American DJ Mighty Scan User manual

American DJ®
• 20 Dichroic Colors + White
• 20 Gobos plus Spot
• High speed Shutter
• Strobes in every Color
• 16 flashes per second
• Variable Speeds
• DMX-512 Protocol
• Separate color and gobo wheels
• Split colors
• Full DMX capabilities
• Build in programs
User Instructions
Thank you for purchasing this American DJ® product. Some setup required.
Please read the following instructions before installing or using your new unit.
HALOGEN LAMP WARNING!
This fixture is fitted with a halogen lamp which is
highly susceptible to damage if improperly handled.
Never touch lamp with bare fingers as the oil from
your hands will shorten lamp life. Also, never move
fixture until lamp has had ample time to cool.
Remember, lamps are not covered under warranty
conditions.
Voltage: 120v/220v 50/60 Hz
Dimensions: 14.25” x 5.75” x 7.5”
Lamp: ZB-ELC-3 250W 24V
Weight: 28 lbs.
Fuse: Dual 6.3A
THE MIGHTY SCAN™ Specifications
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MIGHTY
SCAN™
Important Notice:
This fixture follow the European DMX standard.
When operating this fixture with a standard DMX
controller, the fixture’s DMX value will start on
one (1) with all the dip switches in the off posi-
tion. For example: To get a DMX value of one
(1) you would have to flip dip switch one (1) to
the on position. In the case of the Mighty
Scan™ however, dip switch one (1) on, would
give the Mighty Scan™ a DMX value of two (2).
To get a value of one (1), all the dip switches
would have to be in the off position. To get a
DMX value of two (2) set the DMX value to one
(1), for thee (3) set the DMX value for two (2)
and so on.
Packing list:
1. The MIGHTY SCAN™ Projector
2. IEC power cord
3. Operating manual
THE MIGHTY SCAN™ Features
*At first start-up, this unit may smoke for a
few minutes until the excess paint can be
burned off lamp socket assembly.

Make sure to clean the fan
openings, air channels and fan gratings regularly.
Inspection
Every Mighty Scan™ has been thoroughly tested and lamped before leaving the factory. Carefully
unpack the fixture and inspect the unit for damage that may have occurred during shipping.
Projector Installation
1. After removing the Mighty Scan™ from the shipping container, remove the hanging brackets
knobs that have been inserted in the styrofoam packing material. The knobs are used to hold the
fixtures’ angle. Without the knobs the weight of fixture will not allow the unit to hold your desired
operating angle.
2. This unit can be hung or placed in any safe, secure position.
3. To securely mount the fixture to truss, be sure to use a minimum 35Kg rated clamp and always try
to use a safety cable when ever possible.
4. Try not to mount the fixture too close to walls or other fixtures, this will allow for proper cooling.
5. Connect the IEC power cord into the top of the unit (See diagram 10).
6. Set the dip switches according to your desired operation mode [See Operation Mode on pages
three (3), four (4), and five (5)].
7. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical socket. Do not attempt to brake off or
by-pass the ground prong on the power cord, this is used for safety to reduce the risk of fire in
case of an electrical short.
8. After plugging the unit in, the lamp will ignite and the unit will reset to the home position making a
clicking noises and returning the mirror to center home position.
Lens Focusing
1. Hang the fixture in your final desired position.
2. If no controller is being used,
A. Set dip switch ten (10) to the on position (See diagram 2).
B. Turn the sensitivity to minimum position (See diagram 4).
C. Plug the fixture in. The unit’s shutter will open and the mirror will reset to the center.
3. If a controller is being used,
A. Plug the fixture in.
B. Use your controller to set the fixture’s mirror in a center home position.
C. Open the shutter and select a gobo.
4. Adjust lens by turning it in a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction until the projected pattern
is in a sharp focus.
*Check that the voltage marked on the back of the unit is correct for your area.
