SmartLine User Manual
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1. RES option The lt mode does not use chase effects The first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Hdd and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel dti nin cA SLA dMi SLO PES 1 PES 4 PES 96 RES 144 1 All emitters Red Aa Red A Red 2 Mast int c Green Aa Green A Green 3 Mast Int f Blue Aq Blue A Blue 4 White Aa White A Cool w 5 Dimmerselect Mast int c Warm white B Red 6 pomer Mast int f Mast int c B Green 7 n 4 Mast int f B Blue 8 Mast int is ON Dimmer select B Coolw is chan 5 if 47 L Blue 48 L Cool w 49 M Warm w 50 N Warm w 61 Y Warm w 62 Master int c 63 Master int f The 16 bit master intensity channels are enabled only when the PERS gt MINT option is set to oM For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel Dimmer select is chan 62 if Mast int is OFF or chan 64 if Mast int is ON The dimmer select channel is enabled only when the PERS gt dT YP option is set to aN Values O to 85 select FINE dimmer response values 86 to 255 select TUNGSTEN dimmer response See Chang ing the dimmer curve via DMX c Coarse or high channel f Fine or low channel Dimmer curve options PERS gt JIM SmartLine provides two dimmer curve options to determine exactly how the digital values received via the DMX link are converted int2. strobe 50 50 duty cycle red strobe 50 50 duty cycle purple strobe 50 50 duty cycle yellow strobe 50 50 duty cycle green strobe Pulse white strobe Pulse light blue strobe Pulse rainbow strobe Pulse red green blue strobe Rainbow forward strobe cells together Rainbow reverse strobe cells together Yellow blue strobe cells together Horizontal split rainbow chase 6 cell yellow blue chase 6 cell red blue chase 3 cell red yellow chase 3 cell RGB forward chase 3 cell rainbow forward chase 3 cell RGB reverse chase Static salmon pink Static yellow Static light blue Static purple Static red Static green Static cool white Random colour dots all emitters on Random white dots few emitters on DMX EFEC value value 0 3 ga 4 7 Ot 8 11 82 12 15 03 16 19 BY 20 23 85 24 27 86 28 31 gq 32 35 ga 36 39 09 40 43 1G 44 47 11 48 51 ic 52 55 19 56 59 1H 60 63 15 64 67 15 68 71 7 72 75 18 76 79 19 80 83 cu 84 87 et 88 91 ee 92 95 e3 96 99 cy 100 103 25 104 107 g6 108 111 27 112 115 28 116 119 29 120 123 38 124 127 31 128 131 Jg 132 135 33 136 255 34 RGBW spread forward chase GRIRANGE Refer to product manual for proper operating instructions Using the menu e When not in the menu the four digit display scrolls the current DMX address and mode The display s right hand decimal point data dot is used to indicate status see below e Press amp to enter the menu The four digit display w
3. units are equipped with heat i f si sensors throughout their circuitry to ensure Connectors Supplied with cable only live neutral amp earth sisieaitem The unte wil begin to redus out Power requirements 230V 50Hz 115V 60Hz put automatically in stages once the internal temperature exceeds 60 C Standby 3 watts 3 watts Maximum const 330 watts 330 watts SmartLined Maximum const 220 watts 220 watts SmartLine4 Start up peak 22 amps 2 amps The peak value occurs only at first power up and lasts only for a period measured in microseconds Approvals C Miscellaneous Enclosure rating IP20 not protected against moisture ingress Control input USITT DMX512 input connector pin out below PIN 1 PIN 5 Ground Not used PIN 2 PIN 4 Data pias Not used BUREAU VERITAS Documentation by Corporate Text amp Design www ctxd com Certification Release DRAFT a N UK 9000034 Ga RANGE sales pixelrange com salesUSA pixelrange com
4. Ca Blue 100 Ce Effect Ca White 101 Ce Speed Cb Red 102 Ce Xfade Cb Green 103 Master int c Cb Blue 104 Master int f Cb White 105 Dimmer select Cc Red 143 Cl Blue 144 Cl White 145 C 1 Effect 146 C 1 Speed 147 C 1 Xfade 148 Ce Effect 149 Ce Speed 150 Ce Xfade 151 Master int c 152 Master int f 153 Dimmer select The dimmer select channel is enabled only when the PERS gt dT P option is set to oM Values O to 85 select FINE dimmer response values 86 to 255 select TUNGSTEN dimmer response See Changing the dimmer curve via DMX c Coarse or high channel f Fine or low channel For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel Troubleshooting Display panel is blank Press a control panel but ton if the display still does not show check the input power and fuse No response during DMX control Check whether a master intensity input is required 4 E SBtE and 744 modes always require a master intensity input dhi and 16bT have an optional master intensity depending on the setting of PEPS gt MINT Ifthe MINT setting is aM then no output will occur until a level greater than zero is applied to the master intensity channel s See pages 4 and 5 for details Note It is good practice to perform a factory reset before these fixtures are used on any new installation This will ensure that settings like the MINT option are set to off and do not create t
