Smoke Factory Captain D. User manual

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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
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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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