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1. drag the cursor left or right along the Timelines e The selected Color Points is highlighted Creating a Light Show 7 8 2 Clipboard functionality EN Right click in a selected area e The following menu appears gt Cut Copy Paste Delete Add to Color Palette Color Point Properties Sequence Properties Scene Properties e The following options are available for editing colors Cut Copy Paste Delete Selected Color Points can be cut copied pasted and or deleted The clipboard works application wide and hence can be used to copy Color Points across different Scenes and Sequences Cut Copy Paste and Delete functionality is also available from the Edit menu Refer to 6 6 1 Add to Color Palette Adds the selected color to the Color Palette in the Toolbox window Add to Effect Palette Adds the selected color to the Effect Palette in the Toolbox window Color point Properties Refer to 7 8 3 Color Point Preperties Sequence Properties Refer to 7 4 2 Configuring Sequences Scene Properties Refer to 7 3 2 Configuring Scenes 7 8 3 Color Point Properties 1 Right click in a selected area e The following menu appears cu Copy Paste Delete Add to Color Palette Color Point Properties Sequence Properties Scene Properties EJ Select Color Point Properties e The Color Po
2. loops when previewing it If this option is enabled then the preview will automatically restart the Scene from the beginning when finished If this option is disabled then the Scene will restart at the beginning and stop playback when finished EJ Make the desired adjustments and click OK to save your settings 25 9 Managing Light Groups and Fixtures In order to preview or load the created Timeline s a connection has to be made to the fixture network Each Timeline in the Scene Light Show is connected to exactly one Light Group When previewed and programmed the actual characteristics of the fixture are taken into account realistic preview on screen If the exact fixture is still unknown the creation process can still be finished and the actual connection and uploading can be done afterwards or in another session It is enough to connect each Timeline to an empty Light Group while the actual fixture characteristics can be filled in later Creation can then take place and the Light show can be saved Adding editing and deleting Light Groups and fixtures is done in the Light Group Fixture Management screen 1 Select Light Group Fixture Management in the Light Show menu Light Show Add New Scene Tools Help Preview Palettes Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Lig
3. ENABLE DEVICE TYPE 8 0xC108 1EC62386 209 gt Command 235 SET RGB DIMLEVEL OxFFEB System setup 4 5 DMX network e Instant control of the lighting system via DMX control panel e Up to 150 fixtures e In this configuration all via controllers and drivers connected lamps will have the same static color or play the same sequence e To create specific colors or sequences the DMX control panel has to be replaced by Philips LCS9601 00 MULTI UTILITY MANAGER 913700329403 i Lamp Xitanium LEXEL LED AAA AAAAAARAARARRAARARaRBSBSS SODOSBUOQGEEEEEGEGEG DMX driver LED driver family gt e dededededetetetetetetetebebavaebeye IAA MAM AA AAA AA AA A AG AA MA MA MM MM AAA AA AAAARAARI oe ee eo 2 2 IAMA AA AA AA AA A d Da DA MA MM MMM gt de de de dedededtetetetetetebebebeyeye v vw v v vw lu vw ui wi ww wi pp gt de de dedededeteteteleleteleieiae DAMA AC AAA AA AA AG AG AC A AA 4 MMM e de de de de jedeteteteielebeiebebe PDA MA AG AA AM AA AM AA AG AG AG AG 4 4 4 MM e e de de jedejejete e teieielieliee e PA AA AAA AA AA AA AA AA AG AA AG A A A 4 MM e de de de je je tele e eleieieieieie e VW v v vw vw vw ww ui ou ww www ip pi o gt e de je jejejejlejeleieieieiele e e DMX control panel Actilume Color 2 System setup 5 Operating the Actilume Color system Once installed the Actilume Color controller can be operated in various ways 5 1
4. Light Group Pressing Preset key 1 on the remote controll starts the first Timeline of the first Scene in the Light Show Preset key 2 the second etc To change this order or the default stored colors under the Preset keys refer to 5 1 7 Changing Presets EJ To preview a Light Show on screen start preview playback For details refer to 10 Previewing a Light Show For playback functionality refer to 6 6 1 Menus Preview and 6 6 2 Tools To preview on physical connected fixtures e start Discovery and assign the discovered addresses to the fixtures For details refer to 9 3 Discovery e add discovered fixture to the desired Light Group e start the preview For details refer to 10 Previewing a Light Show e The previewed Timelines are not stored on the controller If you disconnect the computer the content of the controller memory remains unchanged EJ To save the Light Show on harddisk CD etc use the File menu Refer to 6 6 1 Menus File e f desired you can fill in Light Show properties title author company etc For this refer to 7 6 1 Menus File EJ To upload the Light Show to the connected controllers fixtures use the Upload Light Show functionality For details refer to 11 Uploading a Light Show e If you start uploading the new content to the connected controllers fixtures the old
5. 0 00 00 01 15 00 02 30 00 03 45 45 00 10 00 00 11 15 00 12 30 00 13 45 If the fixture in the Light Plan is assigned to a Light Group and this Light Group is coupled to a Sequence then the rectangle will change color depending on the Sequence If the Sequence has Color Points and the needle is on one of these colors it will indicate how the Color Point will appear on that particular fixture Deviation from Time Line color The rectangle color is not a copy of the Color Point s color in the Time Line The individual fixture properties cause this color to differ If the physical fixture has a very weak red lamp the deep red color from the Time Line will not be achieved on that fixture The Light Plan gives an indication on how the actual light and color will appear on the physical fixture It is not possible to dim down the light intensity for parts of the monitor so it can never be a perfect match If multiple different fixtures are assigned to the same Light Group and Sequence it is possible that they all show different colors for the same Color Point just like Red can be different on fixture A and B 10 3 Previewing a Light Show E Make sure the correct COM port serial port or RS 232 port on your computer is selected and that the Enable Scene preview on controller and Enable Color Picker preview on controller
6. Add New Sequence Assign to Light Group v Create new Light Group i e If no Light Groups were created yet click Create New Light Group enter the Light Group name and confirm by clicking OK Add new Light Group Name Light Group 1 Type Color 7 4 2 Configuring Sequences E Right click in the Light Group window of the Sequence you wish to delete E Select Sequence Properties in the dialog box that appears e The Sequence property screen appears EJ You can now assign the Sequence to another Light Group if desired EJ Click OK to save the new properties Properties for the Window sequence Assigned to Light Group ET Number of Color Points in Timeline 1 237 Number of Color Points in Sequence 2 237 e Sequence properties can be changed at all times by right clicking in the Light Group window of the Sequence and selecting Sequence Properties 2 7 4 3 Removing Sequences from a Light Show EJ Select the Sequence you wish to delete by right clicking in the Light Show window e The Sequence will be highlighted EJ Click in the tool bar or select Remove Selected Sequence in the Light Show menu Preview Palettes Tools Light Show Add New Scene Help Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence L
7. Address lt empty gt Fixture Properties lt custom gt Min Dimlevel 3 Primaries 0 313 0 53 0 156 0 076 EI Click Identify to check if the address is assigned to the correct fixture e The light in the fixture with the new address dims EJ Click OK to save your settings Click Close in the Light Group Fixture Management screen to exit Light Group Fixture Management Previewing a Light Show 10 Previewing a Light Show On the Light Plan in the View menu you can preview a Light Show to get an impression of how the Light Show looks when it is uploaded to the physical fixtures If your computer is connected to the fixtures via a DALI gateway RS232 to DALI gateway and the fixtures are assigned Short Addresses it is possible to preview the Light Show on the actual fixtures without uploading data to the fixtures Note Because no data are uploaded to the fixtures yet all colors are streamed via the DALI gateway to the individual fixtures using DALI communication DALI is a protocol not intended for fast data streams When previewing a Scene every color is send to the designated fixture pushing the limit of the maximum DALI communication speed Especially when more fixtures are used in that particular Scene or when fast color transitions are used DALI will not keep up with the requested color update calls As a result of t
8. Controller LLC1670 00 0 107 24 915 719 30 E IR Sensor IRR1651 00 0 026 48 730 639 99 gt IR Sensor IRR1654 00 0 027 24 915 856 30 ia a M IR Sensor IRR8125 10 0 028 1 731 315 99 Remote control IRT1670 00 0 030 18 915 832 30 Gateway LCU1670 00 and Actilume Color Studio CD LCS1670 00 0 442 1 Gateway LCU1671 00 and Actilume Color Studio CD LCS1670 00 0 177 1 Hue 84 Red 183 E Saturation 66 Green 245 Brightness 245 Blue 181 i 00 00 00 00 bea 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 01 40 00 02 30 00 0320 00 04 10 00 05 00 00 0551 00 06 41 13 8 Gateway LCU1670 00 230V and LCU1671 00 24V The RS232 DALI Gateway translates all communication between the personal computer and the DALI network The connection between PC and the DALI network is only necessary when the sequences are uploaded into the Actilume Color Controller Two versions 230V and 24V 230V gateway LCU 1670 00 24V gateway LCU 1671 00 Ordering data 35 PHILIPS 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright owner The information presented in this document does not form part of any quotation or contract is believed to be accurate and reliable and may be changed without notice No liability will be accepted by the publisher for any consequence of its use Publication the
9. Fixture updated screen appears E Click OK to save the new properties 1 Fixture updated e Before the actual discovery process starts all fixtures are cleared from their Short Address The following warning is shown to verify this action EJ Click Yes to start the discovery process Clear all Addresses i Update successfully updated 1 fixture Fixture1 Address 0 The discovery process will clear all existing lamp address data from the Light Show Manual reassignment is required after discovery using Fixture Management Continue EJ Click Close in the the Light Group Fixture Management screento exit Light Group Fixture Management e Discovery now starts looking for Short Addresses that are already coupled to physical fixtures in the network The Find All discovery process will rebuild the Gateway s internal 9 3 Discovery look up table with physical Addresses and coupled Short Addresses Physical fixtures can only be addressed using their Short Addresses The found assigned Short Addresses are stored in a list and every Discovery is used to get these Short Addresses that can then be Address can be assigned to O or 1 fixture assigned to physical fixtures in the network The fixture is then updated from simulated fixture to physical fixture e A progress bar indicates the discovery progress Discover Fixtures
