GALAXY LED - Professional lighting SYNQ AUDIO RESEARCH - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL GALAXY LED SYNQ AUDIO RESEARCH

Copyright © 2010 by BEGLEC NV

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Version: 1.0

DANGER ~ GEVAAR ~ GEFAHR ~ PELIGRO ~ PERIGO

WARNING: DANGER! never expose the lens to direct sunlight, even for a short period. This may damage the light effect or even cause fire!

Dispos of the unit and used batteries in an environment friendly manner according to your country regulations.

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Thank you for buying this JB Systems® product. To take full advantage of all possibilities and for your own safety, please read these operating instructions very carefully before you start using this unit.

FEATURES

This unit is radio-interference suppressed. This product meets the requirements of the current European and national guidelines. Conformity has been established and the relevant statements and documents have been deposited by the manufacturer.

• This device has been designed to produce decorative effect lighting and is used in light show systems.

• Powerful LED-effect with rotating barrel reflectors, producing impressive dynamic effects!
  Uses 2 powerful 10 Watt LEDs:

• Extremely brilliant beams compared to effects with halogen lamps

• More dynamic effects compared to effects based on halogen lamps
• Very sharp colored laser-like beams
• No lamp replacements!
• Very low power consumption
• Lightweight (no lamp transformers needed)

Excellent built-in programs for wonderful, ever-changing, light shows:

• Standalone: sound activated with internal mic
• Master/slave: wonderful synchronized shows

• DMX: easy control via 1 DMX channel

• 2 optional remote controllers available:

• CA-8: wired remote for improved (DMX) master/slave control

• RF-8 Set: wireless RF-remote for improved (DMX) master/slave control (RF-8SET = RF-8T "transmitter" + RF-8R "receiver")

• Mains IEC in/outputs for easy linking using optional IEC cables

• Perfect for different applications: discos, clubs, mobile DJs, ...

BEFORE USE

• Before you start using this unit, please check if there's no transportation damage. Should there be any, do not use the device and consult your dealer first.
• Important: This device left our factory in perfect condition and well packaged. It is absolutely necessary for the user to strictly follow the safety instructions and warnings in this user manual. Any damage caused by mishandling is not subject to warranty. The dealer will not accept responsibility for any resulting defects or problems caused by disregarding this user manual.
• Keep this booklet in a safe place for future consultation. If you sell the fixture, be sure to add this user manual.

Check the contents:

Check that the carton contains the following items:

• Operating instructions
• GALAXY unit
• Mains cable

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use or the presence of un-insulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance.

This symbol means: indoor use only.

This symbol means: Read instructions.

• To protect the environment, please try to recycle the packing material as much as possible.

• A new light effect sometimes causes some unwanted smoke and/or smell. This is normal and disappears after some minutes.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

• To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full performance or may even cause damages.
• This unit is for indoor use only.
• Don't place metal objects or spill liquid inside the unit. Electric shock or malfunction may result. If a foreign object enters the unit, immediately disconnect the mains power.
• Locate the fixture in a well ventilated spot, away from any flammable materials and/or liquids. The fixture must be fixed at least 50cm from surrounding walls.
• Don't cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
• Prevent use in dusty environments and clean the unit regularly.
• Keep the unit away from children.
• Inexperienced persons should not operate this device.
  Maximum save ambient temperature is 40^ . Don't use this unit at higher ambient temperatures.
• The units' surface temperature may reach up to 85^ . Don't touch the housing with bare hands during its operation.
• Make sure the area below the installation place is free from unwanted persons during rigging, de-rigging and servicing.
• Allow the device about 10 minutes to cool down before to start servicing.
• Always unplug the unit when it is not used for a longer time or before replacing the bulb or start servicing
• The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
• Check that the available voltage is not higher than the one stated on the rear panel of the unit.
• The power cord should always be in perfect condition. Switch the unit immediately off when the power cord is squashed or damaged. It must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables!
• This fixture must be earthed to in order comply with safety regulations.
• Don't connect the unit to any dimmer pack.
• Always use an appropriate and certified safety cable when installing the unit.
• In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the cover. Apart from the lamp and mains fuse there are no user serviceable parts inside.
• Never repair a fuse or bypass the fuse holder. Always replace a damaged fuse with a fuse of the same type and electrical specifications!
• In the event of serious operating problems, stop using the fixture and contact your dealer immediately.
• The housing and the lenses must be replaced if they are visibly damaged.
• Please use the original packing when the device is to be transported.
• Due to safety reasons it is prohibited to make unauthorized modifications to the unit.
  Important: Never look directly into the light source! Don't use the effect in the presence of persons suffering from epilepsy.

