IMG STAGE LINE PARL-174DMX, Instruction Manual

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English
6 Operation
The settings of the spotlight are made via a system
menu to be operated via the buttons (4) and the
display (3) . After switching on the power supply,
the display shows the last setting made .
The buttons have the following functions:
– Button MENU / ESC to return to the higher menu
level
– Buttons

and

to select a menu item and to
set values or menu options
– Button ENTER to activate the menu item and to
go to the next parameter
The menu structure can be found on page 19 .
Use the buttons to make the desired settings for
the corresponding operating mode according to
chapters 7 to 9 .
Important: To make sure that a setting has been
saved and is available when the power supply is
switched on again, wait for 10 seconds after making
the setting before exiting the submenu . (When the
setting is being saved, the display will briefly flicker .
If the auto-off feature for the display has been acti-
vated [
☞ chapter 9 .1], it will go dark .)
7 Operation
without DMX Controller
7.1 Automatic mode
The unit offers two automatic show programs .
“Auto 1”: colour sequence with crossfading
“Auto 2”: stroboscope
To activate one of these programs:
1) Press the button MENU / ESC repeatedly until you
enter the main menu .
2) Select the option in the main menu with
the button

or

.
3) Press the button ENTER: The last program ad-
justed ( or ) is activated and shown
on the display . Select one of the two programs
with the button

or

.
4) To change the speed, press the button ENTER:
The current speed is shown . Select one of the
9 speeds
to with the button

or

.
7.2 Music control
For music control of the spotlight via its microphone
(9) two music modes are available:
“Sound 1”: all LEDs lighting up at the same time
by music control
“Sound 2”: LEDs lighting up with changing colours
by music control
1) Press the button MENU / ESC repeatedly until you
enter the main menu .
2) Select the option in the main menu with
the button

or

.
3) Press the button ENTER: The last music mode
adjusted ( or ) is activated and shown
on the display . Select one of the two modes with
the button

or

.
7.3 Floodlight mode
For radiating a single colour continuously or for
flashes of this colour at regular intervals (strobo-
scope):
1) Press the button MENU / ESC repeatedly until you
enter the main menu .
2) Select the option in the main menu with
the button

or

.
Press the button ENTER: The display shows
the last primary colour adjusted, red ( ),
green ( ), blue ( ) or white ( ) and the corre-
sponding brightness value . The flash rate for the
stroboscope mode is indicated with .
3) Set the brightness of the selected colour or white
for the desired colour mixture (indication 0 – 255)
with the button

or

. The flash rate is ad-
justable between 0 Hz (permanent light) and
approx . 20 Hz .
4) To switch between different settings, press the
button ENTER .
7.4 Master / Slave mode
It is possible to operate several PARL-174DMX spot-
lights in sync . The first unit (master) will control the
other units (slaves) . Connect the units in a chain;
see chapter 8 .1, but skip step 1 .
Set the master unit to automatic mode, music
control or floodlight mode ( ☞ chapters 7 .1 – 7 .3) .
Set the slave units to the slave mode as follows:
1) Press the button MENU / ESC repeatedly until you
enter the main menu .
2) Select the option in the main menu with
the button

or

.
3) Press the button ENTER: The slave mode is acti-
vated; the display shows .