VARILITE VLZ Profile, Quick Start Manual

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Page 2: ...ecommended Practice for DMX512 A Guide for Users and Installers 2nd edition ISBN 9780955703522 USITT Contact Information USITT 315 South Crouse Avenue Suite 200 Syracuse New York 13210 1844 USA Phone 800 938 7488 or 1 315 463 6463 Fax 866 398 7488 or 1 315 463 6525 Web Site www usitt org Customer Service Our Goal At Vari Lite we are committed to providing you the highest quality in customer servic...

Page 3: ...mportant to read ALL safety information and instructions provided in this manual and any accompanying documentation before installing and operating the products described herein Heed all cautions and warnings during installation and use of this product Safety symbols used throughout this manual are as follows CAUTION advising of potential damage to product WARNING advising of potential injury or d...

Page 4: ...ES L EXPOSITION EXCESSIVE AUX RAYONS UV ET TOUT AUTRE ACCIDENT POUVANT ENTRAÎNER DES BLESSURES AVERTISSEMENT DIRECTIVES POUR SE PROTÉGER CONTRE LES INCENDIES 1 Les luminaires peuvent être fixés sur tout type de surface tant que les directives de montage sont respectées Voir les explications détaillées dans ce guide 2 Vérifier la distance à respecter entre les matériaux combustibles ou les objets i...

Page 5: ...équates Other Battery Information Informations sur la batterie This unit has a battery Warning Caution risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Cet appareil dispose d une batterie Avertissement Attention risque d explosion si la batterie de remplacement par un type incorrect Jetez les piles usageesselon les instructions ...

Page 6: ...ollowing illustration shows all items included with the luminaire Figure 1 VLZ PROFILE Luminaire Included Items Note Please Check with the Authorized Vari Lite dealer for availability on accessories QuickStart Guide this document Neutrik powerCON True1 AC Input Connector ...

Page 7: ...e or construct a cable appropriate for your application Figure 2 Power Connector Depending on the application the luminaire s AC input cable may require a different connector If required install a new connector meeting your requirements using the following wire color code reference Wire Connection Green AC Ground White AC Neutral Blcak AC Line International Harmonized Standard WARNING DO NOT conne...

Page 8: ...ected to an AC source the unit operates on 100 to 240 volts AC 10 auto ranging The luminaire contains an auto ranging power supply Each luminaire can draw up to 1000 Watts WARNING It is the responsibility of the user to adequately protect supply source with a correct size and type circuit breaker and not overload circuits AVERTISSEMENT Il est de la responsibilité de l utilisateur de protéger adéqu...

Page 9: ...Figure 3 Data Link Step 4 Connect AC Input Cable connector to power input source Step 5 Dress AC input and data cables and secure them so that they will not interfere with luminaire head and yoke movement ...

Page 10: ...two hooks per luminaire is required If mounting method does not use truss hooks two attachment points per luminaire are required Install mounting hardware and brackets Step 1 Install truss hooks on two provided truss hook brackets as required as shown in Figure 4 Step 2 Determine required configuration of bracket installation Brackets may be insta lled in many different orientations as shown in Fi...

Page 11: ...10 Figure 5 Installing Brackets on Luminaire Enclosure ...

Page 12: ...t the enclosure input panel If there are multiple luminaires in a system any settings or changes would need to be made at each LCD Menu as desired Menu Controls The menu system is controlled by an MODE ESC and four Arrow buttons These buttons function are shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Menu Controls LCD Display and Menu System Operation The LCD Display Menu system consists of several categories Use th...

Page 13: ...e Address Configure DMX Fixture Note Any commands that require full power calibrate etc will be ignored while the menu system is in battery operation mode Step 3 To exit battery mode press MODE ESC three seconds Status Bar The Status Bar as illustrated in Figure 7 is present at all times and displays luminaire operational information of the luminaire The Status Bar contains the following informati...

