Equinox Systems Saturn Spot User manual

Equinox Systems
Brand
Equinox Systems
Model
Saturn Spot
Category
Stroboscopes & disco lights
Type
User manual

Equinox Systems Saturn Spot is designed to be a 2-in-1 hybrid moving head. It features a high output 30W LED and gobo wheel for projecting gobos and color. Below you will find brief product information for Equinox Systems Saturn Spot.

Saturn Spot contains a 30W white LED and 76 x 3-color RGB SMD LEDs. With the beam angle of 3°, it can project 16,000 Lux at 2 meters. Equinox Systems Saturn Spot includes gobos and colors, which can be used to create different effects. It has 9 static gobos plus open, and 9 dichroic colors plus open.

The unit provides individual control over the LED rings with smooth RGB color-changing meteor effects. Other features include 0-100% dimming, variable strobe, automatic position correction, flicker-free projection, and temperature-controlled fan for whisper-quiet operation.

Equinox Systems Saturn Spot is designed to be a 2-in-1 hybrid moving head. It features a high output 30W LED and gobo wheel for projecting gobos and color. Below you will find brief product information for Equinox Systems Saturn Spot.

Saturn Spot contains a 30W white LED and 76 x 3-color RGB SMD LEDs. With the beam angle of 3°, it can project 16,000 Lux at 2 meters. Equinox Systems Saturn Spot includes gobos and colors, which can be used to create different effects. It has 9 static gobos plus open, and 9 dichroic colors plus open.

The unit provides individual control over the LED rings with smooth RGB color-changing meteor effects. Other features include 0-100% dimming, variable strobe, automatic position correction, flicker-free projection, and temperature-controlled fan for whisper-quiet operation.

