Look Solutions Cryo-Gate Operating Manual

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Operating manual

a Look Solutions product

CRYO

GATE

Accessory for low fog

to be used with CO2- high pressure tank

USA

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Set of Equipment supplied

Original operating manual, version 2/2016

– 1 Cryo-Gate – 1 Connecting tube complete with connectors to connect the Cryo-Gate to the CO

-tank, 5 m – 1 mains cable 2 m Powercon True plug – 1 Inline-Filter – 1 Operating manual

Please check whether all the products you ordered are supplied.

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Content

1. Introduction 4

2. Safety instructions 5

3. Description of the parts 6

4. Operating the Cryo-Gate 8

4.1 Putting into operation 8

4.2 Switching the device off 9

4.3 Changing the CO

-tank 10

4.4 Operation 10

4.4.1 Manual operation 12

4.4.2 Operting via analogue 13

4.4.3 Operating with DMX 14

4.4.4 Operating via Ethernet 15

4.4.4.1 Artnet 15

4.4.4.2 sACN 16

4.4.5 IP-Conﬁguration 17

4.4.6 More adjustments 18

4.4.6.1 Background lighting 18

4.4.6.2 Screen saver 18

4.4.6.3 Information about the Cryo-Gate 18

4.4.6.4 Factory Reset 19

4.5 Wiring of the connectors 19

5. Speciﬁcations 20

6. Warranty conditions 21

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1. Introduction

The Cryo-Gate is a compact device that mates up to any professional fogger. It enab-

les the user to temporarily transform their existing fogger into a low fog generator.

The Cryo-Gate sits in front of the fogger‘s nozzle. A high-pressure dip-tube siphon

tank connects to the unit and allows the user to add a variable amount of CO2 and

air to the fog‘s output. The result is a cold fog that stays low.

The connector to connect the delivered safety tube to the bottle has to be a W 21.8 x 1 1/4“ right male (CGA 320 connector). If a tank with this connector cannot be found, you have to use an adaptor.

A tube (Ø 200 mm) can be connected to the front of the Cryo-Gate to guide the fog into the requested direction.

The tube can be around ten meters long, allowing to place the machine away from the stage to avoid disturbing noise.

Holes at the Cryo-Gate ease mounting it to a rack or building it into a ﬂightcase.

Please note: Only use quick disappearing fog ﬂuid to avoid the chance that the fog will get warm and rises.

Also cooled down fog will rise after some time!

Please read the manual carefully before starting the device to ensure a correct operation!

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2. Safety Instructions

A fog machine is not a toy!

• Make sure, that all persons who work with the bottle and the gas are professionals.

Incorrect use can cause the risk of suffocation!

• Carbon dioxide is not toxic but may cause asphyxiation in high concentrations.

• Carbon dioxide is heavier then air. The highest concentration is therefore at ﬂoor

level. The maximum allowed concentration is 0.5 Vol% (MAK: 5.000 ppm).

• Ensure adequate ventilation.

• Ensure all national/local regulations for handling and storage of liquid carbon dioxide

(CO

) are observed.

• Avoid dust or dirt particles inside the CO

-hose. Always ensure complete purity of all

-connectors and ﬁttings

• Extreme temperatures at the nozzle (hot/cold)! Danger of burning/frostbite.

• Occasionally very hot droplets of ﬂuid may escape when in operation. Never aim at

persons directly and keep a minimum distance of 3 m from the nozzle.

• Never touch the nozzle when in operation. Danger of getting burnt.

• The location of the machine must be non-ﬂammable, non-combustible and not

sensitive to heat. It must be twice as big as the machine.

• Keep a minimum distance of 60 cm to all ﬂammable, combustible objects and objects

sensitive to heat.

• Glycol is alcohol and burns with a slightly bluish, almost invisible ﬂame. Never point

the fog at strong sources of ignition like ﬁre or pyrotechnic effects.

• Never open the machine and leave the machine unattended when connected to a

power supply.

• The visibility must be more than 2 m in rooms where people walk around.

