Smoke Factory Captain D. User manual

SMOKE
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lnstruction
manual
Captain
D.
&
CaptainD.
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TheCAPTAIND.CASEisaverypowerful
foggenerator. ltunites
thecurrent digital
technology
withproven techniqueandpower. Newfeatures
guarantee
a much moresimple
operation
place
and
fog,reducing
theamountoftimeneededtosetupthemachine.
Anexternalfanwithone
phase
andmax.800wattscanbeconnected
tothe
machine.
2 Safety
instructions
A fog machineis not a toy!
7.7 ScaldingHazard
. Veryhotsteam
escapesfromthenozzle.Dangerofgetting burnt. Occasionally veryhot
dropletsof
fluid
mayescape
whenin
operation.
Thusnever
aimatpersons directlyandkeepa
minimum
distanceof3 mtothenozzle.
o Nevertouchthe nozzlewheninoperation.Dangerofgetting
burnt.
o Thelocationfor
the
machinemustbenon-flammable,non-combustibleandnot
sensitive
to
heat.lthastobetwiceasbigasthe
machine.
. Keep
a minimumdistanceof60cmtoallflammable,combustibleobjectsandobjects
sensitive
toheat.
. Glycol
is
alcohol
andburnswitha slightlybluish,almostinvisibleflame.Never
point
thefogat
strongsourcesof ignitionlikefireor pyrotechnic
effects.
r During
operation
smallamountsofhotfluid-drops
may
emerge
Therfore
you
shouldmake
sure,
thatthesedonotbecomeadangertoanyone.
a
a
a
a
7.7 GeneralSafety
Glycol
isalcoholandburns
with
aslightly
bluish,almostinvisibleflame.Never
point
thefogat
strongsourcesofignitionlikefireorpyrotechnic
effects.
Thevisibility
has
tobe
morethan2m
in
rooms
where
people
walkaround.
Neveropen
themachineand
leave
the
machineunattendedwhen
connectedtoapower
supply.
Donotswallowthe
fogfluid.Keepitawayfromchildren.Incaseofeyecontact,rinsewithalot
ofwater.Consultadoctor
should
you
have
accidentallyswallowedsome
fluid.
Fogmayactivatesmoke
detectors.
Spilled
fluidorsplashed
fluid
dropletscan
causesliphazard.
Mop
upthe
fluid
anddisposeof
it
according
toregulationsSMOKE
FACTORYfog
fluidsis
anenviromentallysafe
product
anditcanberecycledbiologically.
Artificially-made
fogcan
be
produced
inmany
different
ways.Themethodusedhereto
produce
fog,withadevice
whichworksaccording
tothevaporizer
principle,
isthemost
harmlessone.
Nocase
has
so
farbeenreported
inwhich
ahuman being
hasbeenharmed
becauseofusing
ourdeviceto
produce
artificial
fog.However,
thiscanonlybe
guaranteed
if
the
professional
fog
generators
areusedaccordingly,
i.e.atthecorrectvaporization
temperatures
aswellas
withthecorrectly
mixedfogfluid.
We,however,
recommend:
People
withhealth
problems
orproblems ofthe
respiratory
tractorwithaninclination
forallergiesshould
avoidanycontact
withartificially-made fog.
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3 Descriptionof parts
Control
panel
DMX-IN
DMX-OUT
XLRsocket
0-10
v
1+1
DC
andradio
remote
. Maincable
. Fluid
tube
with
quick
coupler
o Fluid
bottle
holder
o Handle
Tubeconnector
andnozzles
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7.7 Frontview
GaptainD.
Gase
a
o
o
o
Control
pa
DMX-IN
DMX-OUT
XLR
socket0-10v(+)
DC
and
radio
remote
-
Maincable
Fluid
tube
with
quick
coupler
o Fluidbottleholder
o
o
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7.7 Fogfluids
4 Operating theCAPTAIND.
CASE
7.7 Selectingthe location
. Thelocationinwhich
theCAPTAIND.CASEistobeoperated
must be
drv.
