Equinox Systems VORTEX User manual

Equinox Systems
Brand
Equinox Systems
Model
VORTEX
Category
Stroboscopes & disco lights
Type
User manual
Order code: EQLED073
Vortex
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
Boastingacombined120WLEDoutput,the3x40WRGBWLEDscoupledwithazoomfeatureandacontinuous
front-lensrotationoffersmobileDJsandentertainersauniquemovingheadthatcreatessuperbmid-aireffects.
The4pushbuttonOLEDmenuallowsforeasyaccesstothefunctionsincludingDMX,auto,soundactiveand
master/slavemodes.Loadedwithadvancedinternalprogrammingincludinga180degreeforwardfacingshow
whichfurtherenhancesthesoundactiveandautomodesdeliveringstunninglightshows.
•3x40Wquad-colourLEDs(RGBW)
•Adjustablebeamangle:5°-60°
•10,380Lux@2m(fullon)
•Motorisedzoom
•Pan:540°,Tilt:190°
•DMXchannels:10or17selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•Suppliedwithquickreleaseomegaclamp
•4pushbuttonmenuwithOLEDdisplay
•PowerCONinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
Vortex
Specications Vortex
Powerconsumption 150W
Fuse F2A250V
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Dimensions 360x265x175mm
Weight 6kg
Ordercode EQLED073
0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m
60°
5°
5° - Lux
FULL ON
R
G
B
W
29860
5370
9809
2560
14540
120000
21500
39200
10200
58000
13300
2390
4360
1140
6440
7480
1340
2450
640
3630
4780
859
1570
410
2320
60° - Lux
FULL ON
R
G
B
W
2738
534
900
235
1270
11000
2140
3600
940
5080
1220
237
400
104
564
685
134
225
58.8
318
438
85.4
144
37.6
203
175mm
360mm
265mm
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Technical specications
01-OLEDdisplay
02-Functionbuttons
03-Microphone
04-3-PinDMXinput
05-3-PinDMXoutput
06-PowerCONinput
07-PowerCONoutput
08-FuseF2A250V
09-Fancoolingvents
Inthebox:1 x xture,
1 x omega clamp,
1 x power cable
& 1 x user manual
MENU
MIC
DOWN UP ENTER
DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT
FUSE:
F2A 250V
POWER INPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
POWER OUTPUT:
100-240V~50/60Hz
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POWER CONSUMPTION: 150W
09
01 0203 04 05
08
06 07 09
09
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Operating instructions
Control Panel Menu:
TheOLED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“Equinox Vortex Resetting”.
Thexturewillthenreturntoitshomescreen.Toaccessthemainmenupressthe“ENTER”buttonand
usethe“UP”and“DOWN” buttonsuntilthemenurequiredishighlighted.Pressingthe“ENTER”button
ononeoftheseoptionsallowsyoutoaccessthesubmenuwhereyouusethe“UP”and“DOWN”
buttonstoselecttheoption/valuerequired.
Oncetheoption/valuehasbeenselectedpressthe“ENTER”buttononcemoretoconrmthesetting.
Main Menu Sub Menu Options/Values Description
(Default Settings in BOLD)
1.DMXAddress 001-512 DMXAddressSetting
2.RunningMODE
DMX 17 Ch(17channelmode)
DMXChannelSetting
DMX10Ch(10channelmode)
Auto AutoMode
Sound SoundMode
Slave SlaveMode
3.AutoProg Prog1-Prog04 AutoModeBuilt-inPrograms
4.Settings
PanRev
OFF
PanInverseSetting
ON
TiltRev
OFF
TiltInverseSetting
ON
DisplayRev
OFF
DisplayInverseSetting
ON
Sensitivity 000-100 SoundSensitivitySetting
SpeedMode
FASTSpeed
Pan/tiltSpeed
SlowSpeed
Calibration
AlltoOrigin
Calibration
AdjustPan 000-120
AdjustTilt 000-120
AdjustZoom 000-120
AdjustRot 000-120
AdjustRed 000-255
AdjustGreen 000-255
AdjustBlue 000-255
AdjustWhite 000-255
FactorySet
ON
FactoryReset
OFF
ResetMotor MotorReset
5.SystemInfo
SoftwareVx.xx SoftwareVersion
Mode FixturesCurrentMode
Address FixturesDMXAddress
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Operating instructions
Channel
Value Function
10 17
1 1 000-255 Panadjustment0-540°
2 000-255 Panneadjustment
2 3 000-255 Tiltadjustment0-190°
4 000-255 Tiltneadjustment
5 000-255 Pan/tiltspeed(fast-slow)
3 6 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
4 7
000-004 LEDoff
005-250 Strobe(slow-fast)
251-255 LEDon
5 8 000-255 Reddimmer(0-100%)
6 9 000-255 Greendimmer(0-100%)
7 10 000-255 Bluedimmer(0-100%)
8 11 000-255 Whitedimmer(0-100%)
9 12 000-255 Zoom(narrow-wide)
10 13
000-100 Effectlensindexing
101-133 Effectlensshake(slow-fast)
134-194 Effectlensanti-clockwiserotation(fast-slow)
195-255 Effectlensclockwiserotation(slow-fast)
14
000-010 Nofunction
011-020 Red
021-030 Green
031-040 Blue
041-050 White
051-060 PastelRed
061-070 PastelGreen
071-080 PastelBlue
081-090 Yellow
091-100 Cyan
101-110 Magenta
111-120 PastelYellow
121-130 PastelCyan
131-140 PastelMagenta
141-150 White(RGBW)
151-200 Colourchange(slow-fast)
201-247 Colourfade(slow-fast)
248-255 Colourchange(soundactivated)
DMX channel modes:
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Operating instructions
Channel
Value Function
10 17
15
000-009 Nofunction
010-039 Zoomprogram1
040-069 Zoomprogram2
070-099 Zoomprogram3
100-129 Zoomprogram4
130-159 Zoomprogram5
160-189 Zoomprogram6
190-219 Zoomprogram7
220-255 Zoomprogram8
16
000-007 Nofunction
008-060 Pan/tiltprogram1
061-100 Pan/tiltprogram2
101-140 Pan/tiltprogram3
141-180 Pan/tiltprogram4
181-255 Pan/tilt(soundactivated)
17
000-050 Nofunction
051-100 Fastspeed(10S)
101-150 Nofunction
151-200 Slowspeed(10S)
201-255 Reset(10S)
DMX channel modes cont:
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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 VORTEX User manual

Equinox Systems
Brand
Equinox Systems
Model
VORTEX
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