The ADJ Vizi Beam 5R is a highly compact, professional automated moving head beam fixture from ADJ Products LLC. Built around Philips® Platinum 5R gas-discharge lamp technology, it outputs extreme brightness comparable to a legacy 575W fixture but handles faster panning speeds due to its lightweight 11 kg (25 lbs) design.
The standard operational traits, menu layouts, and detailed DMX mapping for this specific model are outlined below.
Core Operational Specs
- Optical Beam: Features a razor-sharp 3-degree beam angle designed specifically to cut through heavy ambient air and mid-air atmospheric haze.
- Lamp Source: Philips Platinum 5R (Color Temperature: 8,000°K, rated for an approximate 2,000-hour lifespan).
- Pan & Tilt: 360-degree standard rotation (switchable via internal menus to 540-degree maximum pan) and 270-degree tilt utilizing micro-stepping motors. It includes auto X-Y positioning to self-correct if the light head is bumped mid-show.
- Control Modes: DMX-512 protocol, Master/Slave configuration, Stand Alone, and Sound Active. It also features RDMX capabilities for remote DMX addressing.
Effects & Color Systems
- Color Wheel: 12 dichroic colors plus white (including an integrated UV filter) with continuous scroll and indexing.
- Gobo Wheel: 14 static, fixed gobos plus spot, equipped with a distinct Gobo Shake effect and variable-speed gobo scrolling.
- Prism & Shutter: 3-facet linear/circular rotating prism with pre-programmed macro effects. The shutter controls variable strobe rates (slow to fast) alongside random pulse effects.
- Frost Filter: Built-in frost filter allows the user to instantly diffuse the laser-sharp beam into a soft wash effect.
Standard 12-Channel DMX Mapping
When patching the fixture into a console (such as grandMA, Onyx, or ChamSys), the baseline profile assigns traits across 12 DMX channels:
| Channel | Function | Description / Values |
| Channel 1 | Pan | Coarse pan movement control (8-bit) |
| Channel 2 | Tilt | Coarse tilt movement control (8-bit) |
| Channel 3 | Color Wheel | Color selection, split-color indexing, continuous rotation |
| Channel 4 | Fixed Gobo Wheel | Gobo pattern selection, Gobo Shake effect parameters |
| Channel 5 | Prism Rotation | Triggers indexing and dynamic speed adjustment for the 3-facet prism |
| Channel 6 | Prism Effect | Engages or disengages the prism wheel into the light path |
| Channel 7 | Frost Filter | Smoothly scales or toggles the diffusion filter |
| Channel 8 | Auto Focus | Motorized lens correction adjustments across distance |
| Channel 9 | Strobe / Shutter | Open, variable strobe speeds, random strobe, and pulse effects |
| Channel 10 | Dimmer | Mechanical dimming intensity from 0% to 100% |
| Channel 11 | Pan/Tilt Speed | Speed curve adjustment from fast down to slow micro-steps |
| Channel 12 | Special Functions | Internal macros, motor resets, and remote lamp strike commands |
