Wash moving head
Vari-Lite VL4000 BeamWash: DMX modes and channels
The Vari-Lite VL4000 BeamWash profile from the Halyx library, taken from the manufacturer's documentation: 2 modes, 41, 46 channels. It arrives in Halyx by itself (Patch › Add) when you are signed in.
- Brand
- Vari-Lite
- Model
- VL4000 BeamWash
- Type
- Wash moving head
- DMX modes
- Enhanced 16-Bit (46 channels) · 16-Bit (41 channels)
- Pan / tilt range
- 520° / 270°
- Beam angle
- 4° – 60°
- Controlled in Halyx
- Intensity, Colour, Position (pan / tilt), Gobos, Prism, Beam (zoom, focus, iris), Strobe
Enhanced 16-Bit (46 channels)
46 channels| Channel | Function | DMX ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Dimmer | 0–255 |
| 002–003 | Pan · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 004–005 | Tilt · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 006–007 | Focus · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 008–009 | Zoom · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 010 | Style optical | 0–127 optical wash · 128–191 optical beam · 192–255 optical shaft |
| 011 | Cyan | 0–255 |
| 012 | Yellow | 0–255 |
| 013 | Magenta | 0–255 |
| 014 | CTO (correction of temperature) | 0–255 |
| 015 | Colour wheel | 0–23 Open · 24–69 Red · 70–116 Fuchsia dark · 117–162 Orange · 163–209 Green Kelly · 210–255 Blue Congo |
| 016 | Mode of wheel of colours 1 | 0–5 Movement linear, path plus short · 6–10 Movement linear, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation of wheel, direction direct · 16–20 Rotation stop · 21–25 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 017 | Colour wheel | 0–23 Open · 24–69 Blue · 70–116 Green · 117–162 Minus green · 163–209 Lavender · 210–255 Amber |
| 018 | Mode of wheel of colours 2 | 0–5 Movement linear, path plus short · 6–10 Movement linear, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation of wheel, direction direct · 16–20 Rotation stop · 21–25 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 019 | Gobo | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Gobo 1 (Stacked Ovals) · 11–15 Gobo 2 (Chopped) · 16–20 Gobo 3 (Triple Stack) · 21–25 Gobo 4 (Night Sky) · 26–30 Gobo 5 (Blades) · 31–35 Gobo 6 (Psyclone) · 36–40 Gobo 7 (Circle of Holes 1) |
| 020–021 | Gobo rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 022 | Mode of wheel of gobos 1 | 0–5 Selection, path plus short · 6–10 Selection, path normal (plus long) · 11–20 Reserved · 21–50 Rotation of wheel, direction direct (fast à slow) · 51–60 Rotation stop · 61–90 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse (slow à fast) · 91–120 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 121–150 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 151–180 Torsion, path plus short (slow à fast) · 181–210 Torsion, path normal (slow à fast) · 211–255 Reserved |
| 023 | Gobo | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Gobo 1 (Circle of Eights) · 11–15 Gobo 2 (Punch Card) · 16–20 Gobo 3 (vertical Bars) · 21–25 Gobo 4 (Lattice) · 26–30 Gobo 5 (Wavy Triangle) · 31–35 Gobo 6 (Dot Buffet) · 36–40 Gobo 7 (Quadcone Red) |
| 024–025 | Gobo rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 026 | Mode of wheel of gobos 2 | 0–5 Selection, path plus short · 6–10 Selection, path normal (plus long) · 11–20 Reserved · 21–50 Rotation of wheel, direction direct (fast à slow) · 51–60 Rotation stop · 61–90 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse (slow à fast) · 91–120 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 121–150 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 151–180 Torsion, path plus short (slow à fast) · 181–210 Torsion, path normal (slow à fast) · 211–255 Reserved |
| 027 | Wheel animation (insertion) | 0–255 |
| 028–029 | Animation: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 030 | Mode of wheel animation | 0–5 Indexing, path plus short · 6–10 Indexing, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation normal · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping · 21–25 Reserved · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 031 | Iris | 0–255 |
