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User Manual
W-508 & W-510 Fog Machine
Co ngratulations on the purchase of you r new
AN TARI W-S eri es FO G MAC HIN E.
Introduction
Th ank you f or choo sin g an Anta ri W-Series Fog Ma chine. You no w own a r ugged
and power ful state- of-th e-art m achine. Pr ior to use, we s ugges t tha t you
ca reful ly read all of t he instruc tions. By fo llowing th e suggesti ons found in t his
us er manu al, you c an lo ok forw ard to the rel iable and sa tisfa cto ry perf orm ance
of you r Ant ari Fog Machin e for yea rs to come.
Pl ease fo llo w these o perat ion, safet y and mai nte nance i nst ructi ons t o ensur e a
lo ng and sa fe life for yo ur fog ma chi ne.
Ri sk of Ele ctr ic Shoc k. Di sconn ect the appl iance from t he electri c
su pply be for e refil lin g liqui d, cl eanin g or pe rform ing mainte nance on
CA UTION
th e machi ne.
Danger of Electri c Shock
Keep this dev ice dry.
For in side us e onl y. No t designed f or outside u se.
For al l model s, us e a 3-pro ng gr ounde d ele ctric al ou tlet on ly. Prio r to use take
ca re to det ermine tha t the unit is in stalled at t he rate d volta ge.
Al ways unplug yo ur Anta ri W-Series Fog Ma chine befo re filling i ts tank.
Al ways keep t he fog machi ne in uprigh t position .
Turn of f or unpl ug the machi ne when not in u se.
Th is mach ine i s not wat er-pr oof. I f moist ure , water, or f og flui d get s inside
th e housi ng, immedi ately unpl ug the unit an d contact a se rvice tech nician or
your Anta ri deal er be fore us ing i t again .
No user ser viceable p arts insid e. Refe r to your A ntari deal er or oth er qu alifi ed
se rvice p ersonnel .
Danger of B urns
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Th is devi ce is for adul t use only and m ust be insta lled out of th e reach of
ch ildre n. Ne ver leave t he un it runn ing u natte nded.
Ne ver aim t he outp ut no zzle di rec tly at pe opl e.
Fog ma chine o utp ut is ver y hot. Avoi d com ing wit hin 5 0 cm of the o utput
no zzle du rin g operation.
Lo cate th e fog machin e in a well-vent ilated are a. Neve r cover t he unit's
vents. In o rder to g uaran tee adequa te vent ila tion, a llo w a free ai r spa ce of at
le ast 20 cm a round the si des and top of t he unit.
Ne ver aim t he outp ut no zzle at o pen f lames .
If the powe r cord is dama ged, it must b e replaced b y the man ufa cture r or it s
se rvice a gent or simi larly qual ifi ed pers onnel in ord er to avo id a hazard.
Th e outpu t noz zle bec omes ve ry ho t durin g ope ra tio n (200° C). Keep
fl ammab le materia ls at least 50 c m away fr om the no zzl e.
Al ways allow you r Antar i Fo g Mac hine to c ool d own bef ore a ttemp tin g to clea n
or servic e it.
Danger of E xplosion
Ne ver add f lamma ble l iquid s of any kind (s uch as oil, ga s, perfume ) to the fo g
li quid.
Us e only hi gh- quali ty, water- based fog li quid that your deal er recomme nds.
Ot her fog l iquids may c ause cl ogg ing or “s pit ting”.
Al ways make s ure there is s ufficien t liquid in th e tank. Operating t his unit
wi thout l iqu id will c aus e damag e to th e pump as w ell as over-he ati ng of the
heater.
If you r Ant ari W-508 or W-510 Fog M achine fai ls to work pro perly, discon tin ue
us e immed iately. Drain all fog li qui d from th e tank, pack t he unit secu rely
(p referably in t he origina l packing ma terial), a nd return it t o your An tari
de aler fo r service.
Al ways drai n the tank bef ore shi ppi ng or tra nspor tin g this un it.
Ne ver dri nk fog li qui d. If it is i nge sted, c all a d octor i mme diate ly. If fog l iquid
co mes in co ntact with s kin or eyes, r inse th oro ughly w ith water.
No te: Pay attention to all warning labels and instructions printed on the
exterior of your Antari Fog Machine.
Unpacking & Inspection
Op en the shippi ng carton and verify that all equipment necessary to
op erate the system has arrived i nta ct.
