Velvet Light Series User manual

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Last updated on May 2022
User manual

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Introduction
About
this guide
This guide provides information about how to use the product
functions to illuminate with this equipment as well as warnings on
his use.
These are products of professional use for exterior and interior
locations or studio and must be operated only by qualified technical
personnel.
To obtain the maximum features, please read the following operating
instructions very carefully before using this fixture for the first time.
Please keep these operating instructions for you and subsequent
users to reference in the future.
THELIGHT Luminary for cine and TV, S.L.
Safety
precautions
For your own safety, please read and follow all safety instructions and
warnings.
Exemption
from liability
VELVET (THELIGHT Luminary) does not assume any responsibility for lighting
failures caused by malfunction of this product. The manufacturer disclaims
liability for any damage to persons or property caused by inappropriate
operation, damage of this kind lies in the responsibility of the operator.
Warranty This product is manufactured to local specifications and the warranty
is valid within the country of purchase. Should the product fail or
malfunction while you are abroad, the manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for servicing the product locally or bearing the expenditure
incurred thereof.
The total or partial reproduction of this guide is prohibited without the express
written permission of VELVET.
VELVET technology is protected under Spanish license laws with international
patents pending. Information and specifications in this document are subject to
change without notice.
2022 © Copyright VELVET. All rights reserved.
www.velvetlight.tv

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Safety precautions
Various symbols are used throughout this instruction manual and
on the product to prevent physical harm to you or other people and
damage to property. The symbols and their meanings are explained
below.
This symbol indicates the risk of electric shock or fire danger that could
result in injury or damage to equipment.
In order to protect against risk of electric shock, the installation should
be properly grounded. Defeating the purpose of the grounding type plug
will expose you to the risk of electric shock.
Possible risk of injury or damage to equipment.
Do not attempt to open any of the device or component housings. To
reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove LED panel side covers or
front plastic diffuser. No user-serviceable parts inside. Maintenance and
repair work to be carried out only by VELVET Service Centre.
Do not cover the aluminium lamp head heat sink while using it. Proper
ventilation must be provided. Avoid exposing the lamp head to the heat
radiation of other light fixtures.
The lamp head is equipped with mid power LED. Due to their high light-
output intensity don’t stare directly into the light source
Though the light generated by LED does not produce any heat, for
what his use turns out to be very comfortable for the actors, the lamp
head acts as a heat sink through its back part. Surface can reach a
temperature between the 20ºC and the 60ºC. Please use protective
gloves if you touch the lamp head at the heat sink.
This equipment has been checked and meets the requirements of
general safety for electronic devices. These requirements are specified
to provide a reasonable protection against electromagnetic interferences
when the equipment is used in commercial environments.
This equipment generates, uses and can emit waves of radio frequency,
and if not properly used following the instructions of this manual
can produce interferences in radio communications. The use of this
equipment in residential areas can produce interference, the user will be
the only responsible of correcting them.

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Table of contents
Main features 07
Light series range models 09
IP54 weatherproof range models Parts & Specifications
VELVET Light 1 IP54 Weatherproof
VELVET Light 2 IP54 Weatherproof
VELVET Light 4 IP54 Weatherproof
Power Options
10
12
14
16
IP54 weatherproof models accessories
Power supply
Battery adapters
Beam Control
Transport
Rigging
Cables
Remote Control
18
18
19
20
21
21
22
Studio range models Parts & Specifications
VELVET Light 1 Studio
VELVET Light 2 Studio
VELVET Light 2x2 Studio
VELVET Light 4 Studio
Power Options
23
25
27
29
31
Studio models accessories
Power supply
Beam Control
Transport
Rigging
Cables
Remote Control
32
32
36
36
37
37
Placing into operation
VELVET Light 1 & 2 Yoke to LED Panel assembling
VELVET Light 2X2 Yoke to LED Panel assembling
Pole Operated Yoke to LED Pannel assembling
Mounting Options
Security cables
38
41
44
46
46

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Accessories installation
Snapgrid installation
Snapbag installation
47
48
Diagrams
VELVET Light 1
VELVET Light 2
VELVET Light 2x2
VELVET Light 4
50
51
52
53
Digital adjustments
Color
Dimming
Master & slave
DMX RDM controls
Adressing channels
54
55
55
56
57
Chromacity coordinates diagram 58
LRegulations 60
Warranty 62
Qr links 64

