CentoLight L720 High Brightness RGB Plus W LED Strobe and Wash Light User Manual

CentoLight L720 High Brightness RGB Plus W LED Strobe and Wash Light

Specifications

• Product Name: LIGHTBLASTER L720
• Brand: CENTOLIGHT
• Model: L720
• Language: English, Italian

Product Information

Introduction
The LIGHTBLASTER L720 is a professional lighting fixture designed for various applications. It offers a range of features to enhance your lighting setup.

Product Setup
Before using the LIGHTBLASTER L720, familiarize yourself with the rear panel description, control panel, power connection, DMX connection, DMX terminator, types of DMX cables, and master/slave control mode.

Rear Panel Description
The rear panel includes ports for power connection and DMX input/output. Make sure to connect the appropriate cables securely.

Control Panel
The control panel allows you to adjust various settings such as brightness, color temperature, and effects. Refer to the user manual for detailed instructions on using the control panel.

About Power Connection
Ensure the correct power input voltage and use the provided power cable to connect the LIGHTBLASTER L720 to a power source.

About DMX Connection
If using DMX control, follow the instructions for connecting the fixture to a DMX controller using the appropriate cables.

Menu Operation
The menu operation allows you to access different functions of the LIGHTBLASTER L720. Familiarize yourself with the functions described in the user manual for seamless operation.

DMX Channel Modes
The LIGHTBLASTER L720 offers different DMX channel modes to suit your lighting control needs. Refer to the user manual for detailed information on each mode.

Product Usage Instructions

1. Ensure the LIGHTBLASTER L720 is securely mounted and rigged according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
2. Connect the power cable to a suitable power source and switch on the fixture.
3. If using DMX control, connect the fixture to a compatible DMX controller using the appropriate cables.
4. Adjust the settings on the control panel to achieve the desired lighting effects.
5. Refer to the user manual for information on advanced features and troubleshooting tips.

FAQ

• Q: What should I do if the LIGHTBLASTER L720 is not powering on?
  A: Check the power connection and ensure the power source is functioning correctly. If the issue persists, contact customer support for assistance.

• Q: Can I use the LIGHTBLASTER L720 outdoors?
  A: The LIGHTBLASTER L720 is designed for indoor use. Avoid exposing it to water/moisture or extreme heat.

LIGHTBLASTER L720LIGHTBLASTER L720
High brightness RGB+W LED Strobe & Wash Light

User Manual
Carefully read this manual and properly take care of it

Dear customer,
First of all thanks for purchasing a CENTOLIGHT® product. Our mission is to satisfy all possible needs of light designers and professionals of entertainment lighting, by offering a wide range of products based on the latest technologies.
We hope you will be satisfied with this fixture and, if you want to collaborate, we are looking for a feedback from you about product operation and possible improvements to be introduced in the next future. Go to our website www.centolight.com and send an e-mail with your opinion; this will help us to build equipment ever closer to professional’s real requirements.

The CENTOLIGHT Team

BEFORE YOU START

Thank you for purchasing LIGHT BLASTER L720. Enjoy your new equipment and make sure to read this manual carefully before operation! This user manual is made to provide both an overview of controls, as well as information on how to use them.

What is included
Package include:

• 1x CENTOLIGHT LIGHTBLASTER L720 Strobe & Wash Light
• 1 x Power cord (PowerCon)
• 1 x U-Bracket
• 2 x Screw knobs
• This User manual

ATTENTION: Packaging bag is not a toy! Keep out of reach of children!!! Keep in a safe place the original packaging material for future use.

If anything damaged during transport, notify the shipper immediately and keep the packing material for inspection. Again, please save the carton and all packing materials. If the fixture must be returned to the manufacturer, it is important that it is returned in the original manufacturer box and packing. Please do not take any action without first contacting us.

Accessories
CENTOLIGHT can supply a wide range of quality accessories that you can use with your LIGHTBLASTER Series equipment, like Cables, Splitters, DMX controllers, Consumables, and a wide range of other fixtures.
All products in our catalogue has been long tested with this device, so we recommend you to use Genuine CENTOLIGHT Accessories and Parts. Ask your CENTOLI-GHT dealer or check out our website www.centolight.com for any accessories you could need to ensure best performance of the product.

