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  • Page 1 PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED moving head user manual...
  • Page 2 Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 E-mail: info@thomann.de Internet: www.thomann.de 25.01.2017, ID: 372705...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Features............................... 16 Installation..............................17 Starting up..............................21 Connections and operating elements................... 23 Operating..............................26 7.1 Starting the device........................... 26 7.2 Function selection........................... 27 7.2.1 DMX menu............................28 7.2.2 Scene menu............................ 31 7.2.3 Programme menu........................34 PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 4 Table of contents 7.3 Settings menu........................... 36 7.4 Functions in 3-channel DMX mode (8-bit)................44 7.5 Functions in 8-channel DMX mode (16-bit)................44 7.6 Functions in 13-channel DMX mode (16-bit)................. 47 7.7 Functions in 25-channel DMX mode (16-bit)................. 50 Remote control............................54 Technical specifications........................

  • Page 5: General Information

    If you sell the unit please make sure that the buyer also receives this manual. Our products are subject to a process of continuous development. Thus, they are subject to change. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 6: Further Information

    General information 1.1 Further information On our website (www.thomann.de) you will find lots of further information and details on the following points: Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download. Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of Keyword search interest for you quickly.

  • Page 7: Notational Conventions

    Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ . Text input Text inputs that are carried out on the device are indicated by typewriter font. Example: 2323 PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 8: Symbols And Signal Words

    General information Cross-references References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the specified page number. In the electronic version of the manual, you can click the cross-reference to jump to the specified location. Example: See Ä...
  • Page 9 NOTICE! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos‐ sible dangerous situation that can result in material and environmental damage if it is not avoided. Warning signs Type of danger Warning – high-voltage. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 10 General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. moving head...

  • Page 11: Safety Instructions

    This device may be used only by persons with sufficient physical, sensorial, and intellectual abilities and having corresponding knowledge and experience. Other persons may use this device only if they are supervised or instructed by a person who is responsible for their safety. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 12 Safety instructions Safety DANGER! Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children. Choking hazard! Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit.
  • Page 13 Eye damage caused by high light intensity Never look directly into the light source. WARNING! Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy. Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 14 Safety instructions CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 15 Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user. Unplug the device before electrical storms occur and when it is unused for long periods of time to reduce the risk of electric shock or fire. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 16: Features

    Features Features The moving head is particularly suitable for professional lighting tasks, for example at events, on rock stages, in theatres and musicals, in discotheques as well as for mobile DJ's and enter‐ tainer. Special features of the device: Two movable axles with 8 or 16 bit resolution: –...

  • Page 17: Installation

    The carrying capacity of the truss or other mounting must be sufficient for the intended number of devices. Note that the movement of the head may addition‐ ally stress the load-bearing structures. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 18 Installation CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.
  • Page 19 Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 20 Installation Please note that this device must not be connected to a dimmer. Mounting options You can install the device on the wall, ceiling or floor. The threads on the housing bottom are used to secure the supplied Omega bracket or truss clamps.

  • Page 21: Starting Up

    Starting up Starting up Establish all connections as long as the unit is switched off. Use the shortest possible high- quality cables for all connections. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 22 Starting up Connections in DMX mode Connect the DMX input of the device to the DMX output of a DMX controller or another DMX device. Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain.

  • Page 23: Connections And Operating Elements

    Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 24 Connections and operating elements 1 Light aperture. 2 Fan. 3 IEC chassis plug for the mains cable with fuse holder. 4 [DMX Out] DMX output. 5 [DMX In] DMX input. 6 Infrared sensor for receiving remote control signals. 7 Microphone for sound control. 8 [ENTER] Calls the menu for the respective operation mode, confirms a set value.
  • Page 25 Connections and operating elements 10 [UP] Increases the displayed value by one and selects menu items. 11 [MODE] Calls the settings menu, skips one menu level back and closes an opened submenu without saving any changes. 12 Display. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 26: Operating

    Operating Operating 7.1 Starting the device CAUTION! Risk of injury due to movements of the device The head of the device can move quickly (pan, tilt) and can produce very bright light. This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device, when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device.

  • Page 27: Function Selection

    Operating 7.2 Function selection Press repeatedly [DOWN] while ‘A001’ is flashing in the display to call one of 8 preprogrammed scenes, one of 8 programmes or to set the device to sound-controlled mode. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 28: Dmx Menu

    Operating 7.2.1 DMX menu Press [ENTER] while ‘Addr:XXX NoSignal’ is flashing in the display to select the DMX menu. Press [ENTER] to call the first menu item. moving head...
  • Page 29 Make sure that this number matches the configuration of your DMX controller. The following table shows the highest possible DMX address for the various DMX modes Mode Highest possible DMX address 3 channels 8 channels 13 channels 25 channels PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 30 Operating Selecting the number of DMX The display shows ‘Channels Select’ . Press [ENTER] to then select with [UP] and [DOWN] the channels number of DMX channels to be used by the device. Control via 3, 8, 13 or 25 channels is avail‐ able.

