Showtec PowerBOX 4 Daisy Chain Multiple Socket User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- Showtec
Table of Contents
PowerBOX 4 Daisy Chain Multiple Socket
M A NUA L
ENG LISH
Po we rBO X 4
V1
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Hig hlite Inte rna tio na l B.V. Ve sta stra a t 2 6468 EX Ke rkra d e the Ne the rla nd s
Po we rBO X 4
Ta b le o f c o nte nts
Wa rning ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 Sa fe ty
Instruc tio ns ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 O p e ra
ting De te rmina tio ns …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 C o
nne c tio n w ith the m a ins………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
Re turn Pro c e d ure ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 C
la ims…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
De sc riptio n o f the de vic e
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Fro ntsid e
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Ba c ksid e
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Insta lla tio n………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Se t Up a nd O pe ra tio n
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Po w e r O N
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Ma inte na nc e ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Tro ub le sho o ting ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Pro duc t Sp e c ific a tio n
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
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Po we rBO X 4
Wa rning
Unpa c king Instruc tio ns Imme d ia te ly up o n re c e iving this p ro d uc
t, c a re fully unp a c k the c a rto n a nd c he c k the c o nte nts to e
nsure tha t a ll p a rts a re p re se nt, a nd ha ve b e e n re c e ive d in g
o o d c o nd itio n. No tify the d e a le r imme d ia te ly a nd re ta in p a
c king m a te ria l fo r insp e c tio n if a ny p a rts a p p e a r d a ma g e
d fro m ship p ing o r the c a rto n itse lf sho w s sig ns o f m isha nd ling
. Sa ve the c a rto n a nd a ll p a c king m a te ria ls. In the e ve nt tha t
a fixture must b e re turne d to the fa c to ry, it is imp o rta nt tha t the
fixture b e re turne d in the o rig ina l fa c to ry b o x a nd p a c king .
Yo ur shipm e nt inc lude s: · Sho w te c Po w e rBO X 4 · Pro p o w e r c a b
le 1,5 m · Use r ma nua l
Sa fe ty Instruc tio ns Eve ry p e rso n invo lve d w ith the insta lla tio n,
o p e ra tio n a nd m a inte na nc e o f this d e vic e ha s to : · b e q ua
lifie d · fo llo w the instruc tio ns o f this ma nua l
Be fo re yo ur initia l sta rt-up , p le a se ma ke sure tha t the re is no d
a ma g e c a use d b y tra nsp o rta tio n. Sho uld the re b e a ny, c o nsult
yo ur d e a le r a nd d o no t use the d e vic e . To m a inta in p e rfe c t
c o nd itio n a nd to e nsure a sa fe o p e ra tio n, it is a b so lute ly ne
c e ssa ry fo r the use r to fo llo w the sa fe ty instruc tio ns a nd w a
rning no te s writte n in this ma nua l. Ple a se c o nsid e r tha t d a ma g
e s c a use d b y m a nua l mo d ific a tio ns to the d e vic e a re no t sub
je c t to w a rra nty. This d e vic e c o nta ins no use r-se rvic e a b le p
a rts. Re fe r se rvic ing to q ua lifie d te c hnic ia ns o nly.
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IMPO RTANT! The m a nufa c ture r w ill no t a c c e p t lia b ility fo r a ny
re sulting d a m a g e s c a use d b y the no n-o b se rva nc e o f this m a
nua l o r a ny una utho rize d m o d ific a tio n to the d e vic e .
· Ne ve r le t the p o w e r c o rd c o m e into c o nta c t w ith o the r c a
b le s! Ha nd le the p o w e r c o rd a nd a ll c o nne c tio ns w ith the ma
ins w ith p a rtic ula r c a utio n!
