AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED fog machine user manual
Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 Internet: www.thomann.de 09.02.
Table of contents Table of contents 1 General information................................................................................................................................. 1.1 Further information........................................................................................................................... 1.2 Notational conventions.................................................................................................................... 1.3 Symbols and signal words.....
Table of contents 7.5 Operating mode ‘DMX’.................................................................................................................. 42 7.6 Protective function.......................................................................................................................... 46 8 Technical specifications....................................................................................................................... 47 9 Plug and connection assignments.................
General information 1 General information This user manual contains important information on the safe operation of the device. Read and follow all safety notes and all instructions. Save this manual for future reference. Make sure that it is available to all persons using this device. If you sell the device to another user, be sure that they also receive this manual. Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous development.
General information 1.1 Further information On our website (www.thomann.de) you will find lots of further information and details on the following points: Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download. Keyword search Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of interest for you quickly. Online guides Our online guides provide detailed information on technical basics and terms.
General information 1.2 Notational conventions This manual uses the following notational conventions: Letterings The letterings for connectors and controls are marked by square brackets and italics. Examples: [VOLUME] control, [Mono] button. Displays Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ .
General information Instructions The individual steps of an instruction are numbered consecutively. The result of a step is indented and highlighted by an arrow. Example: 1. Switch on the device. 2. Press [Auto]. ð Automatic operation is started. 3. Cross-references Switch off the device. References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the specified page number. In the electronic version of the manual, you can click the cross-reference to jump to the specified location.
General information 1.3 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual. Signal word Meaning DANGER! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided. WARNING! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos‐ sible dangerous situation that can result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – high-voltage. Warning – flammable substances. Warning – hot surface. Warning - slip hazard. Warning – harmful or irritating substances.
General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – danger zone.
Safety instructions 2 Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended for generating artificial fog by evaporating the fog fluid with which it is filled, with an additional electronic lighting effect by means of LED technology. The device is designed for professional use and is not suitable for use in households. Use the device only as described in this user manual.
Safety instructions Safety DANGER! Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children. Choking hazard! Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit. They could swallow the pieces and choke! Never let children unattended use electrical devices. DANGER! Electric shock caused by high voltages inside Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present.
Safety instructions WARNING! Risk of burns The generated fog at the fog nozzle is hot and can cause burns. Occasionally hot fluid drops may escape from the nozzle. The dis‐ tance of persons and objects to the fog nozzle must be at least fifty centimetre (1.6 feet). Do not touch the fog nozzle during and shortly after operation. It becomes very hot and may cause burns even several hours after switching off the device. WARNING! Risk of slipping caused by condensate Fog machines can produce condensate.
Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire Do not block areas of ventilation. Do not install the device near any direct heat source. Keep the device away from naked flames. NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only. To prevent damage, never expose the device to any liquid or moisture. Avoid direct sunlight, heavy dirt, and strong vibrations. Only operate the device within the ambient conditions specified in the chapter ‘Technical specifications’ of this user manual.
Safety instructions General information about how to safely operate fog machines and hazers The device was designed for use in professional event technology and works reliably when used properly. Observe the following information: Follow all warnings in these operating instructions. Never leave the device running without supervision. The device is not suitable for use in private households or as a child's toy. Place the device on a stable, fire-proof basis that is at least twice as large as the device.
Features 3 Features This fog machine is suitable for use in clubs, bars, discotheques and on stages. Special features of the device: n Coloured fog effects by integrated LEDs n 3 × LED effect ring – Inner ring: 3 × LED RGB 3 W – Middle ring: 16 × LED 3 in 1 RGB SMD – Outer ring: 24 × LED 3 in 1 RGB SMD n control via DMX (6 channels) n Manual control using the buttons and the display on the device and the radio remote con‐ trol AF-R1 (item no.
Installation 4 Installation Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the product against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively. The device requires 20 cm clearance at the sides and above. Place the unit on a flat, stable sur‐ face.
Starting up 5 Starting up Create all connections while the device is off. Use the shortest possible high-quality cables for all connections. Take care when running the cables to prevent tripping hazards. NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers.
Starting up Connections in DMX mode Connect the DMX input of the device to the DMX output of a DMX controller or another DMX device. Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain. Always ensure that the output of the last DMX device in the daisy chain is terminated with a resistor (110 Ω, ¼ W).
Connections and operating elements 6 Connections and operating elements ( ö Voltage: 230V~50Hz Watt: 810W Fuse: F5AL250V Item no: 478389 # PUSH FUSE F5AL 250V $ ' 230Vd50Hz & % AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 21
Connections and operating elements 1 [ON | OFF] Main switch. Turns the device on and off. 2 [FUSE F5AL 250V] Fuse 3 [230V~50Hz] Lockable input socket (Power Twist) for the supply voltage 4 [DMX OUT] DMX output 5 [DMX IN] DMX input 6 Control panel 7 Connection for the transmitter of the optional radio remote control (item no.
