Desisti SOFT LED 8 Vari-White User manual

This Manual is applicable to Revised August 2018
SOFT LED 8 VW
ILT ITALY srl
Via Cancelliera, 10/a
00041 Albano Laziale (Rome) Italy
tel. [phone] fax [phone]
www.desisti.it
SOFT LED 8 Vari-White
360W LED SOFTLIGHT 90-250V 50/60 Hz
(white light, with tunable correlated color temperature from 2.800° to 6.600°K)
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MANUFACTURER
REPRESENTATIVE
ILT Italy S.r.l.
Via Cancelliera # 10a, 00041 Albano Laziale (Rome- Italy).
Tel. [phone] Fax. [phone]
U.R.L.:
www.desisti.it
E-mail: [email protected]
1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of a SOFT LED 8 Vari-White lighting fixture.
Our commitment to Total Customer Satisfaction and our consolidated experience and leadership in design innovation and manufacturing of
lighting products for the professional Entertainment Industry means you can depend upon the quality of this product.
The SOFT LED 8 Vari-White is a innovative 360W LED SOFTLIGHT, with a COLOR RENDERING INDEX – CR higher than 95 at any CCT within a
range, from a minimum of 2.800°K to a maximum of 6.600°K; it provides a smooth and soft shadow projecting beam, yet within a controlled
field that makes it ideal for multiple camera set ups.
The Lighting Fixture is DMX Controlled and includes a number of parameters that can be set locally, it is equipped with either a 90-250V
50/60Hz power supply for AC feed and the front Remote Phosphors Panel is easily interchangeable and it is available with either Tungsten or
Daylight Balanced CCT.
Standard accessories are available such as Black or White Honeycombs with either narrow or medium cells for different beam shaping and
control, Colour Frame, Beam Intensifier and a special yoke for multiple fixtures configuration, for background lighting applications.
Manual Operated
(Pole Operated available, not shown)

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2. YOKE AND ACCESSORIES ASSEMBLY

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3. POWER AND DMX DAISY CHAIN
The SOFT LED permits both POWER and DMX DAISY CHAIN.
In fact each Fixture is respectively equipped with:
For DMX:
• 1 XLR5 pin Panel Mount Male (DMX IN)
• 1 XLR5 pin Panel Mount Female (DMX OUT)
For Mains Supply
• 1 20A Powercon NAC3MPA BLUE (POWER IN)
• 1 20A Powercon NAC3MPB WHITE (POWER OUT)
It is recommended to Daisy Chain a Max of 10 fixtures, even if the limitations imposed by DMX Standards are for an higher q.ty of units and
even if the Powercon Connections are rated for 20A max.
4. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Ü Professional use: This luminaire has been designed for professional use and must be operated by qualified personnel only. Not for residential
use.
Ü Grounding: WARNING: THIS LUMINAIRE MUST BE GROUNDED
Ü WARNING: Disconnect Power CORDS before
any maintenance work or opening the FUSE HOLDER.
Risk of serious injury.
Ü Electrical connections: IMPORTANT The cores in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following code:
Europe
America
Ground
Green & yellow
Green or green & yellow
Neutral
Blue
White
Live
Brown
Black
In case the colors of the cores do not correspond to the colors of the connection points on your plug, please proceed as follows:
• the green or green and yellow core must be connected to the connection point marked with the letter E or with the symbol or colored
in green or in green - yellow;
• the blue (or white) core must be connected to the connection point marked with the letter N or colored in black;
• the brown (or black) core must be connected to the connection point marked with the letter L or colored in red.
Ü Working Position
Lighting fixture: Max. Tilting ±90° from horizontal
Ü Ambient Temperature, ta
at the place of installation and Storage
Minimum 10°C, maximum +40°C
Ü Humidity
at the place of installation and Storage
25-80% (not condensing)
Ü Minimum distances from inflammable
surfaces
Top
Back
Sides
Front
0,2 m.
0,1 m.
0,1 m.
0,75 m.
The luminaire should never be OPERATED close to inflammable materials. The ones indicated in the above table are the minimum distances
recommended. Other requirements for safe use are:

