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Sta g e Blinde r 2 DMX V1
Hig hlite Inte rna tio na l B.V. – Ve sta stra a t 2 – 6468 EX – Ke rkra d e – the Ne the rland s
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Ta b le o f c o nte nts
Wa rning ...............................................................................................................................................................................2
Unp a c king Instruc tio ns.................................................................................................................................................2
Sa fe ty Instruc tio ns .........................................................................................................................................................2
O p e ra ting De te rmina tio ns ..........................................................................................................................................4
Rig g ing ............................................................................................................................................................................4
C o nne c tio n w ith the ma ins.........................................................................................................................................5
Re turn Pro c e d ure ..........................................................................................................................................................6
C la ims..............................................................................................................................................................................6
De sc riptio n o f the de vic e .................................................................................................................................................7
Fro ntsid e ..........................................................................................................................................................................7
Ba c ksid e .........................................................................................................................................................................8
Insta lla tio n...........................................................................................................................................................................8
Insta lling the La m p ........................................................................................................................................................9
Se t Up a nd O pe ra tio n .....................................................................................................................................................10
C o ntro l Mo d e s.............................................................................................................................................................10
O ne Sta g e Blind e r (Sta nd -a lo ne ) .........................................................................................................................10
Multiple Sta g e Blind e rs (DMX c o ntro l) .................................................................................................................10
Dip switc h se tting fo r DMX mo d e ............................................................................................................................12
DMX Ad d re ss Q uic k Re fe re nc e C ha rt .................................................................................................................13
Fixture Linking ...............................................................................................................................................................14
Da ta C a b ling ...............................................................................................................................................................14
DMX C ha nne ls.............................................................................................................................................................14
1 c ha nne l ..................................................................................................................................................................14
Ma inte na nc e ....................................................................................................................................................................15
C ha ng ing the La mp ...................................................................................................................................................15
Tro ub le sho o ting ...............................................................................................................................................................15
No Lig ht.........................................................................................................................................................................15
No Re sp o nse to DMX..................................................................................................................................................15
Pro duc t Spe c ific a tions....................................................................................................................................................17
Dim e nsio ns........................................................................................................................................................................18
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Wa rning
Unpa c king Instruc tio ns
Imme d ia te ly up o n re c e iving this p ro d uc t, c a re fully unp a c k the c a rto n a nd c he c k the c o nte nts to e nsure
tha t a ll p a rts a re p re se nt, a nd ha ve b e e n re c e ive d in g o o d c o nd itio n. No tify the d e a le r imme d ia te ly a nd
re ta in p a c king m a te ria l fo r insp e c tio n if a ny p a rts a p p e a r d a ma g e d fro m ship p ing o r the c a rto n itse lf
sho ws sig ns o f misha nd ling . Sa ve the c a rto n a nd a ll p a c king ma te ria ls. In the e ve nt tha t a fixture must b e
re turne d to the fa c to ry, it is imp o rta nt tha t the fixture b e re turne d in the o rig ina l fa c to ry b o x a nd p a c king .
Yo ur shipm e nt inc lud e s:
•Sta g e Blind e r 2 DMX with Sc huko p o w e r c a b le (2 m)
•Use r ma nua l
Sa fe ty Instruc tio ns
Eve ry p e rso n invo lve d with the insta lla tio n, o p e ra tio n a nd ma inte na nc e o f this d e vic e ha s to :
•b e q ua lifie d
•fo llo w the instruc tio ns o f this ma nua l
Be fo re the initia l sta rt-up , p le a se ma ke sure tha t the re is no d a ma g e c a use d b y tra nsp o rta tio n.
Sho uld the re b e a ny, c o nsult yo ur d e a le r a nd d o no t use the d e vic e .
To m a inta in p e rfe c t c o nd itio n a nd to e nsure a sa fe o p e ra tio n, it is a b so lute ly ne c e ssa ry fo r the use r to
fo llo w the sa fe ty instruc tio ns a nd wa rning no te s c o nta ine d in this ma nua l.
Ple a se c o nsid e r tha t d a ma g e s c a use d b y ma nua l mo d ific a tio ns to the d e vic e a re no t sub je c t to
wa rra nty.
This d e vic e c o nta ins no use r-se rvic e a b le p a rts. Re fe r se rvic ing to q ua lifie d te c hnic ia ns o nly.
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IMPO RTANT:
The ma nufa c ture r will no t a c c e p t lia b ility fo r a ny re sulting d a ma g e s c a use d b y the no n-o b se rva nc e o f
this m a nua l o r a ny una utho rize d m o d ific a tio n to the d e vic e .
•Ne ve r le t the p o w e r c o rd c o me into c o nta c t w ith o the r c a b le s! Ha nd le the p o we r c o rd a nd a ll
c o nne c tio ns with the ma ins with p a rtic ula r c a utio n!
•Ne ve r re mo ve wa rning o r info rma tive la b e ls fro m the unit.
•Ne ve r use a nything to c o ve r the g ro und c o nta c t.
•Ne ve r run the d e vic e w itho ut la mp !
•Ne ve r le a ve a ny c a b le s lying a ro und .
•Ne ve r lo o k d ire c tly into the lig ht so urc e .
•Ne ve r use the d e vic e d uring thund e rsto rms. Unp lug the d e vic e imme d ia te ly.
