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MH-X20 Micro LED Spot

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Page 1: ...MH X20 Micro LED Spot moving head user manual ...

Page 2: ...Musikhaus Thomann e K Treppendorf 30 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone 49 0 9546 9223 0 E mail info thomann de Internet www thomann de 19 07 2013 ...

Page 3: ...tarting up 18 6 Connections and operating elements 21 7 Operating 24 7 1 Starting the device 24 7 2 Main menu 25 7 3 Settings menu 33 7 4 Gobos 37 7 5 Functions in 6 channel DMX mode 38 7 6 Functions in 11 channel DMX mode 41 8 Technical specifications 48 Table of contents MH X20 Micro LED Spot 3 ...

Page 4: ...9 Plug and connection assignments 49 10 Cleaning 50 11 Troubleshooting 51 12 Protecting the environment 53 Table of contents moving head 4 ...

Page 5: ...re that it is available to all persons using this device If you sell the device include the manual for the next owner Our products are subject to a process of continuous development We therefore reserve the right to make changes without notice This section provides an overview of the symbols and signal words used in this user manual Symbols and signal words General notes MH X20 Micro LED Spot 5 ...

Page 6: ...tes a possible dangerous situation that can result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided CAUTION This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possible dangerous situation that can result in minor injury if it is not avoided NOTICE This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possible dangerous situation that can result in material and environmental damage if it is not...

Page 7: ...Warning signs Type of danger Warning high voltage Warning hot surface Warning suspended load Warning danger zone General notes MH X20 Micro LED Spot 7 ...

Page 8: ... sensorial and intellectual abilities and having corresponding knowledge and experience Other persons may use this device only if they are supervised or instructed by a person who is responsible for their safety DANGER Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags packaging etc are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children Choking hazard Ensure that children do not ...

Page 9: ...rviceable parts inside DANGER Electric shock caused by short circuit Always use proper ready made insulated mains cabling power cord with a pro tective contact plug Do not modify the mains cable or the plug Failure to do so could result in electric shock death or fire If in doubt seek advice from a regis tered electrician Safety instructions MH X20 Micro LED Spot 9 ...

Page 10: ...ing can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights WARNING Risk of burns The surface of the device can become very hot during operation Do not touch the device with bare hands during operation and after switching off wait for at least 15 minutes Safety instructions moving head 10 ...

Page 11: ...nnected to the device Persons staying near the device could be injured or frightened Before you turn on the device and during the operation always ensure that nobody stays close to the device If work has to be performed in the area of move ment or in the near vicinity of the device it must remain turned off NOTICE Risk of fire Do not cover the device nor any ventilation slots Do not place the devi...

Page 12: ...necting the device ensure that the input voltage AC outlet matches the voltage rating of the device and that the AC outlet is protected by a residual current circuit breaker Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user Unplug the device before electrical storms occur and when it is unused for long periods of time to reduce the risk of electric shock or fire Sa...

Page 13: ...xes with 8 or 16 bit resolution Tilt 270 Pan 540 n Control via DMX six or eleven channels as well as via buttons and display on the unit n Preprogrammed automatic shows n Sound control n Master slave mode n Colour wheel with white seven full colours and rainbow effect n Gobo wheel with seven gobos n Electronic dimmer n Shutter frequency 0 10 Hz Features MH X20 Micro LED Spot 13 ...

Page 14: ... for transport or storage respectively WARNING Risk of injury by falling off Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country Always secure the device with a secondary safety attachment such as a safety cable or a safety chain The carrying capacity of the truss or other mounting must be sufficient for the intended number of devices Note that the move...

Page 15: ...MX controller that is connected to the device Persons staying near the device could be injured or frightened Before you turn on the device and during the operation always ensure that nobody stays close to the device If work has to be performed in the area of move ment or in the near vicinity of the device it must remain turned off NOTICE Risk of overheating Always ensure sufficient ventilation The...

Page 16: ... the device for the movements of the head pan tilt NOTICE Possible data transmission errors For error free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi nary microphone cables Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli fiers Installation moving head 16 ...

Page 17: ... or on the floor Use the threads on the bottom panel for secure attachment of a mounting bracket or truss clamps as shown in the following figure A Threads for mounting bracket or truss clamps Installation options Installation MH X20 Micro LED Spot 17 ...

Page 18: ...5 Starting up Establish all connections as long as the unit is switched off Use the shortest possible high quality cables for all connections Starting up moving head 18 ...

Page 19: ...DMX device Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one and so on to form a daisy chain Always ensure that the output of the last DMX device in the daisy chain is terminated with a resistor 110 Ω W Connections in DMX mode Starting up MH X20 Micro LED Spot 19 ...

