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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 01/ Safety Instructions ....................2 02/ Technical Specifications ..................4 03/ Control Panel ......................6 04/ Fixture Installation ....................7 05/ Effect Wheels ......................9 06/ How To Set The Unit ....................9 6.1 Main Functions ....................9 6.2 Home Position Adjustment ................. 22 07/ Control By Universal DMX Controller ..............

  • Page 3: 01/ Safety Instructions

    01/ 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. Important: Damages caused by the disregard of this user manual are not subject to warranty.
  • Page 4 off the mains power immediately. DO NOT operate in a dirty or dusty environment. DO clean the fixture regularly.  DO NOT touch any wire during operation as there might be a hazard of electric shock.  Avoid entanglement of the power cord with other wires. ...

  • Page 5: 02/ Technical Specifications

    02/ Technical Specifications Power Voltage 100-240V~ 50/60Hz Power Consumption 1455W Light Source SCL1001YCF-80-R72 Color Temperature 2700-7500K Zoom Range 5°-60° 0-100% smooth dimming; Outstanding strobe effect with variable Dimmer/Strobe speed 5 colors plus frost and open with rainbow Color Wheel 1 effect Color Wheel 5 colors plus CRI and open with rainbow...
  • Page 6 rotated at ±60 degrees IP66 protection rotating, can be used outdoors all year round Dimensions 412x330x743mm 16.2"x13"x29.3"in Weight 41.5kgs 91.5lbs Photometric Diagram: - 5 -...

  • Page 7: 03/ Control Panel

    03/ Control Panel 1. Display To show the various menus and the selected function MENU To enter into move backward or leave the menu  UP To go backward to move up in the menu 2. Buttons  DOWN To go forward to move down in the menu ENTER To perform the desired functions For DMX512 link, use 5-pin XLR cable to link the next units to output...

  • Page 8: 04/ Fixture Installation

    04/ Fixture Installation  DO install and operate by qualified operator. Fixture(s) should be installed in areas outside walking paths, seating areas, or away from areas were unauthorized personnel might reach the fixture by hand. NEVER stand directly below the fixture(s) when rigging, removing or servicing.
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  • Page 10: 05/ Effect Wheels

    05/ Effect Wheels DANGER! Install the color wheels with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before changing the color wheels! 06/ How To Set The Unit 6.1 Main Functions  To access the control menus, press the [MENU] button. ...
  • Page 11 The main functions are shown below: MENU SUBMENU OPTIONS 1-494 (19 ch.) DMX Address (Default=1) 1-485 (28 ch.) 19 ch. DMX Channel Mode 28 ch. DMX Settings Blackout No DMX Status Hold Manual View DMX Value Pan Invert Tilt Invert P/T Feedback Fast Dimmer Speed...
  • Page 12 MENU SUBMENU OPTIONS Bright Calibration 50-100 (Default=100) Mode 1 Blade Mode Mode 2 Enable Color Short Cut Disable Display Invert Backlight Intensity 1-10 (Default=10) Display Settings °C Temperature Unit °F English Language Chinese Auto Test Clear No/Yes 0-255 Tilt 0-255 Cyan 0-255 Magenta...
  • Page 13 MENU SUBMENU OPTIONS Fixture Use Hour Total LED Hour LED Use Hour LED On Hour LED Hours Reset Password=050 Current Humidity Head Base Current Temperature Fixture Information Base NTC-A B_FAN 1~4 Fan State A_FAN 1 H_FAN 1~11 Firmware Version RDM UID Fixture Errors Error Logs Reset Error Log...
  • Page 14 DMX Settings Enter the control menu and select DMX Settings, press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN button to select DMX Address, DMX Channel Mode, No DMX Status or View DMX Value. DMX Address Select DMX Address, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select an address, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 15 View DMX Value Select View DMX Value, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select the desired DMX channel, for which the value is to be displayed. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Fixture Settings Enter the control menu and select Fixture Settings, press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Pan Invert, Tilt Invert, P/T Feedback, Dimmer Speed, Dimmer Curve, Led Refresh Rate, Cooling Mode, Bright Calibration, Blade Mode or Color Short Cut.
  • Page 16 Dimmer Speed Select Dimmer Speed, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select Fast or Smooth, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Dimmer Curve Select Dimmer Curve, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select Linear, Square Law, Inv SQ Law or S Curve, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 17 Bright Calibration Select Bright Calibration, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between 50 and 100, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Blade Mode Select Blade Mode, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select Mode 1 or Mode 2, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 18 Temperature Unit Select Temperature Unit, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select °C or °F, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Language Select Language, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select English or Chinese, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 19 Fixture Information Enter the control menu and select Fixture Information, press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Fixture Use Hour, LED Use Hour, Humidity, Temperature, Fan State, Firmware Version, RDM UID or Error Logs. Fixture Use Hour Select Fixture Use Hour, press ENTER. The operating hours is displayed.
  • Page 20 Fan State Select Fan State, press ENTER. The fan status is displayed. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Firmware Version Select Firmware Version, press ENTER. The firmware version is displayed. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. RDM UID Select RDM UID, press ENTER.
  • Page 21 Pan/Tilt Reset Select Pan/Tilt Reset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select No or Yes (the device will run built-in program to reset pan/tilt to their home positions), confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Effect Reset Select Effect Reset, press ENTER.
  • Page 22 RDM functions: Certain menus of the device and functions can be called up via the RDM protocol. The parameter IDs are implemented as follows for different commands: Command Command Command Parameter ID ‘Discovery’ ‘Set’ ‘Get’ DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH √ DISC_MUTE √ DISC_UN_MUTE √...

