 - 150 User Preset 2** 151 - 154 User Preset 3**...
  • Page 11 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Functions do not require 3 second DMX rule. mode will change once DMX level is reached 0-40 41 - 45 Dimming Curve Linear...
  • Page 12 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 36 - 40 Reserved Values 41 - 45 Reserved Values 46 - 50 Reserved Values 51 - 55 Reserved Values 56 - 60...
  • Page 13 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Pink Flesh Pink Bright Rose Follies Pink Fuchsia Pink Surprise Pink Congo Blue Blue Virgin Blue Midnight Maya Double C.T Blue...
  • Page 14 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 173 - 211 Color Chase 4 (S>>>>>F) Blade Light - Color 212 - 250 Color Chase 5 (S>>>>>F) Preset 251 - 255...
  • Page 15 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Blade LED Green (1*) *blade 1 of 16 0 - 255 8-bit control of Green LED blade light group Blade LED Blue...
  • Page 16 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 1. SMART COLOR CONTROL DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Blade LED Blue 15 0 - 255 8-bit control of Blue LED Blade light Blade LED RED 16 0 - 255...
  • Page 17 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 63 - 66 Regal Blue 67 - 70 Full C.T Blue 71 - 74 Steel Blue 75 - 78 Lighter Blue 79 - 82...
  • Page 18 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 0 - 5 Shutter Closed 6 - 11 Shutter Open (Default) 12 - 87 Strobe Slow>>>>>>>Fast 88 - 93 Strobe Open Strobe / Shutter 94 - 169 Strobe Random Slow>>>>>>>>Fast...
  • Page 19 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 156 - 160 Reserved Values Programmers 161 - 165 Reserved Values Channel 166 - 170 Reserved Values continued 171 - 175 Reserved Values...
  • Page 20 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) 151 - 155 ReCal Position 156 - 160 Reserved Values 161 - 165 ReCal Beam Control Channel 166 - 170 Reserved Values 171 - 175 Reset fi...
  • Page 21 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Magenta Flame Red Purple Color Effect 1 Color Effect 2 Color Effect 3 Color Effect 4 Color Effect 5 Color Effect 6...
  • Page 22 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Blade chase TBC Blade Light - Macro Effects Blade chase TBC continued 231-255 Reserved Blade light effects 0 - 255 0 Fade time to XX fade time...
  • Page 23 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 2. OPEN SOURCE DMX CHANNEL BLADE LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION (DEFAULT) Blade LED RED 11 0 - 255 8-bit control of Red LED Blade light Blade LED Green 11 0 - 255 8-bit control of Green LED blade light...
  • Page 24 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 3. COLOR PRESETS LED OUTPUT LEVEL % CIE 1931 COORDINATES COLOR PRESET CP_24_JAS Green 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 45.20% 52.79% 0.3094 0.5757 CP_25_Pale Green 100.00% 89.95% 10.99% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.419 0.463 CP_26_Spring Yellow 82.28% 100.00%...
  • Page 25 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 5. BLADE COLOR CONTROL PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DMX DESCRIPTION Congo Blue Blue Virgin Blue Midnight Maya Double C.T Blue Slate Blue Regal Blue Full C.T Blue Steel Blue Lighter Blue Cyan Marine Blue Soft Green...
  • Page 26 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 6. BLADE EFFECTS MACROS BLADE STEP Blade light - macro effects; uses blade effect fade & speed channels to control parameters of chase Strobe Normal (all Blades) Speed control via Strobe Random (All Blades) Blade chase 1 >>>...
  • Page 27 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 6. BLADE EFFECTS MACROS BLADE STEP Blade chase (Paired blades) Start 1 Blade chase (1/4 blades ) Start 1 Blade chase (1/2 blades ) Start 1 Blade chase (opposing blades Single ) Start 1 Blade chase...
  • Page 28 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 6. BLADE EFFECTS MACROS BLADE STEP Blade chase (opposing blades pairs ) Start 1 Blade chase (opposing blades 1/4 ) Start 1 Blade chase (opposing 4 Pixel Rotating) Start 1 Blade chase (3 Pixel Rotation)
  • Page 29 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL LINEAR S-CURVE SQUARE LAW DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT TABLE 7. PROGRAMMERS CHANNEL POWER REST TO RESET TO FUNCTION RECAL ITEMS DESCRIPTION CYCLE DEFAULT DEFAULT SELECTION RULES RULES FIXTURE VIA UI Functions do not require 3 second DMX 0-255 rule.
  • Page 30 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 7. PROGRAMMERS CHANNEL POWER REST TO RESET TO FUNCTION RECAL ITEMS DESCRIPTION CYCLE DEFAULT DEFAULT SELECTION RULES RULES FIXTURE VIA UI Reduces movement speed to reduce risk of fi xture stalling during movement Movement chases (Recommended use when side...
  • Page 31 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 8. PROGRAMMERS CHANNEL POWER REST TO RESET TO FUNCTION RECAL Items DESCRIPTION CYCLE DEFAULT DEFAULT SELECTION RULES RULES FIXTURE VIA UI Reserved 26 - 30 Values Reserved 31 - 35 Values Reserved 36 - 40...
  • Page 32 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 8. PROGRAMMERS CHANNEL POWER REST TO RESET TO FUNCTION RECAL Items DESCRIPTION CYCLE DEFAULT DEFAULT SELECTION RULES RULES FIXTURE VIA UI Studio Mode - Fan speed reduced to appropriate amount to reduce dB levels >10% of full speed + LED...

