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  • Page 1 MH-x200 Pro Spot moving head user manual...
  • Page 2 Musikhaus Thomann e.K. Treppendorf 30 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 E-mail: info@thomann.de Internet: www.thomann.de 05.04.2013...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Table of contents General notes............................... 5 Safety instructions............................. 8 Features............................... 14 Installation..............................16 Starting up..............................20 Connections and operating elements................... 23 Operation..............................26 7.1 Starting the device........................... 26 7.2 Main menu............................27 7.3 Settings menu........................... 32 7.4 Gobos..............................37 7.5 Menu overview..........................
  • Page 4 Table of contents Troubleshooting............................61 Technical specifications........................63 Protecting the environment......................64 moving head...

  • Page 5: General Notes

    General notes General notes This user manual contains important information on safe operation of the device. Read and follow all safety notes and all instructions. Save this manual for future reference. Make sure that it is available to all persons using this device. If you sell the device, include the manual for the next owner.
  • Page 6 General notes Signal word Meaning DANGER! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided. WARNING! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possible dangerous situation that can result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
  • Page 7 General notes Warning signs Type of danger Warning – high-voltage. Warning – hot surface. Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended to be used as moving-head spotlight. Use the device only as described in this user manual. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in personal injury or property damage. No liability will be assumed for damages resulting from improper use.
  • Page 9 Safety instructions DANGER! Electric shock caused by high voltages inside Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present. Never remove any covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. DANGER! Electric shock caused by short-circuit Always use proper ready-made insulated mains cabling (power cord) with a pro‐ tective contact plug.
  • Page 10 Safety instructions WARNING! Eye damage caused by high light intensity Never look directly into the light source. WARNING! Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy. Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights. WARNING! Risk of burns The surface of the device can become very hot during operation.
  • Page 11 Safety instructions CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 12 Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire Do not cover the device nor any ventilation slots. Do not place the device near any direct heat source. Keep the device away from naked flames. NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only. To prevent damage, never expose the device to any liquid or moisture.
  • Page 13 Safety instructions NOTICE! Power supply Before connecting the device, ensure that the input voltage (AC outlet) matches the voltage rating of the device and that the AC outlet is protected by a residual current circuit breaker. Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user.

  • Page 14: Features

    Features Features This Moving Head is specially suited for professional lighting, e.g. at events, on rock stages, in theatres, musicals or discos. Special features of the device: Two moving axes with 8 or 16 bit resolution: – Inclination (270 °) –...
  • Page 15 Features Electronical aperture Mechanical focus Shutter frequency: 0…20 Hz MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 16: Installation

    Installation Installation Unpack and carefully check that there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the device against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively.
  • Page 17 Installation CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 18 Installation NOTICE! Possible damage caused by movements of the device Always ensure that enough space is free around the device for the movements of the head (pan, tilt). NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables.
  • Page 19 Installation DMX connections The unit offers a 3-pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3-pin XLR plug for DMX input. Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suitable XLR plug. Configuration Ground, shielding Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold signal’) Signal (DMX+, ‘hot signal’) MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 20: Starting Up

    Starting up Starting up Establish all connections as long as the unit is switched off. Use the shortest possible high- quality cables for all connections. moving head...
  • Page 21 Starting up Connections in DMX mode Connect the DMX input of the device to the DMX output of a DMX controller or another DMX device. Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain.
  • Page 22 Starting up DMX indicator If the device and the DMX controller are in operation, the DMX indicator in the display (red LED) shows an incoming DMX signal at the input. Connections in master/slave When you configure a group of devices in master/slave mode, the first unit will control the mode other units for an automatic, sound-activated, synchronized show.

  • Page 23: Connections And Operating Elements

    Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements MH-x200 Pro Spot...
  • Page 24 Connections and operating elements 1 Light aperture with projection lens (mechanical focus). 2 Display 3 [MODE/ESC] button Activates the main menu and the settings menu and switches between the menu items. Closes an open menu without saving the changes. 4 [UP] button Increases the displayed value by one.
  • Page 25 Connections and operating elements 8 INPUT DMX input. 9 OUTPUT DMX output. 10 POWER IEC chassis connector with fuse holder. MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 26: Operation

    Operation Operation 7.1 Starting the device CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.

