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  • Page 1 Signify Classified - Internal...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Signify Classified - Internal TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Safety Instructions ............................... 2 2. Techical Specfications .............................. 4 3. IP Rating and Fixture Maintenance ........................5 4. Replacing Static/Rotating Gobos ......................... 7 4.1 Replacing Rotating Gobos ..........................7 4.2 Replacing Static Gobos ............................ 10 5.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Signify Classified - Internal 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.
  • Page 4 Signify Classified - Internal Make sure the power cord is not crimped or damaged; replace it immediately if damaged.  Unit’s surface temperature may reach up to 80℃. DO NOT touch the housing bare-handed  during its operation. Avoid any flammable liquids, water or metal from entering the unit. Once it happens, cut off ...

  • Page 5: Techical Specfications

    Signify Classified - Internal 2. Techical Specfications DMX Mode: 16Bit / 16Bit Enh  Control Mode: DMX512, RDM, RJ45, Wireless  Firmware Upgrade: Update via DMX and USB  Display: LCD touch display  Data In/Out: 5-pin XLR  Power In/Out: Power Connector ...

  • Page 6: Ip Rating And Fixture Maintenance

    Signify Classified - Internal 3. IP Rating and Fixture Maintenance IP65 RATED An IP rated lighting fixture is one, which is commonly installed in outdoor environments and has been designed with an enclosure that effectively protects the ingress (entry) of external foreign objects such as dust and water.
  • Page 7 Signify Classified - Internal After maintenance, power on the luminaire to check whether all functions are normal. Install the head and arm covers and check carefully whether they are locked, free of bumps and large gaps. Adjust the luminaire head to the illustrated state and ready for air tightness test. Remove three pressure relief valves with a 16mm hex sleeve screwdriver.

  • Page 8: Replacing Static/Rotating Gobos

    Signify Classified - Internal After the test is passed, remove the two M12 waterproof screws and put the three pressure relief valves back in place. 4. Replacing Static/Rotating Gobos 4.1 Replacing Rotating Gobos 1. Unscrew the screws of the luminaire head covers with a Torx screwdriver to open the luminaire head covers (no need to move the waterproof silicon ring).
  • Page 9 Signify Classified - Internal 3. Half loosen the screws at C and remove two belts; Unscrew the screw at D, then take out the rotating gobo wheel assembly; 4. Press down the gobo from the edge of the rotating gobo wheel assembly and slowly pull it out; 5.
  • Page 10 Signify Classified - Internal 6. Do not touch the surface of the gobo with bare fingers. Put the gobo and the spring back into the gobo holder (the gobo has a small position point at its edge which has to aim at the position point on the gobo holder like F shows;...

  • Page 11: Replacing Static Gobos

    Signify Classified - Internal 4.2 Replacing Static Gobos 1. Unscrew the screws of the luminaire head covers with a Torx screwdriver to open the luminaire head covers (no need to move the waterproof silicon ring). 2. Unplug the DB plug at A and unscrew the two screws at B to take out the gobo & color assembly.
  • Page 12 Signify Classified - Internal 4. Remove the spring at C with an appropriate tool like tweezers (the gobo is fixed with glass glue, do remove it with some good glass cleaning fluid before removing the spring to avoid damage to the gobo).

  • Page 13: Vl3600 Control Via Supernova Procedures

    Signify Classified - Internal 5. VL3600 Control via SuperNova Procedures Power on VL3600 PROFILE IP, enter the main menu and select DMX, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Wireless DMX, press the ENTER button to confirm.
  • Page 14 Signify Classified - Internal Select Discovery. In the pop-up window, select Start in Full discovery. Then the following windows will pop up.
  • Page 15 Signify Classified - Internal Right click on VL3600 PROFILE IP, three options of Identify, Sensors and Virtual Console will appear. When Identify is selected, the luminaire will go into a strobe state to tell its location. When Sensors is selected, a window showing the temperature of each CPU of the luminaire will...
  • Page 16 Signify Classified - Internal When Virtual Console is selected, a window showing the console will pop up, through which you can control the luminaire. You can also connect the TX2 RDM to the DMX console with an XLR cable or network cable after all the above operations to control the luminaire through the DMX console(only when the Virtual Console window is closed can the luminaire be controlled by the DMX console).

