Solaris Flare LR Q+ User manual

Quick Start Guide

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Solaris Flare LR Q+ Quick Start Guide
Solaris-Flare-LRQ+QSG-v1.0
Effective 14 April 2021
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LIMITED WARRANTY
Solaris fixtures are warranted by TMB against defective materials or workmanship for a period of two (2)
years from the date of original sale by TMB.
TMB’s warranty shall be restricted to the repair or replacement of any part that proves to be defective and for
which a claim is submitted to TMB before the expiration of the applicable warranty periods.
This Limited Warranty is void if the defects of the Product are the result of:
•Opening the casing, repair, or adjustment by anyone other than TMB or persons specifically authorized by
TMB
•Accident, physical abuse, mishandling, or misapplication of the product.
•Damage due to lightning, earthquake, flood, terrorism, war, or act of God.
TMB will not assume responsibility for any labor expended, or materials used, to replace and/or repair the
Product without TMB’s prior written authorization. Any repair of the Product in the field, and any associated
labor charges, must be authorized in advance by TMB. Freight costs on warranty repairs are split 50/50:
Customer pays to ship defective product to TMB; TMB pays to ship repaired product, ground freight, back to
Customer.
This warranty does not cover consequential damages or costs of any kind.
A Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number must be obtained from TMB prior to return of any defective
merchandise for warranty or non-warranty repair. For all repairs please contact TMB Tech Support Repair using
the contact information below or email [e-mail].
US UK
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Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
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www.tmb.com www.tmb.com

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SETUP
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Keep this Quick Start Guide for future reference. If unit is sold to another user, make sure they also receive
this instruction booklet.
• Ensure the unit is connected to proper voltage, and that line voltage is not higher than that stated on the
device.
• Make sure there are no flammable materials close to the unit while operating.
• Always disconnect from the power source before servicing or fuse replacement. Always use the fuse
specified in this manual.
• Maximum ambient temperature (Ta) is 40°C (104°F). Do not operate unit at temperatures above this
rating.
• In the event of a serious operating problem, stop using the unit immediately. Repairs must be carried out by
trained, authorized personnel. Contact the nearest authorized technical assistance center. Only OEM spare
parts should be used.
• Do not connect the device to a dimmer pack.
• Make sure power cord is never crimped or damaged.
• Never disconnect power cord by pulling or tugging on the cord.
Caution! There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Do not open the housing or attempt any repairs
yourself. In the unlikely event your unit may require service, please contact your distributor.
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Upon receipt of the unit, carefully unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are
present and in good condition. Notify the shipper immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any
parts appear to be damaged from shipping or if the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton
and all packing materials. In the event that a unit must be returned to the factory, it is important that it be
returned in the original factory box and packing.
POWER REQUIREMENTS
Before powering the unit, make sure the line voltage is within the range of accepted voltages. This unit
accommodates 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz. All units must be powered directly from a switched circuit and cannot
be operated with a rheostat (variable resistor) or dimmer circuit, even if the rheostat or dimmer channel is used
solely for a 0-100% switch.
Please read these instructions carefully. This user guide
contains important information about the installation, usage,
and maintenance of this product.

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Always consult a certified rigging specialist
before suspending any device overhead.
RIGGING SOLARIS FLARE Q+ LR
Solaris Flare Q+ LR weighs approx. 24.3 lbs (11 kg) and requires multiple attachment points for safety. Use ProBurger®
couplers or equivalent C- or O-type clamps for attaching to truss, rated for fixture weight. After establishing the
desired position, tighten all appropriate bolts.
• Always use safety cables!
• When selecting installation location, consider routine maintenance.
• Team lift the fixture into mounting location, never try to mount fixture with one person.
• Never mount fixture where it will be exposed to excess moisture, highhumidity, extreme temperatures, or
restricted ventilation for long periods of time
SOLARIS FLARE Q+ LR ATTACHABLE FEET
Solaris Flare Q+ LR has optional feet attachments which allow for floor mounting applications. The PreSet™ Yoke
automatically snaps to 15° increments from -45° to +135° for ease of use and focusing.

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NAVIGATION OVERVIEW
The default menu display shows the current DMX address, mode and footprint, as well as the option to rotate the
screen and enter further menu options. Four control panel buttons are located near each corner of the LCD Display.
Press and hold the <MENU> button to scroll through the top-level menu items. Use the <Up> and <Down> buttons,
located to the right of the LCD screen, to navigate the menu map and menu options. Press the < ✔> button to
access the menu function currently displayed or to enable a menu option. To return to the top of the menu map or
menu without changing the value, press the < X > button.