CAUTION: Possibly hazardous optical radiation emitted from this product

DESCRIPTION:

1. Optical lens: turn the lens to change the focus and obtain sharp gobos.
2. Rotating optical barrels, don't touch while in use.
3. Hanging bracket with 1 knob to fasten the unit and a mounting hole to fix a mounting hook.
4. Heat sink for the LED: do not cover this part to ensure proper cooling.
5. Mains input with IEC socket and integrated fuse holder, connect the supplied mains cable here.
6. Mains output with IEC socket: you can use a special IEC power cable to connect this output with the mains input of the next GALAXY for easier linking.
7. Internal microphone.
8. DMX output: 3pin female XLR-connector used to connect the GALAXY with the next unit in the DMX chain.
9. DMX input: 3pin male XLR-connector used to connect universal DMX-cables. This input receives instructions from a DMX-controller.
10. DIP switches, to set the DMX-starting address
11. Safety eye, used to attach a safety cable when the unit is rigged, see paragraph "overhead rigging"
12. 14 " jack used to connect an optional CA-8 controller.
13. Din-5pin input, used to connect an optional wireless receiver, named RF-8R.

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 10cm 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 10 times the device's weight.
• Always use a certified safety cable that can hold 12 times 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.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION + ADDRESSING

Important: The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.

Electrical installation in DMX-mode:

• 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 units with a good quality balanced cable.
• Both XLR-3pin and XLR-5pin connectors are used, however XLR-3pin is more popular because these cables are compatible with balanced audio cables.

Pin layout XLR-3pin: Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal (+)

Pin layout XLR-5pin: Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal (+) ~ Pins4+5 not used.

• To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due to interferences, you must use a 90 to 120 terminator at the end of the chain. Never use Y-splitter cables, this simply won't work!
• Make sure that all units are connected to the mains.
  Each light effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows which commands from the controller it has to decode. In the next section you will learn how to set the DMX addresses.

How to set the DIP-switches to obtain the right starting address:

Each of the first 9 DIP-switches correspond to a certain DMX-value.

DIP	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10
Value	1	2	4	8	16	32	64	128	256	No function

You can combine the values of these switches to become any starting address between 1 and 512:

Begin address = 01 switch 1 = ON values:1

Begin address = 05 switch 1 + 3 = ON values: 1 + 4 = 5

Begin address = 09 switch 1 + 4 = ON values: 1 + 8 = 9

Begin address = 13 switch 1 + 3 + 4 = ON values: 1 + 4 + 8 = 13

··

Begin address = 62 switch 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = ON values: 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 62

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Standalone 1unit:

Just connect the unit to the mains and put on some music. The unit will start working automatically. Remark: You can connect a CA-8 or RF-8R (RF-8SET) remote controller to the unit if you want to have more control. Refer to "operate the unit by CA8 or RF8Set" to learn how to do this.

2. Two or more units in master/slave setup:

Connect 2 or more units together using good quality balanced XLR microphone cables. The unit that has no cable connected to its input will react as master, the others are the slave units.

You can inverse the behavior of one or more slave units by changing the position of DIP-switch n^10 on these slaves. Just try it and see if the effect becomes better. Changing DIP-switch n^10 on the master has no effect.

3. DMX-mode:

When the units are connected in DMX-mode, they can be controlled using the DMX-chart:

5 Channel DMX512 Configuration
Ch1
Special Function
250-255	Master/Slave
205-249	Chase 5
156-204	Chase 4
107-155	Chase 3
058-106	Chase2
009-057	Chase1
000-008	Black Out

OPERATE THE UNIT BY CA8 OR RF8SET

When used in standalone or master/slave mode we strongly advise you to use the CA-8 "Wired easy controller" or RF-8SET "Wireless easy controller".