5. User Manual Ses WANG RANGE R wT General set up 1 Mount the fixture in the required position The integral yoke can act as a floor stand or hanger Important e When suspended off ground always use two independent fixing points Also always use two safety wires rated to a minimum of AOkg 88lbs SL6 or 30Kg 66lbs SL4 around the yoke 2 Where external control is to be used connect a DMX lead XLR 5 pin female to the input socket at the rear of the fixture Power in socket DMX in XLR 5pin Fuse holder Connector required male connector Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA locking knob 3 Where other fixtures are to be used in a control daisy chain con nect a DMX lead XLR 5 pin male to the output socket at the rear of the fixture ie oO O O 6 DMX out XLR 5pin female connector Power out socket Connector required Neutrik PowerCon f NAC3FCB S 3 liz lt gt 4 Connect power to the fixture using a Neutrik PowerCon connector Insert the connector and twist it clockwise until it clicks into place Important e f power daisy chaining fixtures do not exceed a total load of 3kW in a single daisy chain subject to supply and cabling restrictions Please see page 7 for maximum power requirements per fixture and also Start up peak details 5 Use the control panel to access the internal menu and choose the appropriate operation mode and re
6. a ry iz ES Ga 75 _ C EA EA m Wa Sal mA SmartLine only SmartLine4 only ro CJ C3 Sets the base DMX address from which the control channels will begin Shows the main processor software revision No changes are possible within this option Press while viewing this option to see the software sub revision Shows the display controller software revision No changes are possible within this option Selects the primary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select Mad gt EF M to show the selected chase Selects the cross fade speed between the steps of the selected C 1 chase effect Selects the speed of the selected E 1 chase effect Selects the master intensity level of chase effects E 1 and Ce Selects the secondary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select ModE gt EF i to show the selected chase Selects the cross fade speed between the steps of the selected Ce chase effect Selects the speed of the selected Le chase effect Sets the red intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the green intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the blue intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the white intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Selects number of channels required to control all emitters Options are 1 4 and 144 SL6 or 96 SLA Emitters a
7. arrangement to link fixtures together so that the output of one fixture is connected to the input of the next Connect no more than 32 devices to a single DMX run If further fixtures are needed then use a DMX booster to allow up to 32 more fixtures to be at tached Never split a DMX cable to form two branches a Y split If separate branches are required use a powered DMX splitter Ensure that the devices at each end of the daisychain are both terminated using a 120 ohm resistor usually contained within a separate XLR connector that has no cable the resistor forms a link between pins 2 and 3 Control desks are usually internally terminated It is possible to get away with breaking some of the above rules particularly on smaller installations that have short cable runs and few fixtures However results can be unpredictable and problems will inevitably hit you at the very worst time During your show Please see the Troubleshooting section for useful fault finding tips Control menu contents Held PERS C mA z0 rq za Es a ma m Mm rq an EE mM ro Mm al Mm mq a og A 29 im FE mA ZI 25 1 Lq E CL zI zJ caq n lt lt Zz G CQ GC CGC Fo OE Rt eat eat al al e lt Mm E3 CA 23 GA lee z az ES 79 C l 4 CJ let C A al a LO 3 7 C 4 M wa I CL a aM my a CL ro uw uw a Es
8. e Hb T mode does not use chase effects The first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Hddf and suc cessive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel 6b T hb T Bb T S14 Bb T SL6 RES 1 RES 4 PES 96 PES 144 1 All emitters c Red c Aa Red c Aa Red c 2 All emitters f Red f Aa Red f Aa Red f 3 Mast int c Green c Aa Green c Aa Green c 4 Mast int f Green f Aa Green f Aa Green f 5 Blue c Aa Blue c Aa Blue c 6 Pmmersea Blue f Ao Blue Aa Blue f 7 White c Aa White c Aa White c 8 White f Aa White f Aa White f 9 Mast int c Ab Red c Ab Red c 10 Mast int f Ab Red f Ab Red f 11 Ab Grn c Ab Green c 12 ase Ab Grn f Ab Green f 13 Mast int is OFF Ab Blue c Ab Blue c 14 Ab Blue f Ab Blue f 15 Ab White c Ab White c 16 Ab White f Ab White f 17 Ac Red c Ac Red c 18 Ac Red f Ac Red f 19 Ac Green c Ac Green c 20 Ac Green f Ac Green f 93 BI Blue c BI Blue c 94 BI Blue f BI Blue f 95 BI White c BI White c 96 BI White f BI White f 97 Mast int c Ca Red c 98 Mast int f Ca Red f 141 Dimmer select CI Blue c 142 Mostint sorr CI Blue 143 Cl White c 144 Cl White f 145 Mast Int c 146 Mast Int f The 16 bit master intensity channel
