Vari Lite EVENTPROFILE VL800 User manual

VL800
EVENTPROFILE
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FEATURES
• High output LED
• Full CMY-CTO color mixing
• Static and rotating gobo wheels, prism, frost, and iris
• Multi-mode fan control
• Adjustable frequency to exceed camera frame rates
Download the product datasheet from the Vari-Lite website at www.vari-lite.com for full technical specifica-
tions.
COMPONENTS
LUMINAIRE OVERVIEW
The following illustration shows the external luminaire components and controls.
1 DESCRIPTION
Yoke Assembly.
Houses tilt motor and
routes cables to / from
head and enclosure assemblies.
Luminaire Head Assembly.
Houses lenses, gobos, fixed
color filters, strobe, reflector,
and light source.
Enclosure Assembly.
Houses ballast, menu system, pan
motor, and AC input connection,
and DMX512 connections
Menu System.
Input Panel.
POWER CONNECTOR
VL800 Eventprofile
QUICK START GUIDE
(this document)
CLAMP
WARRANTY CARD
INCLUDED ITEMS

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MOUNTING
The unit should be mounted via its screw holes on the bracket.
Always ensure that the unit is firmly fixed to avoid vibration and
slipping while operating. Always ensure that the structure to which
you are attaching the unit is secure and can support a weight of 10
times of the unit’s weight. Also always use a safety cable that can
hold 12 times of the weight of the unit when installing the fixture.
Use M12 screw to fasten the clamp to the Quick-lock fastener.
The equipment must be installed by professionals. And it must be
installed at a place where is out of the touch of people and has no
one pass by or under it.
2 INSTALLATION
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1 Display. Shows menu and selected functions
2Buttons.
MENU To select the programming functions
UP To go backward in the selected functions
DOWN To go forward in the selected functions
ENTER To confirm the selected functions
3DMX/RDM input.Connectors for DMX 512 operation, 5-pin XLR cable to link the DMX console
4 DMX/RDM thru. Connectors for DMX 512 operation, 5-pin XLR cable to link the next unit
5 Ethernet. Transfers fixture’s information to a main controller
6 Fuse (T 10A). Protects the unit from damage of overcurrent
7 Power Input. Connects to supply power.
8 Power Thru. Connects to the next fixture.

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DMX CHANNELS
CHANNEL MAPPING
The following tables assumes a DMX start address of 1. When a dierent starting address is used, this address
becomes channel 1 function and other functions follow in sequence.
TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
1 Intensity High 0 0-65535 16-bit control of Dimming
2 Intensity Low
3 Pan High 32767 0-65535 540° Total Pan Rotation
4 Pan Low
5 Tilt High 32767 0-65535 270° Total Tilt
6 Tilt Low
7 Focus High 32767 0-65535 Focus control
Default value 50% Focus range
8 Focus Low
9 Zoom High 128 0-255 Zoom control
Default value 50% zoom range
10 Cyan 0 0 - 255 Cyan Color Control 0-100% saturation
11 Yellow 0 0 - 255 Yellow Color Control 0-100% saturation
12 Magenta 0 0 - 255 Magenta Color Control 0-100% saturation
13 CTO 0 0 - 255 CTO Color correction Control 0-100% saturation
14 Color Wheel 0
0 - 255
8-bit control of Color Wheel.
(spin speed slow to fast from control channel)
OPEN (centered at 0)
0-31 Open
32-63 VL RED Centre - 48
64-95 Dark Blue Centre - 80
96-127 Yellow Centre - 112
128-159 Kelly Green Centre - 144
160-191 Amber Centre 176
192-223 Congo Blue Centre 208
224-255 Open
15 Color Wheel
Control 0
0 - 255
0 - 5 Linear Movement using shortest (quickest) path.
6 - 10 Linear Movement using normal (longest) path.
11 - 15 Wheel Spin CW (Forward)
16 - 20 Wheel Spin STOP
21 - 25 Wheel Spin CCW (Reverse)
26 - 56 Color Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set color
timing to 0
57 - 87 Color Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set color
timing to 0
88 - 255 Reserved Values
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TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
16 Gobo Wheel 1 0
0 - 255 8-bit control of Gobo Wheel 1. See Channel 20 for control options.
Interchangeable glass gobos
0 - 5 Open - No Gobo
6 - 10 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Index
11 - 15 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Index
16 - 20 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Index
21 - 25 Gobo 4 (Neurons) Index
26 - 30 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Index
31 - 35 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Index
36 - 40 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Index
41 - 45 Open - No Gobo
46 - 50 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Rotate
51 - 55 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Rotate
56 - 60 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Rotate
61 - 65 Gobo 4 (Neurons) Rotate
66 - 70 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Rotate
71 - 75 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Rotate
76 - 80 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Rotate
81 - 85 Open - No Gobo
86 - 90 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Rotate with Mega Stepping
91 - 95 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Rotate with Mega Stepping
96 - 100 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Rotate with Mega Stepping
101 - 105 Gobo 4 (Neurons) Rotate with Mega Stepping
106 - 110 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Rotate with Mega Stepping
111 - 115 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Rotate with Mega Stepping
116 - 120 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Rotate with Mega Stepping
121 - 255 Reserved Values
17 Gobo 1 Rot/Index
High Byte
32767
0 - 65535 16-bit control of index and rotation of gobo wheel 1.
0 - 32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<<
18 Gobo 1 Rot/Index
Low Byte
32757 - 32780 Rotation STOP
32781 - 65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>>
19 Gobo Wheel 1
Control 0
0 - 255 Used as a control channel for different movement options for Gobo
Wheel 1 (Channel 17)
0 - 5 Gobo Selection using shortest (quickest) path.
6 - 10 Gobo Selection using normal (longest) path.
11 - 20 Reserved Values
21 - 50 Wheel Spin CW Forward (Fast to Slow)
51 - 60 Wheel Spin STOP
61 - 90 Wheel Spin CCW Reverse (Slow to Fast)
91 - 120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set
gobo timing to 0
121 - 150 Gobo Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo
timing to 0
151 - 180 Gobo Twist Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest twist set gobo
timing to 0
181 - 210 Gobo Twist Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest twist set gobo
timing to 0
211 - 255 Reserved Values