  • Page 27: Main Menu

    Operation 7.2 Main menu Press [MODE/ESC] to activate the main menu. Press [UP] and [DOWN] to select a main menu item and [ENTER] to open the selected menu item. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to change the respectively indicated value. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER].
  • Page 28 Operation DMX address Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘DMX Address’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Now you can set the number of the first DMX channel to be used by the device (DMX address). Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select a value between 1 and 512. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.
  • Page 29 Operation Operating mode ‘Auto-Show’ Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Run’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Now use [UP] and [DOWN] to select the operating mode. Press [ENTER] to start operation in the selected operating mode. Menu display Operating mode ‘Fast’...
  • Page 30 Operation Tilt inversion Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Tilt’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Now use [UP] and [DOWN] to toggle between ‘Reverse’ (inverse direction of inclination) and ‘Normal’ (normal direction of inclination). When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.
  • Page 31 Operation Tilt range Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Tilt Angle’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Now use [UP] and [DOWN] to determine the Tilt range. Choose between ‘270’ (Tilt range = 270°), ‘180’ (Tilt range = 180°) and ‘90’ (Tilt range = 90°). When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.

  • Page 32: Settings Menu

    Operation System reset Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Reset System’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Now use [UP] and [DOWN] to select one of the following options: ‘NO’ or ‘OK’ . Select ‘OK’ and press [ENTER] to reset all moving axes, the Gobo wheels and the Colour wheel to their home positions Loading default values Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Load Set’...
  • Page 33 Operation Rotation (alignment) Activate the settings menu. Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Pan Init’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to adjust the desired home position. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.
  • Page 34 Operation Gobo wheel 1 (alignment) Activate the settings menu. Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Gobo 1 Init’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to adjust the desired home position. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.
  • Page 35 Operation Focus (alignment) Activate the settings menu. Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Focus Init’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to adjust the desired home position. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.
  • Page 36 Operation Brightness (alignment) Activate the settings menu. Press [MODE/ESC] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Lamp Init’ . Press [ENTER] to open this menu item. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to adjust the desired default brightness. When the display shows the desired value, press [ENTER] to confirm the setting and then [MODE/ESC] to proceed to the next menu item.

  • Page 37: Gobos

    Operation 7.4 Gobos Gobo wheel 1, rotating gobos MH-x200 Pro Spot...
  • Page 38 Operation Gobo wheel 2, static gobos moving head...

  • Page 39: Menu Overview

    Operation 7.5 Menu overview MH-x200 Pro Spot...
  • Page 40 Operation moving head...
  • Page 41 Operation MH-x200 Pro Spot...
  • Page 42 Operation moving head...

  • Page 43: Functions In 11 Channel Dmx Mode

    Operation 7.6 Functions in 11 channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan) (0° to maximum Pan range value: 180°, 270° or 540°) 0…255 Inclination (tilt) (0° to maximum Tilt range value: 90°, 180° or 270°) Colour wheel 0…7 White 8…15 Blue...
  • Page 44 Operation Channel Value Function 64…66 White 67…78 Stepwise transition from white to blue 79…92 Stepwise transition from blue to yellow 93…107 Stepwise transition from yellow to pink 108…120 Stepwise transition from pink to green 121…136 Stepwise transition from green to red 137…152 Stepwise transition from red to light blue 153…170...
  • Page 45 Operation Channel Value Function 23…85 Strobe light, increasing speed 86…100 Open 101…165 Triple strobe, increasing speed 166…180 Open 181…245 Irregular strobe light, increasing speed 246…255 Open Dimmer 0…255 0…100 % Gobo wheel 1, movable 0…9 Open 10…19 Gobo 2 20…29 Gobo 3 30…39 Gobo 4...
  • Page 46 Operation Channel Value Function 40…49 Gobo 5 50…59 Gobo 6 60…69 Gobo 7 70…79 Gobo 8 80…99 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 100…119 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 120…139 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 140…159 Gobo 5 shake, increasing speed 160…179 Gobo 6 shake, increasing speed 180…199...
  • Page 47 Operation Channel Value Function Gobo rotation 0…10 No rotation 11…127 Fixed position from 0° to 360° 128…191 Rotation clockwise, increasing speed 192…255 Rotation counter-clockwise, increasing speed Gobo wheel 2, static 0…9 Open 10…19 Gobo 2 20…29 Gobo 3 39…39 Gobo 4 40…49 Gobo 5 50…59...
  • Page 48 Operation Channel Value Function 70…79 Gobo 8 80…89 Gobo 9 90…91 Open 92…107 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 108…123 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 124…139 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 140…155 Gobo 5 shake, increasing speed 156…171 Gobo 6 shake, increasing speed 172…187 Gobo 7 shake, increasing speed 188…203...
  • Page 49 Operation Channel Value Function Focus 0…255 Focussing Aperture 0…63 Open / close iris diaphragm manually 64…127 Automatic zoom, increasing speed 128…191 Slow zooming in, fast zooming out 192…255 Fast zooming in, slow zooming out Prism 0…7 White 8…15 Static prism 16…127 Clockwise rotating prism 128…239...

