Hummingbird Lasers Fiery-Throated Series User manual

Manual – Fiery-Throated Series
Please spend a few minutes to read this manual fully
before operating this laser!

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1. Product and package contents
2. Preliminary warning notices
3. Initial operations, safety instructions
4. Working on the device
5. Service notes
6. Warnings and other notices on the device
7. Device connections
8. Operation
9. DMX Settings
10. Setting brightness of LCD display
11. How to make ILD files using I-show and save it in SD card
Technical data sheet
Laser specifications

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1. Product and package contents
Please check if all listed parts are included and undamaged. Included in delivery:
1 x laser projector
1 x power cable
2 x keys (for key switch)
1 x mounting bracket with screws
1 x SD card
1 x manual
2. Preliminary warning notices
1. Please use this device only according to these operating instructions.
2. Do not use the device if there are any visible damages on housing, connector panels, power supplies or power cords.
3. Never look directly into the light source of a laser projector. Danger of damage to the eyes or even blindness in
extreme circumstances!
4. Do not operate the device at high humidity, in the rain or in dusty environments.
5. Protect device against dripping or splashing water. Do not place any liquid filled containers near to this device.
Any warranty claims are void if the warranty label is removed or tampered with, in any way.

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3. Initial operations, safety instructions
1. Make sure to use correct voltage; see information
on device & in this manual.
2. Make sure that the device is not connected
to mains during installation.
3. Installation has to be done by technical
experienced and qualified persons according
to safety regulations of the respective
country.
4. Always ensure that maximum permissible
exposure (MPE) is not exceeded
in areas accessible to the public or
members of staff.
5. In some countries an additional inspection
by technical control institutes
could be necessary.
6. The power supply should be easily accessible.
7. When installing the laser, mount it with
a minimum distance of 15 cm from walls
and objects.
8. For safe setup e.g. on walls or ceilings
please use a safety cord. The safety cord
should be able to withstand tenfold the
weight of the device. Please follow the
accident prevention regulations of professional
associations and/or comparable
regulations for accident prevention.
10. If the device has been exposed to great
temperature changes, do not switch it
on immediately. Condensation (or any
moisture/water formed) may damage this device.

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11. Never use dimmer, RC or other electronically
switched sockets. Whenever
possible, do not use the laser projector
together with large appliances (especially
fog machines) on the same mains!
12. Ensure sufficient ventilation and do not
place the device on any warm or heat radiating surface.
Especially the ventilation openings must not be
covered!
13. Ensure that device does not get overheated.
Make sure that the device is not
exposed to spotlights (especially moving
heads). Heat of spotlights could overheat
laser in a little while and leads to a degradation
of performance.
14. This unit is intended for indoor use only.
4. Working on the device
1. This product has no user serviceable parts inside and
should only be maintained and serviced by a qualified
engineer.
2. Be sure that the mains plug is not connected to the
power supply while installing or
opening the device (e.g. for
cleaning).
3. Take off all reflecting things like
rings, watches etc.
before starting to work with or at the projector.
4. Only use non-reflecting tools to work on device.
5. Wear protective clothing (like goggles, gloves etc.)
according to laser power and wavelength
of the laser.

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5. Service notes
o Moisture and heat can reduce lifetime of
the laser system dramatically and expires
any warranty claim.
o Quick on/off switching of this device will
reduce durability of the laser diode dramatically.
o Avoid sharp knocks and shocks to this
device and ensure sufficient protection
during transportation.
o To increase durability of your laser,
protect device against overheating:
o Always ensure sufficient ventilation.
o Do not face spotlights (especially moving
heads) to the device.
o Check temperature after approx. 30
minutes with each new installation. If
necessary install the projector at a place
with different temperature.
o Keep the device dry. Protect it from
moisture, rain and damp.
o Switch off device when it is not needed.
Diodes are switched on and can wear out
even if there is no visible laser output.
o Please ensure the fans and heatsinks are
clear from dust and debris otherwise the
risk of overheating may occur. If the unit
and airways appear to be blocked then
please contact a qualified service engineer
to maintain and service the product.

