Equinox Systems Party Par EQLED015 User manual

Order codes:
EQLED015 - Black housing
EQLED015B - Polished housing
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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.
• 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voltageisbetween
100~240V,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.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

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Product overview & technical specications
Featuring177x5mmRGBLEDstheEquinoxPartyParoutputsspotsofcolourthatproducestunningshowsfor
performancesofallsizes.Theunitsoperateinseveralmodes,including,DMX,andstandalone.
•177x5mmLEDs(R:60,G:61,B:56)
•Beamangle:30°
•DMXchannels:6
•Auto,soundactive,RGBand
master/slavemodes
•0-100%dimming
•Captivepowerconnection
•3-pinXLRin/outsocket
•Fancooled
•Suppliedwithhangingbracket
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Specications Party Par
Powerconsumption 20W
Powersupply 120~240V,50/60Hz
Dimensions 195x205x240mm
Weight 1.1kg
Ordercode EQLED015-Blackhousing
EQLED015B-Polishedhousing
240mm
205mm 195mm
01-Captivepower
connection
02-DMXout
03-DMXin
04-Statusindicator
05-Dipswitches
06-Soundsensitivity
adjustmentknob
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x power cable,
hanging bracket &
1 x user manual
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05
04
03
01
06
STATUS
INDICATOR
100~240V, 50/60Hz
PUSH
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DMX IN
DMX OUT

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Operating instructions
DMX channel selection:
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pluginthextureviatheXLRconnectionstoaDMXcontroller.Setyour
desiredDMXaddressfollowingtheset-upspecicationsthatcomewithyourDMXcontroller.
Channel1,2,and3willnotworkwhenchannel4isbeingused.Whentheunitsaredaisychained
togetherinDMXmode,channel1,2and3mustbe“OFF”forunitstosynctogetherwhenusing
channel4.
Whenthevalueofchannel6isbetween32and127,youmustbeusingeitherchannel1,2or3,orall
threecombined.
Whenusingchannel6,channel5willcontrolthespeedofthecolourchanging.
6 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
10-255 Red(0:lowbrightness,255:highbrightness)
20-255 Green(0:lowbrightness,255:highbrightness)
30-255 Blue(0:lowbrightness,255:highbrightness)
40-7 Blackout
8-255 Colourmacro
50-15 Blackout
16-255 Strobe
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0-31 Blackout
32-63 Dimming(32:dim,63:bright)
64-95 Dimming(64:bright,96:dim)
96-127 Dimming(96:dim,112:bright,127:dim)
128-159 Colourmixing
160-191 3Colourchange
192-223 7Colourchange
224-255 Soundactive(sensitivityadjustmentknob)

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Sound active mode:
Toaccessthismodeplugthextureinandputdipswitch#10inthe“ON”position.Thexturewillnow
reacttosound.
Toexitthismodeputthedipswitchinthe“OFF”position.
Auto mode:
Toaccessthismodeplugthextureinandputdipswitch#9and10inthe“ON”position.Thexturewill
nowchasethroughthecolours.Toadjustthespeedputthedipswitches#1to7inthe“ON”position
(1beingtheslowest,7beingthefastest).
Toexitthismodeputthedipswitchesinthe“OFF”position.
RGB mode:
Toaccessthismodeplugthextureinandputdipswitch#8,9and10inthe“ON”position.
Dipswitch#1placedinthe“ON”positionwillprojectredat25%intensity,whilstdipswitch#2will
projectat50%intensity.Combiningbothdipswitches#1and2willprojectredat100%intensity.
Dipswitch#3placedinthe“ON”positionwillprojectgreenat25%intensity,whilstdipswitch#4will
projectat50%intensity.Combiningbothdipswitches#3and4willprojectgreenat100%intensity.
Dipswitch#5placedinthe“ON”positionwillprojectblueat25%intensity,whilstdipswitch#7will
projectat50%intensity.Combiningbothdipswitches#5and6willprojectblueat100%intensity.
Toexitthismodeputthedipswitchesinthe“OFF”position.
Master/slave mode:
Formaster/slaveoperation,settherstxture(master)intosound,autoorRGBmode.Nowsetthe
remainingxturesintoslavemodebysettingdipswitch1tothe“ON”positionandallotherdipswitches
tothe“OFF”position.
Toexitthismodeputthedipswitchesinthe“OFF”position.
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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-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):
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.
Note: 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 (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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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.