Equinox Systems Stage Haze 1500 User manual

Order code: EQLED357
Stage Haze 1500
User Manual

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
2
Safety advice
WARNING - FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER
MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
Beforellingtheunitdisconnectthemains.Neverllwithhotliquids.
Onlyusehighquality,waterbasedsmokeuidrecommendedbythemanufacturer.
Othersmokeuidsmaycausecloggingandvoidtheguarantee.
Alwaysmakesurethereissufcientsmokeuidinthetank.Operatingthissmokemachine
withoutsmokeuidwillcausedamagetothepumpaswellasoverheatingoftheheater.
Operatetheunitonlyafteryouhavefamiliarisedyourselfwithitsfunctions.Donotpermitoperation
bypersonsnotqualiedforoperatingtheunitandalwaysdrainthetankandusetheoriginalpackaging
iftheunitistobetransported.
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.
Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthis
willreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethe
power-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthe
power-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltage
is240VAC,50Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemains
powersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualiedengineerinspect
theequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroom
temperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.
Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealer
forservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNO
USERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thisxtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedforor
suitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbya
qualiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.
Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.
Thexturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetore
hazards,electricshockandfalls.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
3
Product overview & technical specications
Aprofessional1500Wstagehazemachine
housedinaightcase.Fastwarm-uptime
andamassive6litreuidtankallowforlong
durationusebetweenrellsmakingitideal
forproductionandevents.EasytouseLCD
functiondisplaymenuforcontrolovertimer,
continuoushazeandmanualhazeoptions.
•1500Wheater
•Output:approx.30,000cu.ftperminute(fullon)
•Warm-uptime:approx.3minutes
•Tankcapacity:6litres
•DMXchannels:2
•Timer,manualandDMXmodes
•6pushbuttonmenuwithLCDdisplay
•PowerCONinput
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•5-PinXLRinput/output
Stage Haze 1500
265mm
575mm 423mm
POWER INPUT: 240V~50Hz FUSE:
F8A 250V
HAZE OUTLET. EXTREMELY HOT. DO NOT TOUCH.
DO NOT COVER THE OUTPUT SLOT. KEEP AT LEAST 1m DISTANCE.
3-PIN DMX
INPUT
3-PIN DMX
OUTPUT
5-PIN DMX
INPUT
5-PIN DMX
OUTPUT
01 02
070604
03 08 09
05
01-Fluidtank
02-Functionbuttons
03-LCDdisplay
04-3-PinXLRinput/output
05-PowerCONinput
06-5-PinXLRinput/output
07-FuseF8A250V
08-Hazeaperture
09-Airintake
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x powerCON cable &
1 x user manual
Specications
Powerconsumption 1600W(max.)
Powersupply 220~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F8A250V
Dimensions 265x575x423mm
Weight 19kg
Ordercode EQLED357
Housedinightcase

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
4
Operation:
Placetheunitonalevelsurface.
Alwaysdisconnectitfromthemainssupplybeforellingasuidcouldbespilled.
Fluid replenishment:
Alwaysllthetankawayfromtheunittopreventuidgettinginsidethemainhousing.
Ifuidshouldgetinsidethemainhousing,disconnecttheunitfromthemainsimmediately
andconsultatechnician.
Releasepipefromtopofbottlebypushingthemetalcollartowardstheuidtank.Thenremovevelcro
strapsecuringtankandremovetank.Onceoutandawayfromunit,standthetankuprightsothecap
ispointingtowardstheceiling.Turncapcounter-clockwisetoremove,thenlltankwithuidand
replacecapturningclockwiseuntiltight.Slidebottlebackintotheunitandsecurewithvelcrostrap.
Thenreattachtheuidpipebypushingitintothemetalcollarontheuidcap,makingsureitclicks
securelyintoposition.
Installation:
Installtheunitinawell-ventilatedarea.Useinaninsufcientlyventilatedroomcanleadtothe
condensationofthehazeuid.Theresultingslipperysurfacecancauseaccidents.Keepaminimum
distanceof1maroundtheunit.
Furthermoredonotorientatetheoutputaperturedirectlyinthedirectionoftheaudience’seyes.
Inordertocreatethebesteffect,thereshouldbeadistancebetweentheunitandtheaudience
ofatleast3m.
Onlyinstallthehazemachineonreresistant,scratchresistantandwaterresistantsurfaces.
Operating instructionsOperating instructions
DANGER OF FIRE!
When installing the unit, make sure there is no highly ammable
material (decoration articles etc) within a minimum distance of 1m
DANGER TO LIFE!
Disconnect from the mains before starting maintenance
Only use quality haze uids recommended by your dealer. You must
not use substances which are classied as ‘DANGEROUS WORKING
MATERIALS’ or ‘FLAMMABLE FLUIDS’.

