Showven SPARKULAR BT01 User manual

USER MANUAL
SPARKULAR®
V3.2
2023/10/11
Showven Technologies Co., Ltd.

Thanks for choosing SPARKULAR®, we wish it will sparks up your show.
Please read the following manual carefully before operating this product.
ΔSafety Instructions
\Unauthorized repair are prohibited, it may cause serious incident.
\Keep SPARKULAR®dry and do NOT use in rain or snow.
\Make sure lid of feeding hopper are well covered when use SPARKULAR®.
\Accidentally burning of consumable can only use sands to extinguish.
\Consumable should keep away from moisture and stored in a dry sealed environment.
\Check whether there is consumable aggregate in the output nozzle both before and after each
show, if any, please clean it up, or it will affect the firing effect, damage machine, even cause
serious incident.
\There will be some sparks drop to ground, make sure there is no flammable objects such as
carpet on the ground within the safety radius around machine.
\Suggest to use HC8200 MEDIUM or SMALL for indoor events.
\The SPARKULAR®power supply cable maximum allowed cascade of 6pcs (BT01) / 3pcs (BT02),
exceed connecting may result in damage or even cause fire.
\For better heat dissipation, block the air intake and air outlet is prohibited.
\Cover the output nozzle of SPARKULAR®is forbidden, inspect the machine before each show,
making sure no objects or material will block the output nozzle.
\Never touch the nozzle of SPARKULAR®, danger of getting burnt.
\Never touch the sparks which shooting out from the nozzle.
Safety Distance
\Keep audience and flammable material at a minimum distance of 1m (when use HC8200
SMALL and MEDIUM) or 1.5m (when use HC8200 LARGE) from SPARKULAR®.
\Make sure sparks shoot out from SPARKULAR®can NOT touch any objects. And keep a
clearance with minimum 1m from the setting maximum effect height.
\In windy environment, increase the safety distance according to the wind direction and speed.
\The safety zone area changes accordingly when machine installed in tilt position. Please
increase the safety distance in the direction which machine tilt.
\Sparks and consumables from the machine can lead to serious eye injury. Always wear safety
goggles when enter the safety zone.

ΔDescription
SPARKULAR®is original innovation products introduced by SHOWVEN®, it is the first spark
fountain machine in special effects industry. SPARKULAR®is designed for highly demanding
professional market with adjustable sparks height from 1.5 to 5m.
ΔTechnical Specifications
\MODEL: BT01/BT02
\DIMENSION: 200×218×305mm
\WEIGHT: 8.5kg
\VOLTAGE: 220V(BT01)/110V(BT02), 50/60Hz
\WORK POWER: 500W
\EFFECT HEIGHT: 1.5-5m adjustable
\INTERFACE: 3-pin XLR, POWER IN/OUT
\CONTROL: DMX 2 channels

ΔStructure of SPARKULAR®
1. Output Nozzle
2. Feeding Hopper Lid
3. Cooling Fan
4. LCD Screen
5. DMX IN
6. DMX OUT
7. Fuse
8. Power Switch
9. Power IN
10. Power OUT
Diagram of Bottom Panel

ΔOperation Panel
1. LED display area:
READY DMX FAULT HEAT
READY: Flash means machine is preparing, LED keeps on means ready to work
DMX: Flash means DMX signal is connected, light OFF means there is no DMX signal
FAULT: Light ON when error occurs
HEAT: Light ON when system is heating up
2. Control button area:
MENU DOWN UP ENTER
MENU: Press to switch through menu, press and hold for 3s enter advanced menu
DOWN: Parameter down
UP: Parameter up
ENTER: Confirm and save parameters
3. Interface and Plugging Area
T6.3A
250V
POWER IN: Power input
POWER OUT: Power output
DMX IN: DMX Signal Input
DMX OUT: DMX Signal Output
4. RFID area:
RFID card come with consumable HC8200 bags, swiping card to identify parameters and types of
granules. The RFID card is disposable, one card can only use one time.

