Universal MIRAGE Operation Manual

MIRAGE

OPERATIONS MANUAL

English Language

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a Mirage. This state of the art automated professional luminary includes
the latest feature backed by 1 year warranty. Prior to use, we suggest that you carefully read all of the
instruction.

1.

Features

• 360 degree pan (panoramic movement)

• 340 degree tilt (vertical movement)

• 11 colors, plus white and rainbow effect

• 8 gobos

• Strob effect ( 5flashes per second)

• Temperature filter 5600K

• 4 internal programs which can be run with or without sound animation

• DMX 512 capability

• Blackout

• Adjustable focus

• Units may be run synchronously with or without a controller

• Invertion of panoramic and vertical movement

Cautions

1. Other than to change the bulb, do not open the unit. There are no user serviceable part

inside. Refer to qualified service personnel for service. This unit should be cleaned only with
a damp cloth. Avoid solvents and other cleaning detergents.

2. NEVER OPEN THIS UNIT WHEN IT IS HOT AND/OR IS CONNECTED TO A POWER SOURCE.

3. NEVER USE THIS UNIT IN A WET AND/OR DUSTY ENVIRONMENT OR IN THE OPEN AIR.

4. KEEP THE UNIT’S OPTICS CLEAN TO AVOID LIGHT POWER DECREASE.

Spesification of details

Safety cable

installation place

Bracket

Bracket Bolt
М6х16

2.

Bulb adjastment
screw

DMX out

DMX in

Power
switch

Power
connector

Bulb Panel

Cooling Fan

Cooling Fan

Bulb Panel
Screw

Objective
Lens

Focusing
Screw

“ENTER” Button

“MODE” Button

“UP” Button

“DOWN” Button

LCD Dislay

Base

Head
Support

Moving Head

Operation

1. Plug the unit to the power source by means of the power cord.
Put the power switch on the body of a unit in “on”.

WARRNING !

After switching the unit on you can for 4 seconds fill the vibration and noise of the stepper motors getting
in the starting position, it’s a normal procedure which will harm you in the beginning only and is normal at
every start of each session.

2. Using “up” and “down” buttons you can shift the operation mode of the “main menu”

- Test

- DMX controller mode

- Internal program

- Sound activated mode

- Slave mode

- Service mode

3. Press “Enter” button to confirm the chosen mode.

3.

Bulb Installation/Replacement

1. Before opening the unit, make sure that the unit
is cool and it is not connected to any power
source.

2. Remove the 2 screws from the rear part of the
unit.

3. Pull back the cover with lamp holder and the
bulb.

4. Install / Replace the bulb.

5. Close the cover and replace the screws.

Note: Sometimes after changing the bulb, you will need to adjust it in the reflector using the three screws
surrounding the lamp holder. To make this process more convenient please keep to the following procedure:

Set the unit in the “Service” option ( see p # 7 for details).

After this chose “Manual operation” ( see p # 11 for details).
Put the channel “Dimmer” to full capacity, set “Color” and “Gobo” to a white circle produced on the light-colored wall or

plane surface 3-4 m distant.
Rotating three regulating screws make the white spot evenly bright .

Main menu

You can shift the different operation modes being in the “main menu” Each time you begin the
operation you could see on the LCD display one of the items of a whole “main menu”:

DMX controller mode

Chain the DMX controller using an XLR cable ( is not included) to a DMX connector of
a unit .

(1st contact – ground, 2nd contact «-», 3rd contact«+»)

After getting in a starting position the unit would be ready to start in the operation mode
it has been put before you plugged it to the power source. Using “up” and “down”
buttons set on LCD display the three digit number from 001 to 506 which would be the
channel number of the unit. To change the number press ”mode” button the number
would blink operating with “up” and “down” buttons shift to the desirable number of a
channel and press “enter” button. The unit will get in starting position and would operate
in accordance with the chosen number of a channel.

Mirage obtains 7 DMX channels

1. COLOR

2. GOBO

3. DIMMER (brightness of the bulb)

4. PAN

5. TILT

6. PAN/ TILT SPEED

7. SERVICE CHANNEL

Test mode

To check the unit’s functioning ability is a prior task of the “test mode”. With the help of
“up” and “down” buttons get the LCD display show “tst” (“test menu”), then press
“enter” button, after getting in a starting position (as described before) the unit will operate

in a test program finishing which it will shift to a “Sound activated mode “ the “tst”
indication would blink.

Use “up” and “down” buttons to choose the operation mode you need Let’s have a look at the points of
the “main menu” more thoroughly.

4.

WARRNING !

If the DMX chain lacks a unit or something is wrong with the controller the LCD
display would blink every 2 seconds. When operation is normal the LCD display is
stable.

The signal level of a DMX channel and the functioning of a unit

CHANNEL1 (COLOR)

0-9 white 100-119 crimson
20-39 blue 120-139 red
40-59 yellow 140-159 dark green
60-79 dark blue 160-179 orange
80-89 green 180-199 magenta

200-219 rose

0

255

224

192

160

128

96

64

32

3467100

134

175

201

235

255

0

CHANNEL 4(PAN) CHANNEL 5(TILT)

5.

CHANNEL 3(DIMMER)

0 – the bulb is switched off * 255- the brightness is 100%
* the fan is slowing it’s rotation getting to the noiseless operation

CHANNEL 6(PAN/ TILT SPEED) the speed of the motors rotating the head of the unit in
panoramic and vertical directions.

0 – minimum speed 255- maximum speed

CHANNEL 2 (GOBO)

0-19 closed 110-129
20-29 strobe 2 flashes per second 130-149
30-39 strobe 3.5 flashes per second 150-169
40-49 strobe 5 flashes per second 170-189
50-69 190-209
70-89 210-255
90-109

CHANNEL 7 (SERVICE CHANNEL)

0-19 DMX controller mode
20-39 Internal program # 1
40-59 Internal program # 2
60-79 Internal program # 3
80-99 Internal program # 4
100-119 Shift internal programs randomly
120-139 Sound activated mode in accordance with internal program #1
140-159 Sound activated mode in accordance with internal program #2
160-179 Sound activated mode in accordance with internal program #3
180-199 Sound activated mode in accordance with internal program #4
200-219 Sound activated mode in accordance with internal program randomly chosen
220-249 Blackout (the bulb is off rotation is stopped)
250-255 Reset
To activate a mode the level of the 7th DMX channel must be stable for 1.5 second or more

6.

Internal program mode

To shift from one program to another press the ”mode” button (the channel number on
the LCD display would blink Using “up” and “down” buttons you can chose the program
number. Press “enter” button, after getting in a starting position (as described before)
the unit will operate in a test program you have chosen . When you shift to “Pr.-“ of a

“program menu”. The unit would randomly choose the program from the four optional.

Sound activated mode

This mode means that the operation is taking place automatically in accordance with
the music pressure not lower than 40 Db reaching the built in microphone of the unit.
After 3 seconds of functioning in this kind of the mode the built in processor finds out the
rhythm and chooses a proper tilt and pan rotation speed .

You obtain 5 sound activated programs .
To chose a needed one press the ”mode” button (the number on the LCD display would

blink) Using “up” and “down” buttons you can chose the program number. Press “enter”
button, after getting in a starting position it operates in a chosen program of “Sn menu”.
When you get the “Sn.-“ on the LCD display the unit randomly would choose the sound
activated program number

WARRNING !

The music pause for 6 seconds or more the unit switches off the bulb and resume
its work after the music starts once more.

Slave mode

To the unit operating in either Internal program mode or Sound activated mode can
be linked 4 groups of “slave” units. Each group could contain several units, the number
of them depends on the quality and the length of the DMX cable. Starting this operation
mode you get “SL menu” with four options on the LCD display from SL.0 up to SL.3 .
The “slave” with “0” will operate synchronically with “master” other 3 indexes show the
number of steps the “slave” unit is behind the ”master”. To start with this operation
please follow these steps:

1. Chain the units by means of DMX (special cable with XLR connectors ) cables (not
included) as it is shown on the picture below.

2. Set the “master” unit either in Sound activated mode or in Internal program mode

3. Use “up” and “down” buttons on the “slave” unit until you get on the LCD display
“SL.0“. If you want the “slave” to be some steps behind the “master” during the operation
session press the ”mode” button (the number on the LCD display would blink) Using
“up” and “down” buttons you can choose the program number. Press “enter” button,
after getting in a starting position the unit operates in a chosen program.

“”

MASTER

“ 1”

SLAVE

“ 2”...

SLAVE

WARRNING !

If something is wrong (you have installed more than one “master” unit or the
chain of “master” and “slave” units is connected to the DMX controller the LCD
display would blink every 2 seconds. When operation is normal the LCD display is
stable.

7.

Service mode

With the help of the “up” and “down” buttons set “SEr” on the LCD display (“Ser
menu” is a high level menu represented on the picture below).

Accumulated operating time info

After display shows “SEr” press the ”mode” button with the help of “up” and “down”
set “inF” on the LCD display, after that press “Enter” button it will open menu (“inf
menu”):

Тo navigate in this portion of menu use “up” and “down” buttons , to choose the item
of menu press the ”mode” button , doing so you will see “blb.” (“bulb menu”) press
“Enter” to proceed or ”mode” button to quit.

Navigating by pressing “up” and “down” buttons you can find the total operating
time after you set “tot” on the LCD display then press “Enter” the number which
appears will show the accumulated operating time of the bulb in tens of hours (if you
have got an additional dot after second unit plus 10000 hours to the number on
display and 20000 if the dot appears after the first one).

Examples
– the total accumulated operating time is 5000 hours

– the total accumulated operating time is 15370 hours (10 000 +

5370)

To return to “ inf menu” press “Enter”

Navigating in “bulb menu” using “up” and “down” buttons set “rES” on display,
then press “Enter” and you find out an accumulated operating time of the last bulb
(in tens of hours).

Examples
– the operating time of the last bulb is 10 hours

When you replace a bulb and want to start a counter from zero point you need being
in the “rES menu” to press and hold the ”mode” button not less than for 3 seconds.

8.

After that set “tot” on the LCD display press “Enter” the number which appears will
show the accumulated operating time of a unit in tens of hours (if you have got an
additional dot after second unit plus 10000 hours to the number on display and
20000 if it appears after the first one)

If you are interested in the accumulated operating time of the unit follow the procedure
the way you have done dealing with the accumulated operating time of the bulb. For
this purpose beeing in “inf menu” with the help of “up” and “down” buttons set
“Unt “on display, then press ”mode” button and you get inside of “Unit menu“.

Navigating in “Unit menu“ using “up” and “down” buttons set “rES”, then press
“Enter” and you get an accumulated operating time after the last maintenance (in
tens of hours).

Example
– the total accumulated operating time is 10100 hours

(10000 +100)

After scheduled service to start the counter of operating time from zero being in

“rES” menu point press and hold the ”mode” button not less than for 3 seconds.

Example

120. – the operating time of the last bulb is 1200 hours

Proper indication on the LCD display

In order to get the data from LCD display when the unit is installed upside - down you
can change the represented data on the LCD display from normal to the upside-down
reflection.

Starting from the “Ser menu” (see the previous page for the explanation how to get
there ). After display shows “SEr” press the ”mode” button with the help of “up” and
“down” buttons set “dSP” on the LCD display , then press “Enter” doing so you will
open “ dSP menu” (“dSP menu”) to navigate in this portion of menu use “up” and
“down” buttons

If you get “UP” on display it means that the represented data is normal for the unit
which is standing on the floor.

When display indicates “dn” it means that the reflected data is normal for the unit
installed upside-down (in this case the dots are not reflected on the display).

Pressing “Enter” in both cases would activate the up or upside-down reflection
accordingly.

9.

Processor vertion

In “SEr menu” after display shows “SEr” press the ”mode” button, then with the help
of “up” and “down” buttons you get set “CPU” on the LCD display, after that press

“Enter”. This information could be of help when you address to the service center.

Rotation direction

In “SEr menu” after display shows “SEr” press the ”mode” button with the help of
“up” and “down” set “dir” on the LCD display , after that press “Enter” button it will

open “ dir menu” (see below).

To navigate in this portion of menu use “up” and “down” buttons. The first index on the
LCD display shows the direction of rotation of the “pan” motor the last index – the
direction of rotation of the “tilt” motor: “n” – normal, “r”- reversed.

To choose the combination needed press “Enter” button

Examples

– “pan” rotation – normal, “tilt” rotation – normal.

– “pan” rotation – reversed “tilt” rotation – normal

– “pan” rotation – normal, “tilt” rotation – reversed

– “pan” rotation – reversed, “tilt” rotation – reversed

Regulation of the built in microphone sensitivity

Being in “SEr menu” press the ”mode” button , then with the help of “up” and
“down” buttons you set “SEn” on the LCD display, then press “Enter” you will get
“S.08” as it shown on the picture:

Switch on the music reproduction source with acquired pressure and using “up” and
“down” buttons get the display blink in accordance with the music rhythm, press
“Enter” button then press ”mode” button to get to the “main menu”.

Choose “Sound activated mode” press “Enter” button to confirm your choice.

10.

Limitation of “Pan” and “Tilt” angles

Being in “SEr menu” press the ”mode” button with the help of “up” and “down”
buttons set “AnG” on the LCD display after that press “Enter” it will open “AnG
menu” (see below).

To navigate this part of menu use “up” and “down” buttons

You would deal with three options:

No limitation of “Pan” and “Tilt” angles.

“Pan” -180 grad. and “Tilt” without limitation.

“Pan” -90 grad. and “Tilt” 90 grad.

Default options

Being in “SEr menu” press the ”mode” button with the help of “up” and “down”
buttons set “dEF” on the LCD display after that press “Enter” and hold it for 6
seconds till the moment the “dEF” on the display will stop to blink, press ”mode”
button to return to the “main menu”.

Doing this you will return to the following options:

1. The rotation of “pan” “tilt” motors will get back to normal in the “dir menu”.

2. No limitation of “Pan” and “Tilt” angles in the “AnG menu”.

3. The built in microphone sensitivity will be S.08 in the “SEn menu”.

Manual operation

Being in “SEr menu” press the ”mode” button with the help of “up” and “down”
buttons set “Con” on the LCD display after that press “Enter” it will open “ Con
menu” (“Con menu”)

You will need ”mode” button. to navigate this particular menu .
To control the unit in this manual operation mode you need to deal with “up” and “down”

buttons. To quit press “Enter”

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11.

Specifications

Voltage ………………………………………………… 230 V or (110 v optional)
Working …………………………………………………………. Mode long term

Colors …….......................... 11 dichroic colors, plus white and rainbow effect

Gobos ……………………………………………….. 1 wheel with 8 fixed gobos
Bulb ………………………………………………24V 250 Wt HLX64657 (EVC)
Weight …………………………...……………………………...… 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs)

Dimensions ………… ………….. 236 x 170 x 265 mm (9,2 x 6,7 x 10,4 inch.)