  • Page 31: Scene Menu

    When the display shows the desired value press [ENTER] to save the set‐ tings. With [MODE,] you get to the parent menu level. Display Description Value range Dimmer Overall intensity of all 4 LEDs 0 (low) – 255 (high) Strobe Strobe frequency 10 (slow) – 255 (fast) PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 32 Operating Display Description Value range PanMSB Rotation 0 – 255 PanLSB Fine tuning Rotation 0 and 255 PanSPD Rotation speed 0 (fast) – 255 (slow) TiltMSB Inclination 0 – 255 TiltLSB Fine tuning Inclination 0 and 255 TiltSPD Tilting motion speed 0 (fast) –...
  • Page 33 0 (off) – 255 (max.) Green4 Intensity ‘Green’ LED top right 0 (off) – 255 (max.) Blue4 Intensity ‘Blue’ LED top right 0 (off) – 255 (max.) White4 Intensity ‘White’ LED top right 0 (off) – 255 (max.) PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 34: Programme Menu

    Operating Any ‘Strobe’ setting except ‘0’ overrides settings ‘Strobe1–4’ for individual LEDs. If you have left the menu and ‘Red Alone’ is displayed again, press [DOWN] to consecutively select the scenes ‘Green Alone’, ‘Blue Alone’, ‘White Alone’, ‘Yellow Alone’, ‘Cyan Alone’, ‘Purple Alone’, ‘Red Alone’...
  • Page 35 000 and 255 for the light intensity of the show. When the display shows the desired value press [ENTER] to save the settings. To change the menu item without making changes, press [MODE]. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 36: Settings Menu

    Operating Strobe Press [DOWN]. The display shows ‘Strobe’ . Press [ENTER] to then select with [UP] and [DOWN] a value between 010 and 255 for the strobe frequency of the show. Values between 000 and 009 have no function here. When the display shows the desired value press [ENTER] to save the settings.
  • Page 37 & Alone’ . Use this function to specify whether the device operates as ‘Master’ and controls other units, or works in ‘Stand-alone’ mode. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select the desired function and confirm with [ENTER]. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 38 Operating Auto and Sound Press, if necessary repeatedly, [DOWN] and confirm with [ENTER] to call the menu item ‘Auto & Sound’ . Use this function to specify whether the device operates in Auto mode or sound-con‐ trolled. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select the desired function and confirm with [ENTER]. Microphone sensitivity Press, if necessary repeatedly, [DOWN] and confirm with [ENTER] to call the menu item ‘MICSense’...
  • Page 39 Press, if necessary repeatedly, [DOWN] and confirm with [ENTER] to call the menu item ‘Information’ . Use [UP] and [DOWN] to display information about manufacturer, model no. date and time of production. Press [ENTER] to return to the parent menu level. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 40 Operating Operating hours counter Press, if necessary repeatedly, [DOWN] and confirm with [ENTER] to call the menu item ‘Machine Timer’ . The display shows ‘ThisTime’ . Press [ENTER] to display the time since the last power-up. An ‘M’ behind the numerical value stands for minutes, an ‘H’ stands for hours. Press [ENTER] to clear the display.
  • Page 41 Press [ENTER] to call up the function. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to call up ‘PAN’ or ‘TILT’ and press [ENTER]. Under menu item ‘rEV’ , you can now use ‘no’ or ‘yes’ to carry out the desired setting for the inverting. Press [MODE], repeatedly if necessary, until the display shows again. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 42 Operating Recording scenes Press, if necessary repeatedly, [DOWN] and confirm with [ENTER] to call the menu item ‘Record Scene’ . Here you can assign the scene currently performed by the device to one of 8 memory locations for the scenes ‘Red’ , ‘Green’ , ‘Blue’ , ‘White’ , ‘Yellow’ , ‘Cyan’ , ‘Purple’ and ‘AllWhite’ . Press [ENTER] and use [UP] and [DOWN] to select the desired memory location.
  • Page 43 Press repeatedly [MODE] to return to the respectively parent menu level or to leave the menu. If you have entered an incorrect PUK code ‘PassWord Err!!!’ is flashing three times in the display. Then enter the correct PUK code. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 44: Functions In 3-Channel Dmx Mode (8-Bit)

    Operating 7.4 Functions in 3-channel DMX mode (8-bit) Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan) (0° up to the maximum value of the Pan range of 540°) 0…255 Inclination (tilt) (0° up to the maximum value of the Tilt range of 180°) 0…255 Master dimmer 0 –...
  • Page 45 Motor speed (fast to slow) 0…255 Master dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 000…049 No function 050…059 060‐…069 Green 070…079 Blue 080…089 White 090…099 Yellow 100…109 Cyan 110…119 Purple 120…129 All White 130…139 Empty 140…149 Programme 1 PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 46 Operating Channel Value Function 150…159 Programme 2 160…169 Programme 3 170…179 Programme 4 180…189 Programme 5 190…199 Programme 6 200…209 Programme 7 210…219 Programme 8 220…229 Programme 9 230…233 Empty 234…236 Reset 237…249 Empty 250…255 Sound-controlled mode 0…255 Speed / Sensitivity moving head...

