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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 4.1 Steps for Installing Omega Brackets to the Fixture ........8 4.2 Laser Module Replacement ................9 05/ Effect Wheels ......................12 06/ How To Set The Unit ....................

  • 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 405W Light Source BLL260-80 Color Temperature 7000K-9000K Beam Angle 0.8° 0-100% smooth dimming; Outstanding strobe effect with variable Dimmer/Strobe speed Color Wheel Color Wheel 15 colors plus open with rainbow effect gobos plus open,...
  • Page 6 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.

  • Page 9: Steps For Installing Omega Brackets To The Fixture

    4.1 Steps for Installing Omega Brackets to the Fixture Caution: For security reasons, you need to loop and wrap safety cables through fixture base handle and route and wrap through center bracket on fixture base (A). Or pull the safety cables through the handle and around the truss (B). The safety cable must be secured to keep from interfering with the pan and tilt movement of the fixture.

  • Page 10: Laser Module Replacement

    4.2 Laser Module Replacement 1. As shown in the figure, open the cover (1) on the side of the fixture and take out the gobo component (2); then open the fixture head cover (3) and remove the prism component (4); 2.
  • Page 11 3. Remove the arm cover (8) and unplug the wires of the light source assembly, then take out the light source component (9); 4. Unscrew the screws connecting the fan assembly and the light source module to separate the light source module (10); - 10 -...
  • Page 12 5. Unscrew the screws that connect the radiator (11) and the laser module (12) to separate them. Replace the old laser module with a new one and install it back into the fixture. - 11 -...

  • Page 13: 05/ Effect Wheels

    05/ Effect Wheels DANGER! Install the rotating gobos with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before changing the rotating gobos! R-Gobos Part Number ① Gobo1 3011001324 ② Gobo2 3011001315 ③ Gobo3 3011001313 ④ Gobo4 3011001312 ⑤ Gobo5 3011001316 ⑥...

  • Page 14: 06/ How To Set The Unit

    06/ How To Set The Unit 6.1 Main Functions  To access the control menus, press the [MENU] button.  Navigate the menu structure, using the [ENTER], [ UP] and [ DOWN] buttons.  To select a menu option or to confirm a selection, press the [ENTER] button. ...
  • Page 15 MENU SUBMENU OPTIONS Tilt 0-255 Color 0-255 Rotating Gobo 0-255 R-Gobo 0-255 Prism 1 0-255 R-Prism 1 0-255 Prism 2 0-255 R-Prism 2 0-255 Strobe 0-255 Dimmer 0-255 Focus 0-255 Fixture Use Hour Total Laser Hour Laser Use Hour Laser On Hour Laser Hours Reset Password=050 Humidity...
  • Page 16 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 17 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 or Pan/Tilt Speed.
  • Page 18 Display Settings Enter the control menu and select Display Settings, press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Display Invert, Backlight Intensity, Temperature Unit or Language. Display Invert Select Display Invert, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select No (display normal) or Yes (display inverted), confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 19 Fixture Test Enter the control menu and select Fixture Test, press ENTER. Use the UP/DOWN button to select Auto Test or Manual Test. Auto Test Select Auto Test, press ENTER. The device immediately performs an automatic self-test. To end the automatic self-test and exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds.
  • Page 20 Laser Use Hour Select Laser Use Hour, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select Total Laser Hour (total time) or Laser On Hour (current switch-on time), confirm your selection with ENTER. The total time or current switch-on time is displayed. Use UP/DOWN button to select Laser Hours Reset, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 21 Error Logs Select Error Logs, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select Fixture Errors, confirm your selection with ENTER. The error list is displayed. Use UP/DOWN button to select Reset Error Logs, confirm your selection with ENTER. If you wish to reset the relevant error logs, select Yes. If you do not wish to reset anything, select No.
  • Page 22 All Reset Select All Reset, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select No or Yes (the device will run built-in program to reset all to their home positions), confirm your selection with ENTER. To exit the menu, press MENU, or wait 30 seconds. Special Function Enter the control menu and select Special Function, press ENTER.
  • Page 23 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 24: 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 25 Tilt Select Tilt, 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. Color Select Color, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.
  • Page 26 R-Prism 1 Select R-Prism 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. Prism 2 Select Prism 2, press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN button to select a value between -128 and 127, confirm your selection with ENTER.

  • Page 27: 07/ Control By Universal Dmx Controller

    07/ Control By Universal DMX Controller 7.1 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 28: Address Setting

    7.2 Address Setting If you use a universal DMX controller to control the units, you have to set DMX address between 1 and 512 so that the units can receive DMX signal. Press the MENU button to access the control menus, select DMX Settings, press the ENTER button to confirm.
  • Page 29 011-013 Color 2 014-016 Color 3 017-019 Color 4 020-022 Color 5 023-025 Color 6 026-028 Color 7 029-031 Color 8 032-034 Color 9 035-037 Color 10 038-040 Color 11 041-043 Color 12 044-046 Color 13 047-049 Color 14 050-063 Color 15 064-127 Color Wheel Indexing...
  • Page 30 128-189 Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow 190-193 Stop 194-255 Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast PRISM 1 (24-facet prism) 000-007 Close 008-255 Open R-PRISM 1 000-127 Index, 0%100% 128-189 Clockwise Rotation, Fast to Slow 190-193 Stop 194-255 Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Slow to Fast PRISM 2 (8-facet prism) 000-007 Close...

  • Page 31: 08/ Error Information

    08/ Error Information Error codes are shown continuously in the display when the fixture fails and they will not disappear until the fixture is repaired. CPU-B/C/D Error Check whether the 485 (DATA) leads on the PCB board are installed in place or disconnected.
  • Page 32 Tilt Reset Error Check whether the position of the tilt where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the tilt operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the tilt is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the tilt and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 33 Gobo Reset Error Check whether the position of the gobo wheel where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the gobo wheel operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the gobo wheel is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the gobo wheel and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 34 Prism 1/2 Reset Error Check whether the position of the prism 1/2 where the magnet is installed falls off or is damaged. Check whether there are obstacles in the prism 1/2 operating range. Check whether the Hall element on the prism 1/2 is damaged. Check whether the lead connecting the Hall element on the prism 1/2 and the PCB board is in poor contact or disconnected.
  • Page 35 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 36 HeadFan1/2/3/4/5/6 Stop Err Check whether the fan circuit on the motherboard breaks down. Check whether the component is damaged. HeadFan1/2/3/4/5/6 Too Low Check whether the fan circuit on the motherboard breaks down. Check whether the component is damaged. HeadFan1/2/3/4/5/6 Too High Check whether the fan circuit on the motherboard breaks down.
  • Page 37 BaseFan1/2 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. BaseFan1/2 Stop Err Check whether the fan circuit on the motherboard breaks down.
  • Page 38 Laser Module Reset Error Check whether the laser module and the leads on it are intact. Check the green indicator on the laser module. When the indicator is in a constant bright state, it means that the reset is complete; when the indicator flashes, it represents that the laser module is resetting.

  • Page 39: 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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