Order code: EQLED089

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Safety advice

WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.

• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.

• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.

• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.

IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.

Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!

Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.

CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS

CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!

• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.

• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.

• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.

• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.

• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.

• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.

• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.

• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageisbetween100~240VAC,50/60Hz.

• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.

• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.

• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.

• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.

• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.

• Thislightingfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.

• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingtoEN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithopticalinstrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.

• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

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Product overview & technical specifications

Thiscompactmovingheadbeameffectfeatures8fastsweepingbeamsfromitstwin-tiltingbarsofeight3WLEDs.Thesweepingbarsarefittedtoarotatingbasethatfilltheroomwithpinsharpcolouredbeamsandlooksuperbwhenusedwithfogorhaze.TheLEDschaseandpulsateacrossbothofthefixture’stiltingbarsensuringadynamiclightshow.

•8x3WCREELEDs(R:2,G:2,B:2,W:2)

•Beamangle:3.4°

•DMXchannels:1/11or15selectable

•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodesplusbuilt-inprograms

•Pan:540°,Tilt:205°

•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe

•Suppliedwithmetalhangingbracket

•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay

•IECpowerinput

•3-PinXLRinput/output

•Fancooled

Hot Rod

Specifications

Powerconsumption 50W

Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz

Fuse F3A250V

Dimensions 285x300x247mm

Weight 3kg

Ordercodes EQLED089

285mm

300mm 247mm

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Technical specifications

DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT

FUSE: F3A 250Vwww.prolight.co.uk

POWER INPUT:100-240V~50/60Hz

MICMENU DOWNUP ENTER

02 0301 04 05 07 0806

01-LEDdisplay

02-Functionbuttons

03-Microphone

04-3-PinDMXinput

05-3-PinDMXoutput

06-IECpowerinput

07-FuseF3A250V

08-Fan

Inthebox:1 x fixture, 1 x hanging bracket, 1 x power cable, & 1 x user manual

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Operating instructionsOperating instructions

MENU

1

5 1 2A d d r DMX address setting

1 C h

1 1 C h

1 5 C h

C h N d Channel modes

N A s t

S L 1

S L 2

S L N d Master/slave mode

S h 1

S h 4S h n d Show modes

0

1 0 0S e n S Sound sensitivity

o n

o F FS o U n Sound active

o n

o F FA u t o Auto mode

n o

y e sP I n t Pan invert

n o

y e st I n 1 Tilt 1 invert

n o

y e st I n 2 Tilt 2 invert

o n

o F FL e d LED backlight

d I S P

d S I pd I S P Display invert

t e S t Fixture test

r s e t Motor reset

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DMX mode:

OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestflexibilitywhenitcomestocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthefixtureandeachfixtureindependently.

ToaccesstheDMXaddressmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowAddrontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosettherequiredDMXaddress.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting. Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

DMX channel mode:

ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowChNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseoneofthe1/11or15DMXchannelmodes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Operating instructions

11 channel mode:

Channel Value Function

CH1 000-255 Panadjustment0-540°

CH2 000-255 Tilt1adjustment0-205°

CH3 000-255 Tilt2adjustment0-205°

CH4 000-255 Pan/tiltspeed

CH5 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)

CH6

000-007 LEDoff

008-015 LEDon

016-131 Strobe(slow-fast)

132-139 LEDon

140-181 Stroberampdown

182-189 LEDon

190-231 Stroberampup

232-239 LEDon

240-247 Randomstrobe

248-255 LEDon

CH7 000-255 Red(0-100%)

CH8 000-255 Green(0-100%)

CH9 000-255 Blue(0-100%)

CH10 000-255 White(0-100%)

CH11

000-007 Nofunction

008-063 Automode

064-127 Soundactive

128-255 Motorreset

1 channel mode:

Channel Value Function

CH1

000-007 Blackout

008-067 Show1(sensitivitylow-high)

068-127 Show2(sensitivitylow-high)

128-187 Show3(sensitivitylow-high)

188-247 Show4(sensitivitylow-high)

248-255Randomshows(sensitivitylow-high)

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15 channel mode:

Channel Value Function

CH1 000-255 Panadjustment0-540°

CH2 000-255 Tilt1adjustment0-205°

CH3 000-255 Tilt2adjustment0-205°

CH4 000-255 Pan/tiltspeed

CH5 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)

CH6

000-007 LEDoff

008-015 LEDon

016-131 Strobe(slow-fast)

132-139 LEDon

140-181 Stroberampdown

182-189 LEDon

190-231 Stroberampup

232-239 LEDon

240-247 Randomstrobe

248-255 LEDon

CH7 000-255 Red1(0-100%)

CH8 000-255 Green1(0-100%)

CH9 000-255 Blue1(0-100%)

CH10 000-255 White1(0-100%)

CH11 000-255 Red2(0-100%)

CH12 000-255 Green2(0-100%)

CH13 000-255 Blue2(0-100%)

CH14 000-255 White2(0-100%)

CH15

000-007 Nofunction

008-063 Automode

064-127 Soundactive

128-255 Motorreset

Operating instructions

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Operating instructions

Master/slave mode:

Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowSLNd ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseNast.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Thenselectyourdesiredprogram.Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowSLNdontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseeitherSL 1~SL 2.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theunitwillnowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.

Show mode:

Toaccesstheshowmodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowShndontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenSh 1~Sh 4.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Auto mode:

Toaccesstheautomodesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowAutoontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Sound active:

Toaccessthesoundactivesetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowSoUnontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Sound sensitivity:

Toadjustthesoundsensitivity,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowSensontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetween0~100.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Value: 0 - 100 (0 = low, 100 = high)

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

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Pan invert setting:

Toaccessthepaninvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowPIntontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweennooryes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Tilt 1 invert setting:

Toaccessthetilt1invertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowtIn1ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweennooryes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Tilt 2 invert setting:

Toaccessthetilt2invertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowtIn1ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweennooryes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

LED backlight:

ToaccesstheLEDbacklightsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowLedontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Display invert setting:

Toaccessthedisplayinvertsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowdIspontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweendISPordSIP.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Fixture test:

Toaccessthefixturetestsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowtestontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”button.Theunitwillnowrunthroughitstests(colours,fullonandthenmotorrotation).Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Motor reset:

Toresetthemotors,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsontherearoftheunittoshowrsetontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttontoperformthereset.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

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Setting the DMX address:

TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.

DMX 512:

DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).

DMX linking:

DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.

DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):

ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.

Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

DMX setup

FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:

CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m

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Notice:

Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.

Special note:

Line termination:

Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.

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:

Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.

Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterference.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.

5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 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/CPin 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)

Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedofwithotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.

Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheirlocalgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.