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Safety advice
WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CARE-FULLY 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.
• Thisunitisnotintendedforfixedinstallation.
• 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
Thiscompact,all-in-onelightingpackageincludesarobust,stand,roadbag,IRremoteand4multi-colourLEDParsfittedtoapoweredT-bar.The4LEDParpanelsareofamicrosizeandeachfeaturea20Wtri-colourLEDthatcanflashtothemusicorchangecolourindependentlyunlikemanyinferiorbarsystems.Theuserhascontrolovercolour,auto,soundactiveandDMXmodes,viatheLEDdisplayandpushbuttons.TheIRremotegivesinstantandsimplecontroloverseveralcontrolmodes.
•4parseachcontaining1x20Wtri-colourLEDs(RGB)
•Beamangle:25°
•DMXchannels:4/7/12or16selectable
•Auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodesplusbuilt-inprograms
•Eachparcanindependentlyflashandchangecolour
•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•IECpowerinput/output
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•IRremotecontrol
•Heightadjustablestand
•Roadbagincluded
Microbar COB System
Specifications Microbar COB System
Powerconsumption 90W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse F3A250V
Dimensions(withoutstand) 200x720x110mm
Weight 5.7kg
Ordercode EQLED137
200mm
720mm 110mm
POWER INPUT/OUTPUT: 100-240V~50/60Hz DMX INPUT DMX OUTPUT MENU UP DOWN ENTERFUSE: F3A 250V
POWER CONSUMPTION: 120W (max.)
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01-LEDdisplay
02-Functionbuttons
03-DMXinput
04-DMXoutput
05-IECpowerinput
06-IECpoweroutput
07-FuseF3A250V
08-35mmstandadaptor
Inthebox:1 x fixture, 1 x road bag, 1 x stand & bag, 1 x IR remote, 1 x power cable & 1 x user manual
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Operating instructionsOperating instructions
MENU
A 1. 0 1 Static colour modeA 1. 0 1
A 1. 0 9
A 2. 0 1
A 2. 3 2A 2. 0 1 Colour change modes
A 2. 0 1
A 2. 0 2
A 3. 0 1
A 3. 3 2A 3. 0 1 Colour fade modes
A 3. 0 1
A 3. 0 7
A 4. 0 1
A 4. 0 9A 4. 0 1 Sound active modes
A 4. 0 1
A 4. 0 8
A 7. 0 1
A 7. 3 2A 7. 0 1 Colour chase modes
A 7. 0 1
A 7. 0 5
A 5. 0 1 Strobe modeA 5. 0 1
A 5. 3 2
A 6. 0 1 Auto modesA 6. 0 1
A 6. 3 2
Slave modeS L A u
DMX address & channel settingsd 0 0 1
d 5 1 2d. 0 0 1
0 7 C H
0 4 C H
1 2 C H
1 6 C H
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DMX mode:
OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestflexibilitywhenitcomestocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthefixtureandeachfixtureindependently.
ToaccesstheDMXaddressmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosettherequiredDMXaddress.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting. Nowusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseoneofthe4/7/12or16DMXchannelmodes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Operating instructions
7 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH3 000-255 Red(0-100%)
CH4 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH6
000-009 Nofunction
010-099 Allparsfullon
100-129 Colourchange
130-159 Colourfade
160-189 Colourchase
190-219 Soundactivemode1
220-249 Soundactivemode2
250-255 Soundactivemode3
CH7 000-255 Speedadjustment
4 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Red(0-100%)
CH3 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH4 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
12 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Par1Red(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Par1Green(0-100%)
CH3 000-255 Par1Blue(0-100%)
CH4 000-255 Par2Red(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Par2Green(0-100%)
CH6 000-255 Par2Blue(0-100%)
CH7 000-255 Par3Red(0-100%)
CH8 000-255 Par3Green(0-100%)
CH9 000-255 Par3Blue(0-100%)
CH10 000-255 Par4Red(0-100%)
CH11 000-255 Par4Green(0-100%)
CH12 000-255 Par4Blue(0-100%)
16 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
CH1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
CH2 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
CH3 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Par1CH4 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH5 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH6 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Par2CH7 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH8 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH9 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Par3CH10 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH11 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH12 000-255 Red(0-100%)
Par4CH13 000-255 Green(0-100%)
CH14 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
CH15
000-009 Nofunction
010-099 Allparsfullon
100-129 Colourchange
130-159 Colourfade
160-189 Colourchase
190-219 Soundactivemode1
220-249 Soundactivemode2
250-255 Soundactivemode3
CH16 000-255 Speedadjustment
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Static colour mode:
Toaccessstaticcolourmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA1.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA1.01~A1.09.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Colour change modes:
Toaccesscolourchangemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA2.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA2.01~A2.02.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthespeedbetweenA2.01~A2.32. Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Colour fade modes:
Toaccessthecolourfademodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA3.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA3.01~A3.07.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthespeedbetweenA3.01~A3.32. Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Sound modes:
Toaccessthesoundactivemodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA4.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA4.01~A4.08.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthesoundsensitivitybetweenA4.01~A4.09. Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Strobe modes:
Toaccessthestrobemodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA5.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA5.01~A5.32.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Auto modes:
Toaccesstheautomodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA6.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA6.01~A6.32.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
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Operating instructions
Colour chase modes:
Toaccessthecolourchasemodes,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowA7.01ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenA7.01~A7.05.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthespeedbetweenA7.01~A7.32. Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunitselectyourdesiredprogram(staticcolour,colourchange,colourfade,soundactive,strobe,auto,colourchaseorDMX).Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttononthefrontoftheunittoshowSLAuontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theunitwillnowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.
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Operating instructions
IR remote functions:
Button functions:
01-Setstheunitintoblackoutonoroff
02-SetstheunitintoDMX-Usethe‘+’and‘-’DMXbuttonstochangetheDMXaddress(001-512)
03-Putstheunitintostaticcolourmode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’colourbuttonstoselectthedesiredcolour.
04-Putstheunitintocolourchangemode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’speedbuttonstoselectthedesiredspeed
05-Putstheunitintocolourfademode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’colourbuttonstoselectthedesiredprogram,andthe‘+’and‘-’speedbuttonstoselectthedesiredprogramspeed
06-Putstheunitintosoundactivemode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’colourbuttonstoselectthedesiredprogram,andthe‘+’and‘-’senbuttonstoselectthedesiredsensitivitylevel(1-4)
07-Putstheunitintostrobemode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’colourbuttonstoselectthedesiredprogram,andthe‘+’and‘-’speedbuttonstoselectthedesiredstrobespeed
08-Putstheunitintoautomode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’speedbuttonstoselectthedesiredspeed
09-Putstheunitintocolourchasemode-Usethe‘+’and‘-’speedbuttonstoselectthedesiredspeed
10-SetstheunitintoDMX-Usethe‘+’and‘-’DMXbuttonstochangetheDMXaddress(001-512)
11-Setsthestaticcolour/colourprograms-Usethe‘+’and‘-’buttonstochangethedesiredcolour/program(note:onlyavailableinthestaticcolour,colourfade,soundactiveandstrobemodes)
12-Setstheprogramspeedlevel-Usethe‘+’and‘-’buttonstochangethedesiredprogramspeedlevel(note:onlyavailableinthecolourchange,colourfade,strobe,autoandcolourchasemodes)
Setsthesoundsensitivitylevel-Usethe‘+’and‘-’buttonstochangethedesiredsoundsensitivitylevel(note:onlyavailableinsoundactivemode)
DMX A1
A6 A7
A3
A5
A2 A4
– +
SPEED
– +
COLOR
– +
DMX
– +
SEN
01
07
03
09
0406
05
02
08
11
10
12
13
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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 (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 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/CPin 5: N/C
DMX setup
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WEEE notice
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