  • Page 23: Home Position Adjustment

    6.2 Home Position Adjustment  To access the control menus, press the [MENU] button.  To access the offset menus, long-press the [ENTER] button.  Navigate the offset menus, using the [ENTER], [ UP] and [ DOWN] buttons.  To select a menu option or to confirm a selection, press the [ENTER] button. ...
  • Page 24 Blade Left 1 -128~127 Blade Left 2 -128~127 Blade Right 1 -128~127 Blade Right 2 -128~127 Frequency(Hz) Select Frequency(Hz), press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Frequency VALUES 900Hz...
  • Page 25 Dim 1 Offset Select Dim 1 Offset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Dim 2 Offset Select Dim 2 Offset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 26 Dim 6 Offset Select Dim 6 Offset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Dim 7 Offset Select Dim 7 Offset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 27 Magenta Select Magenta, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Yellow Select Yellow, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 28 Frost Select Frost, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Zoom Select Zoom, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 29 Blade Down 2 Select Blade Down 2, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Blade Up 1 Select Blade Up 1, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.

  • Page 30: 07/ Control By Universal Dmx Controller

    Blade Right 1 Select Blade Right 1, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the offset menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Blade Right 2 Select Blade Right 2, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.

  • Page 31: Address Setting

    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. 2. Connect the unit together in a “daisy chain” by XLR plug cable from the output of the unit to the input of the next unit.

  • Page 32: Dmx512 Configuration

    7.3 DMX512 Configuration Please control the fixture by referring to the configurations below. Attentions:  The unit will maintain the last condition until reset if you cut-off the DMX signal. For the channel Function, keep the value for about 3 seconds, then the ...
  • Page 33 030-040 Color 3 041-051 Color 4 052-063 Color 5 064-127 Color Wheel Indexing 128-189 Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow 190-193 Stop 194-255 Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast 000-007 Close 008-255 Open FROST 000-255 0%100% ZOOM 000-255 WideNarrow FOCUS 000-255 0%100% STROBE 000-007 Close...
  • Page 34 900Hz 1000Hz 1100Hz 1200Hz 1300Hz 1400Hz 1500Hz 2500Hz 4000Hz 5000Hz 6000Hz 10KHz 15KHz 20KHz 25KHz 138-139 Null 140-149 Pan/Tilt Reset 150-159 Effect Reset 160-199 Null 200-209 All Reset 210-219 Dimmer Speed: Fast 220-229 Dimmer Speed: Smooth 230-233 Null 234-235 Color Short Cut: Enable 236-237 Color Short Cut: Disable 238-239...
  • Page 35 0%100% 000-255 COLOR WHEEL 1 000-007 Open 008-018 Color 1 019-029 Color 2 030-040 Color 3 041-051 Color 4 052-063 Color 5 064-127 Color Wheel Indexing 128-189 Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow 190-193 Stop 194-255 Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast COLOR WHEEL 2 000-007 Open...
  • Page 36 000-255 DIMMER FINE BLADE 0°180° 000-255 BLADE DOWN 1 000-255 0%100% BLADE DOWN 2 000-255 0%100% BLADE UP 1 000-255 0%100% BLADE UP 2 000-255 0%100% BLADE LEFT 1 000-255 0%100% BLADE LEFT 2 000-255 0%100% BLADE RIGHT 1 000-255 0%100% BLADE RIGHT 2 000-255...

  • Page 37: 08/ Error Information

    10KHz 15KHz 20KHz 25KHz 138-139 Null 140-149 Pan/Tilt Reset 150-159 Effect Reset 160-199 Null 200-209 All Reset 210-219 Dimmer Speed: Fast 220-229 Dimmer Speed: Smooth 230-233 Null 234-235 Color Short Cut: Enable 236-237 Color Short Cut: Disable 238-239 Null 240-255 Null 08/ Error Information Error codes are shown continuously in the display when the fixture fails and they will not...
  • Page 38 LED Too Hot Off When the fixture temperature reaches 78℃, it will automatically turn off to protect the fixture. Base Humi. Error Check whether the humidity sensor is faulty. Check whether the lead connecting the humidity sensor is installed in place or disconnected.
  • Page 39 Pan Reset Error Check whether the position of the pan where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the pan operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the pan is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the pan and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 40 Cyan Reset Error Check whether the position of the cyan color wheel where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the cyan color wheel operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the cyan color wheel is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the cyan color wheel and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 41 Yellow Reset Error Check whether the position of the yellow color wheel where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the yellow color wheel operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the yellow color wheel is damaged.
  • Page 42 Color1 Reset Error Check whether the position of the color wheel 1 where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the color wheel 1 operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the color wheel 1 is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the color wheel 1 and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 43 Frost Reset Error Check whether the position of the frost where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the frost operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the frost is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the frost and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 44 Focus Reset Error Check whether the position of the focus where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the focus operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the focus is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the focus and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 45 ArmFan1 Start Err Check whether the fan is not running. Check whether the fan leads are installed in place or disconnected. Check whether the fan is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the fan operating range. HeadFan1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11 Start Err Check whether the fan is not running.

  • Page 46: 09/ Troubleshooting

    09/ Troubleshooting Following are a few common problems that may occur during operation. Here are some suggestions for troubleshooting: A. The unit does not work, no light and the fan does not work  Check the connected power.  Measure the voltage. ...
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