• Do not swallow the fog liquid. Keep it away from children. In case of eye contact,

rinse with a lot of water. Consult a doctor should you accidentally swallow some ﬂuid.

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2. Safety Instructions

Front view

1: · Fog nozzle 2: · Air vents 3: · Touchscreen

4: · Analogue in 3pin-XLR 5: · DMX512 in/out 5pin-XLR 6: · Ethernet-Connector RJ45/Ethercon

3. Description of the parts

• Spilled liquid or splashed liquid droplets can cause slip hazard. Mop up the ﬂuid and

dispose of it according to regulations.

• Fog may activate smoke detectors.

Artiﬁcially-made fog can be produced in many different ways. The method used here to produce fog, with a device which works according to the vaporizer principle, is the most harmless one.

No case has so far been reported in which a healthy human being has been harmed because of using our device to produce artiﬁcial fog. However, this can only be guaranteed if the professional fog generators are used appropiately, i.e. at the correct vaporization temperatures as well as with the correctly mixed fog ﬂuid.

We, however, recommend: People with health problems or problems of the respiratory tract or with an inclination for allergies should avoid any contact with artiﬁcially-made fog.

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Rear view

3. Description of the parts

7: · Power in/out for Powercon 8: · Analogue out 3pin-XLR 9: · DMX out 5pin-XLR 10: · Connector for liquid-CO

-tube

Connection to the high pressure CO2-tank with siphon tube

– Avoid dust or dirt particles inside the CO

-hose!

– Always ensure complete purity of all CO

-connectors and ﬁttings!

11: · CO

-hose 12: · Inline-Filter 13: · CO

-connector Europe

14: · T-connector to connect several CO

-tanks

15: · Valve

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4.1 Putting into operation

1. Place a fog generator behind the Cryo-Gate. The fog nozzle of the fog generator should be placed centric and approx. 1 to 2 cm

behind the nozzle of the Cryo-Gate.

If your fog machine is equipped with a PowerCon-plug (up to max. 3 kW/1.8 kW for

USA), connect it to the Power out plug [7] at the Cryo-Gate.

If your fog machine is not equipped with a PowerCon-plug, plug the mains cable of

your machine to a normal socket.

2. Also connect the fog generator with a 5 pin-XLR-cable via DMX [5] or with a 3 pin-

XLR-cable via analogue out [4] to the Cryo-Gate/analogue in at the fog generator.

If the fog generator is connected via DMX to the Cryo-Gate, make sure the adjusted

DMX start address at the fog generator is “001“.

3. Connect the CO

-tank to the Cryo-Gate [10], using the supplied safety hose (see page

7).

Always ensure complete purity of all CO

-connectors and ﬁttings. If you should

notice dirt particles, connect the tube to the tank, tighten the connection to make sure that no gas can come out, and open the valve at the bottle for a few moments. CO

comes out at the end of the hose that has not been connected yet. Close the

valve properly and connect the other end of the tube to the Cryo-Gate [10].

Tighten both connections properly to make sure that no gas can come out. Open

the valve at the tank completely [15].

4. Connect the supplied PowerCon mains cable to the jack [7] at the Cryo-Gate. Turn

the plug until it is locked. Plug the power plug to a socket.

To use your fog generator in the right way, read the operating manual of the fog

machine.

After the fog generator has heated up completely, you can start the Cryo-Gate.

A ducting hose of 20 cm Ø can be connected to the front of the Cryo-Gate.

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4.2 Switching the device off

– Close the valve at the CO2-tank [15]. Make sure the valve is really completely closed.

Release the remaining CO

off the hose as follows:

Control via DMX: The Cryo-Gate uses four channels at the DMX-desk: channel 1 = pump, channel 2 =

air, channel 3 = cooling/CO

, channel 4 = fan

Put the fader for the CO2 to 100% and wait until the CO2 has been disappeared.

Control via Ethernet: If the Cryo-Gate is controlled via Ethernet, tell the Software to put the channel for

the CO

to 100%.

If the Ethernet-packages will be sent from a control desk, put the fader for the CO

to 100%.