· Ne ve r re m o ve w a rning o r info rm a tive la b e ls fro m the unit. ·
Do no t o p e n the d e vic e a nd d o no t m o d ify the d e vic e . · Ne ve
r use a nything to c o ve r the g ro und c o nta c t. · Ne ve r le a ve a ny c
a b le s lying a ro und . · Ne ve r use the d e vic e d uring thund e rsto
rms, unp lug the d e vic e im m e d ia te ly. · Do no t c o nne c t this d e
vic e to a d imme rp a c k. · Do no t sw itc h the d e vic e o n a nd o ff in
sho rt inte rva ls, a s this w o uld re d uc e the d e vic e ‘ s life . · Do
no t sha ke the d e vic e . Avo id b rute fo rc e w he n insta lling o r o p e
ra ting the d e vic e . · O nly use d e vic e ind o o rs, a vo id c o nta c t
with w a te r o r o the r liq uid s. · O nly o p e ra te the fixture a fte r
ha ving c he c ke d if the ho using is firm ly c lo se d a nd a ll sc re w s a
re tig htly
fa ste ne d . · O nly o p e ra te the d e vic e a fte r ha ving fa m ilia rize
d w ith its func tio ns. · Avo id fla m e s a nd d o no t p ut c lo se to fla
m m a b le liq uid s o r g a se s. · Alw a ys ke e p c a se c lo se d w hile o
p e ra ting . · Alw a ys d isc o nne c t p o w e r fro m the ma ins, w he n d
e vic e is no t use d o r b e fo re c le a ning ! O nly ha nd le
the p o w e r c o rd b y the p lug . Ne ve r p ull o ut the p lug b y tug g
ing the p o w e r c o rd . · Ma ke sure tha t the d e vic e is no t e xp o se
d to e xtre m e he a t, m o isture o r d ust. · Ma ke sure tha t the a va ila
b le vo lta g e is no t hig he r tha n sta te d o n the re a r p a ne l. · Ma
ke sure tha t the p o w e r c o rd is ne ve r c rim p e d o r d a m a g e d .
C he c k the d e vic e a nd the p o w e r
c o rd fro m tim e to tim e . · The c a b le inse rt o r the fe m a le p a rt
in the d e vic e m ust ne ve r b e stra ine d . The re m ust a lw a ys b e
suffic ie nt c a b le to the d e vic e . O the rw ise , the c a b le ma y b e
d a m a g e d w hic h ma y le a d to d e a d ly e le c tric a l sho c ks. · If
the d e vic e is d ro p p e d o r struc k, d isc o nne c t m a ins p o w e r
sup p ly im m e d ia te ly. Ha ve a q ua lifie d e ng ine e r insp e c t fo r
sa fe ty b e fo re o p e ra ting . · If the d e vic e ha s b e e n e xp o se d
to d ra stic te m p e ra ture fluc tua tio n (e .g . a fte r tra nsp o rta tio
n), d o no t sw itc h it o n im m e d ia te ly. The a rising c o nd e nsa tio
n w a te r m ig ht d a m a g e yo ur d e vic e . Le a ve the d e vic e sw itc
he d o ff until it ha s re a c he d ro o m te m p e ra ture . · If yo ur Sho w
te c d e vic e fa ils to w o rk p ro p e rly, d isc o ntinue use im m e d ia
te ly. Pa c k the unit se c ure ly (p re fe ra b ly in the o rig ina l p a c
king ma te ria l), a nd re turn it to yo ur Sho w te c d e a le r fo r se rvic
e . · Fo r a d ult use o nly. De vic e m ust b e insta lle d o ut o f the re a
c h o f c hild re n. Ne ve r le a ve the unit running una tte nd e d . · Fo r
re p la c e m e nt use fuse s o f sa m e typ e a nd ra ting o nly. · The use r
is re sp o nsib le fo r c o rre c t p o sitio ning a nd o p e ra ting o f the
Po w e rBO X 4. The m a nufa c ture r w ill no t a c c e p t lia b ility fo r
d a m a g e s c a use d b y the m isuse o r inc o rre c t insta lla tio n o f
this d e vic e . · This d e vic e fa lls und e r p ro te c tio n c la ss I.
The re fo re it is e sse ntia l to c o nne c t the ye llo w / g re e n c o nd
uc to r to e a rth. · Re p a irs, se rvic ing a nd e le c tric c o nne c tio n
m ust b e c a rrie d o ut b y a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n. · WARRANTY: Till
o ne ye a r a fte r d a te o f p urc ha se .
