User manual ver. 1.56
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1. 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 a safety wire rated to a minimum of 1 1kg 25lbs around the yoke e Do not position the fixture close to fog machines The fog oil mist will be drawn in by the cooling fan and will short out important components The warranty will be void for all fixtures returned in such a condition 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 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 0 e fixture EE se DMX out XLR Spin female socket ol XLR 5pin male socket 4 Connect power to the fixture using a Neutrik PowerCon connec tor Insert the connector and twist it clockwise until it clicks into place Important e When daisy chaining fixtures do not exceed a total load of 3kW in a single daisy chain subject to supply and cabling restrictions Maximum power requirement per fixture 66 watts See also the Start up peak note on page 4 Power out socket Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCB connector required Power in Fuse holder socket on underside see page 4 for details Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA connector 5 Use the control panel to2. access the internal menu and choose the appropriate operation mode and related settings see over When suspended off ground always use a safety wire rated to a minimum of 11kg 25lbs around the yoke Operation modes The PixelLine Micro Wash provides a range of operation modes These are selected using the ModE section of the control menu cif Allows RGB A control via DMX input Using the PES resolution option you can determine the number of DMX channels required either 3 or 4 channels Internal chase effects are not available within this mode MANI Provides RGB A colour mixing independently of any external control Use the internal control menu MAN section to select the required colour values EF g Allows the control of the dual internal chase effects via external DMX input 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 4f Provides control of RGBA mixing and selection of the dual internal chase effects via DMX input Requires 11 DMX channels fly T Allows RGB A control via DMX input using two 8bit channels per colour The RES option determines whether 6 or 8 channels are required Internal chase effects are not available within this mode Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA connector wiring Neutral Note e To optionally clear all previous se
3. df amp amp bT modes only Determines how colours are assigned to DMX channels Options are HCh and JCh red amp amber combined z0 a Em Ez ihg or eal y na E iy Determines whether this fixture will act as a master controlling others When controlled by DMX input this fixture must be set to SLAY Ee a Lt A Affects dit amp 1BbT modes only When set o this enables the master intensity channel for di amp 1BbT modes D ET When set ot this option scrolls through the primary colours at power on to demonstrate correct operation 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 shortly after the menu is exited The master slave DMx signal indication will remain active Cc Oo i Laa Ly jaz ry faz WD a tot to D C zZ EN S ER E Allows you to choose dimming curve amp response rate FINE is compatible with previous Pixel range fixtures T prevents flicker on camera TUNG produces very smooth responses EE Sa Tal k MA 8bit RGB A control using the number of DMX channels determined by PEFS gt PES PERS gt MINT set to oN provides a master intensity No chase effects are selectable C Ne Displays the resulting RGB levels that are set via the MAN section of the internal menu When set as master these levels are also ou
4. ant them to appear within or to begin with for multi cell fixtures HBB 1 for cell 1 RABY for cell 2 ABSE for cell 18 Set RGBA slave fixtures to 3 channel mode using PERS gt RES gt JCh e Colour mix Set slaves to any addresses on 4 channel boundaries e g ABH 1 ABOS ABBY REHE Troubleshooting Fixture remains at blackout when illumination expected Note The dimensions shown above relate to the main fixture body The yoke knob extends 10mm 3 8 beyond the stated width m 150mm 57 3 of the fixture e If the display panel is not showing any indication even ae after a button press check the input power and fuse 4 3 e If live DMX is connected the right hand decimal point on the display should flash if not check the DMX Weight cable and the desk output Fixture and yoke 2 1Kg 4 6lbs Check that the selected ModE matches the desk person ality being used The master intensity channel for the current mode may Power Input voltage 90 to 264V AC 47 to 63Hz autosensing be set at zero For dit or 1bbT modes check the Earth leakage 0 12mA setting of PERS gt MINT Connectors Neutrik PowerCon see first page for details e Ensure that only one DMX device is set as master Power requirements 230V 50Hz 115V 60Hz e Standalone chase effects Effects programmed using Standby 2 watts 2 watts PRoG gt L 1 and Ce but the fixture is not in ModE gt Mes 66 66 EF M mode Che
