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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’...
Switch off the device. 1.3 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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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.
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General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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.
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Failure to do so could result in electric shock/death or fire. If in doubt, seek advice from a registered electrician. WARNING! Eye damage caused by high light intensity Never look directly into the light source. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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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.
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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. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Special features of the device: – Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV (item no. 404358): 18 6-in-1 LEDs, 10 W each – Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW (item no. 404364): 18 4-in-1 LEDs, 12 W each –...
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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. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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.
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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. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Installation 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. Please note that this device must not be connected to a dimmer. LED PAR...
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Always work from a stable platform whenever installing, moving or servicing the unit. In doing so, the area underneath the unit must be cordoned off. Additionally secure the device by a safety cable against falling. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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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.
Starting up 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. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Starting up 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.
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DMX input of the first slave device. Then connect the DMX output of the first slave device to the DMX input of the second slave device and so on. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Connections and controls Connections and controls ö & LED PAR...
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Lockable output socket (Power Twist) for the power supply of further units 7 Bracket for floor placement or hanging 8 [Power In] Lockable input socket (Power Twist) for mains power supply Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Connections and controls 9 [DMX In] DMX input 10 [Down] Decreases the displayed value by one. 11 Locking screws for the mounting brackets. 12 [Mode] Activates the main menu, saves changes. 13 Infrared sensor for the signals from the included infrared remote control LED PAR...
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354223, optionally avail‐ Since the universal remote control can be used for several device types, some buttons able) may not be assigned and therefore have no function. & ö Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Connections and controls 1 [ON/OFF] Turns the device on and off. 2 [AUTO] Activates the ‘Automatic‘ mode. 3 [PRG] Activates the operating mode ‘Preprogrammed automatic show’. Select the desired programme with [+] and [–]. 4 [SOUND] Activates the Sound-controlled mode. Set the sensitivity of the built-in microphone with [+] and [–]. 5 [SPEED] Activates the setting mode for the programme speed.
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Activates the dimming function for basic colours. Set the value for each basic colour using [+] and [–]. 10 [0 … 9] Numeric buttons for direct selection of a basic colour. 11 [R], [G], [B], [A], [W] Buttons to select the colour shade in dimmer mode. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Operating Operating Connect the device to the power supply to start operation. After a few seconds, the display indicates that a reset is in progress. The device is then ready for use. Press [Mode] to activate the main menu and select an operating mode. Use [Setup] to select further options.
Use [Up] and [Down] to select the desired programme (01 … 14) and confirm with [Setup]. ð The device starts the selected automatic show programme with different colour and light effects. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Settings for programme 01 If you have selected programme 01 and confirmed with ‘Setup’ , you can use [Up] and [Down] to select one of the static colour settings for all LEDs, see the following table: Colour Display Retro Flat Par 18x10W Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGB RGBWA UV (item no.
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‘Cold White’ After selecting the programme 01, press [Setup] again and set the program sequence speed with [Up] and [Down] in the range from ‘001’ … ‘100’ (slow … fast). Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Operating Settings for programmes When you have selected one of programmes 02 … 14 you can adjust the following settings: 02 … 14 After selecting a programme, press [Setup] again and set the program sequence speed with [Up] and [Down] in the range from ‘001’ … ‘100’ (slow … fast). Press [Setup] again and set the flashing speed for the strobe function with [Up] and [Down] in the range from ‘000’...
7.4 Operating mode ‘Slave’ This setting is only relevant if the device is working as Slave in a Master / Slave configuration and is not controlled via DMX. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Operating Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘SLAVE’ and confirm with [Setup]. ð The device follows the ‘Master's’ actions. 7.5 Operating mode ‘Static Colour’ This setting is only relevant if the device is working in Stand Alone mode and is not controlled via DMX.
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Use [Up] and [Down] to specify the intensity for each basic colour in a range from ‘000’ … ‘255’ (bright … dark) and confirm with [Setup]. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV (item no. 404358): Red, green, blue, white, amber, Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW (item no. 404364): Red, green, blue, white Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGB WW (item no.
Operating 7.6 Settings menu Dimmer curve Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘SETTINGS’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘Curves Select’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to select one of the following dimmer curves. The dimmer curve determines how the brightness increases or decreases depending on the set DMX value.
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Confirm the selection with ‘Setup’ . Press [Mode]. ð The selection is applied. Linear S-Type Inv Square Square 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % ö ö ö ö Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Dimmer speed Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘SETTINGS’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘Dimmer Speed’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to select one of the following options: ‘D-Speed Fast’...
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Use [Up] and [Down] to choose between ‘Yes’ (perform reset) and ‘No’ (no reset). Select ‘Yes’ . Confirm the selection with ‘Setup’ . ð The device is reset to the default settings. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Behaviour when DMX transmis‐ sion is interrupted Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘SETTINGS’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select the menu item ‘DMX Fail’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to choose how the device behaves in case of a disturbed DMX transmission: ‘Hold’...
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With [Up] and [Down] to choose how connected devices behaves in case of a disturbed DMX transmission: ‘ON’ (devices are synchronised with each other) and ‘Off’ (no syn‐ chronisation). Confirm the selection with ‘Setup’ . Press [Mode]. ð The selection is applied. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
Operating 7.7 Information menu Device temperature Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘INFO’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘Temperature’ and confirm with [Setup]. ð The display shows whether the unit's temperature is within the normal range (dis‐ play is ‘Normal’...
