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VL5LED WASH   USER MANUAL

DOCUMENT NUMBER:  

 

91200545005

VERSION DATE:  

 

FEBRUARY 10 2020 

© 2019 Signify Holding. All rights reserved.

All trademarks are owned by Signify Holding or their respective owners. The information pro-
vided herein is subject to change, without notice. Signify does not give any representation or 
warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the  information included herein and shall not 
be liable for any action in reliance thereon. The information presented in this  document is not 
intended as any commercial off er and does not form part of any quotation or contract, unless 
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Summary of Contents for VL5LED WASH

Page 1: ...VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL WWW VARI LITE COM ...

Page 2: ...e local Signify Office or Authorized Vari Lite dealer for availability on accessories LUMINAIRE OVERVIEW The following illustration shows the external luminaire components and controls POWER CONNECTOR QUICK START GUIDE this document CASE SIP CASE SIP WARRANTY CARD INCLUDED ITEMS HOOK RAILS HOOK RAILS VL5LED WASH Yoke Assembly Houses tilt motor and routes cables to from head and enclosure assemblie...

Page 3: ...t screens must be changed if they have become visibly damaged to such an extent that their effective ness is impaired For example by cracks deep scratches or coating breakdown WARNING Hot Exterior Surfaces The exterior surfaces of the luminaire can get very hot up to 120ºC 248ºF Do not touch any surface of the luminaire while it is operating Keep all combustible materials a minimum of 200 mm 7 87 ...

Page 4: ...l reflec tions Signal reflections may cancel out the signal at certain line lengths resulting in errors The terminator is also necessary for software downloads and running tests on multiple luminaires To construct your own connec tor you will need a 5 pin male XLR connector NOTE A DMX termination connector assembly is available as an accessory from Vari Lite INSTALLATION PROCEDURES HANGING THE LUMIN...

Page 5: ... cooling and movement WARNING Light beam projects intense heat Do not illuminate objects within 15m 49 21 feet of the VL5LED WASH Objects within this range can scorch melt or ignite from the heat projected by the light beam CONNECTING DATA AND POWER A maximum of 16 luminaires may be connected in any one DMX data link NOTE This maximum limit applies to the luminaire daisy chain only Your system or ...

Page 6: ...or DMX de fined positions Subsequently depending on the luminaire s setting for Power Up State refer to VL5LED WASH Menu System Function Chart on page 45 CAUTION Before applying power be sure the luminaire is hung or positioned so that the head and yoke can move freely without restriction Make sure service tilt and pan locks are disengaged so luminaire moves freely To power up Step 1 At each lumina...

Page 7: ...to pre program an address setting To program starting address without calibrating luminaire Step 1 While powering up luminaire press and hold Step 2 Program address as in Program Starting Address above Step 3 Press and hold until display changes to the DMX address Step 4 Alternatively boot via battery Press ESC and OK the same time until display boots NOTE The luminaire requires a reset to restore...

Page 8: ...n 4 4 Pan Low 5 5 Tilt High 32767 0 65535 270 Total Tilt 6 6 Tilt Low 7 7 Zoom High 128 0 255 Zoom control 0 widest zoom 255 narrowest zoom Default value 50 zoom range 8 8 Red High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Red LED output 9 9 Red Low 10 10 Green High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Green LED output 11 11 Green Low 12 12 Blue High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Blue LED output 13 13 Bl...

Page 9: ... 01 to 20 0 10 Channel OFF Color Mixing take priority 11 14 CP_1_Moroccan Pink 15 18 CP_2_Pink 19 22 CP_3_Flesh Pink 23 26 CP_4_Bright Rose 27 30 CP_5_Follies Pink 31 34 CP_6_Fuchsia Pink 35 38 CP_7_Surprise Pink 39 42 CP_8_Congo Blue 43 46 CP_9_Blue 47 50 CP_10_Virgin Blue 51 54 CP_11_Midnight Maya 55 58 CP_11_Double C T Blue 59 62 CP_13_Slate Blue 63 66 CP_14_Regal Blue 67 70 CP_15_Full C T Blue...

Page 10: ...27 130 CP_30_Orange 131 134 CP_31_Magenta 135 138 CP_32_Flame Red 139 142 CP_33_Purple 143 146 User Preset 1 147 150 User Preset 2 151 154 User Preset 3 155 158 User Preset 4 159 162 User Preset 5 163 166 User Preset 6 167 170 User Preset 7 171 174 User Preset 8 175 178 User Preset 9 179 182 User Preset 10 183 186 User Preset 11 187 190 User Preset 12 191 194 User Preset 13 195 198 User Preset 14 ...