•Do no t inse rt o b je c ts into a ir ve nts.
•Do no t o p e n the d e vic e a nd d o no t mo d ify the d e vic e .
•Do no t c o nne c t this d e vic e to a d imme rp a c k.
•Do no t sha ke the d e vic e . Avo id b rute fo rc e w he n insta lling o r o p e ra ting the d e vic e .
•Do no t sw itc h the d e vic e o n a nd o ff in sho rt inte rva ls, a s this wo uld re d uc e the syste m’ s life .
•Do no t to uc h the d e vic e ’ s ho using b a re -ha nd e d d uring its o p e ra tio n (ho using b e c o me s ve ry ho t).
•O nly use d e vic e ind o o r, a vo id c o nta c t with w a te r o r o the r liq uid s.
•O nly o p e ra te the fixture a fte r ha ving c he c ke d tha t the ho using is firmly c lo se d a nd a ll sc re ws a re
tig htly fa ste ne d .
•O nly o p e ra te the d e vic e a fte r ha ving fa milia rize d with its func tio ns.
•Avo id fla me s a nd d o no t p ut c lo se to fla m ma b le liq uid s o r g a se s.
•Alwa ys re p la c e the la mp , w he n it is d a ma g e d o r d e fo rme d d ue to the he a t.
•Alwa ys ke e p c a se c lo se d while o p e ra ting .
•Alwa ys a llo w fre e a ir sp a c e o f a t le a st 50 c m a ro und the unit fo r ve ntila tio n.
•Alwa ys d isc o nne c t p o w e r fro m the ma ins, whe n d e vic e is no t use d o r b e fo re c le a ning ! O nly ha nd le
the p o we r c o rd b y the p lug . Ne ve r p ull o ut the p lug b y tug g ing the p o w e r c o rd .
•Ma ke sure tha t the d e vic e is no t e xp o se d to e xtre me he a t, mo isture o r d ust.
•Ma ke sure tha t the a va ila b le vo lta g e is no t hig he r tha n sta te d o n the re a r p a ne l.
•Ma ke sure tha t the p o we r c o rd is ne ve r c rimp e d o r d a ma g e d . C he c k the d e vic e a nd the p o we r
c o rd fro m time to time .
•The c a b le inse rt o r the fe ma le p a rt in the d e vic e must ne ve r b e stra ine d . The re must a lwa ys b e
suffic ie nt c a b le to the d e vic e . O the rw ise , the c a b le ma y b e d a ma g e d whic h ma y le a d to d e a d ly
e le c tric a l sho c ks.
•If o ne o f the la mp s is o b vio usly d a ma g e d , it ha s to b e re p la c e d . So tha t its func tio ns a re no t
imp a ire d , d ue to c ra c ks o r d e e p sc ra tc he s.
•If the e xte rna l c a b le is d a ma g e d , it ha s to b e re p la c e d b y a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n.
•If d e vic e is d ro p p e d o r struc k, d isc o nne c t ma ins p o w e r sup p ly imme d ia te ly. Ha ve a q ua lifie d
e ng ine e r insp e c t fo r sa fe ty b e fo re o p e ra ting .
•If the d e vic e ha s b e e n e xp o se d to d ra stic te mp e ra ture fluc tua tio n (e .g . a fte r tra nsp o rta tio n), d o no t
switc h it o n imme d ia te ly. The a rising c o nd e nsa tio n wa te r mig ht d a m a g e yo ur d e vic e . Le a ve the
d e vic e sw itc he d o ff until it ha s re a c he d ro o m te mp e ra ture .
•If yo ur Sho w te c d e vic e fa ils to w o rk p ro p e rly, d isc o ntinue use imme d ia te ly. Pa c k the unit se c ure ly
(p re fe ra b ly in the o rig ina l p a c king ma te ria l), a nd re turn it to yo ur Sho wte c d e a le r fo r se rvic e .
•Fo r a d ult use o nly. The d e vic e must b e insta lle d o ut o f the re a c h o f c hild re n. Ne ve r le a ve the unit
running una tte nd e d .
•The use r is re sp o nsib le fo r c o rre c t p o sitio ning a nd o p e ra ting o f the Sta g e Blind e r 2. The ma nufa c ture r
will no t a c c e p t lia b ility fo r d a ma g e s c a use d b y the m isuse o r inc o rre c t insta lla tio n o f this d e vic e .
•This d e vic e fa lls und e r p ro te c tio n c la ss I. The re fo re it is e sse ntia l to c o nne c t the ye llo w / g re e n
c o nd uc to r to e a rth.
•Fo r re p la c e me nt use la mp s a nd fuse s o f sa me typ e a nd ra ting o nly.
•Allo w time to c o o l d o wn, b e fo re re p la c ing la mp .
•Re p a irs, se rvic ing a nd e le c tric c o nne c tio n must b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n.
•WARRANTY: Till o ne ye a r a fte r d a te o f p urc ha se .
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O pe ra ting De te rm ina tio ns
•This d e vic e is no t d e sig ne d fo r p e rma ne nt o p e ra tio n. C o nsiste nt o p e ra tio n b re a ks will e nsure tha t the
d e vic e w ill se rve yo u fo r a lo ng time witho ut d e fe c ts.
