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1. ARRI LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual LSeries Manager 1 4 Software Manual Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 1 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual Table of Contents 1 Download and Installation ccccccccecccseeeceeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeeseeeesseeseeeseeesaeeens 3 2 OVA We Lene S Manager anne 4 3 L mphead OVerViGW sicsis ens cnate sesdsseesnavanesntSeaesendrsapesidsensentesapecedsassantesapscwsdsessantecsancusere 5 4 1 Ge 1198 Sei eee nee eee ee ee ee ee eee 6 9 Fan ModS ee ee ee eee eee 7 6 Diagnosis etter craceresctinpotoievne nrcenee tia scievncincetae EERE tn EEEE REE EEE E REEE REEERE 8 7 Firmware Update ee ee E EA E N ENE REE 9 7 1 Performing a firmware UPCate ccccccccseccceeecceeeceueeceeeceeecsueeceeessusesueeseeessneess 9 7 2 Troubleshooting if the update process has failed cccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 11 8 Aduna TUN UON een een 12 9 Program Sellings ne nsanene reiner 13 10 System CSS ACC Scns een enden 15 History 18 06 2013 Released for LSM V1 2 12 11 2013 Released for LSM V1 4 Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 2 of 15 LSeries2. 05 1 74 01 LEDSpot_Main hey C Pw Processor 1 05 00 1 05 00 LEDSpot_PIC_Pwm hey Control Panel 2 04 00 2 05 00 LEDSpot_PIC_Disp hey Check LY C for possible updates Update progress Running Pgmid 0x9081 Jump to Secondary Bootloader done Running Pgmid 0x9082 Programming Main program Open file LEDSpot_Main hey v Transfering LEDSpot_Main hey Cancel Update L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 Firmware update in progress 75 total 37 When the installation is complete the message Update process finished successfully should be displayed in the update progress text field Nevertheless the firmware update process is so simple please note the following e Be aware of your currently installed bootloaders If the bootloaders are lower than version 2 0 an intermediate bootloader update has to be installed to enable the lamphead to be updated to the latest firmware this should occur only with firmware versions prior 1 65 The intermediate update files are included in all LSeries Manager firmware bundles and are located in the update folder L7_Bootloaders_V2 e The update process must not be interrupted Lampheads with an incomplete firmware installation will not work properly even if it seems so at first sight To avoid unwanted cancellation of the update process o disable any DMX or RDM communication especially RDM discovery do not close the LSeries Manager do not shut down or switch off
3. 31330CD 1489 DMX Settings FAN Modes Diagnosis amp 4 Firmware Update LSeries Manager DMX Address fr y DMX Mode 6 White amp RGBW 16 Bit Mode L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 DMX Settings DMX Implementation Table V3 3 Details DMX Signal loss behavior 1 Hold Set DMX Settings DMX Implementation Table Here you will see the version of the DMX implementation table which is used by the currently installed firmware on your lamphead Clicking on Details will open the appropriate PDF document where you can find detailed information about the DMX modes provided by the lamphead DMX Address Here you can choose the DMX start address channel or slot of your lamphead Depending on the selected DMX Mode the channels required for each lamphead should be allocated if necessary up to 16 channels right away Do not overlap Either several lampheads share the same DMX address range or a lamphead uses its own individual DMX address range DMX Mode Here you can select the DMX Mode A detailed overview of the occupation of the individual DMX channels can be found by clicking on Details see DMX Implementation Table DMX Signal loss behavior Here you can change the behavior of the lamphead if it loses its DMX signal Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 6 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 S
4. It then will be ignored also by the automatic lamphead detection The lamphead will be detected again after a restart of the LSeries Manager or if the lamphead will be switched off or disconnected from USB for more than 5 seconds and then switched back on or reconnected to USB Refresh data This will reread all relevant data from the lamphead and re initialize the representation of the fixture inside LSeries Manager This might be necessary if the user has changed some settings directly via the built in Control Panel or via RDM while the lamphead is connected to the LSeries Manager Set Factory Defaults This will reset some lamphead settings to factory default values e DMX Mode e DMX Address e FAN Mode e Indication LEDs Identify This is used to physically identify a lamphead by flashing its lights L7 C flashes blue all other white This may be helpful if more than one lamphead is connected to LSeries Manager and the user has to identify the correct one Restart This will perform a reset of the lamphead The fixtures firmware will restart as if it has been switched off and on again LSeries Manager may lose the connection to the device and remove it then detect it again after the restart has been finished Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 12 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013
5. Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 1 Download and Installation This software has been tested on the following operating systems Microsoft Windows XP 32 bit Microsoft Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit Microsoft Windows 8 32 bit In general LSeries Manager should work on all Windows desktop versions up from Windows XP but there is no guarantee that it will work properly on not tested operating systems Please do not connect the lamphead via USB to the computer before the LSeries Manager has been installed 1 Visit our LSeries download center at http www arri com I series downloads 2 Download the latest LSeries Manager Bundle Version Including the LSeries Manager and the newest firmware version 3 Start the installation by double clicking on the installer executable If the download consists of a zip file you have to extract the installer before The installation requires administrator privileges If your user profile does not provide administrator privileges Windows may ask you for an administrator account login or you have to start the installation by right clicking on the installer file and choosing start as Administrator Note Once the installation is finished it is recommended to connect a L7 lamphead before you start the LSeries Manager the first time This will finalize the USB driver installation on your system If this is not done there can be errors when the LSeries Ma
6. Software Manual Reconnect This will perform a reset of the USB connection as if the USB cable has been removed and reconnected again LSeries Manager will lose the connection to the device for a short time and remove it then detect it again 9 Program Settings LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 5 x L_Series L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 5 B z E A eaan LSeries Manager Program Settings D FAN Modes Common Diagnosis Jv Jump directly to new connected devices 4 de re Update JV Expand all nodes of new connected devices E LSeries Manager ae Program Settings Firmware Updates System messages Folder for Firmware Update files ICAU sers Public D ocuments LSeries Manager L _V1 74 14 IV Changing the Update Files folder in node Firmware Update will also change global folder setting V Save Update logs to folder Ic Users Public Documents LSeries Manager UpdateLog EI Always preselect not installed updates of optional components by default on Check for possible updates Log file folders Default folder for Service log and Error log files CU sers Public D ocuments LS eries Manager DiagLog Bl JV Save system messages log to folder CU sers Public D ocuments LSeries Manager SysMsgLog E Here you can change the program settings of the LSeries Manager Common e Jump directly to new connected devices If enabled the LSeries Manager will immediately go to the tree node entry of a n
7. ad containing an overview of the system state and further important data Read Error Log Clicking this button will read out the internal error messages history of the lamphead Clear This clears the currently shown logs Save By clicking the button Save you can save all logs as a txt file on your PC Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 8 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 7 Firmware Update 7 1 Performing a firmware update LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 5 xj i N mn E C l com E L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 Firmware Update DMX Settings FAN Modes Update files folder Diagnosis C Users Public Documents LSeries Manager L7_V1 74 1 Ey 4 Firmware Update LSeries Manager Component Current version Update version File C Primary Bootloader 3 04 00 3 04 00 LEDSpot_PrBo hey C Secondary Bootloader 3 06 00 3 06 00 LEDSpot_SeBo hey Main Program 1 70 05 1 74 01 LEDSpot_Main hey C PwM Processor 1 05 00 1 05 00 LEDSpot_PIC_Pwm hey Control Panel 2 04 00 2 05 00 LEDSpot_PIC_Disp hey Check L7 C for possible updates Update progress Start Update It is quite simple to perform a firmware update 1 The LSeries Manager checks the currently installed firmware for the
8. d 9082 LEDSpot SeBo Vers 3 6 0 1414 May 30 2012 18 35 21 LEDSpot Vers 1 70 5 1744 Feb 08 2013 16 15 17 HW Rev 3 PWM Processor Sw Ver 1 5 User Interface Sw Ver 2 4 Caldata ver 1 5 CalDate 1352904585 CalDataLoaded 1 LEDSpot Identno L1 31330CD Approvalno no Serialno 1489 Controller Identno L4 31671 0 Approvalno DL2243 Serialno 124400081 PowerSupply Identno L4 31871 0 Approvalno DL2246 Serialno 123900003 FAN Identno L4 31711 3 Approvalno AF1141 Serialno 122300670 LightEngine Identno L4 31661 R Approvalno CF1132 Serialno 122904675 UserInterface Identno L4 31761 0 Approvalno AF1132 Serialno 121502176 ARRI DMX Protocol Version 3 2 DMXAddr 1 DMX Protocol No 2 Description FAN Settings FanType ebmpapst 4412F 2GLR HeatsinkType 120mm hybrid FAN RPM 1050 FAN PWM 0 00 FAN level 80 00 act FAN RPM 1073 73 Used Fan Settings from Fan Menu user FanMode FAN HYBRID LOW DimmADC Level Used Color Mode HSI Used Automatic Zero Force GREEN Zero and SAT 100 ON Used Status Indication Status LEDS and Backlight ON used Status Tndication Temneratiir linit Nenree Celsius The LSeries lampheads provide some internal logging facilities which may be helpful for failure diagnosis The logs are important for your ARRI service partner for a better understanding of fixture issues Read Sevice Log By clicking this button a detailed service log will be read out from the lamphe
