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USER MANUAL
ENGLISH
Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head
V1
Product code: 40104
Highlite International B.V. – Vestastraat 2 – 6468 EX – Kerkrade – the Netherlands

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL ENGLISH Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Product code: 40104 Highlite International B.V. – Vestastraat 2 – 6468 EX – Kerkrade – the Netherlands...
  • Page 2 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Preface Thank you for purchasing this Showtec product. The purpose of this user manual is to provide instructions for the correct and safe use of this product. Keep the user manual for future reference as it is an integral part of the product. The user manual shall be stored at an easily accessible location.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Table of contents Introduction ................................4 Before Using the Product ..........................4 Intended Use ............................... 4 Product Lifespan ..............................4 LEDs Lifespan ............................... 4 Text Conventions ..............................4 Symbols and Signal Words ..........................5 Symbols on the Information Label ........................
  • Page 4 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head System Errors ............................35 Service ................................36 DMX Channels ..............................37 DMX Channels Overview ..........................37 SSP (18 channels), TOUR (22 channels), TR16 (29 channels) ..............38 CMY (23 channels) .............................42 PIXEL (28 channels) .............................46 HSIC (20 channels) .............................48 LEDs Zone Numbering ..........................50...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    After unpacking, check the contents of the box. If any parts are missing or damaged, contact your Highlite International dealer. Your shipment includes: ● Showtec Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● 2 x quick lock brackets ● Schuko to Seetronic power cable (1,5 m) ●...

  • Page 6: Symbols And Signal Words

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Symbols and Signal Words Safety notes and warnings are indicated throughout the user manual by safety signs. Always follow the instructions provided in this user manual. Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in DANGER death or serious injury.

  • Page 7: Safety

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Safety Important Read and follow the instructions in this user manual before installing, operating or servicing this product. The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual.
  • Page 8 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● Do not connect the cables from above the connectors, if the device is installed outdoors. Make a ‘drip loop’ in the cable so that rain water cannot enter the device. WARNING Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy.
  • Page 9 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Attention General safety ● Do not lift the device holding it by the projector head. This may damage the mechanics. Use the transport handles when handling the device. ● Do not insert objects into the air vents.

  • Page 10: Requirements For The User

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Requirements for the User This product may be used by ordinary persons. Maintenance may be carried by ordinary persons. Installation and service shall be carried out only by instructed or skilled persons. Contact your Highlite dealer for more information.

  • Page 11: Description Of The Device

    Description of the Device The Showtec Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head is an IP65-rated wash light suitable for both indoor and outdoor installation. It features 19 x 20 W Osram RGBW LEDs and a separate LED ring with creative effects.

  • Page 12: Base Plate

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Base Plate 4 x Mounting holes for quick lock brackets Protective vent (M12x1,5) Safety eye Drain plug Fig. 05 Product code: 40104...

  • Page 13: Product Specifications

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Product Specifications Model: Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Electrical: Input voltage: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption: 400 W Fuse: 6,3 A, 250 V Physical: Dimensions: 416 x 364 x 490 mm (L x W x H)

  • Page 14: Dimensions

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Dimensions Fig. 06 Fig. 07 Product code: 40104...

  • Page 15: Installation

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Installation Safety Instructions for Installation WARNING Incorrect installation can cause serious injuries and damage of property. If trussing systems are used, installation must be carried out only by instructed or skilled persons. Follow all applicable European, national and local safety regulations concerning rigging and trussing.

  • Page 16: Rigging

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Rigging The device can be positioned on a flat surface or mounted to a truss or other rigging structure in any orientation. Make sure that all loads are within the pre-determined limits of the supporting structure.

  • Page 17: Connecting To Power Supply

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Connecting to Power Supply DANGER Electric shock caused by short-circuit The device accepts AC mains power at 100–240 V and 50/60 Hz. Do not supply power at any other voltage or frequency to the device.

  • Page 18: Setup

    Disconnect power supply before connecting or disconnecting data cables. Stand-alone Setup When the Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head is not connected to a controller or to other devices, it functions as a stand-alone device. It can be operated manually or in auto mode.

  • Page 19: Dmx Cables

    Fig. 10 Master/Slave Setup The Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head supports master/slave control mode. To connect multiple devices in master/slave setup, follow the steps below: Connect the first device’s DMX OUT connector to the second device’s DMX IN connector with a 3-pin/5-pin DMX cable.

  • Page 20: Dmx Linking

    Continue assigning the starting addresses of the remaining devices by adding each time 29 to the previous number. Make sure that you do not have any overlapping channels in order to control each Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head correctly. If two or more devices are addressed similarly, they will work similarly.