•The minimum d ista nc e b e twe e n lig ht o utp ut a nd the illumina te d surfa c e must b e b ig g e r tha n 1
me te r.
•The ma ximum a mb ie nt te mp e ra ture ta= 40°C must ne ve r b e e xc e e d e d .
•The re la tive humid ity m ust no t e xc e e d 50 % with a n a mb ie nt te mp e ra ture o f 40° C .
•If this d e vic e is o p e ra te d in a ny o the r wa y tha n the o ne d e sc rib e d in this m a nua l, the p ro d uc t ma y
suffe r d a ma g e s a nd the w a rra nty b e c o me s vo id .
•Any o the r o p e ra tio n ma y le a d to d a ng e rs like sho rt-c irc uit, b urns, e le c tric sho c k, c ra sh, e tc .
Yo u e nda ng e r yo ur o wn sa fe ty a nd the sa fe ty o f o the rs!
Rig g ing
Ple a se fo llo w the Euro p e a n a nd na tio na l g uid e line s c o nc e rning rig g ing , trussing a nd a ll
o the r sa fe ty issue s.
Do no t a tte mp t the insta lla tio n yo urse lf !
Alwa ys le t the insta lla tio n b e c a rrie d o ut b y a n a utho rize d d e a le r !
Pro c e dure :
•If the p ro je c to r is lo we re d fro m the c e iling o r hig h jo ists, p ro fe ssio na l trussing syste ms ha ve to b e use d .
•Use a c la mp to mo unt the p ro je c to r, with the mo unting b ra c ke t, to the trussing syste m.
•The p ro je c to r m ust ne ve r b e fixe d swing ing fre e ly in the ro o m.
•The insta lla tio n must a lwa ys b e se c ure d with a sa fe ty a tta c hme nt, e .g . a n a p p ro p ria te sa fe ty ne t o r
sa fe ty c a b le .
•Whe n rig g ing , d e rig g ing o r se rvic ing the p ro je c to r, a lwa ys ma ke sure , tha t the a re a b e lo w the
insta lla tio n site is se c ure d a nd tha t the re a re no t a ny una utho rize d p e o p le a ro und .
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The Sta g e Blind e r c a n b e p la c e d o n a fla t sta g e flo o r o r m o unte d to a ny kind o f truss with a c la mp .
Im p ro p e r insta lla tio n c a n c a use se rio us injurie s a nd / o r d a m a g e o f p ro p e rty!
C o nne c tio n with the m a ins
C o nne c t the d e vic e to the ma ins with the p o w e r-p lug .
Alw a ys c he c k if the rig ht c o lo r c a b le is c o nne c te d to the rig ht p la c e .
Inte rna tio na l
EU C a b le
UK C a b le
US C a b le
Pin
L
BRO WN
RED
YELLO W/ C O PPER
PHASE
N
BLUE
BLAC K
SILVER
NEUTRAL
YELLO W/ G REEN
G REEN
G REEN
PRO TEC TIVE G RO UND
Ma ke sure tha t the de vic e is a lwa ys pro pe rly c o nne c te d to the e a rth!
Im pro p e r insta lla tio n c a n c a use se rio us injurie s a nd / o r da m a g e o f p ro p e rty!
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Re turn Pro c e dure
Re turne d me rc ha nd ise must b e se nt p re p a id a nd in the o rig ina l p a c king , c a ll ta g s w ill no t b e issue d .
Pa c ka g e must b e c le a rly la b e le d w ith a Re turn Autho riza tio n Numb e r (RMA numb e r). Pro d uc ts re turne d
witho ut a n RMA numb e r w ill b e re fuse d . Hig hlite will no t a c c e p t the re turne d g o o d s o r a ny re sp o nsib ility.
C a ll Hig hlite 0031-455667723 o r ma il a fte rsa le s@ hig hlite .nl a nd re q ue st a n RMA p rio r to ship p ing the fixture .
Be p re p a re d to p ro vid e the mo d e l numb e r, se ria l numb e r a nd a b rie f d e sc rip tio n o f the c a use fo r the
re turn. Be sure to p ro p e rly p a c k fixture , a ny ship p ing d a ma g e re sulting fro m ina d e q ua te p a c ka g ing is the
c usto me r’ s re sp o nsib ility. Hig hlite re se rve s the rig ht to use its o w n d isc re tio n to re p a ir o r re p la c e
p ro d uc t(s). As a sug g e stio n, p ro p e r UPS p a c king o r d o ub le -b o xing is a lwa ys a sa fe me tho d to use .
No te : If yo u a re g ive n a n RMA num b e r, p le a se inc lud e the fo llo wing info rm a tio n o n a p ie c e o f p a p e r
insid e the b o x:
01) Yo ur na m e
02) Yo ur a d d re ss
03) Yo ur p ho ne numb e r
04) A b rie f d e sc rip tio n o f the symp to ms
C la im s
The c lie nt ha s the o b lig a tio n to c he c k the d e live re d g o o d s imme d ia te ly up o n d e live ry fo r a ny sho rt-
c o ming s a nd / o r visib le d e fe c ts, o r p e rfo rm this c he c k a fte r o ur a nno unc e me nt tha t the g o o d s a re a t the ir
d isp o sa l. Da ma g e inc urre d in ship p ing is the re sp o nsib ility o f the ship p e r; the re fo re the d a ma g e must b e
re p o rte d to the c a rrie r up o n re c e ip t o f m e rc ha nd ise .
