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Summary of Contents for Equinox Systems Ripper EQLA27

  • Page 1: User Manual

    Order code: EQLA27 User manual...
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Equinox Ripper Laser Safety WARNING FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! CAUTION! Keep this equipment away from rain, moisture and liquids. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Every person involved with the installation, operation & maintenance of this equipment should: Be competent Follow the instructions of this manual...
  • Page 3: Operating Determinations

    Equinox Ripper Laser Safety IMPORTANT: The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment. • Never let the power-cable come into contact with other cables. Handle the power-cable and all mains voltage connections with particular caution! •...
  • Page 4 Equinox Ripper Laser Technical specifications You should find inside the Laser carton the following items: 1, Ripper Laser 2, Power cable 3, User manual 4, SD Card Technical Specifications: • DMX Channels: 13 • Sound active, auto, DMX and master/slave modes •...
  • Page 5 Equinox Ripper Laser Operation modes Operation modes: Sound active mode To activate this mode, press the “MODE” button to show “AUDIO MODE” on the LCD display screen. Now press the “ENTER” button. The unit will now run through the sound active mode patterns to the beat of the music.
  • Page 6 Equinox Ripper Laser Operation modes Key seek function In this mode you can select any of the individual animations from the selected folder. To do this, press the “MODE“ button to show “KEY SEEK” on the LCD display screen. Now press the “ENTER” button and use the “UP” and “DOWN” buttons to browse through the animations or beam list folders.
  • Page 7 Equinox Ripper Laser DMX Chart DMX chart...
  • Page 8 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety Class 3B Laser Lighting Effect User Safety Guide ProLight Concepts Limited Important Warnings Class 3B Lasers have the potential to harm eyesight if viewed directly in the face, and in many instances this may be the case, even if viewed over longer distances of several tens of metres.
  • Page 9 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety What is a laser? A laser is device that produces a special kind of light that is different from normal light sources. Laser light sources differ from normal light sources in that they can produce very intense beams of light that can remain parallel over long distances.
  • Page 10 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety What harm can a Class 3B Laser cause? Class 3B laser devices can be harmful to eyesight if viewed directly. i.e. that is, the beam or effect strikes the face of a person. The actual injury that a Class 3B laser can cause depends upon a number of factors, including how long the laser beam enters the eye for, the intensity of light, and what part of the eye it actually gets focused onto.
  • Page 11 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety Class 3B Laser Product Features Class 3B laser products are required to have several specific safety features as part of their design. These features are laid out in the British Standard on Laser Product Safety BS/EN 60825- 1:2007 and are a requirement of the product meeting CE approvals.
  • Page 12 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) The amount of laser light that a person can be exposed to without it causing harm to eyesight is known as the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) or Exposure Limit Value (ELV). These levels are defined the in the British Laser Safety Standard BS/EN 60826-1:2007, and more recently in the Laser H&S regulations.
  • Page 13 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety Diagrams showing Separation Distances Note. The 3 metre height specified is not the height of the actual projector, but it refers to the height of the laser effect. Therefore having the laser projector positioned at 3m height and aimed directly down is not what the guidance is saying.
  • Page 14 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety What types of effect are safe to scan directly at audiences? Fast moving laser effects with evenly distributed scan patterns, such as circular tunnels are generally safer than effects such as finger beams, or effects with pronounced bright spots in them. Diffraction grating type effects are typically safer to point towards an audience, as long as the bright central spots are kept above head height.
  • Page 15 Equinox Ripper Laser Safety Further Laser Safety Information and References The Radiation Safety of Lasers used for Display Purposes HS(G)95 HSE’s guidance on the safe use of lasers for light shows – Free download http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg95.htm Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010 New UK law specific to the use of lasers –...