SHOWVEN BT84 Waver Sparkular Waver User Manual

USER MANUAL
SPARKULAR® WAVER
V1.1
2023/05/20 Showven Technologies Co., Ltd.

Thanks for choosing SPARKULAR® WAVER, we wish it will sparks up your show.
Please read the following manual carefully before operating this product.

Safety Instructions

• Unauthorized repair are prohibited, it may cause serious incident.
• Please keep the device dry.
• Make sure lid of feeding hopper are well covered when use SPARKULAR® WAVER.
• Accidentally burning of consumable can only use sands to extinguish.
• Consumable should keep away from moisture and stored in a dry sealed environment.
• Check whether there is consumable aggregate in the output nozzle both before and after each show, if any, please clean it up, or it will affect the firing effect, damage machine, even cause serious incident.
• There will be some sparks drop to ground, make sure there are no flammable objects such as carpet on the ground within the safety radius of the machine.
• Suggest to use HC8200 MEDIUM for indoor events.
• The SPARKULAR® WAVER power supply cable maximum allowed cascade of 6pcs (220V version) / 3pcs (110V version), exceed connecting may result in damage or even cause fire.
• Cover the output nozzle of SPARKULAR® WAVER is forbidden, inspect the machine before each show, making sure no objects or material will block the output nozzle.
• Never touch the nozzle of SPARKULAR® WAVER danger of getting burnt.
• Never touch the sparks which shooting out from the nozzle.

Safety Distance

• Safety distance for SPARKULAR® WAVER divided into two parts safety radius around machine (a) and safety distance at firing direction (b). No person and flammable materials are allowed to stay inside the safety isolation zone when SPARKULAR® WAVER was armed.
• The safety radius around machine depends on effect height (consumable HC8200 type), with a radius of 1m or 1.5m.
• For safety distance at firing direction equals to maximum firing height + 1m. SPARKULAR® WAVER with maximum ±90° waving firing angles, when firing wave sequence the safety isolation zone is a three-dimensional sector area.

HC8200 Type| Max. Effect Height| Safety Radius around SPARKULAR (a)| Safety Distance at Firing Direction (b)
---|---|---|---
Medium| 3.5m| 1m| 4.5m
LARGE| 4.5m| 1.5m| 5.5m

• The SPARKULAR® WAVER safety isolation zone is a three-dimensional space with a crosssection of 180° sector enclosed by a and b (check below diagram). We can understand it as a safety area formed by a safety column with diameter of a, height of b rotate of ±90 degrees.
  Unauthorized persons and objects are strictly prohibited from entering. Depending on the firing sequence / angles the sector area changes accordingly.

• For angled firing, the safety distance both around machine and firing direction should shift accordingly.

• In windy environment, increase the safety distance according to the wind direction and speed.

• Sparks and consumables from the machine can lead to serious eye injury. Always wear safety goggles when enter the safety zone.

Description

SPARKULAR® WAVER is 180 degree waving spark effect originally developed by SHOWVEN. It can firing in any single direction between -90 to 90 degree or in waving sequences etc. Various editable sparks effect brings infinite creativity to your stage.

Technical Specifications

• DIMENSION: 300×290×273mm
• WEIGHT: 15.5kg
• VOLTAGE: AC200-240V / AC100-120V, 50/60Hz
• WORK POWER: 500W
• EFFECT HEIGHT ADJUSTBLE: YES
• EFFECT ANGLE ADJUSTBLE: -90°~ 90° (180° waving angles)
• INTERFACE: 3-pin and 5-pin XLR, POWER IN/OUT
• CONTROL: 6 DMX channels
• WORK TEMP.: -20°C~40°C
• CONSUMABLE AND EFFECT HEIGHT: LARGE (3-4.5m), MEDIUM (2.5-3.5m)

Structure of SPARKULAR® WAVER

1. Feeding Hopper Lid
2. Output Nozzle
3. ARM alarming light
4. Display Screen
5. Power Switch
6. Fuse| 7. Power IN
8. Power OUT
9. 3-PIN DMX IN
10. 5-PIN DMX IN
11. 5-PIN DMX OUT
12. 3-PIN DMX OUT
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Bottom panel

Operation Panel

1. Keypad area MENU: Press enter setting interface
   UP: Parameter up
   DOWN: Parameter down
   MONI: Status monitoring of main part inside machine

2. Monitoring Interface
   From this interface, we can check the voltage and motor status of machine.

3. RFID area RFID card come with consumable HC8200 bags, swiping card to identify parameters and types of granules. The RFID card is disposable, one card can only use one time. Each card can increase single machine 20min working time, the maximum recharge time for SPARKULAR ” WAVER is 30min.