7. Device connections
Front side

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Rear side

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8. Operation
1. Connect the power cable to Power Connection. (AC: 90-220V)
2. Make sure the Key Switch is turned to the ‘‘on’’ position by using the key provided.
3. Press the Power Switch ‘‘on/off’’ switch on. The Power Switch shines red now. Attention! The projector
may emit laser beams immediately.
4. Mode selection:
Please use the push buttons below the LCD display to select the different modes
Display Panel Instructions
1.Display Window
2.UP
3.DOWN
4.SDCARD
5.MIC
6.ENTER
7.MENU/EXIT
MIC
Mode: File
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Aurora1.ild
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Function Description of Main Display Screen
1. Present Play Mode
2. Opening Folder（A:\ shows that it under the SD card root directory）
3. Icons of The folders’ types
Folder
Picture file .ida format
Programs List files .ist format
4. Operating Prompts, add the current file to play list (only the ida format is effective)
5. Sign of opening sound-active function, only if you turn to Sound-active mode)
6. Current working speed (Only under SD browse mode with Built-in effect mode is effective)
7. choosing the file or file’s name
8. Total number of files and which file is chosen currently.
ILD
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2
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Picture 2
8
Mode: File
Join Playist

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1. Seven combined play modes of this machine:
-The mode of SD card file browsing
-The mode of SD card play list
-The mode of Built-in effect
-The mode of DMX control
- The mode of SD card file browsing and sound-active
- The mode of SD card play list and sound-active
- The mode of Built-in effect and sound-active
2.The choices of Play Mode
-Press the “ menu” under main screen, it will show the menu of
Picture 3,then press “ up” and “ down” to choose mode
（ Return white says selected）
-Press the“ enter” ， it will show the Picture 4, “ up” and “ down”
to choose what you want, and next press the “ enter” , “ √ ”
presents your current play mode.
3.Sound-active combination mode
-As picture 4,choose “ sound control” and press “ enter” , then it
will show sound-active mode with your last step.( “ √ ” presents
that the sound-active mode is effective.)
4.Setting to Host
-As picture 4,choose “ Setting to Host” and press “ enter” , then the
machine is set be as the Host machine. you can connect other machine
which is not host machine with ILDA interface,(when the machine has
been set be as host machine, it cannot be receive the signal of ILDA
interface.)
5.setting finished, press the “ exit” and return the main screen.
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Mode: File
Mode Select
Image Steup
Audio Volume
Mode: File
VIEW FILE
PLAYLIST
PRESET EFFECT
Mode: File
DMX
Audio Beat
Master
Mode: File
Picture 5

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1.At the main screen of “SD card browsing mode “and “SD card play
list mode”, press “up” and “down” to choose the file.
2.when you choose a file, please press the “enter”, then you can open
this file, look the picture 6,after opening the ILD Folder, you will
see the picture 7.
3.CDUP, two way:
-press “Menu” at the main screen, it will show the menu, then press
“down” to choose “upper directory”, then Press “enter”.
-At the main screen, press the “down” to last file, look picture 8,
then press “enter”.
4. Edit play list
-After choosing the ida file, then press “enter”, it will show” setting
the playing time” as in the picture 9,press “up” will add the time and
“down” will reduce the time” (Playing time is the times of the program
has been played)
-After setting the playing time, press the “enter”, it will
show “add successful” presents that it has been added to the profile
list“Profile list. Ist” (Note: The machine will create a new profile
list automatic under every directory, and the file name
is “ default .ist” )
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Anim1.ild
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Picture 7
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Picture 8
Cancel
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Picture 9
Repetitions
2
Enter
Mode: File
Mode: File
Join Playist

