KAM Laser Tri260 SD FScan User manual

Laser Tri260 SD FScan
260mW DMX RGY animation laser with SD card interface
Fast scanning DMX RGY animation laser with SD card interface
Includes FREE pre-programmed SD card
10 channel DMX 512 operation via SD-ram and standard DMX modes
Compatible with Kam LC01 laser software for text and logo input
25kpps optical fast scanner creates amazing smooth animations
Playback of ILDA laser show through computer interface & SD card
Pre-programmed moving patterns in Auto mode
Sound-to-Light, Auto and DMX 512 modes
Linkable Master/Slave in Sound-to-Light mode
Fan cooled and adjustable hanging bracket
Key operated power control
M A N U A L V E R S I O N 3 .0
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Kam products are manufactured by: Lamba plc, Unit 1, Southfields Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom LU6 3EJ
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Due to continuous product development, specifications and appearance are subject to change.
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Kam Laser Tri260 SD Fscan.
To optimise the performance of this product, please read these operating instructions carefully to
familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit. The KAM Laser Tri260 SD Fscan laser has been
designed to create amazing laser effects. Please keep these user instructions in a safe place for future
reference. This unit has been tested at the factory before being shipped to you. There is no assembly
required.
WARNING
To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, do not expose this unit to high temperature, rain or
moisture.
Unintended reflections of the laser beam from reflective or metallic surfaces can be dangerous. Do not
touch the laser aperture. When cleaning the laser Aperture, please use a soft cloth.
Never remove warning or informative labels from the equipment. Do not connect this equipment to a
dimmer-pack.
Laser Class 3B product. National regulations must be adhered to at all steps of installation. These can be
downloaded from the website www.kam.co.uk (In Germany apply DIN 56912 and BGVR LASER note:
additional regulations may apply).
Always replace the fuse with exact same type because anything other than the specified fuse can cause a
fire, electric shock, damage your unit, and will void your manufactures warranty. This appliance must be
earthed.
This appliance should be used by qualified personnel only.
UNPACKING YOUR NEW KAM PRODUCT
Carefully inspect your laser, as you unpack it. If any damage is evident, please notify the supplier you
purchased the unit from immediately. For safety reasons do not use the unit if any damage has occurred
during transportation.
Contents:
SD260 tri-colour laser projector 1pc
Power cable 1pc
DMX signal cable 1pc
User manual 1pc
SD card 1pc

REAR PANEL
FUNCTION TABLE:
1
MIC
Audio in
2
VOLUME
Volume sensitivity
3
Mode Message centre
Indicating the state of SD cardcontrollingsystem
4
SD Card Controlling Settings
Used to set some important parameters for SD card
5
SD Card Slot
SD Card (maximum capacity of 1 Gigabytes support)
6
Mode Switches
Select the operating modes
7
DMX IN
DMX 512 signal input
8
DMX OUT
DMX 512 signal output
9
Dip Switches
Setting the DMXstart address
10
ILDA IN
ILDA standard signal input
11
ILDA THRU
ILDA standard signal through
12
ON/OFF
Key switch safety power shut off
13
AC IN and Fuse
AC 110-240V 50/60Hz
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Sound & DMX Control mode
You can choose Sound or DMX control mode through dipswitch 10:
When all dipswitches are set to the OFF position, the unit works in sound mode.
When dipswitch 1 is set to the ON position, the unit works in auto mode.
To set unit to slave set dipswitch 2 to the on position

Function mode setting
Master/Slave settings, No DMX Controller
For master/slave mode, put the 2nd switch to ON position and it works as slave.
DMX Control mode
For DMX mode, the 10th dip switch must be ON. Then, set the DMX base address with the binary system
“0” or “1” through switch 1-9
Examples:
DMX address
DMX address
1
33
65
113
161
225
The device has 10 operating channels. If you set the first unit as address “1”, the next DMX device must
start at address 20.
For DMX, switch 10 must be on

