Equinox Systems Shard User manual

Order codes:
EQLED367 - Black Housing
EQLED367A - White Housing
Shard
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
Thishighoutputmoonowerispoweredbya60WOsramOstar™quad-colourRGBWLED.Thehigh-techShard
producesanintensearrayofcolourscombinedwithpinsharpbeams.Severalbuiltinshowsallowtheuserto
selectfastenergeticmovementsandcolourchangesoraslowconstantrotationtoemulateamirrorballeffect.
Theunitfeaturessoundactive,master/slaveandDMXmodesalongwithbuilt-inprogramsselectableviathe4
buttondisplaypanelontherearoftheunit.AdditionallytheunitcanbecontrolledusingaCA8controller
(soldseparately).
•1x60WOsramOstar™quad-colourLED(RGBW)
•DMXchannels:1/4or7selectable
•Soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
plusbuilt-inprograms
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•OptionalCA8controller
•Suppliedwithhangingbracket
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Convectioncooled
Shard
Specications
Powerconsumption 83W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse T1A250V
Dimensions 292x315x210mm
Weight 3.5kg
Ordercodes EQLED367-BlackHousing
EQLED367A-WhiteHousing
292mm
315mm 210mm

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Technical specications
MENU ENTER
MIC
SAFETY EYE
UPDOWN
ON
OFF
POWER OUTPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
DMX INPUT
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
DMX OUTPUT
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POWER INPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
FUSE: T1A 250V
03
04
02
09
08
10
01
12
06
07
11
05
01-Earthpoint
02-On/offswitch
03-LEDdisplay
04-Functionbuttons
05-Microphone
06-3-PinDMXinput
07-3-PinDMXoutput
08-IECpowerinput
09-IECpoweroutput
10-FuseT1A250V
11-CA8controlinput
12-Safetyeye
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x power cable,
& 1 x user manual

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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
MENU
A 0 0 1
A 5 1 2
A d d r
DMX address setting
1Ch
4Ch
7Ch
C h N d
Channel modes
N A s t
S L 1
S L 2
S L N d
Master/slave mode
dNSt
No DMX signal
NASt
LASt
bLnd
S h 0
S h 8
S h N d
Show modes
0
100
S e n S
Sound sensitivity
o n
oFF
S o U n
Sound active
o n
o F F
Led
LED backlight
d I S P
d S I p
d I S P
Display invert
- - - -F h - s
Fixture hours
- -t e N p
Fixture temperature
t e S t
Fixture test
u - -u e r
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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andusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therear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.
DMX channel mode:
ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowChNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochooseoneofthe1/4or7DMXchannelmodes.Pressthe“ENTER”
buttontoconrmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Operating instructions
1 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
Pleasenote:
Allshowsapart
fromShow2
reacttosound.
Show2isa
slowmoving
singlecolour
changeshow
whichdoesn’t
reacttosound.
CH1
000-007 Nofunction
008-037 Show1
038-067 Show2
068-097 Show3
098-127 Show4
128-157 Show5
158-187 Show6
188-217 Show7
218-247 Show8
248-255 Show0
(Randomshow)
7 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH3
000-009 Norotation
010-120 Clockwiserotation(fast-slow)
121-134 Norotation
135-245 Counter-clockwiserotation(slow-fast)
246-250 Norotation
251-255 Rotationviasound
CH4 000-255 Red(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH6 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH7 000-255 White(0-100%)
4 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1
000-016 Red
017-033 Green
034-050 Blue
051-067 White
068-084 Red+Green
085-101 Red+Blue
102-118 Red+White
119-135 Green+Blue
136-152 Green+White
153-169 Blue+White
170-186 Red+Green+Blue
187-203 Red+Green+White
204-220 Red+Blue+White
221-237 Green+Blue+White
238-255 Red+Green+Blue+White
CH2
000-009 Norotation
010-120 Clockwiserotation(fast-slow)
121-134 Norotation
135-245 Counter-clockwiserotation(slow-fast)
246-250 Norotation
251-255 Soundactive
CH3 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH4 000-015 LEDoff
016-255 LEDon

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Operating instructions
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherear
oftheunittoshowSLNd ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and
“DOWN”buttonstochooseNast.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Thenselectyourdesiredprogram.
Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons
ontherearoftheunittoshowSLNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseeitherSL 1~SL 2.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
setting.Theunit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.
Show mode:
Toaccesstheshowmodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherear
oftheunittoshowShNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and
“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenSh 0~Sh 8.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Pleasenote:Show0isarandomshowmodewhereitrunsthroughalltheotherbuild-inshows.
AllshowsapartfromShow2reacttosound.Show2isaslowmovingcolourchangeshow
whichdoesn’treacttosound.
Sound active:
Toaccessthesoundactivesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowSoUnontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Sound sensitivity:
Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
rearoftheunittoshowSensontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetween0~100.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Value: 0 - 100 (0 = low, 100 = high)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

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DMX signal lost:
TochangewhattheunitdoeswhentheDMXsignalislost,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowdNStontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”
buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenNASt(Master/Slave),LAst(Hold
thelastDMXcommand)orbLnd(Blackout).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.Toexit
outofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
LED backlight:
ToaccesstheLEDbacklightsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowLedontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Display invert setting:
Toaccessthedisplayinvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowdIspontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweendISPordSIP.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
setting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Fixture test:
Toaccessthexturetestsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowtestontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button.Theunitwill
nowrunthroughitstests(colours,fullonandthenmotorrotation).
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Fixture temperature:
Toaccessthexturestemperature,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowteNpontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button.Theunitwill
nowdisplaythexturestemperature.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Fixture hours:
Toaccessthexturesusagetime,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowFh-SontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button.Theunitwill
nowdisplaythexturesusagetime(hours).
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Software version:
Toaccessthexturessoftwareversion,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons
ontherearoftheunittoshowuerontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button.Theunitwill
nowdisplaythexturessoftwareversion.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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CA 8 function:
TheunithasaCA8remotecontrolinputontherear.ThismaybeusedwiththeCA8handcontroller
(soldseparately)tocontroltheunit.Pleaseseefunctionsbelow.
Blackout-BypressingtheStandBybuttonthexturewillblackout.
Mode-Usethisbuttontoputthextureintostrobe,autoorshowmodes.
Strobemode(LEDoff)
Automode(LEDon)
Showmodes(LEDashing)
Function-Onceyouhavechosenthemodeyourequireusethisbuttontosetthestrobeprogram/auto
modespeedorshowmodes.
Strobemode-1.Synchronousstrobe
  2.Twolightstrobe
  3.Strobeviasound
Automode-Rotationspeed(1-9)
Showmodes-Shows1-8
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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: 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 (female)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (female)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (male)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (male)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
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(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
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Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedof
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.