Expression 8000 Q4 Zoom ORDERCODE 41358 Highlite International B.V.
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Showtec Showtec Expression 8000 Zoom Q4™ Product Guide Warning ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Safety Instructions .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Operating Determinations .............................
Warning FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving this product, carefully unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the dealer immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any parts appear damaged from shipping or the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton and all packing materials.
Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables! Handle the power-cord and all connections with the mains with particular caution! Never remove warning or informative labels from the unit. Never use anything to cover the ground contact.
CAUTION ! EYEDAMAGES ! Avoid looking directly into the light source. (meant especially for epileptics) ! Operating Determinations • This device is not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks will ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects. • The minimum distance between light-output and the illuminated surface must be more than 0.5 meter. • The maximum ambient temperature ta = 45°C must never be exceeded.
Connection with the mains Connect the device to the mains with the power-plug. Always pay attention, that the right color cable is connected to the right place. International EU Cable UK Cable US Cable Pin L BROWN RED YELLOW/COPPER FASE N BLUE BLACK SILVER NUL YELLOW/GREEN GREEN GREEN EARTH Make sure that the device is always connected properly to the earth! Return Procedure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in the original packing, call tags will not be issued.
Description of the device Features The Showtec Expression 8000 is a moving-head with high output and great effects. • Bright Output • 4-in-1 Technology • Multiple control Modes of LED sections • Color Range: 16.
Backside Fig. 2 34 56 7 8 9 10 3) Fuse T6,3 AL 250V 4) Powercon power connector IN 5) Powercon power connector OUT 6) ON/OFF 7) DMX signal connector (IN) 5-pin 8) DMX signal connector (OUT) 5-pin 9) DMX signal connector (OUT) 3-pin 10) DMX signal connector (IN) 3-pin Installation Remove all packing materials from the Expression 8000. Check that all foam and plastic padding is removed. Connect all cables. Do not supply power before the whole system is set up and connected properly.
Control Modes There are 5 modes: • Built-in Programs • Auto Run • Sound-controlled • Master/Slave • DMX512: Person1 (10CH) Person2 (16CH) Person3 (21CH) Person4 (8CH) Person5 (21CH) One Expression 8000 (Built-in Programs) 1. Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing. Leave at least 0,5 meter on all sides for air circulation. 2. Always use a safety cable (ordercode 70140 / 70141). 3. When the Expression 8000 is not connected by a DMX-cable, it functions as a stand-alone device.
Multiple Expressions (DMX Control) 1. Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing. Leave at least 0,5 meter on all sides for air circulation. 2. Always use a safety cable (ordercode 70140 / 70141). 3. Use a 3-p XLR cable to connect the Expression 8000 and other devices. 4. Link the units as shown in (figure 4), Connect a DMX signal cable from the first unit's DMX "out" socket to the second unit's "in" socket. Repeat this process to link the second, third, and fourth units. 5.
Fixture Linking You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX-512 controller or to run synchronized shows on two or more fixtures set to a master/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determines the number of fixtures the data link can support. Important: Fixtures on a serial data link must be daisy chained in one single line.
The Expression 8000 can be operated with a controller in control mode or without the controller in standalone mode. Control Panel Fig. 6 A. LCD Display B. MENU button C. ENTER Button D. Up Button E. Down Button Control Mode The fixtures are individually addressed on a data-link and connected to the controller. The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller. (When you select the DMX address and save it, the controller will display the saved DMX address the next time.
Menu Overview See below The Wireless menu will only be visible, once you have entered NO in Menu Service MENU Service Access Wireless Hide 12
Once you have entered a step you will see menu 4.2.2 - 4.2.
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Main Menu Options Press the MODE button to scroll through 7 options of the menu: 1. Address DMX Addressing With this menu you can set the DMX address. 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Address 2) Press enter to open this menu. You can choose 512 different DMX addresses. Use the Up / Down buttons to select the required address from 000 - 512. 3) Once you have set the desired DMX address, press the enter button to store your DMX address. 2.
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Settings main menu 3.1 Wireless The Wireless menu will only be visible, once you have entered NO in Menu Service MENU Service Access Wireless Hide 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Settings 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the menu, until the display shows: Wireless 3) Then press Enter, you can now choose 2 different settings: - DMX Activate - WDMX Reset 4) To activate/deactivate the wireless DMX settings, choose On or OFF.
3.2 Perform 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Settings 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons until the display shows: Perform 3) Now use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: Fans, PT Speed, Pan Invert, Tilt Invert, Optics Speed, Blackout, Dimmer. 4) Press enter to open one of these menus. Use the Up / Down buttons to set the desired setting. 5) Once you have set the desired mode, press the enter button to store your setting.
Dimmer DIM1, DIM2, DIM3, DIM4, OFF When DIMMER is set to OFF, then RGBW and MASTER DIMMER are linear. Dim 1, 2, 3, 4 are speed modes of the non linear dimmer, Dim1 is fastest, Dim4 is slowest. The factory default setting is Dim4. Dim Invert Normal/Inverted control of the Dimming function DMX error Save/Blackout Menu SAVE is to save the last DMX data, in case of a DMX signal error. Menu BLACK is to blackout the device in case of a DMX signal error.
