Marq Gesture Beam 400 User manual

Quickstart Guide English

2
Introduction
Box Contents
Gesture Beam 400 Quickstart Guide
Power Cable Safety & Warranty Manual
DMX Cable
Important: Visit marqlighting.com to download the complete User Guide.
Support
For the latest information about this product (documentation, technical specifications, system
requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit marqlighting.com.
For additional product support, visit marqlighting.com/support.
Safety Notes
Important: In addition to the notes below, please refer to the included safety & warranty manual for
additional safety information.
•Carry this product by the hanging/mounting bracket or the handles only.
•Use this product indoors only (IP20). To prevent risk of fire or shock, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
•Do not use this product for permanent installations.
•Connect this product to grounded and protected circuits only.
•Always disconnect it from its power source before cleaning or replacing this product’s fuse.
Replace the fuse with another of the same type and rating.
•Before connecting the product to a power source, make sure the power cable is not crimped or
damaged.
•Make sure the power outlet’s voltage is within the range stated on this product (on its housing or
decal).
•Never connect this product to a dimmer or rheostat.
•Never disconnect this product from the power cable by pulling or tugging on the cable itself.
•If you mount this product overhead, use a safety cable.
•Always make sure this product is used in a location with adequate ventilation with at least 20”
(50cm) from adjacent surfaces. Make sure none of this product’s ventilation slots are obstructed.
•Do not use this product at ambient temperatures higher than 104 °F / 40 °C.
•Do not allow flammable materials near this product during use.
•Do not look at the light source when the product is on.
•Do not touch this product while it is powered on or immediately after powering it off. The product
and its housing can reach high temperatures.
•If you encounter a serious problem while using this product, stop using it immediately.
•Do not open this product’s housing. It contains no user-serviceable parts and will void your warranty.

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Features
Rear Panel
1. Power In: Use a standard power cable
(included) to connect this input to a
power outlet.
2. Fuse: This compartment holds the fuse.
Before cleaning or replacing the fuse,
disconnect Gesture Beam 400 from
its power source. Use a screwdriver or
other tool to remove the compartment
(do not pull it out by the tab only).
Replace the fuse only with a new fuse
with the same rating (250 V, 4 A).
3. Power Out: Use a standard power cable to connect this output to an additional fixture. This
connection will supply power to the additional fixture when this one is connected a power outlet.
Please see Setup > Linking > Power for information about linking multiple fixtures.
Note: On models sold in the USA, this will be a standard “Edison” (NEMA) connection. On other
models, this will be a standard IEC connection.
4. Power Switch: Use this switch to power Gesture Beam 400 on/off.
5. DMX In: Use a standard 3-pin DMX cable to connect this input (A) to your DMX controller or (B)
to another fixture that will pass DMX data through it to this one. Gesture Beam 400 receives DMX
data over this connection. Please see Setup > Linking > DMX for information about linking
multiple fixtures.
6. DMX Out: Use a standard 3-pin DMX cable to connect this output to an additional fixture.
Gesture Beam 400 sends its data to an additional fixture over this connection. Please see Setup
> Linking > DMX for information about linking multiple fixtures.
Front Panel
7. Display: This display shows messages
and values indicating the fixture’s
current status.
8. Menu: Press this button to access
Gesture Beam 400’s menu.
9. Up: Press this button to select the next-
highest menu option or to increase the
value by 1.
10. Down: Press this button to select the
next-lowest menu option or to decrease
the value by 1.
11. Enter: Press this to confirm your current selection or value.
12. DMX: This light will illuminate when Gesture Beam 400 is receiving DMX data properly through
its DMX In.
13. Error: This light will illuminate when Gesture Beam 400 receives an invalid DMX command.
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Setup
Note: Items not listed under the Introduction > Box Contents are sold separately.
Power Information
Before connecting the fixture to a power outlet, make sure the power cable is not crimped or
damaged. Also, make sure the power outlet’s voltage is within the range stated on this product (on
its housing or decal).
Before cleaning or replacing the fuse, disconnect Gesture Beam 400 from its power source. Use
a screwdriver or other tool to remove the compartment (do not pull it out by the tab only). Replace
the fuse only with a new fuse with the same rating (250 V, 4 A).
Mounting/Rigging
Standing
Place the fixture on a flat, stable surface. Make sure all cables are secured and placed so that no one
will trip over them.
Suspended
1
345
2
Clamp (not included)
Hanging Bracket
1/4-turn
1/4-turn
Follow these steps to use the
hanging bracket (included) for
mounting the fixture to a truss.
(tighten until
secure)