  • Page 33: Color Mixing

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL To use control channel functions: Step 1. Select an action to be sent. Step 2. Set control channel value for desired action (for example, 6 for ReCal). Hold value for 3 seconds. Step 3. Set control channel value to zero. (This must occur without any scaling values. Action will be voided if other values are detected between action value and zero.)

  • Page 34: Timing Channel Information

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 11. DMX MAP FOR STROBE DMX LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULT RANGE DESCRIPTION 0 - 5 Shutter Closed 6 - 11 Shutter Open (Default 33) 12 -87 Strobe Slow>>>>>>>Fast 88 - 93 Strobe Open Strobe / Shutter 94 - 169 Strobe Random Slow>>>>>>>>Fast...
  • Page 35 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL NOTE: The particular storing syntax for your console, as well as instructions on how to write part cues, can be found in the operation manual for that console. To use these channels, you must: Step 1.
  • Page 36 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 14. TIMING CHANNEL % VALUES TIME (S) % VALUES TIME (S) % VALUES TIME (S) Full Speed 10.2 10.4 10.6 W W W.VA R I - L I T E . C O M...
  • Page 37 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 14. TIMING CHANNEL % VALUES TIME (S) % VALUES TIME (S) % VALUES TIME (S) Follows Cue Data W W W.VA R I - L I T E . C O M...

  • Page 38: Operation

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL OPERATION UPDATING SOFTWARE TRANSFERRING SOFTWARE BETWEEN LUMINAIRES It is possible to transfer specifi c software versions between luminaires. As in the case of installing new software versions, multiple luminaires can be programmed at the same time if they are data linked together (refer to...

  • Page 39: Menu System

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL MENU SYSTEM MENU OPERATION [ESC] Button. Used to access main menu parameters, exit, or return to previous menu item. WHAT IS THE MENU SYSTEM? [OK] Button. To select The menu system is a programmable set of commands used to or change a setting or confi...
  • Page 40 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 15. VL5LED WASH MENU SYSTEM CHART LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 DEFAULT Address 001~512 (Default 001) LED Hours XXXXXX h Reset Lamp Hour Are you sure? Square Law Curve...
  • Page 41 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 15. VL5LED WASH MENU SYSTEM CHART LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 DEFAULT On (Fast) Color Snap / Speed Off (Slow) (Default) Color Color Calibration (Default) Enable (Default) Tilt Motor...
  • Page 42 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL TABLE 15. VL5LED WASH MENU SYSTEM CHART LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 DEFAULT Status (No Errors... or displays a list of errors) Recalibrate Are you sure? Fixture Fixture Reboot Fixture Are you sure?

  • Page 43: Care And Maintenance

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL APPENDIX A CARE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE MENU ITEMS To Set Position Cal (Tilt example) Step 1. Step 1. Press [ESC] access the main menu. Step 2. Press choose the “Fixture”, and press Step 3. Press choose the “Service”, and press .

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL CAUTION: Black foam (used to package solid state electronics) should never be used for packing batteries or put in contact with PC boards which contain batteries. TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGES If a problem occurs during luminaire calibration, at the end of the calibration sequence the Menu Display will cycle through any applicable error message(s) until the end of the list is reached.

  • Page 45: How To Obtain Warranty Service

    HOW TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE A copy of the Vari-Lite Limited Warranty was included in the shipping package for this Vari-Lite product. To obtain warranty service, please contact customer service at 1-214-647-7880, or entertainment.service@ signify.com and request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) for warranty service. You will need to provide the model and serial number of the item being returned, a description of the problem or failure and the name of the registered user or organization.
  • Page 46 COMPLIANCE SAFETY WARNINGS AND NOTICES This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A When using electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide including the following: reasonable protection against harmful interference when this equipment is operated READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
  • Page 47 The information presented in this document is not intended as any commercial off er and does not form part of any quotation or contract, unless otherwise agreed by Signify. Data subject to change. VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL DOCUMENT NUMBER: 91200545005...

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