Page 11: ...e only 24 24 Programmers Channel 0 Functions do not require 3 second DMX rule mode will change once DMX level is reached 0 40 Idle 41 45 Dimming Curve Linear 46 50 Dimming Curve S Curve 51 55 Dimming Curve Square Curve Default 56 60 Reserved Values 61 65 Dimmer Snap On 66 70 Dimmer Snap Off Default 71 75 Reserved Values 76 80 Reserved Values 81 85 Reserved Values 86 90 Reserved Values 91 95 Color ...

Page 12: ...s 41 45 Reserved Values 46 50 Reserved Values 51 55 Reserved Values 56 60 Reserved Values 61 65 Reserved Values 66 70 Reserved Values 71 75 Reserved Values 76 80 Display On 81 85 Display Off 86 90 Status Check 91 95 Color Calibration on 96 100 Color Calibration off Default 101 105 Reserved Values 106 110 Reserved Values 111 115 Standard Mode Fixture operates at maximum output Default 116 120 Studi...

Page 13: ...13 Moroccan Pink 14 Pink 15 Flesh Pink 16 Bright Rose 17 Follies Pink 18 Fuchsia Pink 19 Surprise Pink 20 Congo Blue 21 Blue 22 Virgin Blue 23 Midnight Maya 24 Double C T Blue 25 Slate Blue 26 Regal Blue 27 Full C T Blue 28 Steel Blue 29 Lighter Blue 30 Cyan 31 Marine Blue 32 Soft Green 33 Moss Green 34 Green 35 Fem Green 36 JAS Green 37 Pale Green 38 Spring Yellow 39 Yellow 40 Deep Amber 41 Chrom...

Page 14: ... 9 Random blade chase 10 Blade chase Paired blades Start 1 2 11 Blade chase Paired blades Start 1 3 12 Blade chase 1 4 blades Start 1 2 3 4 5 13 Blade chase 1 2 blades Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 Blade chase opposing blades single Start 1 9 15 Blade chase opposing blades pairs Start 1 2 9 10 16 Blade chase opposing blades pairs Start 1 3 9 11 17 Blade chase opposing blades pairs Start 1 5 9 13 18 B...

Page 15: ...lade light 47 Blade LED Green 5 0 0 255 8 bit control of Green LED blade light 48 Blade LED Blue 5 0 0 255 8 bit control of Blue LED blade light 49 Blade LED Red 6 0 0 255 8 bit control of Red LED blade light 50 Blade LED Green 6 0 0 255 8 bit control of Green LED blade light 51 Blade LED Blue 6 0 0 255 8 bit control of Blue LED blade light 52 Blade LED Red 7 0 0 255 8 bit control of Red LED blade...

Page 16: ...le default settings Use of Timing Channels The default value setting in the profile should be 255 proportional control to allow smooth movement when using console timing The Timing channel data should change as a snap A zero value will give the fastest move but without any smoothing this can look steppy in console timed moves To use a timing channel instead of console timing it is necessary to set ...

Page 17: ...ibration off Default 101 105 Reserved Values 106 110 Reserved Values 111 115 Standard Mode Fixture operates at maximum output Default 116 120 Studio Mode Reduced output with lower fan settings 121 125 Whisper Mode Reduced output with lower fan settings 126 130 Reserved Values 131 135 Record User Color Preset 136 140 Fan On Default 141 145 Fan Auto 146 150 Reserved Values 151 155 ReCal Position 156...

Page 18: ... 9 Red Low 10 10 Green High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Green LED output 11 11 Green Low 12 12 Blue High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Blue LED output 13 13 Blue Low 14 14 Amber High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Amber LED output 15 15 Amber Low 16 16 Lime High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Lime LED output 17 17 Lime Low 18 18 Cyan High 0 0 65535 0 100 linear control of Cyan LED ...

Page 19: ...cluded from the timing channels Wheel spin and gobo rotation rate changes are not affected by timing channels TABLE 6 CHANNEL FUNCTION TIMING CHANNEL RELATIONSHIP DMX LED GROUP PARAMETER DEFAULT RANGE DESCRIPTION 1 16 25 25 Focus Timing 255 0 255 See timing table 26 26 Color Timing 255 0 255 See timing table 27 27 Beam Timing 255 0 255 See timing table A timing value of zero is full speed A time v...

Page 20: ... 13 105 41 31 14 2 8 60 14 106 32 15 6 3 61 24 14 107 42 32 16 3 2 62 14 108 32 17 3 4 63 15 109 33 18 7 3 6 64 25 15 110 43 33 19 3 8 65 16 111 34 20 8 4 66 26 16 112 44 34 21 4 2 67 16 113 34 22 4 4 68 17 114 35 23 9 4 6 69 27 17 115 45 35 24 4 8 70 18 116 36 25 10 5 71 28 18 117 46 36 26 5 2 72 18 118 36 27 5 4 73 19 119 37 28 11 5 6 74 29 19 120 47 37 29 5 8 75 20 121 38 30 6 76 30 20 122 48 3...