9. e with a strange serial number 5 If the lamphead will not be recognized by LSeries Manager Close LSeries Manager and start it again 6 If the lamphead still is not recognized by LSeries Manager then switch off the lamphead wait approximately 5 10 seconds and switch it on again 7 If the lamphead will be recognized by LSeries Manager Try to start the update again 8 If this will fail again please note again the error messages lf the lamphead does not react or the problem still persists please contact your local ARRI service partner It is important to store the collected error messages and log data to provide it to the ARRI service partner if needed Note Lampheads with an incomplete firmware installation will no longer work properly even if it seems so at first sight Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 11 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 8 Additional functions By right clicking on a lamphead entry in the LSeries Manager connected lamphead list a popup menu will be opened providing some additional functions DMX Set Remove L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 FAN Mod Refresh data Diagnosi Set Factory Defaults E Firmware Identify LSeries Man Restart Reconnect Remove lamphead Choosing this option will remove the lamphead from the LSeries Manager
10. ew connected device e Expand all nodes of new connected devices If enabled all sub entries of a new connected device will be opened and be visible by default Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 13 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual Firmware Updates e Folder for Firmware Update files If you have different firmware versions available you can here change the folder used by default for every new connected fixture e Changing the Update Files folder in node Firmware Update will also change global folder setting It is possible to change the Update Files folder also in the Firmware Update section of a connected fixture see Firmware Updates Changing the folder there will only affect the correspondent fixture unless this checkbox is enabled here e Save Update logs to folder If enabled the content of the update progress text field will be stored automatically to an update log file inside the selected folder This log data might be very helpful if you have to contact an ARRI service partner in case the update process will fail For this reason it is highly recommended to enable this feature e Always preselect not installed updates of optional components by default on Check for possible updates Do not enable this unless you have been instructed by an ARRI technic
11. ian Log file folders e Default folder for Service log and Error log files This is the default folder where the Service log and Error log files will be stored if you choose Save in the Section Diagnosis e Save system messages log to folder If enabled the LSeries Manager will store the System Messages automatically to a log file in the selected folder Each time the program is started a new file will be created These log messages may be helpful for failure diagnosis and are important for your ARRI service partner for a better understanding of fixture issues and or issues with the LSeries Manager For this reason it is highly recommended to enable this feature Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 14 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 10 System Messages LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 a 5 x LSeGRIeS ARRI L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 LSeries Manager System messages DMX Settings FAN Modes LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 started on 07 11 2013 5 33 Program settings loaded Diagnosis 15 33 24 Start System Messages file logging Firmware Update 15 33 24 Log System Messages to C Users Public Documents LSeries Manager SysMsgL LSeries M r 15 33 24 DeviceMonitor Started wait for connections eres Ma
12. nage 15 33 24 DeviceMonitor L7 found FTDI serial ARVVBY3P 4 Program Settings 15 33 27 Connected L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 15 33 27 Check installed firmware versions of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 p mitt 15 34 23 Read Error Log of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 15 34 29 Read Service Log of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 15 37 15 Start firmware update of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 15 40 03 Firmware update of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 finished 15 40 05 L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 data refreshed 06 Read Service Log of L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 The tab System Messages provides internal messages concerning the communication of the LSeries Manager with the connected lampheads as well as further information and error messages These log messages may be helpful for failure diagnosis and are important for your ARRI service partner for a better understanding of fixture issues and or issues with the LSeries Manager The LSeries manager is able to store these log messages automatically to a log file It can be enabled or disabled in the Program Settings Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 15 of 15
13. nager attempts a connection to the lamphead for the first time Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 3 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 2 Start the LSeries Manager The LSeries Manager can be started by double clicking on the created desktop short cut or the usual start methods LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 lof x lL ceries ARRI LSeries Manager LSeries Manager ARRI LSeries Manager ah LSeries Configuration amp Service Tool Version 1 4 0 Build 75 Copyright 2013 ARRI Lighting http www arni com lt seryice lighting arri de gt The LSeries Manager detects lampheads connected via USB to the computer automatically Multiple lampheads can be connected simultaneously by utilizing additional USB ports Each connected lamphead will be added to the tree list on the left side of the program window Here you can navigate through the different program functions Note While the LSeries Manager application is communicating with the lamphead it is recommended but not mandatory except while performing a firmware update e not to change any settings via the onboard control panel of the lamphead to avoid inconsistencies e and that no DMX or RDM communication takes place with the lamphead which could lead to communication e