  • Page 17: How To Set The Fixture

    Signify Classified - Internal 6. How To Set The Fixture 6.1 Control Panel 1. Display: To show the menu and the selected functions 2. Button: MENU To select the programming functions To go backward in the selected functions DOWN To go forward in the selected functions ENTER To confirm the selected functions 3.
  • Page 18 Signify Classified - Internal Press and hold the ENTER button, and then quickly press the UP-->DOWN-->UP-->DOWN buttons in 2s to unlock the screen. QUICK REFERENCE MENU KEY SHORTCUTS MENU KEY SHORTCUTS FUNCTION Holding Menu at Power up Bypass Calibration Menu + Up ReCal All Menu + Down Pan / Tilt Deactivated...
  • Page 19 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default 4500Hz 5000Hz 5500Hz 6000Hz 6500Hz 7000Hz 7500Hz 8000Hz 8500Hz 9000Hz 10KHz 10.5KHz 11KHz 11.5KHz 12.5KHz 13KHz 13.5KHz 14KHz 14.5KHz 15KHz 16.5KHz 17KHz 17.5KHz 18KHz 18.5KHz 19KHz...
  • Page 20 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 Enable (Default) Pan/Tilt Disable Movement Enable Side Hang Disable (Default) Home (Default) Cal-Position (Default) Orientation Down 30 Sec (Default) Display 5 Min On Time...
  • Page 21 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default 0~127 Sub-Net 0~15 IP1 XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX Ethernet IP IP2 XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX Manual Ether Mask XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX DMX Hold (Default) Dmx Fail Blackout...
  • Page 22 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default ReCal No/Yes Color Gobo1 (-128~127) Wheel Gobo2 (-128~127) Wheel Gobo2 (-128~127) Gobo3 (-128~127) Gobo Offset Wheel Gobo3 (-128~127) Reset Gobo No/Yes Offset ReCal No/Yes Gobo Focus...
  • Page 23 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default Frame (-128~127) Frame (-128~127) Frame (-128~127) Frame (-128~127) Opt. No/Yes Offset ReCal No/Yes Frame Log File Download XXXX Save Config Version Sure? number …. (Yes/N XXXX Restore...
  • Page 24 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default All Test (Run 'ALL TEST') Pan/Tilt (Run 'PAN/TILT TEST') Test Intensity (Run Intensity test) (Run Pan test) Tilt (Run Tilt test) Focus (Run Focus test) Zoom (Run Zoom test) Cyan...
  • Page 25 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default Load Preset 1 to 20 Intensity 0-255 Strobe 0-255 0-255 Tilt 0-255 Cyan 0-255 Yellow 0-255 Magenta 0-255 CTO Wheel 0-255 Color 0-255 Wheel 2 Color 0-255...
  • Page 26 Signify Classified - Internal Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Default Rotate Are You Sure? None None (Yes/No Are You Sure? Figure 8 (Yes/No Are You Sure? (Yes/No Movement Shape Are You Sure? Line (Yes/No Slow- Speed...
  • Page 27 Signify Classified - Internal Movement, Cal-Position, Display, Focus Track, Follow Spot Mode or Reset Defaults. To select LED, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select LED Hours, Dimming Curve, Dim Snap, Output Mode, Fan Mode, Refresh Rate or Gamm Shift, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 28 Signify Classified - Internal ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit. Gamm Shift To select Gamm Shift, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select 2.00, 2.10, 2.20, 2.30, 2.40, 2.50, 2.60, 2.70 or 2.80, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit.
  • Page 29 Signify Classified - Internal To select Follow Spot Mode, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Enable or Disable, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit. Reset Defaults To select Reset Defaults, press the ENTER button to confirm, Are You Sure? will show on the display, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 30 Signify Classified - Internal Wireless DMX To select Wireless DMX, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Setup, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit. Set Artnet To select Set Artnet, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Set Universe, Net, Sub-Net, Ethernet IP or Ether Mask IP, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 31 Signify Classified - Internal Crossload (Software) To select Crossload (Software), press the ENTER button to confirm, Send will show on the display, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit. Service To select Service, press the ENTER button to confirm. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Service Settings, USB or Diagnostics, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 32 Signify Classified - Internal Gobo 1 Wheel, Gobo 2 Wheel, Gobo 2 Rot, Gobo 3 Wheel, Gobo 3 Rot, Reset Gobo Offset or ReCal Gobo, then use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the value for Gobo 1 Wheel, Gobo 2 Wheel, Gobo 2 Rot, Gobo 3 Wheel or Gobo 3 Rot, press the ENTER button to store, the fixture will run as the channel value indicates and to select No or Yes for Reset Gobo Offset or ReCal Gobo, press the ENTER button to store.
  • Page 33 Signify Classified - Internal Test To select Test, press the ENTER button to confirm, use the UP/DOWN button to select All Test, Pan/Tilt Test, Test Channel, Encoder Pan or Encoder Tilt. All Test To select All Test, press the ENTER button to confirm, the unit will run all test. Press the MENU button back to the last menu or exit menu mode after auto test.
  • Page 34 Signify Classified - Internal To select Playback, press the ENTER button to confirm, use the UP/DOWN button to select Power Up Preset, Preset Intensity, Priority or Power Up?, press the ENTER button to store. Press the MENU button back to exit. Edit To select Edit, press the ENTER button to confirm, use the UP/DOWN button to select Load Preset, Edit Settings, Store, Clear or Clear All Presets, press the ENTER button to store.

