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Product Manual and User Guide

For Professional Use Only - FDA Variance Required in the United States

X-Laser strongly recommends keeping this manual with your laser projector at all times as a field

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Summary of Contents for SkyWriter HPX M-5

Page 1: ...duct Manual and User Guide For Professional Use Only FDA Variance Required in the United States X Laser strongly recommends keeping this manual with your laser projector at all times as a field refere...

Page 2: ...ontent of this manual or the safe operation of your new laser projector please do not hesitate to contact your dealer or X Laser directly 301 543 1981 866 702 7768 Sales Dial 1 Support Dial 2 General...

Page 3: ...Safe Laser Use 11 General Guidelines for Proper Usage 13 Installation 14 Safe Beam and Projection Height 14 Physical beam blocks 15 Operation 16 Before Powering up Your Projector 16 Duty Cycle 16 Lase...

Page 4: ...ets 53 Basic builder motion presets 54 ILDA Control 55 ILDA Settings 56 Troubleshooting 57 Repair and Return Information 61 Product Registration 61 Return Material Authorization RMA and Shipping 61 Sh...

Page 5: ...se your X Laser equipment only in compliance with the terms of your FDA variance We also recommend that all of our clients especially those who may be new to high powered laser seek advice and further...

Page 6: ...top of your laser projector if at any point the label becomes illegible please contact X Laser for a replacement Caution use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those sp...

Page 7: ...e that the fixture is mounted securely to prevent accidental beam shifts 5 Always ensure that the main power supply is properly grounded before use Do not use an ungrounded power cable with this fixtu...

Page 8: ...to comply with US Federal requirements for laser demonstration equipment after manufacturing modification or alteration The use of laser demonstration equipment that has not been recertified by the ma...

Page 9: ...werCON True One inlet 2 PowerCON True One outlet 3 Power Switch 4 Fuse holder 5 Key Switch 6 5 pin DMX Through 7 5 pin DMX Input 8 DMX status indicator 9 etherStop ports 10 etherStop indicators 11 ILD...

Page 10: ...face layout and functions 1 LCD Screen 2 USB Port for firmware and content updates 3 Signal status indicators 4 Laser emission indicator 5 Keypad Directional buttons Back button Enter button Menu butt...

Page 11: ...ould present a safety risk to people This means that you must make sure all laser units are properly aimed via your show programming and securely mounted to prevent shifting during operation physicall...

Page 12: ...cian or others could be exposed to laser radiation Excellent laser training is available from a number of private institutions such as RLI and we recommend that all of our users undertake it Basic saf...

Page 13: ...adjusted and removed easily for mobile entertainment applications 5 If this unit is to be permanently installed you may permanently apply the foil to the outside of the unit To apply simply use thin s...

Page 14: ...the laser or if you are operating it in a new environment Safe Beam and Projection Height Most US FDA variances require that all beams be kept at least 3 meters 10 feet above any surface upon which y...

Page 15: ...ake sure to block off the laser aperture to make sure the projection area remains safe even in the event of a laser or controller malfunction You can do this using the physical block attached of the f...

Page 16: ...aser Startup To provide safe and reliable operation and meet the requirements of US Federal regulations and international standards X laser projectors generally require a multi step startup procedure...

Page 17: ...vice plug is intended to be used during testing only and does not meet US federal requirements for a means of remote termination of laser output per 21CFR1040 10 When using the terminator as a service...

Page 18: ...data for laser control this will only carry the emergency stop and reset signals 3 Remote this connector provides expansion to a secondary control location for additional safety if the show requires i...

Page 19: ...put the following conditions must be met 1 The key switch must be turned to the enabled position if you cannot pull the key out of the switch it is in the enabled position 2 The BIG RED BUTTON must be...

Page 20: ...20 etherStop system examples...

Page 21: ...minator to integrate remote stop busses door switches and more For users who require such arrangements example wiring is shown below While the etherStop interface has been designed with reasonable pro...

Page 22: ...or of the currently set control mode This can be DMX Art Net or Manual Status This indicates the status of the control source This may indicate Timeout A control packet has not been received within th...

Page 23: ...released before the laser will respond to the reset button being pressed Press Reset The projector is ready to emit but has not had the etherStop reset triggered Wait The projector is in the Emission...