4. ARM alarming light ON: DMX connected or wireless remote function ON.
   BLINK: DMX armed, ready for firing
   OFF: No DMX connection and wireless remote function OFF.

Display Interface

1. Main Interface: Background color of DMX area: red means DMX connected.
   Background color of TEMP area: red means heating chamber temp. reached setting temp. machine is ready for firing.
   Indicator light status on power switch: flash means machine is heating up, long on means temp. reached setting temp.

2. Error information
   Error information| Explanation
   ---|---
   E0 System IC| Systematic error
   E1 Motor condition| Blower motor, shaft motor or feeding motor error
   E2 Temp. Sensor| Temperature sensor is not connected or damaged
   E3 P Temp. Over| Machine shutdown due to chassis over temperature
   E4 Time Remain| Firing time is insufficient, please swipe RFID card
   E5 K Temp. Over| Machine shutdown due to heating chamber over temperature
   E6 Heat Fail| Heating fail, problem on heating PCB or mainboard
   E7 Tip Over| Tilt sensor activated when machine slant over 45 degrees

3. Set Up Menu
   Press “MENU” enter setup menu, press LEFT, RIGHT to choose main menu, advanced menu or factory menu. Press “EDIT” can entering related menu and setting up related parameters.

4. Main Menu
   Parameters in main menu show in below table, press “UP”/ “DOWN” to change the value, please remember to press “SAVE” to save the setting. Options| Range| Default| Explanation
   ---|---|---|---
   Set DMX Address| 1-512| 1| Set DMX Address
   Manual Heat| ON/OFF| OFF| Manual heat ON/OFF setting
   Manual Fountain| ON/OFF| OFF| Manual Fountain ON/OFF setting
   Sequence| 2 – 72| 2| Preset sequence setting
   Max. Angle| -90°∼90°| -90°| Max. Angle limit
   Min. Angle| -90°∼90°| 90°| Min. Angle limit
   Invert| ON/OFF| OFF| When turned on, all angles will be mirrored.
   Head to middle| ON/OFF| ON| When ON and Channel 1 DMX value is 0, output nozzle will back to middle position after running a preset sequence.

5. Advanced Menu**
   Options| Range| Default| Explanation**
   ---|---|---|---
   Set Temperature| 500-620| 580| Setup SPARKULAR ” heat chamber temperature
   Auto Clear Delay| 0.1-0.9s| 0.1s| Automatic clear material time setting
   Wireless 2.4G| ON/OFF| OFF| 2.4G wireless function setting
   LCD Backlight| ON/OFF| ON| LCD backlight setting
   Density| 50-100| 100| Feeding amount
   Mode Selection| Factory Mode User Mode| User Mode| Factory mode is for engineer only. When in Factory mode machine can’t controlled by DMX console
   Default Parameter| ON/OFF| OFF| Parameters reset to default setting
   Motor Protect| ON/OFF| ON| Motor protect function
   Tip Over| ON/OFF| ON| Tilt function switch, when machine slant over 45 degree it will stop working.
   Standby Switch| ON/OFF| OFF| When ON, the machine can firing only when heating up was finished
   Motor Disabled| ON/OFF| OFF| Motor can’t waving when OFF
   Key Sound| ON/OFF| ON| Keypad press sound setting

*For better performance of SPARKULAR® WAVER, please don’t change the default value without permission from SHOWVEN®.

6. DMX Channel Mode
   SPARKULAR WAVER occupies 6 operational channels. First channel is for effect height, second channel for effect trigger and clear material etc. Channel| Function| Value
   ---|---|---
   CH1| Manual Angle setup| 0∼255: angle change from -90° to 90°
   128: straight upward (0°)
   H2| Manual Nozzle Waving
   Speed setup| 0 and 255: Max Speed
   1∼254: Speed increase
   H3| Firing ON/OFF| 0∼15: Firing OFF
   16∼90: Firing height low
   91∼170: Firing height medium 171-255: Firing height high
   Maxi. Single firing duration is 60s
   H4| n/a| Reserved
   CH5| Preset sequence setup| 0-2: no preset sequence
   3-255: preset sequence
   DMX value = 2 + Sequence No.*2.55 (ROUND OFF)
   CH6| Mode setup| 0∼ 49: Heating Up OFF (Emergency Stop)
   50∼200: Heating Up ON
   201-255: Heating Up OFF (Emergency Stop)

Channel 1 (CH1): Manual Angle Setup
SPARKUALR WAVER output nozzle can be stayed at any angle between -90° to 90°, below is a list of typical angles used in our preset sequence with related DMX value.

