High End Systems SolaFrame Theatre Users Manual

User Manual

Version 1.2 --- Revis io n A

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Contents

Declaration of Confor mity ......................................................................................... 7

Patent information .................................................................................................... 9

Production Modificatio n Warning ............................................................................ 10

Important Safety Information .................................................................................. 13

Safety Considerations ............................................................................................ 14

Fixture Overview ..................................................................................................... 17

Features ................................................................................................................. 18

Photometric data image ......................................................................................... 20

Mounting ................................................................................................................ 24

Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 25

Power Specifications .............................................................................................. 26

DMX Control ............................................................................................................ 27

XLR -Connection .................................................................................................... 27

DMX Start Address ................................................................................................. 28

Internal Control Board ............................................................................................ 30

Menu Layout .......................................................................................................... 30

Control Board Functions ......................................................................................... 33

Preset Programming and Playback ....................................................................... 49

Preset ..................................................................................................................... 49

Example Program ................................................................................................... 51

DMX Protocol ........................................................................................................... 55

Error codes .............................................................................................................. 56

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Welcome

Notice

assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Trademarks used in this text: High End Systems, Wholehog, and Lithopatterns, and intellaspot are registered trademarks. Internal Effects, the High End Systems globe logo and the Hog logo are trademarks of High End Systems, Inc. Belden is a registered trademark of Belden, Inc.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. High End Systems disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names owned by others.

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Sales Department

Customer Service

World Wide Web

http://www.highend.com

Contacting High End S ystems ®

High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin, TX 78758 USA voice: 512.836.2242 fax: 512.837.5290 Toll Free: 800.890.8989

High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin, TX 78758 USA voice:800.890.8989 fax: 512.834.9195 toll free: 800.890.8989 email: support@highend.com

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Declaration of Conformity

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Patent information

Notice of intellectual property rights

For a listing of current patents go to the web address:

https://www.highend.com/patents

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FCC Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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Terms and Conditions and Warranty Information

Complete Terms and Conditions and Warranty information can be found on the High End Systems, Inc. website https://www.highend.com/pub/products/HES-Warranty-Information.pdf

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Production Modification Warning

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Important Safety Information

Instructions pertaining to continued protection against fire, electric shock, and injury to persons are found throughout this manual. Please read all instructions prior to assembling, mounting, and operating this equipment.

The following international caution and warning symbols appear in margins throughout this manual to highlight messages.

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Safety Considerations

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.

Important:

Damages caused by the disregard of this user manual are not subject to warranty. The dealer will not accept liability for any resulting defects or problems.

• If the device has been exposed to temperature changes due to environmental changes, do not

switch it on immediately. The condensation could cause damage to the device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature.

• This device falls under protection-class I. Therefore it is essential that the device be earthed.

• If protection screen, lens or ultraviolet screen in the fixture is apparently damaged or is damaged to

exceed their own effective degree, such as cracked and gashed, it must be replaced.

• The electrical connection must carry out by a qualified person.

• Make sure that the available voltage is within stated range.

• Make sure the power cord is never crimped or damaged by a sharp edge. Replace cable

immediately if damaged, this work must be done by an authorized dealer.

• Always disconnect from power, when the device is not in use or before cleaning it. Only handle the

power cord by the plug. Never pull out the plug by tugging the power cord.

• Don't project the beam onto combustible substances, as this causes a safety hazard.

• Please be aware that damages caused by manua l m odif icatio ns will void war ranty.

• During initial start-up some smoke or smell may arise. This is a normal process and does not

necessarily mean that the device is defective, it should decrease gradually

• If the external flexible cable or cord of this luminaire is damaged, it shall be exclusively replaced by

the manufacturer or his service agent or a similar qualified person in order to avoid a hazard. All screws for installing the devices or parts of the device have to be tightly connected and must not be corroded.

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There must not be any deformations on the housing, color lenses, fixations and installation spots

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(ceiling, suspension, trussing).

