Showven Sparkular User manual

USER MANUAL

SPARKULAR

V1.0

2021/05/27

Showven Technologies Co., Ltd

USER MANUAL

SPARKULAR

★Please read this manual carefully before operating this product.

★Warranty card attached in the manual, please keep it well.

▲SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

\ Never touch the nozzle of SPARKULAR, danger of getting burnt

\ Never touch the sparks which shooting out from the nozzle

\ Cover of nozzle of SPARKULAR is prohibited

\ Keep audience, animals or flammable objects at a minimum distance of 3m from SPARKULAR.

Make sure sparks shoot out from SPARKULAR can NOT touch any objects in the air

\ Ensure that children, animals and unauthorized persons don’t have access to the SPARKULAR!

\ Unauthorized repair are prohibited, it may cause serious incident

\ Keep SPARKULAR dry and do NOT use in rain or snow

\ Make sure lid of feeding hopper are well covered when use SPARKULAR. Accidentally

burning of Composite Ti can only use sands to extinguish. Composite Ti should keep away from

moisture and stored in a dry sealed environment

\ please be noted that there may sparks or remains fall to the ground when use HC8200

MEDIUM and HC8200 LARGE

\ Clear material is necessary both before and after the show. Please check nozzle of

SPARKULAR after each show, if there are consumable agglomerated in the nozzle, please clear

it with screwdriver, otherwise it will affect the spark effects and even damage the machine

\ Maximum cascade of SPARKULAR is 6 units (3 units for 110V version SPARKULAR) with one

standard power cable. Otherwise it may damage the machine and even cause fire

\ For better heat dissipation, block the air intake and air outlet is prohibited

▲Description

SPARKULAR is original innovation products introduced by SHOWVEN, it is the first spark

fountain machine in special effects industry. SPARKULAR is designed for highly demanding

professional market with adjustable sparks height from 1.5 to 5m.

▲Technical Specifications

\ MODEL: BT01/BT02

\ DIMENSION: 200×218×305mm

\ WEIGHT: 8.5kg

\ VOLTAGE: 220V(BT01)/110V(BT02), 50/60Hz

\ WORK POWER: 500W

\ EFFECT HEIGHT: 1.5-5m adjustable

\ INTERFACE: 3-pin XLR, POWER IN/OUT

\ CONTROL: DMX 2 channels

▲Operation Panel

1. LED display area:

READY DMX FAU LT HEAT

READY: Flash means machine is preparing, LED keeps on means ready to operate

DMX: Flash means DMX signal is connected, light OFF means there is no DMX signal

FAULT: Light ON when error occurs

HEAT: Light ON when system is heating up

2. Control button area:

MENU DOWN UP ENTER

MENU: switch through setup menu

DOWN: parameter down

UP: parameter up

ENTER: confirm and save parameters

3. Interface and Plugging Area

T6.3A

250V

POWER IN: power in

POWER OUT: power out

DMX IN: DMX Communication Signal Input

DMX OUT: DMX Communication Signal Output

3. RFID area:

RFID card comes together with HC8200, it is a safety design, allow machines to identify the

parameter and types of consumable it adding to the hopper of machine. It is obligatory to

swiping the card before adding the consumable HC8200 to the hopper of machine.

Note: Please note that the card enables the unit for 10-20 minutes of operation (which is the

amount of time each bag of HC8200 last). The RFID card is disposable and it is disabled after it

has been swiped.

▲Interface

1. Main Interface:

DMX Address 1

580

Displays DMX Address

Display inner core temperature of machine

Display error information when error occurs

2. Error information:

Error information

Explanation

E0 System IC

Systematic error

E1 Motor Protect

Over current protection of the motor

E2 Temp. Sensor

Temperature sensor is not connected or

damaged

E3 P Temp. Over

The equipment stops due to the over

temperature of the chassis

E4 Time Remain

Activated time for the machine is not

enough, please swip RFID card

E5 K Temp. Over

The equipment stops due to over

temperature of the inner core

E6 Heat Fail

Heating fail, problem on heating PCB of

mainboard

E7 Tip Over

Tilt sensor activated when machine slant

more than 45 degree

3. Setting Menu:

Press “MENU” switch through setup menu.

