Equinox Systems 2M Flight CasedDMX LED Flame Machine User manual

User Manual
Equinox 2M Flight Cased
DMX LED Flame Machine
Order code: FLAM12
www.prolight.co.uk

Safety

Safety
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.
 •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equipment.
 •Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheequipment.
 •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voltageisbetween220V/240V.
 •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.
 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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,discontinue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.
 •WARRANTY;Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
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,electricshocks,LEDfailureetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleandproperty.

Overview
You should nd inside the Equinox carton the following items:
1,Equinox2MFlightCasedDMXLEDFlameMachine2,Usermanual 3,Powercable
Features:
•Red/amberLEDSfortrueameeffect
•18x1WRGBALEDs(R:3,G:6,B:6,A:3)
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe(onlyinstandalone)
•DMXchannels:4
•Staticcolourmixing,colourchange,colourfade,soundactive,DMXandmaster/slavemodes
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinsocket
•3-pinXLRin/outsockets
•Highvelocityfan(notsuitableforlownoiseapplications)
•Suppliedinfullightcase
•Heavyduty,industrialgradehandlesandbutterycatchesarerivetedforstrength.
•Maxameheight:2m
•Powerconsumption:157W
•Powersupply240V
•Dimensions:561x460x438mm
•Weight:20Kgs
Over View
Identication
1.LEDdisplay
2.DMXinputsocket
3.DMXoutputsocket
4.Sensitivitycontrol
5.IECpowerinputsocket
6.Modebutton
7.Enterbutton
8.Upbutton
9.Downbutton
10.Microphone
11.On/offpowerswitch
YT-9054FH

Operation:
Toactivatetheunit,rstconnecttheIECcableintotheunitandthenconnecttheplugintoaAC240V
powersupply.Oncetheunithasbeenconnectedusethe“POWER SWITCH”locatednexttothe
“POWER IEC” inputsockettoturntheunitON or OFF.
Operating Instructions
The2MFlightCasedDMXLEDFlameMachineisaDMX-512controllable,fullRGBAcolourmixing
FlameMachinemadeupofhighefciencyLED’s.Therearefourcolourgroups(red,blue,greenand
amber)whoseintensitycanbecontrolledindividuallyallowingthecreationofarangeofcolours.
The2MFlightCasedDMXLEDFlameMachinewilloperateinstand-alone,master/slave,sound
activatedandDMX-512control.
Operation modes
Static colour mode
Toaccessthestaticcolourmode,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“C000”ontheLEDdisplay.Now
pressthe“ENTER”buttontochoose“Cr”(red+amber),“C9”(green)or“Cb”(blue).Toadjustthe
brightnessusethe“UP” or “DOWN”buttonstoincreaseordecreasethesettingfrom00-99.
Examples:IfyousetCr,C9andCbtozero,theLEDamemachinewillhavenoLEDson(blackout).
IfyousetCrto99andC9andCbtozero,theLEDamemachinewillbe100%RedandAmber.
Toaddstrobe,pressthe“ENTER” buttonandusethe“UP” or “DOWN”buttonstoincreaseor
decreasethestrobespeedfrom00-99.
Note: 00 = Off, 99 = Full on
Colour change mode
Toaccessthecolourchangemode,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“J000”ontheLEDdisplay.Now
pressthe“ENTER” buttonandusethe“UP” or “DOWN”buttonstoincreaseordecreasethespeed
from00-99.
Note: 00 = Slow, 99 = Fast
Colour fade mode
Toaccessthecolourfademode,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“F000”ontheLEDdisplay.Now
pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP” or “DOWN”buttonstoincreaseordecreasethespeed
from00-99.
Note: 00 = Slow, 99 = Fast
Sound active mode
Toaccessthesoundactivemode,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“Sund”ontheLEDdisplay.Now
usethe“SENSITIVITY” controlontherearpaneltoadjustthesoundsensitivitylevel.
Master/slave mode
Tosettheunitasthemaster,simplyuseanyoneoftheabovemodes.
Tosettheunitasaslave,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“Slau”ontheLEDdisplay.Nowtheslave
unitwillfollowinsequencewiththemasterunit.
Operation

DMX mode
ToaccesstheDMXmode,pressthe“MODE”buttontoshow“Addr”ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe
“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP” or “DOWN”buttonstosetthedesiredDXMaddressfrom000-512.
FortheDMXfunctions,pleaseseetheDMXchartbelow.
Operation
Channel
1
2
3
4
Value
000-125
000-125
000-125
000
126-255
126-255
126-255
001-255
Function
Nofunction
Nofunction
Nofunction
Nofunction
Red+Amber@100%
Green@100%
Blue@100%
Colourchase
Daisy Chain Connection
1)Connectthe(male)3pinconnectorsideoftheDMXcabletotheoutput(female)3pin
connectoroftherstxture
2)Connecttheendofthecablecomingfromtherstxturewhichwillhavea(female)3pin
connectortotheinputconnectorofthenextxtureconsistingofa(male)3pinconnector.
Proceedtoconnectfromtheoutputasstatedabovetotheinputofthefollowingxture
andsoon.

DMX Control 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.The2MFlightCasedDMXLEDFlameMachineuses4channelsof
control.
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):
•The2MFlightCasedDMXLEDFlameMachine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(gure1).
Figure 1
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMXSetUp

DMXSetUp
Notice:
•Besuretofollowgures2&3whenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecable’sshield
conductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLR’s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 (part number CABL90 3-pin or CABL89 5-pin) will decrease the
possibilities of erratic behaviour.
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chart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 fixture.