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Legend™ 550
User Manual
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3000 N 29 Ct, Hollywood, FL 33020 U.S.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 3 WHAT IS INCLUDED ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................................................................
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1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN What is included Ø 1 x Legend™ 550 Spot Ø 2 x Omega brackets Ø 1 x Warranty Card Ø 1 x User Manual Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving a fixture, carefully unpack the carton, check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the shipper 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
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Safety Instructions Please read these instructions carefully, which includes important information about the installation, usage and maintenance of this product. · Please keep this User Guide for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instruction booklet. · Always make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage, and that the line voltage you are connecting to is not higher than that stated on the decal or rear panel
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2. INTRODUCTION Features 12 or 18-channel DMX moving yoke Pan: 540° / tilt: 270° Color wheel Two independent color wheels with 9 trapezoid dichroic colors plus white Step/split colors Rainbow color spin at variable speeds Fixed gobo wheel with gobo shake 9 steel replaceable gobos plus open Indexed, rotating gobo wheel with gobo shake 7 glass, interchangeable, slot-n-lock gobos + open Gobo wheel spin at variable speeds Frost on color wheel 3-facet ro
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DMX Channel Summary CHANNEL 18-CHANNEL OPERATION CHANNEL 12-CHANNEL OPERATION (ADVANCED MODE) (BASIC MODE) Pan Pan 1 1 Pan fine Tilt 2 2 Tilt Dimmer 3 3 Tilt fine Shutter 4 4 Pan/tilt speed Color 1 5 5 Dimmer Color 2 6 6 Shutter Iris 7 7 Color 1 Gobo 1 8 8 Color 2 Gobo 2 9 9 Gobo 1 Gobo 2 rotation 10 10 Gobo 2 Focus 11 11 Gobo 2 rotation Prism 12 12 Focus 13 Iris 14 Prism 15 Preset Color 16 Movement Macro 17 Function 18 Le
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Product Overview DMX In 3-pin Power on/off button DMX Out 3-pin Fuse DMX Out 5-pin Power input (hardwired) DMX In 5-pin DMX LED Sound LED Indicator Indicator Master Slave Standalone Standalone LED Indicator LED Indicator UP MENU DOWN ENTER Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 7 1/11/2010 11:36 AM
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3. SETUP 2 3 1 7 1 4 2 6 5 9 5 3 8 6 4 7 Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 8 1/11/2010 11:36 AM
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Maximizing the life of your lamp To ensure the longest and most efficient use of the lamp always wait between 10 to 15 minutes before re-applying power after a shutdown. Failure to do so could result in premature aging of the lamp and failure to the electronics that drive it. Never turn off the power to the unit while the lamp is striking. Always wait 15 minutes after powering on the fixture before powering down. Turning off the lamp during striking may permanently damage the lamp.
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Lamp You may have to install a lamp prior to the initial operation of the fixture. An MSI575 high intensity discharge lamp is included. Warning! When replacing the lamp, please wait 15 minutes after powering down to allow the unit to cool down! Always disconnect from main power prior to lamp replacement. Do not touch the envelope (glass area) of the bulb with bare hands. If this happens, clean the lamp with alcohol and wipe it with a lint free cloth before installation. S1 Lamp I
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Replacing Gobos 1. Unscrew the 4 screws (S1) to detach the top cover. S1 2. For the rotating gobo wheel, it is a simple matter of removing the slot-n-lock gobo single assembly. Using your thumb and forefinger, grasp the gobo and remove it fro the gobo wheel. 3. Then, using a small prying tool, remove the gobo tension ring and remove from the gobo aperture. 4. Push the gobo with your finger from the back side following the same direction
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Fixture Linking You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX 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. To comply with the EIA- 485 standard no more than 32 fixtur
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Cable Connectors Cabling must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end. Caution! Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture’s chassis ground. Grounding the common can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform erratically. Test cables with an ohmmeter to verify correct polarity and to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other. Resistance 120 ohm 1 3-pin DMX connector configuration ¼ W between
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Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link Universal DMX Controller 1. Connect the (male) 3 or 5-pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3 or 5-pin connector of the controller. 2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the controller which will have a (female) 3- or 5-pin connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 or This drawing 5-pin connector. provides a general illustration of the 3. Then, proceed to connect from the output D
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Mounting Orientation This fixture may be mounted in a vertical position. This can be a hanging or a sitting position, provided there is adequate room for ventilation. Note! It is not recommended to mount this fixture at any other odd angle, other than standard hanging or sitting position. Failure to comply with this may cause damage not covered under the warranty. Rigging Hanging Clamp It is important never to obstruct the fan or vents pathway. Mount the fixture using, a suitable “O”
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4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Navigating the Control Panel Access control panel functions using the four panel buttons located directly underneath the LED Display. Button Function Used to access the menu or to return to a