Precautions:
1. Never operate unit when case is open.
2. Never cover unit as this may block air vents and cause overheating and possible fire hazard.
3. Never operate unit in the rain or in damp moist conditions as this could cause electric shock.
4. Follow standard electrical safety precautions when installing, operating or servicing the unit to prevent electrical shock, fire, or
equipment damage.
5. Make sure head and yoke rotate freely
6. These units are for commercial use and contain no user-serviceable parts inside.
7. Refer servicing to an authorized American DJ service center.
Getting Started
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Important Notice: When setting or changing your dip switches it is best to discon-
nect power so the unit can reset to the new settings.
Stand Alone Operation:
This operation is used to control one or more fixtures to the built in programs. Use this operation
mode if; 1) You will not be using a DMX controller or 2) You do not wish to run your fixtures to sound
or 3) You have more than one (1) Mighty Scan™ and you do not want to run them to a synchronized
light show.
1. In Stand-Alone mode the fixture will run through the built in programs without the need of
sound. Each Mighty Scan in your show will act as a separate unit not relying on any other
unit for operation.
2. Flip dip switches one (1) and ten (10) to the on position (See diagram 1).
3. The units will now operate independently of each other to their built in programs.
Stand Alone Synchronized Operation:
This operation is used to synchronize two or more fixtures to the built in programs. Use this operation
mode if; 1) You will not be using a DMX controller or 2) You do not wish to run your fixtures to sound
or 3) You have more than one (1) Mighty Scan™ and you want to run them as a synchronized light
show.
1. This operation will depend on a master unit to feed data instruction to other Mighty Scans.™
2. You may use 15 Mighty Scans, as slaves without the use of a controller (Total of 16; one
master and 15 slaves).
3. Any unit may act as a Slave or a Master.
4. Use XLR cable to link your fixtures together. These cables must be daisy chained and can not
be “Y’ed” or split.
5. Remember that the Male XLR connection on the fixture is the input and the female is the out-
put. With this in mind, your first fixture will not have anything connected to the male XLR and
the last fixture will not have any thing connected the female XLR connector.
6. Flip dip switches one (1) and ten (10), on the unit that will act as the master (the unit that has
only an XLR cable coming out of female connector), to the on position (See diagram 1).
7. Be sure the dip switches from all the other units in the chain are all set to the off position.
8. The units will now run the built in programs in a synchronized light show.
Note: When running the Mighty Scans™ to the internal programs the fixture may
not always be doing the same thing, this is not a malfunction, the internal pro-
grams sometimes have the lights move independent of each other for a more dra-
matic effect.
Sound Active Mode:
This operation is used to control one or more fixtures to the built in programs via sound. Use this
operation mode if; 1) You will not be using a DMX controller or 2) You wish to run your fixtures to
sound or 3) You have more than one (1) Mighty Scan™ and you do not want to run them as a syn-
chronized light show.
1. In Sound Active mode the fixtures will run through the built in program via the beat of the
music. Each Mighty Scan in your show will act as a separate unit not relying on any other
unit for operation.
2. Flip dip switch ten (10) to the on position (See diagram 2).
3. The units will now runtheir built in programs independently of each other.
Operation Modes
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4. You can adjust the amount of sensitivity the fixture takes to react to the beat of music by
turning the adjustment pot on the top of the unit in a clockwise or counter-clockwise position.
Clockwise will increase the sensitivity while counter-clockwise will decrease the sensitivity.
Sound Active Synchronized Operation:
This operation is used to synchronize two or more fixtures to the built in programs. This operation will
synchronize the programs via sound. Use this operation mode if; 1) You will not be using a DMX
controller or 2) You wish to run your fixtures to sound or 3) You have more than one (1) Mighty
Scan™ and you want to run them as a synchronized light show.
1. This operation will depend on a master unit to feed data instruction to other Mighty Scans.™
2. You may use 15 Mighty Scans as slaves without the use of a controller (Total of 16; one
master and 15 slaves).