A. Main features 7
Main features
Welcome VELVET Light series LED panels house mid power LED. They
had been specially designed and their colorimetry calibrated for
professional photography, cinematography and television industry
use.
VELVET
innovations
• Dustproof robust aluminum construction (VELVET Light Studio)
• Rainproof robust aluminium construction (VELVET Light Weatherproof)
• Variable Color Temperature from 2700K to 6500K in 100K steps
• Dedicated quick-access button 32K / 56K
• Mid-power LED 50,000 hours life
• From 94 to 98 TLCI digitally calibrated light
• Professional and consistent color rendition
• Digital control and through DMX RDM
• Silent fan-free operation
• Flicker free up to 20000 fps
• Soft shadow-less light
• Smooth dimming with no color shift
Note about
measuring
colour
temperature
(CCT)
VELVET Light series incorporate the innovative VELVET technology
based on Selected BIN LED core unit + custom optics + CPU control
softwtare to obtain the wide range of calibrated colour temperatures
combined with a high color rendering index CCT.
We must remark that traditional color meters still in use today are
designed for a full spectrum source such as incandescent lights and
therefore cannot be used to accurately read the correlated color
temperature (CCT) of the light emitted by VELVET and other LED light
fixtures.
The eventual diversions to green display as CC05M or CC10M in hand-
held color meters are due to these unaccuracy on reading of the light
emitted by LED and must not be considered.
To precisely measure the light emitted by VELVET and other LED light
fixtures a spectrometer specially calibrated for LED sources must be used.
VELVET guarantees pure white light with no green deviation and
correct colorimetry of the light delivered by its VELVET LED luminaries
which have been calibrated in laboratory according to CIE 13.3-1995
international standards for measurement of the CRI and chromatic
coordinates (x, and CIE-1931).

A. Main features 8
The reliability of this digital equipment is supported by the calibration
VELVET has made in laboratory by spectrophotometer, which precision
is half-yearly calibrated according to the National Institute of Standards
(NIST) of the United States and of the Physikalisch-Technische
Bundesanstalt (PTB) of Germany.
In order that the advanced VELVET luminaries could be used together
with other light sources, VELVET has accurately calibrated both the CCT
and the chromatic coordinates to match them with traditional light
sources following tungsten and daylight standards.

B. Light series families 9
Light series range models
IP54 Weatherproof IP51 Dustproof
VL1IP54
VELVET Light 1 weatherproof LED panel
VL1ST
VELVET Light 1 Studio LED panel
VL2IP54
VELVET Light 2 weatherproof LED panel
VL2ST
VELVET Light 2 Studio LED panel
VL2x2ST
VELVET Light 2x2 Studio LED panel
VL4IP54
VELVET Light 4 weatherproof LED panel
VL4ST
VELVET Light 4 Studio LED panel