ΔInterface
1. Main Interface:
DMX Address 1
580
First line: Display DMX address is “1”
Second line: Display the heating chamber temperature and the temperature progress bar;
2. Error information
3. Menu
Press “MENU” switch through setup menu.
4. Advanced Menu
Error information
Explanation
E0 System IC
Systematic error
E1 Motor Protect
Motor over current protection
E2 Temp. Sensor
Temperature sensor is not connected or damaged
E3 P Temp. Over
Machine shutdown due to chassis over temperature
E4 Time Remain
Firing time is insufficient, please swipe RFID card
E5 K Temp. Over
Machine shutdown due to heating chamber over temperature
E6 Heat Fail
Heating fail, problem on heating PCB or mainboard
E7 Tip Over
Tilt sensor activated when machine slant over 45 degrees
Options
Range
Default
Explanation
Set DMX Address
1-512
1
Set DMX Address
Fountain Height
1-10
5
10 gears of fountain height, manually adjust firing height
Manual Heat
ON/OFF
OFF
Auto preheat function switch after turn on machine
ON: machine heat up automatically after power on.
OFF: machine won’t heat up after power on.
Manual Fountain
ON/OFF
OFF
Manual firing, for test only
Auto Clear Delay
0.1-0.9s
0.4s
Automatic clear material time setting
Options
Range
Default
Explanation
Set Temperature
480-620
580
Setup SPARKULAR®heat chamber temperature
LCD Backlight
ON/OFF
ON
LCD Backlight ON/OFF
Density@ Height 1
50-90
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 1*
Density@ Height 2
50-90
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 2*

*For better performance of SPARKULAR®, please don’t change the default value without
permission from SHOWVEN®.
5. DMX Channel Mode:
SPARKULAR®occupy 2 DMX channel.
Density@ Height 3
50-90
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 3*
Density@ Height 4
50-100
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 4*
Density@ Height 5
50-100
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 5*
Density@ Height 6
50-100
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 6*
Density@ Height 7
50-100
80
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 7*
Density@ Height 8
50-100
90
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 8*
Density@ Height 9
50-100
100
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 9*
Density@ Height 10
50-100
100
Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 10*
Mode Selection
Factory Mode
User Mode
User
Mode
Factory mode is for engineer only. When in
Factory mode machine can’t controlled by DMX
console/host controller
Default Parameter
Useless
Motor Protect
ON/OFF
OFF
Motor protect function, default setting is OFF
Power Selection
220/110Vac
Useless
DMX Channel
Mode
2 DMX
Channel/4 DMX
Channel/2+3
DMX Channel
2 DMX
Channel
Don’t change. 4 DMX Channel and 2+3 DMX
Channel are for special use.
Tip Over Error
ON/OFF
ON
Tilt function switch
Standby Switch
ON/OFF
OFF
When ON, the machine can firing only when
heating up was finished
First Channel
Function
0-15
Fountain Off
16-39
Fountain Height 1
40-63
Fountain Height 2
64-87
Fountain Height 3
88-111
Fountain Height 4
112-135
Fountain Height 5
136-159
Fountain Height 6
160-183
Fountain Height 7
184-207
Fountain Height 8
208-231
Fountain Height 9
232-255
Fountain Height 10

ΔOperation Guide
1. Install SPARKULAR®
a) Horizontal installation is preferred for SPARKULAR®. If need to installed SPARKULAR®in
angles, please turn the Tip over to OFF status first, maximum firing angle is 45 ° and can only
be angled to the right side as below picture.
b) Make sure the machine is securely installed to avoid tipping.
c) The safety zone area shifts accordingly when machine installed in tilt position. Please increase
the safety distance in the direction which machine tilt.
d) Check carefully the output nozzle of each machine, make sure the output nozzle is in good
shape and there is no powder aggregate.
2. Fill SPARKULAR®
a) Open powder bags and fill the feeding hopper. Hopper capacity of SPARKULAR®is 200g.
b) Choose correct consumable according to the application scenario. SPARKULAR®can only use
HC8200 LARGE, MEDIUM and SMALL.
c) Please be noted that there may sparks or remains fall to the ground. Make sure no
flammable material on ground in the safety zone.
d) Maximum effect height: HC8200 LARGE is 5m, HC8200 MEDIUM is 3.5m, HC8200 SMALL is
2.5m.
e) Make sure the lid of hopper is locked tight after filling.
3. Connect Power / DMX cable
a) Connect a power cable to the POWER IN socket of SPARKULAR®.Connect the other end of
power cable to the power source. Make sure power supply in consistent with the rated
voltage of the equipment, and the socket must well grounded.
Second Channel
Function
60-80
Clear Material
20-40
EMERGENCY STOP
0-10
Pre-heat OFF
240-255
Pre-heat ON