DMX channels assignment:
Channel
DMX512 VALUE
FUNCTION
1.Control Mode
0-63
Sound control (3-10ch not available)
64-149
Auto mode (3-10chnot available)
150-199
DMX control
200-255
Auto mode
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2.Blanking
& Blackout
0-5
blackout
6-15
red
16-25
green
26-35
yellow
36-105 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
single colour(auto) R-G-Y Cycling slow to fast
106-175 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
tri-colour(auto) Cycling slow to fast
176-245 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
tri-colour(move) Cycling slow to fast
246-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
bounded colour - Cycling
3.Pattern
0-255
124patterns(0-255)
4.Vertical
Move
0-127
manual vertical move
128-191 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
auto up, speed up accordingly
192-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
auto down, speed up accordingly
5.Horizontal
Move
0-127
manual horizontal
128-191 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
manual right, speed up accordingly
192-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
manual left, speed up accordingly
6.Vertical Roll
0-127
manual vertical rotation
128--255 (Ch1 must be 200-
255)
auto vertical rotation, speed up accordingly
7.Horizontal
Roll
0-127
manual horizontal rotation
128-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
auto horizontal rotation
8.Rotation
0-127
manual rotation
128-191 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
auto clockwise rotation, speed up accordingly
192-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
auto anti-clockwise rotation, speed up accordingly
9.Zoom In
& Out
0-85 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
from small to large, speed up accordingly
86-170 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
from large to small, speed up accordingly
171-255 (Ch1 must be 200-255)
Large –small –large, slow to fast
10.Point Draw
0-255
0 Full, 1-255 small to large
SD Card Controlling Mode
Thepanelcanbeused toaccesssomeimportantparametersfor theILDAprojector.
If the memory of the panel is empty, it displays “Err” at power-on.
At normal function, if parameters are set correctly, the panel displays the actual DMX base address, for
example “001”.
There are 3 keys from left to right:
1. FUNC By pressing FUNC, the actual parameter for changing is selected.
There are 3 parameters currently available:
“Adr” = DMX base address
“Int” = max. Intensity for colour- and intensity output laser
“Ort” = orientation of the projection
2. SEL After selecting the parameter with FUNC, press SEL and the current stored value will be
displayed.
By pressing SEL again, the digit for changing will blink.
Pressing Select multiple times willactivate all digits by flashing one after the other.
3. Up Use this key to change the current number in the blinking digit. The number will be
increased.
When reaching the maximum number (9), the number will be start from zero again.
Example:
Set DMX base address to 200.
Press “FUNC” until “Adr” blinks
Press “SEL” until current value is displayed and right digit blinks
Press “Up” until “0” is reached.
Press “SEL” to go to middle digit
Press “Up” until “0”.
Press “SEL” until left digit blinks
Press “Up” until “2” is reached.

Press “FUNC” to exit this parameter. The value is stored automatically.
All values are stored and activated when you exit the parameter input by pressing “FUNC parameter. The
value is stored automatically.
Without changing anything in the parameter input routine, the panel will return to main routine after about
10 seconds without storing value to memory.
Note that playback of longer shows may be interrupted (stopped) when changing parameters at the panel
during show output. Display of single frames of short sequences normally will not be interrupted.
Limits
DMX base address 1 –512
Intensity 0 –99
Orientation 0 –7
Limits will be controlled automatically by the panel. If trying to set a value beyond the limits, the panel
automatically corrects to an allowed value during input.
Intensity
The value under “Int” sets the maximum intensity for the laser.
All show values for RGB-outputs and analog intensity will be divided by this value linear.
For the projector, this value should be set to 99.
Orientation
There are 8 different values possible, allowing all possible projection orientations.
This is important for back projections or if it is not clear how the projector is installed at the location.
0: normal
1: X invert
2: Y invert
3: X and Y invert
4: X and Y changed
5: X and Y changed and X invert
6: X and Y changed and Y invert
7: X and Y changed and both inverted
Message center
If anyerror conditionoccurs, acodewillbedisplayed on thestatus-LEDs(see table).
Not all errors will cause the stop of playback.
Errors from the memory card (read/write) will cause a total shutdown of the unit
If there is no card or the card is not inserted correctly of if the incorrect format or file system, the unit
functions will be shut down.
When there is no file allocated to a selected show number, this is no error condition and the unit will switch
the output to Pause (Shown number 0 PAUSE).
When the accessed show file is not valid or corrupted, the playback will be switched off.
All other functions keep running and the selection of another show is possible.
Ready
DMX
Data
Error
-
-
Yellow
-
No MMC/SD-card
-
-
Yellow
Red
File system FAT16 not found
Yellow
-
Yellow
Red
Data error when reading MMC/SD-card
Yellow
-
Yellow
-
File not found or invalid file
Yellow
-
-
X
No DMX-signal
Yellow
Green
-
-
Ready
DMX channels assignment
Channel1: Show select L
This channel is used for show selection; one of the first 16 shows (including Pause) can be selected.
Channel2: Show select H
16 banks of shows, 16 shows each, 256 shows can be selected using this function.
Channel3: Size (projection size)