10. aqua marine in a 10 minutes sequence Selects dynamic mode color sequence Dynamic mode is only obtained if a Preset key is pressed within 2 seconds OFF Switches the Actilume Color system into Standby mode Also refer to 5 1 Remote control operation Note When replacing the batteries make sure to use AAA type batteries Overview 4 System setup 4 1 Mounting the controller into the fixture EN Connect the DALI output connectors R DALI G DALI and B DALI to the corresponding DALI input connectors of the red green and blue lamp drivers in the fixture EJ Connect the DALI return path connector C_DALI to the DALI outputs of the red green and blue lamp drivers in the fixture e For connection use cord types as described in XX Data sheets E Connect the IR SENSOR connector to the remote control receiver This is only necessary if the system is going to be controlled via the remote control IRT 1670 00 If the system is going to be controlled via MultiDim connecting the IR sensor is not required Fixture Master controller PHILIPS Actilume Color LLC 1670 00 Dry locations only LE mm 0 327 0 35 R_DALI DMX 9137 006 341 G DALI Made in Holland Insertion 0 5 1 0 AWG20 18 B_DALI Un 120 277 V Intellivolt Ks A3 di Y C d IDCO 5 AWG20 Ext_DALI ONC I 0 02 0 05 A C_DALI en 0 50 C 1111111127 GP_DALI ST OR El Connect the
11. to the actual fixtures Preview Main menu for previewing functionality This menu is disabled when no Sequences are present in the current Light Show Palettes Tools Help Preview Play Stop Jump To Start Jump To End Speed Up Ctrl Up Speed Down Ctrl Down Play Starts preview of the selected Scene If Enable scene preview on controller is checked in the Preferences window the application will check the connection with the required interface hardware and issues a warning if something is wrong Stop Stops preview of the playing Scene Jump To Start Stops the preview and rewinds to the beginning of the Scene Jump To End Stops the preview and jumps forward to the end of the Scene Speed Up Ctrl Up Multiplies the preview speed for the selected Scene by a factor 2 The speed can be set to a maximum of 64 x the original speed making every hour last approximately one minute This enables a quick impression of long and slow effects Speed Down Ctrl Downj Divides the preview speed for the selected Scene by a factor 2 The speed can be set to a minimum of 1 8 x the original speed making every second last 8 seconds This enables previewing of short and fast effects that are difficult to follow in real time Palettes Main menu for Palette functionality There are two kinds of Palettes which are both located in the Toolbox window
12. Enable Scene preview on controller 7 Enable Color Picker preview on controller 2 Timeline Editing Default Scene playtime 1 00 00 000 hh mm ss ms Automatically add inserted colors to the Color Palette 3 Preview Monitor Type G Enable Scene preview looping 1 Controller Enables adjustment of controller settings Com Port Defines the COM port serial port or RS 232 port to which the Gateway is connected When the window is opened the list of COM ports is refreshed showing only the available ports When the COM port is changed the application will try to connect to the Gateway and will display an error if this fails Enable Scene preview on controller If this option is enabled the Scene preview will be shown in the Light Plan and on the connected fixtures Enabling this option would require the fixture to be assigned an Address and thereby represent a physical fixture Refer to 10 Managing Light Groups and Fixtures for more information about fixture and Addresses Disabling this option ignores the connected fixture and only previews the Scene on the Light Plan Enable Color Picker preview on controller If this option is enabled the selected color is broadcast to all connected fixtures This is done when selecting a color using the Color Picker but also when using the Color Palette and or fine tuning a Color Point 2 Timeline Editing E
13. GP_DALI inputs of the controller to the and connectors of a MultiDim or other DALI control system In this case it is not necessary to connect a remote control receiver Fixture Master controller Actilume Color LLC 1670 00 Dry locations onl a DMX PHILIPS 9137 006 341 r 4 Made in Holland Un 120 277 V Intellivolt Ks A V C e n 0 02 0 05 A 8 9 mm 0 32 0 35 R DALI Garo te G_DALI Insertion 0 5 1 0 AWG20 18 cP Dall 11 Ext_DALI ONC eL Fn 50 60Hz ON ty 0 50 C IDCO 5 AWG20 B_DALI CITI 127 GP_DALI 11111 MultiDim control system System setup C_DALI a L_ DALI power supply PHILIPS PHILIPS PHILIPS Red green and blue lamp drivers e Remote control receiver PHILIPS PHILIPS PHILIPS Red green and blue lamp drivers 4 2 Basic system 1 e 1 fixture with 1 Actilume Color controller and red green and blue lamp drivers To this fixture other fixtures can be connected with a maximum of 9 These fixtures only contain lamp drivers and lamps Fixture Master controller p PHILI PS Actilume Color LLC 1670 00 Dry locations only 9137 006 341 DMX Made in Holland Un 120 277 V Intellivolt Kis A3 y C Onc n 0 02 0 05 A to 65 C L Fn 50 60Hz IR ON ta 0 50 C ee Garo mm 0 32 0 35 R_DALI G_DALI Insertion 0 5 1 0
14. GREEN for 1 minute and 4 seconds and so on Sequence 1 RGB 10 min total time of one sequence 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec RED 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec BLUE Sequence 2 Color circle 10 min 50 sec 50 sec RED DI amp v oO E O VW Q WN ai ct g O gt Q O O O O S eo O O D 5 50 sec 50 sec GREEN 50 sec 50 sec BLUE Sequence 3 Nature 10 min 1 min 15 sec 1 min 15 sec GREEN 1 min 15 sec 1 min 15 sec BLUE UD NO Sequence 4 Spring 10 min 2 min 30 sec YELLOW 2 min 30 sec Sequence 5 Summer 10 min 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec GREEN 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec RED Sequence 6 Autumn 10 min 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec YELLOW 1 min 40 sec 1 min 40 sec RED Sequence 7 Winter 10 min BLUE 2 min 30 sec 2 min 30 sec Sequence 8 X mas 10min 2 min 30 sec 2 min 30 sec GREEN Sequence 9 Cold Warm white 10 min 2 min 30 sec 2 min 30 sec 6500K Sequence 10 Various 10 min 30 sec 30 sec RED 30 sec 30 sec GREEN 30 sec 30 sec BLUE 30 sec 30 sec 3000K 30 sec 30 sec ORANGE 13 Actilume Color datasheet 13 1 Compliances and approvals e RFI lt 30 MHz EN 55015 e RFI gt 30 MHz EN 55022 A e Immunity EN 61547 e Safety EN 61347 1 EN 61374 2 11 SELV Equivalent NEMA 410 UL935 e Quality standard ISO 9001 e Environmental standard ISO 14001 e Approval marks ENEC 72 23 EEC low voltage 89 336 EEC electromagnetic
15. Remote control operation The remote control supplied uses the open RC5 protocol for IR infrared data communication The remote control system codes are allocated to Lighting applications only system code 29 and 30 and will therefore not interfere with other devices using an RC5 remote control e g DVD players VCRs Multimedia Centers etc For an overview of keys and functions refer to 3 Overview Note When operating the system using the remote control make sure to aim the remote control at the IR sensor of the Actilume Color controller 5 1 1 Switching the Actilume Color system on and off i e Connect the system to the power supply e The system switches on automatically the lamps in the system light up and sequence 1 starts playing e Press the OFF key to switch the Actilume Color system into Standby mode e The Color Sequence stops playing and all lamps will be switched off e f you press the ON key again the system will enter Static mode and the lamps will light up in the same color they had before the controller went into Standby mode e To switch off the system completely disconnect the controller from the AC power supply 5 1 2 Adjusting the light output I H i ei oe i i 9 ao 9 Ca a N a a o Q J e Press the it 4 key to increase the light output of the connected fixtures e Press the xt v key to decrease the light output of t
16. appears Edit Fixture1 Name Fixture Type Color Light Group Window Addes y Fixture Properties lt custom gt Min Dimlevet 3 0 100 Primaries Yzy 0 319 0 53 6900 Yxy 0 156 0 076 1500 OK Cancel EN For editing Fixture Properties refer to 9 2 2 Editing Fixture settings Previewing a Light Show 10 3 2 Resize Fixture Display Resizing can be useful to scale the Light Plan depending on the amount of Fixtures to deviate between models and turn e g 140 x 70 to 70 x 140 The minimum width and height are set to 20 and 200 pixels EI Right click in the fixture rectangle in a Light Plan EJ Select Resize Fixture window in the window that appears e The Risize Fixture screen appears E You can now adjust Width and Heith of the fixture rectangle in the Light Plan EJ Click OK to save your settings Resize Fixture1 width TED 20 200 Height 70 20 200 10 3 3 Identify Physical Fixture If the selected rectangle represents an unassigned fixture no Short Address this menu item is disabled EI Right click in the fixture rectangle in a Light Plan EJ Select Identify Physical Fixture in the window that appears e Two colors are now be send with a short delay between them to the assigned Short Address If the DALI gateway and DALI network are up to date one fixture blinks so you can match the Li
17. click OK to confirm Select the type of fixture x TLS HE Color 14w 1 TL5 HE Color 28w 1 TL5 HO Color 24W 1 TL5 HO Color 54w 1 Cancel e The properties of the selected Fixture type will be assigned to the new fixture E Click OK to exit Fixture Properties settings EJ Click Close to exit Light Group Fixture Management Managing Light Groups and Fixtures 9 2 2 Editing fixture settings EN Select the fixture you wish to edit in the Light Group Fixture Management screen EX Click Edit e The Edit screen appears e Change Name Type and Light Group settings as described in 8 2 1 Adding Fixtures e Click Identify to see which fixture is coupled to the selected Short Address Change Fixture Properties as described in 9 2 1 Adding Fixtures EI Click OK to save your settings Edit Fixture1 Fixture Properties lt custom gt Min Dimlevet 3 0 100 EJ Click OK to exit Fixture Properties settings EN Click Close to exit Light Group Fixture Management 2 3 Removing fixtures Select the fixture you wish to remove in the Light Group Fixture Management screen Click Remove e The Remove Fixture screen appears Click Yes Remove Fixture Remove Fixtures 7 Fixturel e The selected fixture will be removed from the Light Sh
18. compatibility CSA UL recognized UL1310 for class II power supplies e CE marking 13 2 Technical data for installation rated power voltage 120 277 V 10 100 300 V 50 60 Hz e Power operation e With tolerances for safety e Power frequency e Output power system R output maximum 10 DALI loads 20 mA G output maximum 10 DALI loads 20 mA B output maximum 10 DALI loads 20 mA Ext output maximum 40 DALI loads 80 mA DMX 64 mA Sensor 5 mA 13 3 Technical data for design and mounting in fixtures ambient temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F controller and sensor 20 to 85 no condensation 75 C 167 F 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F 10 to 95 10 failure rate at 50k hrs with Tcase of 75 C 167 F e Operating conditions e Rel humidity operating e Tcase e Storage conditions e Relative humidity storage e Lifetime 13 4 DMX operation e Operating temperature e Protocol standards 0 50 C 32 F to 122 F ANSI 1 11 2004 USITT DMX512 A ANSI 1 20 2006 RDM e Connector 8 position modular connector RJ45 e Transient Burst Immunity and Surge IEC 61000 4 4 5 level 2 on IO 0 5kV UL840 overvoltage category Il lt 50V 0 5kV e Network requirements according to EIA 485 A specification Actilume Color datasheet 13 5 Controller unit LLC1670 00 In DALI operation and based on the pre programmed colors Actilume