Page 24: ...required for reception of new control packets DMX Menu The DMX menu allows you to set the projector s DMX receiving characteristics such as Address The starting DMX address of the projector Packet Th...

Page 25: ...bmenu 3 Limit DMX Art Net control of scale and positions is enabled but the DMX values are not permitted to go beyond the limits set in the X Y Limits submenu 4 Disable DMX Art Net control of scale an...

Page 26: ...the projector is so equipped Color 4 Max The maximum level of the Color 4 laser source when there is any Color 4 laser commanded to be on if the projector is so equipped Color 5 Min The minimum level...

Page 27: ...aser technician Content Menu This menu allows you to see what content packs you have installed if any and to install new content packs as needed The projector can store 2 separate content packs To ins...

Page 28: ...your laser projector Insert a USB drive into the USB port with the X Laser firmware XLB file on it Select this setting and follow the on screen prompts Detailed instructions are included with all soft...

Page 29: ...e position color effects gobos prisms wave effects and motion effects We have two different types of builders exposing different levels of complexity The Basic Builder is 28 channels and the type most...

Page 30: ...r further explanation 6 Prisms with X Y Spacing and rotation 7 Two advanced wave modulation effect banks 8 Two motion effect banks While the advanced builders are extremely capable they are also much...

Page 31: ...to your DMX Art Net control system as multiple fixtures one master and 1 4 either basic or advanced builders The Skywriter HPX M 5 uses a different number of channels based on the personality you have...

Page 32: ...The Prism Control group is where the digital prism and its parameters are accessed At the time of this writing there are 11 different digital prisms built into the system Additional channels control t...

Page 33: ...derstood by visiting www x laser com mercury advanced While most modern lighting consoles have excellent complex and feature rich effects and shape engines Mercury does have two integrated Motion Effe...

Page 34: ...mode the external input signal is subject to the Master size position and intensity controls In Builder mode the fixture s Builder capabilities are enabled and the fixture will project the content gen...

Page 35: ...mized test patterns 3 8 bit Gobo Selection 0 255 Please note there are 410 gobos at the time of this writing so pages are not full yet Future gobos are being released with firmware updates Gobo Patter...

Page 36: ...on Values 13 8 bit Reserved 0 255 Reserved Prism control group Channel 8 16 Bit Function Values 14 8 bit Prism selection 0 51 52 255 Prism Selection Reserved 15 8 bit X Spacing 0 127 128 129 255 100 0...

Page 37: ...sition 0 127 128 129 255 Left Center Right 22 23 16 bit Y Position 0 127 128 129 255 Left Center Right 24 8 bit Z Rotation 0 255 0 360 degrees 25 8 bit Z Spin 0 1 127 128 128 255 No spin zone Forward...

Page 38: ...Gobo pages Reserved Optimized test patterns Non optimized test patterns 3 8 bit Gobo Selection 0 255 Please note there are 410 gobos at the time of this writing so pages are not full yet Future gobos...

Page 39: ...5 76 77 96 The Pre 2 position applies color effects Radial Rainbow Radial Rainbow reverse Reserved Color Function Mid 1 Position 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 No color override Linear Gradi...

Page 40: ...dial Gradients and Bands 0 1 255 Hue Offset Angle 0 360 Center Left to right offset 11 8 bit Color Parameter 2 H S I Manipulation 0 255 Angular Radial Gradients and Bands 0 1 255 Saturation Offset Cen...

Page 41: ...28 8 bit Reserved 0 255 Reserved Geometric Pre group applied before prism Channel 8 16 Bit Function Values 29 8 bit X Scale 0 127 128 129 255 100 0 0 0 100 Inverted 30 8 bit X Scale 0 127 128 129 255...

Page 42: ...0 255 0 360 degrees Geometric Post group applied after prism Channel 8 16 Bit Function Values 41 8 bit X Scale 0 127 128 129 255 100 0 0 0 100 Inverted 42 8 bit X Scale 0 127 128 129 255 100 0 0 0 10...

Page 43: ...verse Linear Triangle Linear Square Wave Reserved Radial Sine Radial Ramp Radial Ramp Reverse Radial Triangle 47 48 63 Radial Square Reserved Wave Effect Post position 64 65 66 67 68 69 66 70 71 72 73...