Page 14: ...ture zoom range between 9 High Byte 0 narrow to 65535 wide 10 Low Byte 11 Programming 0 255 0 Used as a control channel for different programmable settings Control Set value of desired effect wait 3 seconds then set a descreet value to 0 Idle 0 2 Idle 3 5 Linear Dimming Curve 6 10 Square Law Dimming Curve 11 15 TV Dimming Curve 16 20 Architectural Dimming Curve 51 55 Edge Track ON 56 60 Edge Track...

Page 15: ... 1 0 5 Linear Movement using shortest quickest path 6 10 Linear Movement using normal longest path 11 15 Wheel Spin Forward Fast to Slow 16 20 Wheel Spin STOP 21 25 Wheel Spin Reverse Slow to Fast 26 56 Color Shake Quickest Path Slow to Fast 57 87 Color Shake Normal Path Slow to Fast 88 255 Reserved Values 22 Color Wheel 0 255 0 8 bit linear control of Color Wheel 1 See Channel 23 for options 1 Fi...

Page 16: ... 20 Gobo 3 Bricked Out Index 21 25 Gobo 4 Punch Card Index 26 30 Gobo 5 Alpha Rays Index 31 35 Gobo 6 HONEYCOMB Index 36 40 Gobo 7 On the Rocks Index 41 45 Open No Gobo 46 50 Gobo 1 Night Sky Rotate 51 55 Gobo 2 Circle of Ovals Rotate 56 60 Gobo 3 Bricked Out Rotate 61 65 Gobo 4 Punch Card Rotate 66 70 Gobo 5 Alpha Rays Rotate 71 75 Gobo 6 HONEYCOMB Rotate 76 80 Gobo 7 On the Rocks Rotate Gobo Whe...

Page 17: ...rward Fast to Slow 51 60 Wheel Spin STOP 61 90 Wheel Spin Reverse Slow to Fast 91 120 Gobo Shake Quickest Path Slow to Fast 121 150 Gobo Shake Normal Path Slow to Fast 151 180 Gobo Twist Quickest Path Slow to Fast 181 210 Gobo Twist Normal Path Slow to Fast 211 255 Reserved Values 28 Animation 1 0 255 0 Inserts animation wheel into beam 0 126 Animation Wheel OUT 127 255 Animation Wheel IN Animatio...

Page 18: ...A from Open DMX 0 to Full DMX 255 37 High Byte 38 Low Byte Frame 2B 0 65535 0 Controls Framing Shutter 2B from Open DMX 0 to Full DMX 255 39 High Byte 40 Low Byte Frame 3A 0 65535 0 Controls Framing Shutter 3A from Open DMX 0 to Full DMX 255 41 High Byte 42 Low Byte Frame 3B 0 65535 0 Controls Framing Shutter 3B from Open DMX 0 to Full DMX 255 43 High Byte 44 Low Byte Frame 4A 0 65535 0 Controls F...

Page 19: ...eter Range DMX Defaults Description 55 Strobe 0 255 0 Controls Strobe functionality 0 3 Open 4 6 Closed 7 32 Normal Strobe Slow to Fast 33 58 Random Strobe Slow to Fast 59 84 Random Sync Slow to Fast 85 110 Pulse Slow to Fast 111 136 Pulse Random Slow to Fast 137 162 Pulse Random Sync Slow to Fast 163 188 Pulse Slow to Fast 189 214 Pulse Random Slow to Fast 215 240 Pulse Random Sync Slow to Fast 5...

Page 20: ... 20 Reserved Values 21 25 Fixture Shutdown 26 30 Display Menu ON 31 35 Display Menu OFF 36 40 ReCal Position 41 45 ReCal Color 46 50 ReCal Gobo 51 55 ReCal Beam 56 60 ReCal Optics 61 65 ReCal Dimmer Strobe 66 70 Reset Fixture to Defaults See Manual for a list of factory defaults 71 75 Full Luminaire Reboot This command will reset all processors in fixture then ReCal all parameters 76 80 Fixture St...

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