19. control system When installed in a DALI network the Actilume Color system can be operated via any DALI based digital control system like WattStopper Leviton etc However it is recommended to use the system in combination with Philips MultiDim For detailed information on how to operate the system via a DALI control system refer to the User Manual that came with the system Command System code Command code ON 30 11 OFF 30 12 X 1 2 30 3 X 3 30 4 X 6 30 0 4 Dim Up 30 9 3 Y Dim Down 30 10 Huet clockwise 30 14 Hue counter clockwise 30 13 S tatic 30 5 D ynamic 30 6 PO Store 30 8 Preset 1 29 65 Preset 2 29 66 Preset 3 29 67 Preset 4 29 68 Preset 5 29 69 Preset 6 29 70 Preset 7 29 71 Preset 8 29 72 Preset 9 29 73 Preset 10 29 74 14 Operation via a DMX control panel When installed in a DMX network the Actilume Color system can be operated via any DMX based control panel like LitePutter CX 5 12 ch KWL Lighting DXG 144 Din 230 144 ch 4Track HQ Power VDPDMXC 145 etc For detailed information on how to operate the system via a DMX control panel refer to the User Manual that came with the control panel Operating the Actilume Color system Actilume Color Studio Actilume Color Studio 6 Actilume Color Studio 6 1 Introduction Actilume Color Studio enables you to create preview and upload Light shows inte
20. fade from the previous color to the defined color and the contained hold time specifies how long to keep showing the defined color e Timeline a series of Color Points that lasts a certain amount of time playtime The playtime equals the sum of the fade and hold times of all Color Points in the Timeline Scene a collection of Timelines where each Timeline is assigned to a Light Group The playtime of all Timelines in a Scene is equal enabling synchronized behavior between the configured fixtures Sequence represents the collection of Timelines across Scenes that are assigned to one specific Light Group e Light Show the collection of all defined Scenes and Timelines 6 6 Menus and tools e Double click the Actilume Color Studio icon B in the folder where you installed the application e The Actilume Color Studio start screen appears ee E A o Pie View Ed ght Show Preview Palettes Toos Help H lt Acte Color Rudo start i Nc d 0m gt e In the screen the following menus and tools are available when working with Actilume Color Studio 6 6 1 Actilume Color Studio File View Edt Light Show Preview Palettes ji Pui Menus Tools Help File Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl S Save As Properties Exit New Ctrl N Creates a new Light Show This includes one Scene
21. options under Preferences in the Tools menu are enabled For this refer to 8 Preferences Preferences Controller COM Port COM1 Enable Scene preview on controller Enable Color Picker preview on controller Timeline Editing Default Scene playtime 1 00 00 000 hh mm ss ms Automatically add inserted colors to the Color Palette Preview Monitor Type LET Enable Scene preview looping ET Select Open in the File menu and select the Light Show you wish to preview from the list that appears e The selected Light Show will be displayed EJ Click gt in the toolbar right hand side of the screen or select Play in the Preview menu to start the preview e The selected Light Show will start playing e Playback functionality can be controlled via the Preview menu or via the Playback buttons in the toolbar right hand side of the screen For an overview of button functions refer to 6 6 1 Menus and 6 6 2 Tools e The speed indicator bottom left of the screen shows the preview speed multiplication factor for the selected Scene Every Scene has its own multiplication to allow different playback speeds for different Scenes The speed multiplication has a minimum of 8 times slower than normal speed and a maximum of 64 times faster than the normal speed 30 E Click 4 in the toolbar or select Light Plan
22. selected Color Point s and temporarily stores it them on the clipboard If no Color Point is selected nothing happens It is possible to cut one or multiple adjacent Color Points Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected Color Point s and temporarily stores it them on the clipboard If no Color Point is selected nothing happens It is possible to copy one or multiple adjacent Color Points Paste Ctrl V Pastes the Color Point s currently present on the clipboard e g from a previous cut or copy action If a Color Point is selected the clipboard s content is pasted before the selected Color Point If no Color Point is selected the Color Point s are pasted at the beginning of the Timeline After a paste operation the clipboard remains filled allowing multiple sequential paste actions Delete Del Deletes the selected Color Point s If no Color Point is selected nothing happens It is possible to delete one or multiple adjacent Color Points After deletion all Color Points on the right of the deletion will shift left to fill the gap Light show Main menu for general Light Show functionality how Preview Palettes Tools Help Add New Scene Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload Add New Scene Adds a Scene to the curren
23. ttes Tools Help Color Palette gt Effect Palette Color Palette Submenu for general Color Palette functionality A Color Palette is a collection of preferred used colors that enables you to create consistency when reusing colors New Creates a new and empty Color Palette This new Color Palette has no name and no colors in it If a Color Palette was already open it will be closed without saving it Actilume Color Studio Open Shows an Open File Dialog to enable you to select an existing Color Palette file from your harddisk If a Color Palette was already open it will be closed without saving it Import Shows an Open File Dialog that enables you to select an existing Color Palette file from disk All colors from the selected Color Palette file are added to the already open Color Palette The imported file remains unchanged Save Saves the current Color Palette If the Palette was opened from your harddisk or saved before the existing file is updated silently If the Palette was newly created a Save File Dialog appears to allow the user to select a filename and folder Save As Shows a Save File Dialog to enable you to select a filename and folder Effect Palette Submenu for general Effect Palette functionality An Effect Palette is a collection of Effects that consist of multiple Colo
24. AWG20 18 111111112 IDC 0 5 AWG20 B_DALI Ext_DALI C_DALI GP_DALI 7 GP_DALI 11 Remote control receiver OR MultiDim Control 4 3 Basic system 2 e To extend the system 1 Actilume Color controller can be assigned as master see picture To its Ext DALI output a maximum of 40 Actilume Color controllers can be connected These 40 controllers will act as a slave To each slave controller a maximum of 10 fixtures can be connected including the fixture containing the slave controller Master controller in fixture Max 9 fixtures DALI power supply Slave controller 1 in fixture Slave controller 2 in fixture hi iz 5 Slave controller 40 in fixture PL gt gt PHILIPS PHILIPS PHILIPS x 9 fixtures x 9 fixtures x 9 fixtures System setup 4 4 DALI network Preprogrammed static and dynamic presets Up to 40 DALI devices La DALI power Supply Universal LED driver Actilume Color controller The protocol on the Ext_DALI output is according to 1EC62386 102 gt Command 257 DATA TRANSFER REGISTER DTR OxA3 xx RED dim level xx 0x00 OxFE Command 273 DATA TRANSFER REGISTER 1 DTR1 OxC3 xx GREEN dim level xx 0x00 OxFE Command 274 DATA TRANSFER REGISTER 2 DTR2 OxC5 xx BLUE dim level xx 0x00 OxFE Command 272
25. Actilume Color System PHILIPS About this user manual This user manual is meant for anyone who has to do with installing programming and or operating the Actilume Color system However not all sections are equally relevant for all users Tips on using this user manual Figures EN E etc before an instruction indicate a sequence of actions necessary to perform a certain operation Dots before an instruction indicate remarks additional information advise or special options The dot marked instructions are not necessary to perform the operation Dots followed by italic text indicate a reaction from the Actilume Color controller or the end result of a series of actions Notes give particularly important information about what is being described Names of buttons connectors etc are printed as they appear on the Actilume Color controller remote control etc and are presented in bold type For example IR SENSOR X 6 etc Names of buttons menus submenus etc are printed as they appear on the screen when using Actilume Color Studio and are presented between apostrophes For example OK Help etc Navigating through the manual On the content page just click on a section title to go there References to the various sections of this user manual throughout the text are directly linked to these sections Just click the section to go there We recommend that you keep this u
26. C Only discover new fixtures The discovery process is bound to the functionality of the DALI gateway RS232 to DALI gateway This Gateway has an internal coupling between physical fixtures and their assigned Short Addresses Once started the process cannot be cancelled because this would lead to undefined behavior concerning Short Addresses in the DALI Note network If a Light Show is saved to your harddisk the Short Address is also saved but most likely will not be valid by the time the Light Show is opened again An invalid address probably links no longer to a physical fixture It might even link to a different fixture It is therefore advised to run Discovery frequently certainly when the network has changed in order to keep a valid list of Short Addresses and to prevent faulty preview upload or update of properties 9 3 1 Discovering fixtures EJ Make sure your computer is connected to at least the controller For this refer to 6 3 Connecting your computer to the Actilume Color system EJ Select Light Group Fixture Management in the Light Show menu Only discover new Fixtures E Check the box before Only discover new fixtures EJ Click Start to start the discovery process Discover Fixtures Only discover new fixtures e Discovery now starts searching the DALI network for new fixtures and assigns them a Short Addre
27. Color calculates the different dim levels for the Red Green and Blue lamps and the fading dim levels in between two color points On the extended output additional DALI loads can be operated within the same Sequences or Scenes Moreover this output can also be used to connect additional Actilume Color controllers to create larger set ups In DMX operation the real time DMX commands are directly translated into DALI commands on the outpuit side 13 5 1 Actilume Color interfaces 4x DALI current limited outputs e DALI R 10 DALI loads max e DALI G 10 DALI loads max e DALI B 10 DALI loads max e DALI EXT 40 DALI loads max mentioned as group RGBE_DA 1x Actilume Multi Sensor input called SENSOR 1x RS 485 connection based on DMX RDM e The controller only supports the RDM address setting The RDM requires bidirectional RS 485 half duplex and a factory programmed device unique ID e Transmission load 32 devices with terminators Transmission level range 0 lt V lt 6 wrt common Transmission frequency 250 kBits s 2 Reception level range 12 7 wrt common Reception frequency 250 kBit s 2 5 e Turn around time of DMX transceiver 176 u s after transmission of the last stop bits When a DMX RDM controller expects a responds the device must place it s transmitter in high impedance state within 88 us after transmission of the last stop bit of the last transmitted byte Time between slots data b
28. S232 port of a computer CD ROM with Actilume Color Studio software LCS1670 00 and user manual 9 n PHILIPS EI Connection cord Connects to the IR SENSOR input of the Actilume Color controller EJ Extended IR Infrared sensor Receives the signals from the remote control D 2 PA RI Actilume Color Studio LCS1670 00 Infrared Sensors The following fixture based sensors can be used IRR 1654 00 El Connection cord Connects to the IR SENSOR input of the Actilume Color controller A IR Infrared sensor Receives the signals from the remote control EJ Protective cap Overview Remote control IRT 1670 00 PHILIPS El ON Switches the Actilume Color system on BX 1 2 Halves the playing time of a color sequence X 3 Multiplies the playing time of a color sequence by a factor 3 X 6 Multiplies the playing time of a color sequence by a factor 6 El xa Dim up Increases the light output of the connected fixtures Hue adjust counterclockwise Adjusts the light tint Store Stores the current color as a static color under one of the Preset keys Hue adjust clockwise Adjusts the light tint tv Dim down Decreases the light output of the connected fixtures S tatic Selects static mode Static mode is only obtained if a Preset key is pressed within 2 seconds H Preset keys All presets are preprogrammed at the factory Colo
