Connections and operating elements................... 23 Operating..............................27 7.1 Starting the device........................... 27 7.2 Operating on the unit........................27 7.3 Menu overview..........................44 7.4 Functions in 3-channel DMX mode................... 46 7.5 Functions in 4-channel DMX mode................... 46 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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7.8 Functions in 10-channel DMX mode..................49 7.9 Functions in 48-channel DMX mode..................53 7.10 Functions in 51-channel DMX mode..................55 Technical specifications........................59 Plug and connection assignments....................62 Troubleshooting............................63 Cleaning............................... 66 Protecting the environment......................67 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous development. We there‐ fore reserve the right to make changes without notice. Please refer to the latest version of the user manual which is ready for download under www.thomann.de. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Our online guides provide detailed information on technical basics Online guides and terms. Personal consultation For personal consultation please contact our technical hotline. If you have any problems with the device the customer service will Service gladly assist you. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ . 1.3 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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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. Warning – dangerous optical radiation. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Extend the life of the device by regular breaks in operation and avoid switching it on and off frequently. This device is not suitable for continuous use. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present. Never remove any covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Do not use the device if covers, protectors or optical components are missing or damaged. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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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. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire Do not block areas of ventilation. Do not install the device near any direct heat source. Keep the device away from naked flames. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Dust and dirt inside can damage the unit. When operated in harmful ambient conditions (dust, smoke, nicotine, fog, etc.), the unit should be maintained by qualified service personnel at regular intervals to prevent overheating and other malfunction. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Possible damage due to installation of a wrong fuse The use of different types of fuses can cause serious damage to the unit. Fire hazard! Only fuses of the same type may be used. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
For technological reasons, the light output of LEDs decreases over their lifetime. This effect increases with higher operating temperature. You can extend the service life of the illuminants by providing adequate ventilation and operating the LEDs with the lowest possible brightness. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country. Always secure the device with a secondary safety attachment, such as a safety cable or a safety chain. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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When mounting the device onto a stand, ensure that the stand is in a safe and stable position and that the weight of the device does not exceed the maximum permissible load capacity of the stand. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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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. Please note that this device must not be connected to a dimmer. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Starting up Starting up Create all connections while the device is off. Use the shortest possible high-quality cables for all connections. Take care when running the cables to prevent tripping hazards. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one, and so on to form a daisy chain. Always ensure that the output of the last DMX device in the daisy chain is terminated with a resistor (110 Ω, ¼ W). Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Connect the DMX output of the master device to the DMX input of the first slave device. Then connect the DMX output of the first slave device to the DMX input of the second slave device and so on. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements Rear panel Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Navigates downwards in a menu list. Decreases the displayed value by one. 6 [UP] Navigates upwards in a menu list. Increases the displayed value by one. 7 [ENTER] Activates the main menu and selects an option of the respective operating mode. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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11 Safety cable eyelet 12 Locking screws for the retaining bracket 13 Retaining bracket for mounting or transporting the device 14 Locking screws for the mounting brackets and feet 15 Adjustable mounting brackets and feet Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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19 When the key lock is activated, the display shows ‘Key lock open’ . When the key lock is deactivated, the display shows ‘Key lock off’ . 20 The display shows the currently selected menu. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. If you don't press any button for about 10 seconds the display turns off. The set values are retained as long as the device is connected to the mains power supply. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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‘AUTO SPEED’ . Press [ENTER]. With [UP] and [DOWN] you can now select a value between 0 (fast) and 31 (slow) (display shows ‘00’ … ‘31’ ). Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Press [ENTER] to open the main menu. Press [UP] and [DOWN] repeatedly until the display shows ‘RUN MODE’ . Confirm with [ENTER]. Press [UP] and [DOWN] repeatedly until the display shows ‘DMX’ . Confirm with [ENTER]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Make sure that this number matches the configuration of your DMX controller. The following table shows the highest possible first DMX address for the various DMX modes. Mode Highest possible DMX address 3-channel 4-channel 5-channel 8-channel 10-channel Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Operating Mode Highest possible DMX address 48-channel 51-channel Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu without making changes, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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‘CHANNEL 005’ (five channels) ‘CHANNEL 008’ (eight channels) ‘CHANNEL 010’ (ten channels) ‘CHANNEL 048’ (48 channels) ‘CHANNEL 051’ (51 channels) Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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120…129 Id12 Id29 Id46 Id63 130…139 Id13 Id30 Id47 Id64 140…149 Id14 Id31 Id48 Id65 150…159 Id15 Id32 Id49 Id66 160…169 Id16 Id33 Id50 To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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[DOWN] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SOUND MODE’ . Press [ENTER]. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select a value between 1 and 4 (the display shows ‘01’ … ‘04’ ). Confirm the selec‐ tion with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. With [UP] and [DOWN] you can now select a value between ‘000’ (dark) and ‘255’ (bright). Con‐ firm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To adjust the brightness of the colours red, green, blue and white, use [UP] and [DOWN] to select a value between ‘000’ (dark) and ‘255’ (bright). Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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To adjust the brightness of the adjusted colour, use [UP] and [DOWN] to select a value between ‘000’ (dark) and ‘255’ (bright). Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select ‘ON’ to activate the remote control or ‘OFF’ to deactivate the remote control. Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu without making changes, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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To return to the main menu without making changes, press [MENU]. When the maximum operating temperature has been reached, the temperature is dis‐ played in yellow. The device automatically cools down the temperature. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select ‘ON’ to activate the key lock or ‘OFF’ to deactivate the key lock. Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. To return to the main menu without making changes, press [MENU]. To unlock the buttons during operation for 10 seconds, press [DOWN], [UP],[DOWN] and [UP]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select ‘ON’ to turn the display backlight on and ‘OFF’ to turn it off. Confirm the selection with [ENTER]. Wait about 10 seconds until the display turns dark. Then the settings have been applied. To return to the main menu without making changes, press [MENU]. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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To reset the settings made on the unit, press [ENTER] to open the main menu. Press [UP] and [DOWN] repeatedly until the display shows ‘RESET’ . Confirm the selection with [ENTER] to restore the factory setting. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
0…255 Intensity Red (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity Green (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Intensity Blue (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) 0…8 Without function 9…255 Stroboscope effect, increasing speed 0…255 Selection of 36 preprogrammed colour macros 0…255 Selection of 51 preprogrammed colours Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
0…255 Intensity white (0 % to 100 %) 0…8 Without function 9…255 Stroboscope effect, increasing speed 0…70 Preset dimmer 1 71…140 Preset dimmer 2 141…200 Preset dimmer 3 201…255 Preset dimmer 4 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Preprogrammed automatic show no. 7 31…35 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 8 36…40 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 9 41…50 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 10 51…60 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 11 61…70 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 12 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Sound-controlled show no. 2 141…150 Sound-controlled show no. 3 151…160 Sound-controlled show no. 4 161…170 Sound-controlled show no. 5 171…180 Sound-controlled show no. 6 181…200 Sound-controlled show no. 7 201…210 Sound-controlled show no. 8 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Operating Channel Value Function 211…230 Sound-controlled show no. 9 231…255 Sound-controlled show no. 10 0…255 Running speed Sensitivity of the sound control 0…255 ID selection Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Intensity red LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Intensity red LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Intensity red LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity green LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity blue LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white LED 2 (0 % to 100 %) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Intensity blue LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) 0…255 Intensity white LED 12 (0 % to 100 %) 0…7 Without function 8…10 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 1 11…13 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 2 14…17 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 3 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Preprogrammed automatic show no. 11 61…70 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 12 71…80 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 13 81…90 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 14 91…100 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 15 101…110 Preprogrammed automatic show no. 16 Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Sound-controlled show no. 6 181…200 Sound-controlled show no. 7 201…210 Sound-controlled show no. 8 211…230 Sound-controlled show no. 9 231…255 Sound-controlled show no. 10 0…255 Running speed Sensitivity of the sound control Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
DMX control XLR chassis socket, 3-pin Power consumption max. 155 W Operating supply voltage 100 – 240 V 50 / 60 Hz 5 mm × 20 mm, 2 A, 250 V, fast-acting Fuse Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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1005 mm × 85 mm × 80 mm bracket Dimensions (W ×H ×D), with 1070 mm × 141 mm × 175 mm bracket Weight 5.1 kg Ambient conditions Temperature range 0 °C…40 °C Relative humidity 50 %, non-condensing Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Technical specifications Further information Outdoor-ready Fanless Remote control Optional wireless DMX Housing colour black LEDs individually controllable Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
The unit offers a 3-pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3-pin XLR plug for DMX input. Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suitable XLR plug. Configuration Ground, shielding Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold signal’) Signal (DMX+, ‘hot signal’) Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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: Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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4. Try using another DMX controller. 5. Check whether the DMX cables run near or parallel to high-voltage cables that may cause damage or interfer‐ ence to a DMX interface circuit. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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Check if the RC function is deactivated and activate it if trol necessary. Ä ‘Remote control’ on page 39 If the procedures recommended above do not succeed, please contact our Service Center. You can find the contact information at www.thomann.de. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Before cleaning, switch off the device and disconnect mains-operated devices from the mains. Only use pH-neutral, solvent-free and non-abrasive cleaning agents. Clean the unit with a slightly damp lint-free cloth. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
Dispose of 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. Giga Bar 5 LED RGBW 10x45° LED bar...
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