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Linking
When using multiple Gesture Beam 400 fixtures, you can link (“daisy-chain”) them so that each each
fixture supplies power and/or sends DMX data to the next one. This helps reduce clutter in your
cabling and save you setup time.
You do not have to link fixtures for both power and DMX control; you can link them for either
purpose independently. For instance, you could link 8 fixtures together for DMX control while linking
only 4 of those same fixtures together for power (powering the other 4 fixtures separately).
Power
Use a standard IEC power cable to connect the Power Out of one fixture to the Power In of another.
As long as the first fixture is connected to a power outlet, any of the linked fixtures can remain off
and still supply power to the next one.
To prevent undue damage to your fuses, we recommend linking no more than 6fixtures in the same
chain.
DMX
Use a standard 3-pin DMX cable to connect the DMX Out of one fixture to the DMX In of another.
Your connected DMX controller will send its data to the fixtures in sequence. All fixtures in this chain
will receive all DMX data.
According to the DMX standard, you can link up to 32 fixtures with up to 300 feet (91 meters)
between each fixture, without amplification. Keep in mind the number of channels you are using as
well as the starting address.
Gesture Beam 400 Gesture Beam 400 Gesture Beam 400
Power
Gesture Beam 400 Gesture Beam 400 Gesture Beam 400
DMX Controller

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Operation
Menu Options
Items marked with *are visible when Display Settings > Menu Detail is set to Advanced.
Menu Submenu Settings/Values Description
DMX
Functions
Address 001
–
512 DMX address setting
Personality 15 15-channel operation
8 8-channel operation
Offline Mode *Show When no DMX signal, enter Show Mode
Hold When no DMX signal, do nothing (hold)
Blackout When no DMX signal, black out
View Value *
V
iew values received on DMX channels
Auto
Programs
Show Mode Show 1
–
8 + Search 8 pre-programmed shows + Searchlight Mode
Focus 000
–
255 Focus setting
Sound Active Off, On Sound activation
Speed/Sound
Sensitivity
000
–
255 If using an automatic movement program: Program
speed, slow (000) to fast (255)
If using a sound-active movement program: Sound
activation microphone sensitivity, low (000) to high (255)
Slave Mode Slave 1
–
4 4 slave modes
Manual
Operation *
Pan *000
–
255 Pan angle, 0° (000) to 540° (255)
Pan Fine *000
–
255 Fine control of panning
Tilt *000
–
255 Tilt angle, 0° (000) to 270° (255)
Tilt Fine *000
–
255 Fine control of tilting
Pan/Tilt Speed *000
–
255 Pan/tilt speed, fast (000) to slow (255)
Dimmer *000
–
255 Dimmer, dark (000) to bright (255)
Shutter *000
–
255 Shutter fun
c
tion. See 15-Channel Operation > Channel 7
Color *000
–
255 Color function. See 15-Channel Operation > Channel 8
Gobo *000
–
255 Gobo function. See 15-Channel Operation > Channel 9
Frost *000
–
255 Frost effect
Focus *000
–
255 Motorized focus, zoom out (000) to zoom in (255)
Prism *000
–
255 8-facet prism
Prism Rotation *000
–
255 Indexing and rotation of prism
Fixture
Settings
Pan Inverse Yes, No Invert pan direction
Tilt Inverse Yes, No Invert tilt direction
Pan Limit 540, 360, 180 Select range of pan angle: 540°, 360°, or 180°
Tilt Limit 270, 180, 90 Select range of pan angle: 270°, 180°, or 90°
Default Yes, No Restore default pan and tilt settings