. Freefromdusty
orpolluted air.
r Freefromvibrations.
r Locatedon annon-flammable
place
or
surface.
. Well-ventilated
withfog-freeairkeeping
theambient
operatingtemperature
between
5oCand
45oCandtherelative
air
humidity
belowB0%.
7.7 Ghangingthefluidcontainer
. Disconnect
thefluidtubefromthelid
by
retractrrg
thebrass
collarandremoving
thecoupling
o Remove
thecontainer
from
thetankhousingof
theCAPTAIND.CASE
. Unscrew
thelid
oftheemptycontainerandscrewit
ontothenewcontainer.
. Place
thefullcontainerintothetairkhousing.
. Pushthebrasscouplingintctnebrasscollar
until
you
hear
aclick.The
brasscollarisnow
lockedfirmlv.
TheCAPTAIND.CÄSEhasbeendesigned
tobeusedwithSMOKEFACTORY
fogfluids.
o FAST-FOG Thickfog,very
quickly
dispersing.
. SUPER-FOG Medium
thickstandardfog,long lasting.
r HEAVY-FOG Thickfog,verylonglasting.
. DESIGNER-FOG Transparentfog,verylonglasting,
highlightreflexion
grade.
Useonly originalSMOKEFACTORYfog fluids.
Other
Fluids
cancause
considerable
damageto the unitandvoidthewarranty.Youcanget more
general
information
about
fog fluidsfrom your dealeror SMOKEFACTORYdirectly.
SMOKEFACTORYfog fluids is an enviromentallysafe product and it can be recycled
biologically.
7.7 Puttingintooperation
Connecttothemainssupply.Make
surethecorrectvoltage
is
selected
(230
V/50Hz).
A,,P"
andtwo
figures
appearonthedisplaylike
P15.
Afterawarmuptimeofapprox.sevenminutestheCAPTAIND.CASEisready
tostart.The
green
Ready-Ledblinks
if
theworkingtemperature
is
reached.Assoonasthefinal
temperatureisreached,
the
LEDllumates
permanentlv.
Adjusttherequiredoutputvia
thecontrol
panel
and
press
theEnter-
button
(see5.'1)oncetostartandoncetoendthefogging process.
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5 Operating
the CAPTAIN
D.CASE
The
CAPTAIND.CASE
is
apowerful
fog
generator,
producing
every
desired
effect
from
atiny
puff
of
smoke
tothethickest
fog.
Digital
technology
makes
fineadjustments
ofthe
pump
possible.
In
stepsof
1%
theoutput
canbe
adjustedfrom
1-99%.
7.7 Control
panelCAPTAIN
D.
CASE
. TIMER-LED,
red
o READY-LED,
green
o DMX
IN-LED,
yellow
o MODE
o UP/DOWN
o ENTER
6 Switch
ofthe
Press
theModebutten
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device
ffi til
,,oFF'appears
onthe
dispray.
After15
seconds
themachinewill
switch
offautomatically.
On
theright
bottom
edge
of
thedisplay
a
reddecimal
point
appear.
You
canalsoswitch
off
the
machine
within
these
15seconds
by
pressing
the
Enter-button.
When
youswitch
offtheDMX
signal,
themachine
willbeswitched
offautomatically
after
15
seconds.
Please
note
thattheMode
buttonis
not designed
toscroll
between
thedifferent
menus.
lf
youpress
themode
buttonlonger
than2
sec.
thedisplaywill
change
into
the
timer
menue.
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7 Control choices
7.,1 Externalcontrol
Youmay
controlthe CAPTAIND.CASE externallythroughtheXLR
sockets
.
Pleasenote:DMXtakes
priority.
Thatmeans:when
the
machine
iscontrolled
viaDMX512thisdatatakes
priority
over0-10V (+) DC
andStandaloneoperation.
Alsothereare
ootionalavalible:
. cableremote
. radioremote
7..2 OperatingviaDMX
512
ConnectingtheCAPTAIND,CÄSEtoa DMX-desk
usethe
receives
a correct
DMX
signal,the
yellow
DMX{ED shines
adjusted
viathedesk.
