TECshow THUNDERSTORM User Manual

THUNDERSTORM

USER MANUAL / MANUAL DE USUARIO

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USE

POR FAVOR LEA LAS INSTRUCCIÓNES ANTES DE USAR

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Overview

Thunderstorm is an innovative and revolutionary eect that
combines Laser, LED
Moonflower eect & a High-power strobe all-in-one. With 6
RGBWA+UV LEDs, 8 White
LED and a very powerful red and green laser you can reach
new horizons. Combine the
eye-catching moonflower eect with the razor-sharp laser
beams to make your setup
stand out. Thundestorm has 4 dierent operational modes
(Sound-Active, Auto-run,
DMX & Master/Slave), 8 grating Laser eects & incredibly fast
movements.

Specifications

Eects & Functions

All-in-One eect: Laser + LED moonflower + Strobe
8 grating Laser eects
Strobe & Pulse eect
15 preset colors
Dimmer: Full range 0-100%
Razor sharp beams

Control

Operational modes: Sound Active, Auto-run, DMX, Master/Slave
DMX Channels: 10
High-speed stepper motor
Built-in microphone
Operating temperature: 10ºC~40ºC

Electrical

Power supply: AC100V~240V 50/60Hz
Max power consumption: 50W

Physical

4-digit LED display
Power supply connectors: Interlock In/Out
DMX connectors: 2 XLR connectors (XLR-3 In and Out)
Dimensions: 304x230x247 mm. / 12x9x9.75 in.
Weight: 5 Kg. / 11 Lbs.

• All maintenance must be carried out by a qualified
electrician.

• A minimum distance of 0.5m must be maintained between
the equipment and a combustible surface.

• The product must always be operated in a well ventilated area.

• DO NOT stare directly into the light source.

• Always disconnect the power before carrying out any
maintenance.

• The earth must always be connected to the ground.

• Ensure that all parts of the equipment are kept clean and
free of dust.

IMPORTANT

Every person involved with the installation, operation

and maintenance of this device has to be qualified.

• Follow the instructions of this manual.

• Consider this manual to be part of the total product.

• Keep this manual for the entire service life of the product.

• Pass this manual on to every further owner or user of
the product

• Download the latest version of the user manual from
the Internet.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONS

• This product is only allowed to be operated with an al­ternating voltage of 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz.

• This device is designed for professional use, e.g. on stag­es, in clubs, bars, theatres etc.

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

• When choosing the installation-spot, please make
sure that the device is not exposed to extreme heat,
moisture or dust. There should not be any cables ly­ing around. Please make sure that the unit cannot be
touched or bumped.

• When using smoke machines, make sure that the de-

For your own safety, please read this user manual careful-

ly before you initially start-up.

SAFETY WARNING

vice is never exposed to the direct smoke jet and is in­stalled in a distance of 0.5 meters between smoke ma­chine and device.

• The ambient temperature must always be between -15°
C and +45° C. Keep away from direct insulation (particu­larly in cars) and heaters.

• Never use the device during thunderstorms. Over volt­age could destroy the device. Always disconnect the de­vice during thunderstorms.

• The device must only be installed on a non-flamma­ble surface. In order to safeguard suicient ventilation,
leave 50 cm of free space around the device.

• For overhead use (mounting height >100 cm), always
fix the fixture with an appropriate safety-rope. Fix the
safety-rope at the correct fixation points only. The safe­ty-rope must never be fixed at the transport handles!

• Only operate the fixture aer having checked that the
housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fastened.

• Operate the device only aer having become 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 consider that unauthorized modifications on the
device are forbidden due to safety reasons!

• Never remove the serial barcode from the device as this
would make the guarantee void.

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B C DA

LED Display Instruction

Operating Instruction: press button marked as “A” to select a
function, For details, please see the “OPERATION MENU” section.
Press button marked as “B” or button marked as “C” to modify
values . Press button marked as “D” to save your settings.