29. a true Plug and Play solution for retail and hospitality which can control up to 10 luminaires per controller For larger systems the Actilume Color controller can operate within a MultiDim and DMX RDM network Full DALI Color IEC 62386 209 network compliance is not yet implemented but is expected in 2009 when Dali Color is completely accepted and implemented No commissioning is required for the DALI based lamp drivers connected to the Actilume Color Controller which makes it easy to use and easy to install 2 3 Applications e The Actilume Color system has been designed for all indoor application within retail hospitality and public spaces especially to attract people and to surprise them e It can be used for both dynamic sequences from very short to very slow 24 hr cycle and static colors that are selected to support e g seasonal fashion merchandize change or a specific atmosphere in a bar or restaurant e It offers max 16 preprogrammed sequences corresponding with seasons Christmas autumn and daily situations nature sun set 2 2 Features and benefits e Philips Actilume Color is a flexible Stand alone MultiDim and DMX based DALI lighting control system designed for dynamic and static color effects in small medium sized and large applications e Actilume Color is a flexible Plug amp Play system therefore no specific lighting control training is needed Moreover the system is supported with simple d
30. arge building facades can be lit by using a MultiDim control to synchronize up to 60 Actilume Color controllers or 600 RGB fixtures Furthermore the MultiDim controller can provide a scheduler function and other sensors Actilume Color system 2 4 Plug amp Play control regimes Simple systems with one Actilume Color controller are typically operated by MultiDim push button controls or remote control The lamp drivers are directly connected to the Red Green or Blue outputs without any commissioning e LED drivers equipped with DALI Color can easily be connected to the Actilume Color Controller and can fully be integrated in the pre programmed scenes or dynamic sequences Full implementation expected at the beginning of 2009 e Larger systems with all luminaries providing the same color can be realized by connecting up to 40 Actilume Color Controllers to the DALI ext port on one master Actilume Color controller which is operated by a MultiDim push button or a remote control e Larger systems with different colors do not need any commissioning by using DALI broadcast commands 3 Overview Actilume Color controller LLC 1670 00 E DMX input Connects to a DMX control panel when the controller is integrated in a DMX network FJ Power input connector Connects to the AC power supply L live live wire connector red N neutral neutral wire connector blue NC not connected EJ IR Infrared sensor Conne
31. ce EJ Click Next e The Confirm Installation screen appears B Click Next Confirm Installation The installer is seadp to instal Actiume Color Studio on your computer Chick Nest to start the matallation e The Actilume Color Studio Information screen appears B Click Next to start installation EA The softuare contained in this package is an engineering isempie of the Actiluwe Color Studio application The jsoftvare is copyrighted by Philips Lighting and should not be distributed Actilume Color Studio Information December 20th 2007 Actilume Color Studio 1 1 Please send any comments to Sander Kierk Sander Kierk philips com e Actilume Color Studio will now be installed in the selected folder e When installation was successful the Installation complete screen appears Click Close to exit the Wizard i Actiliome Color Studia installation Complete Achre Color Studia has been successful ineteled Clie lose to exit Pisce uzi irie Upda bo check hor ary critical apidae bo tht ME Pisaivesicnth Actilume Color Studio 6 5 Terminology Throughout this section the following terminology is used e Fixture representation of a physical fixture e Light Group a grouping of multiple fixtures e Color Point defines what color to show for what period of time The contained fade time specifies how long it should take to
32. content will be overwritten Undo is not possible 7 2 Getting started EJ Click the Actilume Color Studio icon Bil in the folder where you installed the application e The Actilume Color Studio start screen appears EJ Open a new empty Light Show screen e Click in the toolbar or select New in the File menu CTRL N Jntitled Fle Vew Edt cht Show Preview Palettes Tonks Heb e The default empty Light Show screen appears You can now create your Light Show Creating a Light Show 7 3 Scenes The default empty Light Show contains only one Scene The Light Show menu enables you to add or remove Scenes 7 3 1 Adding Scenes to a Light Show EN Select Add New Scene in the Light Show menu Tools Help Light Show Preview Palettes Add New Scene Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload e The Scene will be added to the Light Show e Add more Scenes in the same way EJ Select Save Ctrl S in the File menu to save your settings 7 3 2 Configuring Scenes KA Right click in the Scene window EJ Select Scene Properties in the dialog box that appears e The Scene property screen appears EJ Enter Scene Name and Scene Playing Ti
33. cts to the remote control receiver The receiver receives commands from the remote control E DALI connectors R ed DALI output connects to the DALI input of the red lamp driver in the fixture G reen DALI output connects to the DALI input of the green lamp driver in the fixture B blue DALI output connects to the DALI input of the blue lamp driver in the fixture Ext ernal DALI output universal DALI output port C ommon _DALI input DALI return path connector Connects to the DALI outputs of the red green and blue lamp drivers in the fixture GP General Purpose _ DALI inputs 2x connect to the and connectors of the DALI control 230V gateway LCU 1670 00 For connecting your computer to the Actilume Color system El 230VAC 50Hz N L connectors Connect to the AC power supply E DA DA connectors Connect to the DA inputs of the Actilume Color controller EJ RS232 connector Connects to the serial RS232 port of a computer Overview 24V gateway LCU 1671 00 IRR 1651 00 E Connection cord Connects to the IR SENSOR input of the Actilume Color controller For connecting your computer to the Actilume Color system 8y P y A IR Infrared sensor Receives the signals from the remote control El 24VDC connectors Connect to a 24VDC power supply EI DA DA connectors IRR 8125 10 Connect to the DA inputs of the Actilume Color controller E RS232 connector Connects to the serial R
34. e Scene will be highlighted EJ Select Remove Selected Scene in the Light Show menu Preview Palettes Tools Help Light Show _ Add New Scene Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload EJ Click Yes in the dialog box thay appears e The Scene is deleted from the Light show EJ Select Save Ctrl S in the File menu to save your settings Creating a Light Show 7 4 Sequences The default empty Light Show contains one Sequence attached to a default Light Group A Sequence must always be assigned to a Light Group Hence when adding a Sequence a Light Group must be selected and or created when needed The Light Show menu enables you to add or remove Sequences create Light Groups and assign Sequences to Light Groups 7 4 1 Adding Sequences to a Light Show EJ Click in the toolbar or select Add New Sequence in the Light Show menu Tools Help Light Show Preview Palettes Add New Scene Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload e The Add New Sequence screen appears EJ Select the Light Group you wish to assign the sequence to E Confirm by clicking OK
35. e vendor or its representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed its essential purpose 1 5 Environmental information Disposal of your old product The product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste The correct disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health 1 6 Disclaimer of warranty The software on the CD ROM supplied is sold as is and without warranties whether expressed or implied Because of the various software and hardware environments into which this program may be put no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered Important information 2 Actilume Color system 2 1 Introduction The Philips Actilume Color is a DALI controller for color based lighting applications The system consists of a color controller designed for easy integration into luminaries the Actilume Color Studio programming software and a RS232 gateway The Actilume Color controller can be operated with a remote control or with either Philips MultiDim or DMX user interfaces The Actilume Color is
36. edicated application and installation sheets In addition the Actilume Color system can also be operated in larger and existing MultiDim or DMX backbone networks e The simplest system is operated by an infrared remote control to recall 10 preprogrammed dynamic sequences and 10 static scenes e Actilume Color has open interfaces that allow to use your own proprietary user interface based on RC5 infrared remote controls DMX or Dali Color e Per Actilume Color controller a maximum of 10 color luminaires can be controlled via the DALI R ed G reen and B lue output ports In addition 40 Actilume Colors can be connected to the DALI Ext port This allows for a second level of Actilume Color controllers repeater function When the DALI Color standard is fully implemented it is also possible to connect other LED fixtures to enlarge flexibility of the system e Easy to use programming of own dynamic color sequences with Actilume Color Studio software The files of the programmed sequences and earlier chosen color palettes can be shared easily via internet email e By switching from one sequence to another the system fades to the starting point of the next sequence at whatever color you make the interrupt With this no direct color switch will be observed e For larger systems within shops or public areas it is possible to commission the Actilume Color controllers within an existing network This also allows creating groups e L
37. ew Timelines as required 7 1 Quick Start In this chapter we will describe basic programming of a Lightshow Detailed information on the various progamming steps and possibilities can be found in the following sections EJ Click the Actilume Color Studio icon E in the folder where you installed the application e The Actilume Color Studio start screen appears EJ Open a new empty Light Show screen e Click L in the toolbar or select New in the File menu CTRL N mmm e The default empty Light Show screen appears e One Scene with one empty Timeline is displayed This Timeline is connected to an empty Light Group The default playtime of the Timeline is 1 hour EJ If you want to make a complete Light Show with more than one Scene you can now add Scenes For details refer to 7 3 Scenes EJ If you want to make a synchronized ensemble for more than one fixture or Light Group with different colors and fades you can add one or more Sequences to the Scene For details refer to 7 4 Sequences 20 B Fill the Timelines with colors and color fades For details refer to 7 5 Drawing Constant Colors 7 6 Drawing Color Fades 7 8 Selecting and editing colors and 7 9 Fine tuning colors e The first Timelines from each Scene will be loaded to the first
