German Light Products Impression E350 Users Manual
User Manual
Fixture software version 48
GLP® impression® E350 User Manual Revision B
This document covers fixture software version 48
© 2018-2019 German Light Products GmbH. All rights reserved.
The marks ‘GLP’, ‘German Light Products’ and ‘impression’ are trademarks registered as the property
of German Light Products GmbH in Germany, in the United States of America and in other countries.
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. German Light
Products GmbH and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury, damage, direct or
indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of, inability to
use or reliance on the information contained in this document.
Manufacturer head office:
German Light Products GmbH (GLP), Industriestrasse 2, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany
Tel (Germany): +49 7248 92719 - 0
Service & Support EMEA:
GLP, Industriestrasse 2, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany
Tel. (Germany): +49 7248 9271955
Email: support@glp.de
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Service & Support USA:
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Tel (USA): +1 818 767 8899
Support (US): info@germanlightproducts.com
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Contents
1. Safety .................................................................................... 4
2. Avoiding damage .............................................................. 9
3. Product overview .............................................................. 11
4. Product features ............................................................... 12
5. Preparation for use ........................................................... 19
6. Control menus and LCD display .................................... 25
7. Control menu layout ........................................................ 27
8. DMX channel layout......................................................... 31
9. Trouble shooti ng ................................................................. 38
10. Caring for your product ................................................... 39
11. Technical specifications .................................................. 40
12. Dimensions ......................................................................... 43
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1. Safety
Key to symbols
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Warning! Safety hazard.
Risk of severe injury or
death.
Warning! See user
manual for important
safety information.
Warning! Risk of eye
injury.
Warning! Fire hazard.
Warning! Hazardous voltage.
Risk of lethal or severe
electric shock.
General safety information
Read this section carefully before installing or using the impression E350 lighting fixture.
If you have any doubts or questions about how to use the product safely, contact your
GLP® supplier for assistance.
The product and this user manual are intended for use by experienced professionals
with the knowledge and skills to set up, operate, and maintain high-powered, remotely
controlled lighting equipment safely and efficiently. These operations require expertise
that may not be provided in this manual.
• Respect all warnings and directions given in this user manual and on the product.
Read this manual and familiarize yourself with the safety precautions it contains
before installing or using the product. The manufacturer will take no responsibility for
damages or harm resulting from disregard for the information in this manual.
• Check the GLP website at www.glp.de and make sure that you have the latest
version of this user manual. Check the fixture software version indicated on page 2 of
this user manual and then use the fixture’s control panel to check the version installed
in the fixture. If the versions are not the same, the user manual may still cover the
fixture (software updates do not always affect the way you use the fixture), but it is
possible that the manual does not match the fixture perfectly. The software release
notes should help clarify this question. You can consult software release notes and
download the correct version of this user manual on the GLP website if necessary.
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• Make the user manual available to all installers and operators and save the manual
for future reference.
• If you have questions about the safe operation of the impression E350, please contact
an authorized GLP distributor (see list of distributors at www.glp.de).
• Use the product only as directed in this user manual. Observe all markings in this user
manual and on the product.
• Refer any service operation not described in this manual and refer all repairs to a
technician authorized by GLP.
• The light source in this product must not be changed by the end user.
• Read and follow the user documentation for all additional equipment.
Electrical safety
• Do not allow the product to come into contact with water or moisture.
• Use only a source of AC mains power that complies with local building and electrical
codes and has both overload and ground fault (earth fault) protection.
• Ensure that the product is electrically connected to ground (earth).
• Disconnect the product from AC mains power before carrying out any installation or
maintenance work and when the product is not in use.
• Disconnect the product from power immediately if the power plug or any seal, cover,
cable, or other component is damaged, defective, deformed, wet or showing signs
of overheating. Do not reapply power until the product has been repaired and made
safe by a technician authorized by GLP.
• Before using the product, check that all power distribution equipment and cables are
in perfect condition and rated for the electrical requirements of all connected
devices.
• Use only a Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 cable connector for AC power input at the
product’s power connector.
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• Use minimum 14 AWG or 1.5 mm
power input and relay cables that are minimum
16 A rated and temperature-rated to suit the application. In the USA and Canada the
cables must be UL-listed, type SJT or equivalent. In the EU the cables must be type
H05VV-F or equivalent.
• The supplied power input cable is rated as follows:
- US power cable: 16 A, 14 AWG, UL listed, E304117, SJT, 4.9 ft.