Disclaimer
The information and specifications contained in this User Manual are subject to change without notice. CENTOLIGHT assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions and reserves the right to revise or to create this manual at any time.
Copyright© 2023 CENTOLIGHT. All rights reserved.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Read these instructions
• Keep these instructions
• Heed all warning
• Follow all instructions

Symbols Meaning

The symbol is used to indicate that some hazardous live terminals are involved within this apparatus, even under the normal operating conditions, which may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric shock or death.
The symbol is used to describe important installation or configuration problems. Not following advice and information on how to avoid such problems may lead to product malfunction.
This symbol indicates a protective grounding terminal.
WARNING: Describes precautions that should be observed to prevent the danger of injury or death to the operator.
To protect the environment, please try to recycle packing material and exhausted consumables as much as possible.
Don’t throw this product away just as general trash, please deal with the product follow the abandon electronic product regulations in your country.
The projector is for indoor use only, IP20. Use only in dry locations. Keep this device away from rain and moisture, excessive heat, humidity and dust. Do not allow contact with water or any other fluids, or metallic objects.
Locate the fixture in a well ventilated spot, away from any flammable materials and/or liquids. The fixture must be fixed at least 50cm from surrounding walls

MOUNTING AND RIGGING

Pay attention to safety! Please consider the EN 60598-2-17 and the national standard during installation. Only authorized technicians can carry out it.

Rigging

• The installation of the fixture has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 10 times the weight for 1 hour without any harming demolition. The installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, e.g. an appropriate catch net. This secondary safety attachment must be constructed in a way that no part of the installation can fall down if the main attachment fails.
• When rigging, de-rigging or servicing the fixture staying in the area below the installation place, on bridges, under high working places and other endangered areas is forbidden. The operator has to make sure that the safety measure and the machine’s technical installation is approved by an expert before taking into operation for the first time and after changes before taking into operation an-ther time. He has also to make sure that an expert approves safety measure and the machine’s technical installation once a years.

IMPORTANT: Overhead rigging requires extensive experience, including (but not limited to) calculating working load limits, installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the projector. If you lack these qualifications, do not attempt the installation yourself, but instead use a professional structural rigger.

• If the fixture shall be lowered from the ceiling or high joists, professional trussing
  systems have to be used.

• In case of installation on a wall, ceiling or truss, safety wires like LW3-76A or LW4-76A (sold separately) and truss adapters like SLH/SQC Series (sold separately) are required. Check www.centolight.com for further details).

• The fixture must never be fixed swinging freely in the room.

CAUTION: Use appropriate clamps to rig the fixture on the truss. Make sure that the device is fixed properly! Ensure that the structure (truss) to which you are attaching the fixtures is secure.

Water / Moisture

• The product is for indoor use. In order to prevent risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose to rain or moisture
• The unit can not be used near water; for example near a bathtub, a kitchen sink, a swimming pool, etc.

Heat

• Do not use in a confined space. Always install in a location with adequate ventilation, at least 20in (50 cm) from adjacent surfaces. Be sure that no ventilation slots on the product’s housing are blocked.
• The unit should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, stoves or other appliances that produce heat.

Don not use it when maximum ambient temperature is higher than 50°C. Work temperature ranges from -20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F).

Servicing

• Do not implement any servicing other than those means described in the manual. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel only. The internal components of the equipment must be purchased from the manufacturer. Only use accessories/attachments or parts recommended by the manufacturer.

INTRODUCTION

LIGHTBLASTER L720 is an LED strobe and wash light designed for indoor applications where, in addition to power and safety, also versatility is important.
The light source is based on 480pcs RGB LED 3in1 and 240pcs White LED. The emission surface is split into 40+20 independent zones. It is possible to control the individual colors of each zone via DMX, or simplify the number of channels for basic strobe/wash application.
It is specifically designed for indoor silent environments, like theaters, houses of worship or live stages with soft music.

Features

• 480pcs RGB 3in1 and 240pcs White LED
• 40+20 Independent Zones
• Strobe from 0 to 30Hz
• Built-in Strobe, Color Mixing and Auto effects
• DMX512/Auto/Master-Slave/Sound Control Modes
• Selectable 4, 11 and 140 DMX Channel Modes
• Built-in Auto Programs and Preset Colors for easy use, even without DMX controller
• Convection Cooling System
• Easy-to-use Front Panel with 4-digit Led Display

Product Dimensions and Overview

PRODUCT SETUP

Rear Panel Description

1. DMX Input (Male Plug)
   DMX Input to be connected to a DMX controller or to previous fixture in case of daisy chain.

2. Control Panel
   This panel section has a 4x 7-segment LED display and 4 buttons to control all device functions. Please check next paragraph.

3. Power Supply Input Plug
   Plug the power-cord included with LIGHT BLASTER L720 into an AC socket properly configured for this fixture. Please read “5.3. About Power Connection” on page 10 for details on internal wiring.

