Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 CONTENTS 1. Safety Instruction ....................... 2. Installation ..........................3. Technical Specification ....................4. Description ..........................4.1 Description of the fixture ..............11 4.2 Control Panel..................12 5. Lamp ............................6. How To Set The Unit ...................... 6.1 Display Status When Power On............14 6.2 Main Function ..................
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 1. Safety Instruction Please read carefully the instruction manual which includes important information about the installation usage and maintenance. WARNIN Please keep this User Manual for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instruction manual.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 replacing bulb or maintenance as it could be very hot. Avoid any inflammable liquids, water or metal objects entering the unit. Once it happens, cut off the mains power immediately. Do not operate in dirty or dusty environment; do clean the fixture regularly.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Product Items Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 User manual 2 x Omega clamps 8GB memory SD card (packaged with user manual) 2. Installation 1. Bolt each clamp (1) to the Omega holder with screw and lock nut through the hole in the holder.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Fig.3 Attention: Always ensure that the structure to which you are attaching the unit is secure and is able to support a weight of 10 times of the unit’s weight. Also always use a safety cable that can hold 12 times of the weight of the unit when installing the fixture.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 3. Technical Specification Power supply - AC 120V~240V 50/60Hz Power Consumption - 250W at 230V 50Hz - 260W at 120V 60Hz Fuse - T 5A Projector - Display technology: DLP by Texas Instruments - Lamp: Osram E20.8 180W Lamp...
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 - Supported video file types: AVI, MJPEG (From SD card: video resolution is 720 x 480) (From computer: video resolution is 800 x 600 ) Shutter - Blackout Cool - Fan cooled Protocols - DMX 512 - Date input/output: 3/5 Pin XLR socket Memory card - Memory card slot, hot swappable, max.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 DMX Channels Mode Mode 1 Mode 2 Channel 54-CH 29-CH Pan Fine Pan Fine Tilt Tilt Tilt Fine Tilt Fine Pan/Tilt Speed Pan/Tilt Speed Pan/Tilt Macro Shutter Shutter Picture/Video Picture/Video Video Number Video Number Video Speed Video Speed...
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Layer3 Center Offset Layer3 Center Rotation Layer3 X Zoom Layer3 Y Zoom Layer3 Zoom Macro Layer3 Rotation Picture Macro Picture Macro Center Offset Picture Macro Center Rotation Picture Macro X Zoom Picture Macro Y Zoom Picture Macro...
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 4. Description 4.1 Description of the fixture 1. Head 2. Tilt lock 3. Pan lock 4. Front panel 5. Memory card slot 6. Arm 7. Handle 8. Back panel For transportation protection, please set the tilt lock/unlock (2) and the pan lock/unlock lever (3) in the lock position before any transportations.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 4.2 Control Panel Front View Rear View ○ 1 LCD Display: shows the various menus and the selected functions. ○ POWER Power on DMX input present ○ 3 Antenna W-DMX wireless receiver receive signal from a wide range.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 ○ 8 Power Cable: To connect to the mains AC outlet ○ 9 Fuse (T 5 A): Protect the unit from damage of over current. 5. Lamp Osram E20.8 180W Lamp Because of its high internal pressure, there might be a risk that the discharge lamp would explode during operation.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Change Lamp In case of replacement of the lamp or maintenance, do not open the fixture within 15 minutes until the unit cools down after switching off. WARNING 1. Turn off the power. 2. Unscrew the four screws (A), open the cover, and move it as the sketch shown.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Explanation of fig.5: Base 30°C Present temperature of base CPU is 30°C Present DMX start address Md.1 54Ch Present channel mode is mode 1 (54 channels mode) Warning signal blinking indicates resetting error, press Enter for more details.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 DMX Settings Enter menu mode, select DMX Settings, press ENTER button to confirm, press UP/DOWN button to select DMX Address, DMX Channel Mode, View DMX Value or WDMX Setting DMX Address—DMX512 address setting Select DMX Address, press ENTER button to confirm, the present address will blink on the display, press UP/DOWN button to adjust the address from 1 to 512, press ENTER button to store.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 DMX Channel Mode—channel mode Select DMX Channel Mode, press ENTER button to confirm, present channel mode will blink on the display, press UP/DOWN button to select Mode1 (54 channels mode) or Mode 2 (29 channels mode), press ENTER button to store. Press MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Standby Settings Enter menu mode, select Stand Settings, press ENTER button to confirm, press UP/DOWN button to select Standby Mode or Eidt Standby Scene press ENTER button to store. Press MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 store. Press MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode. BL.O. P/T Moving—Blackout while pan/tilt moving Select BL.O. P/T Moving, press ENTER button to confirm, present mode will blink on the display, press UP/DOWN button to select No (normal while pan/tilt moving) or Yes (blackout while pan/tilt moving), press ENTER button to store.