| 032 | Mise in shape of beam | 0–5 Open (zoom hybrid) · 6–10 Indexing (zoom hybrid) · 11–15 Rotation normal (zoom hybrid) · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom hybrid) · 21–25 Open (zoom narrow) · 26–30 Indexing (zoom narrow) · 31–35 Rotation normal (zoom narrow) · 36–40 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom narrow) · 41–45 Open (zoom large) · 46–50 Indexing (zoom large) · 51–55 Rotation normal (zoom large) · 56–60 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom large) · 61–255 Reserved |
| 033–034 | Mise in shape: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 035 | Prism | 0–5 Open (zoom hybrid) · 6–10 Indexing (zoom hybrid) · 11–15 Rotation normal (zoom hybrid) · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom hybrid) · 21–25 Open (zoom narrow) · 26–30 Indexing (zoom narrow) · 31–35 Rotation normal (zoom narrow) · 36–40 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom narrow) · 41–45 Open (zoom large) · 46–50 Indexing (zoom large) · 51–55 Rotation normal (zoom large) · 56–60 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom large) · 61–255 Reserved |
| 036–037 | Prism: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 038 | Programmation | 0–2 Idle · 3–10 Reserved · 11–15 cut-off nette of dimmer off · 16–20 cut-off nette of dimmer on (by default) · 21–255 Reserved |
| 039 | Speed of strobe (slow à fast) | 0–255 |
| 040 | Strobe | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Closed · 11–15 Strobe normal · 16–20 Strobe random · 21–25 Random synchronised · 26–255 Reserved |
| 041 | Time: position | 0–255 |
| 042 | Time: optical | 0–255 |
| 043 | Time: colour | 0–255 |
| 044 | Time: beam | 0–255 |
| 045 | Time: gobos | 0–255 |
| 046 | Control of fixture | 0–5 Idle (by default) · 6–10 Recalibration full (réveil after stop) · 11–15 Lamp on · 16–20 Lamp off · 21–25 Stop of fixture · 26–30 Display: menu on · 31–35 Display: menu off · 36–40 Recalibration position · 41–45 Recalibration colour · 46–50 Recalibration gobos · 51–55 Recalibration beam · 56–60 Recalibration optical · 61–65 Recalibration dimmer / strobe · 66–70 Reset to settings factory · 71–75 Redémarrage full · 76–80 État of fixture (5 min) · 81–85 Mode standard (power maximum, by default) · 86–90 Mode studio (power and ventilation réduites) · 91–255 Reserved |
16-Bit (41 channels)
41 channels| Channel | Function | DMX ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Dimmer | 0–255 |
| 002–003 | Pan · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 004–005 | Tilt · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 006–007 | Focus · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 008–009 | Zoom · 16 bits | 0–65535 |
| 010 | Style optical | 0–127 optical wash · 128–191 optical beam · 192–255 optical shaft |
| 011 | Cyan | 0–255 |
| 012 | Yellow | 0–255 |
| 013 | Magenta | 0–255 |
| 014 | CTO (correction of temperature) | 0–255 |
| 015 | Colour wheel | 0–23 Open · 24–69 Red · 70–116 Fuchsia dark · 117–162 Orange · 163–209 Green Kelly · 210–255 Blue Congo |
| 016 | Mode of wheel of colours 1 | 0–5 Movement linear, path plus short · 6–10 Movement linear, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation of wheel, direction direct · 16–20 Rotation stop · 21–25 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 017 | Colour wheel | 0–23 Open · 24–69 Blue · 70–116 Green · 117–162 Minus green · 163–209 Lavender · 210–255 Amber |
| 018 | Mode of wheel of colours 2 | 0–5 Movement linear, path plus short · 6–10 Movement linear, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation of wheel, direction direct · 16–20 Rotation stop · 21–25 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 019 | Gobo | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Gobo 1 (Stacked Ovals) · 11–15 Gobo 2 (Chopped) · 16–20 Gobo 3 (Triple Stack) · 21–25 Gobo 4 (Night Sky) · 26–30 Gobo 5 (Blades) · 31–35 Gobo 6 (Psyclone) · 36–40 Gobo 7 (Circle of Holes 1) |
| 020–021 | Gobo rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 022 | Mode of wheel of gobos 1 | 0–5 Selection, path plus short · 6–10 Selection, path normal (plus long) · 11–20 Reserved · 21–50 Rotation of wheel, direction direct (fast à slow) · 51–60 Rotation stop · 61–90 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse (slow à fast) · 91–120 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 121–150 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 151–180 Torsion, path plus short (slow à fast) · 181–210 Torsion, path normal (slow à fast) · 211–255 Reserved |
