Viking Lemaitre Gforce 3 Operating Instructions Manual

Power Source Requirements 230VAC 2200 Watt 50Hz

External Fusing 12AT ceramic

Internal Fusing 500mA PCB transformer

Fluid Capacity Detachable 5 Litres Bottle Carrier

Control Manual or DMX

DMX 512 3 channels Output, Smoke On delay, Aux Fan

Typical Smoke Output 1100 m

3

/min. 500 m3 /min continuous

Machine Dimensions L41 W29 H20

Weight (Fluid Not Included) 12Kgms

Fluid Use

Only Le Maitre® Ltd Smoke Fluids should be used. Use of other fluid

may cause incorrect operation and could cause toxicity issues.

Replacing fluid merely requires the changing the empty bottle for a new
one. Use the screw lid to seal the used bottle and dispose of correctly. Re
filling the empty bottle is not advised as this can lead to the introduction of
foreign particles which may reduce the efficiency of the external in-line
filter. If it is felt that there is a reduction in the performance of the machine
then this filter should be checked and cleaned. Never operate the machine
with this filter removed.

Any spillage should be cleaned away. The fluid does not require anything
other than a water based cleanser.

This machine should not be run without fluid for any length of
time as this will cause pump failure.

Fluid pump Priming should be performed at the maximum
smoke output, to ensure a quick and air lock free process.

Lemaitre Gforce 3

Smoke Machine

M93

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Operation Instructions

All features are adjusted and set up using the main control panel.

The ‘SELECT’ button will sequentially cycle through all the adjustable controls.

‘Up’ and ‘Down’ buttons will adjust the setting. If held down, they will auto step.

Pressing ‘Manual’ and ‘Store’ together will memorise the setting for when the

machine is next switched on.

The ‘Store/DMX’ led reacts and blinks when a new value is stored.

The ‘Smoke’ on/off setting is stored along with the Smoke Output data.

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CONTROL

Smoke Output : 0 – 99% variation

Smoke Pre – Delay : Time in seconds before actual smoke issue (FreezeFog use)

Fan

: 0 - 99% phase control for Optional Fan control output.

TIMER

On : Timer for Smoke Issue or select not used

Off

: Timer for Interval of non smoke issue or select not used.

DMX

Dmx

: Selects the base DMX address

Use : option to use the next address for Pre-Delay or not

Use

: option to use the next address for Fan Control

SMOKE : This button is a separate function switch and will control

the smoke output regardless of the ‘Selection’ position.

The ‘DMX’ and ‘MANUAL’ buttons switch between these two modes of operation.
It may be necessary to hold either of these buttons down a short while, so that the
software loop is given time to react, particularly if in the DMX mode with no actual
signal.

The ‘Store/DMX’ led reacts and blinks if DMX is selected when there is no signal.
It will remain solid if a DMX signal is present.

How to set the DMX mode of operation as standard from ‘power on’ -

Disconnect all DMX signal leads from the machine. Select DMX mode and the status
LED should be blinking. Now press the DMX and STORE buttons and wait for the
Status LED to blink quickly several times. Check by turning the machine Off then On
again. DMX mode should now be set. To revert to Manual use, just press the Manual
button.

In DMX mode, the SELECT switch does not function, and all control is via DMX. If ‘DOF’
appears on the display, then a proper DMX signal is not being received. Selecting
‘SMOKE’ before switching to DMX will allow the display to show a response to the
connected DMX signal data variation.

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M93

By setting (in manual mode), the USE DMX channels to ‘NO’, these channels can be
used by other equipment without affecting the machine.

To restore Manual mode operation from switch on, just press Manual and Store
buttons and wait for the status LED to blink.

When heating from cold ( approx 6 minutes for maximum performance), the display
will indicate ‘Heating up’ and the heat exchanger temperature until the minimum
working temperature is reached. (R.T.O. in approx 4 minutes)
At this point, if the Select position is on SMOKE, and the output is set to maximum,
then the actual available output will be indicated.

At the SMOKE display position, the left LED digit ‘bars’ will indicate three levels of
heat exchanger temperature. Low = 1 bar, Medium = 2 bars, High = 3 bars. At the
‘settling’ temperature, at which maximum performance is available, the horizontal and
vertical bars will flash alternately.

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