Order code: EQLED023
Saturn Spot
User Manual
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY 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
Thishybridtwo-in-onemovingheadhousesahighoutput30WLED,
alongwithagobowheelutilising9gobosplusopenandacolourwheel
with9dichroiccoloursplusopenwithmanualfocusadjustment.
Addingtothefunctionsofthisunitare3LEDringswithatotalof76RGB
SMDLEDsprovidingindividualcontrolwithsteplessRGBcolourchanging
meteoreffects.The4buttonLEDmenusystemfacilitatescontrolvia
DMX,stand-aloneandmaster/slavemodes.Flicker-freeprojection
andautomaticpositioncorrectionarealsoincluded.
•1x30WwhiteLED
•76xtri-colour5050SMDLEDs(RGB)
•Beamangle:3°
•16,000Lux@2m
•Flicker-freeprojection
•Individuallycontrollable
LEDringswithstepless
RGBcolourchanging
•Gobowheel:9staticgobos+open
•Colourwheel:9dichroiccolours+
open
•DMXchannels:12or
23selectable
•Auto,soundactiveand
master/slavemodes
•Pan:540°or630°
selectable,Tilt:210°
•Pan/tiltautocorrection
•16bitpan/tiltpositioning
•0-100%dimmingand
variablestrobe
•Suppliedwithquickrelease
omegaclamp
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Temperaturecontrolledfan
forwhisperquietoperation
Saturn Spot
Specications
Powerconsumption 90W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse T1A250V
Dimensions 370x260x160mm
Weight 4.8kg
Ordercodes EQLED023
370mm
260mm
160mm
0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m
3° - Lux 64000 16000 7110
3°
4000 2560
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Technical specications
MENU
MIC
DOWNUP ENTER
DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT
FUSE:
T1A 250V
POWER INPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION: 90W
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05
04
02 01 070608
01-LEDdisplay
02-Functionbuttons
03-Microphone
04-DMXinputsocket
05-DMXoutputsocket
06-IECpowerinputsocket
07-IECpoweroutputsocket
08-FuseT1A250V
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x power cable,
1 x omega clamp,
& 1 x user manual
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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
MENU
A 0 0 1
A 5 1 2
A d d r
DMX address setting
1 2 C h
2 3 C h
C h n d
Channel modes
L o S t
No DMX signal
A u t o
S o u n
h o L d
b L A C
N A s t
S L 1
S L n d
Master/slave mode
S h 1
S h 3
S h n d
Show modes
S 0 0 0
S 0 9 9
S E n S
Sound sensitivity
5 4 0
6 3 0
A n g L
Pan angle
y E S
n o
P I n t
Pan invert
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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
y E S
n o
t I n t
Tilt invert
P 0 0 0
P 2 5 5
P A d J
Pan ne
t 0 0 0
t 2 5 5
t A d J
Tilt ne
O n
o F F
L E d
LED backlight
O n
o F F
d I S P
Display invert
- - - HF h r s
Fixture hours
r E S t
Motor reset
d E F A
Reset all values
MENU
U - . -u E r
Software version
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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andusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowA001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.
DMX channel mode:
ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons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12or23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.
Operating instructions
PLEASE NOTE:WhentheunitisreceivingDMXtherstreddotonthedisplaywillash.
Gobos:
Open Gobo1 Gobo2 Gobo3 Gobo4
Gobo5 Gobo6 Gobo7 Gobo8 Gobo9
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Operating instructions
12 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Panadjustment0-630°
CH2 000-255 Tiltadjustment0-210°
CH3 000-255 Pan/Tiltspeed(fast-slow)
CH4 000-255
WhiteLEDMasterdimmer(0-
100%)
CH5
000-015 Strobeoff
016-096 Strobe(1Hz-25Hzslow-fast)
097-175 Strobe(1Hzslow-fast)
176-255 Randomstrobe
CH6
000-030 Open
031-055 Red
056-080 Green
081-105 Blue
106-130 Yellow
131-155 Orange
156-180 Magenta
181-205 LightGreen
206-230 Purple
231-255 Cyan
CH7
000-021 Open
022-034 Gobo1
035-047 Gobo2
048-060 Gobo3
061-073 Gobo4
074-086 Gobo5
087-099 Gobo6
100-112 Gobo7
113-125 Gobo8
126-138 Gobo9
139-151 Gobo1Shaking
152-164 Gobo2Shaking
165-177 Gobo3Shaking
178-190 Gobo4Shaking
191-203 Gobo5Shaking
204-216 Gobo6Shaking
217-229 Gobo7Shaking
230-242 Gobo8Shaking
243-255 Gobo9Shaking
Channel Value Function
CH8
000-029 SMDringstrobeoff
030-225 SMDringstrobe(slow-fast)
226-255 SMDringstrobeoff
CH9 000-255
SMDringmasterdimmer
(0-100%)
CH10
000-035 Nofunction
036-040 Red
041-045 Green
046-050 Blue
051-055 R+G
056-060 R+B
061-065 G+B
066-070 R+G+B
071-080 RGBchange
081-085 Redchase
086-090 Greenchase
091-095 Bluechase
096-100 R+Gchase
101-105 R+Bchase
106-110 G+Bchase
111-115 R+G+Bchase
116-120 Redzoomout
121-125 Greenzoomout
126-130 Bluezoomout
131-135 RGBzoomout
136-140 Redzoomin
141-145 Greenzoomin
146-150 Bluezoomin
151-155 RGBzoomin
156-160 Red,Green,Blue,WhiteEffect
161-165
Yellow,Magenta,Cyan,White
Effect
166-255 Colourchase
CH11 000-255 SMDringspeed(slow-fast)
CH12
000-049 Nofunction
050-099 Autoprogram1
100-149 Autoprogram2
150-199 Autoprogram3
200-249 Soundactive
250-255 Motorreset
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Operating instructions
23 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Panadjustment0-630°
CH2 000-255 Panne
CH3 000-255 Tiltadjustment0-210°
CH4 000-255 Tiltne
CH5 000-255 Pan/Tiltspeed(fast-slow)
CH6 000-255
WhiteLEDMasterdimmer(0-
100%)
CH7
000-015 Strobeoff
016-096 Strobe(1Hz-25Hzslow-fast)
097-175 Strobe(1Hzslow-fast)
176-255 Randomstrobe
CH8
000-030 Open
031-055 Red
056-080 Green
081-105 Blue
106-130 Yellow
131-155 Orange
156-180 Magenta
181-205 LightGreen
206-230 Purple
231-255 Cyan
CH9
000-021 Open
022-034 Gobo1
035-047 Gobo2
048-060 Gobo3
061-073 Gobo4
074-086 Gobo5
087-099 Gobo6
100-112 Gobo7
113-125 Gobo8
126-138 Gobo9
139-151 Gobo1Shaking
152-164 Gobo2Shaking
165-177 Gobo3Shaking
178-190 Gobo4Shaking
191-203 Gobo5Shaking
204-216 Gobo6Shaking
217-229 Gobo7Shaking
230-242 Gobo8Shaking
243-255 Gobo9Shaking
CH10 000-255
InnerSMDringreddimmer(0-
100%)
Channel Value Function
CH11 000-255
InnerSMDringgreendimmer
(0-100%)
CH12 000-255
InnerSMDringbluedimmer(0-
100%)
CH13 000-255
MiddleSMDringreddimmer(0-
100%)
CH14 000-255
MiddleSMDringgreendimmer
(0-100%)
CH15 000-255
MiddleSMDringbluedimmer
(0-100%)
CH16 000-255
OuterSMDringreddimmer(0-
100%)
CH17 000-255
OuterSMDringgreendimmer
(0-100%)
CH18 000-255
OuterSMDringbluedimmer(0-
100%)
CH19
000-029 SMDringstrobeoff
030-225
SMDringstrobe(slow-fast)-CH10
000-070
226-255 SMDringstrobeoff