4. Stand-Alone 4.1 Run DMX Active With this menu you able to control the device by DMX. 1) 2) 3) 4) Press Menu, until the display shows: Stand Alone Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Run menu. Press Enter to open this menu. Scroll through the menu until the display shows DMX512. Once you have set DMX control, press the enter button to store your setting. The device will be DMX Controlled.
4.2 Edit Once you have entered a step you will see menu 4.2.2 - 4.2.12 (Pan - Use) 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Stand Alone. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Edit menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: Step, Pan, Tilt, Speed, Red, Green, Blue, White, Amber, Dimmer, Strobe, Zoom, Time, Use. 4) Press Enter to select one of these options. Use the Up / Down buttons to set the desired setting.
6. Manual 6.1 Reset Options With this menu you can reset the device. 1) 2) 3) 4) Press Menu, until the display shows: Manual. Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Reset menu. Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: All reset, PT reset, Optic reset. Press Enter to open one of these 3 menus. All reset: To carry out a full fixture reset PT reset: To carry out a Pan-Tilt reset Optic reset: To carry out an Optic reset 5) You can choose Yes or No.
7.2 Calibration Colors 1) 2) 3) 4) Press Menu, until the display shows: Service. Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Calib C menu. Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options. There are 11 pre-programmed White colors: 3200K, 3400K, 4200K, 4900K, 5600K, 5900K, 6500K, 7200K, 8000K, 8500K, 10000K. Press Enter to select one of these color temperatures. 5) You can now edit a certain color temperature, by mixing Red, Green and Blue.
7.3 Access Mode 1) Press Menu, until the display shows: Service. 2) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to go to the Access menu. 3) Press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through the options: Settings Lock, Service Lock, Wireless Hide. 4) Press Enter to open one of these 3 menus. Settings Lock: Settings menu Lock ON/OFF Service Lock: Service menu Lock ON/OFF Wireless Hide: Hide/Show the Wireless option shown in Menu 3.
DMX Channels 10 Channels (Person 1) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 – Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center).
16 Channels (Person 2) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 – Pan fine 16 bit Channel 3 – Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center).
Channel 11 – Rings + Programs 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 110-119 120-129 130-139 140-149 150-159 160-169 170-179 180-189 190-199 200-209 210-219 220-229 230-239 240-249 250-255 All rings Ring 1 Ring 2 Up Ring 2 Down Ring 3 Up Ring 3 Down Ring Effect 1: Fill center-fade out with black Ring Effect 2: Fill center-fade out without black Ring Effect 3: Fill out - center with black Ring Effect 4: Fill out - center without black Ring Effect 5: Ring center – fade out with bla
29 Channels (Person 3) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 – Pan fine 16 bit Channel 3 – Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center).
Channel 18 – Red Outer Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 19 – Green Outer Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 20 – Blue Outer Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 21 – White Outer Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 22 – Red Outer Bottom ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 1
8 Channels (Person 4) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 – Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center).
29 Channels (Person 5) Channel 1 – Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the slider up, in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 540°and stopped at any position you wish. Channel 2 – Pan fine 16 bit Channel 3 – Vertical movement (Tilt) Push the slider, up in order to move head vertically (TILT). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the slider to the other (0-255, 128-center).
Channel 13 – White Center ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 14 – Red Middle Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Red from 0 – 100% Channel 15 – Green Middle Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Green from 0 – 100% Channel 16 – Blue Middle Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 – 100% Channel 17 – White Middle Top ring (Dimmer must be open 0-255 ) Gradual adjustment Blue from 0 –
Channel settings Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 33
Person 4 Person 5 Maintenance The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by an expert after every year in the course of an acceptance test. The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by a skilled person once a year. The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1.
Replacing a Fuse Power surges, short-circuit or inappropriate electrical power supply may cause a fuse to burn out. If the fuse burns out, the product will not function whatsoever. If this happens, follow the directions below to do so. 1. Unplug the unit from electric power source. 2. Insert a flat-head screwdriver into a slot in the fuse cover. Gently pry up the fuse cover. The fuse will come out. 3. Remove the used fuse. If brown or unclear, it is burned out. 4.
Problem One or more fixtures are completely dead. Fixtures reset correctly, but all respond erratically or not at all to the controller. Probable cause(s) No power to the fixture The controller is not connected. 3-pin XLR Out of the controller does not match XLR Out of the first fixture on the link (i.e. signal is reversed). • Check data quality.
Product Specification Model: Showtec Expression 8000 Voltage: 100-240V-50Hz (CE) Peak power 475 Watt Fuse T6,3A / 250V Dimensions: 400 x 270 x 463mm (LxWxH) Weight: 12,46 kg Operation and Programming Signal pin OUT: pin 1 earth, pin 2 (-), pin 3 (+) Set Up and Addressing: LED control panel DMX Channels: Person1 (10CH), Person2 (16CH), Person3 (29CH), Person4 (8CH), Person5 (29CH) Signal input 3 and 5-pin XLR male Signal output 3 and 5-pin XLR female Electro-mechanical effects Output: Lumens: 6860+ (conforms