Control via analogue: If the machine will be controlled via analogue, adjust the analogue remote in a way

that the CO

will be released. Caution: Due to the selected Presets the fog generator

may start fogging!

To prevent this disconnect the 3pin XLR-plug of the XLR-remote from the analogue

in and do the adjustments directly at the Cryo-Gate.

Manual adjustments at the Touchscreen: Press MODIFY at the main screen (Fig. 1, see next page). The screen switches to

MANUAL MODE (Fig. 4). Adjust a CO

value higher than 0 with the +/- button (line

4) and press STA RT CO

(line 4).

The internal valves opens and the CO

can exhaust.

To switch off your fog generator read the manual of the fog machine.

As soon as the CO

is completely exhausted you can disconnect the Cryo-Gate from

the mains.

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4.3 Changing the CO2-tank

Important: Before you disconnect the hose, the CO

in the hose must ALWAYS be removed!

Please see chapter 4.2 how to do this.

– Make sure that the valve at the tank is completely closed and no CO

remains in the

hose.

– Disconnect the hose from the CO

-tank and connect it to a new tank.

Always ensure complete purity of all CO

-connectors and ﬁttings. If you should

notice dirt particles, connect the hose to the tank, tighten the connection to make sure that no gas can come out, and open the valve at the tank for a few moments. CO

comes out at the end of the hose that has not been connected yet. Close the

valve properly and connect the other end of the hose to the Cryo-Gate [10].

Tighten both connections properly to make sure that no gas can come out. Open

the valve at the tank completely [15].

– Tighten both connections and open the valve at the tank completely [15].

4.4 Operation

You have several choices to control the Cryo-Gate: manual, analogue, via DMX or

Ethernet.

The following control hierarchy is valid:

1. Manual operation - will be overwritten with all other controls

2. Operation via analogue

3. Operation via DMX

4. Operation via Ethernet, overwrites everything else

The chosen/active function will be highlighted at the Touchscreen in cyan.

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After starting the Cryo-Gate the display shows the main screen (Fig. 1).

First line from left to right: – Button ANALOG: shows the adjusted mode and the voltage. - See point 4.4.2 – Button DMX: shows whether DMX is active and the adjusted DMX-address. - See

point 4.4.3

– Button ETH: shows the selected Ethernet protocol and whether the machine is con-

trolled via Ethernet. - See point 4.4.4

Second line: shows the current value of how much CO

has already been used. This value can be reset by pressing RESET, for example if a new tank has been connected. This value is only roughly measured and does not show the exact usage.

Third line: Actual values for fog (pump), air and CO

. The values can be adjusted after

pressing MODIFY. - See point 4.4.1

More air => higher output speed, higher fog level/carpet More fog (thus more output/higher pump level) => more low fog - more CO

is needed.

Fourth line: Adjusting a Preset. - See point 4.4.1

Fifth line: SETTINGS => change to Settings 1, START => manual start of the fogging

process.

Fig. 1 Main screen Fig. 2 Settings 1 Fig. 3 Settings 2

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4.4.1 Manual operation

There are two ways of manual operating: Choosing a preset or adjusting manual

values directly at the Touchscreen.

a) Selecting one of six Presets:

A preset is a speciﬁcation. Three ﬁxed presets are available, three can be adjusted

and saved individually.

The following ﬁxed presets are available: (1) Fog: 35, Air: 20, CO2: 1 =>

150 m², 10 cm high in 1 min.

(2) Fog: 45, Air: 30, CO2: 2 =>

150 m², 15 cm high in 1 min.

(3) Fog: 50, Air: 30, CO2: 3 =>

150 m², 20 cm high in 30 sec.

To choose a ﬁxed preset: – Press PLUS or MINUS (line 4) at the main screen (Fig. 1) until the requested preset

appears.

– Press STA RT to start the fogging process.

The screen now changes to MANUAL MODE (Fig. 4) (where also the values for the individual presets can be changed), now showing STOP instead of START because the fogging process has already been started. You can stop the fogging process by pressing STOP ALL.