Page 20: ... the other units for an automatic sound activated synchronized show This function is ideal when you want to start a show immediately Connect the DMX output of the master device to the DMX input of the first slave device Then connect the DMX output of the first slave device to the DMX input of the second slave device and so on DMX indicator Connections in master slave mode Starting up moving head 2...

Page 21: ...6 Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements MH X20 Micro LED Spot 21 ...

Page 22: ...enu and switches between menu items Closes an open submenu without saving the changes 4 UP button Increases the displayed value by one 5 DOWN button Decreases the displayed value by one 6 ENTER button Selects an option of the respective operating mode confirms the set value 7 DMX indicator Connections and operating elements moving head 22 ...

Page 23: ...8 POWER IEC chassis connector with fuse holder 9 Safety eye 10 INPUT DMX input 11 OUTPUT DMX output Connections and operating elements MH X20 Micro LED Spot 23 ...

Page 24: ...evice Persons staying near the device could be injured or frightened Before you turn on the device and during the operation always ensure that nobody stays close to the device If work has to be performed in the area of move ment or in the near vicinity of the device it must remain turned off Connect the device to the power grid to start operation After a few seconds the fans start to work and the ...

Page 25: ...urn to the main menu without any changes either press MODE ESC or wait a minute If you don t press any button for about one minute the display turns dark Then press MODE ESC briefly to turn it on again All previous settings are saved even if you turn the device off and disconnect it from the mains To restart with default values use the LoAd function Ä Loading default values on page 31 Operating MH...

Page 26: ...ed value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Make sure that this number matches the configuration of your DMX controller The following table shows the highest possible DMX address for the various DMX modes Mode Highest possible DMX address 6 channels 507 11 channels 502 DMX add...

Page 27: ...tion in the selected operating mode Display with open menu Display after confirmation by ENTER Operating mode NASL SLoU Automatic show type 1 slow in stand alone mode or as Master in Master Slave operation NAFA FASt Automatic show type 2 fast in stand alone mode or as Master in Master Slave oper ation Operating mode Auto Show Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 27 ...

Page 28: ...s perform ance Press MODE ESC repeatedly until the display shows PAn or rPAn Now use UP and DOWN to toggle between rPAN inverse rotational direction and PAN normal rotational direction When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Pan inversion Op...

Page 29: ...n normally When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Press MODE ESC repeatedly until the display shows 6CH or 11CH Now use UP and DOWN to select one of the following DMX operating modes 11 channel display shows 11 CH or 6 channel display shows...

Page 30: ...y until the display shows tixx Now use UP and DOWN to deter mine the Tilt range Choose between ti27 Tilt range 270 ti18 Tilt range 180 and ti 9 Tilt range 90 When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Press MODE ESC repeatedly until the display...

Page 31: ...Press MODE ESC repeatedly until the display shows LoAd Press ENTER to reset all values that can be adjusted in the main menu to their defaults Loading default values Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 31 ...

Page 32: ...Overview main menu Operating moving head 32 ...

Page 33: ... moves the cursor to the next position Press ENTER when all digits have been entered Press MODE ESC for about five seconds to quit the settings menu and return to the main menu All previously done settings are saved even if you disconnect the device from the mains power supply For those values that can be adjusted in the settings menu there s no reset function available Operating MH X20 Micro LED ...

Page 34: ...he head has moved into the desired home position When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Activate the settings menu Press MODE ESC repeatedly until the display shows Gxxx Use the UP and DOWN buttons to enter a value between 0 and 255 until t...

Page 35: ...ween 0 and 255 until the Colour wheel has moved into the desired home position When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to confirm the setting and then MODE ESC to proceed to the next menu item To switch the menu item without changes press MODE ESC or wait a minute Colour wheel preset Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 35 ...

Page 36: ...Overview settings menu Operating moving head 36 ...

Page 37: ...7 4 Gobos Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 37 ...

Page 38: ... Rotation pan 0 to maximum Pan range value 180 270 or 540 2 0 255 Inclination tilt 0 to maximum Tilt range value 90 180 or 270 3 Colour wheel 0 15 White 16 31 Yellow 32 47 Pink 48 63 Green 64 79 Red 80 95 Light blue 96 111 Orange 112 127 Blue Operating moving head 38 ...

Page 39: ... counter clockwise increasing speed 4 Shutter 0 3 Closed blackout 4 7 Open 8 76 Strobe light increasing speed 77 145 Triple strobe light increasing speed 146 215 Strobe light increasing speed 216 255 Open 5 0 255 Dimmer 0 to 100 6 Gobo wheel 0 7 Open 8 15 Gobo 2 Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 39 ...

