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  • Page 1 Compact LED-Bar CLB8 LED lighting set 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 30.03.2021, ID: 333919 (V4)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Table of contents General information..........................5 1.1 Further information........................... 6 1.2 Notational conventions........................7 1.3 Symbols and signal words....................... 7 Safety instructions..........................10 Features............................... 14 Installation..............................16 Setup................................23 Connections and controls........................26 Operating..............................33 7.1 Starting the device........................... 33 7.2 Device functions..........................
  • Page 4 Table of contents 7.6 Menu overview..........................45 7.7 Functions in 2-channel DMX mode................... 47 7.8 Functions in 4-channel DMX mode................... 49 7.9 Functions in 18-channel DMX mode..................49 Technical specifications........................52 Plug and connection assignments....................55 Troubleshooting............................56 Cleaning............................... 58 Protecting the environment......................

  • Page 5: General Information

    Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous development. We there‐ fore reserve the right to make changes without notice. Please refer to the latest version of the user manual which is ready for download under www.thomann.de. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • Page 6: Further Information

    General information 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

    General information 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’...
  • Page 8 General information 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.
  • Page 9 General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • Page 10: Safety Instructions

    Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended for use as an electronic lighting effect by means of LED technology. The device is designed for professional use only and is not suitable for use in households. Use the device only as described in this user manual.
  • Page 11 Safety instructions 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. They could swallow the pieces and choke! Never let children unattended use electrical devices.
  • Page 12 Safety instructions WARNING! Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy. Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights. NOTICE! Risk of fire Do not block areas of ventilation. Do not install the device near any direct heat source. Keep the device away from naked flames. NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only.
  • Page 13 Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire due to incorrect polarity Incorrectly inserted batteries may destroy the device or the batteries. Ensure that proper polarity is observed when inserting bat‐ teries. NOTICE! Possible damage by leaking batteries Leaking batteries can cause permanent damage to the device. Take batteries out of the device if it is not going to be used for a longer period.

  • Page 14: Features

    Features Features The LED lighting set is particularly suitable for lighting applications in clubs and discotheques, on rock stages, in theatres and musicals. Special features of the device: four flat PARs with each six 4-in-1 LEDs (RGBW, 8 Watt) Control options: –...
  • Page 15 Features For technological reasons, the light output of LEDs decreases over their lifetime. This effect increases with higher operating temperature. You can extend the service life of the illuminants by providing adequate ventilation and operating the LEDs with the lowest possible brightness. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • Page 16: Installation

    Installation Installation Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the product 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 17 Installation NOTICE! Damages due to disconnection during operation Only operate the unit when all spotlights are connected. The disconnection of LED spotlights during operation may damage the unit. Dis‐ connect the unit from the power supply before disconnecting LED spotlights. NOTICE! Risk of overheating The distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more...
  • Page 18 Installation NOTICE! Use of stands When mounting the device onto a stand, ensure that the stand is in a safe and stable position and that the weight of the device does not exceed the maximum permissible load capacity of the stand. NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐...
  • Page 19 Installation Please note that this device must not be connected to a dimmer. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 20 Installation Pre-mounted spots The four spots are pre-mounted on the T-bar. Locking screw for fixing the inclination angle. Locking screw for fixing the spots on the T-bar and the horizontal orientation (dispersion direction). Threads for attaching additional effects units or for hanging using the C-hooks. LED lighting set...
  • Page 21 Installation Electrical connection of the spot at the T-bar (pre-mounted). 36 mm flange to mount the T-bar on a stand. 1/4" phone socket to connect the foot switch unit. Receiving antenna for the signals of a wireless foot switch Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 22 Installation Inserting the battery into the Press the lock of the battery holder to the centre of the housing and pull out the battery holder remote control like a drawer. Insert the battery. The battery is correct if the positive pole points to the housing base of the remote control.

  • Page 23: Setup

    Setup Setup 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. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 24 Setup 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.
  • Page 25 Setup DMX indicator If the dot behind the first character of the display is flashing in the DMX mode, no DMX signal is received. Maybe the DMX controller is not switched on or there is a cabling error. If the indi‐ cator lights permanently, the device receives a valid DMX signal.