7. Firing Sequence
   SPARKULAR WAVER has 72 preset sequences, operator use related channel DMX value or sequence No. to access certain sequence. Below, you can find sequence list.

No.| Ignition angle| Description| Firing Duration| CH5 DMX Reference Value
---|---|---|---|---
1| Any angle| Clear material| Depends on CH3| 5-Mar
2| -90°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH4| 7-Jun
3| -75°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH5| 10-Aug
4| -60°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH6| 12-Nov
5| -45°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH7| 13-15
6| -30°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH8| 16-17
7| -15°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH9| 18-20
8| 0°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH10| 21-22
9| 15°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH11| 23-25
10| 30°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH12| 26-28
11| 45°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH13| 29-30
12| 60°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH14| 31-33
13| 75°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH15| 34-35
14| 90°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH16| 36-38
15| (-90°) ~ 90°| Slow waving once| 8s| 39-40
16| 90°~ (-90°)| Slow waving once| 8s| 41-43
17| (-90°)~ 90° ~(-90°)| Slow waving once| 14s| 44-45
18| (-75°)~ 75°~ (-75°)| Slow waving once| 12s| 46-48
19| (-60°)~ 60° ~ (-60°)| Slow waving once| 10s| 49-50
20| (-45°)~ 45° ~ (-45°)| Slow waving 3 times| 17s| 51-53
21| (-30°)~ 30° ~ (-30°)| Slow waving 3 times| 12s| 54-56
22| (-15°)~ 15° ~ (-15°)| Slow waving 3 times| 7s| 57-58
23| (-90°)~ 90° ~ (-90°)| Medium waving 5 times| 12s| 59-61
24| (-75°)~ 75° ~ (-75°)| Medium waving 5 times| 10s| 62-63
25| (-60°)~ 60° ~ (-60°)| Medium waving 5 times| 8s| 64-66
26| (-45°)~ 45° ~ (-45°)| Medium waving 5 times| 7s| 67-68
27| (-30°)~ 30° ~ (-30°)| Medium waving 5 times| 5s| 69-71
28| (-15°)~ 15° ~ (-15°)| Medium waving 5 times| 3s| 72-73
29| (-60°)~ 60° ~ (-60°)| Fast waving 10 times| 5s| 74-76
30| (-45°)~ 45° ~ (-45°)| Fast waving 10 times| 5s| 77-79
31| (-30°)~ 30° ~ (-30°)| Fast waving 10 times| 4s| 80-81
32| (-15°)~ 15° ~ (-15°)| Fast waving 10 times| 3s| 82-84
33| (-75°)~ 0° ~ (-75°)| Fast waving 10 times| 4s| 85-86
34| (-60°)~ 0° ~ (-60°)| Fast waving 10 times| 3s| 87-89
35| (-45°)~ 0° ~ (-45°)| Fast waving 10 times| 2s| 90-91
36| (-30°)~ 0° ~ (-30°)| Fast waving 10 times| 2s| 92-94
37| 75° ~ 0° ~ 75°| Fast waving 10 times| 5s| 95-96
38| 60° ~ 0° ~ 60°| Fast waving 10 times| 4s| 97-99
39| 45° ~ 0° ~ 45°| Fast waving 10 times| 3s| 100-101
40| 30° ~ 0° ~ 30°| Fast waving 10 times| 3s| 102-104
41| (-90°)~ 0° ~ (-90°)| Slow waving twice| 11s| 105-107
42| (-75°)~ 0° ~ (-75°)| Slow waving twice| 10s| 108-109
43| (-60°)~ 0° ~ (-60°)| Slow waving twice| 8s| 110-112
44| (-45°)~ 0° ~ (-45°)| Slow waving twice| 6s| 113-114
45| (-30°)~ 0° ~ (-30°)| Slow waving twice| 5s| 115-117
46| 90° ~ 0° ~ 90°| Slow waving twice| 11s| 118-119
47| 75° ~ 0° ~ 75°| Slow waving twice| 10s| 120-122
48| 60° ~ 0° ~ 60°| Slow waving twice| 8s| 123-124
49| 45° ~ 0° ~ 45°| Slow waving twice| 6s| 125-127
50| 30° ~ 0° ~ 30°| Slow waving twice| 5s| 128-130
51| (-90°)~ 0° ~ (-90°)| Medium waving 5 times| 7s| 131-132
52| (-75°)~ 0° ~ (-75°)| Medium waving 5 times| 6s| 133-135
53| (-60°)~ 0° ~ (-60°)| Medium waving 5 times| 5s| 136-137
54| (-45°)~ 0° ~ (-45°)| Medium waving 5 times| 4s| 138-140
55| (-30°)~ 0° ~ (-30°)| Medium waving 5 times| 3s| 141-142
56| 90° ~ 0° ~ 90°| Medium waving 5 times| 7s| 143-145
57| 75° ~ 0° ~ 75°| Medium waving 5 times| 6s| 146-147
58| 60° ~ 0° ~ 60°| Medium waving 5 times| 5s| 148-150
59| 45° ~ 0° ~ 45°| Medium waving 5 times| 4s| 151-152
60| 30° ~ 0° ~ 30°| Medium waving 5 times| 3s| 153-155
61| 90° ~ 45° ~ 90°| Slow waving 3 times| 10s| 156-158
62| 90° ~ 30°~ 90°| Slow waving 3 times| 13s| 159-160
63| (-90°) ~ (-45°) ~ (-90°)| Slow waving 3 times| 10s| 161-163
64| (-90°) ~ (-30°) ~ (-90°)| Slow waving 3 times| 12s| 164-165
65| (-90°) ~ 0°| Slow waving gradually decreases angle| 18s| 166-168
66| 90° ~ 0°| Slow waving gradually decreases angle| 19s| 169-170
67| (-90°) ~ 90°| Slow waving gradually decreases angle| 41s| 171-173
68| 0° ~ (-90°)| Slow waving once| 5s| 174-175
69| (-90°) ~ 0°| Slow waving once| 5s| 176-178
70| 0° ~ 90°| Slow waving once| 5s| 179-180
71| 90° ~ 0°| Slow waving once| 5s| 181-183
72| 0°| Fixed angle firing| Depends on CH3| 184-185