Page 40: ... 63 Gobo 8 64 71 Gobo 8 shake increasing speed 72 79 Gobo 7 shake increasing speed 80 87 Gobo 6 shake increasing speed 88 95 Gobo 5 shake increasing speed 96 103 Gobo 4 shake increasing speed 104 111 Gobo 3 shake increasing speed 112 119 Gobo 2 shake increasing speed Operating moving head 40 ...

Page 41: ...nctions in 11 channel DMX mode Channel Value Function 1 0 255 Rotation pan 0 to maximum Pan range value 180 270 or 540 2 0 255 Inclination tilt 0 to maximum Tilt range value 90 180 or 270 3 0 255 Fine adjustment of rotation pan 4 0 255 Fine adjustment of inclination tilt 5 0 255 Pan Tilt movement speed fast to slow Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 41 ...

Page 42: ...6 31 Yellow 32 47 Pink 48 63 Green 64 79 Red 80 95 Light blue 96 111 Orange 112 127 Blue 128 191 Rainbow effect clockwise increasing speed 192 255 Rainbow effect counter clockwise increasing speed 7 Shutter 0 3 Closed blackout Operating moving head 42 ...

Page 43: ...creasing speed 77 145 Triple strobe light increasing speed 146 215 Strobe light increasing speed 216 255 Open 8 0 255 Dimmer 0 to 100 9 Gobo wheel 0 7 Open 8 15 Gobo 2 16 23 Gobo 3 24 31 Gobo 4 32 39 Gobo 5 40 47 Gobo 6 Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 43 ...

Page 44: ...hake increasing speed 88 95 Gobo 5 shake increasing speed 96 103 Gobo 4 shake increasing speed 104 111 Gobo 3 shake increasing speed 112 119 Gobo 2 shake increasing speed 120 127 Open 128 191 Rainbow effect clockwise increasing speed 192 255 Rainbow effect counter clockwise increasing speed 10 Special functions Operating moving head 44 ...

Page 45: ... Blackout during colour wheel movement 88 107 Blackout during Pan Tilt or Colour wheel movement 108 127 Blackout during Gobo or Colour wheel movement 128 147 Blackout during Pan or Tilt movement or Gobo or Colour wheel movement 148 167 Pan reset 168 187 Tilt reset 188 207 Colour wheel reset 208 227 Gobo wheel reset 228 247 All channels reset Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 45 ...

Page 46: ...t in programmes 0 7 Unused 8 23 Programme 1 24 39 Programme 2 40 55 Programme 3 56 71 Programme 4 72 87 Programme 5 88 103 Programme 6 104 119 Programme 7 120 135 Programme 8 136 151 Sound control 1 152 167 Sound control 2 Operating moving head 46 ...

Page 47: ...Channel Value Function 168 183 Sound control 3 184 199 Sound control 4 200 215 Sound control 5 216 231 Sound control 6 232 247 Sound control 7 248 255 Sound control 8 Operating MH X20 Micro LED Spot 47 ...

Page 48: ...te Light flux 1 m distance 9 800 lm Dispersion angle 13 Operating supply voltage AC 230 V 50 Hz Power consumption 40 W Fuse 5 mm 20 mm 2 A 250 V fast acting Dimensions W D H when beam is pointing upwards 200 mm 210 mm 290 mm Weight 4 2 kg Technical specifications moving head 48 ...

Page 49: ... socket the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed DMX controller a short circuit or just a not working light show The unit offers a 3 pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3 pin XLR plug for DMX input Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suitable XLR plug Pin Configuration 1 Ground shielding 2 Signal inverted DMX cold signal 3 Signal DMX hot signal I...

Page 50: ...of dirt on the optics of the device n Clean with a soft cloth using normal glass cleaning products n Always dry the parts carefully The fan grids of the device must be cleaned on a regular basis to remove dust and dirt Before cleaning switch off the device and disconnect AC powered devices from the mains Use a lint free damp cloth for cleaning Never use solvents or alcohol for cleaning Optical len...

Page 51: ...X cables and do not use ordi nary microphone cables Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli fiers In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation We give you some suggestions for easy troubleshooting Troubleshooting MH X20 Micro LED Spot 51 ...

Page 52: ...tion 2 If the DMX indicator lights up but with no response check the address settings and DMX polarity 3 Try using another DMX controller 4 Check whether the DMX cables lie near or adjacent to high voltage cables which could cause damage or inter ference with a DMX interface circuit If the procedures recommended above do not succeed please contact our Service Center You can find the contact inform...

Page 53: ...ecycling Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging This device is subject to the European directive 2002 96 EC Do not dispose of the device with your normal household waste Dispose of this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility When discarding the device comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country If in doubt consult you...

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