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Congratulations! You have bought a great, innovative product from Showtec. The Showtec Phantom brings excitement to any venue. Whether you want simple plug-&-play action or a sophisticated DMX show, this product provides the effect you need. You can rely on Showtec, for more excellent lighting products.
Save the carton and all packing materials. In the event that a fixture must be returned to the factory, it is important that the fixture be returned in the original factory box and packing. Your shipment includes: • Showtec Phantom 575 Basic with powercon cable 1,5m • Quick-lock brackets and M10 nuts •User manual...
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If your Showtec device fails to work properly, discontinue use immediately. Pack the unit securely (preferably in the original packing material), and return it to your Showtec dealer for service.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS • This device is not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks will ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects. • The minimum distance between light-output and the illuminated surface must be more than 1 meter. •...
Connection with the mains Connect the device to the mains with the power-plug. Always pay attention, that the right color cable is connected to the right place. International EU Cable UK Cable US Cable BROWN YELLOW/COPPER FASE BLUE BLACK SILVER YELLOW/GREEN GREEN GREEN...
Description of the device Features The Showtec Phantom 575 Basic is a moving-head with high output and great effects. • 16/26 DMX-control channels required • Stylish housing • Sharp optics • Automatic Pan/Tilt correction • Colourwheel 1 with 8 vivid colours + white •...
Installation Installing the Lamp The Showtec Phantom uses the HMI 575 (ordercode 80901O) bulb as manufactured by all popular manufacturers. Use only the appropriate lamp for your unit. Note that, product versions that use other lamps, may be offered in the future. Check your product specification label for information.
Lamp Adjustment You can adjust the lamp’s position by turning the screws A, B, C, D. The lamp position is set in the factory. As the lamps, which can be used, differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, it can be necessary to readjust the position. The lamp must be readjusted e.g., if the light does not seem to be evenly distributed within the ray of light.
Set Up and Operation Follow the directions below, as they pertain to your preferred operation mode. Before plugging the unit in, always make sure that the power supply matches the product specification voltage. Do not attempt to operate a 120V specification product on 230V power, or vice versa. One / Multiple Phantom(s) DMX Control 1.
Fixture Linking You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX-512 controller or to run synchronized shows on two or more fixtures set to a master/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determines the number of fixtures the data link can support.
The Phantom can be operated with a controller in control mode or without the controller in stand-alone mode. Control Panel When the indicator light is on, means the Phantom is working Fig. 7 A. LCD Display D. Down Button B. MODE button E.
Control Panel Functions For synchronous operation of multiple fixtures the fixtures must all be connected on a data-link. Note: Disconnect the fixtures from the DMX controller before operating, otherwise data collisions can occur and the fixtures will not work properly! It’s necessary to insert the XLR termination plug (with 120 Ohm ) into the input of the first fixture and into the output of the last fixture in the data-link, in order to ensure proper transmission on the data link.
DMX Protocol 16 Channels (BASIC) Channel 1 - Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540° and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 - Pan fine 16 bit Channel 3 - Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT).
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144-147 Orange-Red 148-151 Light Green 152-155 Purple 156-159 160-163 Light Blue 164-209 Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow 210-255 Backwards rainbow effect from fast to slow Channel 9 – Colourwheel 2 Linear color change following the movement of the slider. Between 164 - 255, the color-wheel rotates continuously the so-called “Rainbow”...
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Channel 11 – Rotating Gobo-wheel 2 + Gobo Shake Open / White 10-19 Metal Gobo 1 20-29 Metal Gobo 2 30-39 Metal Gobo 3 40-49 Metal Gobo 4 50-59 Glass Gobo 5 60-69 Glass Gobo 6 70-71 Open / White 72-80 Gobo Shake 1 from slow to fast 81-89...
DMX Protocol 26 Channels (ADVANCED) Channel 1 - Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540° and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 - Pan fine 16 bit Channel 3 - Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT).
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Channel 11 – Colourwheel 1 Linear color change following the movement of the slider. Between 164 - 255, the color-wheel rotates continuously the so-called “Rainbow” effect. Open / White 1-14 From White to Green 15-29 From Green to Blue 30-44 From Blue to Orange 45-59 From Orange to Orange-Red...
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Channel 15 – Static Gobo-wheel 1 + Gobo Shake Open / White 8-15 Gobo 1 16-23 Gobo 2 24-31 Gobo 3 32-39 Gobo 4 40-47 Gobo 5 48-55 Gobo 6 56-63 Gobo 7 64-71 Open / White 72-79 Gobo Shake 1 from slow to fast 80-87 Gobo Shake 2 from slow to fast 88-95...
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Channel 22 – Zoom Fine Channel 23 – Prism rotating control 0-127 Open 128-255 3-facet Prism Effect Channel 24 – Prism rotating control 0-63 Prism Index 64-127 Forwards and backwards prism rotation from slow to fast 128-191 Forwards rotation from slow to fast 192-255 Backwards rotation from slow to fast Channel 25 –...
3. Mechanically moving parts like axles, eyes and others may not show any traces of wearing. 4. The electric power supply cables must not show any damages or material fatigue. The Showtec Phantom requires almost no maintenance. However, you should keep the unit clean. Otherwise, the fixture’s light-output will be significantly reduced.
Replacing a Gobo Gobo-wheel with rotating gobo’s 1. Disconnect mains power supply and set the switch to OFF. 2. Make sure that the gobo you want to insert has the same size. For the right size, see below. Fig. 8 3.
Static Gobo-wheel 1 Rotating Gobo-wheel 2 Color-wheel 1 Color-wheel 2 Troubleshooting No Light, No Movement - All Products This troubleshooting guide is meant to help solve simple problems. If a problem occurs, carry out the steps below in sequence until a solution is found. Once the unit operates properly, do not carry out following steps.
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Problem Probable cause(s) Remedy No power to the fixture · Check that power is switched on One or more and cables are plugged in. fixtures are Primary fuse blown. · Replace fuse. completely dead. Fixtures reset The controller is not connected. ·...
Product Specification Model: Showtec Phantom 575 Basic with Electronic Ballast Voltage: 240V-50Hz (CE) Fuse: 7A / 250V Dimensions: 530x500x665mm (LxWxH) Weight: 39 kg Operation and Programming Signal pin OUT: pin 1 earth, pin 2 (-), pin 3 (+) Set Up and Addressing: LED control panel...
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