SpinXLRsocket.Assoonasthemachine
Now
the
pump
andthefan
canbe
Pleasenote:lfafanisconnectedtothemachine,
theCAPTAIND.CASE
usestwochannelsat
your
desk.Channel
1
=
Pumo.
Channel2=Fan.
Adjusting the DMX
start address
Pressthe
Mode-button
ontheLEDdisplay ffi atthecontrol
panel,
until
threefigureswill
appear
MM KffiT
W @W Adjust
the
requestedstartaddress
by
pressing
theUp/Down-buttons.
Save
thestartaddressbypressing theEnter-buttononce.The
startaddresswillalsobe
saved
when
you
disconnectthe
machinefrom
the
mains
supply,
Nowthe
pump
andthe
fan
canbe
adjustedvia
thedesk.
When
you switchoffthe DMX
signal,
the machinewill be
switchedoffautomatically
after
15
seconds.
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7..3 Stand-alone
TheCAPTAIN
D.
CÄSEcanbeusedintheStandalonemode.In
thismodethe
controlofthe
pump
and
anexternalfanmustbe
adjusted
at
the
machine,
i^;l:tdllrtdease
theMode-
ffi buttonuntila,,P"andtwofigures
appearon
MM
W W Adjust
the
pump
outputwiththeUp/Down-buttons
PresstheEnter-buttononcetostartthe
fogging
process.
Themachine
now
produces
foguntil
the
Enter-buttonis
pressed
again.Theoutputcanbechangedduringthefogging
process.
PressModeagaintostandard
menue.
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7..4 Operatingcableremoteand0-10V
(+)
DC
Connectthe
CAPTAIND.CASEtoananalogdeskortothecableremote
(available
asanoptional
extra),
usethe3pinXLRsocketatthebackofthemachine.
Pleasenote:
With
analog
controlthe
pump
canbeadjustedfromthedesk
and/orthecableremote.
Thefanhastobeadjusteddirectly
at
the
machine.
. Connectthecablefromthedeskorthecable
remote
intotheXLRsocketat
thebackofthe
machine.
o Theknobonthecableremoteorthefaderontheanalogdeskwill
controlthe
levelofthe
pump.
. PressingtheOn/Offswitchatthecableremotestartsthefog
process.
To
adjust
thefanoutput
press
theMode-buttonuntila,,F"
andtwo
figures
appearonthe
display.
r Adjustthe
fan
output
with
theUp/Down-buttons
.
7..5 Control
viaRadioremote
A radioremoteisavailableasanoption.
lt
willbedelivered
with
a3pinXLR
plug.
Connectthe
receiver
ofthe
radioremotetothemachinebyusingthe3pin
XLR
socketonthebackof
the
machine.
Adjusttherequested
pump
output
at
themachine
(see
point
6.3.3).Press
the
first
buttonat
the
transmitter
ofthe
radio
remoteaslong as
you
wantfog
tobe
produced
(see
manual
,,Radio
remote").
XLR
3polconnector
radioreciver
Startbuttonfogging
process
tranmitter.
7..6
DMX:
Pin1= Ground
(Masse),
Pin2=DMX-,Pin3
=
DMX+,
Pin
4und5
=
nc
3pol-XLR
(analog):
Pin1
=
Ground
(Masse),
Pin2=0-10V+ DCin,Pin3
=12Y
+
DC
out,
max.
50mA
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7.7 Operating
withinternalTimer
With
the
internal
timerthe
,,fog
time"
and
"wait
time"aswell
astheoutput
canbe
adjusted.
TostarttheTimer-Mode,
press
theMode-button formore
than2 seconds.
The
red
Timer-LEDlghineg
assoonasthemachinehasswitched
totheTimer-Mode.