Th e shi ppi ng ca rto n sho uld c ont ain t he follo win g ite ms:
1. On e uni t of W-50 8 or W-510 Fog Machine
2. Powe r cor d
3. On e set of W- 1 Transmitter
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4. Us er manual
5. Mo unt ing b racke t wit h washers/screws (optional for W-5 10)
If a ny eq uipment is miss ing c ont act y our ANTARI d eal er
im med iately.
Before beginning your initial setup on the Antari W-508 or W-5 10 Fog
Machi ne, make sure that there is no evident damage caused by
transportation. In the event t hat t he un it' s hou sin g or ca ble i s dam age d,
do not plug it in and do not attempt to use it until after contacting your
Antari dealer for assistance.
Setup
Remove a ll pa cking m ate rials f rom the ship ping box. Ch eck tha t all f oam and
pl astic p add ing is re moved , especial ly in the nozz le area.
Pl ace the f og machine o n a flat surfa ce and remove th e fog l iquid t ank c ap.
Pl ace the l iqu id tube i nto a proper ly filled li qui d tank.
Fi ll with h igh -qual ity, water-based fog l iquid reco mmended by your Ant ari
de aler. The W-5 08 & W-51 0 only wo rk wi th unco nta minat ed An tari FL R or FLG
Fog Li quid. A ny other typ es of liq uid c an dama ge the unit an d result in
sp ittin g and s eriou s clo gging p rob lems. W hen filled , pla ce the ca p back on
li quid th e tan k. Be car eful not to ex ceed th e maximum fl uid level. D O NOT
OV ERFIL L.
Operation
Ad d fluid c arefully t o the liquid t ank. Do not overfil l the tank.
Pl ug the po wer cord int o a grounded e lectrica l outlet. Turn th e power swit ch
to “ON” on th e back of the ma chine. The warm-u p process is s tarted. Wh ile
th e unit is w armin g up, fog o utp ut will n ot be p ossib le yet. When t he warm -up
pr ocess i s com plete d, the red LED o n the handle o f the W-508 or the g reen
LE D on the re ar of the W-510 wi ll be flashi ng and stay on .
No w pleas e refer to cha pter “Wire less Re mote W-1” f or se tting t he re mote
co ntrol ler.
Im porta nt:
Al ways monitor t ank fluid le vel as yo u are fog gin g.
Ne ver dri nk fog li qui d. If it is i nge sted, c all a d octor i mme diate ly. If fog
li quid co mes i n conta ct wi th skin o r eyes, r ins e thoro ugh ly with w ater.
Al ways replace t he cap on the fo g liquid con tainer imm ediately a fter filli ng
to avo id contami nation.
W- 510: If your mod el include s a mounting b ra cket it can be s uspended
over head. It is im portant th at the fog doe s not shoot di rectly at
anyo ne's face. D o not allow th e unit to have mor e tha n a 25 degr ee
angle of in cli natio n.
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No te: An op toelectr onic (OPTO) li quid senso r is install ed in the W-508 & W-
510 Fo g Machi ne. T he pump w ill a utoma tic ally st op wo rking a nd th e
LE D indic ato r on the re ar of the mach ine will sta rt to flash wh en there
is i nsuff ici ent liq uid . Pleas e ref ill liq uid t o the emp ty tank and re start
(t urn off t hen turn on) t o disengag e the LED indi cator. Th en the
machine i s ready to ope rate ag ain.
If you e xperienc e low ou tput, pum p noise or no out put a t all, u nplug
im media tel y. Che ck the fl uid level, t he exter nal fuse, and po wer fr om the
wall. If all of the above appears to b e O. K., p lug the unit agai n. I f fo g do es
no t com e out af ter holding th e remote bu tton dow n for 30 se conds, check
th e hose attached to the tan k to ma ke sur e there is fluid goi ng thr oug h the
ho se. If you are unable to de termi ne the cause of the problem , do not
si mply continue pu shi ng th e remote bu tto n, as th is may d amage the u nit.
Retu rn the ma chi ne to you r Antari dea ler.
W-1 Wireless Remo te
Th e wirel ess r emote c ontrol sys tem W-1 c onsis ts of a t ra nsmitter e quipped
wi th two bu tto ns for fo g on and off, and a r ece iver pr e-att ached to the r ear
pa nel of ea ch W-se ries mo del .
* Tr ansmi tter:
Wi th the transmi tter it is pos sible to emi t fog via radio ov er a dist anc e of up to
50 meters . The tra nsmitter i s compatib le to any r eceiver of t he W-seri es an d
ca n contr ol an unlimi ted number o f machines i n paral lel.