It is the c usto me r's re sp o nsib ility to re p o rt a nd sub mit c la ims with the ship pe r in the e ve nt tha t a fixture is
d a ma g e d d ue to ship p ing . Tra nsp o rta tio n d a ma g e ha s to b e re p o rte d to us within o ne d a y a fte r re c e ip t
o f the d e live ry.
Any re turn ship me nt ha s to b e ma d e p o st-p a id a t a ll time s. Re turn ship me nts must b e a c c o mp a nie d w ith
a le tte r d e fining the re a so n fo r re turn ship me nt. No n-p re p a id re turn ship m e nts w ill b e re fuse d , unle ss
a g re e d o the rwise in writing .
C o mp la ints a g a inst us m ust b e p re p a re d in w riting o r se nt b y fa x within 10 wo rking d a ys a fte r re c e ip t o f
the invo ic e . Afte r this p e rio d c o mp la ints w ill no t b e ha nd le d a nymo re .
C o m p la ints w ill o nly the n b e c o nsid e re d if the c lie nt ha s so fa r c o mp lie d w ith a ll p a rts o f the a g re e me nt,
re g a rd le ss o f the a g re e m e nt fro m w hic h the o b lig a tio n is re sulting .
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De sc riptio n o f the de vic e
Fe a ture s
The Sta g e Blind e r 2 DMX is a lig ht fixture with hig h o utp ut.
•Inp ut vo lta g e : 240V/ 50 Hz
•Po we r c o nsump tio n: 1300W
•Lig ht so urc e : 2 x G E Pa r 36 G 53 Sc re w MFL 120V 650W (o rde rc o de : 80117)
•Ac tive ve rsio n o f the a lre a d y p o p ula r Sta g e Blind e r 2
•Built-in 1 c ha nne l d imme r so tha t the Sta g e Blind e r c a n b e c o ntro lle d a nd d imme d w ith DMX
•C o ntro l p ro to c o l: DMX-512
•Ho using : Aluminum with b la c k finish
•C o ntro l mo d e s: Sta nd -a lo ne mo d e with ma nua l sp e e d o r DMX-c o ntro lle d mo d e
•C o nne c tio ns: Sc huko p o we r c a b le & 3-p in XLR DMX sig na l c o nne c to r IN/ O UT
•Ava ila b le c o lo rs: Bla c k (30772) o r C le a r (30773)
•Dime nsio ns: 380 x 155 x 190 m m (LxWxH)
•We ig ht: 3 kg
O p tio na l a c c e sso rie s:
80117 – Pa r 36 G 53 Sc re w MFLG E (3200K, 24000lm , 100 hr)
Fro ntside
Fig . 01
01) Le nse s
02) Ad justme nt sc re w
03) Mo unting b ra c ke t w ith inc lina tio n sc re w
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Ba c kside
Fig . 02
04) DMX sig na l LED ind ic a to r
05) 3-p in DMX sig na l c o nne c to r OUT
06) 3-p in DMX sig na l c o nne c to r IN
07) G ro und / e a rth c o nne c tio n
08) Sc huko p o we r c a b le 240V AC / 50 Hz
Insta lla tio n
Re mo ve a ll p a c king m a te ria ls fro m the Sta g e Blind e r 2 DMX. C he c k if a ll fo a m a nd p la stic p a d d ing is
re mo ve d . C o nne c t a ll c a b le s.
Do no t supply po we r b e fore the who le syste m is se t up a nd c o nne c te d pro pe rly.
Alwa ys disc o nne c t fro m e le c tric m a ins po we r sup ply be fo re c le a ning o r se rvic ing .
Da ma g e s c a use d b y no n-o b se rva nc e a re no t sub je c t to wa rra nty.
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Insta lling the La m p
The Sta g e Blind e r 2 DMX use s the G E Pa r 36 G 53 Sc re w MFL 120V 650W (o rd e rc o de 80117)b ulb a s
ma nufa c ture d b y a ll p o p ula r ma nufa c ture rs. Use o nly the a p p ro p ria te la mp fo r yo ur unit.
No te , tha t p ro d uc t ve rsio ns tha t use o the r la m p s, ma y b e o ffe re d in the future . C he c k yo ur p ro d uc t
sp e c ific a tio n la b e l fo r info rma tio n.
Alwa ys disc o nne c t fro m e le c tric m a ins po we r sup ply be fo re c ha ng ing la m p s.
The la m p ha s to b e re p la c e d whe n it is d a ma g e d o r d e fo rme d d ue to the he a t.
Do no t insta ll la m ps with a hig he r wa tta g e ! La mp s with a hig he r wa tta g e g e ne ra te te mp e ra ture s the
d e vic e w a s no t d e sig ne d fo r.
Da ma g e s c a use d b y no n-o b se rva nc e a re no t sub je c t to wa rra nty.
Pro c e dure
01) Lo o se n the 2 sc re ws o n the fro nt o f the la mp ho using .
02) G e ntly re mo ve the me ta l la mp ho using .
03) Allo w 15 minute s fo r the la mp to c o o l d o w n.
04) Re a d la mp instruc tio ns. Do no t to uc h the la mp b ulb g la ss. G e ntly re mo ve the la mp fro m its so c ke t.
