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OVERHEAD RIGGING
Important: The installation must be carried out by qualified service personal only. Improper
installation can result in serious injuries and/or damage to property. Overhead rigging requires
extensive experience! Working load limits should be respected, certified installation materials
should be used, the installed device should be inspected regularly for safety.
Make sure the area below the installation place is free from unwanted persons during rigging, de-rigging
and servicing.
Locate the fixture in a well ventilated spot, far away from any flammable materials and/or liquids. The
fixture must be fixed
at least 50cm
from surrounding walls.
The device should be installed out of reach of people and outside areas where persons may walk by or be
seated.
Before rigging make sure that the installation area can hold a minimum point load of 10times the device’s
weight.
Always use a certified safety cable that can hold 12times the weight of the device when installing the unit.
This secondary safety attachment should be installed in a way that no part of the installation can drop
more than 20cm if the main attachment fails.
The device should be well fixed; a free-swinging mounting is dangerous and may not be considered!
Don’t cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
The operator has to make sure that the safety-relating and machine-technical installations are approved by
an expert before using them for the first time. The installations should be inspected every year by a skilled
person to be sure that safety is still optimal.
CAUTION EYEDAMAGE:
Always position the laser in a way that prevents the
audience from looking directly into the laser beams. The installation should assure that
the beam will not strike the audience.
HOW TO SET UP AND CONTROL THE UNIT
Regular breaks during operation are essential to maximize the life of this device as it is not designed for
continual use.
Do not switch the unit on and off in short time intervals as this reduces the lamp life.
Always unplug the unit when it is not used for a longer time. or before to start servicing.
In the event of serious operating problems, stop using the fixture and contact your dealer immediately.
Important:
Never look directly into the laser beam! Don’t use the effect in the presence of persons
suffering from epilepsy.
Good to know:
Every time you turn the unit on, it moves the motors to their ‘home’ position so you may hear
some noises for several seconds. After that the unit will be ready to receive DMX signal or run the built-in
programs.
You can operate the unit in 4 ways:
1) MUSIC CONTROLLED MODE:
The laser runs a preprogrammed sequence to the rhythm of the music. Select this mode when only 1 laser
is used (standalone) or when the laser is placed as the first (master) unit in a chain with several Twinbeam
Color Lasers.
Press the FUNC-button until the display shows SoU.
Press the ENTER-button to confirm your choice.
Put on some music and adjust the MUSIC SENSITIVITY-knob (10) until the laser works nicely to the
rhythm of the music.
You can connect several Twinbeam Color Lasers together: just put the first unit of the chain in one of the
sound activated effect modes and all other units in “Slave mode” (display shows “SLA”) to make them all
work in perfect sync!
Note:
When no music is detected, the laser output will be shut off (blackout).
2) FULL AUTOMATIC MODE:
The laser automatically runs a preprogrammed sequence. Select this mode when only 1 laser is used
(standalone) or when the laser is placed as the first (master) unit in a chain with several Twinbeam Color
Lasers.
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Press the FUNC-button until the display shows AUt.
Press the ENTER-button to confirm your choice.
The laser automatically runs a preprogrammed sequence.
You can connect several Twinbeam Color Lasers together: just put the first unit of the chain in the
automatic effect mode and all other units in “Slave mode” (display shows “SLA”) to make them all work in
perfect sync!
3) SLAVE MODE:
The laser follows the instructions given by the first Twinbeam Color Lasers (master) in the chain.
Connect the DMX input of the laser to the DMX output of the previous laser in the chain.
Press the FUNC-button until the display shows “SLA”
Press the ENTER-button to confirm your choice.
You can connect several Twinbeam Color Lasers together. Please put the first unit of the chain in “Music
or automatic mode” and all other units in “Slave mode” (display shows “SLA” to make them all work in
perfect sync!
4) DMX512 MODE:
The laser can be controlled by any standard DMX-controller in 2 different DMX-modes:
1 CHANNEL MODE:
for extremely easy setup and use! (display shows “1Ch”)
9 CHANNEL MODE:
for full control of all possibilities. (display shows “9Ch”)
Connect the DMX input of the laser to the DMX output of the previous unit in the chain or directly to the
DMX-output of your controller.
Press the FUNC-button until the display shows: “1Ch” or “9Ch”.
Press the UP/DOWN buttons to select the desired DMX-mode. (1Ch or 9Ch)
Press the ENTER-button to confirm your choice.
Press the FUNC-button: the 3 digit number on the display starts blinking.
Select the desired DMX-address
Press the ENTER-button to confirm your choice.
Note:
the display blinks when the unit is in DMX-mode and no DMX-signal is detected.
Some more information on DMX512:
The DMX-protocol is a widely used high speed signal to control intelligent light equipment. You need to
“daisy chain” your DMX controller and all the connected light effects with a good quality XLR M/F balanced
cable. To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due to interferences, you must
use a 90
Ω
to 120
Ω
terminator at the end of the chain. Never use Y-splitter cables,
this simply won’t work!
Each effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows which
commands from the controller it has to decode.
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