Equinox Systems Midas Spot User manual

Equinox Systems
Brand
Equinox Systems
Model
Midas Spot
Category
Stroboscopes & disco lights
Type
User manual
Order code: EQLED072
Midas Spot
User Manual
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis
between100~240VAC,50/60Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthe
mainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreached
roomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuse
immediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLight
dealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thislightingxtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itis
notdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.The
productmustbeinstalledbyaqualiedtechnicianin
accordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyof
theinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.The
xturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetore
hazards,electricshockandfalls.
• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingto
EN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithoptical
instrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
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Product overview & technical specications
TheMidasSpotisarevolutionaryLEDpoweredmovinghead.Ittakesthe
LEDoutputfroma60Wsourcetothenextlevelallwithinanamazingly
compactxture.TheMidasSpothasanoutputcomparabletoa250W
dischargexture.MuchfasterthanmanyothermovingheadstheMidas
Spotnotonlymoveswithagilityitalsokeepsperfectsynchronisation
thankstoitsautomaticpan/tiltcorrection.ThemightypowerofitsLED
source,combinedwith7dichroiccolours,atri-colourlterplus
openand7rotating,interchangeablegobosandtheadditionofa
3facetrotatingprismalongwithmotorisedfocusmakesthe
MidasSpotaspectaculareffectinanyapplication.
•1x60WwhiteLED
•Beamangle:16°
•16,000Lux@2m
•4kHzrefreshrate
•Motorisedfocus
•3facetprism
•Gobowheel:7rotatingreplaceablegobos+open
(2additionalgobossupplied)
•Colourwheel:7colours+tri-colourlter+open
•DMXchannels:1/10or13selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
•Pan/tiltautocorrection
•16-Bitpan/tiltpositioning
•Pan:540°,Tilt:270°
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•Suppliedwithquickreleaseomegaclamp
•Jogwheelmenuwith2”LCDdisplay
•PowerCONinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
Midas Spot
Specications Midas Spot
Powerconsumption 105W
Fuse T2A250V
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Dimensions 365x242x147mm
Weight 6.9kg
Ordercode EQLED072
0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m
16° - Lux 64000 16000 7110
16°
4000 2560
365mm
242mm 147mm
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Technical specications
01-Earthpoint
02-LCDdisplay
03-Jogwheel
04-LEDmodeindicators
05-On/offswitch
06-3-PinDMXinput
07-3-PinDMXoutput
08-PowerCONinput
09-PowerCONoutput
10-FuseT2A250V
11-Omegabracketplate
12-Fancoolingvents
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x omega clamp,
1 x power cable
& 1 x user manual
MIDAS SPOT
M
E
N
U
DMX
MASTER
SLAVE
SOUND
POWER INPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
FUSE: T2A 250V
ON
OFF
DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT
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POWER OUTPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
12
01
10
05
02 1104 03 08 09 06 07
12
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Rotating Gobo Replacement:
Thextureissuppliedwith7rotating,replaceablegobos.Seebelowforinstallationinstructions.
1)Disconnectandisolatefromthepowerthen
placethextureonaatsurfaceandunscrew
theheadshell.
2)Removetheheadshellfromthehead.
3)Carefullyremoveoneofthegobotraysby
liftingslightlyandpullingtowardsyoureleasing
thetrayfromthespringclip.
4)Nowyoucanremovethecirclip,followedby
thegobofromthegobotray.Replacethegobo
andtthecirclipbackintothetray.
5)Placethegobotrayback
intothegobowheelbyslidingit
backunderthespringclipand
pushingitdownintothewheel.
6)Placetheheadshellback
ontothehead.
7)Tightenthescrewsuntilthe
headshellissecure.
Rotating Gobo Replacement
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Operating instructions
Control Panel Menu:
TheLCDcontrolpanelsituatedonthefrontofthextureallowstheusertoaccessthemenusystemto
adjustthexturessettings.
Whentheunithasbeenpoweredonitwillshow“Wait...”followedby“Equinox Midas Spot”.
Thexturewillthenreturntoitshomescreen.