Press [Mode], use [Up] and [Down] to select the menu item ‘DMX’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to assign a DMX address in a range from ‘001’ … ‘512’ to the device and confirm with [Setup]. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Use [Up] and [Down] to select the desired DMX mode: Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV (item no. 404358): 6-channel, 8-channel or 10- channel Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW (item no. 404364): 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGB WW (item no. 508985): 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel Confirm with [Setup].
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Operating Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV (item no. 404358), part 2 MENU DIMMER SETTINGS INFO RED VAL: 000 Curves Select Factory Reset Temperature Curves 1 linear Normal RED VAL: 255 Curves 2 Square Error GREEN VAL: 000 DMX Fail Software Version Curves 3 Inv Squa VX.X.X...
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PROGRAM SHOW: 02 GREEN VAL 255 SPEED 000 FLASH 000 PROGRAM SHOW: 14 BLUE VAL: 000 SPEED 100 FLASH 099 BLUE VAL: 255 WHITE VAL: 000 WHITE VAL: 255 Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW (item no. 404364) Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGB WW (item no. 508985), part 2 MENU SETTINGS INFO Curves Select Factory Reset Temperature Curves 1 linear Normal Curves 2 Square Error DMX Fail Software Version Curves 3 Inv Squa VX.X.X Curves 4 S-Type...
Operating 7.10 Functions in 6-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, item no. 404358) Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255...
Operating 7.11 Functions in 8-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, item no. 404358) Channel Value Function 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255...
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Operating 7.12 Functions in 10-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, item no. 404358) Channel Value Function 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255...
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R (255), G (255), B (0), W (0), A(0), I(0) 135…149 R (255), G (0), B (255), W (0), A(0), I(0) 150…164 R (255), G (0), B (140), W (0), A(0), I(0) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Channel Value Function 165…179 R (0), G (255), B (255), W (0), A(0), I(0) 180…194 R (255), G (0), B (0), W (210), A(0), I(0) 195…209 R (0), G (255), B (0), W (210), A(0), I(0) 210…224 R (0), G (0), B (255), W (210), A(0), I(0) 225…239 R (255), G (200), B (40), W (90), A(0), I(0) 240…255...
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Functions in 6-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW, item no. 404364) Channel Value Function 0…255 Dimmer (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Stroboscope effect (0 % to 100 %) 7.15 Functions in 8-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGBW, item no. 404364) Channel Value Function...
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Operating Channel Value Function 187…203 Programme 12 204…220 Programme 13 221…237 Programme 14 238…255 Sound control Colour selection, If channel 6 = 1…16 0…15 R (0), G (0), B (0), W (0) 16…31 R (255), G (0), B (0), W (0) 32…47 R (0), G (255), B (0), W (0) 48…63...
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Progress speed, if channel 6 = 17…237, from slow to fast 0…255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone for the music control, if channel 6 = 238…255 0…255 Stroboscope effect (0 % to 100 %) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating 7.16 Functions in 4-channel DMX mode (Retro Flat Par 18x12W RGB WW, item no. 508985) Channel Value Function 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity warm white (0 % to 100 %) 7.17...
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Intensity red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity warm white (0 % to 100 %) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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R (0), G (0), B (0), W (255) 80…95 R (255), G (150), B (0), W (0) 96…111 R (255), G (180), B (0), W (0) 112…127 R (255), G (255), B (0), W (0) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Operating Channel Value Function 128…143 R (255), G (0), B (255), W (0) 144…159 R (255), G (0), B (140), W (0) 160…175 R (0), G (255), B (255), W (0) 176…191 R (255), G (0), B (0), W (210) 192…207 R (0), G (255), B (0), W (210) 208…223...
Optical proper‐ Beam angle 25 ° 25 ° 25 ° ties Control IR remote control (optional) Number of DMX channels 6, 8, 10 4, 6, 8 4, 6, 8 Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Technical specifications Retro Flat Par Retro Flat Par Retro Flat Par 18x10W 18x12W RGBW 18x12W RGB RGBWA UV (item no. WW (item no. (item no. 404364) 508985) 404358) Input connec‐ Power supply Lockable input socket (Power Twist) tions DMX control XLR chassis socket, 3-pin Output connec‐...
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Dimensions (W × H × D) 266 mm × 268 mm × 284 mm Weight 2.9 kg Ambient condi‐ Temperature 0 °C…40 °C tions range Relative 20 %…80 % (non-condensing) humidity Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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Technical specifications Further information Retro Flat Par Retro Flat Par Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV 18x12W RGBW 18x12W RGB WW (item no. 404358) (item no. 404364) (item no. 508985) Construction Flat PAR Flat PAR Flat PAR Colour mixture RGBAWUV RGBW RGB WW LED type...
The unit offers a 3-pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3-pin XLR plug for DMX input. Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suitable XLR plug. Configuration Ground, shielding Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold signal’) Signal (DMX+, ‘hot signal’) Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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.
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The unit is overheated. Switch it off and let it cool down. ‘Temp Error’ . If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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.
Protect used lithium batteries against short circuits, for example by covering the poles with adhesive tape. Permanently built-in lithium batteries must be disposed of together with the device. Please inquire about an appropriate collection point. Retro Flat Par 18x10W RGBWA UV, 18x12W RGBW, 18x12W RGB WW...
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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.
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