
FUTURA
4
Installation
ToassembleyourFUTURAtherearedifferentmounting options(notincluded)whichareavailablefromyourGiese-
mann dealer.
InstallationoftheFUTURAbywire suspensionkit(Fig. 1,No.20300013): Removethefourplasticplugsinthe
topcoverglass ofthelightunit.Screwinatthesepoints,thetwocross wires(F) oftheoptionalFUTURAsteelsus-
pensioncross cableswiththeirM4screws onlyfinger tight.Makesurethattheplasticwasherisinplace aboveand
belowtheM4retainingscrew. Caution: Over-tighteningthescrewscancausedamagetotheglass! Removethe
small lock screwin thebottomofthewireholder(D)Insertthecross supportcable(E)in thegrooveofthecablehold-
er,insertthescrewand tightentosecure.Checkthetightness ofthecableholder.Install theceiling mounting (A)with
suitablescrewsand wall plugs,making surethatthebrickwork/ceiling on sitecan offersufficientsupport. Ifnecessary,
specialfastening systems, such asHollowwall anchors, screws, etcmaybenecessary.Ifuncertain, pleaseconsult with
aspecialistcompany.Nowrun thesteelcord(C)through theboreofscrew(B).Screw(B)intotheceiling mount(A).
Insertthelooseend ofthesteelcableintothetop opening ofthecableholderhole(D)and pushthrough until theend
exitsthrough thesidehole.Sinceyourlightisequippedwithcontinuouslyvariableheightadjustment,it canberaised
orloweredeasilybyapplying pressuretothenozzleofthespring lockmechanism.Forsafetyreasons,alwayssupport
thelampwhenit isbeing adjusted. Whenthelightunit isgentlyloweredagainwiththenozzlereleasedthecablewill
automaticallylock in place. Alwaysaim tosetyourlightunit levelwith theaquarium.
InstallationoftheFUTURAwithaquariummounts(Fig. 2, No. 20171031): TomounttheFUTURAtwoaquarium
mountsareneeded. Install theaquariummountwiththescrewsontheundersideoftheFUTURA.Theattachmentof
theaquariummountisvariable, makesurethatthedistance between thetwoholdersexactlytheaquariumlength. Then
positionthelightovertheaquariumtokeepthefeetofbothaquariumsmountsontheaquariumouterrim.Tightenthe
retaining screwstosecurethemountstotheaquarium.
PSU
EachLEDlightunitisequippedwithoneortwoseparatepowersupplieswithelectroniccontrolsthatdeliveracon-
stantoutput.Theinputvoltageis100-240VAC50/60 Hz.Useonlytheoriginalpoweradaptors.Theuseofalternate
typesmayresult in irreparabledamagetothelightunit and will invalidatethewarranty.
First,connectthepowersupplytothesocketofthelampcable. Betweenthelampand thepoweradapterensurethere
isadriploopformedsothatdripping watercannotgetintothepoweradapter.Plug thepowercordinafterplugging
intheexternalpowersupplyintothewall outlet.TheDCconnectionbetweenthepowersupplyand thelampshould
notbemodifiedinanyway.Attemptstomodifythisconnectionwithcontrollersorsimilarinterventionwill leadto
immediateloss ofwarranty.
Turning -On
Aftersupplying power,thelampwill startautomatically.AstatusLEDineachpowersupplywill lightup whichdis-
playstheoperation status. Thelamp isreadynowforuse.
Forprogramming oftheinbuilt lightcontrol,aPC,tabletcomputer,orasmartphonewithBluetooth/USBBluetooth
interface isrequired(notincluded).Thedevicecorresponding totherespectivesoftwareisavailableforfreeunderthe
downloadsectionathttp://www.giesemann.de Thesoftware(app)formobiledevicescanbedirectlydownloadedto
yoursmartphoneortabletcomputervia http://play.google.com.TheApp isavailableunderthename"GIESEMANN
FUTURABT"forfree download.
Pleasenotethefollowing minimumsystemrequirements:
WindowsPCWindowsXP,WindowsVista,Windows7 orlater, Java, Bluetooth
AppleComputerMacOSXup toversion 10.6.8, Bluetooth
SmartphoneorTabletPCANDROIDOS3.1 orlater, Bluetooth
Install thesoftwareafterthedownload according totherelevantinstructionsforyourdevice.
InternalFan
Dependentupontheinternallymeasuredtemperature,thefan/sareengagedautomaticallyand will varyspeedaccord-
ingly.Intheeventofoverheating, inbuilt protectionwill automaticallyswitchoffthelamp. Thefanswill continueto
run until thecorrecttemperaturehasbeenattainedatwhichpoint,thelampwill automaticallyre-engage.Repeated
overheating maydamagethelamp and should benotified toyourspecialistdealerimmediately.