4. DMX address setup for SPARKULAR:

Sparkular No.

DMX Address

Note: DMX address must set according to above rules.

If use together with HOST CONTROLLER ZK6200/6300, each unit of SPARKULAR must use

different DMX address, otherwise it may leads to signal interference.

5. Advanced Interface

Options

Range

Explanation

Set DMX Address

1-512

Set DMX Address.

Fountain Height

1-10

10 gears of fountain height, manually

adjust the height of sparks.

Manual Fountain

ON/OFF

Auto preheat function switch after turn on

machine. If it is ON, machine will heating up

automatically after turn on. If it is OFF,

operator need to start heating up on HOST

CONTROLLER or DMX console.

Manual Fountain

ON/OFF

Automatic clear material settings

Options

Range

Explanation

Set Temperature

500-610

Setup SPARKULAR inner core temperature

Wireless Control

ON/OFF

Wireless ON/OFF, for wireless version only

LCD Backlight

ON/OFF

LCD Backlight ON/OFF

Density@ Height 1

30-50

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 1*

Density@ Height 2

30-50

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 2*

Density@ Height 3

30-50

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 3*

Density@ Height 4

30-60

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 4*

Density@ Height 5

30-70

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 5*

Density@ Height 6

40-100

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 6*

Density@ Height 7

40-100

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 7*

Density@ Height 8

40-100

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 8*

Density@ Height 9

40-100

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 9*

Density@ Height 10

40-100

Adjusts the sparks density of Height gear 10*

Mode Selection

Factory Mode

User Mode

Factory mode is for engineer only. When in

Factory mode machine can’t controlled by

DMX console/host controller

Default Parameter

Press ENTER in this interface, all parameter

of machine restore to default value.

*For better performance of SPARKULAR, please don’t change the default value of density

without permission from SHOWVEN.

6. DMX Channel Mode:

The system occupies two channels.

Motor Protect

ON/OFF

Motor protect function, default setting is

OFF

Power Selection

220/110Vac

Select input power supply voltage

Default setting for BT01 is 220VAC. BT02 is

110VAC

First Channel

Function

0-15

Fountain Off

16-39

Fountain Height 1

40-63

Fountain Height 2

64-87

Fountain Height 3

88-111

Fountain Height 4

112-135

Fountain Height 5

136-159

Fountain Height 6

160-183

Fountain Height 7

184-207

Fountain Height 8

208-231

Fountain Height 9

232-255

Fountain Height 10

Second Channel

Function

60-80

Clear Material

20-40

EMERGENCY STOP

0-10

Pre-heat OFF

240-255

Pre-heat ON

HOST CONTROLLER

▲Description

The Host Controller is an intelligent system specially designed for the multi-effects and remote

control of SPARKULAR series products, so as to realize the simulation and demonstration of

multi dynamic effects. The Host Controller has multiple interface types and control mode

adapting to modern stage, except DMX communication, it can also be triggered by Audio and

MIDI time code to achieve music synchronization, and use LAN to achieve collaboration and

communication between multiple host controllers.

▲Technical Specifications

\ MODEL: ZK6200/ZK6300

\ DIMENSION: 390×300×110mm

\ WEIGHT: 3.5kg

\ VOLTAGE: 100-240V, 50/60Hz

\ POWER: 15W

\ MAX CASCADE OF SPARKULAR: 18units (ZK6200)/ 54units (ZK6300)

\ SUPPORT MACHINES: SPARKULAR series, CIRCLE FLAMER series, SONICBOOM series

▲Host Controller Introduction –Standard or Pro Version

1. Standard DMX512 signal output

2. Support 18 units Sparkular at the same time (ZK6300 54 units).

3. Five standard dynamic effect modes: Synchronization, Center to Ends, Ends to Center, Left to

right, Right To Left, Special Effects and one user-definable special effect mode (together with

SPARKULAR Edit 200 software from SHOWVEN), supports 8 files and each file supports 36000

lines at maximum (special effects last for 30 minutes)

4. There are multiple optional trigger sources. Hand, Music or Midi Inputs.

5. Support simulation function and LED display.

6. Monitoring function: Host controller with RDMX function, can feedback status information

such as Temp., error message etc. of each machine.

