HELIOS 3W
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for having chosen the item. You will see you have acquired a powerful
and versatile device. Unpack your item. Before you initial start-up, please make sure that there
is no damage caused by transportation. Should there be any, consult your dealer and do not
use the device.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Be careful with your operations. With a dangerous voltage you can suffer a dangerous
electric shock when touching the wires!
Keep this device away from rain and moisture!
Unplug mains lead before opening the housing!
For your own safety, please read this user manual carefully before you initial start-up.
If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do
not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device.
Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature. Never let the power-cord
come into contact with other cables! Handle the power-cord and all connections with the mains
with particular caution! Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the
rear panel. During the operation, the housing becomes very hot. Do not switch the device on
and off in short intervals as this would reduce the lamp’s life. Never look directly into the light
source, as sensitive persons may suffer an epileptic shock (especially meant for epileptics)!
Keep away from children and amateurs! This product is designed for both indoor and outdoor
use with IP65 ingree protection. This device is designed for professional use, e.g. on stages, in
discotheques, theatres etc. The minimum distance between light-output and the illuminated
surface must be more than 0.5 meters. Always fix the fixture with an appropriate safety-rope.
The maximum ambient temperature t
a
= 45° C must never be exceeded. Operate the device
only after having become familiar with its functions.
Features
Four operation modes: DMX 512 protocol, auto and master/slave and sound active operating
in various modes to form different led effects
Installation
On the rear panel of the item you can find an XLR-jack (DMX Out) and an XLR-plug (DMX In),
which can be used for connecting several devices. Choose the device which is to control the
effects. Connect the DMX OUT-jack with the DMX IN-plug of the next device.
DMX-512 connection / connection between fixtures
The wires must not come into contact with each other, otherwise
Occupation of the XLR-connection:
If you are using controllers with this occupation, you can connect the DMX-output of the
controller directly with the DMX-input of the first fixture in the DMX-chain. If you wish to
connect DMX-controllers with other XLR-outputs, you need to use adapter-cables.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the first fixture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next
fixture. Always connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are
connected.
Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a
120
resistor between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the
DMX-output of the last fixture.
Connection with the mains
Connect the device to the mains with the enclosed power supply cable.
OPERATION
1) DMX operation mode
Addressing
After you connect the item to the mains, the item starts running. During the Reset, the motors
are trimmed and the device is ready for use afterwards. Turn the objective-lens for adjusting
the focus in order to obtain a sharp projection. The four-digital LED display on the back side of
the item allows you to assign the DMX fixture address, which is defined as the first channel
from which the item will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to
channel 7, the item will use the channel 7 to 12 for control. Please, be sure that you don’t have
any overlapping channels in order to control each item correctly and independently from any
other fixture on the DMX data link. If two, three or more items are addressed similarly, they will
work similarly. When the item finishes resetting, R-OO1 will flash in the led display and then
set the desired DMX address by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons.
DMX Controlling:
After having addressed all items, you may now start operating these via your lighting controller.
After switching on, the item will automatically detect whether DMX 512 data is received or not.
If the data is received, the red led dot in the display flashes. DMX Mode: In DMX mode, press
the FUNCTION button. The LED menu display will show either d001 or d-Px"d001" denotes
that the unit initiative address to receive DMX signals. Press UP or DOWN to adjust the
address between 001 to 512; enter d-Px, denotes the mode of reception of DMX signal, press
UP or DOWN to choose P1, P2 ,P3, P4 and P5, please see the chart as below:
DMX function
Channel
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6
Mode
P1
Select internal
program (128)
Output Control Strobe Speed No function Step Speed No function
P2 Red Green Blue Output Control Strobe Speed Step Speed
P3
R G B
OFF Sound control
ON no strobe
effect
Strobe speed
increasing
Master Dimmer No using
0-255 0-255 0-255 0 1-5 6-10 11-255 0-255
0-100%Dimmer 0-100%Dimmer 0-100%Dimmer
OFF Sound control
ON no strobe
effect
Strobe speed
increasing
0-100%
P4
R G B MACRO Speed/strobe MODE
0 OFF 0 OFF 0 OFF 0-15 OFF
Dimmer0-27
1-255Dimmer 1-255Dimmer 1-255Dimmer
0-15
Macro OFF
16-255 strobe with
16 adjustable speeds
0-15OFF 0-15OFF 0-15OFF
0-255Speed
Decreasing
brightness 28-55
16-255ON 16-255ON 16-255ON
0-15OFF 0-15OFF 0-15OFF
Increasing
brightness 56-83
16-255ON 16-255ON 16-255ON
0-15OFF 0-15OFF 0-15OFF Decreasing
brightness then
increasing
brightness 84-111
16-255ON 16-255ON 16-255ON
0-255NA 0-255NA 0-255NA
Auto color mix
112-139
3-color flash
140-167
7-color flash
168-195
Selected 16
Color
Hold Sound
196-223
0-255NA
Sound Control
224-255
0-255NA 0-255NA 0-255NA 16-255Macro ON 16-255Strobe 0-255NA
P5
Red Green Blue
NA NA NA 0-255 0-255 0-255
0-100%Dimmer 0-100%Dimmer 0-100%Dimmer
2) Manual Mode:
In Manual Mode, press the FUNCTION button after entering this mode,
the LED menu display will show correspondingly R000 or G000 or B000. R denotes red output,
G denotes green output and B denotes blue output. Press UP or DOWN to adjust the output
figure from 000 to 225.
3) Roll mode:
In Roll mode, there are 7 patterns, press the FUNCTION button after
entering this mode, the displayer will display correspondingly ro-1 or SP01 or FS00. "ro", "SP",
"FS" denotes roll mode, roll speed and strobe speed respectively. Press UP and DOWN to
adjust respectively the ROLL mode between 1 to 7, ROLL speed between 01 to FL,
corresponding time between 0.12S to 10S, strobe speed 00 to 99, corresponding speed
between 25Hz to 0.5Hz.
4) Auto mode:
In Auto mode, press FUNCTION button after entering this mode, the
displayer will display correspondingly SP01 or FS00 or FD00 and t—S
"SP", "FS" & "FD" denote respectively color-changing speed, strobe speed & step speed.
Press UP & DOWN to adjust respectively color-changing speed between 01 to 100,
corresponding time between 0.12s to 6s, strobe speed between 00 to 99, corresponding
speed between 25Hz to 0.5Hz, step speed between 0 to 10s.
t--S means the unit is controlled by built-in microphone.
Push up or down button to turn on auto control and the display will show t—A
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Power supply: 220-240V AC 50/60 Hz
Equipped with 36*3W LEDs: 12xred, 12xblue, 12xgreen
100,000 hours of led life
DMX-control-channels: 5 DMX OPERATION MODES
DMX-512-connection: 3-pin XLR
Dimensions: 275*265*315mm
Weight: 3.90kgs
Please note: Any information is subject to change without prior notice.
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