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5.Play and Stop
This function only under the play list mode will be effective. After
choosing one file of the playing list, press “enter “,it will open.
The machine will play as the edited programs, press “enter”, it will
stop playing. The picture will stopped, Picture 10 shows the “stop”
and “play”. Picture 11 shows that it is playing. When press “up”
and “down”, it will stop and show next program.
At the main screen, press “menu”, it will show a item of
“ Pictures’ Setting” ， then press “ enter” , you will see many orders,
do as below(picture 12):
1.Setting Image Reverse, under “ Pictures’ Setting” , choose “ X mirror
image” or “ Y mirror image” , and press “ enter” , the picture will be
reversed in X or Y direction., then press the “exit”, it will
Automatic keep your Setting.
2.Setting the Scanning speed， under “ Pictures’ Setting” , choose
“ Scanning speed” ， press “ enter” ， you will see the screen As picture 13.
Press “up” and “down” to change the Scanning speed. After finished
the setting, Press “exit”, it will automatic keep your setting.
（ Note： Under The play list Mode, it is no effective.）
3.Setting the Playing speed ( The speed of pictures moving), under
“Pictures Setting”, choose “Playing Speed” ,like the picture 14,
Press “up” and“down’ to change the playing speed.(The larger of
the number, the slower of the speed). After finished the setting, Press
“ exit” , it will automatic keep your setting. （ Note： Under The play
list Mode and Built-in effect mode, it is no effective.）
默认列表.ist
ILD\
默认列表.ist
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Picture 10
Picture 11
Mode: File
Mode: File
Picture 12
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X mirror
Y
mirror
Scan Frequenc
Picture 13
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Picture 14
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Mode: File
Mode: File
Mode: File

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This Machine has some effects for user’s option (Default is two),
operation as below:
1.At the main Screen which Under Auto mode, Press “enter”
2.Press “down”, choose “effect select”
3.Press “enter”,it will show the menu of effects.(See picture 15)
4.Press “ Up” or “ Down” to choose the effect and press the “ enter” ,
it will show the effect which has “√“，if several items has“√".
the programs will be played by turns.
Setting the Sensitivity of Sound-Active
At the Main Screen, Press the “ menu” , and choose “ Sensitivity
of Sound-Active” , and then “ enter” , it will show the items of
Sensitivity, Press “ up” and “ down” to change the Sensitivity, The
number 87 is the most sensitivity, and number 0 represents that it
cannot accept sounds.
Mode: File
Picture 15
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Picture 16
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Reverse
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Setting the Rotating
Note: must under hardware Configuration
Rotating is the rotating of stepping motor (the machine has rotating
gratings will be effective),at the main screen, press “ menu” , and
choose “ Setting the Rotating” , Press the “ enter” . Ir will show the
order of Setting the rotating, as picture 15:
1.Setting the Rotating speed, press “ up” , it will add the speed to
255,it stop rotating, it is 0,turn “ down” ,you can see it.
2.Setting the direction of Rotating, Press “ enter” , it will make the
stepping motor wraparound. After finished, Press “ exit” , return to
main Screen, keep the setting automatically.
D M X i n s t r u c t i o n
1 . S e t t i n g t h e D M X a d d r e s s : a t m a i n S c r e e n o f D M X m o d e ,
p r e s s “ u p ” o r “ D o w n ” t o c h o o s e t h e D M X a d d r e s s ,
t h e s y s t e m w i l l k e e p y o u r a d d r e s s a u t o m a t i c a l l y .
S e e p i c t u r e 1 6 .