A. Function button (MENU)

B. UP button (UP)

C. DOWN button (DOWN)

D. Enter button (ENTER)

E. LED display

E

LED Digital Display Operation Menu:

No. Menu Function

1 Addr DMX address DOWN/UP to +/- (1-512)

2 AUTO

Aut1,Auto Play1,six colors led derby eect auto play

Aut2, Auto Play2, white led auto play

Aut3,Auto Play3, laser auto play

Aut4,Auto Play4, all eects auto play

SPEE,auto speed 0-99

3 Soun

Sou1,Sound Active 1
Sou2,Sound Active 2
Sou3,Sound Active 3

SESE,sound sensitivity 0-99

4 Vers Ve1.0

1. When starting up,it will display the last time’s operation .In

case without any buttons,it will close screen automatically
aer 20seconds.When no dmx,the first dot of led display will
keep on.When has dmx,the first dot will blink

2. The master light can choose any mode of Auto/Soun
modes, the slave light is set as A001, Just one light could be
settled to be master.

3. At most 10 lights could be linked in one electricity source.

Function:

1. Press MENU to select Addr / Chnd/NAnu/ SHOU /CoLo/

SPEE/ Auto/Soun / Version , Press ENTER to the next menu
or save, Press UP / DOWN to select function, Press ENTER to
save; Long Press MENU to exit.

2. Addr, Address setting, DOWN/UP to select 1-512

3. Chnd, Channel setting

4. NAnu, LED brightness adjust and laser(on or o)

5. ShoU, select scene and show

6. CoLo: select color

7. SPEED: Auto speed

8. Auto: Auto mode

9. Soun: Sound mode

10. Vers: version

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Channel

DMX-512Value 0-255 Details

CH1 Control Mode 0-9 Black- out

Oct-39 Auto Play1(Six colors LED auto)

40-69 Auto Play2 (White LED auto)
70-99 Auto Play3 (Laser auto)

100-129 Auto Play4 (Mixing auto)

130-159 Sound Control 1(Six colors LED sound)
160-189 Sound Control2 (White LED sound)
190-219 Sound Control3 (Laser sound)
220-249 Sound Control4 (Mixing sound)
250-255 DMX Mode

CH2 RGBWYV Control 0-9 RGBWYP black-out

10--198 Choose colors (63 groups), each 3 data for 1 color group
199-225 Color chase1 (single color)
226-255 Color chase 2(single or multiple)

CH3 Auto Play LED Eotic Speed 0-255 Auto speed: LED color chase speed from slow to fast

CH4 LED Strobe 0-9 LED No strobe

10-244 LED Strobe Speed from slow to fast

245-255 LED strobe by sound

CH5 White Color LED 0-9 Whit LED black out

10-135

White LED output position choose: 5 data for only 1 choose

135-255

White LED chase eect

CH6

White Strobe and Eotic

Speed

0-127

no strobe, but White LED chase speed from slow to fast

127-255

With strobe, white LED chase speed from slow to fast

CH7 Laser color control 0-9 Laser o

Oct-49 Red

50-89 Green

90-129 Red and Green
130-169 Red and Green flicker
170-209 Green and Red flicker
210-249

Red, green synchronous flicker

250-255

Red, green alternative flicker

CH8 Laser Strobe Control 0-9 Strobe O

10-244 Strobe Speed (from slow to fast)
245-255 Laser strobe by sound

CH9 LED Step Motor Control 0-9 Step motor O

10-127 Step Motor clockwise from slow to fast
128-255 Step Motor counterclockwise from slow to fast

CH10 Laser Step Motor Control 0-127

Laser pattern choose

128-255

Laser pattern chase from slow to fast

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DMX-512 controller connection

3-Pins DMX Out (female)

3-Pins DMX In (male)

1 earth 2 signal - 3 signal +

10CH for example

First (address 001) Second (address 011) Third (address021)

DMX in DMX out to next light

DMX address setting

Each fixture must set a specific starting address. When re­ceiving signal transmission, fixture will receive channel con­trol signals which from the starting address.
According to dierent requirements or easy to use, the user
can set many value fixtures to the same address, also can set
up a separate address for every device.
If you set the same address,all the devices will receive from
DMX channels signal. All connecting fixtures are jointly con­trolled, controller can’t separate control a device.

If you set a dierent address, each device will be separate
from its particular set the starting address and begin accept­ing DMX512 control signal, so that more convenient separate
control one device.
Using this method must be based on channel quantity of de­vice to determine a starting address.
This light has 10 channels. When you use 10CH, you should
set the starting address of the first unit to 1, the second unit
to 11(10+1), the third unit to 21 (11+10), and so on.

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