38. ght Group Fixture Management screen e The Add New fixture screen appears EJ Enter the name for the new fixture It is not allowed to have duplicate names in one Light Show EW Select a Fixture Type if possible Default Fixture Type is Color EJ Click OK to save the new Light Group Add new Fixture Name Type Color Light Group lt unassigned gt Address lt empty gt Fixture Properties lt custom gt Min Dimlevet 3 0 100 Primaries 0 565 10 328 3450 0 319 053 6900 0 156 76 1500 e f desired select a Light Group to assign the fixture to e The new fixture is a simulated one as no Address is set by default Use Discovery to fill the Address combo box For this refer to 9 3 Discovery Manually setting fixture properties E Enter Min Dimlevel percentage physical fixtures lamp driver capacities Click Edit e The Edit Primary screen appears physical fixture EI E Enter Primary values Color Point of individual lamps inside EJ Click OK to confirm 0 0 996 0 0 996 0 32767 5 E Click OK to exit Fixture Properties settings EJ Click Close to exit Light Group Fixture Management Importing fixture properties from database EN Click Database e The Fixture type screen appears EJ Select the desired Fixture type for the new fixture and
39. ght Plan with the physical Light Plan EW Click OK to save your settings Uploading a Light Show 11 Uploading a Light Show The Light Show Upload function sends all Scenes to the Fixtures Note The upload process uses the DALI gateway RS232 to DALI gateway to send data to the fixtures There is no validation if the fixture receives data and uploading a Light Show to an unassigned Short Address will therefore not result in an error message E Make sure to run Discovery first in order to keep a valid list of Short Addresses For this refer to 9 3 Discovery E Open the Light show you wish to upload E Select Upload in the Light show menu e The Upload LightShow screen appears EJ Click Start to start the upload Upload Light Show Press start to begin Uploading e Upload starts with the first Sequence the assigned Light Group and the first fixture inside that Light Group To that fixture the assigned Time Line for the first Scene is send then the second Scene looping all Scenes After this first fixture the Light Group is checked for more fixtures sending the same Time Lines as to the first fixture When all fixtures in the first Light Group are uploaded the same procedure is started for the second Sequence e A progress bar indicates how far the upload pr
40. ght show Also see File menu bel Save light show Also see File menu 3 Show toolbox Also see Tools menu Show lightplan Also see View menu A Help Also see Help menu gt Starts preview of the selected Scene Also see Preview menu Stops preview of the playing Scene Also see Preview menu If playback was already stopped the Timeline jumps to start Stops the preview and rewinds to the beginning of the Scene Also see Preview menu bi Stops the preview and rewinds to the end of the Scene Also see Preview menu D Speed up Multiplies the preview speed for the selected Scene by a factor 2 If another Scene is currently playing this is not influenced because every Scene has its own preview speed multiplication The speed can be set to a maximum of 64x the original speed making every hour last approximately one minute This enables a quick impression of long and slow effects Also see Preview menu Diminishes preview speed for the selected Scene by a factor 2 If another Scene is currently playing this is not influenced because every Scene has its own preview speed multiplication The speed can be set to a minimum of 8x the original speed making every second last 8 seconds This enables previewing of short and fast effects that are difficult to follow are real time Also see Preview men
41. he Light Group will be removed Remove Light Group 9 Fixture Fixture1 is assigned to Group Groupl This will be unassigned Remove Light Group Groupi ET Select the Light Group you wish to remove in the Light Group fixture Management screen EJ Click Remove e The Remove Light Group screen appears EJ Click Yes Remove Light Group Remove Light Group Groupi e A series of checks will now be performed and the Light Group will be removed from the Light Show 9 2 Fixtures A fixture can be coupled to 0 or 1 Light Groups while a Light Group can hold 0 or more fixtures This way a single Sequence coupled to 1 Light Group can be designed for multiple fixtures A fixture can either be a simulated fixture that only exists on the computer Light Plan or it is a fixture that is physically in the targeted space The only thing that makes a fixture a simulated one is the lack of a Short Address A fixtures Short Address is a shortcut to a physical fixture in the DALI network Simulated fixtures allow you to preview the Light Show without knowledge of the actual space network it is designed for Assigning simulated fixtures to physical Addresses can be done using Discovery For this refer to 9 3 Discovery Managing Light Groups and Fixtures 9 2 1 Adding Fixtures EN Click Add in the Li
42. he connected fixtures 5 1 3 Adjusting the light tint hue a N a J e Press the key to adjust the light tint hue by stepping through the color wheel counter clockwise red yellow green cyan blue magenta red e Press the key to adjust the light tint hue by stepping to through the color wheel clockwise red magenta blue cyan green yellow red Operating the Actilume Color system 5 1 4 Selecting preset static colors For an overview of preset static colors refer to 3 Overview EN Press the S key to select Static mode EJ Press a Preset key within 2 seconds to select the preset static color of that key 5 1 5 Selecting preset dynamic colors color sequence For an overview of preset dynamic colors color sequences refer to 3 What s available Functional overview EN Press the D key to select Dynamic mode EJ Press a Preset key within 2 seconds to select the preset color sequence color of that key 5 1 6 Adjusting the playing time of a Color Sequence e Press X 1 2 to halve the playing time of the Color sequence e If the playing time was e g 10 minutes it will now be reduced to 5 minutes e Press X 3 to extend the playing time of the Color sequence with a facor 3 e If the playing time was e g 10 minutes it will now be extended to 30 minutes Press X 6 to extend the playing time of the Color se
43. his limitation simultaneous color transitions will occur closely after each other and fading will be less smooth as all intermediate colors must be send over the network 10 1 Light Plan A Light Plan is a visual representation of all fixtures in the Light Show A fixture is shown as a rectangle with the fixture name and Light Group as a label e g Fixture1 Group1 If the Fixture Properties are imported from the Fixture Database the Device Type is also shown in the rectangle e g TL5 Color 14W 3 Also refer to 9 2 2 Editing Fixture settings All fixtures in the Light Plan can either be simulated or represent a physical fixture in the DALI network The difference between these types is the presence absence of a Short Address Simulated fixtures only exist on the computer and can later on be coupled to an assigned Short Address what makes them represent a physical fixture Fixtures can be coupled to a Light Group or be unassigned If the fixture is coupled to a Light Group it depends on the Light Group if it is also coupled to a Sequence If the Light Group is coupled to a Sequence the rectangle will change color accoring to the corresponding Time Line Scene and Sequence Light Groups without any fixtures assigned are not shown in the Light Plan 29 10 2 Color Display Light Plan x
44. ht Group Fixture Management Upload e The Light Group Fixture Management screen appears Light Group Fixture Management 9 1 Light Groups A Light Group is a collection of 0 or more fixtures that allows a Light Show to be designed without actual knowledge about the physical fixture network A Light Group is hard coupled to 0 or 1 Sequence A Sequence is always coupled to a single Light Group If no unassigned Groups are available when adding a Sequence a new Group has to be created 9 1 1 Click Add in the Light Group Fixture Management screen e The Add New Light Group screen appears Adding Light Groups EN EJ Enter the name for the new Light Group It is not allowed to have duplicate names in one Light Show EW select a group Type if possible Default group type is Color EJ Click OK to save the new Light Group Add new Light Group X Name Light Group 1 Type Color e The new Light Group is not assigned and ready for coupling to a new or existing Sequence For this refer to 7 4 2 Configuring Sequences 26 9 1 2 Editing Light Group settings Name and Type Group of a Light Show can be changed If the Light Group is coupled to a Sequence it is not possible to change the Type only the Name If the Type of an e
45. ide 236 0 5 for screwing M4 metric lt gt 19 1 0 5 31 55 0 5 34 13 5 6 Connections for DALI and power e IDC Connection 0 5 mm 0 02 0 75 mm ADS or manual push wire insert 0 5 mm 0 02 1 0 mm 0 00155 sq inch Stranded wire e Strip length 8 0 9 0 mm 0 315 0 3543 13 5 7 IR sensors Sensor IRR 1651 00 without cap Sensor IRR 1654 00 with cap Sensor IRR 8125 10 invisible e Connection RJ 10 4 Pole 100 cm cord e Housing casing e Material Polycarbonate UL94 V 0 e Glow wire test 950 C 5 s e Safety basic insulation lt 2000 V e Infrared receiver RC5 signal Minimum range 20 m e Cap material IRR1654 polycarbonate RAL7035 13 6 Advanced color selection remote control IRT1670 00 This remote control can be used for selecting pre programmed color sequences and static colors Already programmed dynamic sequences can be played faster in half of the time or slower factor 3 or 6 slower Static colors can be selected in hue and dim level and stored into the controller Batteries are included PHILIPS Actilume Color datasheet 13 7 Actilume Color Studio programming software LCS1670 00 14 Ordering data Actilume Color Studio is intuitive software for programming sequences into the Actilume Color controller It allows direct preview ich pan avoni ad coupe Product description Weight Packaging EOC kg pcs
46. ight Group Fixture Management Upload EJ Click Yes in the dialog box that appears e The Sequence will be deleted from the Light show EJ Select Save Ctrl S in the File menu to save your settings 7 5 Drawing Constant Colors Constant color intervals can be inserted by dragging on the Timeline The fixture assigned to the Timeline will hold the color for the specified amount of time EJ Click 3 in the tool bar or select Toolbox in the View menu Edit Light Show Toolbox Light Plan Preview Toolbars Statusbar Ctrl NUM Ctrl NUM Zoom In Zoom Out 4 Hue p53 Saturation 240 Brightness 24 Blue 2 Rea 24 Green i Click on the desired Light Group e The Light Group will be highlighted Click in the tool bar or select Draw Constant Color in the Tools menu Tools Help Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences EJ Select a color in the color wheel by clicking on it e Use the dim slider or the HSB Hue Saturation Brightness and RGB Red Green Blue values to select an exact color E Insert the color into the Timeline by dragging the cursor left or right along the Timeline e The first Color Point is positioned at the start of the Timeline e When dragging along
47. in the View menu Edit Previev View Light Show Toolbox Light Plan Toolbars Statusbar i Zoom In Ctrl NUM Zoom Out Ctrl NUM e The Light Plan appears in the lower part of the Light Show screen All fixtures in the Light Show are displayed Light Plan x e The progress bar in the Light Plan indicates the time process When preview is playing or when the needle is manually moved the progress bar will reflect the changes If Color Points are added or removed the new maximum value is set to ensure 50 in the progress bar matches 50 of the playtime The time indication is primarily used when preview is playing and the Light Plan is rather large on top of the Time Lines with the needle It is not possible to influence the progress time in the Light Plan e When the Light Show has been fully played the needle jumps back to beginning and the preview starts again from the beginning The Light Show is played once more and then stops e When Enable Scene preview looping is enabled in the Preferences window the Light Show will be repeated over and over For this refer to 8 Preferences 3 Click jE to stop the preview 10 3 1 Fixture Properties ET Right click in the fixture rectangle in a Light Plan EJ Select Fixture Properties in the window that appears e The Edit screen