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A. Do not cover the apertures of the luminaire housing. They are essential for correct ventilation.
B. Use only original accessories and spares from De Sisti Lighting.
C. Before hanging the luminaire ensure that the suspension point (or the stand) is properly rated to accept the luminaire weight.
D. In case of pole operated use, fit only a P.O. stirrup from De Sisti Lighting.
E. A suitable secondary safety suspension device (safety cable, chain or equivalent) must be fitted between the suspension point and the eyelet
at the front of the body
F.
WARNING : DO NOT MOUNT THE LUMINAIRE ON A NORMALLY FLAMMABLE SURFACE
5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The following procedure should be adopted:
Before connecting the luminaire to the electrical mains ensure that:
A. Earth line is present on the power socket.
B. The mains voltage is within the rated range of the luminaire (see technical data on the rating label)
C. The front safety Shield is present and in good condition.
It consists of a Remote Phosphors Panel 305 x 107 mm.
WARNINGS :
• Do not operate the product if the ambient temperature exceeds 40° C
• Provide a minimum clearance of 0,1m (4 in.) around fans and air vents.
• SHIELDS, LENSES SAFETY OR DICHROIC GLASSES SHALL BE CHANGED IF THEY HAVE BECOME VISIBLY DAMAGED TO SUCH
AN EXTENT THAT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IS IMPAIRED, FOR EXAMPLE BY CRACKS OR DEEP SCRATCHES.
• THE LUMINAIRE SHALL ONLY BE USED COMPLETE WITH ITS PROTECTIVE SHIELD
D. Applying power:
Never connect to dimmer power. Install a power plug on the power cable using the following pin assigment:
1 : Neutral 2 : Live Green/Yellow : Ground - This fixture must be connected to ground.
Make sure the local power voltage is within the range specified. If so; connect the power cable and turn the power on.
E. Stand Alone operation:
Using the navigation buttons and display readout ( refer to the “Local Menu” chapter )
navigate to Manual and set the desired intensity (for additional operations see “Local Menu” chapter)
F. DMX operation:
Connect a DMX cable
Navigate to Address mode (Addr) and set the desired address, (refer to the “Local Menu” chapter).
Connect to DMX controller (refer to the “Channel Setting” in the “Local Menu” chapter) and Use it.

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6. LOCAL MENU
The SOFT LED8 Vari-White has a GRAPHIC DISPLAY backlit, with two local knobs, each one having a push/click function in
addition to the rotation:
DEFAULT SETTINGS ARE INDICATED IN BOLD LETTERS ON THE FOLLOWING TABLE:
The following are the BASIC FUNCTIONS and COMMANDS that are provided on the LOCAL MENU of the SoftLED. The unit is provided with a USER MENU
accessible instantly on the product.
KNOB 1
It is as a DEFAULT the CCT Variation Knob, By rotating it clockwise the CCT Changes from 2.750°K up to 6.900 °K.
If such a knob is kept pushed, it provides a FAST ACTION on the KNOB 2 which is normally the DIMMING
Display It is a Graphic, backlit LCD Display. It contains all the relevant information for the product setup
and performances, such as CCT, DMX Address, DMX Level, LED Temperature and local dimming. When the
local knobs are not used for more than 5 seconds the display back illumination will go OFF and the display
itself will go in STAND BY Mode. It will go ON again anytime a KNOB is activated.
KNOB 2
It is as a DEFAULT the DIMMING Variation Knob, By rotating it clockwise the Dimming of the
Light Changes from 0utput to Full Light Output. If such a knob is pushed, it has the selection or enter function
to, for instance, enter into a Menu
DMX ADDRESS
This Function is to SET the DMX address from 1 to 512
The Product is delivered with a default setting of the DMX address at
1.
As indicated next to each picture, it is required to reach the
DMX addr Menu, select the preferred base DMX Address
and Select it.
Once the DMX Address is SET, in order to return to the MAIN
MENU, it is necessary to rotate KNOB 2 counter-clock-wise to
return to the EXIT item and then select it by pressing KNOB 2
itself.
1st menu displayed
2nd menu displayed
Explanation of each menu function