9. h5 to 7 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch8 to 10 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch11 to 12 Master intensity 16 bit DMX Ch1 to 144 RGBW colour mixing Ch145 to 147 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch148 to 150 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch151 to 152 Master intensity 16bit DMX Ch1 to 96 RGBW colour mixing Ch97 to 99 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch100 to 102 Ce Effect Speed amp vide Ch103 to 104 Master intensity 16 bit 16bit RGBW control using 2x the number of DMX channels determined by PEF S gt FRE 5S PERSSMINT set to aM provides a master intensity No chase effects are selectable Emitter layouts The SmartLine4 has 24 separate emitters while the SmartLine has 36 emitters Each emitter is a quad colour unit with red green blue and cool white elements The various operating modes and the PERS gt FES setting provide choices as to how the emitters are assigned to DMX control channels When the ci mode is used and the PERS gt FES option is set to 144 Smartline6 or 96 SmartLine4 you can control the colour mix of individual emitters directly The emitters for the two models of SmartLine are ad dressed as shown in the diagrams For both models the first emitter is always closest to the end where the power and DMX input connectors are located Channel layouts for DMX mode When using cit mode the manner in which LED emitters are as signed to DMX channels is directly determined by the PERS gt
10. he potential for confusion See page 1 for details of how to perform a factory reset No response during DMX control If live DMX is connected the right hand decimal point on the dis play should flash if not check the DMX cable s and the desk output Erratic operation during DMX control Check that the final fixture within the DMX daisy chain is cor rectly terminated with a 120 ohm terminator plug Erratic operation during DMX control Check that the selected ModE matches the personality being used on the control desk Erratic operation during DMX control Ensure that only one DMX device in the daisy chain is set as master Rapid colour intensity changes not occurring Check whether the tungsten dimmer mode is selected PERS gt dIMP gt TUNG This would slow the reaction times of the emitters and could mean that rapid changes are blended into each other Choose FINE for a faster reacting dimmer mode Standalone chase effects not working Check that a chase has been programmed using Fab gt L 1 and or PRob gt Ce and also that ModE gt EF mM is selected Check also that PRob gt LEVL is not set at zero Standalone RGBW mixing not working Check that one or more colour values have been set within MAN section and also that the MadE gt MANU is selected Firmware upgrades Firmware upgrades are released from time to time in order to provide new operational features The SmartLine has been designed to allow straigh
11. ill show Add e Use and to move between menu options or to change a value within an option e Press to enter an option or to fix a changed value within an option and return to the previous option level Note If you do not press to fix a value operation will revert to the previously set mode at the next power on e Press amp to exit from a menu option and eventually exit the menu completely Master slave data indication The right hand decimal point data dot of the display is used to indicate the mas ter slave settings and also the presence of a DMX input signal as shown below Data dot ON Master mode Data dot FLASHING Slave mode DMX data input present Data dot OFF Slave mode no DMX data present Notes Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master e g the desk Use PERS gt dATA to change between master and slave modes When set to master mode the fixture will scroll MASTER in place of a DMX address when not within the menu If the display has been set to auto off dT SP gt RaoFF the data dot will remain active but at a lower brightness DMX links and termination This section provides useful advice for gaining reliable operation from your DMX installation Use good quality flexible twisted pair cable that has a nominal characteristic impedance of 120 ohms Microphone cables have a lower impedance and a higher capacitance which can lead to data errors Use a daisychain
