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USER MANUAL
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V1.0
Polar Wash 740
Product code: 40106
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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL ENGLISH V1.0 Polar Wash 740 Product code: 40106...
  • Page 2 Polar Wash 740 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 Wash 740 Table of contents 1. Introduction ............................
  • Page 4 Polar Wash 740 6.8.3. CMY (22 Channels) .......................

  • 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: Figure 1 • • Showtec Polar Wash 740 • • Schuko to Power Pro True cable (1,5 m) • •...

  • Page 6: Symbols And Signal Words

    Polar Wash 740 1.5. 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 death or DANGER serious injury.

  • Page 7: Safety

    Polar Wash 740 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. 2.1. Warnings and Safety Instructions...
  • Page 8 Polar Wash 740 WARNING Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy. Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights. CAUTION Possible eye damage caused by high light intensity Possibly hazardous optical radiation emitted from this device. This is a Risk Group 2 product according to EN 62471.

  • Page 9: Requirements For The User

    Polar Wash 740 • • If the device is exposed to extreme temperature variations (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. Let the device reach room temperature before switching it on, otherwise it may be damaged by the formed condensation.

  • Page 10: Description Of The Device

    Description of the Device The Showtec Polar Wash 740 is a compact LED wash moving head with zoom and LED ring effects, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications. With the addition of the lime LED, it achieves a CRI of 85 for its white colors.

  • Page 11: Back View

    Polar Wash 740 3.2. Back View Figure 3 Protective vent (M12x1,5) IP65-rated 3-pin DMX signal connector IN IP65-rated 3-pin DMX signal connector OUT IP65-rated 5-pin DMX signal connector IN IP65-rated 5-pin DMX signal connector OUT Fuse (T 6,3 A, 250 V)

  • Page 12: Product Specifications

    Polar Wash 740 3.4. Product Specifications Model: Polar Wash 740 Source: Light source type LED  Light source quantity 7  Light source power 40 W LED color type R / G / B / L  Refresh rate (min.) 1200 Hz Refresh rate (max.) 25 kHz...
  • Page 13 Polar Wash 740 Power connector IN Power Pro True  Power connector OUT Power Pro True  DMX connector IN XLR 3P / XLR 5P  DMX connector OUT XLR 3P / XLR 5P  Mechanical Specifications: Length (mm) 290 mm Width (mm) 233 mm Height (mm) 375 mm...

  • Page 14: Dimensions

    Polar Wash 740 3.5. Dimensions Figure 5 Installation 4.1. 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.

  • Page 15: Personal Protective Equipment

    Polar Wash 740 4.2. Personal Protective Equipment During installation and rigging wear personal protective equipment in compliance with the national and site- specific regulations. 4.3. Installation Site Requirements • • The device can be used indoors and outdoors. • •...

  • Page 16: Connecting To Power Supply

    Do not link more devices on one power link than the maximum recommended number. Maximum recommended number of devices: • • at 100–120 V: 4 devices Polar Wash 740 • • at 200–240 V: 9 devices Polar Wash 740 Product code: 40106...

  • Page 17: Setup

    5.2. Stand-alone Setup When the Polar Wash 740 is not connected to a controller or to other devices, it functions as a stand-alone device. It can be operated manually via the control panel or in auto mode. For more information refer to Control Modes (see 6.2.

  • Page 18: Dmx Linking

    Polar Wash 740 When you make your own DMX cables, make sure that you connect the pins and wires correctly as shown in the figure below. Figure 7 5.3.3. DMX Linking To connect multiple devices on one DMX data link, follow the steps below:...

  • Page 19: Dmx Addressing

    04) Continue assigning the starting addresses of the remaining devices by adding each time 28 to the previous number. Make sure that you do not have any overlapping channels in order to control each Polar Wash 740 correctly. If two or more devices are addressed similarly, they will work similarly.

  • Page 20: 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. 6.2. Control Modes The Polar Wash 740 supports the following control modes: • • Stand-alone: Auto operation mode (built-in program, custom programs), manual operation •...

  • Page 21: Control Panel

    After the device is connected to power supply, the device will perform a reset. During the reset the display shows a splash screen with the Showtec logo: After the reset is completed, the device is ready to be operated. The display shows the start screen. The start...

  • Page 22: No Reset Start-Up

    Polar Wash 740 6.5. No Reset Start-up The OLED display of the device is battery-powered. It is not necessary to supply power to the device in order to adjust the settings of the device. You can activate only the display of the device.

  • Page 23: Menu Overview

    Polar Wash 740 6.6. Menu Overview   Product code: 40106...
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  • Page 28: Main Menu Options

    Polar Wash 740 6.7. Main Menu Options The main menu has the following 8 options: 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to navigate through the main menu. 02) 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 29 Polar Wash 740 02) Press the ENTER button to confirm the selection. 6.7.4. Option In this menu you can adjust the settings of the device. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the 16 available options: • • PAN INVERT: Turn off/on the inverted pan direction (OFF/ON) •...

  • Page 30: Display Lock

    Polar Wash 740 6.7.4.1. Display Lock In this submenu you can activate the display lock. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to toggle between ON and OFF. • • The display lock is on. The display will be locked after 35 s of inactivity. After 5 s more the display will turn off.

  • Page 31: Signal

    Polar Wash 740 6.7.4.3. Signal In this submenu you can set the signal preferences when wireless DMX is enabled. This submenu is available in the menu only when WDMX HIDE is set to NO in the Settings submenu (see 6.7.4.2. Settings on page 29).
  • Page 32 Polar Wash 740 • • 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 33: Manual

    Polar Wash 740 6.7.6. Manual In this menu you can manually adjust and/or reset the parameters of the device. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to select one of the 4 options: • • AUTO TEST: Perform auto test of the parameters of the device •...