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 10
IP54 weatherproof range models
VELVET Light 1 IP54 (Ref: VL1IP54)
PARTS
1. XLR-3 DC IN
2. Power switch
3. / Adjustment buttons
4. 3200K/ 5600K Quick access
button
5. Mode selection button
(Dimmer/ Colour Temp)
6. Digital display
7. XLR-5 DMX In&Out
1
6
7
2
3
4
5
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 11
SPECIFICATIONS
COLOUR TEMPERATURE Adjustable from 2700K a 6500K (100K increments)
LIGHT INTENSITY Dimmable 0 to 100 (smooth and flicker-free)
LOCAL CONTROL Shock proof buttons and display
WIRE CONTROL DMX DMX-RDM with XLR-5 IN connector
TLCI INDEX 98 at 3200K and 97 at 5600K
PHOTOMETRICS 2000 lux / 185 fc at 1m / 3 feet
250 lux / 23 fc at 3m / 10 feet
BEAM ANGLE 100º
DIMENSIONS 370x308x68mm / 14.5”x12”x2.7” (panel)
485x395x68mm / 19.1”x15.5”x2.7” (panel+yoke)
WEIGHT 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs (panel)
4 kg / 8.8 lbs (panel + yoke)
POWER DRAW 75W
POWER SUPPLY 12-35V DC V-Lock or Gold mount battery
plate 90-264V AC 50/60Hz
LED RATED LIFE More than 50.000 hours L70
More than 35.000 hours L80
POWER CONNECTION Neutrik XLR-3 DC In connector
OUTPUT FREQUENCY 2000 fps
OPERATION TEMPERATURE From -20ºC to +40ºC
COOLING No-noise, fan-free passive cooling
PROTECTION IP54 rainproof, indoor or outdoor use
VELVET LED TECHNOLOGY Selected BIN LED + optic diffuser + CPU software control
RIGGING OPTIONS Aluminum yoke with 16 female combined with 28 pin, quick
link swivel ball head, pole operated yoke, multipanels yokes
QUICK MOUNTING
ACCESSORIES
AC power supply, Vlock or Gold adapter, DMX 512 splitter
cable in&out, foldable Snapgrid, removable barn doors,
cordura case, hard case
CONSTRUCTION & FINISH Black anodized extruded aluminum and black powder
coated sheet aluminum
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 12
1
6
7
2
VELVET Light 2 IP54 (Ref: VL2IP54)
PARTS
1. XLR-3 DC IN
2. Power switch
3. / Adjustment buttons
4. 3200K/ 5600K Quick access button
5. Mode selection button (Dimmer/ Colour Temp)
6. Digital display
7. XLR-5 DMX In&Out
3
4
5
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 13
SPECIFICATIONS
COLOUR TEMPERATURE Adjustable from 2700K to 6500K (100K increments)
LIGHT INTENSITY Dimmable 0 to 100 (smooth and flicker-free)
LOCAL CONTROL Shock proof buttons and display
WIRE CONTROL DMX-RDM with XLR-5 In & Out connectors
TLCI INDEX 96 at 3200K and 96 at 5600K
PHOTOMETRICS 4000 lux / 370 fc at 1m / 3 feet
580 lux / 53 fc at 3m / 10 feet
BEAM ANGLE 100º
DIMENSIONS 670x308x68mm / 26.4”x12”x2.7” (panel)
770x435x68mm / 30.3”x17.1”x2.7” (panel+yoke)
WEIGHT 5.9 kg / 13 lbs (panel)
6.5 kg / 14.3 lbs (panel + yoke)
POWER DRAW 150W
POWER SUPPLY 24-35V DC V-Lock or Gold mount battery
plate 90-264V AC 50/60Hz
LED RATED LIFE More than 50.000 hours L70
More than 35.000 hours L80
POWER CONNECTION Neutrik XLR-3 DC In connector
OUTPUT FREQUENCY 2000 fps
OPERATION TEMPERATURE From -20ºC to +40ºC
COOLING No-noise, fan-free passive cooling
PROTECTION IP54 rainproof, indoor or outdoor use
VELVET LED TECHNOLOGY Selected BIN LED + optic diffuser + CPU software control
RIGGING OPTIONS Aluminum yoke with 16 female combined with 28 pin, quick
link swivel ball head, pole operated yoke, multipanels yokes
QUICK MOUNTING
ACCESSORIES
AC power supply, Vlock or Gold adapter, DMX 512 splitter
cable in&out, foldable Snapgrid, removable barn doors,
cordura case, hard case
CONSTRUCTION & FINISH Black anodized extruded aluminum and black powder
coated sheet aluminum
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 14
16
2
VELVET Light 4 IP54 (Ref: VL4IP54)
PARTS
3
4
5
7
1. XLR-3 DC IN
2. Power switch
3. / Adjustment buttons
4. 3200K/ 5600K Quick access button
5. Mode selection button (Dimmer/ Colour Temp)
6. Digital display
7. XLR-5 DMX IN
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 15
SPECIFICATIONS
COLOUR TEMPERATURE Adjustable from 2700K to 6500K (100K increments)
LIGHT INTENSITY Dimmable 0 to 100 (smooth and flicker-free)
LOCAL CONTROL Shock proof buttons and display
WIRE CONTROL DMX-RDM with XLR-5 IN connector
TLCI INDEX 96 at 3200K and 96 at 5600K
PHOTOMETRICS 6600 lux / 616 fc at 1m / 3 feet
1000 lux / 93 fc at 3m / 10 feet
320 lux / 30 fc at 6m / 20 feet
BEAM ANGLE 100º
DIMENSIONS 1250x308x68mm / 49.2”x12,1”x2.7” (panel)
1132x485x68mm / 44.6”x19”x2.7” (panel+yoke)
WEIGHT 11 kg / 24,25 lbs (panel)
14.8 kg / 32,6 lbs (panel + center mount + power supply)
POWER DRAW 290W
POWER SUPPLY 26-28V DC/ 90-264V AC 50/60Hz
LED RATED LIFE More than 50.000 hours L70
More than 35.000 hours L80
POWER CONNECTION Neutrik XLR-3 DC In connector
OUTPUT FREQUENCY 2000 fps
OPERATION TEMPERATURE From -20ºC to +40ºC
COOLING No-noise, fan-free passive cooling
PROTECTION IP54 rainproof, indoor or outdoor use
VELVET LED TECHNOLOGY Selected BIN LED + optic diffuser + CPU software control
RIGGING OPTIONS Aluminum yoke with 16 female combined with 28 pin, quick
link swivel ball head, pole operated yoke, multipanels yokes
QUICK MOUNTING
ACCESSORIES
AC power supply, Vlock or Gold adapter, DMX 512 splitter
cable in&out, foldable Snapgrid, removable barn doors,
cordura case, hard case
CONSTRUCTION & FINISH Black anodized extruded aluminum and black powder
coated sheet aluminum
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 16
POWER OPTIONS
AC POWER 90 to 264 VAC
STEP 1 Insert the power supply plate by sliding it into the slot located at the back of the
panel. Insert and extract the plate from the right hand of the panel where the digital
display is located.
Ref:
VLIP54-PSU120W
VLIP54-PSU180W
VL4IP54-PSU
Ref:
VL-PSU120W
VL-PSU180W
STEP 2 Connect the XLR3 to the connector located under the power switch. Connect the
power cable to the plug located in the side of the power supply and the power plug
with a mains power outlet.
Ref:
CAB-XLR3DCC4.5M
Secure the Power supply plate by turning the locking knob anti clockwise.
To avoid electric shocks and/or damages in the equipment the power
switch located at the back of the LED panel must be off before connecting
or disconnecting cables.
IP54 Studio