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CHANNEL SETTING (RESOLUTION & FUNCTION)
This function is to SET THE DIMMING RESOLUTION either at 8 bits or at 16 bits.
Select DMX resol by rotating and pushing KNOB2, the following choices are available:
- 8 bits resolution (the display will show 8 bit). The fixture utilizes 1 DMX Circuit for the
Light Dimming, which is the BASE CIRCUIT set in the ADDRESS.
- 16 bits: 16 bits resolution (the disply will show 16 bit and this is the default setting).
The fixture utilizes 2 DMX Circuits:
The Base Circuit set in the address is the Coarse Dimming, the second Circuit (Base +1)
is the Fine Dimming.
Of course the benefit of the 16 bits function the corresponding circuits on the DMX
Lighting Board shall also beset at 16 bits.
LOCAL DIMMING CONTROL
This function is to LOCALLY DIM THE LED INTENSITY from 0 to 100% (Product is
delivered with default setting of the Dimmer at 0)
he right knob is doing the dimming action and it goes with a fine tuning in normal
condition, or a fast dimming when rotating KNOB 2 while keeping KNOB 1 pressed
in.
LOCAL CORRELATED COLOUR TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
This Function is to LOCALLY ADJUST the CORRELATED COLOUR
TEMPERATURE from 2.800°K to 6.600°K (Product is delivered with d efault
setting of the CCT at 2.800°K).
The rotation of KNOB 1 will determine CCT increments according to the
following table (STEP MODE).
If a continuous CCT adjustment is required (LINEAR MODE) it is necessary to
operate through a DMX Console: please see DMX parameters above.
local dimming setting will be maintained and will be automatically recalled after power off, when
LOCAL OR REMOTE CONTROL SETTINGS
The LED Fresnel has the facility to block the LOCAL DIMMING and CCT
SETTING and maintain it when the Power is turned first OFF and then ON
again. This allows for the Light to be tuned and focused locally and its
dimming plus CCT level can be blocked, so tghat for instance a system
lighting a Set can be operated by a remote switch or simple brackers by
turning POWER ON.
The machine is set to Auto save OFF as default: in this condition the
Fixture can be controlled locally until a DMX device is connected to it.
Once the Console will be acting it will take priority over any local
control.
To turn the Autosave ON please follow these instructions:
- rotate KNOB 2 and select Auto save OFF
- press KNOB 2 to highlight the status of Auto save, in this case OFF
- rotate KNOB 2 to turn the status od Auto save to ON and press it
- leave the setting in this condition: the light will ignore any DMX control
In this code any local dimming setting will be maintained and will be
automatically recalled after power off, when turning the power on again

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INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE DISPLAY
Display of Correlated Colour Temperature
Display of LED Case TEMPERATURE
Display of DMX Leve
DMX Address
Display of local potentiometer level (when in local control or turned off turned DMX controller)
Graphic Scale of Dimming
7. CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE DATA
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
Ü LED Power
400 W
Ü Protection Type
IP 22
Ü Power
Consumption
450W
Ü Max Housing temperature
70 °C
Ü DMX Data link
USITT DMX512-A
Ü 5-pin XLR for DMX in & out.
Ü Use shielded data cables. Do not
overload the daisy chain.
Ü Up to a maximum of 32 devices can
be used on a single DMX chain.
Ü Weight of Fixture
With yoke (integrated PSU)
M.O.
P.O.
11 kg.
12,3 kg.
Ü DMX Channels:
Ü 1 at 8bit: Dimmer
Ü 2 at 16bit: Dimmer
Ü Color Temperature & CRI/TLCI
of Diffuser Panels
CRI>95 TLCI >96 2800°K from 6600°K
Ü Front Fixture’s Opening
Front 58,0cm.(base) x 20,7cm. (height) = surface
1201 cm2
Ü Protection Class
Class 1–ground connection required
Specifications subject to change without notice.

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8. DIMENSIONS
9.
PERIODIC INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE
This product requires very little routine maintenance, if any, but has special cleaning instructions:
Disconnect fixture from power and allow it to cool for 10 min.
1. Vacuum or gently blow away any dust from fan blades and grills
2. Very gently clean the LED with Isopropyl alcohol.
3. Clean the Diffuser Panel with a soft damp cloth.
4. Check the condition of the safety shield (see chapter: Installation Instructions) before every use.
5. Check Power supply cable and DMX control cable proper conditions
10. SAFETY STANDARDS
Europe: The product conforms the Applicable European Directives & Standards
Ü Low Voltage Directive: 73/23/EEC (as amended by 93/68/EEC)
Ü EMC Directive: 89/336/EEC (as amended by 92/31/EEC & by 93/68/EEC)
Ü Europen Standards:: EN 60598-2-17, EN 60598-1 , EN 55015 , EN 61547
Disposing of this product:
Help preserve the environment! Ensure that this product is recycled at the end of its life.
This product is in compliance with the RoHS and WEEE directives.
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