  • Page 47: Functions In 13-Channel Dmx Mode (16-Bit)

    Master dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 000…009 No function (open) 010…255 Strobe, slow to fast (1 Hz – 25 Hz) 0…255 Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 Green Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 Blue Dimmer 0 – 100% PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 48 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 White Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 000…049 No function 050…059 060…069 Green 070…079 Blue 080…089 White 090…099 Yellow 100…109 Cyan 110…119 Purple 120…129 All White 130…139 Empty 140…149 Programme 1 150…159 Programme 2 moving head...
  • Page 49 Function 160…169 Programme 3 170…179 Programme 4 180…189 Programme 5 190…199 Programme 6 200…209 Programme 7 210…219 Programme 8 220…229 Programme 9 230…233 Empty 234…236 Reset 237…249 Empty 250…255 Sound-controlled mode 0…255 Speed / Sensitivity PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 50: Functions In 25-Channel Dmx Mode (16-Bit)

    Operating 7.7 Functions in 25-channel DMX mode (16-bit) Channel Value Function 0…255 Rotation (pan) (0° up to the maximum value of the Pan range of 540°) 0…255 Fine adjustment rotation (pan) 0…255 Inclination (tilt) (0° up to the maximum value of the Tilt range of 180°) 0…255 Fine adjustment inclination (tilt) 0…255...
  • Page 51 Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 LED 4 Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 LED 4 Green Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 LED 4 Blue Dimmer 0 – 100% 0…255 LED 4 White Dimmer 0 – 100% PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 52 Operating Channel Value Function 0…255 000…049 No function 050…059 060‐…069 Green 070…079 Blue 080…089 White 090…099 Yellow 100…109 Cyan 110…119 Purple 120…129 All White 130…139 Empty 140…149 Programme 1 150…159 Programme 2 160…169 Programme 3 moving head...
  • Page 53 Operating Channel Value Function 170…179 Programme 4 180…189 Programme 5 190…199 Programme 6 200…209 Programme 7 210…219 Programme 8 220…229 Programme 9 230…233 Empty 234…236 Reset 237…249 Empty 250…255 Sound-controlled mode 0…255 Speed / Sensitivity PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 54: Remote Control

    Remote control Remote control To use the remote control, point it with the infrared diode to the infrared sensor on the unit and press the desired buttons. The maximum distance from the unit is about 9 m. The device will only respond to the remote control signals if it is not controlled via DMX. 1 [STAND BY] Stops the automatic mode and blackouts the unit.
  • Page 55 7 [STROBE] Enables the Strobe function for the current light scene. Then press one of the number buttons 2 – 9 for the desired strobe frequency. Press number button 1 to turn the strobe function off. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 56 Remote control 8 [COLOR] To call various light scenes. Then press one of the number buttons 1 – 8 for the desired light scene. 9 [FULL ON] Press this button to call the light scene ‘FULL ON’ (= white light with full intensity). 10 [GOBO] No function.

  • Page 57: Technical Specifications

    55 W (Full on) Fuse 5 mm × 20 mm, 2 A, 250 V, fast-acting Dimensions (W × H × D), when light beam 162 mm × 228 mm × 174 mm pointing upwards Weight 2.8 kg PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 58: Plug And Connection Assignments

    Plug and connection assignments Plug and connection assignments Introduction This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable equip‐ ment so that a perfect light experience is guaranteed. Please take our tips, because especially in ‘Sound & Light’ caution is indicated: Even if a plug fits into a socket, the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed DMX controller, a short circuit or ‘just’...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers. In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation. We give you some suggestions for easy troubleshooting: PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 60 4. Check to see if the DMX cables run near or alongside to high voltage cables that may cause damage or inter‐ ference to DMX interface circuits. If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. moving head...

  • Page 61: Cleaning

    The fan grids of the device must be cleaned on a regular basis to remove dust and dirt. Before cleaning, switch off the device and disconnect AC-powered devices from the mains. Use a lint- free damp cloth for cleaning. Never use solvents or alcohol for cleaning. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...

  • Page 62: Protecting The Environment

    Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are fed to a recovery.
  • Page 63 Dispose this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility. When discarding the device, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility. PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 64 Notes moving head...
  • Page 65 Notes PicoWash 40 Pixel Quad LED...
  • Page 66 Notes moving head...
  • Page 68 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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