LED Light Bar 8 ORDERCODE 42199
Congratulations! You have bought a great, innovative product from Showtec. The Showtec LED Light Bar 8 brings excitement to any venue. Whether you want simple plug-&-play action or a sophisticated DMX show, this product provides the effect you need. You can rely on Showtec, for more excellent lighting products. We design and manufacture professional light equipment for the entertainment industry. New products are being launched regularly. We work hard to keep you, our customer, satisfied.
Showtec Showtec LED Light Bar 8™ Product Guide Warning ...............................................................................................................................................................................2 Safety Instructions .........................................................................................................................................................2 Operating Determinations ................................................................................
Warning FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving this product, carefully unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the dealer immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any parts appear damaged from shipping or the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton and all packing materials.
IMPORTANT: The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the nonobservance of this manual or any unauthorized modification to the device. Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables! Handle the power-cord and all connections with the mains with particular caution! Never remove warning or informative labels from the unit. Never use anything to cover the ground contact.
Operating Determinations • This device is not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks will ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects. • The minimum distance between light-output and the illuminated surface must be more than 1 meter. • The maximum ambient temperature ta = 45°C must never be exceeded. • The relative humidity must not exceed 50 % with an ambient temperature of 45° C.
Return Procedure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in the original packing, call tags will not be issued. Package must be clearly labeled with a Return Authorization Number (RMA number). Products returned without an RMA number will be refused. Highlite will not accept the returned goods or any responsibility. Call Highlite 0031-455667723 or mail aftersales@highlite.nl and request an RMA prior to shipping the fixture.
Description of the device Features The LED Light Bar 8 is a LED system from Showtec. • LEDs: 240 RGB high intensity 10mm LEDs (Red 96, Green 72, Blue 72) • Beam angle: 30 º • Inexpensive batten effect • 8 sections • Compact size • Output: 800Lumen • Lux @2m: 613,3 • Max.
Backside Fig. 2 3) IEC Power In 4) Ground 5) Fuse 250V / 1A 6) Menu Buttons + LED display 7) DMX signal connector (IN) 3-pin 8) DMX signal connector (OUT) 3-pin 9) IEC Power Out Installation Remove all packing materials from the LED Light Bar 8. Check that all foam and plastic padding is removed. Connect all cables. Do not supply power before the whole system is set up and connected properly. Always disconnect from electric mains power supply before cleaning or servicing.
One LED Light Bar 8 (Sound-control) 1. Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing. Leave at least 0,5 meter on all sides for air circulation. 2. When the LED Light Bar 8 is not connected by a DMX-cable, it functions as a stand-alone device. Turn on the music. If device is set to (Audio) and you have pressed enter, then the fixture will react to the beat of the music. Please see page 13 for more information about the built-in programs. Multiple LED Light Bars (Master/Slave control) 1.
4. Link the units as shown in (figure 4), Connect a DMX signal cable from the first unit's DMX "out" socket to the second unit's "in" socket. Repeat this process to link the second, third, and fourth units. 5. Supply electric power: Plug electric mains power cords into each unit's IEC socket, then plug the other end of the mains power cord into proper electric power supply sockets, starting with the first unit. Do not supply power before the whole system is set up and connected properly.
Control Panel When the indicator light is on, means the LED Bar is working. Fig. 5 A. LED Display B. MODE Button C. SETUP Button D. Up Button E. Down Button DMX Control Mode The fixtures are individually addressed on a data-link and connected to the controller. The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller.
Menu Overview 11
Main Menu Options DMX address Slave Sound controlled Color Built-in Programs Auto 12
1. DMX Mode With this menu you can set the DMX address. 1) Press the MODE button, until the display shows . 2) You can choose 512 different DMX addresses. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the required address from . 3) You can also press the SETUP button to set a different DMX Mode . 3 Channels 4 Channels 14 Channels 26 Channels 2 Channels 7 Channels 2. Master / slave addressing Master 1) The default setting for this device is master. 2) Only one fixture can be the master.
4. Static Color Mode With this menu you can set the DMX address. 1) Press the MODE button, until the display shows . 2) With this menu you can set 3 Static colors of the LED Light Bar. You can choose Red, Green or Blue by pressing the Setup button. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the values of each individual color from 000-255. 5. Built-in Programs 1) Press the MODE button on the device, until the display shows . 2) With this menu you can set the Built-in Program Mode of the LED Light Bar.
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The specialty about menu 21 and 22 is, that you can combine both menus!!!! Example Menu 21 Menu 22 16
6. Auto Run Program 1) Press the MODE button on the device, until the display shows . 2) With this menu you can set the Auto Mode of the LED Light Bar. 3) Press Setup to enter the AUTO Menu. You can choose 4 different sub menus. Number of Loops from 01-100 Speed from 01-99 and FL Fade Time from 00-99 Flash Frequency from 00-99 Use the SETUP button to scroll through the menu.
14 DMX Channels (d-P3) Channel 1 – Red Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 2 – Green Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 3 – Blue Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 4 – Red Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 5 – Green Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 6 – Blue Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 7 – Red Section 3 0-255 Gradual adjustmen
26 DMX Channels (d-P4) Channel 1 – Red Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 2 – Green Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 3 – Blue Section 1 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 4 – Red Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 5 – Green Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 6 – Blue Section 2 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 7 – Red Section 3 0-255 Gradual adjustmen
Channel 18 – Blue Section 6 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 19 – Red Section 7 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 20 – Green Section 7 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 21 – Blue Section 7 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 22 – Red Section 8 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 23 – Green Section 8 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 24 – Blue Section 8 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 –
2 DMX Channels (d-P5) Channel 1 – Color 0-7 8-15 16-23 24-31 32-39 40-47 48-55 56-63 64-71 72-79 80-87 88-95 96-103 104-111 112-119 120-127 128-135 136-143 144-151 152-159 160-167 168-175 176-183 184-191 192-199 200-207 208-215 216-223 224-231 232-255 No Function Red Yellow Green Cyan Blue Purple White Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Program 4 Program 5 Program 6 Program 7 Program 8 Program 9 Program 10 Program 11 Program 12 Program 13 Program 14 Program 15 Program 16 Program 17 Program 18 Program 19 Program
7 DMX Channels (d-P6) Channel 1 – Red 0-255 Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 2 – Green 0-255 Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 3 – Blue 0-255 Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 4 – Color 0-7 8-15 16-23 24-31 32-39 40-47 48-55 56-63 64-71 72-79 80-87 88-95 96-103 104-111 112-119 120-127 128-135 136-143 144-151 152-159 160-167 168-175 176-183 184-191 192-199 200-207 208-215 216-223 224-231 232-255 No Function Red Yellow Green Cyan Blue Purple White Program 1 Program
Maintenance The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by an expert after every four years in the course of an acceptance test. The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by a skilled person once a year. The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1.
Problem One or more fixtures are completely dead. Fixtures reset correctly, but all respond erratically or not at all to the controller. Probable cause(s) No power to the fixture Remedy • Check that power is switched on and cables are plugged in. Primary fuse blown. • Replace fuse. The controller is not connected. 3-pin XLR Out of the controller does not match XLR Out of the first fixture on the link (i.e. signal is reversed). • Connect controller.
Product Specification Model: Showtec LED Light Bar 8 LEDs: 240 RGB high intensity 10mm LEDs (Red 96, Green 72, Blue 72) Beam angle: 30 º Inexpensive batten effect 8 sections Compact size Output: 800Lumen Lux @2m: 613,3 Max.