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O pe ra ting De te rm ina tio ns · This d e vic e is no t d e sig ne d fo r p
e rm a ne nt o p e ra tio n. C o nsiste nt o p e ra tio n b re a ks w ill e
nsure tha t the
d e vic e w ill se rve yo u fo r a lo ng tim e w itho ut d e fe c ts. · The m
a xim um a m b ie nt te m p e ra ture ta = 35°C m ust ne ve r b e e xc e e d e
d . · The re la tive hum id ity m ust no t e xc e e d 50 % w ith a n a m b ie
nt te m p e ra ture o f 35° C . · If this d e vic e is o p e ra te d in a ny o
the r w a y, tha n the o ne d e sc rib e d in this ma nua l, the p ro d uc t m
a y
suffe r d a m a g e s a nd the w a rra nty b e c o m e s vo id . · Any o the r
o p e ra tio n ma y le a d to d a ng e rs like sho rt-c irc uit, b urns, e le
c tric sho c k, c ra sh e tc .
Yo u e nd a ng e r yo ur o wn sa fe ty a nd the sa fe ty o f o the rs!
Imp ro p e r insta lla tio n c a n c a use se rio us d a ma g e to p e o p le
a nd p ro p e rty!
The Po w e rBO X 4 c a n b e p la c e d o n a fla t sta g e flo o r o r a tta c he d to a ny kind o f truss, w ith the 90659 Po w e rBO X c la m p o r the D9575B Sna p Fa ste ne r 22.
C o nne c tio n with the m a ins C o nne c t the d e vic e to the ma ins w ith the p o w e r-p lug . Alw a ys p a y a tte ntio n, tha t the rig ht c o lo r c a b le is c o nne c te d to the rig ht p la c e .
Inte rna tio na l
L N
EU C a b le BRO WN
BLUE YELLO W/ G REEN
UK C a b le RED
BLAC K G REEN
US C a b le YELLO W/ C O PPER
SILVER G REEN
Pin PHASE NEUTRAL PRO TEC TIVE G RO UND
Ma ke sure tha t the d e vic e is a lwa ys c o nne c te d p ro p e rly to the e a rth!
Imp ro p e r insta lla tio n c a n c a use se rio us d a ma g e to p e o p le a nd p ro p e rty!
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Re turn Pro c e dure Re turne d m e rc ha nd ise must b e se nt p re p a id a
nd in the o rig ina l p a c king , c a ll ta g s w ill no t b e issue d . Pa c
ka g e must b e c le a rly la b e le d w ith a Re turn Autho riza tio n Numb e
r (RMA numb e r). Pro d uc ts re turne d w itho ut a n RMA numb e r w ill b e
re fuse d . Hig hlite will no t a c c e p t the re turne d g o o d s o r a ny
re sp o nsib ility. C a ll Hig hlite 0031-455667723 o r ma il a fte rsa le s@
hig hlite .nl a nd re q ue st a n RMA p rio r to ship p ing the fixture . Be p
re p a re d to p ro vid e the m o d e l numb e r, se ria l numb e r a nd a b
rie f d e sc rip tio n o f the c a use fo r the re turn. Be sure to p ro p e
rly p a c k fixture , a ny ship p ing d a ma g e re sulting fro m ina d e q ua
te p a c ka g ing is the c usto me r’ s re sp o nsib ility. Hig hlite re se
rve s the rig ht to use its o w n d isc re tio n to re p a ir o r re p la c e
p ro d uc t(s). As a sug g e stio n, p ro p e r UPS p a c king o r d o ub le
-b o xing is a lw a ys a sa fe me tho d to use .