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TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
20 Gobo Wheel 2
(Fixed) 0
0-255 8-bit control of Gobo Wheel for movement options see channel 22
Single metal stamped wheel
0-25 Open - No Gobo
26-51 Gobo 1 (Leafy Breakup)
52-77 Gobo 2 (Honey Bomb)
78-103 Gobo 3 Swirl (Radial Breakup)
104-129 Gobo 4 (Grid)
130-155 Gobo 5 (Circle of dots)
156-181 Gobo 6 (Punchcard)
182-207 Gobo 7 (Vertical bars)
208-233 Gobo 8 (Medium Circle)
234 - 255 Open - No Gobo
21 Gobo Wheel 2
Control 0
0 - 255 Used as a control channel for different movement options for Gobo
Wheel 2 (Channel 21)
0 - 5 Gobo Selection using shortest (quickest) path.
6 - 10 Gobo Selection using normal (longest) path.
11 - 20 Reserved Values
21 - 50 Wheel Spin CW Forward (Fast to Slow)
51 - 60 Wheel Spin STOP
61 - 90 Wheel Spin CCW Reverse (Slow to Fast)
91 - 120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set
gobo timing to 0
121 - 150 Gobo Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo
timing to 0
151 - 180 Reserved Values
181 - 210 Reserved Values
211 - 255 Reserved Values
22 Iris 0
0-255 Iris size control
0 - 200 Iris beam size open to closed
201 - 255 Iris pulse slow to fast
23 Frame 1A 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 1A from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
24 Frame 1B 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 1B from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
25 Frame 2A 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 2A from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
26 Frame 2B 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 2B from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
27 Frame 3A 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 3A from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
28 Frame 3B 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 3B from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
29 Frame 4A 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 4A from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
30 Frame 4B 0 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter 4B from Open to Full (DMX 0-255).
31 Frame Rotate 128 0 - 255 Controls Framing Shutter mechanism from +/- 90°
32 Triangular Prism 0 - 255
0 - 255 Controls Prism mechanism with following values.
0 - 5 Open
6 - 10 Index
11 - 15 Rotate Normal
16 - 20 Rotate with Mega Stepping
21 - 255 Reserved Values
33 Prism Index/Rot
High Byte
32767
0 - 65535 16-bit control of prism rotation and index.
0 - 32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<<
34 Prism Index/Rot
Low Byte
32757 - 32780 Rotation STOP
32781 - 65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>>