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Menu Options (continued)
Display
Settings
Inverse Yes, No Invert control panel’s display
Auto-Of
f
Yes, No Automatically turn off display when not in use
Brightness 1
–
10 Brightness of display
Temperature Unit Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F)
Menu Detail Basic, Advanced Basic or advanced display options
Fixture
Information
Usage hours Total running time
Firmware Currently installed firmware version
Offset * Pan *-128
–
127 Offset for pan value
Tilt *-128
–
127 Offset for tilt value
Color *-128
–
127 Offset for color value
Gobo *-128
–
127 Offset for gobo value
Prism *000
–
255 Offset for prism value
Prism Rotation *000
–
255 Offset for prism indexing and rotation
Focus *000
–
255 Offset for motorized focus value
Reset All * Factory Settings *Yes, No Restore all default settings
DMX Functions
You can control Gesture Beam 400 by linking it to a DMX controller. Please see the complete User
Guide at marqlighting.com to learn how to do this. See below for charts of available functions.
15-Channel Operation
Channel Function Value Description
1 Pan 000
–
255 Pan angle, 0° (000) to 540° (255)
2 Pan Fine 000
–
255 Fine control of panning
3 Tilt 000
–
255 Tilt angle, 0° (000) to 270° (255)
4 Tilt Fine 000
–
255 Fine control of tilting
5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000
–
255 Pan/tilt speed, fast (000) to slow (255)
If using an automatic movement macro (Channel 14,
008–135): Program speed, slow (000) to fast (255)
If using a sound-active movement macro (Channel 14,
136–255): Sound activation microphone sensitivity, low
(000) to high (255)
6 Dimme
r
000
–
255 Dimmer, dark (000) to bright (255)
7 Shutte
r
000
–
003 Closed
004
–
007 Open
008
–
076 Strobe, slow (008) to fast (076)
077
–
145 Pulse, slow (077) to fast (145)
146
–
215 Random strobe, slow (146) to fast (215)
216
–
255 Open

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15-Channel Operation (continued)
Channel Function Value Description
8 Color Wheel 000
–
006 White
007
–
013 Red
014
–
020 Orange
021
–
027 Green
028
–
034 Light Blue
035
–
041 Purple
042
–
048 Yellow
049
–
055 Blue
056
–
063 Pin
k
064
–
127 Color indexing
128
–
189 Clockwise, fast (128) to slow (189)
190
–
193 Stop
194
–
255 Counterclockwise, slow (194) to fast (255)
9 Gobo Wheel
See Technical Specifications >
Gobos to view gobo patterns.
000
–
007 Open/white
008
–
014 Gobo 1
015
–
021 Gobo 2
022
–
028 Gobo 3
029
–
035 Gobo 4
036
–
042 Gobo 5
043
–
049 Gobo 6
050
–
056 Gobo 7
057
–
063 Gobo 8
064
–
070 Open spot shaking, slow (064) to fast (070)
071
–
077 Gobo 1 shaking, slow (071) to fast (077)
078
–
084 Gobo 2 shaking, slow (078) to fast (084)
085
–
091 Gobo 3 shaking, slow (085) to fast (091)
092
–
098 Gobo 4 shaking, slow (092) to fast (098)
099
–
105 Gobo 5 shaking, slow (099) to fast (105)
106
–
112 Gobo 6 shaking, slow (106) to fast (112)
113
–
119 Gobo 7 shaking, slow (113) to fast (119)
120
–
127 Gobo 8 shaking, slow (120) to fast (127)
128
–
189 Counterclockwise gobo change, fast (128) to slow (189)
190
–
193 Stop at current position
194
–
255 Clockwise gobo change, slow (194) to fast (255)
10 Frost 000
–
127 No function
128
–
255 Frost effect
11 Focus 000
–
255 Motorized focus, zoom out (000) to zoom in (255)
12 Prism 000
–
127 No function
128
–
255 Prism effect

