American DJ Sonic Beam II manual

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    User Instructions American DJ 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .americandj.com Introduction: Congratulations and thank y ou f or purchasing the Sonic Beam I I T M from American DJ . The new Sonic Beam II T M i s p a r t o f American DJs continuing pursuit for creating high quality aff ord- able intelligent fixtures . The Sonic Beam II [...]

  • Page 2

    Sonic Beam II™ Introduction FEA TURES: Sonic Beam II™ features include: • Single Gobo/Color wheel, with smooth color crossfading stepper motor . • 14 colored Gobos plus spot, with bi colored gobos and multicolored gobos. • High Speed Shutter with variable Speed and Bi-color strobe • 180 degree pan 360 degree barrel rotation. • Full Mi[...]

  • Page 3

    Unpacking: Every Sonic Beam II™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in per fect operating order . Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your xture for any damage. In the case damage has been found please contact our toll free cus[...]

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    Operatinge Modes: You can use the Sonic Beam II TM in three ways: • Stand alone mode - The unit will react to sound, chasing through the several built in programs. You can also use the optional Sonic Beam II/C Remote Control to set blackout, strobe or slow scan mode. • Master/Slave mode - You can daisy chain up to 16 units together to get a syn[...]

  • Page 5

    2. The Sonic Beam II TM uses four DMX channels to operate; Channel 1 is mirror pan, channel 2 is mirror tilt, channel 3 is gobo/color , and channel 4 is shutter . 3. T o run your fixture in DMX mode, plug in the fixture via the XLR connections to any standard DMX controller . - Follow the set-up specifications that come with your DMX controller . D[...]

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    Listed below are a few common problems the user may encounter , with solutions. No light fr om the unit; 1. Check if the ‘Power On’ (red) LED is lit and the fan is running. If not, there is no main supply. 2. Check the fuse in the back panel. 3. Check if lamp is lit. The user should be able to see some light escape through the fan. If power is [...]

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    The Sonic Beam II may be controlled by a wide range of controllers; ie. Show Designer™, DMX Operator , ™ Scene Setter™ or by the Sonic Beam II/C basic controller . Sonic Beam II/C features: • Stand by (Black out) • Strobe • Slow Scan • 30 ft. cable © American DJ Supply ® - www .americandj.com - Sonic Beam II™ Instruction Manual P [...]

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    ©American DJ Supply American DJ W orld Headquar ters: 4295 Char ter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 / F ax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .amer icandj.com / E-mail: info@americandj.com © American DJ Supply ® - www .americandj.com - Sonic Beam II™ Instruction Manual P age 15 Sonic Beam II™ Specifications Model: Sonic Beam II™ S[...]