05) Unsc re w the 2 wire s o n the b a c ksid e o f the la mp a nd re mo ve the la mp . O il o n ha nd s sho rte ns the
la mp life . (If yo u to uc h the b ulb g la ss, wip e o ff the g la ss with a c le a n, lint-fre e to we l a nd rub b ing
a lc o ho l.)
06) Ta ke the ne w la mp o ut o f the c a rto n b o x.
07) Ta ke the 2 c a b le s a nd tig hte n the sc re w s o n the b a c k o f the la mp . Pla c e the la mp in the so c ke t.
08) Put the me ta l la mp ho using b a c k a nd fa ste n the 2 sc re ws snug ly.
Fig . 03
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Se t Up a nd O pe ra tio n
Fo llo w the d ire c tio ns b e lo w , a s the y p e rta in to yo ur p re fe rre d o p e ra tio n m o d e .
Be fo re p lug g ing the unit in, a lwa ys ma ke sure tha t the p o w e r sup p ly ma tc he s the p ro d uc t sp e c ific a tio n
vo lta g e . Do no t a tte m p t to o p e ra te a 120V sp e c ific a tio n p ro d uc t o n 230V p o we r, o r vic e ve rsa .
C o nne c t the d e vic e to the ma in p o we r sup p ly.
C o ntro l Mo d e s
The re a re 2 m o d e s:
•Sta nd -a lo ne (Auto )
•DMX-512 (1C H)
O ne Sta g e Blinde r (Sta nd -a lo ne )
01) Fa ste n the e ffe c t lig ht o nto firm trussing . Le a ve a t le a st 0,5 me te r o n a ll sid e s fo r a ir c irc ula tio n.
02) Alwa ys use a sa fe ty c a b le (o rd e rc o d e 70140 / 70141).
03) Plug the e nd o f the e le c tric ma ins p o w e r c o rd into a p ro p e r e le c tric p o we r sup p ly so c ke t.
04) Whe n the Sta g e Blind e r is no t c o nne c te d w ith a DMX-c a b le , it func tio ns a s a sta nd -a lo ne d e vic e . Dip
switc h # 10 must a lwa ys b e se t to O N fo r Sta nd -a lo ne c o ntro l.
Sta nd-a lo ne : Dip switc h # 10 to O N p o sitio n.
Re d LED o n the b a c ksid e o f the Sta g e Blind e r is
O N.
Multiple Sta g e Blind e rs (DMX c o ntro l)
01) Fa ste n the e ffe c t lig ht o nto firm trussing . Le a ve a t le a st 0,5 me te r o n a ll sid e s fo r a ir c irc ula tio n.
02) Alwa ys use a sa fe ty c a b le (o rd e rc o d e 70140 / 70141).
03) Use a 3-p in XLR c a b le to c o nne c t the Sta g e Blind e rs a nd o the r d e vic e s.
DMX c o ntro l: Dip switc h # 10 to O FF p o sitio n.
Mo ve d ip sw itc he s # 1-9 to se t the d e sire d DMX
a d d re ss. Re d LED o n the b a c ksid e o f the d e vic e is
b linking .
01) Link the units a s sho w n in fig . 04. C o nne c t the first unit's DMX "o ut" so c ke t with the se c o nd unit's "in"
so c ke t, using a DMX-sig na l c a b le . Re p e a t this p ro c e ss to link the se c o nd , third , a nd fo urth units.
02) Sup p ly e le c tric p o we r: Plug the p o w e r c o rd s into p ro p e r e le c tric p o we r sup p ly so c ke ts, sta rting with
the first unit. Do no t sup p ly p o we r b e fo re the who le syste m is se t up a nd c o nne c te d p ro p e rly.
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Fig . 04
No te : Link a ll c a b le s a nd se t dip switc he s b e fo re c o nne c ting e le c tric po we r
Afte r switc hing o n, the Sta g e Blind e r will a uto ma tic a lly d e te c t whe the r DMX 512 d a ta is re c e ive d o r no t.
If the re is no d a ta re c e ive d , the p ro b le m m a y b e :
01) The XLR c a b le fro m the c o ntro lle r is no t c o nne c te d with the inp ut o f the Sta g e Blind e r.
02) The c o ntro lle r is sw itc he d o ff o r d e fe c tive , the c a b le o r c o nne c to r is d e te c tive , o r the sig na l wire s a re
swa p p e d in the inp ut c o nne c to r.
No te : It is ne c e ssa ry to inse rt a XLR te rmina tio n p lug (w ith 120 O hm ) in the la st fixture in o rd e r to e nsure
p ro p e r tra nsmissio n o n the DMX d a ta link.
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Dip switc h se tting fo r DMX m o de
DMX p ro d uc ts must ha ve the ir o wn a d d re ss to re c e ive DMX sig na ls.
Ad d re sse s o n the c o ntro lle r a re se t b y flip p ing the a p p ro p ria te d ip switc he s # 1-9.
DMX a d d re ss se tting s a re the sum o f the d ip switc h va lue s.
