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  • Page 1 HYDRO FLEX L7 User Manual...
  • Page 2 ©2025 ADJ Products, LLC all rights reserved. Information, specifications, diagrams, images, and instructions herein are subject to change without notice. ADJ Products, LLC logo and identifying product names and numbers herein are trademarks of ADJ Products, LLC. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable materials and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C O N T E N T S General Information Limited Warranty (USA Only) Warranty Registration | Features IP65 Rated Safety Guidelines Overview Installation Guidelines Remote Device Management (RDM) Control Panel System Menu Fan Modes DMX Setup DMX Traits Pixel Map Color Wheels Table Color Macros Chart Dimmer Modes and Curves...

  • Page 4: General Information

    Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. FOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT, CONTACT ADJ CUSTOMER SUPPORT. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Contact ADJ Service for any product related service and support needs. Also visit forums.adj.com with questions, comments or suggestions.

  • Page 5: Limited Warranty (Usa Only)

    All shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, ADJ Products, LLC will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package. No accessories should be shipped with the product.

  • Page 6: Included Items

    WA R R A N T Y R E G I S T R AT I O N The Hydro Flex L7 carries a 2 year limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items, whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompanied by a return authorization (R.A.) number.

  • Page 7: Ip65 Rated

    10,000-hours. This is a prophylactic measure intended to keep the unit running as cool as possible, insuring proper function of all internal components. A complete service breakdown is available, please contact service@adj.com for any needed parts or manuals.

  • Page 8: Safety Guidelines

    THIS FIXTURE IS COMPOSED OF SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. TO GUARANTEE SMOOTH OPERATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES IN THIS MANUAL. ADJ PRODUCTS, LLC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY AND/OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE MISUSE OF THIS FIXTURE DUE TO THE DISREGARD OF THE INFORMATION PRINTED IN THIS MANUAL.

  • Page 9: Overview

    O V E R V I E W Tilt Lock Lock Fuse T8A / 250V Power Power Valve Display Screen Omega Bracket Mounting Holes Mode Button Button Left Button Enter Button Down Right Button Button Safety Cable Loop Omega Bracket Mounting Holes...

  • Page 10: Installation Guidelines

    I N S TA L L AT I O N G U I D E L I N E S FLAMMABLE MATERIAL WARNING Keep fixture minimum 21 inches (520mm) away from flammable materials and/or pyrotechnics. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS A qualified electrician should be used for all electrical connections and/or installations. MINIMUM DISTANCE TO OBJECTS/SURFACES OR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS IS 21 INCHES (520 mm).

  • Page 11: Clamp Installation

    I N S TA L L AT I O N G U I D E L I N E S CLAMP INSTALLATION To suspend this fixture from a truss or other elevated installation, begin by attaching appropriately rated mounting clamps to each of the included Omega brackets. Align the hole on the mounting clamp with the hole on the Omega bracket, then insert an appropriately rated bolt through both holes and secure in place with a matching washer and nut, as shown in the image below.
  • Page 12 I N S TA L L AT I O N G U I D E L I N E S RIGGING Overhead rigging requires extensive experience, including among others, calculating working load limits, installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the fixture.
  • Page 13 I N S TA L L AT I O N G U I D E L I N E S POTENTIAL INTERNAL FIXTURE DAMAGE FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES OF LIGHT BEAMS External sources of light beams from direct sunlight, lighting and moving head fixtures, and lasers, which are focused directly towards the exterior housing and/or penetrate the front lens opening of Elation lighting fixtures, can cause severe internal damage including burning of optics, dichroic color filters, glass and metal gobos, prisms, animation wheels, frost filters, iris, shutters, motors, belts,...

  • Page 14: Remote Device Management (Rdm)

    R E M O T E D E V I C E M A N A G E M E N T ( R D M ) NOTE: for RDM to work properly, RDM enabled equipment must be used throughout the entire system, including DMX data splitters and wireless systems.

  • Page 15: Control Panel

    C O N T R O L PA N E L The fixture includes an easy to navigate system menu control panel display where all necessary settings and adjustments are made. MODE: Leave current menu and return to previous menu level. •...

  • Page 16: System Menu

    S Y S T E M M E N U MAIN MENU OPTIONS / VALUES (Default Settings in BOLD) DESCRIPTION starting DMX Address 001 - XXX address Basic 16 Standard 25 Extended 34 Extended 42 DMX Channel Select DMX channel Extended 50 Mode mode...
  • Page 17 S Y S T E M M E N U MAIN MENU OPTIONS / VALUES (Default Settings in BOLD) DESCRIPTION Pan Degree 630 / 540 Select pan degree Enable or disable pan Pan Invert On / Off inversion Enable or disable tilt Tilt Invert On / Off inversion...
  • Page 18 S Y S T E M M E N U MAIN MENU OPTIONS / VALUES (Default Settings in BOLD) DESCRIPTION Set display screen Intensity 1 - 10 intensity level Enable or disable Display Invert Yes / No display screen inversion Display screen switches Off - 10min, Screen Saver Delay...
  • Page 19 S Y S T E M M E N U MAIN MENU OPTIONS / VALUES (Default Settings in BOLD) DESCRIPTION 000 - 255 Pan Fine 000 - 255 Manually set each Tilt 000 - 255 Manual Control fixture parameter Tilt Fine 000 - 255 Speed 000 - 255...

  • Page 20: Fan Modes

    FA N M O D E S The Hydro Flex L7 is a high-performance fixture suited for multiple applications. For noise critical environments such as Theater, Opera or Orchestra Halls, it offers various fan operation modes which remove any distraction for the audience and performers. Fan Modes can be changed remotely via the DMX control channel, allowing the fixture to offer high output or whisper silent operation at a moment’s...

  • Page 21: Dmx Setup

    2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator (ADJ part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the chances of erratic behavior.

  • Page 22: Dmx Addressing

    D M X S E T U P DMX ADDRESSING All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address when operating with a DMX controller, in order to ensure that the correct fixture responds to the correct control signal. This digital starting address is the channel number from which the fixture starts to “listen”...

  • Page 23: Dmx Traits

    D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 16 CH 25 CH VALUES 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Pan Movement, 8-bit 000 - 255 540 / 630 Degrees Pan Fine Movement, 16-bit 000 - 255 Pan Fine Movement Tilt Movement, 8-bit 000 - 255 270 Degrees...
  • Page 24 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH VALUES FUNCTION 16 CH 25 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Red 4 000 - 255 0% - 100% Green 4 000 - 255 0% - 100% Blue 4 000 - 255 0% - 100% Lime 4...
  • Page 25 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH 25 CH 16 CH 34 CH 42 Ch 50 CH 26 Ch 28 CH FUNCTION VALUES Yellow 000 - 255 0% - 100% Yellow Fine 000 - 255 Yellow Fine Color Temperature Linear 000 - 255 2,700K - 10,000K Color Temperature Presets...
  • Page 26 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Virtual Background Color Wheel Open 001 - 060 Virtual Swatch Colors (see Color Wheels Table) 061 - 179 Open 180 - 201 Color Scroll Clockwise, fast to slow...
  • Page 27 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Dim Modes 000 - 020 Default to Unit Setting 021 - 040 Standard 041 - 060 Stage 061 - 080 TV 081 - 100 Architectural...
  • Page 28 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Internal Programs 000 - 009 No Function 010 - 019 Program 1 020 - 029 Program 2 030 - 039 Program 3 040 - 049 Program 4...
  • Page 29 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH LED Refresh Rate (continued) 1000 Hz 1010 Hz 1020 Hz 1030 Hz 1040 Hz 1050 Hz 1060 Hz...
  • Page 30 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH LED Refresh Rate (continued) 1400 Hz 1410 Hz 1420 Hz 1430 Hz 1440 Hz 1450 Hz 1460 Hz...
  • Page 31 D M X T R A I T S CHANNEL 25 CH FUNCTION 25 CH VALUES 16 CH 34 CH 42 CH 50 CH 26 CH 28 CH Special Functions (continued) 190 - 193 Enable Zoom Mode 2 (hold 3s) 194 - 197 Disable Zoom Mode 2 (hold 3s) 198 - 200 Enable LP Mode 1 (hold 3s) 201 - 203 Enable LP Mode 2 (hold 3s)

  • Page 32: Pixel Map

    P I X E L M A P EXTENDED 34 EXTENDED 42 PIXEL CONFIGURATION PIXEL CONFIGURATION EXTENDED 50 PIXEL CONFIGURATION...

  • Page 33: Color Wheels Table

    C O L O R W H E E L S TA B L E Filter Filter Value Name Value Name Number Number Pale Yellow Mauve Straw Medium Purple Gold Tint Lavender Spring Yellow Palace Blue Medium Yellow Dark Blue Yellow Medium Blue Deep Amber...

  • Page 34: Color Macros Chart

    C O L O R M A C R O C H A R T COLOR GREEN BLUE LIME MACRO VALUES 001 - 004 005 - 008 009 - 012 013 - 016 017 - 020 021 - 024 025 - 028 029 - 032 033 - 036 037 - 040...
  • Page 35 C O L O R M A C R O C H A R T COLOR GREEN BLUE LIME MACRO VALUES 149 - 152 153 - 156 157 - 160 161 - 164 165 - 168 169 - 172 173 - 176 177 - 180 181 - 184 185 - 188...

  • Page 36: Dimmer Modes And Curves

    D I M M E R M O D E S A N D C U R V E S DIMMER 100% Time (ms) 0 Sec Rise Time Down Time 0 sec Fade Time 1 sec Fade Time Dimming Curve Ramp Effect Rise Time (ms) Down Time (ms) Rise Time (ms) Down Time (ms) Standard (default)

  • Page 37: Color Temperature

    C O L O R T E M P E R AT U R E Colors shown are an approximately representation only. DMX VALUE COLOR TEMPERATURE (K) DMX VALUE COLOR TEMPERATURE (K) 2700 6400 2800 6500 2900 6600 3000 6700 3100 6800 3200...

  • Page 38: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Regular inspections are recommended to ensure proper function and extended life. There are no user serviceable parts inside this fixture. Please refer all other service issues to an authorized ADJ service technician. Should you need any spare parts, please order genuine parts from your local ADJ dealer.

  • Page 39: Torque Settings For Screws

    T O R Q U E S E T T I N G S F O R S C R E W S IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE IP65 RATING ON THE LIGHTING FIXTURES, ALL SCREWS MUST BE TIGHTENED TO THE FOLLOWING TORQUE SPECIFICATION USING A TORQUE DRIVER. Refer to the table and diagram below for torque specifications.

  • Page 40: Ip Test Parameters

    Hydro IP Tester to confirm the IP integrity of the fixture. This fixture has two air valves: one on the back of the head behind the rear head cover, and a second on the base beneath the fuse. Please contact ADJ Service for information regarding the ADJ Hydro IP Tester, or visit the product information page online at: https://www.adj.com/hydro-ip-tester...

  • Page 41: Error Codes

    E R R O R C O D E S Note: Error Codes are subject to change without any prior written notice. ERROR CODES DESCRIPTION Pan Motor Error Tilt Tilt Motor Error Zoom Zoom Motor Error Head Temp Head Temperature Error LED Fan LED Fan Error Humi Fan 1...

  • Page 42: Specifications

    S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Source: Control: • 7 x 60-Watt RGBL LEDs (50,000 hr.) • 8 DMX Modes - 16/25/34/42/50/26/ 25(CMY) • CRI: TBA / 28(CMY) Channels • TM30 Rf: TBA •...

  • Page 43: Dimensional Drawings

    D I M E N S I O N S Dimensions are not drawn to scale. 14.1in (359mm) 9.7in (247mm) 4.2in (107mm) 10.2in (260mm) 8.8in (224mm) 3.9in (98mm) 9.4in (239mm)

  • Page 44: Fcc Statement

    F C C S TAT E M E N T This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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