CH20 000-255
SMDringmasterdimmer(0-
100%)
CH21
000-035 Nofunction
036-040 Red
041-045 Green
046-050 Blue
051-055 R+G
056-060 R+B
061-065 G+B
066-070 R+G+B
071-080 RGBchange
081-085 Redchase
086-090 Greenchase
091-095 Bluechase
096-100 R+Gchase
101-105 R+Bchase
106-110 G+Bchase
111-115 R+G+Bchase
116-120 Redzoomout
121-125 Greenzoomout
126-130 Bluezoomout
131-135 RGBzoomout
136-140 Redzoomin
141-145 Greenzoomin
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Channel Value Function
CH21
cont.
146-150 Bluezoomin
151-155 RGBzoomin
156-160 Red,Green,Blue,WhiteEffect
161-165
Yellow,Magenta,Cyan,White
Effect
166-255 Colourchase
CH22 000-255 SMDringspeed(slow-fast)
CH23
000-049 Nofunction
050-099 Autoprogram1
100-149 Autoprogram2
150-199 Autoprogram3
200-249 Soundactive
250-255 Motorreset
Operating instructions
23 channel mode cont...:
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Operating instructions
Show mode:
Toaccesstheshowmodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons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betweenSh 1~Sh 3.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
setting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons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Nast.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.Thenselectyour
desiredprogram.
Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons
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SL 1.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.
DMX signal lost:
TochangewhattheunitdoeswhentheDMXsignalislost,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowLostontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe
“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenAuto(Auto),Soun
(Sound),hoLd(Holdthelastcommand)orbLAC(Blackout).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrm
thesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Sound sensitivity:
Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttons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choosebetweenS000~S099.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
setting.
Value: 000 - 099 (000 = low, 099 = high)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Pan angle:
Toaccessthepananglesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
frontoftheunittoshowAngLontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetween540(540°pan)or630(630°pan).Pressthe“ENTER”
buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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Pan invert setting:
Toaccessthepaninvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
frontoftheunittoshowPIntontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenyEsorno.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Tilt invert setting:
Toaccessthetiltinvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
frontoftheunittoshowtIntontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenyEsorno.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Pan ne setting:
Toaccessthepannesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowPAdJontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenP000~P255.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrm
thesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Tilt ne setting:
Toaccessthetiltnesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowtAdJontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenP000~P255.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrm
thesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
LED backlight:
ToaccesstheLEDbacklightsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowLEdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenOnorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Display invert setting:
Toaccessthedisplayinvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowLEdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenOnorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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Fixture hours:
Todisplaythexturehours,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowFhrsontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthexturehours
willbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Software version:
Todisplaythesoftwareversion,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowUErontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthesoftware
versionwillbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Motor reset:
Toresettheunitsmotors,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
thefrontoftheunittoshowrEStontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandmotorswill
performareset.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Reset all values:
Toresettheunitsvaluestothefactorysettings,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”
buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowdEFAontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthe
valueswillbesettofactorysettings.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Operating instructions
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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-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.
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 (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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Equinox Systems Saturn Spot User manual

Equinox Systems
Brand
Equinox Systems
Model
Saturn Spot
Category
Stroboscopes & disco lights
Type
User manual

Equinox Systems Saturn Spot is designed to be a 2-in-1 hybrid moving head. It features a high output 30W LED and gobo wheel for projecting gobos and color. Below you will find brief product information for Equinox Systems Saturn Spot.

Saturn Spot contains a 30W white LED and 76 x 3-color RGB SMD LEDs. With the beam angle of 3°, it can project 16,000 Lux at 2 meters. Equinox Systems Saturn Spot includes gobos and colors, which can be used to create different effects. It has 9 static gobos plus open, and 9 dichroic colors plus open.

The unit provides individual control over the LED rings with smooth RGB color-changing meteor effects. Other features include 0-100% dimming, variable strobe, automatic position correction, flicker-free projection, and temperature-controlled fan for whisper-quiet operation.

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