3. Any unit may act as a Slave or a Master.
4. Use XLR cable to link your fixtures together. These cables must be daisy chained and can not
be “Y’ed” or split.
5. Remember that the Male XLR connection on the fixture is the input and the female is the out-
put. With this in mind, your first fixture will not have anything connected to the male XLR and
the last fixture will not have any thing connected the female XLR connector.
6. Flip dip switch ten (10), on the unit that will act as the master (the unit that has
only an XLR cable coming out of female connector), to the on position (See diagram 2).
7. You can adjust the amount of sensitivity the fixture takes to react to the beat of music by
turning the adjustment pot on the top of the unit in a clockwise or counter-clockwise position.
Clockwise will increase the sensitivity while counter-clockwise will decrease the sensitivity.
8. Be sure the dip switches from all the other units in the chain (the slaves) are all set to the off
position (See diagram 3).
9. The units will now run the built in programs in a synchronized light show.
DMX Operation:
This operation is used to control one or more Mighty Scans™ with a standard DMX controller. Using
a DMX controller will allow you to build and customize your own programs. Use this operation mode
if you will only be using a DMX controller.
1. If you will be using your Mighty Scans™ with a DMX controller, use the dip switches on the top of
the unit to set your DMX ADDRESS. (See the chart on page 8)
2. Connect The MIGHTY SCAN™ fixture to a DMX controller. Each unit will use 6 DMX channels
(See you controller instruction manual for more information on this subject).
3. Use XLR cable to link your fixtures together. These cables must be daisy chained and can not be
“Y’ed” or split.
4. Remember that the Male XLR connection on the fixture is the input and the female is the output.
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Diagram 1
Stand Alone Mode Diagram 3 Slave Mode or
DMX Address Channel 1
(see DMX adressing page 8)
Diagram 2
Sound Active Mode

Your first fixture will not have anything connected to the male XLR input connector and the last
fixture will not have any thing connected the female XLR output connector.
5. During DMX operation the Mighty Scan will use 6 DMX channels to operate properly;
CH1: Pan, CH2: Tilt, CH3: Pan & Tilt Speed, CH4: Color, CH5: Gobo, CH6: Shutter
6. For all other DMX operation, please refer to the instruction that were included with your controller.
7. We recommend using a 10k resitor terminator for cable runs of more than 100ft.
• You must select the proper DMX-512 address for each MIGHTY SCAN™ projector (see page 8).
• Follow the settings on the top of the The MIGHTY SCAN™
• On The Following pages you will see the approximate values required to control the various
functions of The MIGHTY SCAN™
Lamp Replacement
1. Disconnect the unit’s main power supply.
2. Unscrew the thumb screw on the front of unit and remove the cover.
3. Gently pull out the lamp/socket assembly.
4. Remove the socket from the lamp by gently pulling out the bulb from the socket. Always hold the
socket from the base of the unit and not the wires. When pulling out the bulb it is best to hold it
from the base and not the reflector end.
5. Replace the lamp and carefully replace the lamp/socket assembly.
6 Replace the cover and thumb screw.
Fuse Replacement
1. Disconnect the unit’s main power supply.
2. Remove the IEC cord from the socket (See Diagram 7).
3. With a flat head screw driver, insert the head of the screwdriver in the socket and gently prop up
the fuse holder.
4. Remove the old fuse and replace with a new one.
5. Replace the fuse holder and reconnect main power.
Caution: Always remember to replace with the exact same type lamp and fuse,
unless otherwise instructed by an authorized American DJ service technician.
Due not attempt to open or service this unit there are no user serviceable parts
inside.
For repairs or service please contact your nearest American DJ dealer.