Toaccessthemainmenuturnthejogwheelclockwiseoranti-clockwiseuntilthemenurequiredis
highlighted.Pressingthejogwheelononeoftheseoptionsallowsyoutoaccessthesubmenuwhere
youcanturnthejogwheelclockwiseoranti-clockwisetoselecttheoption/valuerequired.
Oncetheoption/valuehasbeenselectedpressthejogwheeloncemoretoconrmthesetting.
Thereare4LEDindicatorsonthefrontpanelofthexture:
DMX-ThisLEDindicatorwillashwhentheunitisreceivingaDMXsignal.
MASTER-ThisLEDindicatorwillilluminatewheninMastermode.
SLAVE-ThisLEDindicatorwillashwheninSlavemode.
SOUND-ThisLEDindicatorwillashwheninSoundmode.
MIDAS SPOT
M
E
N
U
DMX
MASTER
SLAVE
SOUND
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Operating instructions
Main Menu Sub Menu Options/Values Description
(Default Settings in BOLD)
1)DMXAddress 001-512 DMXAddressSetting
2)ChannelMode
1Ch(1channelmode)
DMXChannelSetting10Ch(10channelmode)
13Ch(13channelmode)
3)ShowMode
Show01-Show08
ForwardFacingShow
Built-inPrograms
4)SlaveMode
Slave1 SlaveModeSetting
Slave2 AutoMode
5)SoundMode
On
SoundMode/Settings
Off
Sens 000-255
Exit
6)ManualControl
1:Pan 00000-65535
ManualControlMode
2:Tilt 00000-65535
3:Dimmer 000-255
4:Strobe 000-255
5:Color 000-255
6:Gobo 000-255
7:GoboR 000-255
8:Prism 000-255
9:Focus 000-255
Exit
7)Settings
1:PanInvert
Normal
PanInverseSetting
Invert
2:TiltInvert
Normal
TiltInverseSetting
Invert
3:DimmerCurve
1:Square Law
DimmingCurveSettings
2:Linear
3:S-Curve
4:InvSquareLaw
4:DMXFail
1:Off
DMXFailSettings2:Hold
Exit
5:Display
1:Auto rotate
DisplayInverseSetting
2:Normal
3:Inverted
Exit
6:BackLight
1:On
DisplayBackLightSetting
2:Off
3:Adjust(01-10)
Exit
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Main Menu Sub Menu Options/Values Description
7)Settings
7:Reset
Yes
MotorReset
No
8:FactorySets
Yes
FactoryReset
No
9:AutoTest
Test
AutoTest
Exit
Exit ExitSubMenu
8)Calibrations
Password(088)
1:Pan 000--255
InitialHomePositionCalibration
2:Tilt 000--255
3:Color 000--255
4:Gobo 000--255
5:Focus 000--255
6:Default (Resetallhomepositionsto127/)
9)Version Vx.xx SoftwareVersion
Exit ReturntoHomeScreen
Operating instructions
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Operating instructions
Channel
Value Function
1 10 13
1 1 000-255 Panadjustment0-540°
2 000-255 Panneadjustment
2 3 000-255 Tiltadjustment0-270°
4 000-255 Tiltneadjustment
3 5 000-255 Pan/tiltspeed(fast-slow)
4 6 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
5 7
000-010 Nofunction
011-128 Randomstrobe(slow-fast)
129-255 Linearstrobe(slow-fast)
6 8
000-011 Open(white)
012-023 Red
024-035 Green
036-047 Blue
048-059 Yellow
060-071 Magenta
072-083 SkyBlue
084-095 Orange
096-107 Tri-colourFilter(RGB)
108-119 Splitcolour(Open/Red)
120-131 Splitcolour(Red/Green)
132-143 Splitcolour(Green/Blue)
144-155 Splitcolour(Blue/Yellow)
156-167 Splitcolour(Yellow/Magenta)
168-179 Splitcolour(Magenta/SkyBlue)
180-191 Splitcolour(SkyBlue/Orange)
192-203 Splitcolour(Orange/Tri-colourFilter(RGB))
204-215 Splitcolour(Tri-colourFilter(RGB)/Open)
216-235 Colourscrollclockwise(fast-slow)
236-255 Colourscrollanti-clockwise(slow-fast)
7 9
000-011 Open
012-023 Rotatinggobo1
024-035 Rotatinggobo2
036-047 Rotatinggobo3
048-059 Rotatinggobo4
060-071 Rotatinggobo5
072-083 Rotatinggobo6
084-095 Rotatinggobo7
DMX channel modes:
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Operating instructions
Channel
Value Function
1 10 13
7cont. 9cont.