  • Page 26: Connections And Controls

    Connections and controls Connections and controls 1 Infrared sensor for the signals of an IR remote control. LED lighting set...
  • Page 27 Connections and controls Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 28 Connections and controls 2 [Power In] IEC chassis plug for power supply with fuse holder. 3 Display. 4 [Mode] Activates the main menu and toggles between menu items. Closes an opened submenu. [Setup] Selects an option of the respective operating mode, confirms the set value. [Up] Increases the displayed value by one.
  • Page 29 Connections and controls 6 [DMX In] DMX input. [DMX Out] DMX output. 7 [Power Out] IEC chassis socket for the power supply cable to the next unit. 8 Receiving antenna for the signals of the remote control or a wireless foot switch. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 30 Connections and controls IR remote control IR remote control is optional accessory and not included. LED lighting set...
  • Page 31 Connections and controls 9 [ON/OFF] Button to turn the device on and off. 10 [AUTO] Activates the ‘Automatic‘ mode. 11 [PRG] Activates the operating mode ‘Preprogrammed automatic show’. 12 [SOUND] Activates the sound-control. 13 [SPEED] Adjusts the process speed in ‘Preprogrammed automatic show’ mode. 14 [STROBE] Activates the strobe effect in ‘Preprogrammed automatic show’...
  • Page 32 Connections and controls 16 [Dimming] Brightness control. 17 [–] Decreases the displayed value by one. 18 [0] … [9] Numeric keys. 19 Buttons for colour selection. [W] for white light, [A] for amber light, [R], [G], or [B] for primary colours red, green and blue, the coloured buttons for directly selecting a mixed colour.

  • Page 33: Operating

    Operating Operating 7.1 Starting the device Connect the device to the power supply to start operation. 7.2 Device functions All functions are controlled via buttons and display on the unit or an optionally available remote control. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • Page 34: Foot Switch

    Operating 7.3 Foot switch Some devices functions can also be controlled using an optional wireless (item no. 370552) or tethered (item no.279058) foot switch. Please note the following table for the function assign‐ ment. Auto run / programme Press the button repeatedly until the display shows ‘AUTO’ to activate the ‘Automatic’ mode (21 pro‐ grammes run automatically in sequence).

  • Page 35: Ir Remote Control

    Operating 7.4 IR remote control The device can only be control with an optional remote control when it is neither working in ‘Master / Slave’ mode nor in DMX mode. Switching on / off Use [ON/OFF] to switch the device on and off. Operating mode ‘Automatic’...
  • Page 36 Operating Sound control Press [SOUND]. This activates a sound controlled automatic show. Use [+] and [–] to adjust the sensitivity of the sound control in a range from ‘SV.00’ to ‘SV.31’ . Dimming Press [Dimming] to adjust the brightness level of the primary colours. Press [R] (red), [G] (green), or [B] (blue) and use [+] and [–] to select a value between 0 and 255.