Page 44: ...verse Linear Triangle Linear Square Wave Reserved Radial Sine Radial Ramp Radial Ramp Reverse Radial Triangle 47 48 63 Radial Square Reserved Wave Effect Post position 64 65 66 67 68 69 66 70 71 72 73...

Page 45: ...st position 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 255 No effect Elliptical Orbit Elliptical Orbit and Rotate Linear Scroll Linear Ping Pong Triangle Orbit Square Orbit Reserved 62 8 bit Motion Angle 0 255 0 360 deg...

Page 46: ...rbit Elliptical Orbit and Rotate Linear Scroll Linear Ping Pong Triangle Orbit Square Orbit Reserved 69 8 bit Motion Angle 0 255 0 360 degrees 70 8 bit X Scale 0 255 Scale must be non 0 on one or both...

Page 47: ...8 129 255 Top Center Bottom 80 8 bit Top Right X 0 127 128 129 255 Right Center Left 81 8 bit Top Right Y 0 127 128 129 255 Top Center Bottom 82 8 bit Bottom Left X 0 127 128 129 255 Left Center Right...

Page 48: ...circles olympic rings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 line Big line big line with accents 2 spine line 3 spine line 5 spine line a...

Page 49: ...spine star 5 point star 10 spine star 6 point star 12 spine star 7 point star 14 spine star 8 point star 16 spine star 9 point star 18 spine star 10 point star 20 spine star pentagon 5 spine pentagon...

Page 50: ...array light point burst medium point burst dense point burst light disordered point burst medium disordered point burst dense disordered point burst point cascade 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Page 8...

Page 51: ...esigned by award winning Laser artist Mike Dunn www firstlight laser com 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Chevrons Arrow Ghost Invader animal trap cu...

Page 52: ...the X and Y spacing on these prisms and rotate the segments for an even wider range of looks DMX Channel Value Prism type Example 0 3 None 4 7 1x2 8 11 1x3 12 15 1x4 16 19 1x5 20 23 1x6 24 27 3x tria...

Page 53: ...d center radial pre medium center radial pre soft center radial pre hard center radial post medium center radial post soft center radial post hard corner radial medium corner radial soft corner radial...

Page 54: ...ter prism dense ramp wave after prism light triangle wave before prism medium triangle wave before prism dense triangle wave before prism light triangle wave after prism medium triangle wave after pri...

Page 55: ...ay custom text and graphics X Laser recommends the use of Quickshow XL or Beyond by Pangolin Systems for controlling your laser projector by ILDA For comprehensive information on how to control your p...

Page 56: ...e some specific settings to use for your Skywriter HPX Go to the settings menu and select Projector Settings 1 Set your scan rate for 30000 and leave the other settings at their default 2 Set your col...

Page 57: ...Verify that your ILDA interface and or software is functioning properly refer to the manufacturer s for proper troubleshooting steps If using a Flashback 3 or 4 with Beyond or QuickShow XL verify that...

Page 58: ...s position in the network The Link Act light on the etherStop port on the laser should illuminate green and flash amber on receiving any network traffic If your controller supports Art Net discovery...

Page 59: ...the problems persist in all modes or you are unable to test them refer to the troubleshooting steps in the in all modes subsection below in DMX or Art Net mode Test the unit in other control modes if...

Page 60: ...e troubleshooting sections and carefully check your ILDA software settings and cables in particular before attempting to power the laser back on If these problems occur in DMX or auto modes or continu...

Page 61: ...submitted the online RMA form Follow shipping packaging and insurance instructions X Laser is not responsible for any shipping damages by shipper and or poor client packaging Shipping within Continent...

Page 62: ...th the terms of the variance X Laser specifically disclaims any liability arising from improper or unsafe usage of this product usage without an active variance or usage of this product in any manner...

Page 63: ...ontact support x laser com Operator Name _____________________________ Show Venue name _______________________ Show date Laser projectors securely mounted Lasers properly connected to control Safe pro...

Page 64: ...t is never a bad idea Here s a sample laser notification sign you can use just fill out the power level of your laser Be aware that this is not accurate for audience scanning shows For a copy of the t...

Page 65: ...projector or would like to give us some feedback on our products or documentation please do not hesitate to contact your dealer or X Laser directly 301 543 1981 866 702 7768 Sales Dial 1 Support Dial...

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