DMX control example 1: firing sequence No. 42
1. Set output nozzle straight up
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 0, CH6 = 128
2. Set preset Sequence No. 42
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 108, CH6 = 128
3. Firing 1s
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 255, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 108, CH6 = 128
DMX control example 2: firing sequence No. 8, firing time 10s
1. Set output nozzle straight up
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 0, CH6 = 128
2. Set preset Sequence No. 8
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 21, CH6 = 128
3. Firing
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 255, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 21, CH6 = 128 Keep 10s.
4. Firing OFF
CH1 = 128, CH2 = 0, CH3 = 0, CH4 = 0, CH5 = 0, CH6 = 128

8. Wireless Control Mode:
   When use remote controller, please disconnect DMX cable connection, set machine to Wireless 2.4G to ON status. Match machine with remote controller by Press “A” on remote controller when machine at Wireless Control interface.
   A: OFF / SET, Firing OFF, SET means match machine with remote controller.
   B: Firing, vertical up (0°)
   C: Firing, according to the sequence setting on machine
   D: Clear Material 3s.
   Please replace the battery when the indicator light on remote controller is weak.
   Battery mode: 9V stacked battery.

Operation Guide

1. Install SPARKULAR® WAVER
   a) SPARKULAR® WAVER can only be installed horizontally.
   b) Make sure the machine is securely installed to avoid tipping.
   c) Check carefully the output nozzle of each machine, make sure the output nozzle is in good shape and there is no powder aggregate.

2. Fill SPARKULAR® WAVER
   a) Open powder bags and fill the feeding hopper.
   b) Choose correct consumable according to the application scenario. SPARKULAR® WAVER can only use HC8200 LARGE and MEDIUM.
   c) Please be noted that there may sparks or remains fall to the ground. Make sure no flammable material on ground in the safety zone.
   d) Maximum effect height: HC8200 LARGE is 4.5m, HC8200 MEDIUM is 3.5m.
   e) Make sure the lid of hopper is locked tight after filling.