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Factory Settings
Note: This function is just for the laser producer
setting, it had better not write on the manual book.
1.System Language Setting
- w i t h i n 3 s e c o n d s a f t e r o p e n i n g , p r e s s t h e “ d o w n ” ,
see picture 17,it will show language selection as picture 18.
- P r e s s “ u p ” o r “ d o w n ” , a n d “ e n t e r ” w h a t l a n g u a g e
you want, it will automatic save and exit.
2.Setting the quantity of color and Highest speed
- P r e s s “ e n t e r” , o pe n i ng , it w i l l s h ow p i c t u r e 1 9
- P r e s s “ u p ” o r “ d o w n ” t o c h o o se t h e s am e q ua n t i ty o f
l i g h t s o u r c e , p r e s s “ e n t e r ” . ,i t wi l l s h o w “ √ ” 。
- M o v e t h e c u r s o r t i l l t o “ h i g h e s t s p e e d ” , p r e s s “ e nt e r ” ,
it will be the highest speed. And it cannot beyond this
number in next-times using.
- a f t e r f i n i s h e d s e t t i n g , P r e s s “ ex i t ” , i t w i l l a s k y o u “ y e s ”
o r “ no ” t o sa v e , p r es s “ en t e r” to s av e a nd e x it , pr e s s
“ dow n ” to c a n ce l sa v i ng a n d e x i t.
Mode:DMX
Picture 17
Anim1.ild
DMX Address1
:
Picture 18
Chinese simplified
Language Selection
English
Chinese simplified
Picture 19
Chinese traditional
Japanese
Picture 20
Exit
single color
Red Green Yell
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9. DMX Settings
CH1
Function *Control Mode Function Selection Switch
Value 0
Close
1-40
Show .ild
(SD)
41-80
Show .ild
(SD)+Voice
81-100
Show .ist
(SD)
101-120
Show .ist (SD)+Voice
121-160
Preset
Effects
161-200
Preset Effects+
Voice
201-240
DMX Programming
241-255
DMX Programming+ Voice
CH2
Function *
Sound
Sensitivity
*
Sound Sensitivity *
Sound
Sensitivity
* Sound Sensitivity
Value
0-255
Sound
Sensitivity
0-255
Sound Sensitivity
0-255
Sound
Sensitivity
0-255
Sound Sensitivity
CH3,CH14
Function * Under DMX Programming, On/Off and Effects Mode Select
Value
0
Close
1-50
Crossing
Pattern
51-100
Reentry mode+ Voice
1-50
Crossing
Pattern
151-255
Reentry mode+
Voice
CH4.CH15
Function *SD File Select *Image Select
Value 0-255
Select SD Folder（0：Root）
0-255
Image Select
CH5,CH16
Function **SD File Select * Pattern Size Scaling
Value 0-255
Select ild. Files You want to show
0-255
Select ist. Files You want to show
0-63
Static Size Scaling
64-95
Scaling A
96-127
Scaling B
128-159
Scaling C
160-191
Scaling D
192-223
Scaling E
224-255
Scaling F
CH6,CH17
Function *Image Rotation
Value 0-63
Static Rotation
64-95
Rotation A
96-127
Rotation B
128-159
Rotation C
160-191
Rotation D
192-223
Rotation E
224-255
Rotation F
CH7,CH18
Function *
Horizontal Movement
Value
0-63
Static Horizontal
Movement
64-95
Effects A
96-127
Effects B
128-159
Effects C
160-191
Effects D
192-223
Effects E
224-255
Effects F
CH8,CH19
Function * Vertical Movement
Value
0-63
Static Vertical
Movement
64-95
Effects A
96-127
Effects B
128-159
Effects C
160-191
Effects D
192-223
Effects E
224-255
Effects F
CH9,CH20
Function * Pattern Horizontal Scaling
Value
0-63
Static Horizontal
Scaling
64-95
Effects A
96-127
Effects B
128-159
Effects C
160-191
Effects D
192-223
Effects E
224-255
Effects F
CH10,CH21
Function * Pattern Vertical Scaling
Value 0-63
Static Vertical Scaling
64-95
Effects A
96-127
Effects B
128-159
Effects C
160-191
Effects D
192-223
Effects E
224-255
Effects F
CH11,CH22
Function * Pattern Gradually Painting
Value
0-63
Static Gradually
Painting
64-255
Dynamic Gradually Painting
CH12,CH23
Function *
Pattern Node Brightness
Value 0-255
Node brightness adjustment
CH13,CH24
Function *Color Control
Value 0-127
Static Color Select
128-159
Effect A
160-191
Effect B
192-223
Effect C
224-254
Effect D
255（Only CH13）
Pattern B array
(Pattern A node as base point)

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11. How to make ILD files by I-show and save it in SD card
I .Items needed
1. A desktop or notebook Computer or with Microsoft System (Windows7,Vista,XP), but with I-show (V2.3) installed, no need control box.
2. An animation laser light (with SD card function)
3. A SD card ( you should use a Brand SD card, the quality is stable and easy to read by the laser system)
II. copy the ILD files and put it into the SD card
1. Install “iShowII_EN” and open it. You will see as follows: