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Equinox Systems Butterfly Quad, EQLED100 User manual

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Order code: EQLED100
Buttery Quad
User Manual V2.0
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CARE-
FULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyour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ButteryQuadisadynamicmulti-beameffectfeaturingtwosweepingLEDbars,eachloadedwithfour
individuallycontrollablenarrowbeams.Dispensingeightintenseandsharplong-throwbeamsthebutterycuts
throughtheairwithease.Thefourbuttonmenusystemallowscontrolofmaster/slavefunctions,andthexture
canbealsobeoperatedinsoundactiveandDMXmodes.
•8x12Wquad-colourLEDs
•Beamangle:4.5°
•Pixelmappingcapabilities
•DMXchannels:10or36selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
plusbuilt-inprograms
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•Tilt:180°
•Quickreleaseomegaclampincluded
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
Buttery Quad
Specications
Powerconsumption 100W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F5A250V
Dimensions 165x400x220mm
Weight 4.75kg
Ordercode EQLED100
400mm 165mm
220mm
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Technical specications
01-Functionbuttons
02-LEDdisplay
03-DMXinputLED
04-PowerLED
05-SoundLED
06-MasterLED
07-FuseF5A250V
08-IECpowerinput
09-IECpoweroutput
10-3-PinXLRDMXinput
11-3-PinXLRDMXoutput
12-Microphone
13-Earthpoint
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x omega clamp,
1 x power cable
& 1 x user manual
07 08 09 1110 12
100-240V~50/60Hz
FUSE: F5A 250V
POWER IN POWER OUT
DMX INDMX OUT
MIC
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MENU DOWN UP ENTER
POWER
DMX
SOUND
MASTER
BUTTERFLY QUAD
01 02 05 06
03
04
13
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Operating instructions
C h N d
1 0 C h
3 6 C h
S h N d
S h 0
S h 2 4
S o U n
o n
o F F
S e n S
0
1 0 0
b L N d
y e s
n o
t e S t
F h r S
u e r
r S e t
A d d r
1
5 1 2
DMX address setting
Channel mode
Show mode 0-24
Slave 1
S L N d
S L 1
S L 2
Sound active mode
Sound sensitivity
Blackout mode
L e d
o n
o F F
LED display on
LED display off
d 1 S P
n o
y e s
Normal
Inversion
1 t 1 L
y e s
n o
Tilt 1 inversion
2 t 1 L
y e s
n o
Tilt 2 inversion
Reset
Firmware version
Fixture hours
Auto test
N a S t
Master mode
Slave 2
1 C h
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Operating instructions
DMX mode:
OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestexibilitywhenitcomes
tocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthe
xtureandeachxtureindependently.
ToaccesstheDMXaddressmode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowAddr
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosetthe
requiredDMXaddress.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowChNd
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoose
oneofthe1/10or36DMXchannelmodes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
10 channel mode:
1 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Tilt1Movement(60°-150°)
CH2 000-255 Tilt2Movement(60°-150°)
CH3 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH4
000-009 Nofunction
010-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH5 000-255 Red(0-100%dimming)
CH6 000-255 Green(0-100%dimming)
CH7 000-255 Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH8 000-255 White(0-100%dimming)
CH9
000-007 Nofunction
008-017 Program1
018-027 Program2
028-037 Program3
038-047 Program4
048-057 Program5
058-067 Program6
068-077 Program7
078-087 Program8
088-097 Program9
Channel Value Function
CH1
000-007 Nofunction
008-128 Soundactive
129-255 Automode
CH9
098-107 Program10
108-117 Program11
118-127 Program12
128-136 Program13
137-146 Program14
147-156 Program15
157-166 Program16
167-176 Program17
177-186 Program18
187-196 Program19
197-206 Program20
207-216 Program21
217-226 Program22
227-236 Program23
237-246 Program24
247-255 Program25
CH10 0-255 Programspeed(slow-fast)
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Operating instructions
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontofthemasterunittoshowSLNd onthe
LEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseNast.
Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.Thenselectyourdesiredprogram(soundactive,DMX
oroneofthebuilt-inprograms).
Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowSLNd
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoose
eitherSL1(Slave1)orSL2(Slave2).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.Theunitwill
nowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.
Show mode (built-in programs):
Toaccesstheshowmodes,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowShNd
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosethe
showyourequirefromSh 0~Sh24.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
36 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Tilt1Movement(60°-150°)
CH2 000-255 Tilt2Movement(60°-150°)
CH3 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH4
000-009 Nofunction
010-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH5 000-255 LED1Red(0-100%dimming)
CH6 000-255 LED1Green(0-100%dimming)
CH7 000-255 LED1Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH8 000-255 LED1White(0-100%dimming)
CH9 000-255 LED2Red(0-100%dimming)
CH10 000-255 LED2Green(0-100%dimming)
CH11 000-255 LED2Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH12 000-255 LED2White(0-100%dimming)
CH13 000-255 LED3Red(0-100%dimming)
CH14 000-255 LED3Green(0-100%dimming)
CH15 000-255 LED3Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH16 000-255 LED3White(0-100%dimming)
CH17 000-255 LED4Red(0-100%dimming)
CH18 000-255 LED4Green(0-100%dimming)
CH19 000-255 LED4Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH20 000-255 LED4White(0-100%dimming)
CH21 000-255 LED5Red(0-100%dimming)
CH22 000-255 LED5Green(0-100%dimming)
CH23 000-255 LED5Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH24 000-255 LED5White(0-100%dimming)
CH25 000-255 LED6Red(0-100%dimming)
CH26 000-255 LED6Green(0-100%dimming)
CH27 000-255 LED6Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH28 000-255 LED6White(0-100%dimming)
CH29 000-255 LED7Red(0-100%dimming)
CH30 000-255 LED7Green(0-100%dimming)
CH31 000-255 LED7Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH32 000-255 LED7White(0-100%dimming)
CH33 000-255 LED8Red(0-100%dimming)
CH34 000-255 LED8Green(0-100%dimming)
CH35 000-255 LED8Blue(0-100%dimming)
CH36 000-255 LED8White(0-100%dimming)
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Sound active mode:
Toaccessthesoundactivemode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowSoUn
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosetthe
soundmodeonoroff.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowSens
ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosetthe
soundsensitivity0~100.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Value: 0 - 100 (0 = low sensitivity, 100 = high sensitivity)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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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
Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-512.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.
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
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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: CABL9O, 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 (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
DMX setup
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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
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