M3 Moto Spark User Manual
- June 16, 2024
- Spark
Table of Contents
M3 Moto Spark
DISCLAIMER
Please read the manual carefully before installing and using this product. Failure to read or comply with this manual may result in injury to products and personnel, and Spark Fabrice shall not be responsible for this.
This product is a professional machine, we do not assume any responsibility for accidents or losses caused by the use or maintenance of this product by personnel without professional training and permission.
If the information contained in the manual or the product specifications are changed, Spark Fabrice will not inform you further and responsible for any errors or omissions.
Our company reserves the right to modify the user manual at any time.
PREFACE
- This manual includes warning, caution and notice concerning the safe operation of equipment. These warning caution and notice come with the following icons. Please read them carefully!
WARNING
This warning indicates a dangerous situation that may result in death or serious injury if not avoided.
CAUTION
This alert indicates a dangerous situation that may result in mild or moderate injury if not avoided.
NOTICE
This means that you need to be careful.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
This product belongs to special effects equipment, only tor professional use.
This product belongs to the cold fireworks simulation special effects equipment, using CST technology, heating special metal powder, and sparking silver spark fountain which is safer than the traditional cold fireworks. It has three controllable variables: height, density and duration.
This product is widely used in weddings, concerts, sports events, event meetings and so on. Stimulate your interest and light up your activity.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
PRODUCT ACCESSORIES
1 Adapter
User Manual
Safety ring
NOTICE
Open the package carefully and check to make sure the goods are in good condition.
SPARK FABRICA GRANULE
A special metal powder has the characteristics of high content, little residue, belonging to a special consumables with no smoke, odor and other harmful gas when sparking.
WARNING
Only the consumables provided by Spark Fabrice are allowed to be used. Spark Fabric Ashall not be liable for any damage to machines, personnel and property caused by the use of consumables not provided by the company.
TECHNICAL PARAMETER
| Identification | Manufacturer | SPARK FABRICA |
|---|---|---|
| Name | MOTO SPARK | |
| Model | M3 | |
| AC Power | Input Voltage & Frequency | 100-120V，50 / 60HZ |
200-240V，50 / 60HZ
Current Limiter Specifications| 6.3A,100-120V / 6.3A,200-240V
Constant Current| 5.5A,100-120V / 2.7A,200-240V
Nominal Total Power Consumption| 500W
Heating Heat Up Time| < 10miutes under
battery mode
Hopper| Powder Tank Capacity| 150g
Removable Hopper| N/A
Technical Parameters| Linearly Adjustable Density| 30-100%
Adjustable Height| 2-5m
Height Level| 1-10 Level
Powder Consumption (100% Output)| 20-25g/Minute
Maximum Single Continuous Duration| 30s
Control| Control Protocol| DMX-512
RFID Proximity Card| X
RDM| √
Accessory| Power| Adapter
Safety Ring| √
Certification| CE| √
ROHS| √
FC| √
Weight| Net Weight| 10Kg
Gross Weight| 11kg
Dimensions| Machine Dimensions – LWH| 250X240X280mm
Packing Dimensions – LWH| 290X290X380mm
Granule Granule| Spark Fabrice granule
SCREEN OPERATION GUIDE
BACK PANEL INTRODUCTION
MENU SETTING
NOTICE
Press
NOTICE
Press key or 
key to modify parameters. The
parameters will be flash alter the modification, and please press < 0K > key
to save the change.
NOTICE
Press 
key will return to previous
page.
STATUS ICONS
NOTICE
When the icons are green means the machine is working normally, and yellow means NOTICE abnormal.
| Wireless Connection| | Blower Motor
---|---|---|---
| Shatt Motor| | Hopper Motor
| Temp Sensor Unconnected| | Temp Over Heat
| Tip Over| | Lack Of Time
| PCB Too Hot| | Sub PCB Connected
2/8| 2-8 Channel mode| | Battery mode
| AC mode| |
DMX PARAMETER LIST
| First Channel | Function |
|---|---|
| 0~10 | Stop |
| 11~255 | Fountain Height |
| Second Channel | Function |
| 0~200 | Pre-heat Off |
| 11~39 | Emergency Stop |
| 56~200 | Clear Material |
| 240~255 | Pre-heat On |
NOTICE
The DMX address of safety channel must above 200
OPERATION NOTE
Please read the following Operation Notes carefully before working with the machine.