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MENU MAP

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FLARE Q+ LR PIXEL MAP
Solaris Flare Q+ LR feature 108 10W Cree LEDs located in 3 rows and 36 columns. The LEDs have multiple options of
control, subdivided into different “pixel” quantities. In Advanced Control Modes the Flare Q+ LR has the additional
function of selecting a desired pixel group.
LEDs are grouped into the following pixel options:
•1-pixel unit – 1 group of 108 LEDs
•2-pixel unit – 2 groups of 54 LEDs
•3-pixel unit – 3 groups of 36 LEDs
•4-pixel unit – 4 groups of 27 LEDs
•6-pixel unit – 6 groups of 18 LEDs
•12-pixel unit – 12 groups of 9 LEDs
Note! Each mode can be inverted when last pixel becomes the first.

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BASIC CONTROL MODES
Basic control modes for RGB and RGBW control the Flare Q+ LR as 1-pixel mode for color wash applications.
Mode
Channel
DMX values
Preset
Function
RGBW
8bit
1 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Intensity
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
White Intensity
RGBW
16bit
1
0 - 255
0 - 100
Red Intensity HI Byte
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Intensity LOW Byte
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity HI Byte
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity LOW Byte
5 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity HI Byte
6 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity LOW Byte
7 0 - 255 0 - 100
White Intensity HI Byte
8 0 - 255 0 - 100
White Intensity LOW Byte
Mode
Channel
DMX values
Preset
Function
RGB
8bit
1 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Intensity
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity
RGB
16bit
1
0 - 255
0 - 100
Red Intensity HI Byte
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Intensity LOW Byte
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity HI Byte
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Intensity LOW Byte
5 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity HI Byte
6 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Intensity LOW Byte

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STROBE MODES
Strobe Value Breakdown:
DMX Value
DMX Percent
Strobe Intensity
0 - 5
0 - 2
Blackout
6 - 255
3 - 100
Intensity level
Strobe Duration
0 - 254
0 - 99
0 - 650ms (50Hz AC)
255
100
HYPER
Strobe Rate
0 - 5
0 - 2
No flash
6 - 255
3 - 100
0.5 - 25Hz (50Hz AC); 0.6 - 30Hz (60Hz AC)
Strobe effects
0 - 4
0 - 2
No effect
5
3
Wash Override (only available in RGB Strobe and RGBW Strobe modes) 1
6 - 42
4 -16
Ramp up
43 - 85
17 - 33
Ramp down
86 - 128
34 - 50
Ramp up - down
129 - 171
51 - 67
Random
172 - 214
68 - 84
Lighting
215 - 240
85 - 92
Spikes
241 - 245
93 - 95
Burst (use Rate at full) 2
246 - 250
96 - 98
"Meltdown" Random Pixels w/ Solid Background 3
251 - 255
99 - 100
"Meltdown" Random Pixels w/ Burst Background4
Mode
Channel
DMX Value
Percent
Function
RGB
Strobe
1
0 - 255
0 - 100
Red Strobe Intensity
2
0 - 255
0 - 100
Green Strobe Intensity
3
0 - 255
0 - 100
Blue Strobe Intensity
4
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Intensity
5
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Duration
6
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Rate
7
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe FX
RGBW
Strobe
1
0 - 255
0 - 100
Red Strobe Intensity
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Strobe Intensity
3
0 - 255
0 - 100
Blue Strobe Intensity
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
White Strobe Intensity
5 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Intensity
6 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Duration
7
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Rate
8
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe FX
Strobe Only
Mode
1
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Intensity
2
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Duration
3
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe Rate
4
0 - 255
0 - 100
Strobe FX