48. int Properties screen appears Type RGB Fade Time o vio vio vio 0 00 00 000 hrs min Blue 255 Hold Time 3 vio vio o w 1 10 00 000 hrs min sec ms Position n Index of the Color Point in the timeline 42 w e The following properties of a single Color Point can now be adjusted Color RGB values the numerical Red Green and Blue color values Duration Fade time the duration time to gradually fade from the color of the previousn Color Point to the current Color Point color Hold time the duration time to gradually fade from the color of the previous Color Point to show the Color Point s constant color Fade and Hold times are limited to a set of specific discrete times This is due to a limitation in the communication protocol with the Actilume Color controller Creating a Light Show Position Index of the Color Point in the Timeline E Click OK to save your settings 7 9 Fine tuning colors Once Color Points are inserted in the Timeline the color can be fine tuned to exactly match your own personal preference Fine tuning can be done for one Color Point at a time EJ Click in the tool bar or select Select Color Point in the Tools menu Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences Select the Color Point you wish to fine tune e The selected Colo
49. lette gt Then select Open in the Effect Palette menu that appears E Select the desired Effect Palette from the list that appears and click Open ook in C9 Effect Palettes Default Effect Palette 2 Effect_Palette_1 nt 2 Effect_Palette_2 S Effect_Palette_3 Effect_Palette_4 File name l Files of type Effect Palettes xml 24 e The selected Effect Palette appears in the Toolbox window and can be used for creating a Light Show Ll coor B Color Palette Palette il D Default Effect Palette xml Autumn 7 11 2 Creating a new Effect Palette EJ Make sure the Toolbox window is open EJ Select New in the Effect Palette menu e An empty Effect Palette appears in the Toolbox window Select Import in the Effect Palette menu e The Import screen appears Select an Effect Palette from the list and click Open e The effects from the selected Effect Palette are assigned to the new created Effect Palette in the Toolbox window Select effects from other Effects Palettes in the same way Select Save or Save as in the Effect Palette menu Enter a name for the new created Effect Palette in the window that appears Click Save e The Effect Palette is now added to the list of Effect Palettes Note Right clicking in the Toolbox wi
50. lume Color Studio software on your computer EN Place the installation CD ROM in your computers laptop s CD ROM DVD drive x e After a couple of seconds the Actilume Color Studio Setup Wizard screen appears i Actilume Color Studia Welcome to the Actilume Color Studio Setup Wizard The instelie val gudes you through the sheps required bo install Achhume Color Studio om pour computes WARNING Taz computa progam amp protected by cnapag lev andl iniervalinnal trezea Ungulhoted diaper of destin Vet pater on ary Pui bula Ol dice eal es ol u gmina penalties and val ba prosecaied Ip the mesma porate unja the Lepa Cancel i e The Wizard will guide you through the installation process EJ Click Next to continue e The Select Installation Folder screen appears 13 Actilume Color Studia Select Installation Folder The installer v l instal Actiume Color Studio to the folowing folder To natal in thes folder click Next To ratal to a differert folder enter t below of chick Browse Fo C Phogram Fies Phiip ctiume Color Studio EJ Click Browse to select a folder to install Actilume Color Studio in Click OK to confirm ie Drowse for Folder Bmw E Lok aed aior L 2 Progen Fier C Piogran Files iPhips Actiune Colu Studie Ok Cara e Click Disk Cost to display a list of drivers you can install to as well as the available disk spa
51. me e Adjusting the playing time will extend all Timelines in the Scene as required Existing Color Points in Timelines are never lost when specifying a shorter playtime If you attempt to set a playing time that is shorter than the already filled Timeline this is ignored and the Timeline is cropped only the trailing empty space is removed e f required select a fade time for the scene under End to begin fade time e This property determines time to gradually fade from the last colors in the Timelines to the begin colors when the end of a Scene is reached and playbacks loops back to the beginning of the Scene This setting only affects the Light Show data that is uploaded to the Actilume Color controller The configured fade time is not visible in the Timeline or during preview EJ Click OK to save the new properties Properties of Scenei Scene Name Scene Scene Playtime 00 30 20 1 0 hh mmm ss mns End ta begin fade time 0 j5 vio G se 0 15 00 000 hrs i Cancel e Scene properties can be changed at all times by right clicking in the Scene window and selecting Scene Properties E Select Save Ctrl S in the File menu to save your settings 7 3 3 Removing Scenes from a Light Show E Select the Scene you wish to delete by clicking it s tab in the Light Show window e Th
52. nables adjustment of Timeline Editing settings Default Scene playtime Defines the default Scene playtime when adding a Scene to the Light Show When a new Light Show is created this will also create a new empty Scene with this default Scene playtime Automatically add inserted colors to the Color Palette Enables the application to automatically add all newly inserted colors to a Color Palette Automatic addition of colors can be useful when using the same colors in a Light Show but could also cause a large number of undesired colors added to the Palette making it hard to use Adding colors to the Color Palette can always be done manually by selecting one or more Color Point s in the Timeline and using the right click menu item Add Colors to Palette Preferences Preview Enables adjustment of Previewing settings Monitor Type Enables you to select the monitor type on which the application is currently running Setting the correct monitor type is an input for the color of the fixtures in the Light Plan This color is only an indication for the actual color on the fixtures because the brightness of the screen cannot be taken into account If this setting is not set to the correct monitor type then the colors in the Light Plan will give a slightly less accurate color preview Enable Scene preview looping Defines if a Scene
53. nded for Actilume Color system enabled fixtures There are three possible options for using Actilum Color Studio e Without connection to controllers and physical fixtures Light Shows can be created and stored on your computer s harddisk and e g saved on CD ROM for further distrubution Previewing a Light Show is done in the Light Plan in the View menu For this refer to 10 3 Previewing a Light Show e With your computer connected to the controller s via a DALI gateway RS232 to DALI gateway Light Shows can now also be uploaded to the controllers For this refer to 12 Uploading a Light Show e With your computer connected to both controller s and physical fixture s via a DALI gateway RS232 to DALI gateway Light Shows can now also be previewed on the fixtures For this refer to 10 3 Previewing a Light Show 6 2 System requirements e Microsoft Windows XP or Vista e Pentium III 500 Mhz or equivalent e 128MB RAM and 100 MB free harddisk space e One free serial port and CD ROM or DVD drive 6 3 Connecting your computer to the Actilume Color system EN Connect your computer via an RS232 cord with the gateway EJ Connect the gateway terminals DA and DA with two wires with the controller GP _ DALI inputs e For connection use cord types as described in Chapter 13 Data sheets e Note that the gateway will not be mounted inside the fixture 6 4 Installing the Acti
54. ndow 7 10 3 Deleting colors from a Color Palette EM In the Color Palette right click the color you wish to delete EJ Select Delete in the window that appears e The color is now deleted from the Color Palette e Delete other colors in the same way E Click in the toolbar or select Save to save changes 7 10 4 Clearing an entire Color Palette EM In the Color Palette right click on a color or anywhere else in the Color Palette EJ Select Clear Color Palette in the window that appears e The Color Palette is now cleared from the list of Color Palettes E Click 3 in the toolbar or select Save to save changes 7 11 Using Effect Palettes The Effect Palette helps reusing favorite effects which consist of two or more Color Points An Effect can be saved to the palette by selecting multiple Color Points and right clicking on the selection The effects are arranged in a list selecting one of these items enables you to draw the selected effect on the timeline The total duration of an inserted effect can only be manipulated when inserting it Once the mouse is released and the effect is inserted it is not possible to change the duration of the entire effect 7 11 1 Opening an Effect Palette EJ Make sure the Toolbox window is open EJ Select Effect Palette in the Palettes menu Palettes Tools Help Color Palette gt Effect Pa
55. ndow when an Effect Palette is opened directly opens the Effect Palette menu in the Toolbox window 7 11 3 Renaming effects from an Effect Palette E In the Effect Palette right click the effect you wish to rename EJ Select Rename in the window that appears E Enter a new name EJ Select Save to save changes 7 11 4 Deleting effects from an Effect Palette N In the Effect Palette right click the effect you wish to delete EJ Select Delete in the window that appears e The effect will now be deleted from the Effect Palette e Delete other effects in the same way E Select Save to save changes 7 11 5 Clearing an entire Effect Palette E in the Effect Palette right click on an effect EJ Select Clear Effect Palette in the window that appears e The Effect Palette is now cleared from the list of Effect Palettes E Select Save to save changes Creating a Light Show 8 Preferences The Preferences window in the Tools menu shows the application settings These settings are divided into three groups Controller settings Timeline editing settings Preview settings 1 Select Preferences in the Tools menu Tools Help Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences e The Preferences window appears Preferences 1 Controller COM Port C0M1 v
56. ocess is completed per fixture A label indicates the total number of fixtures and the current fixture Upload Light Show Uploading to fixture 1 of 1 Cancel Fixture 2 of 3 with a progress bar at 50 means that the upload to the first fixture is complete the second is busy and the third still has to start e Click Cancel if you wish to stop the upload e After the upload to the current fixture is finished the rest of the upload will be cancelled This is done to prevent incomplete corrupt data on the current fixture e The following screen appears when the Light Show is completely uploaded Upload Light Show COO Upload completed EI Click X to exit the upload procedure 3 12 Basic presets in the Actilume Color controller 2 1 Basic Philips T5 lamp settings Red 0 565 0 328 900 Blue 310 0 156 0 076 Green 0 319 0 530 2750 Red 0 565 0 328 1800 28 T5 Blue 0 156 0 076 625 54 T5 Green 0 319 0 530 6900 2 2 Static presets RED GREEN BLUE Yellow Cyan Magenta Orange Aquamarine 6500K Cold white 3000K Warm white 0 ON OW UM PUN I O I aah 2 3 Dynamic presets sequences A sequence consists of a Fade and Hold period For example Sequence 1 fades to RED in 1 second and stays RED for 1 minute and 4 seconds then fades to GREEN in 1 minute and 4 seconds and stays