WORKING CONDITION REQUIRED
WARNING
Do not mount the product on a flammable surface (linoleum carpet, wood, paper, carton, plastic, etc). Make sure there are no inflammable or combustible materials in the using environment.
WARNING
Ground water entering or covering the bottom of the machine will cause machine failure or electrical leakage risk. Make sure the bottom of the machine is at a safe distance from the surface water in rainy weather to avoid surface the machine from the bottom.
WARNING
Do not use in a confined space. Always install the product in a location with adequate ventilation, at least 20 in (50 cm) from adjacent surfaces.
WARNING
This product has no lightning arrester, please do not use this product in thunders weather.
WARNING
Keep people or flammable materials at least 10 teeth (3 meters) away from the machine, and make sure that debris does not fall on flammable objects.
WARNING
Do not use the machine at temperature above 122 ‘F (50℃).
SAFETY TIPS
WARNING
Always connect the ground wire to avoid electric shock. The machine cannot be submerged in water while operating it.
WARNING
Do Not touch the sparks. During heating up and operation, do not touch the housing.
WARNING
Ensure nothing drop(s) into the nozzle of Spark Jet Pro unit. Do Not cover output nozzle port.
WARNING
The product is very hot during operation and it remains hot for a long time after operation has stopped. Do not touch or put finger in the output nozzle.
WARNING
Make sure that children, unauthorized people and animals do not obtain access to the machine.
WARNING
Wear eye protection to avoid eye injury while filling granules and testing spark machine(s).
WARNING
The proper firefighting extinguishers are recommended as follows: Any type of sand or substance that can suffocate the active metals. Class “D” Fire Extinguishers for Metal Substance Fires.
Battery
Type of battery
This machine can take 21 pieces of 21700 Li-on cell battery. Which can support 2 hours firing time.
Installation of battery
This machine must install 21 pieces of battery. Less battery will lead to malfunction of machine or result in battery explosion due to overloaded charging current.
Please follow the instruction on the battery panel to install the battery.
Do not install battery upside down .
How to charge battery
Connect the power plug to AC, turn on the machine, go to screen to choose
BATTERY CHARGING MODE from the menu. Then it will start charging the battery.
Connect the power plug to AC, turn on the machine, go to screen to choose
BATTERY CHARGING MODE from the menu. Then it will start charging the battery.
Maintenance of battery
Auto-switch between battery and AC
When you plug off the power cable, machine will automatically switch to battery mode.
When you plug in the power cable, machine will automatically switch to AC mode.
MACHINE OPERATION
PERPARATION
Install the machine on a firm and level ground, and the maximum till angle shall not exceed 15 degrees.
INSTALL MACHINE
Install the product on truss by using the attached accessories.
WARNING
Keep people or flammable materials at least l O feet (3 meters) away from the machine, and make sure that debris does not fall on flammable object
- Specific installation notes please refer to “4 OPERATION NOTES”.
FILL IN SPARK FABRICA GRANULE
Spark Fabrice Granule is the consumable specially designed for spark machine, to simulate cold fountain fireworks effect for stage.
- Tear the vacuum package of granule, and fill in the Spark Fabrice Granule through the granule filling port on the top of the machine.
- Fill the consumable into the feed port NOT into the output nozzle.
- Close the lid securely anger filling.
- The capacity of storage bin is 150g.
WARNING
Make sure to fill the Spark Fabrice Granule through the feed port on the top of the fixture when power supply is off.
WARNING
Wear eye protection to avoid eye injury while filling granules and testing spark machine(s).
WARNING
Do not use damaged power plug and power cable. One power plug is recommended to connect 4 units in series at most for this product.