  • Page 21: Wireless Connection

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Wireless Connection The Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head is equipped with a 2,4 GHz wireless receiver of Wireless Solutions Sweden Sales AB. The W-DMX receiver is compatible only with other W-DMX devices. It can be paired only with transceivers and transmitters with a W-DMX module.

  • Page 22: Operation

    Before connecting the device to the power supply, make sure that the current, voltage and frequency match the input voltage, current and frequency specified on the information label on the device. Control Modes The Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head supports the following control modes: ● Stand-alone:...

  • Page 23: Control Panel

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Control Panel A) UP touch button ENTER touch button C) DOWN touch button D) BACK touch button OLED display Fig. 14 ● Use the BACK button to exit the current submenu, to return to the Main Menu and to return to the start screen.

  • Page 24: No Reset Start-Up

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Note: If no button is pressed, after 35 seconds the display will be locked. After 5 more seconds the display will turn off. Enter the password to unlock the display. If the display lock is turned off, press any button to turn the display on.

  • Page 25: Menu Overview

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Menu Overview Product code: 40104...
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  • Page 30: Main Menu Options

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Main Menu Options The main menu has the following options: Press the UP/DOWN buttons to navigate through the main menu. 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 31 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● CUSTOM1: The device will run Custom Program 1. See 6.7.5. Edit on pages 32–33 for more information on how to edit the custom programs ● CUSTOM2: The device will run Custom Program 2. See 6.7.5. Edit on pages 32–33 for more information on how to edit the custom programs Press the ENTER button to confirm the selection.

  • Page 32: Display Lock

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Note: The options WDMX RESET and SIGNAL are available in the menu only when WDMX HIDE in the SETTINGS submenu is set to NO. See 6.7.4.2. Settings on page 31 for more information. 02) Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice.

  • Page 33: Edit

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● ONLY XLR DMX ● ONLY WDMX ● WDMX TO XLR DMX: When linking multiple devices, you can set a wireless connection between the first device and the lighting controller and link the rest of the devices to the first device with a DMX cable.

  • Page 34: Manual

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● TILT: Tilt adjustment (0–255) ● ZOOM: Zoom adjustment (0–255) ● RED Beam: Red color intensity of the beam LEDs (0–255) ● GREEN Beam: Green color intensity of the beam LEDs (0–255) ● BLUE Beam: Blue color intensity of the beam LEDs (0–255)

  • Page 35: Reset

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● PAN: Pan adjustment (0–255) ● TILT: Tilt adjustment (0–255) ● ZOOM: Zoom adjustment (0–255) ● RED Beam: Red color intensity of the beam LEDs (0–255) ● GREEN Beam: Green color intensity of the beam LEDs (0–255) ●...

  • Page 36: System Errors

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head ● FIXTURE HOURS: Shows the total hours of operation of the device ● LED USE HOURS: Shows the total hours of use of the LEDs ● TEMPERATURE: Provides information about the temperature of the LEDs and the display.

  • Page 37: Service

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Service In this menu you can calibrate some of the device’s parameters. This menu requires a password. The default password is pressing the UP/DOWN buttons in the following order: UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN Enter the password.

  • Page 38: Dmx Channels

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head DMX Channels DMX Channels Overview TOUR TR16 PIXEL HSIC Function 18 CH 22 CH 29 CH 23 CH 28 CH 20 CH Pan Fine Tilt Tilt Fine PT Speed Cyan Magenta Yellow Intensity Hue Fine...

  • Page 39: Ssp (18 Channels), Tour (22 Channels), Tr16 (29 Channels)

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head SSP (18 channels), TOUR (22 channels), TR16 (29 channels) Tour TR16 Function Value Setting 18 CH 22 CH 29 CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540° Pan Fine 000–255 Pan adjustment, 16-bit Tilt 000–255 Tilt adjustment 0°–220°...

  • Page 40: Static Pixel

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Tour TR16 Function Value Setting 18 CH 22 CH 29 CH 000–009 No function 010–015 Beam 1 016–021 Beam 2 022–027 Beam 3 Static Pixel 028–033 Beam 1 and 2 034–039 Beam 1 and 3 040–045...

  • Page 41: Speed

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Tour TR16 Function Value Setting 18 CH 22 CH 29 CH 230–234 Program 46 (fixed colors) 235–239 Program 47 (fixed colors) 240–244 Program 48 (fixed colors) 245–249 Program 49 (fixed colors) 250–254 Program 50 (fixed colors)

  • Page 42: Ring Speed

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Tour TR16 Function Value Setting 18 CH 22 CH 29 CH 094–107 FX 7 108–121 FX 8 122–135 FX 9 136–149 FX 10 150–163 FX 11 164–177 FX 12 178–191 FX 13 192–205 FX 14 206–219...

