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Order code: EQLED066
Goboceptor
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
Threeeffectsinone.Thisroomllingderbyeffecthasbeencombinedwith
agobowheeltoproduceamultitudeofcolourchangingbeams.Adding
evenmoretothemixare8x3WUVoodsand2x3Wstrobesallina
compacthousing.
•8x3WLEDs(R:2,G:2,B:2,A:2)plus8x3WUVLEDs
and2x3WwhiteLEDswithstrobeandwasheffects
•DMXchannels:2or7selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•Suppliedwithhangingbracket
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
•SuppliedwithIRremote
Goboceptor
Specications
Powerconsumption 60W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse T2A250V
Dimensions 192x230x245mm
Weight 2kg
Ordercodes EQLED066
192mm
230mm 245mm
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Technical specications
01
02
11
09 08
04
03
11
10
07 05 06
01-LEDdisplay
02-Functionbuttons
03-3-PinDMXinput
04-3-PinDMXoutput
05-IECpowerinput
06-IECpoweroutput
07-FuseT2A250V
08-On/offswitch
09-Safetyeye
10-Hangingbracket
11-Hangingbracketadjustmentknobs
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x IR remote,
1 x power cable
& 1 x user manual
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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
MENU
1
5 1 2
A d d r
DMX address setting
2 C h
8 C h
C h n d
Channel modes
d N S t
No DMX signal
N A s t
b L N d
L A S t
N A s t
S L A v
S L N d
Master/slave mode
S h 1
S h 4
S h N d
Show modes
0
1 0 0
S P E E
Show mode speed
o n
o F F
S o U n
Sound active
o n
o F F
L E d
LED backlight
t E S t
Test mode
F h r S
Fixture hours
u E r
Software version
r S E t
Reset
0
1 0 0
S o S E
Sound sensitivity
d I S P
d S I P
d I S P
Display invert
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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rear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rear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2or8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
2 channel mode: 8 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1
000-009 Nofunction
010-069 Show1(RGBALEDs)
070-129 Show2(WhiteLEDs)
130-189 Show3(UVLEDs)
190-255 Show4(Shows1-3random)
CH2
000-247 Show1-4speed(slow-fast)
248-255 Show1-4soundactive
Channel Value Function
CH1
000-009 Nofunction
010-069 Show1(RGBALEDs)
070-129 Show2(WhiteLEDs)
130-189 Show3(UVLEDs)
190-255 Show4(Shows1-3random)
CH2
000-009 RGBALEDsoff
010-198 Colourselection
199-225
Colourchangesinglecolour
(slow-fast)
226-255 Colourchange(slow-fast)
CH3
000-009 Nofunction
010-244 Strobe(RGBALEDsslow-fast)
245-255 Strobe(RGBALEDssoundcontrol)
CH4
000-127 Gobopositioning
128-255 Goboscanning(slow-fast)
CH5 000-255 WhiteLEDsdimmer(0-100%)
CH6
000-244 Strobe(WhiteLEDsslow-fast)
245-255 Strobe(WhiteLEDssoundcontrol)
CH7 000-255 UVLEDsdimmer(0-100%)
CH8
000-244 Strobe(UVLEDsslow-fast)
245-255 Strobe(UVLEDssoundcontrol)
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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rear
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 4.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Show mode speed:
Toadjusttheshowmodespeed,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowSPEEontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetween0~100.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Value: 0 - 100 (0 = slow, 100 = fast)
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rear
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rearoftheunittoshowSLNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe
“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseSLAv.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.
Sound active:
Toaccesssoundactivesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
rearoftheunittoshowSoUn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.
Sound sensitivity:
Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthe
rearoftheunittoshowSoSEontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetween0~100.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthesetting.
Value: 0 - 100 (0 = low, 100 = high)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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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rearoftheunittoshowdNstontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”
buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenNAst(Master/slavemode),LASt
(Holdthelastcommand)orbLNd(Blackout).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rear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.
Test mode:
Toaccessthetestmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearof
theunittoshowtEStontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandthetestmodewillrun.
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rearoftheunittoshowdISPontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”
and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweendISPordSIp.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconrmthe
setting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Fixture hours:
Toaccessthexturehours,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherear
oftheunittoshowFhrSontheLEDdisplay.Now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accessthesoftwareversion,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonson
therearoftheunittoshowvErontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandthesoftware
versionwillbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Reset:
Toaccesstheresetsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherear
oftheunittoshowrSEtontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandtheunitwillstartto
reset.Pleasenote:theLEDdisplaywillgooffduringthistimeandwillcomebackonafter15seconds
oncetheresethasbeenperformed.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Operating instructions
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Operating instructions
IR remote functions:
Button functions:
01
05
06
07
02
09
03
08
04
01-Setstheunitintoblackoutonoroff
02-Setstheunitintothechosenshowmode-Usethe
‘Speed’,‘Speed-’and‘Speed+’buttonstoselect
thedesiredspeed.
03-Allowsacolourtobeselected
04-Selectsarandomcolour
05-Putstheunitintosoundactivemodeon
06-Putstheunitintosoundactivemodeoff
07-Increasestheselectedshowspeed
08-Decreasestheselectedshowspeed
09-Setstheselectedshowspeedatamediumspeed
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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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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of
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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