• Mechanically moved parts must not show any traces of wearing and must not rotate with

unbalances.

• The electric power supply cables must not show any damage, material fatigue or sediments.

• Further instructions depending on the installation spot and usage have to be administered by a

skilled installer and any safety problems have to be removed.

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General Guidelines

• This device is a lighting effect for professional use on stages, theaters, or other professional

installations, etc., the device was designed for indoor use only.

• This fixture is only allowed to be operated with the max alternating current which stated in the

technical specifications printed on the fixture.

• Lighting effects are not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks may

ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects.

• Do not shake the device .Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device.

• While choosing the installation-spot, please make sure that the device is not exposed to extreme

heat, moisture or dust. Please don't project the beam onto combustible substances. The minimum distance between light-output from the projector and the illuminated surface must be more than 0.5 meter.

• If you use the quick lock cam in hanging up the fixture, please make sure the quick lock fasteners

turned in the quick lock holes correctly.

• Operate the device only after having familiarized with its functions. Do not permit operation by

persons not qualified for operating the device. Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation.

• Please use the original packaging if the device is to be transported.

• For safety reasons, please be aware that all modifications on the device are forbidden.

• If this device will be operated in any way different to the one described in this manual, the product

may suffer damages and the guarantee becomes void. Furthermore, any other operation may lead to short-circuit, burns, electric shock, lamp explosion, crash, etc.

• In order to make the lights in good condition and extend the life time, we suggest a regular

cleaning to the lights.

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Fixture Overview

1） Lens 2） Handle 3） Display 4） Mode/Esc-button 5） Left-button 6） Down-button 7） ENTER-button 8） Right-button 9） Up-button

10） Fuse 11） Power out 12） Power in 13） DMX in 14） DMX out 15） ART-NET out 16） ART-NET in

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POWER SUPPLY

• AC 100-240V~，50/60Hz

• Power Consumption: 700W

OPTICS

• LED: 440W LED

• Extremely long Life: >20,000H

MOVEMENT

• Pan movement: 540

(16 bit)

• Tilt movement: 265

(16 bit)

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• Position recover from minor impact

COLORS

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• CTO color temperature, uniform, linear.

• 1 Color wheel: 7 dichroic filters + open, indexed, continuous rotation

FEATURES

• Control channel modes: 47 channels

• 2 operations modes: DMX-512, Master / Slave

• PROFILE:4 system framing blades can be shifted and rotated to create cleverly intricate spot effect

Features

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Advanced moving system: fast, stable and quite,

CMY color mixing, uniform, linear.

GOBOS

• 1 Rotation gobo wheel: 7 interchangeable, rotating, and indexed, gobo + open

• “Slot in & out” gobo wheel system.

• Static gobo: 8 indexed static gobos + open. Variable speed gobo shake effect

• Beam angle: zoom from 5.0

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-40.0。

• Strobe effect with 1-25 flashes per second and pulse effect

• Prism and rotating prism

• Motorized focus

• Dimmer: 0%~100% (full range dimming.)

• Step-less iris , 5%~100% (linear change iris, pulse iris effect)

• Step-less frost, 0%~100% (linear change frost)

• Animation wheel: “dynamic flame or shimmering water effect”

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INTERACE

• Full color LCD touch screen

• Internal rechargeable battery for modifying settings wit hout po wer

• Automatic locking to unintentional changes; Activates after 3 second press

reset detection inside flight case

SOFTWARE

• 7 pre-installed programs for selectable playback

• Upgradable: fast and convenient through DMX cable and Uploader (available separately)

• Reset DMX address, remote lamp switch, reset can all be done by the RDM controller

• Running time of fixture on display for reference

OTHER SPEC

Input signal isolation: allows for stable signal transmission without additional interference

Advanced RDM functions

WEIGHT

Net weight: 49.8 kg

• Intuitive fixture reset function: hold and button to activate pan/tilt reset, able to complete

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