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TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
35 Frost 0 0-255 Linear control of frost mechanism from out to full in (DMX 0-255)
36 Strobe Speed 128 0 - 255 Controls strobe rate from slowest (DMX 0) to fastest (DMX 255)
0.5Hz to 30Hz
37 Strobe Control 0
0 - 255 Control Channel for strobing functions. Set discrete value of desired
effect
0 - 5 Open
6 - 10 Closed
11 - 15 Normal Strobe
16 - 20 Random Strobe
21 - 25 Random Sync
26 - 255 Reserved Values
38 Programmers
Channel 0
Functions do not require 3 second DMX rule. mode will change
once DMX level is reached
0-40 Idle
41 - 45 Dimming Curve Linear
46 - 50 Dimming Curve S-Curve
51 - 55 Dimming Curve Square Curve (Default)**
56 - 60 Dimmer Snap On
61 - 65 Dimmer Snap Off (Default)
66 - 70 Reserved Values
71 - 75 Reserved Values
76 - 80 Edge Tracking on
81 - 85 Edge tracking off (Default
86 - 90 Reserved Values
91 - 95 Color Snap off (Default)
96 - 100 Color Snap on (de-activates color timing channel)
101 - 105 Reserved Values
106 - 110 Reserved Values
111 - 115 Reserved Values
116 - 120 Reserved Values
121 - 125 Reserved Values
126 - 130 Reserved Values
131 - 135 Reserved Values
136 - 140 Reserved Values
141 - 145 Reserved Values
146 - 150 Reserved Values
151 - 155 Reserved Values
156 - 160 Reserved Values
161 - 165 Reserved Values
166 - 170 Reserved Values
171 - 175 Reserved Values
176 - 255 Reserved Values
39 Focus Timing 255 0 - 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control Pan/Tilt mechanisms. See
Timing Channel
40 Optics Timing 255 0 - 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control lensing mechanisms. See
Timing Channel
41 Color Timing 255 0 - 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control color mechanisms. See
Timing Channel
42 Beam Timing 255 0 - 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control beam shaping mechanisms.
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TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
43 Gobo Timing 255 0 - 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control gobo mechanisms. See
Timing Channel
44 Fan Control 0
0 - 255 Dynamically control fan speed vs LED Output operation. Control
values as follows . . .
0-4 Automatic fan/output adjustment (Default)
05 - 255
Linear control of fan speed and LED max output*
DMX 5 =Highest Constant Fan Speed (Standard mode)
DMX 255 = Lowest Constant Fan Speed (Whisper mode)
* Standard mode only function is dec-activated if Studio or Boost
modes are selected via Dmx or User Interface
45 Luminaire Control 0
0 - 255 Control Channel used for full fixture settings lamp controls
Set discrete value of desired effect then set value to 0 (Idle).
0 - 5 Idle (Default)
6 - 10 Full Luminaire ReCal - Also Used to Wake fixture up from shutdown
11 - 15 Fixture Shutdown
16 - 20 Reserved Values
21 - 25 Display - Menu ON
26 - 30 Display - Menu OFF
31 - 35 Reserved Values
36 - 40 Reserved Values
41 - 45 Reserved Values
46 - 50 Reserved Values
51 - 55 Reserved Values
56 - 60 Reserved Values
61 - 65 Reserved Values
66 - 70 Reserved Values
71 - 75 Reserved Values
76 - 80 Display On
81 - 85 Display Off
86 - 90 Status Check (Turn UI Screen Green if fixture has no Error - Red if
Error)
91 - 95 Reserved Values
96 - 100 Reserved Values
101 - 105 Reserved Values
106 - 110 Boost Mode - Fixture output increase with Higher fan speed No Fan
control (44)
111 - 115 Standard Mode
116 - 120 Studio Mode - Reduced output with lower fan settings No Fan
control (44)
121 - 125 Reserved Values
126 - 130 Reserved Values
131 - 135 Reserved Values
136 - 140 Fan On (Default) (Continuous spin rate)
141 - 145 Fan Auto (Variable spin rate based on LED temperature)
146 - 150 Reserved Values