• CA-8 wired remote: Connect the controller to the jack input of the first unit (master).
• RF-8SET wireless remote: the wireless remote has two parts:
• RF-8T: small RF-transmitter that can control up to 5 effects.
• RF-8R: small RF-receiver that should be connected to the DIN 5-pin input of the GALAXY. See the installation manual of the receiver for more information.

Now you can control all the connected units:

STANDBY BUTTON:

Press this button to start/stop blackout mode on all connected units.

MODE/FUNCTION BUTTONS:

With the MODE button you can select 3 different modes:

STAND BY	Blackout the unit
FUNCTION	Strobe 1. Synchronous strobe in white 2. Sound strobe in white 3. Sound strobe in color	Select color 1. Red 2. Green 3. Blue 4. White 5. Red + Green 6. Red + Blue 7. Red + White 8. Green + Blue 9. Green + White 10. Blue + White 11. Red + Green + Blue 12. Red + Green + White 13. Red + Blue + White 14. Green + Blue + White 15. Red + Green + Blue + White 16. Color change by sound	Select Show 1 - 6
MODE	Sound (LED OFF)	Manual Color (LED ON)	Show (LED slow blinking)

MAINTENANCE

• Make sure the area below the installation place is free from unwanted persons during servicing.
• Switch off the unit, unplug the mains cable and wait until the unit has been cooled down.

During inspection the following points should be checked:

• All screws used for installing the device and any of its parts should be tightly fastened and may not be corroded.
• Housings, fixations and installations spots (ceiling, truss, suspensions) should be totally free from any deformation.
• When an optical lens is visibly damaged due to cracks or deep scratches, it must be replaced.
• The mains cables must be in impeccable condition and should be replaced immediately when even a small problem is detected.
• In order to protect the device from overheat the cooling fans (if any) and ventilation openings should be cleaned monthly.
• The interior of the device should be cleaned annually using a vacuum cleaner or air-jet.

• The cleaning of internal and external optical lenses and/or mirrors must be carried out periodically to optimize light output. Cleaning frequency depends on the environment in which the fixture operates: damp, smoky or particularly dirty surroundings can cause greater accumulation of dirt on the unit's optics.

• Clean with a soft cloth using normal glass cleaning products. Always dry the parts carefully.

• Clean the external optics at least once every 30 days.
• Clean the internal optics at least every 90 days.

Attention: We strongly recommend internal cleaning to be carried out by qualified personnel!

SPECIFICATIONS

Mains Input: AC 100 - 240V, 50Hz/60Hz

Fuse: 250V T2A

Power consumption: 30 Watt

Sound Control: Internal microphone

Lamp: 2x10W RGBW LED

Size: 344 × 350 × 152mm

Weight: 5 kg

Every information is subject to change without prior notice

You can download the latest version of this user manual on our website: www.beglec.com

MODE D'EMPLOI

A present you could be a controller of the units connected:

TOUCHE STANDBY:

(RF-8SET = RF-8T "transmitter" + RF-8R "receiver")

• CA-8 remoto cableado: Conectar el controlador a la entrada jack de la prima unidad (master).

• RF-8SET remoto inalámbrico: el control remoto inalámbricotiene dos partes:

• RF-8T: pequño transmisor RF que pueda controlar hasta 5 efectos.

• RF-8R:little receptor RF that can be used to connect to a LAN in the case of 5 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to a LAN in the case of 5 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to a LAN in the case of 5 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to a LAN in the case of 5 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 10 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 10 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 10 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 10 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 12 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 12 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 12 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 12 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 14 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 14 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 14 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 14 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 16 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 16 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 16 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 16 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 17 pines.
• RF-8R:pequeño receptor RF that can be used to connect to 17 pines.

When used in standalone or master/slave mode we strongly advice you to use the CA-8 "Wired easy controller" or RF-8SET "Wireless easy controller".