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  • Page 1 FOS Ares Profile User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT 1.SAFETY GUIDE ................1 2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ............3 2.1 LIGHT SOURCE ................3 2.2 XY MOVEMENT ................3 2.3 COLOR ....................3 2.4 GOBOS ...................3 2.5 SPECIFICATION ................3 2.6 DISPLAY ..................4 2.7 SOFTWARE ................... 4 2.8 OTHER FUNCTIONS ..............4 2.9 COOLING SYSTEM ...............
  • Page 3 4.1 ROTATING GOBO WHEEL: ............19 4.2 STATIC GOBO WHEEL: ............19 4.3 ANIMATION WHEEL: ..............19 4.4 LED ....................20 5.DMX SETTING ................20 5.1 DMX CONNECTION..............20 5.2 ADDRESS CODE SETTING ............21 5.3 DMX 512 CHANNELS ..............22 6.
  • Page 4: Safety Guide

    1. SAFETY GUIDE Please read this manual carefully, it includes Important information such as installation, use and maintenance. PAY ATTENTION Please save this manual as a basis for future consultation, if you sell this product to other users, please make sure they also get this manual. Notice:...
  • Page 5 ●Please carefully check whether the power cord is damaged before turning on the lamp, and replace it immediately if it is damaged. ●The surface temperature can reach 85℃ when the lamp is in operation, please do not touch it with bare hands. ●Avoid conductive objects such as flammable liquid, water or metal to enter the lamp to avoid electric shock or fire.
  • Page 6: Technical Specification

    2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 2.1 LIGHT SOURCE LED type:High Power 600 White LED CCT: 7000K LED life span: 20,000hrs CRI: Standard≥70 2.2 XY MOVEMENT Horizontal scan:540° (16 bit Precision scan) Vertical scan:270° (16 bit Precision scan) Extremely accurate positioning; Moving head operated via either 8 or 16 bit resolution High-resolution stepper motors operated via microprocessors ensure extreme accuracy and smooth movements;...
  • Page 7: Display

    Tempered anti-reflective coated lenses. FRAMING SYSTEM: 4 individually positional shutter blades. Rotation of the framing system module: +/- 45°; Prism: 4-facet rotating and indexable prism, Bi-directional rotating at variable speeds. Iris: 5%~100% open, smooth adjustment. 2 frost filters: soft edge & hard edge, 0~100% linear frost effects. Strobe: The frequency can reach up to 25Hz, random strobe and pulse strobe effect;...
  • Page 8: Cooling System

    2.9 COOLING System Advanced cooling system based on heat-pipe technology. Fan modes : Silent mode, Auto mode, Strong mode; Safety protection against over-heating. 2.10 POWER SUPPLY AC100~240v,50/60Hz Power 820 W max 2.11 SIZE&WEIGHT Fixture dimensions: 374 x 355 x 736 mm Net Weight:32.5kg...
  • Page 9: Photometric Diagram