  • Page 37: Operating On The Unit

    Operating Resetting to factory defaults To reset the device, press [OFF] and subsequently [9], [8], and [7]. 7.5 Operating on the unit Press [Mode] to activate the main menu and select an operating mode. Use [Setup] to select further options. Use [Up] and [Down] to change the respectively displayed value. When the dis‐ play shows the desired value, press [MODE].
  • Page 38 Operating Operating mode ‘Preprog‐ A preprogrammed automatic show can only be activated when the unit is operating in stand- rammed automatic show’ alone mode or as master in a master / slave combination. This setting is only relevant if the device is not controlled via DMX.
  • Page 39 Operating Operating mode ‘Automatic’ Automatic operation can only be activated when the unit is operating in stand alone mode or as master in a master / slave combination. This setting is only relevant if the device is not con‐ trolled via DMX. Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘AUTO’...
  • Page 40 Operating DMX mode This setting is only relevant when the device is controlled via DMX. Press [Mode] until the display shows ‘d.001’ . Now you can set the number of the first DMX channel to be used by the device (DMX address). Use [Up] and [Down] to select a value between 1 and 512 (display shows ‘d.001’...
  • Page 41 Operating Operating mode ‘Slave’ This setting is only relevant if the device is serving as Slave in a Master / Slave configuration and is not controlled via DMX. Press [Mode] until the display shows ‘SLAv’ . Sound control A sound controlled automatic show can only be activated when the unit is operating in stand alone mode or as master in a master / slave combination.
  • Page 42 Operating Activate wireless foot switch To operate the device via the wireless foot switch, you have to change the „SEt“ setting ‘HEy’ to ‘on’ in the menu. Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SEt’ . Press [Setup] again and select with [Up] and [Down] the menu option ‘HEy’ . Press[Setup] again and select with [Up] and [Down] the option to activate the ‘on’...
  • Page 43 Operating Constant unicoloured pattern A constant unicoloured pattern can only be activated when the unit is operating in stand alone mode or as master in a master / slave combination. This setting is only relevant if the device is not controlled via DMX. Press [Mode] until the display shows ‘Colr’...
  • Page 44 Operating Reset to default settings To reset the device to the default settings, press and hold [Mode] and [Setup ] simultaneously for about five seconds. Release the buttons and confirm with [Setup]. Then switch the LED bar off and on again. The device then starts automatic operation. After resetting to default settings and changing parameters, the device must be turned off and on again.

  • Page 45: Menu Overview

    Operating 7.6 Menu overview Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 46 Operating LED lighting set...

  • Page 47: Functions In 2-Channel Dmx Mode

    Operating 7.7 Functions in 2-channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 0 … 6 LEDs off 7 … 13 Constant unicoloured pattern in red for all LEDs 14 … 20 Constant unicoloured pattern in red and green for all LEDs 21 … 27 Constant unicoloured pattern in green for all LEDs 28 …...
  • Page 48 Operating Channel Value Function 77 … 83 Constant unicoloured pattern in blue and white for all LEDs 84 … 90 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 01 217 … 223 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 21 224 … 255 Sound mode Channel 1 = 84 … 223 0 …...

  • Page 49: Functions In 4-Channel Dmx Mode

    Operating 7.8 Functions in 4-channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), for all LEDs together 0 … 255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), for all LEDs together 0 … 255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), for all LEDs together 0 …...
  • Page 50 Operating Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %) all LEDs spot 1 0 … 255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) all LEDs spot 1 0 … 255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) all LEDs spot 2 0 …...
  • Page 51 Operating Channel Value Function 0 … 255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) all LEDs spot 4 0 … 9 No function 10 … 255 Strobe effect, increasing speed 0 … 255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • Page 52: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Technical specifications Light source 24 × RGBW LED type Quad 4-in-1, 8 W, on four moveable Flat PARs Optical properties Beam angle approx. 40° Control IR remote (optional) Foot switch, corded (optional) Foot switch, wireless (optional) Number of DMX channels 2, 4, 18 Input connections Power supply...
  • Page 53 Technical specifications Power consumption approx. 192 W Supply voltage 100 – 240 V 50/60 Hz Fuse 5 mm × 20 mm, 3 A, 250 V, slow-blow Transmitting frequency radio antenna 2.4 GHz Battery remote control Battery type Lithium button cell, 3 V, CR 2025 Degree of protection IP20 Mounting options...
  • Page 54 Technical specifications Further information Spotlight included Effect devices included LED bars included Control included Stand included Case / bag included LED lighting set...

  • Page 55: Plug And Connection Assignments

    Plug and connection assignments Plug and connection assignments 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’...

  • 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 to see if the DMX cables run near or alongside to high voltage cables that may cause damage or inter‐ ference to DMX interface circuits. If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. Compact LED-Bar CLB8...

  • 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

    Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the 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.
  • Page 60 Protecting the environment Disposal of your old device This product is subject to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) in its currently valid version. Do not dispose with your normal household waste. Dispose of this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility.
  • Page 61 Notes Compact LED-Bar CLB8...
  • Page 62 Notes LED lighting set...
  • Page 64 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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