C. IP54 Weatherproof range models 17
BATTERY POWER 12 to 35 VDC
STEP 1 Connect any battery from 12 to 35 VDC to the XLR3 connector located at the back of
the panel
When powering VELVET from an external battery through the XLR3 connector check
the proper polarity as shown in the picture at the side of the panel.
To ensure maximum performance of the equipment use only high-load capacity
batteries with a high continuous draw meaning a Discharge Current of at least 7A.
STEP 2 Insert the plate by sliding it into the slot located at the back of the panel. Insert and
extract the plate from the right hand of the panel where the digital display is located.
Ref:
VL1-GOLD
VL2-GOLD
Ref:
VL1-VLOCK
VL2-VLOCK
STEP 3 Connect the XLR3 to the connector located on the back of the panel.
Ref:
CAB-XLR3DCC4.5M
Secure the Power supply plate by turning the locking knob anti clockwise.
To avoid electric shocks and/or damages in the equipment the power
switch located at the back of the LED panel must be off before connecting
or disconnecting cables.
IP54 Studio

D. IP54 Weatherproof models accessories 18
Weatherproof models accessories
POWER SUPPLY
VL-PSU120W 100W AC power supply
+ mount for VELVET Light 1
VL-PSU180W 180W AC power supply
+ mount for VELVET Light 2
VLIP54-PSU120W 120W weatherproof AC
power supply + mount for
VELVET Light 1
VLIP54-PSU180W 180W AC power supply
+ mount for VELVET Light 2
VL4IP54-PSU 300W weatherproof AC
power supply + mount for
VELVET Light 2
BATTERY ADAPTERS
VL1-VLOCK Vlock battery adapter on
VELVET plate for VELVET Light
1
VL2-VLOCK Double Vlock battery adapter
+ mount for VELVET Light 2
VL1-GOLD Gold battery adapter on VELVET
plate for VELVET Light 1
VL2-GOLD Double Gold battery adapter
+ mount for VELVET Light 2
IP54 Studio

D. IP54 Weatherproof models accessories 19
BEAM CONTROL
VL1-RB Barndoors for VELVET Light 1
VL2-RB Barn doors for VELVET Light 2
VL4-RB Barn doors for VELVET Light 4
VL1-SG DopChoice 40º Foldable
Snapgrid for VELVET Light 1
VL2-SG DopChoice 40º Foldable
Snapgrid for VELVET Light 2
VL4-SG DopChoice 40º Foldable
Snapgrid for VELVET Light 4
VL2-SG20 DopChoice 20º Foldable
Snapgrid for VELVET Light 2
VL2-SG60 DopChoice 60º Foldable
Snapgrid for VELVET Light 2
VL1-SB DopChoice SnapBag softbox
for VELVET Light 1
VL2-SB DopChoice SnapBag softbox
for VELVET Light 2
VL4-SB DopChocie Snapbag Softbox
for VELVET Light 4
IP54 Studio

D. IP54 Weatherproof models accessories 20
VL1-SGXSB DopChoice 40º Snapgrid
40x40cms for VELVET Light 1
Snapbag
VL2-SGXSB DopChoice 40º Snapgrid for
VELVET Light 2 Snapbag
VL4-SGXSB DopChoice 40º Snapgrid for
VELVET 4 Light Snapbag
TRANSPORT
VL1-BAG Soft bag for 1x VELVET Light 1
VL1-DBAG Soft bag for 2x VELVET Light 1
VL2-BAG Soft bag for 1x VELVET Light 2
VL1-CASE Flight case for VELVET Light 1
VL2-CASE Flight case for VELVET Light 2
VL4-CASE Flight case for VELVET Light 4
IP54 Studio