Equinox Systems MicroPar RGBW User manual

Order codes:
MicroPar RGBW - EQLED130
MidiPar RGBW - EQLED131
MicroPar RGBW
MidiPar RGBW
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.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
• 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.

• 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ProLight
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lighting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.
• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingto
EN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithoptical
instrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

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Product overview & technical specications
Theseextremelypowerfulxturesfeature1WLEDsandproduceavariedrangeofeffectsincludingcolourchange
andfadeeffectscontrollableinautoandsoundactivemodesalongwithDMX.Adualbracketisincludedallowing
thexturetobehungorstoodontheoor.
MicroPar RGBW MidiPar RGBW
•12x1WLEDs(R:3,G:3,B:3,W:3)
•Beamangle:25°
•700Lux@2m(fullon)
•DMXchannels:4or8selectable
•Auto,soundactiveand
master/slavemodes
•0-100%dimmingand
variablestrobe
•4pushbuttonmenu
withLEDdisplay
•Captivepowerconnection
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
•54x1WLEDs
(R:12,G:18,B:18,W:6)
•Beamangle:25°
•3600Lux@2m(fullon)
•DMXchannels:4
or8selectable
•Auto,soundactiveand
master/slavemodes
•0-100%dimmingand
variablestrobe
•4pushbuttonmenu
withLEDdisplay
•Captivepowerconnection
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
MicroPar RGBW/MidiPar RGBW
Specications
Powerconsumption 14W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F3A250V
Dimensions 153x145x95mm
Weight 0.5kg
Ordercodes EQLED130
Specications
Powerconsumption 56W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F3A250V
Dimensions 250x250x155mm
Weight 1.26kg
Ordercodes EQLED131
145mm
153mm
95mm
250mm
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DMX mode:
ToselecttheDMXaddress,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001onthe
LEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecttheDMX
addressbetween001-512.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
DMX channel 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channelmode,pressthe“MENU”button
ontherearoftheunittoshow-4CHor-8CH
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button
andusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselect
between4and8channel.Toexitoutofanyofthe
aboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
01-Hangingbracket
02-Hangingbracket
adjustmentknob
03-LEDdisplay
04-Functionbuttons
05-Captivepowerconnection
06-Fuse:F3A250V
07-3-PinXLRDMXinput
08-3-PinXLRDMXoutput
Inthebox:1 x xture
& 1 x user manual
Technical specications
Operating instructions
MENU UP DOWN ENTER
DMX IN
POWER
DMX OUT
01
05
01
03
04
07 08
06
02 02
4 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
1 000-255 Red(0-100%)
2000-255 Green(0-100%)
3000-255 Blue(0-100%)
4 000-255 White(0-100%)
8 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
2000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
3000-049 Nofunction
050-099 Colourchange
100-149 Colourfade
150-199 Colourfadein/out
200-255 Soundactive
4 000-255 Chase/fadespeed(slowtofast)
5 000-255 Red(0-100%)
6 000-255 Green(0-100%)
7 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
8 000-255 White(0-100%)
Staticcolourmode r.000~r.255R
g.000~g.255G
b.000~b.255B
o.000~o.255W
Colourchangemode CC00~CC99
Colourfademode CP00~CP99
Automode dE00~dE99
Soundactivemode bEbE
DMXmode 4CH,8CH
Addresssetting d001~d512
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Operating instructions
Colour change mode:
Toaccesscolourchangemodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCC--ontheLEDdisplay.
Press“ENTER” toconrmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoadjustthespeedbetween
CC00~CC99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Colour fade mode:
Toaccesscolourfademodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCP--ontheLEDdisplay.
Press“ENTER” toconrmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoadjustthespeed
betweenCP00~CP99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Auto mode:
Toaccessautomodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsdE--ontheLEDdisplay.
Press“ENTER” toconrmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoadjustthespeed
betweendE00~dE99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Static colour mode:
Toaccessthestaticcolourmodepress“MENU”untilr.225showsontheLEDdisplay.
Nowusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthebrightnessbetweenr.000~r.255.Pressthe
“ENTER” buttonandrepeatforgreen(G),blue(b)andwhite(o).
Value: 000 - 255 (000 = low brightness, 255 = high brightness)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearofthemasterunittoselectyour
desiredprogram(soundactive,auto,staticcolourorcolourfade).
Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001
ontheLEDdisplayandpressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.Theunitswillnowrunin
sequencewiththemasterunit.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.
Sound active mode:
Toaccessthesoundactivemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowbEbE
ontheLEDdisplay.Theunitwillnowrespondtosound.
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-512.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.
Also remember that 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: CABL9O, 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interferance.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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typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
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