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ELAR 216 Panel
Elation Professional™
6122 S. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles, Ca 90040
www.elationlighting.com
Rev. 5/25/2010 – visage Version 1.0
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™ ELAR 216 Panel ©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 1 www.ElationLighting.com
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™ ELAR 216 Panel TABLE OF CONTENS 1. General Information……………………………………………………………………… 3 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 3 b. Unpacking………………………………………………………..…………..… 3 c. Customer Support…………………………………………….………………… 3 d. Warranty Registration……………………………………………………..…… 3 2. Safety Instructions………………………………………………………........…………. 5 3. Features……………………………………………………………………………………7 4. General Guidelines………………………………………………………………………. 8 5. Fixture Overview…………………………………………………………………………. 9
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 1. GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable LED fixtures on the market today! The ELAR 216 Panel ™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed. Please read and understand the instructions in this manual carefully and thoroughly before attempting to operate this unit. These instructions contain important information regarding safety during us
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™ ELAR 216 Panel Caution! There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit. Do not attempt any repairs yourself. Doing so will void your manufactures warranty. Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. ™ WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The ELAR 216 Panel carries a two-year (730 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be fre
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To guarantee proper and consistent operation, it is important to follow the guidelines in this manual. Elation Professional will not accept responsibility for damages resulting from the misuse of this fixture due to the disregard of the information printed in this manual. 1. Always be sure that the fan and the air inlets remain clean and are never blocked. Allow about 6” (15cm) between this fixture and other devices or a wall to allo
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 12. Always disconnect from main power before performing any type of service or any cleaning procedure. 13. Only handle the power cord by the plug. Never pull out the plug by tugging the wire portion of the cord. 14. Please be aware that damages caused by modifications to the device are not subject to warranty. Important Notice: Damages resulting from the disregard of safety and general user instructions found in this user manual are not subject to any warranty cla
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 3. FEATURES • IP65 Rated Fixture • Low power consumption • Minimal heat emission • Maintenance free operation • Equipped with 72 3-Watt (18 x red, 18 x green, 18 x blue, 18 x white) • Silent Operation, convection cooled, no fans • 100,000 hours rated LED life • Linear RGBW Color Mixing, infinite color possibilities • 10˚ Beam Angle/22˚ Field Angle • USITT DMX-512 Complaint • Preprogrammed colored macros • Strobe-effect with a maximum flash rate of 25fps • DM
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect designed for use on stage, in nightclubs, in theatres, and other types of architectural installations. Do not attempt operation or installation without a proper knowledge on how to do so. Consistent operational breaks will ensure that the fixture will function properly for many years to come. Do not shake the fixture around. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the fixture. While
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 5. FIXTURE OVERVIEW ©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 9 www.ElationLighting.com
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 1. Yoke Assembly – This yoke is designed to perform two functions; 1) When split it can be used as a floor stand bracket. 2) Used to secure a mounting clamp for truss mounting. 2. LED Lens Assembly – The lens assembly may be user replaced in the event repair is needed or a different beam angle is required. 3. DMX In Lead – This lead is the main DMX input lead. When the unit is the first in a chain or the only fixture to be used with a DMX controller, be sure to us
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 10. Power Output Lead – This lead is used to jump power to another ELAR 216 Panel™. Please do not daisy chain power for more than 16 fixtures. To maintain the integrity of the IP rating, only use proper Elation IP rated power cables. 11. Main Power Input Lead – This lead is the main power input lead. When the unit is the first in a chain or the only fixture to be used, be sure to use the power starter cable that converts a standard Edison 3-prong to the IP rated twi
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 6. MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION Cautions: For added protection mount the fixtures in areas outside walking paths, seating areas, and away from areas were unauthorized personnel might reach the fixture. Before mounting the fixture to any surface, make sure that the installation area can hold a minimum point load of 10 times the device’s weight. Fixture installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, such as an appropriate safety cable. T
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™ ELAR 216 Panel Mounting The ELAR 216 Panel ™ is fully operational in any mounting position, hanging upside-down, side mounted, or set on a flat level surface, etc. Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m (1.5 feet) away from any flammable materials (decoration etc.). When clamp mounting; always use and install the supplied safety cable as an added safety measure to prevent accidental damage in the event of a clamp failure. See the image below. Clamp Mounting The ELAR 216
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™ ELAR 216 Panel added safety measure be sure to attach at least one properly rated safety cable to the fixture. See illustrations below. Securing the ELAR 216 Panel ™ Always be sure to secure your fixture with a safety cable when suspending the unit from truss or other means. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable as illustrated above. Be sure to only use the designated rigging point for the safety cable and never secure a safety cable to the
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 7. UNDERSTANDING DMX DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. DMX allows all makes and models of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller. This is possible as long as all the fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. A DMX controller sends the DMX data instructions to
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™ ELAR 216 Panel “First” Power Cable – A special power “First” cable is included with every fixture. This cables is used to provide power to your fixture. This cable comes with the IP rated twist lock connector on one end and a standard Edison 3-prong, grounded prong on the other end. Be sure to only use this cable for power distribution and never attempt to connect this cable to the DMX lines. You can chain multiple fixtures together through serial linking. Using the IP rated signal
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 5-Pin XLR DMX Connectors. Some manufactures use 5-pin XLR connectors for DATA transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin XLR fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin XLR DMX line. When inserting standard 5-pin XLR connectors in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must be used, these adaptors are readily available at most electric stores. The following chart details a proper cable conversion. Fixture DMX addressing; All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address wh
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™ ELAR 216 Panel In the case of the ELAR 216 Panel ™, which is up to a nine channel fixture, you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 10 (9 + 1), the third unit to 19 (9 + 10), and so on. Note: During start-up the ELAR 216 Panel ™ will automatically detect whether a DMX data signal is being received or not. If a DMX data signal is being received, the display will show "A.XXX" (XXX representing the actual DMX address). If the fixture is not re
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™ ELAR 216 Panel 8. DISPLAY LED INDICATOR. The ELAR 216 Panel ™ has a LED indicator on the display. This indicator is designed to give a quick visual indication of the fixtures’ DMX status. The illustration below details the functionality of the LED indicators. The LED indicator represents DMX signal: • If the indicators is on, a clean DMX signal is present • If the indicator is off, there is no DMX signal present ©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 19 www.Elat