    2.12 Photometric Diagram 3. HOW TO SET FIXTURE 3.1 CONTROL PANEL...
  • Page 10: Main Function

    1. LCD display: Function menu; 2. Operate Button: MENU: choose the Funtion ENTER: confirm the Function UP: back to previous Options DOWN: next Options Battery button 3.DMX In/Out 4. USB connector 5. RJ45 6. Connect main power 7. Fuse(T 15A) 8.
  • Page 11 P/T Feedback Yes/No Dimmer Curve Liner Square law Inv SQ law S Curve Dimmer Speed Fast Smooth Dimmer 1000 Frequency 1200(default) 1500 2500 4000 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 Focus Compensate Disable Near Medium Fan Mode Silent Mode Auto Mode Strength Mode DISP Display Inverse...
  • Page 12 ℃ ℉ Backlight Intensity 1-10 Temperature Unit Language English/Chinese TEST Auto Test Manual Test INFO. Fixture use time Temperature Fixture Name Firmware Version RSET Pan/Tilt Yes/No Effect Yes/No All Motor Yes/No SPEC. Factory Setting Yes/No 3.2.1 DMX Function Press MENU, choose DMX function,press ENTER to confirm it. press UP/DOWN to choose: DMX add, Channel Mode, DMX state and Channel Value.
  • Page 13 3.2.1.3 DMX State Press DMX State,press ENTER to confirm it. DMX State Blackout /Hold show on the LCD. Press MENU for going back to previous menu, or wait for 1 minute for going back to main menu. 3.2.1.4 View DMX Value Press View DMX Value, press ENTER to confirm it.
  • Page 14 Mode1(Liner): As the DMX value increases, the light intensity tends to be linear; Mode2(Square law): The light intensity is controlled to be finer at low values and thicker at high values; Mode3(Inv SQ law ): The light intensity is controlled to be thicker at low values and thinner at high values;...
  • Page 15 Temperature Unit or Language. 3.2.3.1 Display Inverse Press Display Inverse, press ENTER to confirm it. Display Inverse shows on the LCD. Press UP/DOWN to choose : No(Normal) or Yes(Display Inverse). Press ENTER to reserve. Press MENU for going back to previous menu, or wait for 1 minute for going back to main menu. 3.2.3.2 Backlight Intensity Press Backlight Intensity, press ENTER to confirm it.
  • Page 16 UP/DOWN button to adjust the value, press ENTER button to save. The program will run according to the channel value. Press MENU button to return to the previous menu or wait 1 minute to exit the menu mode automatically. (After exiting 3.2.5 Information Enter MENU, select Information, press ENTER button to confirm, use UP/DOWN button to select: Fixture usage time, Temperature ,...
  • Page 17 3.2.7 SPEC Enter the menu, select the SPEC, press ENTER button to confirm, select: Factory settings. 3.2.7.1 Factory settings Select Factory settings, press ENTER button to confirm, use UP/DOWN buttons to select No (keep current settings) or Yes (restore factory settings). Once selected, press ENTER button to save. Press MENU button to exit.
  • Page 18: Motor Offset Adjustment

    3.3 Motor offset adjustment. Press MENU button to enter the menu, and then press ENTER button for about 3 seconds to enter the Motor Offset to adjust each initial position. Press ENTER button to confirm. Use UP/DOWN button to select the submenu, press ENTER button to save and return to the previous menu automatically.
  • Page 19 Enter Motor offset, select Pan, press ENTER button to confirm, the current position will be shown on the screen. Use UP/DOWN button to adjust the Pan initial position (-128 to 127), and press ENTER button to save. Press MENU button to exit. Titl Enter Motor offset, select Tilt, press ENTER button to confirm, the current position will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 20 RGobo 1 Enter Motor offset, select RGobo 1, press ENTER button to confirm, the current position will be shown on the screen. Use UP/DOWN button to adjust RGobo 1 initial position (-128 to 127), and press ENTER button to save. Press MENU button to exit. Gobo 2 Enter Motor offset, select Gobo 2, press ENTER button to confirm, the current position will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 21 current position will be shown on the screen. Press UP/DOWN to adjust the position (0 - 255). Press ENTER to save. Press MENU to exist. Blade-LF1 Enter Motor offset, select Blade-LF1, press ENTER to confirm. The current position will be shown on the screen. Press UP/DOWN to adjust the position (0 - 255).
  • Page 22: Gobos And Led

    current position will be shown on the screen. Press UP/DOWN to adjust the position (-128 to 127). Press ENTER to save. Press MENU to exist. 4.Gobos and LED 4.1 Rotating Gobo Wheel: Static Gobo Wheel: 4.3 Animation Wheel:...
  • Page 23: Led