IMPORTANT WARNING
When you change size by the use of DMX-control, a fader position of 0 (minimum) can cause a standing
single point laser beam. This can be a dangerous condition!
DMX only allows a refresh rate of 50 Hz.
Moving a control fader fast will result in jumps of the display settings.
Channel4: Offset X (horizontal position)
A value of zero results in the maximum negative offset.
128 is the center position and 255 is the maximum positive offset.
When changing this value via DMX, the projected display can jump, because DMX signal rate is slow.
Channel5: Offset Y (vertical position)
See Offset X.
Channel6: Frame repeat
Shows in ILDA-format do not contain any timing information. When all frames of a show are outputted one
after the other, the animation speed is too fast.
By repeating every frame a number of times, the speed of the animation movement can be controlled.
Values by DMX-control are 1 to 16.
Memory card (Compact Flash card)
All Compact Flash cards up to a maximumcapacity of 3 Gigabytes (!) can be used.
Important
The card has to be formatted with FAT16 file system only.
The manufacturer recommends the use of high quality cards.
Unbranded cards can cause read errors.
All cards shipped together with the equipment are formatted correctly and must NOT be reformatted.
Caution
When using own cards or reformatted cards by using a PC with Windows** operating system, it is not
ensured, that the cards are formatted FAT16. Depending on the memory size of the card, Windows** can
format these to FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 file system. The Poseidon will not work with other file systems
than FAT16.
Avoid formatting the card by the use of a PC with Windows** operating system!
No subdirectories are supported by the unit
All show files and configuration files must be placed in the root directory of the card.
There must not be more than 260 files located in the root directory. It is recommended not to store more
files than necessary on the card.
Only short filenames will be processed (8.3-format) by the unit
The unit does not support long filenames.
The name of the files should be not longer than 8 characters plus the extension (for example ILD).
When copying files to the card, both long and short filenames are created. The unit only reads the short
names. The long names need additional space in the root directory. To avoid losing space (and limiting
maximum possible number of files), the names should be kept as short as possible.
Short filenames are not case sensitive!
WE RECOMMEND USING THE KAM LCO1 LASER SOFTWARE. See www.kam.co.uk
Reserved Filenames
Some filenames are reserved for device control. These files will be read out by the unit automatically and
must NOT be deleted or renamed.
The following filenames are reserved:
CONFIG.DAT Contains output settings for the unit
FLASHMP.BIN Controls program for firmware update.
FWUP12C.BIN File for a specific firmware update. When this file is found, the unit automatically updates
the firmware. After this procedure, this file will be deleted automatically by the unit

PC MODE
Put the mode switch to PC MODE position and then connect the PC ILDA output interface to the ILDA IN
connector on the rear panel using a standard and easily available (not supplied), ILDA connecting cable. If
you want to make your own cable, you should comply with the below signal definition table of ILDA-DB-
25F pin outs.
Signal name
Pin
Notes
X+
1
-5 to +5V
Y+
2
-5 to +5V
Red+
5
0V to 2.5V
Green+
6
0V to 2.5V
X-
14
Connect to ground
Y-
15
Connect to ground
Red-
18
Connect to ground
Green-
19
Connect to ground
Ground
25
Cable shield
Caution: Because the device is equipped with scanner of 20Kpps, so you should do tune down the setting
of scan rate below 20K per second when you use software (Pangolin, Mamba, Phoenix etc) to control the
device. Too high a scan rate will be greatly harmful to the scanner motor.
IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING SD CARDS
Your Kam SD laser requires the SD card to be formatted in FAT16 to allow files to be recognised. FAT16
(File Allocation Table) is a filing system used in computer memory systems and storage cards.
Required for formatting; SD card reader, SD card and a PC.
Please follow the instructions below to format your SD card in FAT16.
1. Insert the SD card into the card reader
2. Right click on the Windows „Start‟ button.
3. Click once on the „Explore‟ option.
4. Find the SD card in the Folders section of the window.
5. Right-click once on the SanDisk (SD) card icon.
6. Click once on the „Format‟ option.
7. Change the file system to FAT16 on the “File system” drop-down menu. If your file system options
do not include FAT16 specifically, use „FAT‟ or „FAT (Default)‟. Both are synonymous with FAT16.
8. Adjust the „Allocation unit size‟ using the drop-down menu if necessary. The default FAT16
allocation unit size is 16 KB, but you can change it up to 32 KB.
9. Click once on the „Start‟ button on the Format window after making any desired changes.
Click once on the „Yes‟ button on the warning pop-up window to start formatting the SanDisk card.
10. Click once on the „Close‟ button on the Format window to complete the process.
SPECIFICATIONS
Laser type: Green Laser: Diode Pumped Solid Stated Laser (DPSSL)
Red Laser: Semiconductor Diode Laser
Laser class: Class IV
Laser life: >5000 Hours
Cooling forced fan Air-cooled.
Colour: Red 140mw @650nm
Green 120mw @532nm
Laser output: 260mW (Red 140mw @650nm, Green 120mw @532nm)
Scanner system: 25Kpps
Optical angle: ±20°
Control mode: Sound active/Auto mode
DMX512 compatible (10channels)
Playback of ILDA laser show files in SD card (channels)
ILDA 25-pin Interface for PC controller
Power supply: AC 110-240V 50/60Hz
Power consumption: <300W
Dimensions: W200mm ×H260 mm ×D310 mm
Net Weight: 5.5 Kg