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Thanks for choosing SPARKULAR WHEEL, we wish it will sparks up your show. ® Please read the following manual carefully before operating this product. Safety Instructions Δ Unauthorized repair are prohibited, it may cause serious incident. SPARKULAR WHEEL can be used in rain, please keep the device dry after use. ®...
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Description Δ SPARKULAR WHEEL is another brand new sparks effects originally introduced by SHOWVEN ® ® It is a SPARKULAR machine with verstile output angles, the output nozzle can rotate 360 ® degrees and can also firing in any fixed direction. Thus it can simulate the molten iron flower effect, if combined several units together it can also generate fireworks wheel effects.
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Technical Specifications Δ MODEL: BT83 DIMENSION: 318 307 285mm WEIGHT: 15kg VOLTAGE: AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz WORK POWER: 500W HC8200 CONSUMPTION: 50g/min EFFECT HEIGHT ADJUSTBLE: YES, height level gear 1-3 EFFECT ANGLE ADJUSTBLE: 0°~ 360° INTERFACE: 3-pin and 5-pin XLR, POWER IN/OUT CONTROL: 6 DMX channels WORK TEMP.: -20 C~40 C CONSUMABLE AND EFFECT HEIGHT: HC8200 LARGE, vertical up 4m, vertical down 6-7m, 360°...
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Operation Panel Δ 1. Keypad area MENU: Press enter setting interface UP: Parameter up DOWN: Parameter down MONI: Status monitoring of main part inside machine 2. Monitoring Interface From this interface, we can check the PCB Temp, fan speed, motor status, voltage etc. to monitoring the critical parts status of the machine.
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3. RFID area RFID card come with consumable HC8200 bags, swiping card to identify parameters and types of granules. The RFID card is disposable, one card can only use one time. Each card can increase single machine 20min working time, the maximum recharge time for SPARKULAR WHEEL is ®...
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Display Interface Δ 1. Main Interface: Background color of DMX area: RED means DMX connected. Background color of TEMP area: RED means heating chamber temp. reached setting temp. machine is ready for firing. 2. Error information Error information Explanation E0 System IC3 Systematic error, use fake RFID card E1 Blower Motor Stall Blower motor over current...
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3. Set Up Menu Press “MENU” enter setup menu, press LEFT, RIGHT to choose main menu, advanced menu, test menu or factory menu. Press “EIDT” can entering related menu and setting up related parameters. 4. Main Menu Parameters in main menu show in below table, press “UP”/ “DOWN” to change the value, please remember to press “SAVE”...
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Restart to unlock the Key Lock. Default Parameter ON/OFF Parameters reset to default setting *For better performance of SPARKULAR WHEEL, please don’t change the default value ® without permission from SHOWVEN ® 6. Test Menu Options Explanation Blower Test Blower function testing Shaft Test...
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Channel 1 (CH1): Manual Angle Setup This angle can be selected anywhere from 0 to 720 (DMX value from 1 to 255). The following formula can be used to calculate the angle (in degrees) SPARKUALR WHEEL output nozzle firing angle can be 720° ( 360° * 2), from the audience ®...
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Channel 5 (CH5): Firing Sequence SPARKULAR WHEEL has 93 preset sequences, operator use related channel DMX value or ® sequence No. to access certain sequence. Below, you can find sequence list. CH5 DMX Ignition angle Description Firing Duration Reference Value Any angle Clear material Depends on CH3...
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anticlockwise Multi cycles Depends on CH3 29-30 clockwise Medium 2 cycles 2.60s 31-33 Medium 2 cycles anticlockwise 2.60s 34-35 Slow 2 cycles clockwise 6.50s 36-38 Slow 2 cycles anticlockwise 6.50s 39-40 A1-G2-A1 Medium waving Depends on CH3 41-43 (0°~450°~0°) I1~O2~I1 Medium waving Depends on CH3 44-45...
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(270°~360°~450°) slow waving twice Upper half circle R to L G2-A2-S1 6.6s 100-101 (450°~360°~270°) slow waving twice Lower half circle R to L G2-M2-S2 6.6s 102-104 (450°~540°~630°) slow waving twice Lower half circle L to R S1-M1-G1 6.6s 105-107 (270°~180°~90°) slow waving twice Left half circle up to down A2-S1-M1...
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S1-A2-S1 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s 166-168 (270°~360°~270°) S1-M1-S1 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s 169-170 (270°~180°~270°) M1-S1-M1 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s 171-173 (180°~270°~180°) G2-M2-G2 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s 174-175 (450°~540°~450°) M2-G2-M2 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s 176-178 (540°~450°~540°) V1~D2~V1 Medium waving 5 times 3.2s...
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2. Set preset Sequence No. 42 CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 108, CH6 = 128 3. Firing, put CH3 to 255 and hold for at least 1s. SPARKULAR WHEEL will finish sequence 42 automatically.
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Operation Guide Δ 1. Install SPARKULAR ® WHEEL a) To meet different application scenario, we designed mutli installation interface for SPARKULAR WHEEL as show below. ® b) Make sure the machine is securely installed to avoid falling, make sure to install extra safety rope for each machine.
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Plug in a DMX terminator into the DMX OUT in last unit of machine to improve signal reliability. Signal amplifier is required for long distance (>200m) DMX signal transmission (SHOWVEN DMX splitter 8 with bidirectional signal transmission, thus can get signal feedback from device).
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5. Programming and Firing a) Programming SPARKULAR WHEEL, set the firing sequences etc. ® b) Heating up, it takes few minutes, it varies according to the voltage and environment temperature. c) Make sure the prescribed safety zone of related firing sequences are clear. d) Suggest to clear material for SPARKULAR WHEEL before firing.
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(except for the instrument damage caused by human factors) in warranty period. Please don't repair machine without factory permission Below situations NOT included in warranty service: Damage caused by use other type of consumable which is not originally from SHOWVEN ® Damage caused by improper transportation, usage, management, and maintenance, or damage caused by human factors;...
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