3. Connect Power / DMX cable
   a) Connect a power cable to the POWER IN socket of SPARKULAR® WAVER. Connect the other end of power cable to the power source. Make sure power supply in consistent with the rated voltage of the equipment, and the socket must well grounded.
   b) If connect machine in sequence, please connect a power link cable to the POWER OUT of previous machine, connect the other end of the power link cable to POWER IN of the next machine.
   c) The SPARKULAR® WAVER power supply cable maximum allowed cascade is 6 units (220V version) / 3pcs (110V version). Do not connect exceed units to a single electrical circuit.
   d) Power ON all SPARKULAR® WAVER.
   e) Assign DMX address for each unit of SPARKULAR® WAVER. If use SHOWVEN host controller or FXcommander to control the machine please allocate a unique DMX address for each unit of machine.
   If use remote controller to control SPARKULAR® WAVER wirelessly, please set machine to wireless ON status and match machine with remote controller. For DMX cable control please execute below operations (f to h).
   f) Connect a DMX cable to the DMX IN socket of first unit of SPARKULAR® WAVER, connect the male connector end of DMX cable to your DMX controller (FXcommander, HOST CONTROLLER, light console etc).
   g) Connect a DMX cable to the DMX OUT of previous machine, and the other end of to the DMX IN of next machine. Connect all devices in series in this way.
   h) Suggest to plug in a DMX terminator into the DMX OUT in last unit of machine to improve signal reliability. Signal amplifier is required for long distance (>200m) DMX signal transmission (SHOWVEN DMX splitter 8 with bidirectional signal transmission, thus can get signal feedback from device).

4. Activate SPARKULAR® WAVER by swipe RFID card
   a) Swipe an RFID card. Read the card as show below. SPARKULAR® WAVER shows time remain if read successfully. SPARKULAR® WAVER report E4 when remaining time is less than 10 minutes.
   b) Please note each RFID card come with 200g package HC8200 can increase single machine 20min working time, the maximum recharge time for SPARKULAR® WAVER is 30min, when time remain reached 30min, it can’t recharge anymore RFID card.

5. Programming and Firing
   a) Programming SPARKULAR® WAVER, set the firing sequences etc.
   b) Heating up, it takes around 5min, it varies according to the voltage and environment temperature.
   c) Make sure the prescribed safety zone of related firing sequences are clear.
   d) Suggest to clear material before firing.
   e) Firing. In order to prevent overheat in the heating chamber and protect machine, the maximum continuous firing time for SPARKULAR® WAVER is 60s.
   f) The operator should always have a clear view of the device, so that he/she can stop the show immediately when there is danger.
   g) Running preset sequence No.1 to clear material for SPARKULAR® WAVER after show, clear material will remove the remaining particles from heating chamber.
   NOTE:
   If use SHOWVEN HOST CONTROLLER ZK6200/6300 to control the firing, please press “F3” to choose “CIRCLE FLAMER-6CH”, then set the firing sequence, as for preset sequence the firing duration is fixed, so please set firing duration 1s. Please do allocate different DMX address for each unit of SPARKULAR WAVER (6 channels), otherwise it will cause signal interference.

6. Turn Off and clean up
   a) Power off SPARKULAR® WAVER, allow SPARKULAR® WAVER to cool down.
   b) Disconnect all POWER and DMX cables.
   c) Empty the remaining HC8200 in hopper, and store the remaining HC8200 in a dry sealed bottle for next time use. Never touch the output nozzle of SPARKULAR® WAVER when empty the hopper. DANGER OF GET BURNT!
   d) Operators can use handheld vacuum cleaner to empty the feeding hopper. Do make sure the machine was cool down when clean it. Do NOT use high-power vacuum cleaners to avoid hot consumables being sucked into the vacuum cleaner from the heating chamber and cause fire.
   e) Clean the surroundings to remove powder residues.

Maintenance

a) Empty the feeding hopper before shipment of machine.
b) Empty the feeding hopper if long time not use, for high humidity environment we suggest to empty feeding hopper after each show.
c) Clear material both before and after the show.

Warranty Instructions

• Sincere thanks for your choosing our products, you will receive quality service from us
• The product warranty period is one year. If there are any quality problems within 7 days after shipping out from our factory, we can exchange a brand new same model machine for you
• We will offer free of charge maintenance service for machines which with hardware malfunction (except for the instrument damage caused by human factors) in warranty period. Please don’t repair machine without factory permission

Below situations NOT included in warranty service:

• Damage caused by use other type of consumable which is not from SHOWVEN ” or SHOWVEN® authorized distributor.
• Damage caused by improper transportation, usage, management, and maintenance, or damage caused by human factors;
• Disassemble, modify or repair products without permission;
• Damage caused by external reasons (lightning strike, power supply etc.)
• Damage caused by improper installation or use;

For product damage not included in warranty range, we can provide paid service.
Invoice is necessary when applying for maintenance service from SHOWVEN®.

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References

• Founder of Sparkular, Sparkular Machine Maker | Showven

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