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 display, press UP/DOWN button to select On (Lamp on while power on) or Off (Lamp off while power on), press ENTER button to store. Press MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Display Setting Enter menu mode, select Display Setting, press ENTER button to confirm, press UP/DOWN button to select Display Direction, Backlight Auto Off, Backlight Intensity or Temperature unit. Display Direction Select Display Direction, press ENTER button to confirm, present mode will blink on the display, press UP/DOWN button to select Normal, Inverse or Auto(Adjust automatically display direction) press ENTER button to store.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Manual Test Select Manual Test, press ENTER button to confirm, the present channel will show on the display, press UP/DOWN button to select channel, press ENTER button to confirm, then press UP/DOWN button to adjust the value, press ENTER button to store, the fixture will run as the channel value selected.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Pan/Tilt—Reset Pan/Tilt Select Pan/Tilt, press ENTER button to confirm, press UP/DOWN button to select Yes (the unit will reset pan and tilt to their home positions) or No, press ENTER button to store. Press MENU button back to the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 select Exit or Reset time, press MENU button to exit. Factory Setting Select Factory Setting, press ENTER button to confirm, press UP/DOWN button to select Yes (the fixture will reset to factory settings) or No, and press ENTER button to store.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 6.4. Memory SD card Insert the memory SD card A memory SD card is included with this user manual. Please insert a compatible memory card in the slot of the device. Ensure that the contact area is facing up. Push the card in.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 ① Image Folder - 32 picture folders, “Image000 ……Image031”. - At most it can contain 1024 (32 x 32) pictures. - Each folder can put at most 32 pictures in it. Pictures are changeable; please refer to the...
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 6.5. Error Information Lamp Startup Fail It appears when there is no lamp or some wires are damaged. Maintenance Fixture It appears when the maintenance remaining time becomes 0S, please maintain the unit after enter menu mode and reset the time.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 COMMON DMX - DMX + DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT Not Used Not Used ATTENTION Termination reduces signal errors and avoids signal transmission problems and interference. It is always advisable to connect a DMX terminal (Resistance 120 ohm 1/4W between pin2 (DMX-) and pin3 (DMX+) of the last fixture).
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 the last menu or let the unit idle one minute to exit menu mode. 7.3 Address Setting If you use a universal DMX controller to control the units, you have to set DMX address from 1 to 512 so that the units can receive DMX signal.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 Notice: Put the DMX value of CH14 from 0~7 so that the function of CH11, CH12, and CH13 is enable. In the same time 15CH works as Preset Color. Layer 2 works as Shelter function of the background of layer one.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 8. Update Software Download update file from our web site, follow the user manual of IU-01 to update the fixture via IU-01(not included). 9. Troubleshooting Following are a few common problems that may occur during operation. Here are some suggestions for easy troubleshooting: A.
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Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 3. If you have intermittent DMX signal problems, check the pins on connectors or on PCB of the unit or the previous one. 4. Try to use another DMX controller. 5. Check to see if the DMX cables run near or run alongside to high voltage cables that may cause damage or interference to DMX interface circuit.
Moving Beamer BEAM-1800 F. If The tilt belt is broken 1. Turn off the mains power. 2. Loosen all the screws (A) and open the right arm cover (B). 3. Loosen the screws (C) that fix the bridge. 4. Change a new belt (D).
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EC Declaration of Conformity We declare that our products (lighting equipments) comply with the following specification and bears CE mark in accordance with the provision of the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC. EN55103-1:1996; EN55103-2:1996; EN61000-3-2:2006 EN61000-3-3:2008 & Harmonized Standard EN 60598-2-17: 1989 +A2: 1991 EN60598-1:2008+A11:2009 Part 1:General requirements and test Following the provisions of the low voltage directive 2006/95/EC...
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