Fig. 4 Manual Mode Fig. 5 Save Manual Setting

To save an individual preset: – Press MODIFY (line 3) at the main screen (Fig. 1) and adjust the requested values

for fog, air and CO

at the currently displayed MANUAL MODE-screen (Fig. 4), using

the PLUS or MINUS-buttons.

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– Press BACK to return to the main screen. – Press SETTINGS and at the displayed screen (Fig. 2) SAVE MANUAL SETTING, to get

to the SAVE MANUAL SETTING screen (Fig. 5).

– Select the number of the preset, where you wanted to save the adjusted values and

press SAVE.

If you only press BACK, you can return to the main screen without saving the values.

b) Using individual values:

– Press MODIFY at the main screen. The screen switches to Manual Mode (Fig. 4). – Adjust the requested values for fog, air and CO

, using the PLUS or MINUS-buttons. – Press START ALL to start all parameters at once, and STOP ALL, to stop all parameters. If you only press START FOG, the fogging process will be started, but not air and CO

(same for START AIR or START CO2, whereas START AIR without fog or CO

makes

no sense!).

The selected button changes its colour to cyan. You can return to the main screen, pressing BACK.

4.4.2 Operating via analogue

Input voltage between 0 and 10 V. If the voltage is higher than 1 V, the machine will

be controlled via analogue, provided that neither DMX nor Ethernet is active.

To adjust the analogue in, press the ANALOG-Button at the main screen (Fig. 1, line 1) or press SETTINGS and at the following screen (Fig. 2) ANALOG.

Adjoining screen (Fig. 6) displays.

Select one of two modes:

1. DIRECT (line 2) for e. g. Look XLR-remote: One Preset is active for an input voltage between 1

and 5 V, a second one for 5 to 9 V.

1 - 5 V correspond to the ﬁrst half of the rotary knob

at the XLR-remote, 5 - 9 V to the second half.

– Select 1-5V PRESET and adjust the requested preset

with PLUS and MINUS (line 4). Then switch to 5-9V PRESET and select this one as well.

2. LATCHED (line 3): Switching the preset on and off with a short voltage impulse e.g.

with a push-button or a radio remote.

– Select the requested preset with PLUS and MINUS (line 4).

Fig. 6 Select Analog Mode

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Save your adjustments (Direct or Latched) with ANALOG SAVE. If you press BACK, you will get back to Settings or the main screen without saving the values.

Connect your cable or radio remote to the “analogue in“ at the Cryo-Gate. The ANALOG-Button (Fig. 1, line 1) at the main screen shows the voltage and the selected mode (DIRECT or LATCHED). Also the changed colour of the button (cyan) shows that the analogue mode is now active.

Please note: If the machine has been started in the LATCHED-mode, it must be stopped in the same mode. Switching into a different mode is actually not possible.

4.4.3 Operating via DMX in

Press the DMX-Button at the main screen (Fig. 1, line 1) or press SETTINGS –> DMX. The adjoining screen (Fig. 7) appears.

Here you can type in the DMX-address.

Save the address with DMX-ADDRESS SAVE. Press BACK to get back to the previous screen without saving the address.

The Cryo-Gate needs four channels on the control desk:

1. Fog => goes to the connected fog machine and ope-

rates the pump.

2. Air => controls the air regulation.

3. CO

=> regulates the CO2 in four divisions:

usage DMX value

0 kg 0 - 64 1 kg 65 - 129 2 kg 130 - 194 3 kg 195 - 255

4. Fan => will be passed to the fog machine connected via DMX.

Connect the Cryo-Gate to your DMX-desk and make the desired adjustments with the faders.

Fig. 7

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4.4.4 Operating via Ethernet

Press ETH at the main screen (Fig. 1, line 1) or select SETTINGS –> PROTOCOL. Screen

(Fig. 8/10) appears.

4.4.4.1 Artnet

Select ARTNET (Fig. 8, line 3). The button will change its colour to cyan, showing that Artnet is activated.

Fig. 8 Screen with activated ARTNET-Button

Fig. 9 Screen to conﬁgure ARTNET

You can adjust the Net, Subnet and the Universe. – Therefore press the MODIFY-button (Fig. 8, line 2). The screen shown on the right

(Fig. 9) appears.