  • Page 34: Reset

    Polar Wash 740 04) Press the ENTER button to set the value. 6.7.6.2. Reset In this submenu you can manually reset the parameters of the device. 01) Press the UP/DOWN buttons to select one of the 3 options: • •...

  • Page 35: System Error

    Polar Wash 740 6.7.8.1. System Error In this submenu you can view whether there are any system errors. Press the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the following 9 options: The displayed parameters are: • • MEMORY IC • • ANGLE SENSOR •...

  • Page 36: Dmx Channels

    Polar Wash 740 6.8. DMX Channels 6.8.1. DMX Channels Overview TOUR TR16 HSIC PIXEL Function 19 CH 21 CH 28 CH 22 CH 21 CH 25 CH Pan Fine Tilt Tilt Fine Pan/Tilt Speed Cyan Magenta Yellow Intensity Hue Fine...

  • Page 37: Ssp (19 Channels), Tour (21 Channels), Tr16 (28 Channels)

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.2. SSP (19 Channels), TOUR (21 Channels), TR16 (28 Channels) TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 19 CH 21 CH 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...
  • Page 38 Polar Wash 740 TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 19 CH 21 CH 28 CH 025–029 Yellow 030–034 Magenta 035–039 Cyan 040–044 Lime 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 Moss green...
  • Page 39 Polar Wash 740 TOUR TR16 Function Value Setting 19 CH 21 CH 28 CH 108–121 FX8 122–135 FX9 136–149 FX10 150–163 FX11 164–177 FX12 178–191 FX13 192–205 FX14 206–219 FX15 220–255 Open 000–044 Section indexing 045–125 CW rotation, from fast to slow Ring Chases 126–129 Rotation stop...

  • Page 40: Cmy (22 Channels)

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.3. CMY (22 Channels) Function Value Setting 22CH 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 From low to high intensity (0–100 %)
  • Page 41 Polar Wash 740 Function Value Setting 22CH 060–064 May green 065–069 Reseda green 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...
  • Page 42 Polar Wash 740 Function Value Setting 22CH 206–219 FX15 220–255 Open 000–044 Section indexing 045–125 CW rotation, from fast to slow Ring Chases 126–129 Rotation stop 130–210 CCW rotation, from slow to fast 211–255 Section bounce, from slow to fast Ring Dimmer 000–255 From low to high intensity (0–100 %)

  • Page 43: Hsic (21 Channels)

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.4. HSIC (21 Channels) HSIC Function Value Setting 21 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 Intensity 000–256...
  • Page 44 Polar Wash 740 HSIC Function Value Setting 21 CH 065–069 Reseda green 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 45 Polar Wash 740 HSIC Function Value Setting 21 CH 220–255 Open 000–044 Section indexing 045–125 CW rotation, from fast to slow Ring Chases 126–129 Rotation stop 130–210 CCW rotation, from slow to fast 211–255 Section bounce, from slow to fast Ring Dimmer 000–255...

  • Page 46: Pixel (25 Channels)

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.5. PIXEL (25 Channels) Pixel Function Value Setting 25 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 Red Zone 1 000–255...
  • Page 47 Polar Wash 740 Pixel Function Value Setting 25 CH 110–114 Flame red 115–119 Red orange 120–124 Rose 125–129 Honey yellow 130–134 Light pink 135–139 Deep orange 140–144 Lemon 145–149 Golden yellow 150–154 Pastel orange 155–159 Cream 160–164 Melon yellow 165–169 Luminous orange 170–174...
  • Page 48 Polar Wash 740 Pixel Function Value Setting 25 CH 110–179 Pulse strobe, from low to high rate 180–189 No function 190–255 Random strobe, from low to high rate 000–010 No function 011–020 Blackout Pan/Tilt movement ON 021–030 Blackout Pan/Tilt movement OFF 031–040...

  • Page 49: Beam Leds Zone Numbering

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.6. Beam LEDs Zone Numbering The zone numbering of the beam LEDs in the DMX chart is as follows: Figure 10   Product code: 40106...

  • Page 50: Beam Color Presets

    Polar Wash 740 6.8.7. Beam Color Presets Value Preset Color 000–015 No function 016–020 Light Salmon          0,499 0,321 021–025 Scarlet   0,561 0,296 026–030 L164 Flame Red   0,659 0,302 031–040 No function 041–045 Dark Salmon   0,498 0,347 046–050...

  • Page 51: Rdm Information

    Polar Wash 740 6.9. RDM Information This device supports RDM (see 6.9.2. Supported RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs)). 6.9.1. RDM Details • • Responder ID: 29B4:0B6XXXXX • • Manufacturer's ID: Showtec (Highlite International B.V.) • • Manufacturer Label: Showtec • •...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Polar Wash 740 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 53: Maintenance

    Polar Wash 740 Maintenance 8.1. Safety Instructions for Maintenance DANGER Electric shock caused by dangerous voltage inside Disconnect power supply before servicing or cleaning. 8.2. Preventive Maintenance Attention Before use, examine the device visually for any defects. Make sure that: •...

  • Page 54: Replacing The Fuse

    06) Replace the fuse holder in the opening and tighten the fuse cover. 8.3.2. Draining Condensation Water The Polar Wash 740 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 55: Deinstallation, Transportation And Storage

    Polar Wash 740 Deinstallation, Transportation and Storage 9.1. Instructions for Deinstallation WARNING Incorrect deinstallation can cause serious injuries and damage of property. • • Let the device cool down before dismounting. • • Disconnect power supply before deinstallation. • •...
  • Page 56 Showtec is a brand of Highlite International B.V.

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