CAUTION
Please attach the configured 120 ohm terminal resistor to the outlet opt the last machine to enhance the anti-interference of the machine.
CAUTION
Please calculate all products’ total current required according to the power supply and fuse parameters of the products.
NOTICE
The standard length of the power connection line and the signal connection line is 3 meters, and a longer length can be reached by connecting in series.
INITIAL SETTING
| Setting | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Set Temperature | 680-700 | 680 |
| DMX Address | 1~512 | 1 |
| DMX Channel Mode | 2 / 8 | 2 |
| Density | 30~100 | 100 |
| Safety Addresss | 0~512 | OFF(0) |
| Tilt Sensor | ON/ OFF | ON |
| Restore Defau lts | YES/ NO | NO |
| TFT Back Light | ON/ OFF | ON |
| Auto Heating | ON/ OFF | OFF |
- Turn on power
- Check the machine status icon(refer to icon introductions of 3.3)
CAUTION
When the icon shows yellow, ii indicates that the machine is abnormal. Please use ii after asking the professional to check and repair the machine.
- The sparking temperature of the machine is the factory default temperature. The product will heat up automatics when disconnected with DMX signal. Automatic heating function can be set to on or off, and the concrete operation please refer to “3.2 MENU SETTING”.
- When spark machines connect DMX signal, the heating function can be started only on the Sim Pyro Console.
SET CHANNEL MODE
CAUTION
This machine has 2 channel mode and multiple channel mode, the specific setting please refer to “3.2 MENU SETTING”.
SET DMX ADDRESS
Please set DMX address according to channel mode:
- In the 2 channel mode, please set spark machines’ DMX address to 1.3.5.7……
NOTICE
Please do not set address code repeatedly.
SWIPE RFID TIME CARD
In order to avoid machine failure or other safety accidents caused by bad- qualified consumables, this product can only be used with special RFID time card.
NOTICE
Each swipe of the card can be recharged for 12 minutes, and each machine can swipe up to 2 time cards for 24 minutes at most. The card can only be swiped again when the remaining time is less than 20 minutes.
NOTICE
If the customer breaks the card swiping function or cancels the card swiping function at the customer’s request, no quality guarantee and attar-sales service will be provided by Spark Fabrice. Spark Fabrice shall not be liable for any accidents and losses about this.
START TO SPARK
The machine can be controlled by Pyro Sim Controller console or DMX512 console.
TURN ON THE CONSOLE’ POWER
TURN ON HEATING FUNCTION
NOTICE
The heating function of the second channel DMX value is 240~255, and it takes about 5 minutes to preheat after turning on.
NOTICE
When heating is turned on, the
NOTICE
Heating will complete after the
NOTICE
When using the Pyro Sim Controller controller, the screen will display the real-time temperature of each machine. When the temperature value of the control board turns green, it means that the heating is completed and the machine enters the status of sparking.
ADJUST SPARKING HEIGHT
Adjust sparking height through the first channel, and the height adjustment values is DMX parameter values 11-255.
WARNING
Do Not touch the sparks or put finger in the output nozzle.
WARNING
During heating up and operation, do not touch the housing.
WARNING
Keep a minimum distance of l Of (3 m) from fee machine of the nearest human or flam ma ble material. And make sure no falling residue fly of flammable material.
WARNING
The maximum height of indoor and outdoor granule is different. The maximum height of indoor granule is 3.5 meters, while outdoor granule is 5 meters.
NOTICE
If spark machines are affected by wind, sparking height will be reduced, sparking direction will also be affected by the wind and in
NOTICE
The proper firefighting extinguishers are recommended as follows: Any type of sand or substance have can suffocate the active metals. Class “D” Fire Extinguishers of Substance Fires.
HOW TO SET THE REMOTE CHANNEL OF REMOTE CONTROLLER
The remote controller provides 12 remote channel options. Turn on the power of remote controller, Hold button for 5 seconds until the led light flash, then please choose the 1-12 button on the remote controller, hold the selected button for 8 seconds.