Corresponding to the standards for DMX and ARTNET, a Universe consists of 512 DMX-channels. A Subnet contains 16 Universes and a Net 16 Subnets. There are 128 Nets.

– Select NET, SUBNET or UNIVERSE (Fig. 9, line 1), to change the respective value.

Press CE and type in the new value.

– Pressing ARTNET CONFIG SAVE saves the values, BACK switches back to the previous

screen (Fig. 8) without saving the value.

– Press PROTOCOL SAVE (Fig. 8, line 4) to save the ARTNET adjustments. If you press BACK, you will get back to Settings or the main screen without saving

the values.

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4.4.4.2 sACN

Press sACN (Fig. 8, line 3). The button changes its colour to cyan, showing its active

mode.

Fig. 10 Screen with activated sACN-Button

Fig. 11 Screen to conﬁgure sACN

You can adjust the Universe. – Press MODIFY (Fig. 10, line 2). The screen on the right appears (Fig. 11).

Corresponding to the standards for DMX and sACN a Universe consists of 512 DMXchannels. In sACN there are Universes between 1 and 63999.

– Press CE (Fig. 11, line 2) and type in the value for the selected Universe.

– sACN UNIVERSE SAVE saves the value, BACK switches back to the previous screen

(Fig. 8) without saving the value.

– Now press PROTOCOL SAVE (Fig. 10, line 4) to save your sACN adjustments. If you press BACK, you will get back to Settings or the main screen without saving

the value.

Make sure that the Cryo-Gate has a valid network address and a correct subnet mask.

You can check and change this by pressing SETTINGS –> IP-CONFIG (see point 4.4.5).

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4.4.5 IP Conﬁguration

To adjust the IP-address and the Subnet mask for your network, press SETTINGS at the main screen and in the following Settings 1-screen IP-CONFIG (Fig. 2, line 4).

Fig. 12 IP-Conﬁguration screen, STATIC active

Fig. 13 Screen to adjust the IPaddress and Subnet mask

First select whether you want to use a static network address or a dynamic one (DHCP) by pressing STATIC or DHCP (Fig. 12, line 4).

If you select DHCP, the Cryo-Gate gets an IP-address and a subnet mask from a DHCP-Server or Router

in your network.

If you select STATIC, you can type in the IP-address and the subnet mask in the following screen (Fig. 13).

Ask your network administrator if necessary.

– Press CE and type in the address. Save the address with IP ADDRESS SAVE respec-

tively SUBNET MASK SAVE (Fig. 13, line 5), press BACK to get to the previous screen without saving the values.

For networks, where the IP-address and the subnet mask shall be used with the ARTNET-standard, press STATIC and then ARTNET (both Fig. 12, line 4).

The IP-address will then be generated from the invariable MAC-address of the Cryo- Gate and an OEM-Code. The subnet mask will be automatically set to 255.0.0.0.

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4.4.6 More adjustments

You can adjust the brightness of the background lighting. – Press SETTINGS at the main screen, in the following

„Settings 1“-screen NEXT and in the „Settings 2“-screen

(Fig. 3, line 2) BRIGHTNESS. – Press PLUS or MINUS to change the value. – Save the value with BRIGHT SAVE. Press BACK to get to the previous screen without saving

the value.

4.4.6.1 Background lighting

Fig. 14

Adjusts the time until the Screensaver appears. – Press SETTINGS at the main screen, at the following

„Settings 1“-screen NEXT and at the „Settings 2“-screen

(Fig. 3, line 2) SCREENSAVER. – Press PLUS or MINUS to change the value. – Save the value with SAVE . Press BACK to get to the previous screen without saving

the value.

4.4.6.2 Screensaver

Fig. 15

Fig. 16

Information about the Cryo-Gate – Press SETTINGS at the main screen, at the following

„Settings 1“-screen NEXT and at the „Settings 2“-screen

(Fig. 3, line 2) INFO. Press BACK to get to the previous screen.

FIRMWARE UPDATE starts an update of the software. Therefore an additional programm as well as a Computer and a network connection between PC and Cryo-Gate is needed. More info on request.