Page 21: ...197 95 243 270 152 50 198 100 244 280 153 60 50 199 78 100 245 96 280 154 50 200 110 246 290 155 51 201 79 110 247 97 290 156 61 51 202 110 248 290 157 52 203 120 249 300 158 62 52 204 80 120 250 98 300 159 52 205 120 251 310 160 53 206 81 130 252 99 310 161 63 53 207 130 253 310 162 54 208 140 254 310 163 64 54 209 82 140 255 100 Follows Cue Data 164 54 210 140 165 55 211 150 166 65 55 212 83 150...

Page 22: ...uminaire first in chain Menu Display press ESC Step 3 Press arrows until Fixture appears Step 4 Press arrows until Crossload appears Press OK Step 5 Unplug DMX From Console will be displayed Press OK to accept Step 6 Once download is complete luminaire automatically recalibrates Once recalibration is complete recalibrate luminaire one additional time To Verify software version at luminaire Step 1 A...

Page 23: ...periods of inactivity the menu display will switch to its off state The default state for this feature is 30 seconds however different time lengths can also be programmed To program a different time length for menu off feature Step 1 Press ESC access the main menu Step 2 Once enabled the menu will function as normal with only the following sub menu sections active Address Configure DMX Fixture Manu...

Page 24: ...imming Snap Speed On Fast Off Slow Output Mode Boost Standard Studio Whisper Silent Fan Mode On Default Auto 900Hz 910Hz 920Hz 930Hz 940Hz 950Hz 960Hz 980Hz 990Hz 1000Hz 1500Hz Default 2500Hz 4000Hz 5000Hz 10000Hz 15000Hz 20000Hz 25000Hz White Balance Red 125 255 Default 255 Green Default 125 255 Default 256 Blue 125 255 125 255 Default 257 Amber 125 255 Default 258 Lime 125 255 Default 259 Cyan 1...

Page 25: ...ntrol Blade LED Group 1 Default 16 Select Signal DMX only Default Art Net On IP2 On Off Art Net On IP10 On Off SACN On Off Set Artnet Set Universe 000 255 Default 000 Ethernet IP XXX XXX XXX XXX Ether Mask IP XXX XXX XXX XXX SACN Set Universe 000 255 Default 000 Ethernet IP XXX XXX XXX XXX Ether Mask IP XXX XXX XXX XXX Pan Tilt Swap Pan Tilt On Off Default Invert Pan On Off Default Invert Tilt On ...

Page 26: ...Preset Preset Playback Select preset 1 to 33 Select user preset 1 to 20 Intensity 0 255 User Preset Setting Intensity 0 255 Red 0 255 Green 0 255 Blue 0 255 White 0 255 Amber 0 255 Lime 0 255 Cyan 0 255 Pan 1 255 Tilt 2 255 Zoom 3 255 Frost 4 255 Store user prest 1 20 Are you sure Clear 1 20 Are you sure NOTE When doing a disable head motors the lamp will shut off automatically as a safety action ...

Page 27: ...er Preset Clear Step 4 Press to accept and store the gobo offset setting or to cancel the gobo offset SELF TESTS RUNNING PARAMETER TESTS The luminaire is capable of running self tests by using the Test menu functions When running tests on multiple luminaires a DMX termination connector is required at the last luminaire in the link Refer to Connecting Data and Power on page 14 for more information ...

Page 28: ...d be shipped in electrostatic shielding bags When handling PC boards or components devices such as conductive mats and conductive wrist straps should be used whenever possible If these pre cautionary devices are not available handling of PC boards and components should be avoided CAUTION Black foam used to package solid state electronics should never be used for packing batteries or put in contact...

Page 29: ...ntainer or in its original packing box Be sure to clearly indicate the RMA number on all packing lists correspondence and shipping labels If available please include a copy of your invoice as proof of purchase in the shipping container With the RMA number written legibly on or near the shipping address label return the unit freight prepaid to Vari Lite Attention Warranty Service RMA ________ 10911...

Page 30: ... tampering by unauthorized personnel The use of accessory equipment not recommended by the manufacturer may cause an unsafe condition Not for residential use Do not use this equipment for other than intended use Refer service to qualified personnel The use of accessory equipment not recommended by the manufacturer may cause an unsafe condition Not for residential use Do not use this equipment for o...

Page 31: ...on Road Park Royal London NW10 7QP United Kingdom Tel 44 020 8965 3209 OCEANIA 14H Vega Place Rosedale Auckland 0632 New Zealand Tel 64 9 481 0100 VL5LED WASH USER MANUAL DOCUMENT NUMBER 91200545005 VERSION DATE FEBRUARY 10 2020 2019 Signify Holding All rights reserved All trademarks are owned by Signify Holding or their respective owners The information pro vided herein is subject to change witho...

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