Servicing
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DMX-512 Addressing
CHANNEL DESCRIPTION VALUES
1 PAN PAN (SIDE TO SIDE) 0-255
2 TILT TILT (UP AND DOWN) 0-255
3 PAN & TILT SPEED CONTROLS SPEED OF PAN AND TILT 0-255
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Mighty Scan™ 1 Mighty Scan™ 2 Mighty Scan™ 3
Mighty Scan™ 4 Mighty Scan™ 5 Mighty Scan™ 6
Mighty Scan™ 7 Mighty Scan™ 8 Mighty Scan™ 9
Mighty Scan™ 10 Mighty Scan™ 11 Mighty Scan™ 12
Mighty Scan™ 13 Mighty Scan™ 14 Mighty Scan™ 15
Mighty Scan™ 16
DMX-512 Values

CHANNEL DESCRIPTION VALUES
5) GOBO WHEEL LARGE SPOT 0-7
TUNNEL 7-15
TRI-TUNNEL 16-23
SUN FLOWER 24-31
DUAL DOTTED LINE 32-39
SINGLE DOTTED LINE 40-47
TRIANGLE 48-55
SWIRL 56-63
MULTI-STAR 64-71
SEGMENT TUNNEL 72-79
STAR 80-87
SMALL SPOT 88-95
SEGMENT SQUARES 96-103
TWISTER 104-111
SPLIT FOUR 112-119
BARS 120-127
SPLASH 128-135
ASTERISK 136-143
MULTI-SMALL DOT 144-151
EURO STARS 152-159
BUBBLES 160-175
CHANNEL DESCRIPTION VALUES
1) PAN Mirror Pan Position (BASE) 0-255
2) TILT Mirror Tilt Position (HEAD) 0-255
3) SPEED Pan/Tilt Speed (SLOW> FAST) 0-255
4) COLOR Color Correction Filter 5600K 0-255
Blue 107 8-11
Blue 110 16-19
Blue 101 24-27
Cyan 401 32-35
Green 201 40-43
Green 204 48-51
Yellow 601 56-59
Orange 306 64-67
Red 304 72-75
Pink 303 80-83
Magenta 501 88-91
Magenta 507 96-99
Cyan 104 104-107
Orange 302 112-115
Turquoise 208 120-123
Pink 310 128-131
Yellow 603 136-139
UV Blue 108 144-147
Red 301 152-155
Open (No filter) 160-175
Rotation 1 (fast-slow) 176-208
Rotation Stop 209-221
Rotation 2 (slow-fast) 222-255
DMX-512 Values Continued
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Note: The Mighty Scan™ has split color capabilities. The above chart only shows the values for solid color options.
To get a split color set the DMX value to somewhere in between the the two colors you want to split. Only a pair of col-
ors that are next to each other on the color wheel can be split. For example Blue 107 and Blue 110 are a of pair col-
ors that next to each other. Setting the DMX value to 13 will give a split color of the two (2)

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DMX-512 Values Continued
4564: MIC SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT
5: MICROPHONE
6: DMX / MASTER SLAVE SETTINGS
7: DMX OUTPUT
8: DMX INPUT
9: FUSE HOLDER Dual 6.3A
10: POWER CONNECTION
Control Panel
XLR CONNECTIONS
DATA IN
MALE XLR INPUT
3 Data +
2 Data -
1 Ground
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When connecting the units together via XLR cables,
please follow the chart to left to insure proper connectivity.
CHANNEL DESCRIPTION VALUES
6) SHUTTER / DIMMER Blackout 0-7
Shutter Open (Lamp On) 8-15
Shutter Closed 16-23
Stobe (Fast-Slow) 24-127
Strobe (Slow-Fast) 128-255

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Mighty Scan™ 1 Mighty Scan™ 2 Mighty Scan™ 3
Mighty Scan™ 4 Mighty Scan™ 5 Mighty Scan™ 6
Mighty Scan™ 7 Mighty Scan™ 8 Mighty Scan™ 9
Mighty Scan™ 10 Mighty Scan™ 11 Mighty Scan™ 12
DMX-512 Addressing for the American DJ® DMX Operaotr™