57. one Sequence one Light Group and one fixture in the Light Plan The default Scene playtime can be set using the Preferences window Open Ctrl O Opens an existing Light Show stored on your computer An Open File Dialog is shown to select a file Close Closes the current Light Show Save Ctrl Saves the current Light Show If this Light Show was not saved yet a Save File dialog is shown See also Save As Save As Saves the current Light Show with the possibility to select a path and file name Actilume Color Studio Properties Opens the Light Show Properties screen You can fill in properties such as Title Author and Company Light Show Properties Company Statistics Created Last saved Revision number Total editing time 22 1 2008 11 37 50 Exit Closes the current Light Show and closes the application View Main menu for viewing functionality iew Edit Light Show Previev Toolbox Light Plan Toolbars Statusbar Ctrl NUM Ctrl NUM Zoom In Zoom Out Toolbox Shows the Toolbox If the Toolbox is already visible nothing happens The Toolbox contains tools for adjusting colors Light Plan Shows the Light Plan The Light Plan is a visible representation of the fixtures in the Light Show If the Light Plan is already visible no
58. or Point that lies to the left of it When a sequence starts with a fading you will avoid a color interruption when you would change over from one sequence to another The Actilume Color calculates the fading from the displayed color to the new sequence 7 7 Timeline Auto Extending e The empty trailing space at the end of a Timeline is automatically extended when the Timeline is almost full Therefore you can always add new Color Points at the end of the Timeline However the maximum playing time of a Timeline is twenty four hours If you try to exceed this time the following message will appear Scene playtime violation e Once the Timeline is more or less finished the last trailing empty space can be selected and deleted For this refer to 7 8 Selecting and editing colors e Re adding the empty trailing space at the end of the Timeline can be achieved by adjusting the Scene playtime in the Scene properties For this refer to 7 3 2 Configuring Scenes 7 8 Selecting and editing colors One or more adjacent Color Points can be selected and edited 7 8 1 Selecting Color Points EN Click f in the tool bar or select Select Color Point in the Tools menu Help j Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences EJ Select the Color Point you wish to edit To select more Color Points
59. ow Click OK to exit Fixture Properties settings Click Close to exit Light Group Fixture Management Note If the removed fixture was assigned a Short Address you can now couple this Address to a different fixture 9 2 4 Updating fixture properties Use this functionality to update the physical fixture properties with the properties set on your computer This is required for factory virgin fixtures that have no properties at all altered fixtures and when old age has influenced the color It is not possible to update properties of a simulated fixture as it does not physically exist EM in the Light Group Fixture Management screen select the fixture you wish to updat properties for 2 Click Update E Click Start in the screen that appears Update Fixture Properties Press start to begin updat e The Overwrite fixture properties screen appears EJ Click Yes to start the update Overwrite fixture properties The update process will overwrite existing Fixture properties Setting incorrect properties may result in undesired behaviour Continue 27 e A progress bar indicates the update progress Discover all Fixtures EM Click Start Update Fixture Properties Discover Fixtures EEE ELE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEL LD Updating fixture 1 of 1 C Only discover new fixtures Cancel e When the update was successful the
60. quence with a facor 6 e If the playing time was e g 10 minutes it will now be extended to 60 minutes Note Pressing the X 1 2 X 3 or X 6 keys several times in a row will not have a cumulative effect e Press the D key to select Dynamic mode and press a Preset key within 2 seconds to return to the default playing time Also refer to 6 1 6 Selecting dynamic colors color sequence 5 1 7 Changing Presets Colors under Preset keys are factory stored default colors both static and dynamic Default dynamic colors can only be changed using the Actilume Color Studio software for this refer to Actilume Color Studio Default static colors can easily be changed as follows EN During playback of a Light Show press the lt gt key when you see a color you wish to store as preset color EJ Press a Preset key within 2 seconds e The current color is now stored as a static color under the Preset key even when a color sequence was running Storing stops the sequence e The light dims twice to confirm that the color is stored 5 1 8 RC5 codes RC5 codes contain the information the remote control uses to send information to the Actilume Color controller An RC5 code consits of a System code and a Command code For the various commands the remote control supplied uses the following codes These codes can be used to program any other RC5 IR remote control Operation via a DALI
61. r Point will be highlighted Select a color in the Color Wheel by clicking on it Use the dim slider or the HSB Hue Saturation Brightness and RGB Red Green Blue values to select an exact color e The selected color will immediately be updated in the Timeline Note An inserted fade Color Point with a hold time of 0 that is followed by a hold Color Point with a fade time of 0 and which has the exact same color has specific fine tuning behavior When fine tuning one of these two Color Points the other adjacent Color Point is fine tuned with the same color as well This is to keep the color of these two Color Points in sync since in most cases such a sequence of colors should be kept intact 7 10 Using Color Palettes The Color Palette helps reusing favorite colors A color can be saved to the palette manually or automatically when inserting Color Points on a Timeline All colors on the Palette are displayed as a colored rectangle Selecting one of these rectangles sets the active color Depending on the active mode a selected Color Point is fine tuned Select mode or the draw color is set Draw Constant Color mode 7 10 1 Opening a Color Palette EJ Make sure the Toolbox window is open EJ Select Color Palette in the Palettes menu Tools Help Palettes Color Palette Effect Palette Then
62. r Points This Palette enables you to save a piece of a Timeline in order to reuse it in other Light Shows New Creates a new and empty Effect Palette This new Effect Palette has no name and no Effect in it If an Effect Palette was already open it will be closed without saving it Open Shows an Open File Dialog to enable you to select an existing Effect Palette file from your harddisk If an Effect Palette was already open it will be closed without saving it Import Shows an Open File Dialog to enable you to select an existing Effect Palette file from your harddisk All effects from the selected Effect Palette file are added to the already open Effect Palette The imported file remains unchanged Save Saves the current Effect Palette If the Palette was opened from your harddisk or saved before the existing file is updated silently If the Palette was newly created a Save File Dialog appears to enable you to select a filename and folder Save As Shows a Save File Dialog to enable you to select a filename and folder Tools Offers functionality to select the editing mode and to change the application preferences Tools Help Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences Draw Constant Color Selects Draw Constant Color editing mode which enables you to insert con
63. r any kind of heat sources e Protect the controller from oil vapour steam moisture and dust e Do not place inflammable explosive or hazardous objects near the controller e Do not operate the controller if it has been subjected to shock or damage e Do not throw or shake the controller 1 2 Copyright Copyright 2008 by Philips Lighting B V All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without prior written permission from Philips Brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies 1 3 Disclaimer Philips makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Philips assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document Philips makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document 1 4 Limitations of damages The vendor will not be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of business loss of profits or the like whether based on breach of contract tort including negligence product liability or otherwise even if th
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65. rs and sequences can be overwritten as described in 6 1 7 Changing presets Preset keys for Static and Dynamic mode Preset 1 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 2 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 3 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 4 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 5 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 6 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 7 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 8 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 9 Static mode Dynamic mode Preset 10 Static mode Dynamic mode D ynamic Red RGB red green blue in a 10 minutes sequence Green Color wheel red yellow green cyan blue magenta in a 10 minutes sequence Blue Nature green cyan blue aqua marine in a 10 minutes sequence Yellow Spring yellow green in a 10 minutes sequence Cyan Summer green warm white red in a 10 minutes sequence Magenta Autumn yellow orange red ina 10 minutes sequence Orange Winter blue cold white in a 10 minutes sequence Aqua marine X mas green red in a 10 minutes sequence Cold white Cold white warm white cold white warm white in a 10 minutes sequence Warm white Various red yellow green cyan blue magenta warm white cold white orange
66. select Open in the Color Palette menu that appears e You can also click in the Toolbar to open the Palettes menu E Select the desired Color Palette from the list that appears and click Open Files of type Color Palettes xml e The selected Color Palette appears in the Toolbox window and can be used for creating a Light Show E __ Jansen xml kcd 23 7 10 2 Creating a new Color Palette EJ Make sure the Toolbox window is open EJ Select New in the Color Palette menu e An empty Color Palette appears in the Toolbox window r gu S Select Import in the Color Palette menu e The Import screen appears Select a Color Palette from the list and click Open e The colors from the selected Color Palette are assigned to the new created Color Palette in the Toolbox window Select colors from other Color Palettes in the same way Click 3 in the toolbar or select Save or Save as in the Color Palette menu Enter a name for the new created Color Palette in the window that appears Click Save e The Color Palette is now added to the list of Color Palettes Se Note Right clicking in the Toolbox window when a Color Palette is opened will directly open the Color Palette menu in the Toolbox wi