12. lated settings see over Using the yoke The SmartLine yoke has an adjustable foot at each end to allow it to function as an effective floor stand or be folded away fo allow multiple units to be closely stacked 2 O O Yoke folded flat Yoke feet extended for use as a floor stand Important Please see the warning on page 7 regarding the stacking of SmartLine fixtures Operation modes The SmartLine provides a range of operation modes These are selected using the ModE section of the control menu cif Allows RGBW control via DMX input Internal chase effects are not available within this mode MANL Provides RGBW colour mixing independently of any external control Use the internal control menu MAN section to select the required colour values EF M Allows the display of the dual internal chase effects independently of any external control Use the internal control menu PRob section to select the required chase effects speeds and cross fades 65 f Provides control of individual emitter RGBW 4L4t44 mixing and selection of the dual internal chase effects via DMX input Requires 103 SLA or 151 SL6 DMX channels 44 Provides control of RGBW mixing and selec tion of the dual internal chase effects via DMX input Requires 11 DMX channels bb TF Allows RGBW control via DMX input using two 8bit channels per colour Internal chase effects are not available within this mode SmartLine
13. o emitter intensities The dimmer curve setting affects all modes To alter the dimmer curve go to the PERS menu choose the dIMP option select the required setting and then press the button to save The dimmer curve options are as follows e FINE Provides a square law dimmer curve with fast reaction to changing DMX values e TUNG Alters the dimming response to closely emulate the smooth thermal lag action of standard tungsten bulbs The TUNG setting can be used with all operation modes Note This mode can af fect the way that fast chase sequences appear Changing the dimmer curve via DMX PERS gt ATYP SmartLine allows you to change the dimming response curve remote ly via DMX control When enabled the dimmer type channel will be added as the last channel for the fixture after the Master Intensity channels if enabled The dimmer curve via DMX setting affects the following modes dM BbT YtE and cH tE To enable remote dimmer type control Go to the PERS menu choose the dT YP option and change its setting to ol Once enabled the value sent to the dimmer type channel will dynamically affect which dimmer curve is used e Values O to 85 select the FINE dimmer response e Values 86 to 255 select the TUNGSTEN dimmer response Channel layouts for 16 bit mode When using 1 amp bT mode the manner in which LED emitters are as signed to DMX channels is directly determined by the PERS gt RES option Th
14. personalities are available for a variety of controllers Please see www pixelrange com for details Factory reset perform this prior to new use To clear previous settings At the rear panel press the middle two buttons and for two seconds while the current address and mode are being displayed The four digit display will show FACT then SET to indicate that the fixture has been returned to its default condition This is useful to remove any settings that might cause confusion in a new configuration e g master intensity settings General notes e Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master e g the lighting desk This fixture is usually set to slave mode e This fixture is shipped with the DMX address set to g1 e The four digit display can be set to switch off when not in use To restore press To alter this mode use PERS gt dISP Chase effects This section describes each of the internal chase effects that are selectable either via the control menu PRob gt L 1 Ce gt EFEC or using DMX values sent from an external source To use the internal effects set the todE option either to EF M for internal menu control or HtE StE or b E for external DMX control Chase effect description Off Rainbow forward chase 6 cell Rainbow reverse chase 6 cell Cool white forward chase 6 cell Cool white reverse chase 6 Cool white outer inner outer chase 50 50 duty cycle cool white