  • Page 50: Functions In 16 Channel Dmx Mode

    Operation 7.7 Functions in 16 channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan) (0° to maximum Pan range value: 180°, 270° or 540°) 0…255 Inclination (tilt) (0° to maximum Tilt range value: 90°, 180° or 270°) 0…255 Rotation (pan), 16 bit operation 0…255 Inclination (tilt), 16 bit operation 0…255...
  • Page 51 Operation Channel Value Function 40…47 48…55 Light blue 56…63 Orange red 64…66 White 67…78 Stepwise transition from white to blue 79…92 Stepwise transition from blue to yellow 93…107 Stepwise transition from yellow to pink 108…120 Stepwise transition from pink to green 121…136 Stepwise transition from green to red 137…152...
  • Page 52 Operation Channel Value Function Shutter 0…7 Closed 8…22 Open 23…85 Strobe light, increasing speed 86…100 Open 101…165 Triple strobe, increasing speed 166…180 Open 181…245 Irregular strobe light, increasing speed 246…255 Open Dimmer 0…255 0…100 % Gobo wheel 1, movable 0…9 Open moving head...
  • Page 53 Operation Channel Value Function 10…19 Gobo 2 20…29 Gobo 3 30…39 Gobo 4 40…49 Gobo 5 50…59 Gobo 6 60…69 Gobo 7 70…79 Gobo 8 80…99 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 100…119 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 120…139 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 140…159 Gobo 5 shake, increasing speed 160…179...
  • Page 54 Operation Channel Value Function 200…219 Gobo 8 shake, increasing speed 220…237 Rotation clockwise, increasing speed 238…255 Rotation counter-clockwise, increasing speed Gobo rotation 0…10 No rotation 11…127 Fixed position from 0° to 360° 128…191 Rotation clockwise, increasing speed 192…255 Rotation counter-clockwise, increasing speed Gobo wheel 2, static 0…9 Open...
  • Page 55 Operation Channel Value Function 40…49 Gobo 5 50…59 Gobo 6 60…69 Gobo 7 70…79 Gobo 8 80…89 Gobo 9 90…91 Open 92…107 Gobo 2 shake, increasing speed 108…123 Gobo 3 shake, increasing speed 124…139 Gobo 4 shake, increasing speed 140…155 Gobo 5 shake, increasing speed 156…171 Gobo 6 shake, increasing speed...
  • Page 56 Operation Channel Value Function 204…219 Gobo 9 shake, increasing speed 220…237 Rotation clockwise, increasing speed 238…255 Rotation counter-clockwise, increasing speed Focus 0…255 Focussing Aperture 0…63 Open / close iris diaphragm manually 64…127 Automatic zoom, increasing speed 128…191 Slow zooming in, fast zooming out 192…255 Fast zooming in, slow zooming out Prism...
  • Page 57 Operation Channel Value Function 16…127 Rotating prism, rotation clockwise 128…239 Rotating prism, rotation counter-clockwise 240…255 Static prism Channel-dependent functions 0…9 Free 10…14 Blackout during rotation and inclination 15…19 Blackout during colour wheel movement 20…24 No blackout during colour wheel movement and during rotation and inclination 25…29 Blackout during Gobo wheel movement 30…34...
  • Page 58 Operation Channel Value Function 45…49 Reset rotation 50…54 Reset inclination 55…59 Reset colour wheel 60…64 Reset aperture 65…69 Reset Gobo 1 70…74 Reset Gobo rotation 75…79 Reset Gobo 2 80…84 Reset focus 85…89 Reset prism 90…99 Reset channels 100…129 Free 130…192 Random programme sequence 193…255...
  • Page 59 Operation Channel Value Function Effects 0…9 Free 10…19 Effect 1 … 240…249 Effect 24 250…255 Effect 25 MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 60: Cleaning

    Cleaning Cleaning Optical lenses Clean the exterior of accessible optical lenses periodically to optimise light output. The fre‐ quency of cleaning depends on the operating environment: wet, smoky or particularly dirty surroundings can cause more accumulation of dirt on the optics of the device. Clean with a soft cloth using normal glass cleaning products.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers. In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation.
  • Page 62 4. Check whether the DMX cables lie near or adjacent to high voltage cables, which could cause damage or inter‐ ference with a DMX interface circuit. If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. moving head...

  • Page 63: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Technical specifications Number of DMX channels 16, 11 120 W Operating supply voltage AC 230 V , 50 Hz Power consumption 200 W Dimensions (W × D × H), when pointing upwards 495 mm × 422 mm × 482 mm Weight 20.5 kg MH-x200 Pro Spot...

  • Page 64: Protecting The Environment

    Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling.
  • Page 65 Notes MH-x200 Pro Spot...
  • Page 66 Notes moving head...
  • Page 68 Musikhaus Thomann e.K. · Treppendorf 30 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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