Helios Tube

HELIOS TUBE

Film lighting LED tube for TV and broadcasting

Helios Tube is an RGB – Amber – Mint LED lighting Tube that has all the features of the popular Titan Tube while offering a smaller format. It allows mounting in areas where a Titan Tube wouldn’t fit and also increases portability. This LED lighting Tube has 8 pixels, half the brightness of the Titan tube and just over half its length. Colors and brightness are perfectly matched to those of the Titan Tube`s.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Optical

Colors: Red, Green, Blue, Mint, Amber

Total LED Power: 36W

Maximum power draw: 24W

TLCI: ≥96

CRI: ≥96

Luminous flux: 1340Lm

Emittance @1m: 393Lx

Strobe: 0-25Hz

Beam Angle: 120˚

Field Angle: 180˚

Pixels: 8

Electrical

Battery: LG Chem Lithium-ion

Battery Lifetime: 70% after 300 cycles

Battery Runtime: Up to 20 hours

Charging time (nominal): 3 Hours

Input Voltage: 24V 1.25A

Control

Backside Display with HSI control Infrared Wireless Modules: 865-870MHz | 902-928MHz | 2.4GHz

Range: 300m | 330 Yards

Wired DMX: supported via Astera PowerBox

Wireless DMX: CRMX & others, excluding W-DMX G5, City Theatrical

Construction

Housing: Polycarbonate, metal endcap

IP Rating: IP65

Relative humidity: 0-100%

Ambient Temperature: 0-40˚C | 32-104˚F

Weight: 0.765kg | 1.68Lbs

Dimensions: Ø42 x 550mm | Ø1.6” x H21.7”

HELIOS TUBE ACCESSORIES

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FEATURES UNIQUE TO HELIOS TUBE

Talkback+

Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles.

Seamless runtime

Set the length of your event and be sure that your lights won’t run out while still getting the maximum brightness.

TruColor calibration

100% color consistency through any batch. It can hit exact color temperatures and reproduce standard filter gels.

Effects

Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat.

Flicker Free

Scrambled PWM technology to avoid flickering when filming.

Green/Magenta Correction

Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work.

Scheduled Standby

Switch lights into power-saving standby and schedule them to wake up when the production starts.

Dynamic Power Boost

This exclusive feature makes the light able to display the maximum brightness at all times and intensify non-white colors.

Emergency light

Switches to white light when AC power is cut to keep your event safe.

Anti-Theft

The lights give visual and audible alarm and send notification to the AsteraApp if they are being moved during an event.

DJ Feature

Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down.

Other Features

The AsteraApp is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software update.

Astera System

A smart control system where Infrared remote, wireless DMX and app work together to enable big setups that can be set up, monitored and adjusted in a fast and convenient way.

• App control (UHF)

• Wireless DMX (2.4GHz)

• IR Remote Control

PowerBox

The PowerBox is an efficient tool to wire your Titan Tubes during jobs with power and data whenever you don’t want to use them wirelessly. In addition, the PowerBox can be stored inside the Titan Tube Charging case so you can charge your tubes after a job inside the case without having to remove tubes or PowerBox.

Input

The PowerBox has an Powercon True1 input and output and a 5-pin XLR input and output. Furthermore it has an RJ45 port for Art-Net and sACN and converts the signals to DMX.

Output

Up to 10 Titan Tubes can be connected to each PowerBox with a special power+data cable. The maximum cable length is 15m.

Installation

The PowerBox is designed to be placed on a floor or hung in a truss. It has a 3/8” thread that can be removed to allow 1/2” clamps to be attached (same as AX5). In addition, it has holes for safety leashes.

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