Elumen8 Windstorm DMX Fan User manual

Order code: ELUM077
Windstorm DMX Fan
User Manual

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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis
between100~240VAC,50/60Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthe
mainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
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• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreached
roomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuse
immediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProlight
dealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thisxtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesigned
fororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbe
installedbyaqualiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocal
territoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationisthe
responsibilityoftheinstaller.Thexturepresentsrisksof
severeinjuryordeathduetorehazards,electricshock
andfalls.
• Caution!Neverputhandsorobjectsthroughtheprotective
grille,thiscancauseariskofinjury!Peoplewithlonghair
shouldtakespecialcareaslonghaircangetcaughtinthe
fanandresultinseriousinjury!Pleaseensurethataircan
besuckedinfreely.Makesurethatnodirt,sand,clothing
orsimilarcangetsuckedin.
• WARRANTY:Twoyearsfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS
EQUIPMENT AWAY
FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE
AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION! TAKE
CARE USING THIS
EQUIPMENT! HIGH
VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK
CAUTION!
ROTATING FAN
BLADES CAN
CAUSE SEVERE
INJURY! KEEP
HANDS CLEAR!

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Product overview & technical specications
Highoutputwindmachineforuseinclubs,concertvenuesandonstages.Thewindoutputcanbeadjustedfroma
lightbreezetoastronggaleatonepercentincrementsviatheon-boardcontrolsorDMX.Themachineissupplied
with2bracketsforeithertrusshangingorfreestandingapplications.
•Fandiameter:310mm
•Max.airow55m³/min
•Noise:83dB@2m(fulloutput)
•DMXchannels:1
•Manualmodeadjustablein1%increments
viamenusystemorpotentiometer
•Tilt:360°
•Bracketsallowformultiplerigging
oroorstandingapplications
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•PowerCONinput/output
•5-PinXLRinput/output
Windstorm DMX Fan
Specications Windstorm DMX Fan
Powerconsumption 185W
Powersupply 240V,50Hz
Fuse F2A250V
Dimensions 505x472x425mm
Weight 7.8kg
Ordercode ELUM077
505mm
472mm 425mm

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Technical specications
01-Earthpoint
02-LEDdisplay
03-Functionbuttons
04-5-PinDMXinput
05-5-PinDMXoutput
06-PowerCONinput
07-FuseF2A250V
08-Rotaryspeedcontrol
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x power cable,
1 x user manual,
1 x oor standing bracket
& 1 x truss mount bracket
MENU ENTERDOWNUP
Windstorm
FUSE:
F2A 250V
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
SPEED
ADJUSTMENT
LOW HIGH
CAUTION!
DO NOT INSERT YOUR HANDS
OR OBJECTS INTO THE FAN!
Windstorm
DMX INPUTDMX OUTPUT
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Operating instructions
S P e d
000
099
Manual fan speed
A d d r
A 0 0 1
A 5 1 2
DMX address setting
ver v 0 0 1
Software version
Hold last setting
b L N d h o L d
oFF
o n
Fan on
Fan off
LED display
d I S p
1 0 o F
3 0 o F
6 0 o F
o n
DMX mode:
OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestexibilitywhenitcomesto
customisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthexture
andeachxtureindependently.
ToaccesstheDMXaddressmode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowAddr
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosetthe
requiredDMXaddress.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Channel Value Function
1 000-255 Fanspeed(slow-fast)
1 channel mode:
Manual fan speed mode:
Toaccessthemanualfanspeedmode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshow
SPedontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusetherotarycontroltoadjustthefanspeed
from000from099.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

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Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-511.Axturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannel
indicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,axturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwas
addressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105
and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthe
chainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligent
xturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothexture.
DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromxturetoxtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”
XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXxtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogether
andoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallxturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.
ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXxturestrytousetheshortest
cablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichxturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinuencethe
DMXaddressing.Forexample;axtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywherein
aDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.Whenaxtureisassigneda
DMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,
nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisxturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.
YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,
seeimagebelow.
Note: DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbe
purchasedfromallgoodsound
andlightingsuppliersor
ProLightConceptsdealers.
Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2m
CABL11 – 5m
CABL12 – 10m

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Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecables
shieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRs
outercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,
youmayneedtouseaterminatoron
thelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
Using a cable terminator will decrease
the possibilities of erratic behaviour.
(3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)
5-pin XLR DMX connectors:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRxtures
maybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa
3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
Terminationreducessignaltransmission
problemsandinterference.Itisalways
advisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,
(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2
(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastxture.
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
DMX setup

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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposed
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.