A sta nd a rd DMX a d d re ss fo r the Sho wte c Sta g e Blind e r is a s fo llo ws:
Exa m ple 1
Sta g e Blind e r
Addre ss Va lue
DMX DIP Switc he s "O N"
Unit 5
5
# 1 , # 3
Sw itc h
Va lue
# 1
1
# 3
4+
To ta l sum
5
Exp la na tio n: Sinc e e a c h unit ha s 1 c ha nne l, e a c h a d d re ss a d va nc e s b y 1 va lue (Se e Ad d re ss Va lue
a b o ve ). O nc e a d d re ss va lue s a re d e te rmine d , a d d DMX d ip sw itc h va lue s to o b ta in the a p p ro p ria te
a d d re ss (DMX Dip Sw itc he s "O N") fo r e a c h unit. Flip a p p ro p ria te DMX d ip switc he s o n e a c h unit.
Exa m p le 2
01) If yo u wa nt to g ive a Sta g e Blind e r DMX a d d re ss 133, yo u first ha ve to find the num b e r 133 in the DMX
C ha rt. (Se e p a g e 13)
02) Lo o k a t the le ft sid e (Dip Switc he s # 1-# 5) ho rizo nta lly fro m 133.
In the ta b le yo u’ ll se e # 1=O N, # 2=O FF, # 3=O N, # 4=O FF, # 5=O FF.
03) Fina lly lo o k a t the up p e r sid e o f the ta b le (Dip Switc he s # 6-# 9) ve rtic a lly fro m 133.
In the ta b le yo u’ ll se e # 6=O FF, # 7=O FF, # 8=O N, # 9=O FF.
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DMX Ad d re ss Q uic k Re fe re nc e C ha rt
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Fixture Linking
Yo u will ne e d a se ria l d a ta link to run lig ht sho ws o f o ne o r mo re fixture s using a DMX-512 c o ntro lle r o r to
run sync hro nize d sho ws o f two o r mo re fixture s se t to a ma ste r/ sla ve o p e ra ting mo d e . The c o mb ine d
numb e r o f c ha nne ls re q uire d b y a ll the fixture s o n a se ria l d a ta link d e te rmine s the numb e r o f fixture s the
d a ta link c a n sup p o rt.
Im po rta nt:
Fixture s o n a se ria l d a ta link must b e d a isy-c ha ine d in a sing le line . To c o m p ly w ith the
EIA-485 sta nd a rd , no mo re tha n 30 d e vic e s sho uld b e c o nne c te d o n o ne d a ta link.
C o nne c ting mo re tha n 30 fixture s o n o ne se ria l d a ta link witho ut the use o f a DMX o p tic a lly
iso la te d sp litte r ma y re sult in d e te rio ra tio n o f the d ig ita l DMX sig na l.
Ma ximum re c o mm e nd e d DMX d a ta link d ista nc e : 100 me te rs
Ma ximum re c o mm e nd e d numb e r o f fixture s o n a DMX d a ta link: 30 fixture s
Da ta C a b ling
To link fixture s to g e the r, yo u m ust o b ta in d a ta c a b le s. Yo u c a n p urc ha se DAP Aud io c e rtifie d DMX c a b le s
d ire c tly fro m a d e a le r/ d istrib uto r o r c o nstruc t yo ur o wn c a b le . If yo u c ho o se to c re a te yo ur o wn c a b le ,
p le a se use d a ta -g ra d e c a b le s tha t c a n c a rry a hig h q ua lity sig na l a nd a re le ss p ro ne to e le c tro ma g ne tic
inte rfe re nc e .
DA P Aud io DMX Da ta C a b le s
•DAP Aud io Ba sic mic ro p ho ne c a b le fo r a llro und use . b a l. XLR/ M 3-p in > XLR/ F 3-p in.
O rde rc o d e FL01150 (1,5 m), FL013 (3 m), FL016 (6 m ), FL0110 (10 m ), FL0115 (15 m ), FL0120 (20 m).
•DAP Aud io X-typ e d a ta c a b le XLR/ M 3-p in > XLR/ F 3-p in. O rde rc o d e FLX0175 (0,75 m ),
FLX01150 (1,5 m), FLX013 (3 m ), FLX016 (6 m), FLX0110 (10 m ).
•DAP Aud io c a b le fo r the d e ma nd ing use r with e xc e p tio na l a ud io -q ua litie s a nd c o nne c to r ma d e b y
Ne utrik®. O rde rc o d e FL71150 (1,5 m), FL713 (3 m ), FL716 (6 m), FL7110 (10 m).
•DAP Aud io c a b le fo r the d e ma nd ing use r with e xc e p tio na l a ud io -q ua litie s a nd c o nne c to r ma de b y
Ne utrik®. O rde rc o d e FL7275 (0,75 m ), FL72150 (1,5 m), FL723 (3 m ), FL726 (6 m ), FL7210 (10 m ).
•DAP Aud io 110 Ohm c a b le w ith d ig ita l sig na l tra nsmissio n. O rde rc o d e FL0975 (0,75 m ),
FL09150 (1,5 m), FL093 (3 m ), FL096 (6 m), FL0910 (10 m), FL0915 (15 m ), FL0920 (20 m).
DMX C ha nne ls
1 c ha nne l
C ha nne l 1 – Dim m e r
0-255
Dimme r inte nsity, fro m d a rk to b rig ht
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Ma inte na nc e
The o p e ra to r ha s to ma ke sure tha t sa fe ty-re la ting a nd ma c hine -te c hnic a l insta lla tio ns a re to b e
insp e c te d b y a n e xp e rt a fte r e ve ry ye a r in the c o urse o f a n a c c e p ta nc e te st.