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TABLE 1.16-BIT ENHANCED
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
45 Luminaire Control
continued 0
151 - 155 ReCal Position
156 - 160 ReCal Color
161 - 165 ReCal Beam
166 - 170 ReCal Optics
171-175 ReCal Gobo
176 - 180 Reset fixture to default
181 - 255 Reserved Values
TABLE 2. 16-BIT
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
1 Intensity High 0 0-65535 16-bit control of Dimming
2 Intensity Low
3 Pan High 32767 0-65535 540° Total Pan Rotation
4 Pan Low
5 Tilt High 32767 0-65535 270° Total Tilt
6 Tilt Low
7 Focus High 32767 0-65535 Focus control
8 Focus Low Default value 50% Focus range
9 Zoom High 128 0-255 Zoom control
Default value 50% zoom range
10 Cyan 0 0 - 255 Cyan Color Control 0-100% saturation
11 Yellow 0 0 - 255 Yellow Color Control 0-100% saturation
12 Magenta 0 0 - 255 Magenta Color Control 0-100% saturation
13 CTO 0 0 - 255 CTO Color correction Control 0-100% saturation
14 Color Wheel 0
0 - 255
8-bit control of Color Wheel
(spin speed slow to fast from control channel)
OPEN (centred at 0)
0-31 Open
32-63 VL RED Centre - 48
64-95 Dark Blue Centre - 80
96-127 Yellow Centre - 112
128-159 Kelly Green Centre - 144
160-191 Amber Centre 176
192-223 Congo Blue Centre 208
224-255 Open
15 Color Wheel
Control 0
0 - 255
0 - 5 Linear Movement using shortest (quickest) path.
6 - 10 Linear Movement using normal (longest) path.
11 - 15 Wheel Spin CW (Forward)
16 - 20 Wheel Spin STOP
21 - 25 Wheel Spin CCW (Reverse)
26 - 56 Color Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set color
timing to 0
57 - 87 Color Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set color
timing to 0
88 - 255 Reserved Values

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TABLE 2. 16-BIT
DMX PARAMETER DEFAULTS RANGE DESCRIPTION
16 Gobo Wheel 1 0
0 - 255 8-bit control of Gobo Wheel 1. See Channel 20 for control options.
Interchangable glass gobos
0 - 5 Open - No Gobo
6 - 10 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Index
11 - 15 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Index
16 - 20 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Index
21 - 25 Gobo 4 (Nurons) Index
26 - 30 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Index
31 - 35 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Index
36 - 40 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Index
41 - 45 Open - No Gobo
46 - 50 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Rotate
51 - 55 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Rotate
56 - 60 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Rotate
61 - 65 Gobo 4 (Nurons) Rotate
66 - 70 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Rotate
71 - 75 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Rotate
76 - 80 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Rotate
81 - 85 Open - No Gobo
86 - 90 Gobo 1 (Night Sky) Rotate with Mega Stepping
91 - 95 Gobo 2 (Circle of Ovals) Rotate with Mega Stepping
96 - 100 Gobo 3 (Bricked Out) Rotate with Mega Stepping
101 - 105 Gobo 4 (Nurons) Rotate with Mega Stepping
106 - 110 Gobo 5 (Swirl) Rotate with Mega Stepping
111 - 115 Gobo 6 (Crossed-Bars) Rotate with Mega Stepping
116 - 120 Gobo 7 (On the Rock) Rotate with Mega Stepping
121 - 255 Reserved Values
17 Gobo 1 Rot/Index
High Byte
32767
0 - 65535 16-bit control of index and rotation of gobo wheel 1.
0 - 32756 Rotate Fast to Slow <<<
18 Gobo 1 Rot/Index
Low Byte
32757 - 32780 Rotation STOP
32781 - 65535 Rotate Slow to Fast >>>
19 Gobo Wheel 1
Control 0
0 - 255 Used as a control channel for different movement options for Gobo
Wheel 1 (Channel 17)
0 - 5 Gobo Selection using shortest (quickest) path.
6 - 10 Gobo Selection using normal (longest) path.
11 - 20 Reserved Values
21 - 50 Wheel Spin CW Forward (Fast to Slow)
51 - 60 Wheel Spin STOP
61 - 90 Wheel Spin CCW Reverse (Slow to Fast)
91 - 120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set
gobo timing to 0
121 - 150 Gobo Shake Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest shake set gobo
timing to 0
151 - 180 Gobo Twist Quickest Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest twist set gobo
timing to 0
181 - 210 Gobo Twist Normal Path (Slow to Fast) For fastest twist set gobo
timing to 0
211 - 255 Reserved Values