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15-Channel Operation (continued)
Channel Function Value Description
13 Prism Rotation 000
–
127 Indexed position, 0° (000) to 360° (127)
128
–
189 Counterclockwise prism rotation, fast (128) to slow (189)
190
–
193 Stop at current position
194
–
255 Clockwise prism rotation, slow (194) to fast (255)
14 Movement Macros
Automatic movement
macros (008–135):
Control the program
speed via Channel 5,
slow (000) to fast (255).
Sound-active movement
macros (136–255):
Control the sound
activation microphone
sensitivity via Channel 5,
low (000) to high (255).
000
–
007 No function
008
–
023 Automatic movement 1
024
–
039 Automatic movement 2
040
–
055 Automatic movement 3
056
–
071 Automatic movement 4
072
–
087 Automatic movement 5
088
–
103 Automatic movement 6
104
–
119 Automatic movement 7
120
–
135 Automatic movement 8
136
–
151 Sound-active movement 1
152
–
167 Sound-active movement 2
168
–
183 Sound-active movement 3
184
–
199 Sound-active movement 4
200
–
215 Sound-active movement 5
216
–
231 Sound-active movement 6
232
–
247 Sound-active movement 7
248
–
255 Sound-active movement 8
15 Control Functions 000
–
069 No function
070
–
079 Blackout during pan & tilt
080
–
089 Disable blackout during pan & tilt
090
–
099 Blackout during color change
100
–
109 Disable blackout during color change
110
–
119 Blackout during gobo change
120
–
129 Disable blackout during gobo change
130
–
139 No function
140
–
149 Pan/tilt reset
150
–
159 Color reset
160
–
169 Gobo reset
170
–
179 No function
180
–
189 Focus reset
190
–
199 No function
200
–
209 Reset all
210
–
219 Blackout during any pan/tilt or color/gobo change
220
–
229 Disable blackout during any pan/tilt or color/gobo
230
–
255 No function

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8-Channel Operation
Channel Function Value Description
1 Pan 000–255 Pan angle, 0° (000) to 540° (255)
2 Tilt 000–255 Tilt angle, 0° (000) to 270° (255)
3 Shutter 000–003 Closed
004–007 Open
008–076 Strobe, slow (008) to fast (076)
077–145 Pulse, slow (077) to fast (145)
146–215 Random strobe, slow (146) to fast (215)
216–255 Open
4 Color Wheel 000–006 White
007–013 Red
014–020 Orange
021–027 Green
028–034 Light Blue
035–041 Purple
042–048 Yellow
049–055 Blue
056–063 Pink
064–127 Color indexing
128–189 Clockwise, fast (128) to slow (189)
190–193 Stop
194–255 Counterclockwise , slow (194) to fast (255)
5 Gobo Wheel
See Technical Specifications >
Gobos to view gobo patterns.
000–007 Open/white
008–014 Gobo 1
015–021 Gobo 2
022–028 Gobo 3
029–035 Gobo 4
036–042 Gobo 5
043–049 Gobo 6
050- 056 Gobo 7
057–063 Gobo 8
064–070 Open spot shaking, slow (064) to fast (070)
071–077 Gobo 1 shaking, slow (071) to fast (077)
078–084 Gobo 2 shaking, slow (0780) to fast (084)
085–091 Gobo 3 shaking, slow (085) to fast (091)
092–098 Gobo 4 shaking, slow (092) to fast (098)
099–105 Gobo 5 shaking, slow (099) to fast (105)
106–112 Gobo 6 shaking, slow (106) to fast (112)
113–119 Gobo 7 shaking, slow (113) to fast (119)
120–127 Gobo 8 shaking, slow (120) to fast (127)
128–189 Counterclockwise gobo change, fast (128) to slow (189)
190–193 Stop at current position
194–255 Clockwise gobo change, slow (194) to fast (255)
6 Frost 000–255 Frost effect
7 Focus 000–255 Motor focus, zoom out (000) to zoom in (255)
8 Prism 000–007 No function
008–012 Prism on
013–130 Counterclockwise prism rotation, fast (013) to slow (130)
131–247 Clockwise prism rotation, slow (131) to fast (247)
248–255 Prism effect