15. re grouped together accordingly Determines whether this fixture will act as a master controlling others When controlled via DMX this fixture must be set to SLAW Ms and t amp bT modes only When set oM this enables the master intensity channel The master intensity is always 16bit For 8bit control use the high initial mint channel dit mode only When set oM allows you to determine the dimmer type via DMX This channel is always the final DMX channel See Changing dimmer curve via DMX When set o this option scrolls through the primary colours at power on to demonstrate correct operation of the emitters Determines the intensity of the four digit control panel display Values range from O dimmest to 15 brightest When set to HaFF the control panel display will blank out 60 seconds after the menu is exited The data dot indicator will remain active Provides a choice of two dimmer curves FINE or TUNG to suit particular circumstances See next page for descriptions of each option RGBW control using an external DMX control input PERS gt MINT set to aM provides a master intensity in dit and t amp bT modes No chase effects are selectable Displays the resulting RGBW levels that are set via the MAN section of the internal menu External DMX control is not possible in this mode Ch1 to 3 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch4 to 6 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch7 Master intensity DMX Ch1 to 4 RGBW colour mixing C
16. s are enabled only when the PERS gt option is set to al For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel The dimmer select channel is enabled only when the PERS gt dT YP option is set to al Val ues O to 85 select FINE dimmer response values 86 to 255 select TUNGSTEN dimmer response See Changing the dimmer curve via DMX c Coarse or high channel f Fine or low channel Dimmer select is chan 145 if Mast int is OFF or chan 147 if Mast int is ON Channel layouts for remote effects modes The table below shows how colour mixing chase effects master intensity and dimmer select controls are mapped to DMX channels for the H tE StE and b E modes In all modes the first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Addf and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel HHE g6 E S HU SL6 1 Red Aa Red Aa Red 2 Green Aa Green Aa Green 3 Blue Aa Blue Aa Blue 4 White Aa White Aa White 5 C 1 Effect Ab Red Ab Red 6 C Speed Ab Green Ab Green 7 C 1 Xfade Ab Blue Ab Blue 8 Ce Effect Ab White Ab White 9 Ce Speed Ac Red Ac Red 10 Ce Xfade Ac Green Ac Green 11 Master int c Ac Blue Ac Blue 12 Master int f Ac White Ac White 13 Dimmer select Ad Red Ad Red 95 BI Blue BI Blue 96 BI White BI White 97 C 1 Effect Ca Red 98 C 1 Speed Ca Green 99 C 1 Xfade
17. separate red green blue and white levels in repeated 4 channel blocks i e to 4 25 to 28 etc The RES 1 setting links all DMX output channels so that all emitters can be controlled by a single setting MRM gt PEd Set each slave DMX address using RddF gt df as appropriate e For static colour mixing you can either set all fixtures to DMX channel 1 or position them at the beginning of the four channel cells AGG 1 ACS ABYS AB 13 ABST or A ie 1 The outputs within each cell will be the same e For chases six separate cells are output in groups of 4 DMX channels to give RGBW values per cell Set the address of each slave fixture according to which of the 6 cells you want them to appear within or to begin with for multi cell fixtures RBG 1 for cell A RB2S for cell B ABHI for cell C AG 13 for cell D ABST for cell E or A te 1 for cell F Specifications Dimensions 25 50 OOOO TOOOOO 50 6 1829 SmartLine 1219 SmartLine4 ia E i 226 o o 7 O 63 312 a Weight Important Fixture and yoke approx 16kg 35 3 lbs SmartLined When closely stacking SmartLine units e g approx 12kg 26 5 lbs SmartLine4 to form a video wall it is important to reduce the output intensity to no more than Power 9 i 30 of the maximum in order to prevent Input voltage 100 to 240V AC 47 to 63Hz autosensing overheating Earth leakage 0 39mA The SmartLine
18. tforward firmware upgrading via its DMX interface a PixelU2D USB device and a computer Please contact PixelRange technical support for details Fuse access The single fuse is located near to the power and DMX input connectors Use a small flat blade screw driver to twist the fuse holder anti clockwise until the carrier can be extracted to reveal the fuse Fuse types SmartLine4 20mm A T4AAH250VP time delay ceramic body SmartLine6 20mm 6 3A T6 3AL250VP time delay ceramic body a2 l amp Using master mode to drive other units This unit can control any number of other PixelRange fixtures via DMX links with out the need for a control desk 1 Set this unit as master PERS gt JATA gt MAST and ensure all others are set to slave PERS gt JATA gt SLAV Connect all fixtures via DMX daisy chain Note Don t forget to terminate the devices at either end of the chain see the section DMX links and termination Set each slave to ModE gt dii Set the master to either create chases or static colours Chases Select ModE gt EF Mand then use PRob gt L t and Ce to create the required effects see the Chase effects table Static colours Select ModE gt MANU and then use MAN gt PEd DRN bL UE and WhIT to mix the colour Note The setting of PERS gt RES determines how the DMX channels are output when mixing static colours PERS gt RES 4 or 96 or 144 sends out
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