096-107 Rotatinggobo7shake(slow-fast)
108-119 Rotatinggobo6shake(slow-fast)
120-131 Rotatinggobo5shake(slow-fast)
132-143 Rotatinggobo4shake(slow-fast)
144-155 Rotatinggobo3shake(slow-fast)
156-167 Rotatinggobo2shake(slow-fast)
168-179 Rotatinggobo1shake(slow-fast)
180-191 Open
192-223 Goboscrollclockwise(fast-slow)
224-255 Goboscrollanti-clockwise(slow-fast)
8 10
000-127 Goborotationindex
128-191 Goborotationclockwise(fast-slow)
192-255 Goborotationanti-clockwise(slow-fast)
9 11
000-080 Nofunction
081-255 3facetprism
10 12 000-255 Focus
13
000-009 Nofunction
010-020 Resetmotors(holdfor5seconds)
021-255 Nofunction
1
000-007 Nofunction
008-037 Show1
038-067 Show2
068-097 Show3
098-127 Show4
128-157 Show5
158-187 Show6
188-217 Show7
218-247 Show8
248-255 ForwardFacingShow
DMX channel modes cont:
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Operating instructions
Open Gobo1 Gobo2 Gobo3
Gobo4 Gobo5 Gobo6 Gobo7
Rotating gobos:
Gobosize:24mmØ
Imagesize:19.5mmØ
Additional rotating gobos (supplied):
Gobosize:24mmØ
Imagesize:19.5mmØ
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Installation
Installation:
1)BolteachclamptotheOmegabracket(s)withtheboltandlockingnutthroughoutthe
holeinthebracket.
2)FastentheOmegabracket(s)tothebottomofthemovingheadbasebyinsertingthe
quicklockfastenersintothereceivingholesinthebaseandtighten.
3)Hangthexturetothesupportthroughtheclampandsecurewiththelockingnuts.
Fastenthesafetycablethroughthebottomofthebaseandoverthesupport.
Attention:
•Alwaysensurethatthestructuretowhichyouareattachingthextureissecureandable
tosupportaweightof10timesthexturesweight.
•Alwaysuseasafetycablethatcabhold12timestheweightofthexturewheninstalling.
•Makesurethatthextureisrmlyattachedinawaythatnovibrationsormovementcould
occurduringoperation.
•Theequipmentmustbeinstalledbyprofessionalsandmustbeinstalledinanareawhere
itisoutofreachofpeopleandnoonecanpassbyorunderit.
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Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-511.Axturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannel
indicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,axturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwas
addressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105
and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthe
chainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligent
xturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothexture.
DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromxturetoxtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”
XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXxtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogether
andoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallxturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.
ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXxturestrytousetheshortest
cablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichxturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinuencethe
DMXaddressing.Forexample;axtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywherein
aDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.Whenaxtureisassigneda
DMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,
nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisxturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.
YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,
seeimagebelow.
Note: DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbe
purchasedfromallgoodsound
andlightingsuppliersor
ProLightConceptsdealers.
Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2m
CABL11 – 5m
CABL12 – 10m
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Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecables
shieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRs
outercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,
youmayneedtouseaterminatoron
thelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
Using a cable terminator will decrease
the possibilities of erratic behaviour.
(3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)
5-pin XLR DMX connectors:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRxtures
maybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa
3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
Terminationreducessignaltransmission
problemsandinterference.Itisalways
advisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,
(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2
(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastxture.
5-pin XLR (female)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (female)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (male)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (male)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
DMX setup
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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposed
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.
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Equinox Systems Midas Spot User manual

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