- EU power cable: 16 A, 1.5mm², H05VV-F, 1.5 m
• If a fuse blows, replace it with one of the original type and rating only. If new fuses
blow, disconnect the product from power and send it to a technician authorized by
GLP for repair.
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Fire safety and protection from burns
• Do not operate the product if the ambient temperature (Ta) exceeds 45° C (115° F).
• The surface of the product’s casing can reach up to 55° C (131° F) during operation.
Avoid contact by persons and materials. Do not install the product in a location
where there is a risk of accidental contact. Allow the product to cool for at least 10
minutes before handling.
• Keep the product well away from flammable materials.
• Keep all combustible materials (e.g. fabric, wood, paper) at least 200 mm (8 in.)
away from the product.
• Ensure that there is free and unobstructed airflow around the product. Provide a
minimum clearance of 100 mm (4 in.) around fans and air vents.
• Do not illuminate surfaces within 2 m (6.6 ft.) of the product.
• Do not install a fuse that has a higher rating than the one originally installed in the
product. Do not bypass fuses.
• Do not stick filters, masks or other materials onto optical components.
• If the fixture seems to be abnormally hot, shows signs of melting or emits smoke,
disconnect the fixture from power immediately and allow it to cool. Do not touch the
fixture without heatproof safety gloves. Keep the fixture well away from combustible
and flammable materials.
• The product’s optical components can focus the sun’s rays, creating a risk of fire and
damage. Do not expose the front of the product to sunlight or any other intense light
source, even from an angle.
Eye safety
• The impression E350 is classified as a Risk Group 2 product according to DIN EN
62471:2009-03. Possibly hazardous radiation emitted. Do not stare into the light output
from the product. May be harmful to the eyes.
• Do not look at the product’s light output with optical instruments or any device that
may concentrate the light output.
• Make sure that persons working on or near the product are not looking directly into
the light output when the product lights up suddenly. This can happen when power is
applied, when the product receives a DMX signal, or when certain control menu
items are selected.
• Provide well-lit conditions to reduce the pupil diameter of anyone working on or near
the product.
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Strobe safety
• Flashing light, particularly at 5 - 30 Hz, may cause seizures in persons with
photosensitive epilepsy. Do not use strobe effects for extended periods.
• Comply with local regulations on the use of strobe lighting and notify the public in
advance with highly visible warning signs when strobe effects are used.
• If a seizure occurs, stop using strobe effects. Seek professional medical help. Note the
time that the seizure starts and finishes. Call emergency medical help urgently if the
seizure lasts more than five minutes, if it is the person’s first seizure, or if the person is
injured. While waiting for help to arrive, consider the following general advice for
caring for a person who is having a seizure: protect the affected person from injuring
themselves on hard or sharp objects. If necessary, move the person to a safe place.
Lay them on their side with their head supported to prevent it from hitting the floor.
Loosen any tight clothing around their neck. Do not use force to hold the person or
restrict their movements. Do not put anything in their mouth, including your fingers.
Installation and operation safety
• The fixture must be installed and operated by qualified personnel only and in
accordance with applicable regulations such as DIN VDE 0711-217.
• The fixture is not portable when installed.
• Ensure that the supporting structure and installation hardware used can hold at least
10 times the weight of the load that they support.
• Install the fixture with hardware specifically designed and rated for the purpose.
Check that all installation hardware is in perfect condition. Fasteners must be steel
grade 8.8 strength or better. Rigging clamps must be half-coupler type that
completely encircle the rigging truss chord.
• Screws or bolts used for mounting hardware must protrude minimum 9 mm / 0.36 in.
and maximum 11 mm / 0.43 ins. into the threaded holes in the base of the fixture.
• If the fixture is installed in a location where it may cause injury or damage if it falls,
install as directed in this manual a safety cable or similar secondary attachment that
will hold the product if a primary attachment fails. The secondary attachment must
be approved by an official body such as TÜV as a safety attachment for the weight
that it secures, it must comply with EN 60598-2-17, and it must be able to support a
static suspended load that is ten times the weight that it secures.
• Fasten the fixture to a structure or surface as directed in this user manual. Do not use
safety cables as the primary means of support.
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• Before applying power to the product, ensure that the moving head can move
through its full range without risk of collision. Allow a minimum center-to-center
distance of 600 mm / 23.6 in. between fixtures.
• Check that all covers and rigging hardware items are secure.
• Do not operate the product with missing or damaged covers, shields or any optical
component.
• Restrict access below the work area and work from a stable platform whenever
installing, servicing or moving the product.
