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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. Safety Instructions ..................2 2. Technical Specifications ................. 4 3. Control Panel ....................5 4. How To Set The Unit ..................6 4.1 Main Function ..................6 4.2 Home Position Adjustment ..............13 5. Control By Universal DMX Controller ............14 5.1 DMX512 Connection ................

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    1. Safety Instructions Please read the instruction carefully which includes important information about the installation, usage and maintenance. WARNING Please keep this User Guide for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instruction manual. Important: Damages caused by the disregard of this user manual are not subject to warranty.
  • Page 4 DO NOT touch any wire during operation as there might be a hazard of electric shock.  Avoid power wires together twist other cables.  The minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more than  0.5 meters.

  • Page 5: Technical Specifications

    2. Technical Specifications Power Voltage: AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz Power Consumption: 280W Light Source: 19x20W RGBW LED Zoom Range: 10°~60° Movement: Pan: 540° Tilt: 225° Pan/Tilt Resolution: 16bit Dimmer/Shutter: Smooth dimming from 0~100%; outstanding strobe effect with variable speed Control: DMX channel: 11/14/15/14* channels Control Mode: DMX512, RDM Firmware Upgrade: Update via DMX link &...

  • Page 6: Control Panel

    Photometric Diagram: 3. Control Panel WIRE VERSION: POWERCON VERSION1: POWERCON VERSION2:...

  • Page 7: How To Set The Unit

    1. DISPLAY: To show the various menus and the selected function 2. Button: MENU To enter into move backward or leave the menu To go backward to move up in the menu DOWN To go forward to move down in the menu ENTER To perform the desired functions 3.
  • Page 9 DMX Settings To select DMX Settings, press the ENTER button to confirm, use the UP/DOWN button to select DMX Address, DMX Channel Mode, No DMX Status or View DMX Value. DMX Address To select DMX Address, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the address from 001 to 502/499/498/499, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 10 P/T Feedback To select P/T Feedback, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select No(Pan or tilt’s position will not feedback while out of step) or Yes(Feedback while pan/tilt out of step), press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle 30 seconds to exit menu mode.
  • Page 11 Display Invert Select Display Invert, press the ENTER button to confirm, present mode will blink on the display, use the UP/DOWN button to select No(normal display) or Yes(invert display), press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle 30 seconds to exit menu mode.
  • Page 12 Manual Test Select Manual Test, press the ENTER button to confirm, the present channel will show on the display, use the UP/DOWN button to select the channel, press the ENTER button to confirm, then use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the value, press the ENTER button to store, the fixture will run as the channel value indicates.
  • Page 13 Error Logs To select Error Logs, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Fixture Errors or Reset Error Log, press the ENTER button to store. To select Reset Error Log, press the ENTER button to confirm, use the UP/DOWN button to select No or Yes, press the ENTER button to store.

  • Page 14: Home Position Adjustment

    RDM FUNCTIONS Select the MANUFACTURER menu to display the manufacturer of the fixture. Select the SOFTWARE VERSION menu and the program version number of the fixture will be displayed. Select the DMX START ADDRESS menu to change the DMX 512 address (001-512). Select the DEVICE MODEL DESCRIPTION menu to display the model of the fixture.

  • Page 15: Control By Universal Dmx Controller

    Tilt Enter offset menu, select Tilt, press the ENTER button to confirm, the present position will blink on the display, use the UP/DOWN button to offset the value from -128 to 127, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button to exit. Zoom Enter offset menu, Select Zoom, press the ENTER button to confirm, the present position will blink on the display, use the UP/DOWN button to offset the value from 0 to 255, press the ENTER button...

  • Page 16: Address Setting

    3. The DMX output and input connectors are pass-through to maintain the DMX circuit, when one of the units’ power is disconnected. 4. Each lighting unit needs to have a DMX address to receive the data by the controller. The address number is between 1-512.

  • Page 17: Dmx512 Configuration

    5.3 DMX512 Configuration Please refer to below configurations to control the fixtures Attentions: 1. The unit will maintain the last condition until reset if you cut-off the DMX signal. 2. For the channel Function, keep the value for about 3 seconds, then the corresponding function will take into effect.
  • Page 18 180-199 Null 200-209 Reset All 210-255 Null 14 Channels (Mode 2): CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION 000-255 0°540° 000-255 PAN FINE TILT 000-255 0°225° 000-255 TILT FINE P/T SPEED 000-255 FastSlow ZOOM 000-255 60°10° DIMMER 000-255 0%100% DIMMER FINE 000-255 SHUTTER 000-015 Open 016-131 Strobe effect, slow to fast...
  • Page 19 150-169 No Function 170-179 Effect Reset 180-199 No Function 200-209 Reset All 210-255 No Function 15 Channels (Mode 3): CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION 000-255 0°540° PAN FINE 000-255 TILT 000-255 0°225° 000-255 TILT FINE P/T SPEED 000-255 FastSlow ZOOM 000-255 60°10° DIMMER 000-255 0%100%...
  • Page 20 Null 001-004 8000K 005-009 7900K 010-013 7800K 014-018 7700K 019-022 7600K 023-027 7500K 028-031 7400K 032-036 7300K 037-040 7200K 041-045 7100K 046-049 7000K 050-054 6900K 055-058 6800K 059-063 6700K 064-067 6600K 068-072 6500K 073-076 6400K 077-081 6300K 082-085 6200K 086-090 6100K 091-094 6000K...
  • Page 21 208-211 3400K 212- 216 3300K 217-220 3200K 221-225 3100K 226-229 3000K 230-234 2900K 235-238 2800K 239-243 2700K 244-247 2600K 248-255 2500K FUNCTION 000-139 No Function 140-149 Pan/Tilt Reset 150-169 No Function 170-179 Effect Reset 180-199 No Function 200-209 Reset All 210-255 No Function 14* Channels (Mode 4):...
  • Page 22 090-104 Strobe 3: fast open slow close, fast to slow 105-109 Open 110-124 Strobe 4: random strobe, fast to slow 125-129 Open 130-144 Strobe 5: random slow open fast close, fast to slow 145-149 Open 150-164 Strobe 6: random fast open slow close, fast to slow 165-169 Open 170-184...

  • Page 23: Error Information

    125-129 Color 24 130-134 Color 25 135-139 Color 26 140-144 Color 27 145-149 Color 28 150-154 Color 29 155-159 Color 30 160-164 Color 31 165-169 Color 32 170-174 Color 33 175-179 Open 180-201 Color change, fast to slow 202-207 Stop 208-229 Color change, slow to fast 230-234...
  • Page 24 4. Tilt Reset Error Check if the position of the tilt mounting magnetic steel falls off or is damaged. Check if there are other interference items in the tilt operating range. Check if the tilt Hall elements is damaged. Check if the tilt Hall elements is in poor contact with the lead of the PCB board or disconnected. Check if the tilt motor is damaged.

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    The position of each fan of the fixture: 7. Troubleshooting Following are a few common problems that may occur during operation. Here are some suggestions for easy troubleshooting: A. The unit does not work, no light and the fan does not work 1.

  • Page 26: Fixture Cleaning

    8. Fixture Cleaning The cleaning of internal and external optical lenses and/or mirrors must be carried out periodically to optimize light output. Cleaning frequency depends on the environment in which the fixture operates: damp, smoky or particularly dirty surrounding can cause greater accumulation of dirt on the unit’s optics.
  • Page 28 Innovation, Quality, Performance...

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