w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! CONTENTS General Information Warranty Safety Instructions General Guidelines Features Fixture Overview Mounting and Installation Understanding DMX Fixture Menu DMX Channel Values Cleaning and Maintenance...
(Water Protection) indicates the extent of protection against water entering the fixture. An IP65 rated lighting fixture such as the LEVEL Q7 IP™ is one which has been designed and tested to protect against the ingress of dust (6) and high pressure water jets from any direction (5).
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION ™ The LEVEL Q7 IP carries a two year (730 days) 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 accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number.
B. For warranty service, send the product only to the Elation Professional® factory. All shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Elation Professional®...
. e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ™ The LEVEL Q7 IP is an extremely sophisticated piece of electronic equipment. To guarantee a smooth operation, it is important to follow the guidelines in this manual.
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! F E A T U R E S • 7 x 15W RGBW Quad LEDs • 100,000 Hours Rated LED Life* *May vary depending on several factors including but not limited to: Environmental Conditions, Power/Voltage, Usage Patterns (On-Off Cycling), Control, and Dimming.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! MOUNTING POINTS • Overhead mounting requires extensive experience, including amongst others calculating working load limits, installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the device.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! (1) Mounting Bracket / Stand (included) (2) Clamp (optional) (3) Safety Cable (included) INSTALLATION VIA MOUNTING BRACKET / STAND •...
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! U N D E R S T A N D I N G D M X DMX-512 DMX is short for Digital Multiplex.
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Connect the provided XLR cable to the female XLR output of your controller and the other side to the male XLR input of the LEVEL Q7 IP™ (Please refer to the diagram below.). You can chain multiple panels together through serial linking. The cable that should be used is two conductor, shielded DMX cable with XLR input and output connectors.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! 5-Pin XLR DMX CONNECTORS Some manufactures use 5-pin XLR connectors for DATA transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin XLR fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin XLR DMX line.
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In the case of the LEVEL Q7 IP™, when in 9 channel mode (default can also be set to 4, 5, 7, or 9), you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 10 (1 + 9), the third unit to 19 (10 + 9), the fourth unit to 28 (19 + 9) and so on.
F I X T U R E M E N U ON-BOARD SYSTEM MENU The LEVEL Q7 IP™ comes with an easy to navigate system menu. The next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu.
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. e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! LEVEL Q7 IP™!SYSTEM!MENU! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! *Default!Settings!Shaded...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! ProPart1 Prog 1 ~ 10 Select Programs SelProg ProPart2 Prog 1 ~ 10 To Be Run ProPart3 Prog 1 ~ 10 Prog 1 ~...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! FuncMode - SetSlave Define the fixture as slave. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC. Press the UP/DOWN buttons until “FuncMode” is displayed and press ENTER. Press the UP/DOWN buttons until “SetSlave”...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! Info - TimeInfo - TotalHrs Display the total running time of the fixture. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC. Press the UP/DOWN buttons until “Info”...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! Info - TimeInfo - Clr Last Clear last run time of the fixture, default is OFF. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! Persnal - Stat Set - Addr DMX Adjust the desired DMX address via an external controller, default is ON. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! Persnal - Disp Set - Key Lock Lock the Control Panel buttons automatically after exiting main menu for 15 seconds. Unlock by keeping the MODE/ESC button pressed for 3 seconds.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! Persnal - ResetDef Restore factory settings function (ON or OFF), the default is OFF. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC. Press the UP/DOWN buttons until “Persnal”...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! EditProg - Sel Prog Select Auto Programs, defaults: ProPart1 = Prog 1, ProPart2 = Prog 2, ProPart3 = Prog 3. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC.
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! EditProg - EditScen Edit the scenes of the internal programs. Access the main menu by pressing MODE/ESC. Press the UP/DOWN buttons until “EditProg”...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! EditProg - RecCntrl - Execution [continued] To start a Auto Program please proceed as follows: 1. Slave-Setting •...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! EditProg - RecCntrl - Execution [continued] Example: Program 2 includes scenes: 10, 11, 12, 13 Program 4 includes scenes: 8, 9, 10 Program 6 includes scenes: 12, 13, 14, 15 Auto Pro Part 1 is Program 2;...
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! D M X C H A N N E L F U N C T I O N S A N D V A L U E S LEVEL!Q7!IP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 31 User!Manual!1.0...
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w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! LEVEL!Q7!IP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 32 User!Manual!1.0 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ™!
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! C L E A N I N G A N D M A I N T E N A N C E CLEANING Frequent cleaning is recommended to insure proper function and an extended life.
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! PHOTOMETRIC DATA DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. LEVEL!Q7!IP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 35 User!Manual!1.0...
w w w . e l a t i o n l i g h t i n g . c o m ! CIRCUIT SCHEMATIC Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. LEVEL!Q7!IP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 36 User!Manual!1.0...
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