| 023 | Gobo | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Gobo 1 (Circle of Eights) · 11–15 Gobo 2 (Punch Card) · 16–20 Gobo 3 (vertical Bars) · 21–25 Gobo 4 (Lattice) · 26–30 Gobo 5 (Wavy Triangle) · 31–35 Gobo 6 (Dot Buffet) · 36–40 Gobo 7 (Quadcone Red) |
| 024–025 | Gobo rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 026 | Mode of wheel of gobos 2 | 0–5 Selection, path plus short · 6–10 Selection, path normal (plus long) · 11–20 Reserved · 21–50 Rotation of wheel, direction direct (fast à slow) · 51–60 Rotation stop · 61–90 Rotation of wheel, direction inverse (slow à fast) · 91–120 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 121–150 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 151–180 Torsion, path plus short (slow à fast) · 181–210 Torsion, path normal (slow à fast) · 211–255 Reserved |
| 027 | Wheel animation (insertion) | 0–255 |
| 028–029 | Animation: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 030 | Mode of wheel animation | 0–5 Indexing, path plus short · 6–10 Indexing, path normal (plus long) · 11–15 Rotation normal · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping · 21–25 Reserved · 26–56 Shake, path plus short (slow à fast) · 57–87 Shake, path normal (slow à fast) · 88–255 Reserved |
| 031 | Iris | 0–255 |
| 032 | Mise in shape of beam | 0–5 Open (zoom hybrid) · 6–10 Indexing (zoom hybrid) · 11–15 Rotation normal (zoom hybrid) · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom hybrid) · 21–25 Open (zoom narrow) · 26–30 Indexing (zoom narrow) · 31–35 Rotation normal (zoom narrow) · 36–40 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom narrow) · 41–45 Open (zoom large) · 46–50 Indexing (zoom large) · 51–55 Rotation normal (zoom large) · 56–60 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom large) · 61–255 Reserved |
| 033–034 | Mise in shape: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 035 | Prism | 0–5 Open (zoom hybrid) · 6–10 Indexing (zoom hybrid) · 11–15 Rotation normal (zoom hybrid) · 16–20 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom hybrid) · 21–25 Open (zoom narrow) · 26–30 Indexing (zoom narrow) · 31–35 Rotation normal (zoom narrow) · 36–40 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom narrow) · 41–45 Open (zoom large) · 46–50 Indexing (zoom large) · 51–55 Rotation normal (zoom large) · 56–60 Rotation Mega Stepping (zoom large) · 61–255 Reserved |
| 036–037 | Prism: indexing / rotation · 16 bits | 0–32756 Rotation fast à slow (direction inverse) · 32757–32780 Rotation stop · 32781–65535 Rotation slow à fast (direction direct) |
| 038 | Programmation | 0–2 Idle · 3–10 Reserved · 11–15 cut-off nette of dimmer off · 16–20 cut-off nette of dimmer on (by default) · 21–255 Reserved |
| 039 | Speed of strobe (slow à fast) | 0–255 |
| 040 | Strobe | 0–5 Open · 6–10 Closed · 11–15 Strobe normal · 16–20 Strobe random · 21–25 Random synchronised · 26–255 Reserved |
| 041 | Control of fixture | 0–5 Idle (by default) · 6–10 Recalibration full (réveil after stop) · 11–15 Lamp on · 16–20 Lamp off · 21–25 Stop of fixture · 26–30 Display: menu on · 31–35 Display: menu off · 36–40 Recalibration position · 41–45 Recalibration colour · 46–50 Recalibration gobos · 51–55 Recalibration beam · 56–60 Recalibration optical · 61–65 Recalibration dimmer / strobe · 66–70 Reset to settings factory · 71–75 Redémarrage full · 76–80 État of fixture (5 min) · 81–85 Mode standard (power maximum, by default) · 86–90 Mode studio (power and ventilation réduites) · 91–255 Reserved |
Source
- https://vari-lite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/graphics/technical/documents/vl4000-beamwash-dmx.pdf — tables 3 et 4 du manuel 02.9704.6002 0 — 17/03/2015 (Enhanced 16-Bit (46), 16-Bit (41))
- https://vari-lite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/datasheets/vl4000-beamwash.pdf — fiche technique — 01/29/2024 ((zoom 4° à 60°, 731 × 890 × 567 mm))
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