Connections and operating elements Control panel 8 Display ) 9 [ENTER] Button to select a menu option and to confirm the entered values. 10 Button to page down in the menu system, and to increase the displayed value. 11 - ,+ * Button to page up in the menu system, and to decrease the displayed value. 12 [FUNC] Button to open the control menu.
Connections and operating elements Radio remote control AF-R1 (item no. 464052) 13 [1]…[4] .
Operating 7 Operating Filling the unit NOTICE! Possible damages caused by unsuitable fog fluid Fog liquids not approved by the manufacturer may permanently damage the unit. Only use the fog fluids listed on www.thomann.de and follow their instructions for use. First, make sure the unit is disconnected from the mains. Open the screw-cap of the liquid container and fill in the fog fluid. Make sure that no fog fluid is spilled or gets into the device. The easiest way is using a funnel.
Operating Turning the unit on NOTICE! Fire hazard Do not operate the machine unattended. Connect the device to the mains power grid and turn it on with the main switch. During the warm-up time of about 5 minutes the display shows ‘UP’ . Once the device is operational, the display will change to ‘rEAd’ . When the machine receives a DMX signal, the display shows the set DMX address, even during start-up and warm-up time.
Operating Turning the unit off Turn off the power using the main switch. Transport the device only when it is completely cooled down. To avoid leaking fog fluid during transport, you should transport the device only with empty fluid container. Do not operate the device in the automatic programmes for longer than 8 hours without a break. 7.1 Operating mode ‘Manual control’ This mode can only be selected when no DMX controller is connected and turned on.
Operating LED programme inner ring 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘Co-1’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Select the desired colour setting with 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. Display Colour setting ‘AUto’ Automatic colour change ‘oFF’ LEDs off ‘Co01’ Red ‘Co02’ Green ‘Co03’ Blue ‘Co04’ Red-green fog machine 28 and according to the following table.
Operating Display Colour setting ‘Co05’ Red-blue ‘Co06’ Blue-green ‘Co07’ Red-green-blue AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 29
Operating LED programme middle ring 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘Co-2’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Select the desired colour setting with 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. Display Colour setting ‘oFF’ LEDs off ‘Co01’ Red ‘Co02’ Green ‘Co03’ Blue ‘Co04’ Red-green ‘Co05’ Red-blue fog machine 30 and according to the following table.
Operating Display Colour setting ‘Co06’ Green-blue ‘Co07’ Red-green-blue ‘Co08’ Chaser light red ‘Co09’ Chaser light green ‘Co10’ Chaser light blue ‘Co11’ Chaser light red-blue ‘Co12’ Automatic chaser light red ‘Co13’ Automatic chaser light all colours AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 31
Operating LED programme outer ring 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘Co-3’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Select the desired colour setting with 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. Display Colour setting ‘oFF’ LEDs off ‘Co01’ Red ‘Co02’ Green ‘Co03’ Blue ‘Co04’ Red-green ‘Co05’ Red-blue fog machine 32 and according to the following table.
Operating Display Colour setting ‘Co06’ Green-blue ‘Co07’ Red-green-blue ‘Co08’ Chaser light red ‘Co09’ Chaser light green ‘Co10’ Chaser light blue ‘Co11’ Chaser light red-blue ‘Co12’ Automatic chaser light red ‘Co13’ Automatic chaser light all colours AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 33
Operating Automatic chaser light speed The speed for the automatic chaser light can be set for the middle ring and the outer ring. 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘SPEE’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Use and speed. 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. to select a value between ‘SP01’ (slow) and ‘SP10’ (fast) for the desired 7.1.1 Automatic programmes LED/Fog 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2.
Operating Programme ‘on1’ Set the desired colour effects of the LEDs as described above. After activating the programme, steps 1 to 3 below are repeated continuously. 1 Fog burst for approx. 6 seconds 2 Fade out of the LEDs in the inner ring in 2.5 seconds and in the middle and outer ring in 5 seconds 3 Warm-up time of 20 seconds If the programme ‘on1’ is set you can activate and deactivate it with [ENTER] (display shows ‘oUt’ ).
Operating Programme ‘on2’ Set the desired colour effects of the LEDs as described above. After activating the programme, effects 1 to 16 below are repeated continuously.
Operating Effect 11 Fog burst and automatic chaser light Inner ring, middle ring, outer ring Effect 12 Automatic chaser light Middle ring, outer ring Effect 13 Fog burst and automatic chaser light Inner ring, middle ring, outer ring Effect 14 Automatic chaser light Middle ring, outer ring Effect 15 Fog burst and automatic chaser light Inner ring, middle ring, outer ring Effect 16 Automatic chaser light Middle ring, outer ring If the programme ‘on2’ is set you can activate and deactivate i
Operating Setting fog burst duration 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘FoG’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Use 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘StoP’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Use 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. and to select a value from ‘2 S’ … ‘10 S’ for the desired fog blast duration.
