P7 HEX IP

The P7 HEX IP is a waterproof par with UV: a hex par with six colours in every LED. Besides red, green and blue it carries white, amber and UV — six colours in one package, hence hex. That makes it the most colour-accurate of the outdoor pars: where an ordinary RGB par turns greyish on warm shades, this one stays clean.

Six colours, and why that matters

• White keeps pastels and skin tones clean instead of washed out.
• Amber gives the deep warm light of a bulb or a candle, which red plus green never quite manages.
• UV makes fluorescent material glow: scenery, paint, clothing, teeth at a party.

Seven of those LEDs together in one RGBWA UV par, at 130 to 150 W. Refresh rate 3000 Hz, so flicker-free on camera.

Staying outside

The housing is IP65: waterproof against rain and water jets, and sealed against dust. An IP65 par can simply stay put between two festival days, and on a multi-day build nothing has to go in and out of its case. Operating range 0 °C to 40 °C.

A narrow beam for distance

At 25° this is not a wash but a fixture that lights a target: a façade, a tree, a piece of scenery, a logo. Because the light stays together, it reaches further than the wattage suggests. If you want to cover a wide surface instead, the P44 with a 45° lens is the better choice.

Connecting and control

Five DMX modes: 2 channels for dimming only, up to 11 channels for control over every colour separately. Setting up runs from buttons and a display on the fixture itself. Power over lockable True1 in and out, so a row of pars shares one line; signal over 3-pin XLR in and out.

Size and mounting

240 × 273 × 201 mm and 4 kg, mounted hanging or standing. Light enough to take eight of them in one case.

What do amber and UV add on top of RGBW?

Two things an ordinary RGBW par cannot do. Amber makes the warm white genuinely warm instead of orange-ish, and fills in the pastels that always stay washed out with RGB — skin tones, peach, soft yellow. The UV LED is blacklight: white clothing, teeth and fluorescent material light up, without a separate UV cannon in the rig. Six colours in one LED: red, green, blue, white, amber and UV.

Can the P7 HEX IP stay outside?

Yes, the housing is IP65: waterproof against rain and water jets, sealed against dust. Hanging on a truss or standing on the ground, and at 4 kg light enough to rig on a light structure. Working range 0 °C to 40 °C.

How many P7 HEX IPs can I link together?

Many. At 130 to 150 W per fixture over twenty fit on a 16 A circuit, and for DMX it depends on the mode: 256 in the 2-channel mode, 46 in the full 11-channel mode. Power through True1 in and out, signal through 3-pin XLR in and out.

Does it work without a lighting desk?

Yes, the fixture has buttons and a display. With those you set a fixed colour or a program without a desk — handy for a facade or a terrace that has to stay the same colour for weeks on end.

How wide is the beam?

25°, a fixed lens. That is a directed beam: right for lighting something from a distance or putting a tight colour on a surface. If a wide area has to be filled evenly from close up, the P44 with a 45° lens is the fixture for that.