4. DMX Output (Female Plug)
   DMX Output to be connected to next fixture in case of daisy-chain.

5. Power Output Plug
   This fixture is equipped with an output power connector to be used as power mains source in case of daisy-chain connection up to a maximum of 10 fixtures.

Control Panel

1. MENU/ESC Button
   This button allows to scroll through the device’s functions or escape from a function without any saving.

2. UP Button
   By using this button, it is possible to scroll-up the functions when in a sub- menu and increase the function’s value.

3. DOWN Button
   By using this button, it is possible to scroll-down the functions when in a sub-menu and decrease the function’s value.

4. ENTER Button
   This button allows to save a new function’s value.

5. 4 x 7-Segment Display
   It shows the current function name or value.

About Power Connection

• Always make sure that the voltage of the outlet you are connecting the product to is within the range stated in paragraph “8 – Specifications” on page 17 or rear panel of the product (AC110V-240V 50/60Hz).
• Make sure the power cord is not crimped or damaged. Never connect this product to a dimmer pack or rheostat.
• Never disconnect the product from power cord by pulling or tugging on the cord.
• To avoid electric shock, all fixtures must be connected to circuits with a suitable ground and circuit breaker.
• Wire correspondence is as follows:

Earth must be connected! Always pay attention to safety! Before taking into operation for the first time, the installation has to be approved by an expert.

About Dmx Connection
When use a DMX controller, please make sure that there is no interference sources (e.g. intercom, high frequency radio waves and radiation source).

DMX machines are designed to receive data through a serial Daisy Chain. A Daisy Chain connection is where the DATA OUT of one fixture connects to the DATA IN of the next fixture. The order in which the machines are connected is not important and has no effect on how a controller communicates to each of them. Use an order that provides for the easiest and most direct cabling. Connect machines using shielded 2-conductor twisted pair cable with 3-pin XLR male to female connectors. The shield connection is pin 1, while pin 2 is Data Negative (S-), and pin 3 is Data positive (S+).

CAUTION: Wires must not come into contact with each other; otherwise the fixtures will not work at all, or will not work properly.

DMX Terminator
DMX is a resilient communication protocol, however errors still occasionally occur. In order to prevent electrical noise from disturbing and corrupting the DMX control signals, a good habit is to connect DMX output of last fixture in the chain to a DMX terminator, especially over long signal cable runs.
The DMX terminator is simply an XLR connector with a 120Ω
(ohm), 1/4 Watt resistor connected across Signal (-) and Signal (+), respectively, pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the output socket on last projector in the chain. The connections are illustrated below.

Complimentary signal cable can transmits signals to 20 unit fixtures at most. Signal amplifier is a must to connect more fixtures.

3-Pin vs 5-Pin DMX cables
DMX connection protocols used by controllers and fixtures manufacturers are not standardized around the world. However, two are the most common standards: 5-Pin XLR and 3-Pin XLR system. If you wish to connect this fixture to a 5-Pin XLR in-put fixture, you need to use an adapter-cable or make it by yourself. Below you can see the wiring correspondence between 3-Pin and 5-Pin plug and socket standards

Master/Slave Control Mode
When using this control mode, it is possible to connect several units together and operate them in synchronized mode. Use DMX cables to connect two or more units together, from the DMX OUT connector of one unit to the DMX IN connector of another. The first unit is the MASTER and all the other units connected will work as SLAVE.

MENU OPERATION

All LIGHTBLASTER L720 functions are selectable by pressing the “MENU” button on the Control Panel described in “5.2. Control Panel” on page 9, and are shown on the display as you scroll. Press the “UP” and “DOWN” buttons to navigate the sub-menus and values, then press “ENTER” to confirm. Press the “MENU” button again to scroll through the next functions or escape without any saving. Below is a chart with all functions:

AUTO

| CA50| 01-50| Auto Mode 1 – Speed 01 to 50
CB50| 01-50| Auto Mode 2 – Speed 01 to 50
CC50| 01-50| Auto Mode 3 – Speed 01 to 50
CD50| 01-50| Auto Mode 4 – Speed 01 to 50
CE50| 01-50| Auto Mode 5 – Speed 01 to 50
CF50| 01-50| Auto Mode 6 – Speed 01 to 50
CG50| 01-50| Auto Mode 7 – Speed 01 to 50
CH50| 01-50| Auto Mode 8 – Speed 01 to 50
CJ50| 01-50| Auto Mode 9 – Speed 01 to 50
CL50| 01-50| Auto Mode 10 – Speed 01 to 50
CN50| 01-50| Auto Mode 11 – Speed 01 to 50
CO50| 01-50| Auto Mode 12 – Speed 01 to 50
| CP50| 01-50| Auto Mode 13 – Speed 01 to 50
---|---|---|---
CQ50| 01-50| Auto Mode 14 – Speed 01 to 50
CR50| 01-50| Auto Mode 15 – Speed 01 to 50
CS50| 01-50| Auto Mode 16 – Speed 01 to 50
CT50| 01-50| Auto Mode 17 – Speed 01 to 50
CU50| 01-50| Auto Mode 18 – Speed 01 to 50
CY50| 01-50| Auto Mode 19 – Speed 01 to 50
SOUD| S001-S099| | Sound Controlled Programs

Stat (static colors and strobe)

| r000| 000-255| Red
g000| 000-255| Green
b000| 000-255| Blu
w000| 000-255| White
t000| 000-255| Strobo effect, from slow to fast
Temp| C000| C—| Fixture temperature
Rest| On/Off| | Factory Reset

Functions Description

1. DMX Address Selection
   After the selection of “Addr” function, it is possible to select the desired DMX Address in order to control the device by using a DMX controller. Once the desired address is selected, press the “ENTER” button to confirm. The range of this parameter is d001 -> d512.

2. DMX Channels Number Configuration
   LIGHTBLASTER L720 can be configured with three channel modes by selecting the “CHAL” function. The three options are 4-Ch, 11-Ch and 140-Ch. Press the “ENTER” button to confirm the selected mode.

3. Auto Mode Programs
   The “AUTO” function allows you to select one of the 19 automatic programs and their speed. The range of programs goes from CA to CY. Press “ENTER” to confirm the desired program and increase/decrease the speed at which they are executed by scrolling between 01 and 50.

4. Sound Mode
   Selecting the “SOUD” function activates the Sound Mode and the automatic processes will now change following the sound detected by the integrated microphone.
   Determine the sound control sensitivity by choosing between S001 and S099.

5. Static Colors and Strobe
   By selecting the “Stat” function you can adjust the intensity of the Red, Green, Blue and White colors, as well as the speed of the Strobe pulses. The range of this parameters goes from 000 to 255.

6. Device Temperature
   The “Temp” function displays the internal temperature of the device in “Celsius.

7. Reset
   The “Rest” function can be On or Off. When this function is set to On, all parameters are restored to factory default.

DMX CHANNEL MODES

This device has three DMX channel modes (4CH, 11CH and 140CH). To see how to change channel mode, please refer to “2) DMX Channels Number Configuration” on page 13.

4-Ch Table

11-Ch Table

140-Ch Table

SPECIFICATIONS

Note: Our products are subject to a process of continual further development. Therefore modifications to the technical features remain subject to change without further notice.

WARRANTY AND SERVICE

All CENTOLIGHT products feature a limited two-year warranty. This two-year warranty starts from the date of purchase, as shown on your purchase receipt. The following cases/components are not covered by this warranty:

• Any accessories supplied with the product
• Improper use
• Fault due to wear and tear
• Any modification of the product effected by the user or a third party

CENTOLIGHT shall satisfy the warranty obligations by remedying any material or manufacturing faults free of charge at CENTOLIGHT’s discretion either by repairing or exchanging individual parts or the entire appliance. Any defective parts removed from a product during the course of a warranty claim shall become the property of CENTOLIGHT.
While under warranty, defective products may be returned to your local CENTOLI-GHT dealer together with the original proof of purchase. To avoid any damages in transit, please use the original packaging if available. Alternatively, you can send the product to CENTOLIGHT SERVICE CENTER – Via Enzo Ferrari, 10 – 62017 Porto Recanati – Italy. In order to send a product to service center, you need an RMA number. Shipping charges have to be covered by the owner of the product.
For further information please visit www.centolight.com

WARNING
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – EU and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) only

This symbol indicates that this product is not to be disposed of with your household waste, according to the WEEE Directive (2012/19/UE) and your national law.
This product should be handed over to a designated collection point, e.g., on an authorized one-for-one basis when you buy a new similar product or to an authorized collection site for recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Improper handling of this type of waste could have a possible negative impact on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that are generally associated with EEE. At the same time, your cooperation in the correct disposal of this product will contribute to the effective usage of natural resources.
For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, approved WEEE scheme or your household waste disposal service.

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Ver. 1.2 – Jul 2024

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