• If the product becomes damaged, stop using it immediately and disconnect it from
power. Do not attempt to use a product that is obviously damaged.
• Do not modify the product in any way not described in this user manual.
• Install genuine GLP parts only.
• If you become aware at any time that the product does not conform with one or
more of the above safety requirements, disconnect the product from power and
secure the affected area until the fixture is installed safely.
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2. Avoiding damage
Do not point the front of the fixture towards the sun or other strong light sources. The
front lens focuses and concentrates light just like a magnifying glass. Strong light can
cause internal damage to the fixture, melting components or starting an internal fire
within seconds.
Figure 1. Avoiding damage from light sources
Damage can occur whether the fixture is powered on or off. See Figure 1. Damage
can also occur if the light hits the front of the fixture at an angle: the fixture does not
need to be pointing directly at the sun or other light source.
To avoid problems from strong light sources:
• Do not expose the front of a fixture to sunlight or any other strong light source.
• For outdoor applications during daylight, make sure that the front face of any fixture is
shielded or points away from the sun, even when not in use.
• Avoid pointing other high-powered beam lights directly at the fixture.
Do not pick up or carry the fixture by the front lens bezel, as it is not designed to
support the weight of the fixture. The LCD display is also fragile. Picking up or
supporting the fixture in these places could result in damage that is not covered by the
warranty.
Use only original spare parts. Any structural modification of the system will void the
product warranty.
Protect the front lens from dirt, dust and other contaminants. Do not touch the front
lens. Airborne particles and grease from your fingers can become baked onto the lens
and difficult to remove.
Clean optical components only as directed in this manual (see ‘Caring for your
product’ on page 39). Oils, solvents, and other chemicals commonly used for cleaning
can damage the lens coatings and surfaces.
Do not drop the product or expose it to mechanical stress.
Do not expose the product to heat (from other lighting fixtures for example).
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Transportation and storage
Transport the impression E350 either in a flightcase or in its original packaging to
protect the fixture from damage caused by shocks during transportation.
Store the fixture in a dry location where the temperature will remain above 0° C (32° F)
when not in use.
Important! Allow the fixture to cool completely and release the tilt lock before packing
or transporting the fixture in a flightcase or the original cardboard box.
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3. Product overview
A
G
B
C
F
D
J
K
L
E
M
A – Head
B – Front lens
C – Mini-base with safety cable
attachment points
D – Tripod stand (supplied)
E – Stabilizing strap attachment point
F – Yoke cooling vents
G – Tilt lock
H – Yoke cooling vents
I – Control panel display
J – Mode button
N
O P
Figure 2: Product overview
Q
R
K – Jog wheel
L – Enter button
M – DMX Out (thru) 5-pin XLR
N – DMX Out (thru) 3-pin XLR
O – Fuseholder
P – Power On/Off
Q – AC mains power In
R – Ethernet Port
S – DMX In 3-pin XLR
T – DMX In 5-pin XLR
S
T
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4. Product features
The impression E350 from GLP is a high-quality moving head lighting fixture with a 350W
LED engine that provides powerful 7500 K cool white output. The fixture gives
impressive hard-edged mid-air effects and bright gobo projections. Advanced
German design allows exceptional performance and a versatile feature set to be
packed into one of the most compact moving head lighting fixtures currently
available, using GLP’s familiar ‘baseless’ format.
Rotating gobos, fixed gobos and a gobo animation wheel give impressive projections
and beam effects. A rotating 8-facet prism and a motorized iris add to the impression
E350’s packed feature set. Precisely engineered optics give a powerful, homogenous
and sharply defined beam throughout the fixture’s zoom range. Power input via a
Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 connector allows hot plugging.
The impression E350 is designed for permanent or temporary indoor use. It can be used
outdoors if it is protected from moisture and precautions are taken to prevent damage
from direct sunlight. It may be placed upright on a level surface or suspended from a
suitable structure as described this manual.
The impression E350 is not suitable for household use, for use in any location where
unattended children have access to it, or for use in permanent outdoor installations.
Light source
The impression E350 is equipped with a 350 W white light 7500 K LED engine with up to
12 200 lumens available and a rated lifetime of 20 000 hours to >70% LED output.
Control panel
The control panel on the side of the yoke has a backlit graphic LCD display for setting
up the fixture and changing fixture settings. See ‘Control menu layout’ on page 27 for
a table showing the control menu structure and options available.
Control options
The impression E350 is compatible with DMX 512 and RDM control protocols.