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
5
OnstartuptheLCDdisplaywillshowtheheatingpercentageuptocompletion‘heating 0%’to‘heating
100%’whilsttheunitisheatingupandperformingitsstartupcleancycle(approx.3minutes).
Oncetheheatingupisnisheditwillthendisplay‘Machine ready’,whichmeanstheunit
isreadyforuse.
Timer mode:
Pressthe“FUNCTION”buttonontheunittodisplay‘Wait Time Set Mode:’,youcannowadjustthe
intervaltimefrom1sto600sbyusingtheandbuttons.
Pressthe“FUNCTION”buttontodisplay‘Start Time Set Mode:’,youcannowadjustthehazeoutputtime
from1sto600sbyusingtheandbuttons.
Pressthe“FUNCTION”buttontodisplay‘Timer Smoke Volume Out:’,youcannowadjusttheoutput
volumefrom0%to100%byusingtheandbuttons.
Pressthe“FUNCTION”buttontodisplay‘Fan Adjusting Volume:’,youcannowadjustthefanvolume
from0%to100%byusingtheandbuttons.
Oncesetyoucanthenusethetimerbuttontoenablethismode.
Thedisplaywillshow
‘Haze wait: ___S
Haze start: ___S’
withthesettingsalreadyapplied.
Pressthe buttononcetostophazeoutput.
Manual mode:
Pressthebuttontostartmanualhaze.
Thedisplaywillshowthecurrentsettingseg‘*Haze 50% Fan 100%’.
Youwillnoticean*willappearnexttotheword*Haze,youcannowadjustthesettingaccordinglyusing
theandbuttons.IfyouwanttoadjusttheFan,simplypresstheFUNCTIONbuttonandthe*will
appearnexttotheword*Fanyoucannowadjustthesettingaccordinglyusingtheandbuttons.
Pressthe buttononcetostophazeoutput.
Please note: This mode is for continuous haze.
button:
PressthebuttonuntiltheLCDdisplayshows‘Do not off in clean 300S’.Theunitwillnowperform
itscleaningcycle.OncetheLCDdisplayshows‘To turn off the POWER!!!’,youcanthendisconnectthe
unitfromthemainspowersupply.
Operating instructionsOperating instructions
VOLUME
PUMP/FAN

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
6
Operating instructions
DMX mode:
OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestexibilitywhenitcomes
tocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitof
thextureandeachxtureindependently.
Pressthe“FUNCTION”buttontodisplay‘The DMX device address set:’,youcannowadjusttheDMX
addressfrom1to511byusingtheandbuttons.
YoucanthenconnecttheDMXcontroller,thedisplaywillshow
‘DMX-512 Add.:’
‘PMP: F:’.
ThePMP(hazeoutput)andF(fanspeed)canbeadjustedviatheDMXcontroller.
DMX channel mode:
Electronic Fluid-level-sensor:
Iftheuidrunsoutwhilsttheunitisinoperationtheunitwillcontinuetooperateforapprox.2minutes,
afterthistimetheElectronicFluid-level-sensorwillstoptheunitworkingtoprotectit.Whenthishappens
theLCDdisplaywillashandshow‘Beware: No Liquid!’,thismeansthemachinehasrunoutofuid,
pleaserell.
Whenthishappenspleasedothefollowing:
Powerofftheunitanddisconnectfrommainspowersupply.
Relltheuidtank.(Seepage4forinstructionsonuidreplenishment)
Reconnectthemainspowersupply.
Theunitcannowbeoperatedagain.
Troubleshooting:
WhentheLCDdisplayashesandshows‘Machine Temperature is too HIGH’.
Thiscouldindicatetheairlteronthesideoftheunitneedsmaintaining,pleaseseepage7forfurther
instructions.AlternativelythiscouldindicatethatthePCBisfaulty.Iftheproblempersists,please
contactyourdealer.
WhentheLCDdisplayashesandshows‘Temperature sensor error’.
Thiscouldindicatethattheheaterisfaultyandisnotheatinguportheheaterisn’tgettinguptothe
righttemperature.Pleasepowertheunitoffandthenbackon.Iftheproblempersists,pleasecontact
yourdealer.
Channel Value LCD display will show Function
CH1 000-255 PMP(0-100%) Hazeoutputvolume(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 F(0-100%) Fanspeed(slow-fast)