  • Page 35: How To Control The Unit

    Signify Classified - Internal 7. How To Control The Unit You can operate the unit by DMX controller. 7.1 DMX512 Configuration 16Bit EN Channel Mode (Default mode): CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION Intensity High 0-65535 16 Bit control of Dimming Intensity Low 0-65535 16 Bit control of Dimming Pan High...
  • Page 36 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 91-120 1/2 Minus Green 121-180 181-255 Reserved 0-255 Color Wheel 1 0-31 Open 32-63 VL RED Centre - 48 64-95 Dark Blue Centre - 80 96-127 Yellow Centre - 112 128-159 Kelly Green Centre - 144 160-191 Amber Centre - 176 192-223...
  • Page 37 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 91-120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo timing to 0 121-150 Gobo Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo timing to 0 151-180 Reserved Values 181-210...
  • Page 38 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 0-255 Gobo Wheel 2 Control Gobo Selection using shortest (quickest) path. 6-10 Gobo Selection using normal (longest) path. 11-20 Reserved Values 21-50 Wheel Spin CW Forward (Fast to Slow) 51-60 Wheel Spin STOP 61-90 Wheel Spin CCW Reverse (Slow to Fast) 91-120...
  • Page 39 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 51-60 Wheel Spin STOP 61-90 Wheel Spin CCW Reverse (Slow to Fast) 91-120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo timing to 0 121-150 Gobo Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo timing to 0 151-180 Gobo Twist Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For...
  • Page 40 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 6-10 Index 11-15 Rotate Normal 16-20 Rotate with Mega Stepping 21-255 Reserved Values 0-65535 Prism 1 Index/Rotate High Byte 0-32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<< 32767 32757-32780 Rotation STOP 32781-65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>> 0-65535 Prism 1 Index/Rotate Low Byte 0-32756...
  • Page 41 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION Future use channel Channel reserved for future use 0-255 Programmers Channel 0-40 Idle 41-45 Dimming Curve Linear 46-50 Dimming Curve S-Curve 51-55 Dimming Curve Square Curve (Default)** 56-60 Dimmer Snap On 61-65 Dimmer Snap Off (Default) 66-70 Reserved Values...
  • Page 42 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION Manual Beam Timing Adjustment of fixture timing to control beam 0-255 shaping mechanisms. See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual Gobo Timing Adjustment of fixture timing to control gobo 0-255 mechanisms. See Timing Channel Chart in User Manual 0-255 Fan Control...
  • Page 43 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 101-105 Reserved Values 106-110 Reserved Values 111-115 Standard Mode (Default) - Variable fan channel active 116-120 Studio Mode - Reduced output with lower fan settings variable Fan control 121-125 Whisper Mode - Reduced output with lower fan settings variable Fan control 126-130 Reserved Values...
  • Page 44 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 270° Total Tilt Tilt Low 0-65535 32767 270° Total Tilt Focus High 0-65535 32767 Focus control, default value 50% focus range Focus Low 0-65535 32767 Focus control, default value 50% focus range Zoom High 0-65535 32767...