14. necessity of any update automatically and will then pre select the appropriate firmware modules for update o Only if your currently installed firmware version main program is lower than 1 65 you have to click on Check L7 for possible updates to initiate the check manually o Please do not change any of the pre selections unless you have been instructed by an ARRI technician o If your lamphead does not contain an onboard control panel you do not have to select it 2 The firmware update process can be initiated simply by clicking on Start Update The update will start and the selected firmware components will be transferred and installed on the lamphead The update process will take some time up to some minutes depending on the selected items Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 9 of 15 Software Manual ARRI LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 i IOl x SEM u ee O O ji a L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 Firmware Update DMX Settings FAN Modes Update files folder Diagnosis C Users Public Documents LSeries Manager L _V1 74 1 By a a LSeries Manager Component Current version Update version File C Primary Bootloader 3 04 00 3 04 00 LEDSpot_PrBo hey C Secondary Bootloader 3 06 00 3 06 00 LEDSpot_SeBo hey Main Program 1 70
15. oftware Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual The DMX Settings will be applied to the lamphead by clicking the button Set DMX Settings 5 Fan Modes LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 p Ioj xi l cor RAG B L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 DMX Settings D Diagnosis amp 4 Firmware Update LSeries Manager L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 FAN Modes FAN Mode 3 FAN HIGH Set FAN Mode Fan Mode Here you can choose the different Fan Modes your lamphead provides This feature is available from firmware version 1 68 2 The FAN Mode will be applied to the lamphead by clicking the button Set FAN Mode Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 7 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 6 Diagnosis LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 5 x LSeRIes ARRI L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 Fe L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 Diagnosis D rA Read Service Log Read Error Log Clear Save 4 Firmware Update LSeries Manager __ mem em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em em ee em em em em em em ewe ee ee a PrBo PgmId 9081 LEDSpot PrBo Vers 3 4 0 1414 May 30 2012 18 35 59 SeBo PgmI
16. rrors in rare cases at the same time Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 4 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 3 Lamphead Overview LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 Lsencs OR L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 L7 C L1 31330CD 1489 DMX Settings FAN Modes Diagnosis Type L7 C 4 Firmware Update LSeries Manager SeialNunbe _L1 31330CD 1489 Manufacturer ARRI Lighting Controller Serial Number Control Panel Serial Number Power Supply Serial Number LedEngine Serial Number Fan Serial Number Hardware Version Firmware Yersion Calibration Date L4 31671 0 DL2243 124400031 L4 31761 0 4F1132 121502176 L4 31871 0 DL2246 123900003 L4 31661 R CF1132 122904675 L4 31711 3 4F1141 122300670 3 1 72 01 PBL 3 04 00 SeBL 3 06 00 14 11 2012 14 49 45 In this view you can find an overview of some relevant information about your L7 lamphead fixture type serial numbers hardware and firmware versions calibration date Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 5 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 4 DMX Settings LSeries Manager V1 4 0 75 Ioj x Lseries ARRI E L7 C L1
17. the computer do not switch off the lamphead do not disconnect the USB cable O O O O Arnold amp Richter Cine Technik GmbH amp Co Betriebs KG Pulverm hle 83071 Stephanskirchen Website www arri com service lighting Page 10 of 15 LSeries Manager V1 4 Software Manual November 12 2013 Software Manual 7 2 Troubleshooting if the update process has failed The update process of the LSeries Manager is quite robust nevertheless there is always a little chance for failure First of all Don t panic Mostly it is possible to repeat the update Here you find a step by step tutorial what to do after an update has failed Please try to do the following 1 Do NOT switch off the lamphead Please note the error messages The content of the update progress text field will be stored automatically to an update log file if you have enabled this feature in the Program Settings This data might be very helpful if you have to contact an ARRI service partner in case the next steps will be without success In addition the system messages log will also be helpful 2 Try to start the update again 3 If this will fail again do NOT switch off the lamphead Please note again the error messages 4 Disconnect the USB cable wait approximately 5 seconds lamphead should now be removed from the LSeries Manager window and then reconnect the USB cable The lamphead should now be recognized by LSeries Manager after a few seconds mayb
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