The o p e ra to r ha s to ma ke sure tha t sa fe ty-re la te d a nd ma c hine -te c hnic a l insta lla tio ns a re to b e
insp e c te d b y a skille d p e rso n o nc e a ye a r.
The fo llo wing p o ints ha ve to b e c o nsid e re d d uring the insp e c tio n:
01) All sc re w s use d fo r insta lling the d e vic e o r p a rts o f the d e vic e ha ve to b e tig htly c o nne c te d a nd
must no t b e c o rro d e d .
02) The re ma y no t b e a ny d e fo rma tio ns o n ho using s, fixa tio ns a nd insta lla tio n sp o ts.
03) Me c ha nic a lly mo ving p a rts like a xle s, e ye s a nd o the rs ma y no t sho w a ny tra c e s o f we a ring .
04) The e le c tric p o we r sup p ly c a b le s must no t sho w a ny d a ma g e s o r ma te ria l fa tig ue .
The Sho wte c Sta g e Blind e r 2 re q uire s a lmo st no m a inte na nc e . Ho we ve r, yo u sho uld ke e p the unit c le a n.
O the rw ise , the fixture ’ s lig ht o utp ut will b e sig nific a ntly re d uc e d . Disc o nne c t the ma ins p o w e r sup p ly, a nd
the n wip e the c o ve r with a d a mp c lo th. Do no t imme rse in liq uid . Wip e la mp s c le a n with g la ss c le a ne r
a nd a so ft c lo th. Do no t use a lc o ho l o r so lve nts.
The la mp s will re q uire we e kly c le a ning , a s smo ke -fluid te nd s to b uild up re sid ue s, re d uc ing the lig ht-
o utp ut ve ry q uic kly.
Ke e p c o nne c tio ns c le a n. Disc o nne c t e le c tric p o we r, a nd the n w ip e the DMX a nd a ud io c o nne c tio ns
with a d a mp c lo th. Ma ke sure c o nne c tio ns a re tho ro ug hly d ry b e fo re linking e q uip me nt o r sup p lying
e le c tric p o we r.
C ha ng ing the La m p
01) Disc o nne c t ma ins p o w e r sup ply, a nd a llo w 15 minute s to c o o l d o wn.
02) Lo o se n the knurle d b o lt o n the b a c k o f the la mp ho using a nd p ull the ho using o ut.
03) Ho ld ing it b y the b a se , re mo ve the la mp fro m its re te ntio n b o x.
04) Fo llo w d ire c tio ns fo r insta lling a ne w la mp , p a g e 9.
Tro ub le sho o ting
This tro ub le sho o ting g uid e is me a nt to he lp so lve simp le p ro b le ms.
If a p ro b le m o c c urs, c a rry o ut the ste p s b e lo w in se q ue nc e until a so lutio n is fo und . O nc e the unit
o p e ra te s p ro p e rly, d o no t c a rry o ut fo llo wing ste p s.
No Lig ht
If the lig ht e ffe c t d o e s no t o p e ra te p ro p e rly, re fe r se rvic ing to a te c hnic ia n.
Susp e c t thre e p o te ntia l p ro b le m a re a s a s: the p o w e r sup p ly, the la mp , the fuse .
01) Po we r sup p ly. Che c k tha t the unit is p lug g e d into a n a p p ro p ria te p o w e r sup p ly.
02) The la mp . Re p la c e the la mp . Se e p a g e 9 fo r insta lling the la mp .
03) The fuse . Re turn the d e vic e to yo ur Sho wte c d e a le r.
04) If a ll o f the a b o ve a p p e a rs to b e O .K., p lug the unit in a g a in.
05) If yo u a re una b le to d e te rmine the c a use o f the p ro b le m, d o no t o p e n the Sta g e Blind e r, a s this ma y
d a ma g e the unit a nd the wa rra nty will b e c o me vo id .
06) Re turn the d e vic e to yo ur Sho w te c d e a le r.
No Re sp o nse to DMX
Susp e c t the DMX c a b le o r c o nne c to rs, a c o ntro lle r ma lfunc tio n, a lig ht e ffe c t DMX c a rd ma lfunc tio n.
01) C he c k the DMX se tting . Ma ke sure tha t DMX a d d re sse s a re c o rre c t.
02) C he c k the DMX c a b le : Unp lug the unit; c ha ng e the DMX c a b le ; the n re c o nne c t to e le c tric a l p o we r.
Try yo ur DMX c o ntro l a g a in.
03) De te rmine w he the r the c o ntro lle r o r lig ht e ffe c t is a t fa ult. Do e s the c o ntro lle r o p e ra te p ro p e rly w ith
o the r DMX p ro d uc ts? If no t, ta ke the c o ntro lle r in fo r re p a ir. If so , ta ke the DMX c a b le a nd the lig ht
e ffe c t to a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n.