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ADVANCED RGB STROBE MODES
PIXEL MODE
CHANNEL
DMX VALUE
PERCENT
FUNCTION
RGB PIXEL MODE 1
1 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Strobe Intensity
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Strobe Intensity
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Strobe Intensity
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Intensity
5 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Duration
6 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Rate
7 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe FX
8 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Red
intensity
9 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Green
intensity
10 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Blue
intensity
RGB PIXEL MODE 2
11 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Red
intensity
12 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Green
intensity
13 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Blue
intensity
RGB PIXEL MODE 3
14 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Red
intensity
15 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Green
intensity
16 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Blue
intensity
RGB PIXEL MODE 4
17 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Red
intensity
18 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Green
intensity
19 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Blue
intensity
RGB PIXEL MODE 6
20 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Red
intensity
21 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Green
intensity
22 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Blue
intensity
23 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Red
intensity
24 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Green
intensity
25 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Blue
intensity
RGB PIXEL MODE 12
26 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Red
intensity
27 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Green
intensity
28 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Blue
intensity
29 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Red
intensity
30 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Green
intensity
31 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Blue
intensity
32 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Red
intensity
33 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Green
intensity
34 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Blue
intensity
35 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Red
intensity
36 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Green
intensity
37 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Blue
intensity
38 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Red
intensity
39 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Green
intensity
40 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Blue
intensity
41 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Red
intensity
42 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Green
intensity
43 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Blue
intensity

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ADVANCED RGBW STROBE MODES
PIXEL MODE
CHANNEL
DMX VALUE
PERCENT
FUNCTION
RGBW PIXEL MODE 1
1 0 - 255 0 - 100
Red Strobe Intensity
2 0 - 255 0 - 100
Green Strobe Intensity
3 0 - 255 0 - 100
Blue Strobe Intensity
4 0 - 255 0 - 100
White Strobe Intensity
5 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Intensity
6 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Duration
7 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe Rate
8 0 - 255 0 - 100
Strobe FX
9 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Red
intensity
10 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Green
intensity
11 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix Blue
intensity
12 0 - 255 0 - 100
1 pix White
intensity
RGBW PIXEL MODE 2
13 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Red
intensity
14 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Green
intensity
15 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix Blue
intensity
16 0 - 255 0 - 100
2 pix White
intensity
RGBW PIXEL MODE 3
17 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Red
intensity
18 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Green
intensity
19 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix Blue
intensity
20 0 - 255 0 - 100
3 pix White
intensity
RGBW PIXEL MODE 4
21 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Red
intensity
22 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Green
intensity
23 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix Blue
intensity
24 0 - 255 0 - 100
4 pix White
intensity
RGBW PIXEL MODE 6
25 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Red
intensity
26 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Green
intensity
27 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix Blue
intensity
28 0 - 255 0 - 100
5 pix White
intensity
29 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Red
intensity
30 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Green
intensity
31 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix Blue
intensity
32 0 - 255 0 - 100
6 pix White
intensity
RGBW PIXEL MODE 12
33 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Red
intensity
34 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Green
intensity
35 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix Blue
intensity
36 0 - 255 0 - 100
7 pix White
intensity
37 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Red
intensity
38 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Green
intensity
39 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix Blue
intensity
40 0 - 255 0 - 100
8 pix White
intensity
41 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Red
intensity
42 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Green
intensity
43 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix Blue
intensity
44 0 - 255 0 - 100
9 pix White
intensity
45 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Red
intensity
46 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Green
intensity
47 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix Blue
intensity
48 0 - 255 0 - 100
10 pix White
intensity
49 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Red
intensity

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50 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Green
intensity
51 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix Blue
intensity
52 0 - 255 0 - 100
11 pix White
intensity
53 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Red
intensity
54 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Green
intensity
55 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix Blue
intensity
56 0 - 255 0 - 100
12 pix White
intensity

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RDM SENSORS AND FUNCTIONS
Solaris Flare Q+ LR can be operated via Remote Device Management (RDM) that will assist with fixture setup and
maintenance.
PID
Name
Category - Status Collection
0x0020 QUEUED_MESSAGE
Category - RDM Information
0x0050 SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS
0x0051 PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION
Category – Product Information
0x0060 DEVICE_INFO
0x0080 DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION
0x0081 MANUFACTURER_LABEL
0x0082 DEVICE_LABEL
0x0090 FACTORY_DEFAULTS
0x00C0 SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL
Category - DMX512 Setup
0x00E0 DMX_PERSONALITY
DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION
0x00F0 DMX_START_ADDRESS
Category – Sensors
0x0200 SENSOR_DEFINITION
0x0201 SENSOR_VALUE
0x0202 RECORD_SENSORS
Category – Control
0x1000 IDENTIFY_DEVICE
0x1001 RESET_DEVICE

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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