  • Page 45 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION fastest shake set color timing to 0 57-87 Color Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set color timing to 0 88-255 Reserved Values 0-255 Gobo Wheel 1 (Fixed) 0-20 Open - No Gobo 21-41 Gobo 1 Leafy Breakup...
  • Page 46 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 56-60 Gobo 3 Bricked Out Rotate 61-65 Gobo 4 Horzonal Slits Rotate 66-70 Gobo 5 Super Alpha Rays Rotate 71-75 Gobo 6 Honey Combe Reverse Rotate 76-80 Gobo 7 On the Rock - Clear glass version Rotate 81-85 Open - No Gobo 86-90...
  • Page 47 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 34-56 Gobo 2 Dichrofusion Index 57-79 Gobo 3 Concurrent Index 80-90 Open - No Gobo 91-113 Gobo 1 Amoeboid chamber Rotate 114-136 Gobo 2 Dichrofusion Rotate 137-159 Gobo 3 Concurrent Rotate 160-170 Open - No Gobo 171-193 Gobo 1 Amoeboid chamber Rotate Mega Stepping...
  • Page 48 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION to Full (DMX 255) Frame 2A 0-255 Controls Framing Shutter 2A from Open (DMX 0) to Full (DMX 255) Frame 2B 0-255 Controls Framing Shutter 2B from Open (DMX 0) to Full (DMX 255) Frame 3A 0-255 Controls Framing Shutter 3A from Open (DMX 0)
  • Page 49 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 0-32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<< 32757-32780 Rotation STOP 32781-65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>> 0-65535 Prism 2 Index/Rotate Low Byte 0-32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<< 32767 32757-32780 Rotation STOP 32781-65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>>...
  • Page 50 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 121-125 Reserved Values 126-130 Reserved Values 131-135 Reserved Values 136-140 Reserved Values 141-145 Reserved Values 146-150 Reserved Values 151-155 Reserved Values 156-160 Reserved Values 161-165 Reserved Values 166-170 Reserved Values 171-175 Reserved Values 176-255 Reserved Values 0-255...
  • Page 51 Signify Classified - Internal CHANNEL VALUE DEFAULT FUNCTION 91-95 Side Hang Disable (Default) 96-100 Side Hang activate 101-105 Reserved Values 106-110 Reserved Values 111-115 Standard Mode (Default) - Variable fan channel active 116-120 Studio Mode - Reduced output with lower fan settings variable Fan control 121-125 Whisper Mode - Reduced output with lower fan...

  • Page 52: Dmx512 Connection

    Signify Classified - Internal 7.2 DMX512 Connection 1. At last unit, the DMX cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120-ohm 1/4W resistor between pin 2(DMX-) and pin 3(DMX+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of the last unit.

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Signify Classified - Internal VL3600 PROFILE IP Luminaire - Current vs. Voltage (1X1000W LED) Total Luminaire Current Total Luminaire Power AC Voltage at 60Hz (Motor + LED Current) (Motor + LED Power) 120V 12.66A 1505W 0.996 180V 8.22A 1475W 0.988 208V 7.12A...

  • Page 54: Fixture Cleaning

    Signify Classified - Internal 9. Fixture Cleaning It is absolutely essential that the fixture is kept clean to ensure the maximum light-output and allow the fixture to function reliably throughout its life. The fixture must be cleaned regularly to avoid dust, dirt and smoke-fluid residues building up on or within the fixture.
  • Page 55 Signify Classified - Internal...

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