As
operation,the
redTimer-LED
blinks. ffi
long
asthetimerisin
M ffiffi withtheup/Down-buttons
you
canadjusttheoutput
(pxx),(1-99%)
YffiI EFHI
W Pressing
the
Mode
buttononce,willbring
you
to
thesettingforthewait-time.
ffi Hffi with
theUp/Down-buttons
you
canadjustthewait-time(
0.1-99minutes).
trfiffifi|
ffi!ffifl
PressingtheMode
button
once,will
bring
you
tothesettingfor
thefog-time.
ffi Hffi withtheup/Down-buttons
you
canadjustthefogtimein
seconds
(1-99
sec.)
Pffiru4|
R";;il
häilll,flPressingtheModebuttononce,willbring
you
to,,Escape"
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PressingtheEnter
button
will
bring
you
backto
thestandardmenue
where
you
startthe
programming.
Pressingtheenterbuttonduring
the
programming
in Timer-menues
will
startthe
cycle
with
the
last
timeshown
on
thedisplay.
(P.xx
=
Startswithwait
time,F.xx
=
Startswithfog
time).
You
canswitchback
tothe
Standard-Menu
by
pressing
theMode-buttonfor
morethan2secondsorby
switching
to
,,ESC"
(Escape)
intheTimer-Mode
andthen
press
theEnter-button.
utostart
lfthetimerisinoperation
and
you
disconnectthemachinefrom
themains
cable,theCAPTAIND.
CASEwillre-startintheTimer-Modeas
soonasit'sreconnected
tothemains.Tostopthis
press
the
Mode-buttonformore
than2secondsorbyswitchingto,,ESC"in
theTimer-Mode
andthen
press
the
Enter-button.
9 Cleaning,careand maintenance
a
a
a
a
Ensuretheairventsarenot
cloggedbydust.lfnecessaryremove
the
dust.
Takecarethat
the
machine
can
not
get
overheated.
Donotrun
the
CAPTAIND.CÄSEwithoutanyfluid,
asthe
pump
willrun
dry.
Wipe
upspiled
Fluid
immediately.Moisture
- alsofluid - candestroy
theelectric
ofthe
machine.
Checkthestateofthe
air
valvefilterfrom
timetotimeand
cleanorreplace itwhen
necessary.
Whenfrequently
usingthesame
fluid
canitshould
becleanedthoroughly
beforeaddingnew
fluid.Thisreducesthechancesof
the
machine
clogging
up.
lf
you
install
theCAPTAIND.CASEmake100%
shurethata permanent
fog-free
airsupply
fortheunitis
guaranteed.
Coolingairwith
too
high
fogconcentrationvery
oftenin
Clubsand
Discos)cancondenseinsidethemachine
andcausemoisture
damage.
Forcleaningthe
surfacethedeviceuseasuitable,solvent-free
cleaner.
The
differensbetweenCAPTAIND.CASE/pumpandfluid
bottleshutnot
morthan1,5m.
a
a
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10
Trouble-Shooting
The CAPTAIN
D.CASE
does not fog
. Check
external
control
signals
. Check
mainssupply
r Check
fluidtank
(emPtY?)
. Check
forcorrect
connections
atthefluid
bottle
. Check
for
fluid
inthe
fluid
tube
. Check
iffluid
filter
isclogged
TheCAPTAIN
D.CASEfogs uncontrollably
o Gheck
mains
supply
. Check
unit
formoisture
(moisture
insidethe
machine,
especially
on
the
PCBcan
cause
fogging)
The GAPTAIN
D.CASE
switches
offsuddenly
r The,,Temperature
cutout"
hasswitched
offdue
tooverheating.
Remove
external
heat
source
(for
instance
projector
shining
rightonto
the
housing)
and/or
makeshure
sufficient
fresh
air
suppty.
After
1Sio 30
minutes
the
unit
should
switch
back
to,,on"
again.
Louddroningsound duringfogging
o The
pump
isrunning
dry.
Avoid
this
absolutely!
r Refillfluid
bottle
. Double
check
connection
fluidtube
and
fluid
bottle'
E-4
appears
on the LED
disPlaY
. The
machine
isgetting
too
hot.