No te : If yo u a re g ive n a n RMA num b e r, ple a se inc lude the fo llo
wing info rm a tio n o n a pie c e o f pa pe r inside the b o x: 01) Yo ur na
me 02) Yo ur a d d re ss 03) Yo ur p ho ne numb e r 04) A b rie f d e sc rip
tio n o f the symp to ms
C la im s The c lie nt ha s the o b lig a tio n to c he c k the d e live re d
g o o d s imme d ia te ly up o n d e live ry fo r a ny sho rtc o m ing s a nd
/ o r visib le d e fe c ts, o r p e rfo rm this c he c k a fte r o ur a nno
unc e me nt tha t the g o o d s a re a t the ir d isp o sa l. Da ma g e inc
urre d in ship p ing is the re sp o nsib ility o f the ship p e r; the re fo
re the d a ma g e m ust b e re p o rte d to the c a rrie r up o n re c e ip t
o f me rc ha nd ise . It is the c usto me r’s re sp o nsib ility to no tify a
nd sub mit c la ims w ith the ship p e r in the e ve nt tha t a fixture is d a
m a g e d d ue to ship p ing . Tra nsp o rta tio n d a ma g e ha s to b e re p
o rte d to us w ithin o ne d a y a fte r re c e ip t o f the d e live ry. Any
re turn ship me nt ha s to b e m a d e p o st-p a id a t a ll time s. Re turn
ship me nts m ust b e a c c o mp a nie d w ith a le tte r d e fining the re a
so n fo r re turn ship me nt. No n-p re p a id re turn ship me nts w ill b e
re fuse d , unle ss o the rw ise a g re e d in w riting . C o mp la ints a g a
inst us m ust b e m a d e kno w n in w riting o r b y fa x w ithin 10 wo rking
d a ys a fte r re c e ip t o f the invo ic e . Afte r this p e rio d c o mp la
ints will no t b e ha nd le d a nymo re . C o mp la ints w ill o nly the n b e
c o nsid e re d if the c lie nt ha s so fa r c o mp lie d w ith a ll p a rts o
f the a g re e me nt, re g a rd le ss o f the a g re e m e nt o f w hic h the
o b lig a tio n is re sulting .
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De sc riptio n o f the de vic e
Fe a ture s The Sho w te c Po w e rBO X 4 c a n b e use d a s a p o w e r sup
p ly fo r lig hting o r b a c k-line e q uip me nt. The Po w e rBO X 4 is e q
uip p e d w ith 1 x Pro p o w e r c o nne c to r IN a nd 2 x Pro p o w e r c o
nne c to r O UT. Ap a rt fro m tha t, the re a re a lso 4 x Sc huko p o w e r
o utp uts.
· Inp ut vo lta g e : 220-240V AC , 50Hz · Po w e r c o nsump tio n: 2W · Po w
e r o utp ut: 10A RMS/ 16A p e a k · Po w e r c o nne c tio ns: Pro p o w e r
c o nne c to r IN/ O UT, 4 x Sc huko O UT · Ho using : Hig h-imp a c t ABS p
la stic · Tunne l w id th: 30 mm · C o lo r: Bla c k · Dime nsio ns: 335 x 90
x 75 m m (LxWxH) · We ig ht: 0,8 kg
O ptio na l a c c e sso rie s:
· 90659 Po w e rBO X c la m p · D9575B Sna p Fa ste ne r 22
Fro ntside
- 220-240V Pro p o w e r c o nne c to r O UT 02) 220-240V Pro p o w e r c o nne c to r IN 03) LED p o w e r ind ic a to r 04) 4 x Sc huko p o w e r c o nne c to r O UT
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Fig . 01
Po we rBO X 4 Ba c kside
- 220-240V Pro p o w e r c o nne c to r O UT
Fig . 02
Insta lla tio n
Re m o ve a ll p a c king ma te ria ls fro m the Po w e rBO X 4. C he c k if a
ll fo a m a nd p la stic p a d d ing is re m o ve d . C o nne c t a ll c a b
le s. Do no t supply po we r b e fo re the who le syste m is se t up a nd c o
nne c te d pro pe rly. Alwa ys disc o nne c t fro m e le c tric m a ins po we
r sup ply b e fo re c le a ning o r se rvic ing . Da m a g e s c a use d b y
no n- o b se rva nc e a re no t sub je c t to wa rra nty.
Se t Up a nd O pe ra tio n
Fo llo w the d ire c tio ns b e lo w , a s the y p e rta in to yo ur p re fe
rre d o p e ra tio n m o d e . Be fo re p lug g ing the unit in, a lw a ys ma
ke sure tha t the p o w e r sup p ly m a tc he s the p ro d uc t sp e c ific a
tio n vo lta g e . Do no t a tte m p t to o p e ra te a 120V sp e c ific a tio
n p ro d uc t o n 230V p o w e r, o r vic e ve rsa . C o nne c t the d e vic e
to the m a in p o w e r sup p ly.
Po we r O N 01) Plug o ne e nd o f the inc lud e d Sc huko to Pro p o w e r c
a b le to the a p p ro p ria te 220-240V AC p o w e r
sup p ly a nd the o the r e nd to the p o w e r IN c o nne c to r (02) o n the
d e vic e . 02) Plug o the r d e vic e s into the re m a ining 4 x Sc huko o
utp uts (04) o r 2 x Pro p o w e r o utp uts (01/ 05).