7. Emergency stop function: Pause or Stop Button.

▲Controller Operation Panel

1. Cable Connection Area:

AC Input: AC Power Input.

CAN: CAN Communication Input/Output Ports.

Tape In: Audio Signal Input Port of Main Channel

Aux: Audio Signal Socket of Side Channel.

Music: Displaying the Electrical Level of Audio Signal.

MIDI In: Time Synchronous Signal Input of MIDI thru output.

DMX 512: DMX Signal port

LAN: Network’s Cascade Socket among Multi-Chassis, so as to link the remote control feature.

Download: SparkularEdit200 software Port

2. Manual Operation Area:

No.1 to No.18 is Sparkular number.

Firing / Stop of each unit of Sparkular by press related key of 1 to18.

The Sparkular can be operated after the Pre-Heat warm up for 5 minutes. The indicator light

will switch from flash green to always-on when heating up was ready. When firing is activated

the indicator light will change to Red. Press “FIRING “to shoot/stop the SPARKULAR machine.

3. Mode Selection Area:

There are five standard dynamic modes and one special effects mode which can be initiated by

pressing the keys. These activate a pre-programmed page of functions that are displayed on

each selection.

4. LCD Area:

F1: Main Menu

F2: File Selection Menu

F3: Configuration Menu

F4: About Menu

5. Edit/Control Area:

Parameters can be programmed through number keys or up/down keys.

Test: For test/demonstration of edit effects. When press the Test, Sparkular file will be operated

and LED will display theeffect, but communication won’t be output. This is also for factory

testing.

Pause: Device can be forced to stop once any abnormality happens. Pre-heat also shuts off.

Forward: Under the special effect mode, the operating time can be put forward.

Rewind: Under the special effect mode, the operating time can be put backward.

Clear Material: Clear material of SPARKULAR before and after each show, to clean the

remaining consumable in the heating chamber, avoid blocking of the SPARKULAR.

Pre-heat: Press “Pre-heat” to heating up the SPARKULAR. It takes around 5min. For long time

not use the machine, suggest to turn off the “Pre-heat” function and allow SPARKULAR to

return to normal temperature.

Firing: Activate/stop SPARKULAR programming. Left and right keys can make the cursor move

on the different parameters.

Parameters can be edited through up/down keys and number keys and it will be saved

automatically. The confirm key can also be initiated to save.

▲Interface

1. Main Menu:

MODE: Effect Mode

GROUP: Total Quantity of Devices.

Battery logo shows battery capacity and when it decrease to one grid, please charge it.

F1 MAIN

MODE:Center ToEnds Group:12

F I L E

NO.

Terminal Monitor

FI RING

HEIGHT

9 1.2s

DURTN

F I R I N G TRIG

DELAY

0.3s 4.0s 2

REPEAT

COUNTS

REPEAT

DELAY

MAIN FILE SELECT CONFIG ABOUT

Note: Only “Pause or Stop, Forward”, “Rewind” button are available when “Firing” button

lighting. Please note the setting for “repeat counts”to avoid mutli repeat of effects.

Monitor: The working status of SPARKULAR will show on the LCD screen of host controller.

Normal ly it shows the core temperature of SPARKULAR, when there are error information it

will also show in this area.

2. Error Information

Please refer to the error information of the machine.

Option

Scope

Illustration

FILE NO.

1-8

File number

FIRING HEIGHT

1-10

Fountain Height gear. “.” button can

change height10 directly.

FIRING DURATION

0.1-30.0s

Duration of the Fountain

TRIGER DELAY

0.1-30.0s

Trigger delay between two machines

REPEAT PERIOD

0.1-30.0s

Time to start of next sequence/period

REPEAT COUNTS

1-5

Repeated times

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