You can control the fixture using DMX over a standard DMX cable link or via wireless
DMX using a LumenRadio CRMX plug-in (optional accessory). You can also control the
fixture using DMX over an Art-Net or sACN network.
See ‘Setting up fixture control’ on page 22 for more details.
Pan and tilt
The fixture pans through 640° and tilts through 262°, with coarse and fine control
channels and self-correcting position feedback available.
Pan and tilt position feedback can be disabled/enabled using the control panel or the
Special / Control DMX channel.
The direction of pan and/or tilt movement can be reversed by selecting an Invert
command using the fixture’s control panel or the Special / Control DMX channel.
Inverting movement is a fast way of obtaining symmetrical effects without
reprogramming at the console.
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Color
The impression E350 features 0-100% continuous CMY color mixing and a 10-slot color
wheel with ten dichroic color filters including CTC (see Figure 3).
A good method of controlling color is to set CMY levels to 0% when you begin to use
the color wheel. Then, after you have selected a color on the color wheel, you can
fine tune it using the CMY channels.
Open Slot 1
Congo Blue
Slot 6
CTC 1
(UV)
Slot 7
CTC 2
Slot 2
Green
Slot 8
CTC 3
Figure 3. Color wheel
Slot 3
Orange
Slot 9
Minus green
Slot 4
Magenta
Slot 10
Red
Slot 5
Blue
CTC
The CTC DMX channel lets you adjust color temperature from 8000 K to 2500 K by
deploying the CMY flags. The channel sets the flags into the perfect positions for
matching color temperatures on the black body line.
A recommended approach is to set CMY levels to 0% when you begin to use the CTC
channel. After you have selected a color temperature on the CTC channel you can
fine tune it using the CMY channel.
Rotating gobos
The rotating gobo wheel contains the seven rotating gobos shown below:
Open Gobo 1
Little Dots
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Gobo 2
Round
Stairs
Gobo 3
Center
Mark
Figure 4. Rotating gobos
Gobo 4
Molecule
Gobo 5
Orna-
ment
Gobo 6
Zebra
Gobo 7
Tissue
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You can either select a rotating gobo or set the entire gobo wheel to rotate with
variable speed and direction on DMX channel 10. Then you can either set gobo
indexed angle or set gobo rotation speed and direction with 16-bit control on
channels 11 and 12.
Fixed gobos
The fixed gobo wheel contains the ten fixed gobos shown below:
Open Gobo 1
Star in
Triangle
Gobo 6
Three Thirds
Circle
You can either select a fixed gobo or set the entire fixed gobo wheel to rotate with
variable speed and direction on DMX channel 13.
Gobo 7
Daisy
Flower
Gobo 2
Block of
Lines
Gobo 8
Gravel
Figure 5. Fixed gobos
Gobo 3
Sonic
Gobo 9
Shattered
Gobo 4
Dots in
Circle
Gobo 10
Mikado
Gobo 5
Lines in
Circle
Animation wheel
You can deploy the animation wheel with the
animation profile at continuously variable
angles from 0° to 90° to give horizontal,
diagonal or vertical animation effects. You can
also vary the speed and direction of the
animation wheel rotation. When used in
combination with static or varying colors,
rotating or fixed gobos and frost or focus, the
animation wheel makes a huge range of
effects possible, from abstract moving patterns
to simulated flames, branches in the wind,
ripples on water, etc.
Figure 6. Animation wheel
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Frost
The frost system offers two levels of frost effect that can give softer, more diffuse
projections: a continuously variable light frost and a continuously variable medium
frost.
Iris
The 14-blade iris offers continuous control of the beam diameter, with a very tight open
position.
Shutter effects
The impression E350 features an electronic dimmer / shutter system that provides pulse
and strobe effects as well as instant open and blackout.
Dimming
0 – 100% continuous dimming is available.
See Figure 7. You can select from two dimming curves using the control panel or the
Special / Control DMX channel: Linear and Extra soft:
• Light output using the Linear curve will appear to increase and decrease evenly
throughout the dimming range.
• The Extra soft curve gives finer control at low light levels (where the eye is more
sensitive to changes in light level) and coarser control at high levels.
The default setting is Extra soft.
Light
output
DMX control value
Figure 7. Dimming curves
Zoom
The impression E350 has a 1:5 zoom range from 8.5° to 42°.
Control on the Zoom DMX channel can be inverted. Normal control as the DMX value
increases is flood
Control DMX channel so that control becomes spot
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spot. You can invert this using the control panel and the Special /
flood.
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