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- pass this manual on to every further owner or user of the product - include every supplementay update with the original manual INTRODUCTION Thank you for having chosen a FUTURELIGHT PHW-250. You will see you have acquired a powerful and versatile device. Unpack your PHW-250.
If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature. This device falls under protection-class I. The power plug must only be plugged into a protection class I outlet.
Make sure that the area below the installation place is blocked when rigging, derigging or servicing the fixture. For overhead use (mounting height >100 cm), always fix the fixture with an appropriate safety-rope. Fix the safety-rope at the correct fixation points only. The safety-rope must never be fixed at the transport handles! Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fastened.
INSTALLATION Installing/Replacing the lamp DANGER TO LIFE! Only install the lamp with the device switched off! Unplug from mains before! For the installation, you need one MSD/HSD 200 GY-9.5, MSD/HSD 250 GY-9.5 or MSD 250/2 GY-9.5 lamp. The lamp must only be changed when wearing appropriate protective clothing (protection glasses, protection gloves, helmet with sight, leather apron).
Lamp adjustment The lampholder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light performance. Strike the lamp, open the shutter, set the dimmer intensity onto 100 % and direct the light towards a flat surface (wall).
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DANGER OF FIRE! When installing the device, make sure there is no highly-inflammable material (decoration articles, etc.) within a distance of min. 0.5 m. CAUTION! Use 2 appropriate clamps to rig the fixture on the truss. Follow the instructions mentioned at the bottom of the base. Make sure that the device is fixed properly! Ensure that the structure (truss) to which you are attaching the fixtures is secure.
Screw one clamp each via a M12 screw and nut onto the Omega-holders. Insert the quick-lock fasteners of the first Omega-holder into the respective holes on the bottom of the device. Tighten the quick-lock fasteners fully clockwise. Install the second Omega-holder. DANGER TO LIFE! Before taking into operation for the first time, the installation has to be approved by an expert! DMX-512 connection / connection between fixtures...
PHW-250 will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 15, the PHW-250 will use the channel 15 to 28 for control. Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each PHW-250 correctly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX-chain.
This situation can occur if: - the 3 PIN XLR plug (cable with DMX signal from controller) is not connected with the input of the PHW-250. - the controller is switched off or defective, if the cable or connector is defective or the signal wires are swap in the input connector.
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Control channel 7 – Yellow DMX-value Feature 0-255 Yellow (0=white, 255=yellow) Control channel 8 – Effect-wheel DMX-value Feature 0-70 Full beam 71-180 Beam shaper 181-255 Frost filter Control channel 9 – Zoom DMX-value Feature 0-255 Zoom 28° - Zoom 7° Control channel 10 - Shutter, strobe DMX-value Feature...
Control Board The Control Board offers several features: you can simply set the starting address, switch on and off the lamp, run the pre-programmed program or make a reset. The main menu is accessed by pressing the Enter-button for 3 seconds until the display starts flashing. Browse through the menu by pressing the Up-button.
Main functions - Main menu 0 ♦ Press [ENTER] for 3 seconds to enter the main menu "MODE" (display flashing) ♦ Press [ENTER] and select "ADDR", “RUN” or "DISP" by pressing [UP] button. ♦ Press [ENTER] for selecting the desired sub menu. - DMX address setting, Slave setting - DMX address setting With this function, you can adjust the desired DMX-address via the Control Board.
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(AUTO), i.e. with the adjusted Step-Time or sound-controlled (SOUN). The selection "ALON" means Stand Alone-mode and "MAST" that the device is defined as master. ♦ Select "AUTO" or "SOUN" by pressing [UP]. ♦ Press [ENTER] for selecting the desired extension menu. ♦...
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Lamp - Main menu 1 ♦ Press [ENTER] for 3 seconds to enter the main menu (display flashing). ♦ Press [UP] to select “LAMP”. - Lamp on/off With this function you can switch the lamp on or off via the Control Board. ♦...
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♦ Select “rTIL” by pressing [UP] button. ♦ Press [ENTER], the display shows“ON” or “OFF”. ♦ Press [UP] to select “ON” if you wish to enable this function or “OFF” if you don’t. ♦ Press [ENTER] or [EXIT/DN] to exit. - Switch 16 bit/8 bit With this function you can switch the device from 16 bit to 8 bit resolution.
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- Test function of each channel With this function you can test each channel on its (correct) function. ♦ Select “tESt” by pressing [UP] button. ♦ Press [ENTER], the display shows“T-XX”, “X” stands for the channel number. ♦ The current channel will be tested. ♦...
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♦ Select “STEP” by pressing [UP] button. ♦ Press [ENTER], the display shows“S-XX”, “X” stands for the total amount of steps you want to save, so you can call up to 48 scenes in “RUN”. For example if the “XX” is 05, it means that “RUN” will run the first 5 scenes you saved in “EDIT”.
Error Messages When you turn on the fixture, it will make a reset first. The display may show “Xerr” while there are problems with one or more channels. “X” stands for the channel equipped with a testing sensor for positioning. For example, when the display shows “4Err”, it means there is some error in channel 4.
We recommend a frequent cleaning of the device. Please use a moist, lint-free cloth. Never use alcohol or solvents! CAUTION! The lens has to be replaced when it is obviously damaged, so that its function is impaired, e. g. due to cracks or deep scratches! The objective lens will require weekly cleaning as smoke-fluid tends to building up residues, reducing the light-output very quickly.
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