67. ser manual for future reference About this user manual Table of contents About this user manual 2 Ii Uploading a Light Show 31 Important information 4 l l Safety precautions 4 12 Basic presets in the Actilume Color controller 32 1 2 Copyright 4 12 1 Basic Philips 54VV HO lamp settings 32 1 3 Disclaimer 4 12 2 Static presets 32 1 4 Limitations of damages 4 123 Dynamic presets sequences 32 1 5 Environmental information 4 6 Disclaimer of warranty 4 13 Actilume Color datasheet 33 13 1 Compliances and approvals 33 2 Actilume Color system 5 13 2 Technical data for installation 33 2 1 Introduction 5 13 3 Technical data for design and mounting in fixtures 33 2 2 Features and benefits 5 13 4 DMX operation 33 2 3 Applications 5 13 5 Controller unit LLC 1670 00 33 2 4 Plug amp Play control regimes 5 13 6 Advanced color selection remote control IRT 1670 00 34 13 7 Actilume Color Studio programming software LCSI670 00 35 3 Overview 6 13 8 Gateway 35 4 System setup 9 14 Ordering data 35 4 Mounting the controller into the fixture 9 4 2 Basic system 10 4 3 Basic system 2 10 4 4 DALI network E 4 5 DMX network 12 5 Operating the Actilume Color system 13 5 1 Remote control operation 13 5 2 Operation via a DALI control sys
68. ss e The existing Short Addresses in the Gateway and in the Light Show are remained e Discovery will look for new fixtures but does not validate existing Short Addresses Use the Find All mode to ensure correct Short Light Show Palettes Tools Add New Scene Preview Addresses Remove Selected Scene 9 3 2 Assigning Short Addresses to fixtures When the Discovery process is finished one of the following screens appears Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload 1 Addresses found EJ Click Discover in the Light Group Fixture Management screen Light Group Fixture Management EJ Click OK to exit Discovery EJ Select Light Group Fixture Management in the Light Show Light Show Add New Scene Tools Help Preview Palettes Remove Selected Scene Add New Sequence Remove Selected Sequence Light Group Fixture Management Upload 28 Managing Light Groups and Fixtures EW Select the fixture you wish to assign a Short Address to and click Edit Light Group Fixture Management Light Groups e The Edit Fixture screen appears EJ Select an address in the Address box Edit Fixture1 Name Fixture1 Type Color Light Group Window
69. stant colors in Timelines Draw Fade Selects Draw Fade editing mode which enables you to insert fade transitions in Timelines Select Color Points Selects Selection mode which enables a user to select and edit existing Color Points in Timelines Preferences Opens a window where some application preferences can be configured Help Main menu for Help _ Contents About Actilume Color Studio Actilume Color Studio Contents F1 This is where all Actilume Color Studio help is located About Actilume Color Studio Shows a window with the Company name and Version number About Actilume Color Studio PHILIPS sense and simplicity Actilume Color Studio 1 1 Copyright 2007 Philips Lighting http lightina philips com Close 6 6 2 Tools OA SJi ge Bia BAL D oF HRAD The tools in ie cala function as shortcuts to items in the various menus Add sequence Also see Light show menu Delete selected sequence Also see Light show menu S Zoom in Also see View menu Zoom out Also see View menu Open color palette Also see Palettes menu Save color palette Also see Palettes menu ip Cut selection Also see Edit menu E Copy selection Also see Edit menu T Paste selection Also see Edit menu O New light show Also see File menu Open li
70. t Light Show The newly added Scene will automatically have an equal number of Timelines as the existing Scenes Remove Selected Scene Removes the current Scene from the Light Show including all Timelines and Color Points It is not possible to have a Light Show without any Scenes so removal of the last Scene is not possible Add New Sequence Adds a Sequence to the current Light Show A Sequence can only be added if a Light Group is assigned to it A window to create a new Light Group is shown when adding a Sequence Here you can select between existing unassigned Light Groups or create a new one Remove Selected Sequence Removes the current Sequence from all Scenes The coupled Light Group is unassigned but not removed Polettea Tools Help 2 004 5 000000 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Dran cceatant color Light Group Fixture Management Management window for adding editing and removing Light Groups and fixtures for the current Light Show Refer to 9 Managing Light Group and Fixtures Light Group Fixture Management Light Groups Edit Remove Address Type Edit Remove Update Discover Close Upload Opens a window to start uploading the current Light Show
71. tem 14 5 3 Operation via a DMX control panel 14 6 Actilume Color studio 16 6 Introduction l6 6 2 System requirements l6 6 3 Connecting your computer to the Actilume Color system 16 6 4 Installing the Actilume Color studio software on your computer 16 6 5 Terminology 7 6 6 Menus and tools 7 7 Creating a Light Show 20 7 1 Quick start 20 7 2 Getting started 20 7 3 Scenes 21 7 4 Sequences 21 7 5 Drawing constant Colors 22 7 6 Drawing Color Fades 22 7 1 Timeline Auto Extending 22 7 8 Selecting and editing colors 22 7 9 Fine tuning colors 23 7 10 Using color palettes 23 7 11 Using effect palettes 24 8 Preferences 25 9 Managing Light Groups and Fixtures 26 9 Light Groups 26 9 2 Fixtures 26 9 3 Discovery 28 10 Previewing a Light Show 29 10 1 Light Plan 29 10 2 Color Display 30 10 3 Previewing a Light Show 30 Table of contents 3 1 Important information Please read the following instructions carefully and retain them for future reference 1 1 Safety precautions Observe the following guidelines to ensure that the controller will operate safely and to prevent defects e Read and observe all warnings on the controller and in this user manual e Do not use the controller in environments outside the following range temperature 0 C to 50 C relative humidity 20 to 80 humidity e Do not use or store the controller in under direct sunlight exposure very humid and dusty environment nea
72. the empty space of the Timeline the new Color Point is appended at the end of the existing Color Points in the Timeline e When dragging over an already filled part of the Timeline the new Color Point is inserted between the existing Color Points EJ Select Save Ctrl S in the File menu to save your settings 22 7 6 Drawing Color Fades Fades are gradual transitions from one color to another color Fades can be inserted at the start or end of the Timeline or in between Color Points EJ Click in the tool bar or select Draw Fade in the Tools menu Draw Constant Color Draw Fade Select Color Points Preferences EJ Insert the Fade by dragging the cursor left or right at the Timeline in the selected color When dragging in the trailing empty space of the Timeline the new Color Point is appended at the end of the existing Color Points in the Timeline or at the start if it is the first Color Point When dragging over existing Color Points in the Timeline the new Color Point is inserted in between the existing Color Points e When inserting a Fade point it gets assigned the color from the Color Point that lies to the right of the Fade point A Fade Color Point always starts fading from the color of the Col
73. thing happens Toolbars Toolbars contain shortcuts to a number of important functions This option toggles the visibility of the Toolbars If the Toolbars are already visible they are hidden Statusbar Shows status information about the selected editing mode Zoom In Ctrl NUM Increases the frame width of the current Scene forcing the Timelines to show Color Points in a larger area The time grid is automatically recalculated and the time units are updated The maximum zoom factor is 800 If Color Points are inserted or deleted the Timeline width remains the same and the time is updated in order to keep the same zoom factor Zoom Out Ctrl NUM Decreases the frame width of the current Scene forcing the Timelines to show Color Points in a smaller area The time grid is automatically recalculated and the time units are updated If the entire Timeline is shown on a single screen it is not possible to Zoom Out more If Color Points are inserted or deleted the Timeline width remains the same and the time is updated in order to keep the same zoom factor Edit Main menu for Timeline editing The clipboard is maintained at application level enabling cut copy paste actions across different Scenes and Sequences it Light Show Cut Ctrl X Preview Copy Ctrl C Ctrl V Paste Delete Del Cut Ctrl X Cuts the
74. u x1 Speed indicator Shows the preview speed multiplication factor for the selected Scene Every Scene has its own multiplication to enable different playback speeds for different Scenes The speed multiplication has a minimum of 8 times slower than normal speed and a maximum of 64 times faster than normal speed Bi Draw Constant Color Also see Tools menu I Draw Fade Also see Tools menu i Select color Points Also see Tools menu Creating a Light Show The Actilume Color Studio application enables you to create Light Shows for Actilume Color controller enabled fixtures A Light Show defines the colors that all connected fixture will show during a certain period A Light Show consists of one or more Scenes where each Scene defines a number of Timelines all with the same playtime You can fill Timelines by inserting Color Points Each Timeline within a Scene is assigned to a Light Group A Light Group is a collection of fixture that should display colors from the same Timeline The number of Timelines per Scene is equal for all defined Scenes The collection of Timelines for one specific Light Group across all defined Scenes is called a Sequence You can add remove Scenes and Sequences and the Actilume Color Studio application will create n
75. xisting Light Group needs to be altered you should assign the Sequence to a alternative Light Group and then edit the type of the unassigned Group Light Group names are free of choice but no duplicate names are allowed within a Light Show EN Click Edit in the Light Group Fixture Management screen e The Edit screen appears Enter the new name for the Light Group Select a group Type if possible Click OK to save your settings Edit Winter Name ME Type e The new Light Group is not assigned and ready for coupling to a new or existing Sequence For this refer to 7 4 2 Configuring Sequences 9 1 3 Removing Light Groups e A Light Group cannot be removed if it is coupled with a Sequence In this case an Error message will be shown Unable to remove Light Group There is a Sequence assigned to Light Group UNIQUEGROUPNAME9847144388149 Manually re assign or remove this sequence in order to remove this Light Group e In order to remove this particular Light Show the Sequence must be reassigned to an alternative Light Group before continuing removal For this refer to 7 4 2 Configuring Sequences e If the Light Group s that is are to be removed hold s one or more fixtures you will be asked for confirmation If you continue the assigned fixtures are unassigned and t
76. ytes may not exceed 76 us 1x DALI passive input DALI GP e Transmit short circuit current max 250mA high level range 11 5 20 5V low level range 4 5 4 5V rise fall time 10 50 ps 1200Hz 5 transmission frequency e Receive high level range 9 5 300V low level range 6 5 6 5V rise fall time 10 50 ms power 0 100 ps DALI reception frequency 50 60 Hz power 1200 Hz 10 DALI 1x Universal power input 33 13 5 2 User interfaces Remote control IRT1670 00 needs to be pointed to the sensor IRR1651 00 or IRR1654 for starting dynamic sequences or static scenes DALI 102 based controls e g Philips MultiDim Broadcast commands will start pre programmed sequences static colors DALI COLOR 209 based controls expected for 2009 DALI Color commands will activate Actilume Color and all other Lamp LED drivers based on DALI Color The minimum distance between the fixation holes is 236 mm 9 2913 Mounting 13 5 3 Safety e Glow wire test e Safety basic insulation 850 C 5s lt 2000 V 13 5 4 Housing e Material Polycarbonate ABS Bayblend KU 2 1514 UL94 V 0 e Housing color Dark grey 13 5 5 Mounting The minimum distance between the fixation holes is 236 mm 9 2913 4 6 for 8 2x 21 6 0 5 3 08 4 15 for M4 2x A 2 1 iC 252 40 7 4 93 outside 250 5 0 5 for screwing 8 U S ins

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