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Po we rBO X 4
Ma inte na nc e
The o p e ra to r ha s to m a ke sure tha t sa fe ty-re la te d a nd ma c hine
-te c hnic a l insta lla tio ns a re to b e insp e c te d b y a n e xp e rt a
fte r e ve ry ye a r in the c o urse o f a n a c c e p ta nc e te st. The o p
e ra to r ha s to ma ke sure tha t sa fe ty-re la te d a nd m a c hine -te c
hnic a l insta lla tio ns a re to b e insp e c te d b y a skille d p e rso n o
nc e a ye a r.
We stro ng ly a d vise yo u to le t a q ua lifie d te c hnic ia n g ive the
unit a m a inte na nc e c he c k twic e a ye a r. The fo llo w ing p o ints ha
ve to b e c o nsid e re d d uring the insp e c tio n: 01) All sc re w s use d
fo r insta lling the d e vic e o r p a rts o f the d e vic e ha ve to b e tig
htly c o nne c te d a nd
must no t b e c o rro d e d . 02) The re m a y no t b e a ny d e fo rma tio ns
o n ho using s, fixa tio ns a nd insta lla tio n sp o ts. 03) Me c ha nic a
lly mo ving p a rts like a xle s, e ye s a nd o the rs m a y no t sho w a ny
tra c e s o f w e a ring . 04) The e le c tric p o w e r sup p ly c a b le s m
ust no t sho w a ny d a ma g e s o r m a te ria l fa tig ue .
The Po w e rBO X 4 re q uire s a lmo st no m a inte na nc e . Ho w e ve r, yo
u sho uld ke e p the unit c le a n. Disc o nne c t the ma ins p o w e r sup p
ly, a nd the n w ip e the c o ve r w ith a d a mp c lo th. Do no t imme rse in
liq uid . Do no t use a lc o ho l o r so lve nts. Ke e p c o nne c tio ns c le
a n. Disc o nne c t e le c tric p o we r, a nd the n w ip e the DMX a nd p o w
e r c o nne c tio ns w ith a d a mp c lo th. Ma ke sure c o nne c tio ns a re
tho ro ug hly d ry b e fo re linking e q uip m e nt o r sup p lying e le c
tric p o w e r.
Tro ub le sho o ting
This tro ub le sho o ting g uid e is me a nt to he lp so lve simp le p ro b le
ms. If a p ro b le m o c c urs, c a rry o ut the ste p s b e lo w in se q ue
nc e until a so lutio n is fo und . O nc e the unit o p e ra te s p ro p e
rly, d o no t c a rry o ut fo llo w ing ste p s. 01) If the d e vic e d o e s
no t o p e ra te p ro p e rly, unp lug the d e vic e . 02) C he c k p o w e r
fro m the wa ll, a ll c a b le s, the se tting s (re turn to d e fa ult), e tc
. 03) If a ll o f the a b o ve a p p e a rs to b e O .K., p lug the unit in a
g a in. 04) If no thing ha p p e ns a fte r 30 se c o nd s, unp lug the d e
vic e . 05) Re turn the d e vic e to yo ur Sho w te c d e a le r.
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Pro duc t Spe c ific a tio n
Mo d e l: Inp ut vo lta g e : Po w e r c o nsump tio n: Po w e r o utp ut: Dime nsio ns: We ig ht:
Sho w te c Po w e rBO X 4 220-240V AC , 50Hz 2W 10A RMS/ 16A p e a k 335 x 90 x 75 m m (LxWxH) 0,8 kg
O pe ra ting a nd Pro g ra m m ing : Po w e r c o nne c tio ns: Ho using : Tunne l w id th: C o lo r: C o nne c tio ns:
Pro p o w e r c o nne c to r IN/ O UT, 4 x Sc huko O UT Hig h-imp a c t ABS p la stic 30 mm Bla c k De d ic a te d Sc huko to Pro p o w e r
Ma x. a m b ie nt te m p e ra ture ta : Ma x. ho using te m p e ra ture tB:
35°C 80°C
Minim um dista nc e : Minimum d ista nc e fro m fla mma b le surfa c e s:
0,5 m
De sig n a nd p ro d uc t sp e c ific a tio ns a re sub je c t to c ha ng e w
itho ut p rio r no tic e .
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