Equinox Systems EQLED136 User manual

Order code: EQLED136
Microbar Multi System
User Manual

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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CARE-
FULLY 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.
• Thisunitisnotintendedforxedinstallation.
• 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
Acompact,all-in-onelightingpackage,theEquinoxMicrobarMultiSystem
includesarobust,heavydutystand,heavydutyroadbag,IRremote,2
multi-colourLEDParpanelsand2lighteffectsttedtoapoweredT-bar.
The4LEDunitsareofamicrosizeandlightweightdesign.Theuserhas
controlovercolour,auto,soundactiveandDMXmodes,viatheLEDdisplay
andpushbuttons.TheIRremotegivesinstantandsimplecontrolover
severalcontrolmodes:blackout,auto,soundandcolour.
•2parseachcontaining12x1WLEDs
(R:3,G:3,B:3,W:3)plus2effects
eachcontaining1x10Wquad-colour
LED(RGBW)
•Beamangle:25°(pars)
•DMXchannels:3/6or15selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slave
modesplusbuilt-inprograms
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•IECpowerinput
•IRremotecontrol
•Heightadjustablestand
•Carrybagincluded
Microbar Multi System
Specications
Powerconsumption 55W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F3A250V
Dimensions(withoutstand) 200x750x165mm
Weight 5.7kg
Ordercode EQLED136
200mm
750mm 165mm
01-LEDdisplay
02-Functionbuttons
03-DMXinput
04-DMXoutput
05-IECpowerinput
06-FuseF3A250V
07-35mmstandadaptor
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x carry bag,
1 x stand & bag,
1 x IR remote,
1 x power cable &
1 x user manual
POWER INPUT: 100-240V~50/60Hz DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT MENU UP DOWN ENTER
FUSE: F3A 250V
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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
MENU
Slave mode
S L A S L A v
A u t
Par - Auto
S. 0 1
S. 3 2
A u t P
A P 0 1
A P 1 3
Effect - Auto
S. 0 1
S. 3 2
N. 0 0
N. 0 9
A u t F
A f 0 1
a f 0 7
Par & Effect
- Auto
S. 0 1
S. 3 2
N. 0 0
N. 0 9
A u t N
a n 0 1
A n 1 0
S o u
Par - Sound active
S o u P
S P 0 1
S P 1 3
Effect - Sound active
S o u F
S f 0 1
S f 0 7
Par & Effect
- Sound active
S o u N
S n 0 1
S n 1 0
S y S
Sound sensitivity
A S E N
SN01
SN04
DMX address & channel settings
d001
d512
dNx
CoL CoLo
r. 0 0 0
r. 2 5 5
N. 0 0
N. 0 9
S. 0 0
S. 3 2
u. 0 0 0
u. 2 5 5
b. 0 0 0
b. 2 5 5
g. 0 0 0
g. 2 5 5
Manual
mode
0 3 C H
0 6 C H
1 5 C H

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Operating instructions
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rearoftheunittoshow
dNx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.
Nowusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseoneofthe3/6or15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.