Pr ess the b utton “A”, to emi t fog. As cont rol, the blu e LED lights . To stop the fo g
ou tput, p ress the but ton “B”.
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* Re ceive r:
Th e recei ver is te ste d and pre -attache d to the rear pa nel of ea ch W-se ries
mo del. Pl eas e do not tr y to remove it. The rec eiver r esponds to u p to 5
di ffere nt tran smitters t hat are regi stered wit h the machin e. The inclu ded
tran smitter ha s been regis tered with t he machine b efore ship ment. It can b e
di rectl y ope ra ted withou t any sta rt-up s etting.
Registering tra nsmitters
To operat e the mac hine with a di fferent transmi tter than th e included o ne, or
to operate it with u p to 5 differe nt tran smitt ers , each transmi tter must be
registe red first. T here is an LED i ndicator o n each machi ne. On the W-508 i t is
gr een and o n the W-5 10 it is orange. W hen the mach ine is turne d on, the LED
wi ll be fla shi ng for 15 s econds. Du ring the 15- second int erval , users c an
registe r sig nals fo r one or more transmi tters. For thi s purpose, p ress the
bu tton “A” on ea ch transmitt er. If the regis tering sig nals of the transmi tters
are well re ceived by th e recei ver, the LE D wil l stop fl ash ing and l igh t
pe rmane ntly. Th e previ ous t ra nsm itter s are cleare d from the mem ory of the
receive r. If no transmitt er is regist ered when th e machine is s witched on , the
memory of t he receive r will ke ep the recor d of the pr evi ous ope ratio n.
Se tting E xampl e 1:
In order to r egister se veral tra nsmitter s with a machi ne, turn on th e machine.
Wh ile the L ED is flashi ng, press th e button “A” o n eac h transmitte r to establi sh
th e signa l trans mission.
Se tting E xampl e 2:
In order to u se 1 tran smitter to c ontrol 2 or mo re mach ine s, turn o n the
machine s at the same ti me. While th e LEDs are fla shing, pre ss the butto n “A”
on the transmitt er to establ ish the sign al tran smission .
Battery change on t he tran smitter
If the range of the tran smi tter de cre ases, t he ba ttery i s pro bably e xhausted
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and must be r eplaced. For t his p urpos e, ta ke o ff th e housi ng cove r and remove
th e used ba ttery. Insert a f res h 12 V batt ery, type 23A as in dicated in t he
ba ttery c ompartme nt and refit t he housing c over.
W-510 DMX512 Fog Ma chine Settings
Ch annel A
0 - 5 = off (no out put)
6 - 255 = maxim um volu me (1 00 % outp ut)
Mo del W-510 h as on -boar d DMX c ontro l, mo del W-508 d oes n ot. Add res sing is
vi a DIP swi tches. W-510 u ses 1 c hanne l to control o n/o ff operation . The
ch annel h as a valu e ra nge o f 0 to 255. T he on/off fu nction can a lso be
pr ogrammed wit h a DMX contro ller or a DMX co ntrol soft ware us ed by the
li ghtin g and e ffect s opera tor.
If c hanne l A has a val ue fr om 0 t o 5, th e un it is o ff.
Be tween t he valu es 6 to 255 t he ma ch ine h as a maxi mum out put vol ume
of 1 00 %.
No te: If, for exa mple, t he ma chine i s ass igned t o the D MX addr ess 130, cha nnel
A corresp onds to DMX ad dress 130.
Addressing
Ea ch mach ine occupi es 1 channel . To en sure th at th e contr ol si gnals a re
pr operl y dir ected t o the machin e, it requir es address ing. If seve ra l machines
are used, e ach machin e must be addr essed by cha nging the DI P switches a s set
ou t in the ta ble below.
Th e start ing addres s is defined a s the first ch annel from w hich the mac hine will
respond t o the contro ller.
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Pl ease ma ke sure t hat you do not h ave any ove rlapp ing c hanne ls in o rder to
co ntrol e ach machin e correctl y and indepe ndently fr om any ot her fixtur e on the
DMX data li nk. If two, three or mo re devices a re address ed similar ly, they will
wo rk simi lar ly.
Oc cupat ion of th e DIP swi tch es :
Setting the DMXstarting address:
Device number
& channels
Device 1 - Channel 1
Device 2 - Channel 2
Device 3 - Channel 3
Device 4 - Channel 4
Device 5 - Channel 5
DIP-switch no.
Starting address
ON
OFF
ON
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OFF
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112234485166327648
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Performance Not e
Al l fog mac hines deve lop con den satio n aro und the o utp ut nozz le. B ecaus e thi s
may resul t in some mois ture ac cum ulati on on t he surf ace b elow th e out put
no zzle, c ons ider th is co ndens ati on when i nst allin g your unit.
