elektraLite Pancake RGBW User Manual

Elektralite LED Pro Line

Pancake

USER MANUAL (Version 2)

ElektraLED (a division of Group One),

70, Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY11735, U.S.A.

T. [phone]. F. [phone]

WWW.ELEKTRALED.COM

1. Unpacking

Thank you for choosing the Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake fixture. For your own safety, please read

this manual before installing the device. This manual covers important information on installation and
applications. Please keep this manual for future reference.

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake moving wash uses 108 high powered 3 watt LEDs in a balanced

arrangement giving you incredible output. Please unpack it carefully and check whether it was damaged
in shipping.
The following items should be in the box with the fixture:-

20 feet of Powercon extension cable

DMX 5 pin male to 5 pin female cable

The bracket to mount the fixture to a “c” clamp

2. Safety Instructions.

This device has left the factory in perfect condition. In order to maintain this condition and to ensure a
safe operation, it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes

written in this user manual. Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake is a high voltage fixture. Be careful when

dealing with high voltages.

Please read this manual. If you do not read this manual and damages occur to Elektralite LED Pro
Line Pancake, then it could void the warranty.

During shipping, Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake may have been exposed to high temperature
changes or humidity changes. So, as a precaution, do not switch Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake on
immediately. Condensation can damage Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake so leave Elektralite LED
Pro Line Pancake switched off until it has reached room temperature.
The electric connection must carry out by a qualified person and it is absolutely essential that Elektralite
LED Pro Line Pancake be grounded.

Always disconnect Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake from the power source, when the device is not in
use or before cleaning it. Only unplug Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake from the power cord. Never pull

out the plug out by pulling on the power cord.

Please keep Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake away from children and the general public. Please be
intelligent and use common sense when operating Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake.

3. General Guidelines.

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake is a lighting fixture for professional use on stages, in clubs, theatres,

etc.

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake should only be operated at between 120 to 240 volts and only

indoors.

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake should not be operated 24/7 (24 hours a day; 7 days a week).
Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake needs operation breaks to ensure that it will work for a long time

without problems. Please do not shake Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake and avoid using brute force

when installing or operating it.

When choosing the location to install Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake, please make sure that it is not
exposed to extreme heat, moisture or dust. The minimum distance between Elektralite LED Pro Line
Pancake and the illuminated surface must be more than 3 feet.
Always mount Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake with an appropriate safety cable. If you use the quick
lock cam to hang Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake, please make sure the 4 quick lock fasteners are

locked into position correctly.

Operate Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake only when you are familiar with the features on the fixture.

Do not permit operation by persons not qualified for operating it.

All modifications to Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake will invalidate the warranty. There are

absolutely no exceptions.
If Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake is operated in any way different to the one described in this manual,

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake maybe damaged and the guarantee will be void.

4. Installation

Please refer to the picture below:-

Screw the half cheeseboro or “C” clamp (not provided with the fixture) onto the U bracket supplied with

Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake.
Insert the quick-lock fasteners of the U bracket into the respective holes on the bottom of Elektralite LED

Pro Line Pancake. Tighten the Camloc fasteners fully clockwise. Please do not use pliers, crest

wrenches and the like to turn the Camlocs. If you do, there is very real likelihood that you will break them.
(These can be replaced at a substantial cost to your boss!)

Pull the safety cable through the bracket on the bottom of the base and over the trussing or any
secondary fixing point. Do not clamp the cable to the U bracket or clamp. That is not a secondary safety
point.

A secondary safety point is any point that will adequately hold Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake if the U

brackets, cheesboro or the fixtures base breaks or fails. Then the safety cable would be the backup and
stop the fixture from falling to the ground.

5. DMX-512 Control Connection

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Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 5-pin XLR output of your Elektralite CP 20 or other DMX
controller. The other end should be connected to the male 5-pin XLR input of the Elektralite LED Pro

Line Pancake. Then daisy-chain out of the first Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake and into the next
Elektralite LED Pro Line Pancake or other dmx device. Never “Y” split the DMX connection.

If you need more cable, then it should be two core, screened cable fitted with a 5 pin XLR input and
output connector. Please refer to the diagram below.

1

5

4

2

3

DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator

For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically “noisy”
environment, it is recommended that a DMX terminator is used. This helps prevent corruption of the
digital control signal. The DMX terminator is simply a 5 pin XLR plug (male) with a 120 Ω resistor

connected between pins 2 and 3. It is then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last Elektralite LED
Pro Line Pancake or other dmx device in the chain. Please see illustration below.

5

4

1

2

3

120

DMX line

Address 025 Address 013 Address 001