  • Page 43: Cmy (23 Channels)

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head CMY (23 channels) Function Value Setting 23 CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540° Pan Fine 000–255 Pan adjustment, 16-bit Tilt 000–255 Tilt adjustment 0°–220° Tilt Fine 000–255 Tilt adjustment, 16-bit Pan/Tilt Speed 000–255 From fast to slow Cyan 000–255...
  • Page 44 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Function Value Setting 23 CH 025–029 Program 5 (user selectable colors) 030–034 Program 6 (user selectable colors) 035–039 Program 7 (user selectable colors) 040–044 Program 8 (user selectable colors) 045–049 Program 9 (user selectable colors) 050–054...
  • Page 45 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Function Value Setting 23 CH 010–014 015–019 Green 020–024 Blue 025–029 Yellow 030–034 Magenta 035–039 Cyan 040–044 White 045–049 Violet blue 050–054 Light blue 055–059 Wine red 060–064 May green 065–069 Reseda green 070–074 Blue lilac 075–079...
  • Page 46 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Function Value Setting 23 CH Ring Speed 000–255 Speed adjustment, from slow to fast Ring Dimmer 000–255 From low to high intensity (0–100 %) 000–009 No function 010–019 Blackout Pan/Tilt movement ON 020–029 Blackout Pan/Tilt movement OFF 030–059...

  • Page 47: Pixel (28 Channels)

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head PIXEL (28 channels) PIXEL Function Value Setting 28 CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540° Pan Fine 000–255 Pan adjustment, 16-bit Tilt 000–255 Tilt adjustment 0°–220° Tilt Fine 000–255 Tilt adjustment, 16-bit Pan/Tilt Speed 000–255 From fast to slow Zoom 000–255...
  • Page 48 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head PIXEL Function Value Setting 28 CH 094–107 FX 7 108–121 FX 8 122–135 FX 9 136–149 FX 10 150–163 FX 11 164–177 FX 12 178–191 FX 13 192–205 FX 14 206–219 FX 15 220–233 FX 16 234–247...

  • Page 49: Hsic (20 Channels)

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Note: Make sure that the Beam Dimmer and the Ring Dimmer channels are open in order to use the rest of the LEDs’ functionalities. HSIC (20 channels) HSIC Function Value Setting 20 CH 000–255 Pan adjustment 0°–540°...
  • Page 50 Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head HSIC Function Value Setting 20 CH 070–074 Blue lilac 075–079 Moss green 080–084 Signal violet 085–089 Red lilac 090–094 Purple red 095–099 Green brown 100–104 Pale green 105–109 Ruby red 110–114 Flame red 115–119 Red orange 120–124...

  • Page 51: Leds Zone Numbering

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head HSIC Function Value Setting 20 CH 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 Live (Auto) 210–219 Pan/Tilt reset 220–229 Zoom reset 230–239 All reset 240–255...

  • Page 52: Rdm Information

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head RDM Information This device supports RDM. Refer to 6.9.2. Supported RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs) for more information. RDM Details ● Responder ID: 29B4:070XXXXX ● Manufacturer's ID: Showtec (Highlite International B.V.) ● Manufacturer Label: Showtec ●...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide contains solutions to problems which can be carried out by an ordinary person. The device does not contain user-serviceable parts. Unauthorized modifications to the device will render the warranty void. Such modifications may result in injuries and material damage.

  • Page 54: Maintenance

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Maintenance Safety Instructions for Maintenance DANGER Electric shock caused by dangerous voltage inside Disconnect power supply before servicing or cleaning. WARNING Risk of burns due to hot surface Allow the device to cool down for at least 15 minutes before servicing or cleaning.

  • Page 55: Basic Cleaning Instructions

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Basic Cleaning Instructions The external lens of the device must be cleaned periodically in order to optimize the light output. The cleaning schedule depends on the conditions at the site where the device is installed. When smoke or fog machines are used at the site, the device will need more frequent cleaning.

  • Page 56: Draining Condensation Water

    Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head Draining Condensation Water The Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head is IP65 rated. The device can resist water jets. If the device is exposed to extreme humid conditions during servicing, condensation may collect inside the device. This can happen also during transportation, if the device is exposed to extreme temperature variations.

  • Page 57: Deinstallation, Transportation And Storage

    Approval Hereby, Highlite International declares that the device Polar 1920 Wash IP65 Moving Head, product code 40104, is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU (RED – Radio Equipment Directive). The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the respective product page on the website of Highlite International (www.highlite.com).
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