Operating For the automatic programme ‘on1’ , the interval between fog blasts must no be shorter than 5 seconds. For the automatic programme ‘on2’ , the values in the following table apply.
Operating Fog burst duration Interval between fog bursts 9s 30 s 10 s 32 s 7.3 Operation with radio remote control If the device is not controlled via DMX you can trigger the fog blast using the button on the remote control that is set for the device. By pressing the button you generate an even fog blast. Stop the fog blast by releasing the button. 7.
Operating 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘LEd’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Use and to select the option ‘on’ (Indicator LED for container lights up, display is activated) or ‘oFF’ (indicator LED for the container does not light up, the display turns dark after 15 seconds). 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. The display can be activated by pressing any key.
Operating 7.5 Operating mode ‘DMX’ Set the DMX address of the device using the menu control. 1. Press [FUNC] to open the device menu. 2. Press again [FUNC] until ‘Addr’ appears in the display. 3. Confirm with [ENTER]. 4. Use 5. Confirm the input with [ENTER]. and to select the desired address from ‘1’ … ‘507’ . Make sure that this number matches the configuration of your DMX controller.
Operating DMX assignment Channel Value 1 2 3 4 Function Amount of fog 0…9 No fog output (0 %) 10…255 Fog output (100 %) Brightness of all LEDs 0…9 All LEDs off 10…255 LEDs up to maximum brightness Strobe effect 0…9 Inner ring, stroboscope effect off 10…255 Inner ring, stroboscope effect from slow to fast Colour effect inner ring 0…9 All LEDs off 10…29 Red AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 43
Operating Channel Value 5 Function 30…59 Green 60…89 Blue 90…109 Red-green 110…129 Red-blue 130…159 Green-blue 160…189 Red-green-blue 190…255 Automatic chaser light, all LEDs, increasing speed Colour effect middle and outer ring 0…9 All LEDs off 10…29 Red 30…59 Green 60…89 Blue 90…109 Red-green fog machine 44
Operating Channel Value 6 Function 110…129 Red-blue 130…159 Green-blue 160…189 Red-green-blue 190…255 Automatic chaser light, all LEDs, increasing speed 0…100 Fog and automatic chaser light, LED effect programme of channel 4 and 5 101…255 Fog and automatic chaser light, channel 4 and 5 are not active AF-X 790 DMX Fog Machine FX LED 45
Operating 7.6 Protective function As soon as the container no longer contains enough fog fluid, the device is switched off to pro‐ tect the pump. The display flashes ‘--’ and the red indicator LED for the fluid container flashes. Pour fog fluid into the container. ð The device can be operated again after warming-up. The red LED and the display no longer flash.
Technical specifications Technical specifications 275 mm 235 mm Voltage: 230V~50Hz Watt: 810W Fuse: F5AL250V Item no: 478389 Heater power 790 W Warm-up time approx. 5 min Fluid container capacity 1.2 l Fluid consumption 60 ml/min For burst duration, max.
Technical specifications Light source 40 × LED RGB SMD 3 in 1 3 × LED RGB, 3 W Power consumption 810 W Supply voltage 230 V Fuse 5 mm × 20 mm, 5 A, 250 V, fast-acting Degree of protection IP20 Dimensions (W × H × D) 275 mm × 235 mm × 500 mm Weight 6.
Technical specifications Further information Variant group St. AF Blast direction Horizontal Flying operation No Radio remote control Optional, item no.
Plug and connection assignments 9 Plug and connection assignments Introduction This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable equip‐ ment so that a perfect light experience is guaranteed.
Troubleshooting 10 Troubleshooting In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation. We give you some suggestions for easy troubleshooting: Symptom Remedy The unit does not work Check the mains connection and the main fuse. No haze output 1. Check the fluid level in the fog container. 2. Switch the device off and check the hose that leads into the fluid container for flow. No response to the DMX controller 1. Check the address settings and the DMX polarity. 2.
Troubleshooting If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de.
Cleaning 11 Cleaning NOTICE! Possible damages caused by unsuitable cleaning agents Cleaners not approved by the manufacturer may permanently damage the unit. Only use the fog machine cleaners listed on www.thomann.de and follow their instructions for use. Clean the appliance after every 30 operating hours, or if it was not in use for a longer period of time. Procedure 1. Make sure that the device is turned off, disconnected from the mains and completely cooled down. 2.
Cleaning 7. Insert the suction hose of the fog machine back into the fog fluid container and let the device again produce fog for about 20 seconds. This will rinse the lines. ð The cleaning is completed. Fan grids The fan grids of the device must be cleaned of any contamination, such as dust, etc. on a reg‐ ular basis. Before cleaning, switch off the device and disconnect mains-operated devices from the mains. Only use pH-neutral, solvent-free and non-abrasive cleaning agents.
Protecting the environment 12 Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are fed to a recovery. Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging.
Protecting the environment Disposal of your old device This product is subject to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) in its currently valid version. Do not dispose with your normal household waste. Dispose this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility. When discarding the device, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility.
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