3 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1
000-009 Nofunction
010-049 APXX-Parauto
050-089 AFXX-Effectauto
090-129 ANXX-Par&Effectauto
130-169 SPXX-Parsoundactive
170-209 SFXX-Effectsoundactive
210-255 SNXX-Par&Effectsoundactive
CH2
000-019 AP01/SP01
WhenCH1
is010-049or
130-169
020-039 AP02/SP02
040-059 AP03/SP03
060-079 AP04/SP04
080-099 AP05/SP05
100-119 AP06/SP06
120-139 AP07/SP07
140-159 AP08/SP08
160-179 AP09/SP09
180-199 AP10/SP10
200-219 AP11/SP11
220-239 AP12/SP12
240-255 AP13/SP13
CH2
020-039 AF02/SF02
WhenCH1
is050-089or
170-209
040-059 AF03/SF03
060-079 AF04/SF04
080-099 AF05/SF05
100-119 AF06/SF06
120-255 AF07/SF07
CH2
000-019 AN01/SN01
WhenCH1
is090-129or
210-255
020-039 AN02/SN02
040-059 AN03/SN03
060-079 AN04/SN04
080-099 AN05/SN05
100-119 AN06/SN06
120-139 AN07/SN07
140-159 AN08/SN08
160-179 AN09/SN09
180-255 AN10/SN10
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Operating instructions
15 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Effect1
CH2 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH3 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH4 000-255 White(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Motor
CH6 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Pars1&2
CH7 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH8 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH9 000-255 White(0-100%)
CH10 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Effect2
CH11 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH12 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH13 000-255 White(0-100%)
CH14 000-255 Motor
CH15 000-255 Strobe
Master/slave mode:
Tosettheunitinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowSLA
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttontodisplaySLAv.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.
Auto mode:
Toaccesstheautomodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowAuto
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoose
betweenAutP(Par-Auto),AutF(Effect-Auto)orAutN(Par&Effect-Auto).Pressthe“ENTER”
buttontoconrmthesettingandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosetheautoprogram
betweenAP01~AP13(Par-Auto),AF01~AF07(Effect-Auto)orAn01~An10(Par
&Effect-Auto).Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthe
programspeedbetweenS. 00~S. 32.Finallypressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and
“DOWN”buttonstoselectthemotorspeedbetweenN. 00~N. 09.(Themotorspeedcanonlybe
selectedwheninAutF(Effect-Auto)orAutN(Par&EffectAuto)modes).
Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
6 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Red(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH3 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH4 000-255 White(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH6 000-255 Motorspeed(slow-fast)

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Sound/sound sensitivity:
Toaccessthesoundmodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowSou
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoose
betweenSouP(Par-Soundactive),SouF(Effect-Soundactive)orSouN(Par&Effect-Sound
active).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesettingandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsto
choosethesoundprogrambetweenSP01~SP13(Par-Soundactive),SF01~SF07(Effect-
Soundactive)orSn01~Sn10(Par&Effect-Soundactive).
Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowSysonthe
LEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttontodisplayASEN.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenSn.01~Sn.04.
Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Manual mode:
Toaccessmanualmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowCoLontheLED
display.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttontodisplayCoLo.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenr.000~r.255(Red).RepeatforG(Green),b(Blue)
andU(White).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesettingandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons
tochoosethestrobespeedbetweenS. 00~S. 32.Finallypressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
settingandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosethemotorspeedbetweenN. 00~N. 09.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

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Operating instructions
IR remote functions:
Button functions:
01-Setstheunitintoblackoutonoroff
02-PutstheunitintoDMXmode-Pressthebutton
oncefor3channel,presstwicefor6channelmodes.
03-RunsthePar&Effectsautoshowmode
04-RunstheParautoshowmode
05-RunstheEffectautoshowmode
06-Par&Effectssoundactivemode
07-RunstheParsoundactivemode
08-RunstheEffectsoundactivemode
09-Runscolourchange(parsonly)-Use‘parcolour’
toadjustspeed
10-Runscolourfade(parsonly)-Use‘parcolour’
toadjustspeed
11-Runsstrobe(parsonly)-Use‘parcolour’
toadjustspeed
12-Setstherunspeed-Usethe‘+’and‘-’buttons
tochangethedesiredspeed(note:onlyavailablein
theautoshows,colourchange,colourfadeand
strobemodes)
Setsthemotorspeedfortheeffectsmotorrotation
-Usethe‘+’and‘-’buttonstochangethedesired
speed
13-Setsthesoundsensitivity-Usethe‘+’and‘-’
buttonstosetthedesiredsensitivity(1-4)
DMX
PAR
LED
PAR
LED
GRADUAL
FLASH
AUTO
MIX
SOUND
MIX
PAR
JUMP
–
+
COLOR
PAR
–
+
MOTOR
LED
–
+
SEN
01 02
03
09
10
11
04
06
07
08
12
13
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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
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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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.

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