Theheating
switches
offand
the
machine
cools
down.
Sotution:
Disconiect
the
machine
from
the
main
supply
for
a moment
andthen
re'connect
it'
E-1lE-2lE-3
appearson the LEDdisplay
o please
send
the machine
to theservice-station
or your local
dealer.
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D.CaseOperating
lmstructions
11Specifications
Procedure:
Power
requirement:
Voltage:
Warm
uptime:
Fluid
consumption:
Fluidtank
capacity:
Fogoutput:
Fogging
time:
Gontrol:
Temperature
control:
Overheating
protection:
Dimension(LxBxH):
Weight
without
Fluid:
Options:
vaporizing
fog
generator
1300
Watt
230
Vl50Hz
approx.
7min.
atmax.
output
120ml/min
atcont.
output35
ml/min
5Liter
adjustable
instepsä1%
(0-99)
at
100%output
approx.40sec.
at
<50%output
continuous
output
DMX512
0-l0Vanalog
internalTimer
Stand
alone
mode
Radio
remote
(Option)
Microprocessor
controlled
Heater
block/Thermostat
Pump/Thermalswitch
45x23
x23cm
9kg
Cable
remote
Radio
remote
Tube
connector
Hanning
set
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12Warrantyconditions
For
the
fogmachine
CAPTAIN
D.CASESMOKE FACTORY
guarantee
is:
1.Free
ofcharge,subjecttothe
following
conditions
(No.
2 - 6)wewillrepair
anydefector
faultin
theunit
ifitis
causedbya proven factoryfaultandhas
beenadvisedimmediately
afterappearanceandwithin
24monthofdeliveryto
theenduser.
Insignificant
deviations
of
the
regular
productionquality
does
not
guarantee
replacementrights,
nordofaults
ordefectscausedby
water,
by
generally
abnormalenvironment
conditions
orForce
Majeure.
2.GuaranteeServicewillbedoneinthefollowingway:
Faulty
parts
will
berepairedor
replaced
(our
chioce)withcorrect
parts.
Faulty
unitshavetobebrought
tousor
our
servicecentresorto besentto usorourservicecentresatcustomer's
expenses.The
invoice
and/or
receipt
showingthe
purchase
dateandtheserialnumber
has
tocome
withthefaultyunit,otherwisethiswillnotbe
guarantee
service.Replaced
parts
become
ourproperty.
3.
The
customerloosesall
rights
for
guarantee
services,if
anyrepairsor
adjustmentsarenot
donetotheunitsbyunauthorized
persons
and/orifspare
parts
areusedwhich
arenor
approved
byus.Theright of
guarantee
serviceisalsolostif
fluidsother
thanGlycolwater-
basedfluidshavebeenusedorifunits
aresenttouswithfullfluid
bottles.Aso
non
compliancewiththeinstructionsin
this
manual
ormistakes byincorrect
handling/
treating
of
the
machine
will
lead
toa lossof
guarantee
andalsoanyfaults
anddamages
causedbyundueforce.
4.Certain
parts
ofthemachineare
,,consumable
parts"
andarenot
coveredby
the
warranty.
5.Guaranteeservicesdonotcausean
extensionofthe
guarantee
timeorthe
startofa
new
guarantee
time.Thewarrantyforreplaced
parts
ends
with
the
guarantee
timeof
thewholeunit.
6.lf a defecVfaultcannotberepairedbyusina satisfactorytime,wewill,within
6 months
aftersaleoftheunit,
onchoiceofthecustomer,either:
. replacethe
whole
unitforfreeor
. refundthelesservalueor
. takebackthewholeunitandrefundthe
purchaseprice,
butnotmorethan
theusual
market
price
atthetimeoftherefund.
7.Furtherclaims,especiallyfordamages,lossesetc.outside
theunitareexcluded.
Other
guarantee
regulationsmaybevalid
outsideGermany.Pleasecheck
with
your
dealer!
lf you should send the unit for seryice, do not forget to remove any liquid from the
fluid bottle.
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