4.4.6.3 Machine information

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Fig. 17

Here you can switch back to the default settings. – Press SETTINGS at the main screen, in the following

„Settings 1“-screen NEXT and in the „Settings 2“-screen (Fig. 3, line 2) FACTORY RESET.

– Press RESET only when you are sure that you would like

to return to the factory settings.

Press BACK to get to the previous screen without starting

the reset.

4.4.6.4 Factory Reset

4.5 Wiring of the connectors

5-pin XLR (DMX):

Pin 1 = Ground, Pin 2 = DMX –, Pin 3 = DMX +, Pin 4 u. 5 = nc 3-pin XLR (analog): Pin 1 = Ground, Pin 2 = 0-10 V + DC in, Pin 3 = 12 V + DC out, max. 50 mA

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5. Cleaning, Care and Maintenance

– Avoid dust or dirt particles inside the CO2-tube.

– Always ensure complete purity of all CO

2-connectors and ﬁttings.

– Exhaust ﬁttings and connecting tube with CO

2 before connecting to the Cryo-Gate.

– Take care that the connected fog machine can not get overheated.

– Wipe up spilled ﬂuid immediately. Moisture - also ﬂuid - can destroy the electric parts

of the machine.

– If the Cryo-Gate is been used with a tube, there will be some residues in the tube

and also the machine after a while.

Please disconnect the tube from the duct adaptor from time to time and wipe the

inside with an absorbant cloth while the machine is disconnected from the mains.

– If the Cryo-Gate is used for a ﬁxed installation, make 100% sure that permanent

fog-free air supply for the unit is guaranteed. Cooling air with too high fog concentration (very often in Clubs or Discos) can condense inside the connected fog machine and cause moisture damage.

– For cleaning the surface of the device use a suitable, solvent-free cleaner.

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6. Speciﬁcations

Voltage 90 to 240 VAC Power requirement max. 65 Watt Dimensions (L x W X D) 60 x 20 x 17.7 cm Weight 10.5 kg

Manufactured for

Look Solutions - Fog machines made in Germany · Bünteweg 33 · DE-30989 Gehrden

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7. Warranty conditions

For the low fog machine Cryo-Gate Look‘ warranty is:

1. Free of charge, subject to the following conditions (No. 2 - 6) we will repair any defect or fault

in the unit if it is caused by a proven factory fault and has been advised immediately after identiﬁcation and within 12 months of delivery to the end user. Insigniﬁcant deviations of the regular production quality does not guarantee replacement rights, nor do faults or defects caused by water, wrong fog ﬂuid, by generally abnormal environment conditions or Force Majeure.

2. Warranty Service will be done in the following way: Faulty parts will be repaired or replaced

(our choice) with correct parts. Faulty units have to be returned to us or our service centres or to be sent to us or our service centres at customer‘s expense. The invoice and/or receipt showing the purchase date and the serial number has to come with the faulty unit, otherwise the repair will not be covered under warranty. Replaced parts become our property.

3. The customer loses all rights for warranty services if any repairs or adjustments are done to the

units by unauthorized persons and/or if spare parts are used which are not approved by us.

The right of warranty service is also lost if liquids/ﬂuids other than the original Look fog ﬂuids

have been used or if units are sent to us with full ﬂuid bottles. Also non compliance with the instructions in this manual or mistakes by incorrect handling/treating of the machine will lead to a loss of warranty and also any faults and damages caused by undue force.

4. Any freight costs arrising in connection with the warranty services have to be born by the

customer.

5. Warranty services do not cause an extension of the warranty time or the start of a new warranty

time. The warranty for replaced parts ends with the guarantee time of the whole unit.

6. We may, at our opinion, replace the machine rather than repair it.

7. Further claims, especially for damages, losses etc. outside the unit are excluded.

Other guarantee regulations may be valid outside the USA. Please check with your dealer!

If you should send the unit for service, do not forget to remove any liquid from the ﬂuid bottle.

For warranty service in North America contact:

Look Solutions USA Ltd. 1-800-426-4189 [email protected]

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