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Pro b le m
Pro b a b le c a use (s)
So lutio n
O ne o r mo re
fixture s d o no t
func tio n a t a ll
No p o w e r to the fixture
• C he c k if p o w e r is sw itc he d o n a nd
c a b le s a re p lug g e d in
Inte rna l fuse b lo w n
• Re turn the d e vic e to yo ur Sho w te c
d e a le r
Fixture s re se t
c o rre c tly, b ut a ll
re sp o nd
e rra tic a lly o r no t
a t a ll to the
c o ntro lle r
The c o ntro lle r is no t c o nne c te d
• C o nne c t c o ntro lle r
3-p in XLR O ut o f the c o ntro lle r
d o e s no t ma tc h XLR O ut o f the first
fixture o n the link (i.e . sig na l is
re ve rse d )
• Insta ll a p ha se re ve rsing c a b le
b e twe e n the c o ntro lle r a nd the
first fixture o n the link
Fixture s re se t
c o rre c tly, b ut
so m e re sp o nd
e rra tic a lly o r no t
a t a ll to the
c o ntro lle r
Po o r d a ta q ua lity
• C he c k d a ta q ua lity. If muc h lo w e r
tha n 100 p e rc e nt, the p ro b le m
ma y b e a b a d d a ta link
c o nne c tio n, p o o r q ua lity o r
b ro ke n c a b le s, missing te rmina tio n
p lug , o r a d e fe c tive fixture
d isturb ing the link
Ba d d a ta link c o nne c tio n
• Insp e c t c o nne c tio ns a nd c a b le s.
C o rre c t p o o r c o nne c tio ns. Re p a ir
o r re p la c e d a ma g e d c a b le s
Da ta link no t te rmina te d with 120
O hm te rm ina tio n p lug
• Inse rt te rmina tio n p lug in o utp ut
ja c k o f the la st fixture o n the link
Inc o rre c t a d d re ssing o f the fixture s
• C he c k a d d re ss se tting
O ne o f the fixture s is d e fe c tive a nd
d isturb s d a ta tra nsmissio n o n the
link
• Byp a ss o ne fixture a t a time until
no rma l o p e ra tio n is re sto re d :
unp lug b o th c o nne c to rs a nd
c o nne c t the m d ire c tly to g e the r
• Ha ve the d e fe c tive fixture
se rvic e d b y a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n
3-p in XLR O ut o n the fixture s d o e s
no t ma tc h (p ins 2 a nd 3 re ve rse d )
• Insta ll a p ha se -re ve rsing c a b le
b e tw e e n the fixture s o r swa p p in 2
a nd 3 in the fixture tha t b e ha ve s
e rra tic a lly
No lig ht o r la mp
c uts o ut
inte rmitte ntly
Fixture is to o ho t
• Allo w the fixture to c o o l d o w n
• C le a n the fa n
• Ma ke sure a ir ve nts in c o ntro l
p a ne l a nd the fro nt le ns a re no t
b lo c ke d
• Turn up the a ir c o nd itio ning
La mp is d a m a g e d
• Disc o nne c t the fixture a nd
re p la c e the la mp
• Re turn the d e vic e to yo ur Sho wte c
d e a le r
The p o we r sup p ly se tting s d o no t
ma tc h lo c a l AC vo lta g e a nd
fre q ue nc y
• Disc o nne c t fixture . C he c k se tting s
a nd c o rre c t if ne c e ssa ry
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Pro duc t Spe c ific a tio ns
Mo d e l:
Sho w te c Sta g e Blind e r 2 DMX
Inp ut Vo lta g e :
240 V AC , 50Hz
Po we r c o nsump tio n:
1300W (full o utp ut)
DMX linking :
30p c s
Dime nsio ns:
380 x 155 x 190 mm (LxWxH)
We ig ht:
3 kg
O pe ra ting a nd Pro g ra m ming :
Se tup a nd Ad d re ssing :
10 d ip switc he s
Sig na l p in O UT:
Pin 1 (e a rth), p in 2 (-), p in 3 (+)
DMX Mo d e :
1 c ha nne l
Sig na l inp ut:
3-p in XLR IN
Sig na l o utp ut:
3-p in XLR O UT
La m p:
Allo we d la mp mo d e ls*:
80117 – Pa r 36 G 53 Sc re w MFLG E (3200K, 24000lm , 100 hr)
Ele c tro -m e c ha nic a l e ffe c ts:
Lig ht so urc e :
2 x G E Pa r 36 G 53 Sc re w MFL120V 650W
Dimme r:
0-100%
Ho using :
Aluminum w ith b la c k finish
DMX c o ntro l:
via sta nd a rd DMX-c o ntro lle r
C o ntro l:
Sta nd -a lo ne mo d e w ith ma nua l sp e e d o r DMX c o ntro lle d
mo d e
C o nne c tio ns:
De d ic a te d Sc huko & Da ta c o nne c to r
C o o ling :
C o nve c tio n
Ma x. a mb ie nt te mp e ra ture ta :
40°C
Ma x. ho using te mp e ra ture tB:
80°C
Minim um d ista nc e :
Minimum d ista nc e fro m fla mma b le surfa c e s:
0,5 m
Minimum d ista nc e to lig hte d o b je c t:
1 m
*: Ve rsio ns fo r o the r la mp s ma y b e p ro d uc e d . Ple a se c he c k the sp e c ific a tio n la b e l o n yo ur p ro d uc t.
De sig n a nd p ro d uc t sp e c ific a tio ns a re sub je c t to c ha ng e witho ut p rio r no tic e .
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