Al l fog mac hines may sp utter s mal l amoun ts of f og occa sio nally d uri ng
op eration and fo r a minute or so a fter being t urned o ff.
Al l fog mac hines have a recycling per iod after lo ng bursts wh en the machi ne
wi ll shut i tse lf down f or a short per iod in order t o heat up agai n. During th is
ti me no fog c an be produc ed.
Cleaning and Stor age
Do not allo w the fog liqu id to become c ontamina ted. Always repla ce the cap on
th e fog liq uid contai ner and the fo g machine li quid tank im mediatel y after
fi lling . Cle aning y our fog mach ine reg ula rly can h elp you to red uce the
frequen cy of parts re placemen t and mainte nance cost s. After every 40 hou rs of
co ntinu ous o peration, it i s recommen ded to use dis tilled wat er to cle an the
heater ac cording to t he steps bel ow.
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Th e recom mende d clean ing r egime n is as fol lows:
1. Fill pro perly dist ill ed wate r into a cl ean t ank and c onn ect the f lui d tube of
th e fog mac hine to the ta nk.
2. Run t he un it in a wel l-ven tilat ed ar ea unti l the t ank is al most empty.
3. Use dry cl oth to wipe th e fog machin e. Cleanin g is now compl ete. Refill wi th
fog liqui d. Run th e mac hine br ief ly to cle ar any remai ning liqui d from th e
pu mp and he ater.
No te: Al l fog mac hin es are pr one to clogg ing due to the t hick consi stency
of fog liqu id and the hig h temperature at wh ich it va poriz es. Howeve r, a
pr operl y mai ntain ed fog machi ne should pr ovide years of reli able use.
Cl ean wit h a dry clo th only . Sto re d ry.
If the fog ma chine is not i n use, pleas e clean it bef ore storage. S tor e the fog
machine i n a dry and cool p lace. Operate the f og machine a t least o nce a
mo nth. A te st-ru n consists o f warmi ng-up the ma chine foll owed by a few
mi nutes o f fog emissi on.
Technical Speci fications
Mo de l
Power Su pp ly
Power Co ns umpti on
Ou tp ut Vol um e
Tank C apaci ty
Fl ui d Consump tion
Wei ght
Di me nsions (L xWxH)
Remote I nc luded
War m-up Ti me
W- 50 8
100~ 240V AC 50/ 60 H z
800 W
3,00 0 cu.ft/m in (85 m³/m in )
0.8 li ters
60 min / 0.8 liter
3.8 kg
315 x 12 8 x 166 (mm)
W-1
100 se conds
W- 51 0
100~ 240V AC 50/ 60 H z
1,00 0 W
10,0 00cu.ft /min (284 m ³/ min)
2.8 li ters
13 min / l iter
11.4 k g
468 x 25 0 x 148 (mm)
W-1
12mi n
Approval
Th is prod uct i s in acco rdance wit h the R&TTE dire ctive ( Radio a nd
Telecommun ication Technical Eq uipment) o f the Europe an Union and f alls into
eq uipme nt Cl ass 1. In a ll EU member c ountries , the operation of th is wireles s
sy stem is g enera lly approved by the n ation al te lecom r egu lator y aut horit y.
Th e syste m is license -free. In so me countri es outside t he EU, th e opera tion of
th is wire les s syste m may needs to b e appro ved by th e national t elecoms
regulat ory author ity.
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Warranty
Warranty s hall be valid only if t he product i s purchase d from An tar i's
authori zed distri butors or de alers. For war ra nty servic e, send the pr oduct
on ly to an au thorized d istribut or or dealer.
Al l wa rrant ies a re void i f the pro duc t has bee n mod ified i n any man ner ; if the
pr oduct h as been repa ired or serv iced by unau thorized p erson nel ; or the
pr oduct i s damaged du e to imprope r use or maint enance as se t forth in the
in struc tio n manua l.
Th is is not a s ervice con tract a nd does not in clude stan dard maint enance or
cl eanin g. Al l expen dables are n ot cove red by this warranty.
Ad ditio nal warranti es pr ovide d at the discr etion of the d istribut or dealers
sh all rem ain the sole o bligatio n of the distr ibutor or de aler.
Al ways quote the u nit's seri al number an d model name w hen contac ting yo ur
di strib uto r for inf orm ation o r assistan ce.
Pl ease sa ve thes e instruct ions.
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