b) If connect machine in sequence, please connect a power link cable to the POWER OUT of
previous machine, connect the other end of the power link cable to POWER IN of the next
machine.
c) The SPARKULAR®power supply cable maximum allowed cascade is 6 units (220V version) /
3pcs (110V version). Do not connect exceed units to a single electrical circuit.
d) Power ON all SPARKULAR®.
e) Assign DMX address for each unit of SPARKULAR®. If use SHOWVEN host controller or
FXcommander to control the machine please allocate a unique DMX address for each unit of
machine.
f) Connect a DMX cable to the DMX IN socket of first unit of SPARKULAR®, connect the male
connector end of DMX cable to your DMX controller (FXcommander, HOST CONTROLLER,
light console etc).
g) Connect a DMX cable to the DMX OUT of previous machine, and the other end of to the
DMX IN of next machine. Connect all devices in series in this way.
h) Suggest to plug in a DMX terminator into the DMX OUT in last unit of machine to improve
signal reliability. Signal amplifier is required for long distance (>200m) DMX signal
transmission.
4. Activate SPARKULAR®machine by swipe RFID card
a) Swipe an RFID card. Read the card as show below. SPARKULAR®shows time remain if read
successfully. SPARKULAR®report E4 when remaining time is less than 10 minutes.
b) Please note each RFID card come with 200g package HC8200 can increase single machine
20min working time, the maximum recharge time for SPARKULAR®is 40min, when time
remain reached 40min, it can’t recharge anymore RFID card.
C N .00000001
5. Programming and Firing
a) Programming SPARKULAR®, set the firing height, firing sequences etc.
b) Heating up, it takes around 5min. it varies according to the voltage and environment
temperature.
c) Make sure the prescribed safety zone is clear.
d) Suggest to clear material before firing.
e) Firing. In order to prevent overheat in the heating chamber and protect machine, the
maximum continuous firing time for SPARKULAR®is 30s.
f) The operator should always have a clear view of the device, so that he/she can stop the show
immediately when there is danger.

g) Clear material for SPARKULAR®for 5s after show, clear material will remove the remaining
particles from heating chamber. For angled installation, please elongate clear material time.
6. Turn Off and clean up
a) Power off SPARKULAR®, allow SPARKULAR®to cool down.
b) Disconnect all POWER and DMX cables.
c) Empty the remaining HC8200 in hopper, and store the remaining HC8200 in a dry sealed
bottle for next time use. Never touch the output nozzle of SPARKULAR®when empty the
hopper. DANGER OF GET BURNT!
d) Operators can use handheld vacuum cleaner to empty the feeding hopper. Do make sure the
machine was cool down when clean it. Do NOT use high-power vacuum cleaners to avoid
hot consumables being sucked into the vacuum cleaner from the heating chamber and cause
fire.
e) Clean the surroundings to remove powder residues.
ΔMaintenance
a) Empty the feeding hopper before shipment of machine.
b) Empty the feeding hopper if long time not use, for high humidity environment we suggest to
empty feeding hopper after each show.
c) Clear material both before and after the show.
d) Recommended to wash or replace the air intake filter every two months.

ΔWarranty Instructions
\Sincere thanks for your choosing our products, you will receive quality service from us
\The product warranty period is one year. If there are any quality problems within 7 days after
shipping out from our factory, we can exchange a brand new same model machine for you
\We will offer free of charge maintenance service for machines which with hardware malfunction
(except for the instrument damage caused by human factors) in warranty period. Please don't
repair machine without factory permission
Below situations NOT included in warranty service:
\Damage caused by use other type of consumable which is not from SHOWVEN®or
SHOWVEN®authorized distributor.
\Damage caused by improper transportation, usage, management, and maintenance, or
damage caused by human factors;
\Disassemble, modify or repair products without permission;
\Damage caused by external reasons (lightning strike, power supply etc.)
\Damage caused by improper installation or use;
For product damage not included in warranty range, we can provide paid service.
Invoice is necessary when applying for maintenance service from SHOWVEN®.

Showven Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Add: No.1 Tengda Road, Liuyang Economic & Technical Development Zone, 410300, Changsha,
Hunan, P.R.China