How to use remote controller to control the moto spark
If the remote controller set the remote channel between 1-12, lets make 2 for example. Then we choose the RF channel on the machine screen to 2, then the remote controller can control the machine.
| 1 | ON | 2 | ON | 3 | 15S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | OFF | 5 | OFF | 6 | 30S |
| 7 | LOW | 8 | HIGH | 9 | CLEAR |
| 10 | HEAT ON | 11 | HEAT OFF | 12 | OFF/ CODE |
CAUTION
The remote controller can be used attar coding when OMX signal is disconnected. or the function will be broken.
CAUTION
Sparking stops automatically after 30 seconds. and clearing material stops after 5 seconds.
CAUTION
The remote controller has 4 height levels.
CLEAR MATERIAL
This product has the function of cleaning material, which can clean up the heated but not sparked consumables, so as to avoid nodulation in the heating chamber and causing stuck machine.
NOTICE
Use the cleaning function of the second channel for cleaning, DMX value is 56-200.
NOTICE
This function must be performed at the end of each show.
CLEAN MACHINE
Alter clearing material, please clean the machine to extend the service life of the machine.
- Turn off the machine’s power.
- Remove power connection and DMX signal cable.
- Use a damp cloth to remove dust and debris from the surface of the machine.
- Unused Spark Fabrice Granule should be stored in a cool, dry place, vacuum packed unsealed foil bags, and protected from moisture, heat, hot surface, open fire and other ignition sources.
WARNING
The product is very hot during operation and ii remains hot for a long time alter operation has stopped.
CAUTION
To eliminate unnecessary machine wear and improve its lifespan, unplug the power of the machine during the period of not-in-use. Never power off the product by pulling or tugging on the power cord.
MACHINE MAINTENANCE
Some steps are needed in order to clean and maintain the product for maximum
usage.
The recommended procedure is as follows
CAUTION
After a period of using, check it there is any consumable accretion inside he nozzle. Do necessary cleaning up if !here has some, or it may affect spark performance, even damage the machine.
FAILURE HANDLING
| Error Code | Description | Solution |
|---|
Bat Voltage LOW
EO| Battery voltage
UN-normal
| Replace main board
Motor Protect
E1 M1
| Blower motor protection/
disconnected|
- Restart machine to clear alerts, stop operating for 15 minutes until temperature return to normal.
- Check wire connection of motor
- Replace motor
- Replace main board
Motor Protect
E1 M2
| Shaf motor protection/
disconnected|
- Shalt motor clog (perform clean material function manually)
- Check wire connection of moto
- Replace motor
- Replace main board
Motor Protect
E1 M3
| Hopper motor protection/
disconnected
|
- Hopper motor clog ( perform clean material function manually)
- Check wire connection of motor
- Replace motor
- Replace main board
Temp Sensor
E2 Unconnected
| Temperature sensor
disconnected
|
- Check wire connection of temperature sensor
- Replace Tempe ration sensor
- Replace Main board
PCB Too Hot E3| Main board too hot| Stop operating machine until main board
temperature return to normal
Time Remain E4| Insufficient time| Please scan new RFID card
Temp Over Heat E5| Heating protection due
to over-temperature.
| Stop operating machine until temperature return to normal.
Alert will clear off automatically.
Heat Fail E6| Heating process fail|
- Inspect Wire connection of heating board.
- Replace heating coil
- Replace heating board
Tip Over E7| Tip over alert| Machine will activate tip over protection if the
angle is more than 45 degrees. The alert will clear off automatically after
put the machine back to normal position.
Sub PCB Unconnected
E8
| Sub-PCB disconnect|
- Check wire connection of Sub-PCB
- Replace Sub-PCB
- Replace Main Board
Illegal Card
Machine Locked
| Machine locked because
of using illegal or copy
RFID card.
| Use illegal or copy RFID card will lock the machine. If so ,seller will stop providing warranty and after sale service. To unlock the machine, please contact seller.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning: changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
The devices has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement， the device can be used in portable exposure condition without restriction.
Customer Support
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