    4.4 LED • Light source: 500W LED Modular • Color Temperature :7000K (Standard) • Lifespan: 20,000HLED CRI: Standard ≥70 • Spot uniform: ≥90% • 5.DMX Setting 5.1 DMX Connection 1) In order to reduce signal errors and avoid signal weakening and interference during transmission, a 120OHM 1/4W resistor can be added between the 2 and 3 cores of the DMX output terminal of the last machine.
  • Page 24: Address Code Setting

    information sent by the console, and the range is between 0-511 (usually 0&1 and 1 are the same). 5) The terminal of the DMX512 system needs to be equipped with a terminator to reduce signal transmission errors. 6) 3-pin XLR connectors are more common than 5-pin XLR: 7) 3-pin XLR: PIN 1: GND, PIN 2: negative signal, PIN 3: positive signal.
  • Page 25: Dmx 512 Channels

    5.3 DMX 512 Channels DMX PROTOCOL 29ch 34ch 37ch Value Function (0-255) (0-255) Fine-tuning for Pan (0-255) Tilt (0-255) Fine-tuning for Tilt (0-255) Pan/Tilt speed: fast → slow Special function (0-29) None (30-39) Dimming curve square (40-49) Dimming curve inverse square Dimming curve linear (50-59) (60-69)
  • Page 26 (140-149) Focus compensation Short range (150-159) Focus compensation Mid- range (160-169) Focus compensation Long range (170-179) Dimming speed built-in (180-189) Fast dimming speed (190-199) Smooth dimming speed (200-209) All reset (210-219) Lamp head reset (220-229) X/Y reset (230-255) None Strobe (0-15) Strobe off (16-30)
  • Page 27 (0-255) Dimming 0-100% (0-255) Dimming fine-tuning (0-255) Cyan (0-255) Magenta (0-255) Yellow (0-255) Color wheel (0-131) Color moves linearly (132-141) Color-1 (142-151) Color-2 (152-161) Color-3 (162-171) Color-4 (172-181) Color-5 (182-191) Color-6 (192-222) Clockwise rotation: fast → slow (223-224) Stop (225-255) Counterclockwise rotation: fast →...
  • Page 28 (48-55) Rotating gobo 6 (56-63) Rotating gobo 7 (64-95) Clockwise rotation: fast → slow (96-97) Stop (98-129) Counterclockwise rotation: slow → fast (130-147) Rotating gobo 1 Shaking: slow → fast (148-165) Rotating gobo 2 Shaking: slow → fast (166-183) Rotating gobo 3 Shaking: slow →...
  • Page 29 (193-255) Counterclockwise rotation: slow → fast (0-255) Gobo rotation fine-tuning Static gobo (0-7) Open/White (8-15) Static gobo-1 (16-23) Static gobo-2 (24-31) Static gobo-3 (32-39) Static gobo-4 (40-47) Static gobo-5 (48-55) Static gobo-6 (56-63) Static gobo-7 (64-95) Clockwise rotation: fast → slow (96-97) Stop...
  • Page 30 → fast (220-237) Static gobo-6 Shaking: slow → fast (238-255) Static gobo-7 Shaking: slow → fast (0-255) Iris: big → small Animation wheel None (0-15) Clockwise rotation: fast → (16-135) slow Counterclockwise rotation: (136-255) slow → fast Prism wheel (0-15) None (16-255) Prism...
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    (228-255) Frost 2 (0-255) Zoom (0-255) Zoom fine tuning (0-255) Focus (0-255) Focus fine tuning (0-255) Framing rotation 0°-90° (0-255) Upper Framing 1 0% -100% (0-255) Upper Framing 2 0% -100% (0-255) Left Framing 1 0% -100% (0-255) Left Framing 2 0% -100% (0-255) Below Framing 1 0% -100% (0-255)
  • Page 32: Equipment Cleaning

    circuit. A channel fails. The stepping motor may be damaged, and the motor lead may be broken. 2) The drive circuit of the motor may be faulty. 7. Equipment cleaning The inside and outside of the lens must be wiped frequently to make the lighting effect better.

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