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
7
Operating instructions
Cleaning and maintenance:
Werecommendafrequentcleaningoftheunit.Pleaseuseasoftlint-freeandmoistenedcloth.
Neverusealcoholorsolvents!Cleantheoutputnozzlefrequentlyfromhazeuidresidues.Theuidswe
recommendarenon-hazardoustotheenvironmentandcanbedisposedofviathesewagesystem.
Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethisunitexceptforthefuse.
Maintenanceandserviceoperationsareonlytobecarriedoutbyauthoriseddealers.
PressthebuttonuntiltheLCDdisplayshows‘Do not off in clean 300S’.Theunitwillnowperform
itscleaningcycle.OncetheLCDdisplayshows‘To turn off the POWER!!!’,youcanthendisconnectthe
unitfromthemainspowersupply.
Air lter maintenance:
Withprolongedusetheairlteronthesideoftheightcasecanaccumulatedustanddirt.Youwill
periodicallyhavetoremovethesidecoveroftheightcaseandremovetheairltertocleanit.After
cleaning,pleasemakesuretodrytheairlterthoroughlybeforeinstallingitbackintotheunitand
replacingthesidecover.
Aperture sponge maintenance:
Withprolongedusethespongeinsidetheoutputaperturemayaccumulateresidue,pleaseperiodically
cleanthesponge,orreplacewithanewoneifneeded.
Replacing the fuse:
Onlyreplacethefusewithafuseofsametypeandrating.
Beforereplacingthefuse,disconnectfromthemains,seethefollowingforprocedure:
Step 1: Open the fuse holder on the rear panel with a suitable screwdriver.
Step 2: Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder.
Step 3: Install the new fuse in the fuse holder.
(Replacementfusesshouldbeofthesamevalueasoriginallysupplied)
Step 4: Replace the fuse holder in the housing.
Shouldyouneedanyspareparts,onlyusegenuineparts.
Ifdefective,pleasedisposeoftheunusableunitinaccordancewiththecurrentlegalregulations.
Shouldyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasecontactyourdealer.

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
8
Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-511.Axturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannel
indicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,axturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwas
addressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105
and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthe
chainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligent
xturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothexture.
DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromxturetoxtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”
XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXxtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogether
andoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallxturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.
ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXxturestrytousetheshortest
cablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichxturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinuencethe
DMXaddressing.Forexample;axtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywherein
aDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.Whenaxtureisassigneda
DMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,
nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisxturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.
YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,
seeimagebelow.
Note: DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbe
purchasedfromallgoodsound
andlightingsuppliersor
ProLightConceptsdealers.
Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2m
CABL11 – 5m
CABL12 – 10m

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
9
Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecables
shieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRs
outercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,
youmayneedtouseaterminatoron
thelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
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:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRxtures
maybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa
3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
Terminationreducessignaltransmission
problemsandinterference.Itisalways
advisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,
(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2
(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastxture.
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
DMX setup

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
10
WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedof
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
11

www.prolight.co.uk Stage Haze 1500 User Manual
12
Table of contents
Other Equinox Systems Fog Machine manuals

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems VS400 User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems Vapour 1000 User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems Arcus 2000 User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems HP 1500 User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems HP 3000 User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems Verti Blast User manual

Equinox Systems
Equinox Systems Verti Jet User manual