5. ck also that PRobD gt LEVL is not set aximum const wans wants at zero Start up peak lt 40 amps lt 20 amps Standalone RGB mixing Colour values set within MAN section but the fixture is not in ModE gt MANU mode Fuse access T fi he single fuse is located on the underside panel of the xture To remove the fuse Using a flatblade screwdriver push down the fuse cap a h nd then twist it anti clockwise until it disengages from the older Fuse type 20mm 2A T2AH anti surge ceramic body Documentation by Corporate Text amp Design www ctxd com Release 1 56c Approvals Miscellaneous Enclosure rating Control input Gia RANGE sales pixelrange com The peak value occurs only at first power up and lasts only for a period measured in micro seconds Adjustments may need to be made to supply circuit breakers when multiple fixtures are daisy chained causing them all to draw the peak simultaneously CE IP20 not protected against moisture ingress USITT DMX512 input connector pin out below PIN 1 PIN 5 Not used PIN 4 Not used salesUSA pixelrange com
6. cle strobe white A Blue fine Blue fine E 1 Speed 48 55 BE 50 50 duty cycle strobe white 7 Master int Amber course L 1 Xfade 56 63 87 50 50 duty cycle strobe red 8 Amber fine C2 Effect 64 71 DE 50 50 duty cycle strobe blue 9 Master int C2 Speed 72 79 09 50 50 duty cycle strobe yellow 10 Ce Xfade 80 87 18 50 50 duty cycle strobe green 11 Master int 88 95 11 Pulse strobe white 96 103 42 Pulse strobe blue Master intensity for dit and fbbT modes are available only when the TOC SMTNT Oa 104 111 13 Pulse strobe rainbow PERS gt Hy option te set to o 112 119 14 Pulse strobe red green blue course High channel for 16 bit fine Low channel for 16 bit 120 127 15 Pri d h e e a Primory secondary chase Dimming options Master slave data indication 128 135 16 Red green blue chase j PERS gt dIMR The right hand decimal point data dot of the display is used 136 143 17 Yellow blue chase 4 oe 3 indi h dalso th f You have a choice of dimmer to indicate the master slave settings and also the presence o 144 151 18 Rainbow chase curve control options a DMX input signal as shown below 4 192137 ia Yellow blue chase FINE is the standard setting 160 167 cU Red blue chase and is fully compatible with the 168 175 1 Red yellow chase dimming curves of previous Pixel 176 183 g2 Red green blue chase Range fixtures 184 191 g3 Green purple chase TH uses dimming frequencies 192 199 gM Red green blue chase
7. lectable either via the control menu PRob gt C 1 Ce gt EFEC or using DMX values sent from an exter nal source To use the internal effects set the ModE option either to EF M to control effects via the menu or EF d 4 E to control effects externally via DMX See page 4 for details about controlling effects on other fixtures via DMX without using a control desk Channel layouts within operation modes The table below shows how colour mixing chase effects and master intensity controls are mapped to DMX channels for each mode The dit and 1ibT modes do not use chase effects In all modes the first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Hdd and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Note The PERS gt RES option determines the number of channels to use in dt and t6bT modes t amp bT uses twice the number of channels setup within RES DMX EFEC Chase effect description Channel Abts dM 15bT bb Tt Y E value value RES 3Ch RES YCh PES 3Ch PES 4Eh 0 7 BG Off 1 Red Amber Red Red Amber course Red course Red 8 15 Bt Rainbow chase forward 2 Green Green Red Amber fine Red fine Green 16 23 Be Rainbow chase reverse 3 Blue Blue Green course Green course Blue 24 31 B3 10 90 duty cycle strobe white 4 Master int Amber Green fine Green fine Amber 32 39 BH 10 90 duty cycle strobe white 5 Master int Blue course Blue course E 1 Effect 40 47 85 10 90 duty cy
8. only no changes are possible within this option Shows the installed revision of the software used to control the four digit display panel This is for information purposes only no changes are possible within this option Ee ie GS En Ea ne Ex Selects the primary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select ModE gt EF M to show the selected chase Pol jaa Co Wa C inl La SK mM ae ie ina mM ja mM 0J OJ M Cy icy C is C3 C C WwW Selects the cross fade speed between the steps of the selected C 1 chase effect Selects the speed of the selected C 1 chase effect Selects the master intensity level of chase effects C 1 and C2 ma r gt rJ LA un Selects the secondary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select ModE gt EF M 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 Ce chase effect Co E Sets the red intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result La Se nn mu sl ia Ai 2c mon eS ES a cJ J3 3 ce Gc C3 0 mq E n AA Sets the green intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result oi a Pu t Sets the blue intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the amber intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Co 53 m mo uy yy wy lo uy W Affects
9. that will eradicate any visible 200 207 5 Static orange flicker when viewed by video 208 215 26 Static yellow cameras and broadcast systems Data dot ON Master mode 216 223 2I Static light blue TUNG Alters the dimming Data dot FLASHING Slave mode DMX data input present 224 231 2B Static purple response to closely emulate the Data dot OFF Slave mode no DMX data present 232 239 29 Static red very smooth action of standard Noles 240 247 35 Static green tungsten bulbs The TUNG setting Ora a _ 248255 3 Siae bits can be used with all operation e Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master e g the desk Use PERS gt dATH to change between master amp slave modes When set to master mode the fixture will scroll MASTER in place of a DMX address when not within the menu modes However within the ef fects modes EF M H E and EF d the TUNG setting will S only be effective if the 1 Ce PixelLine Micro personalities are available for a variety of controllers For details go to www pixelrange com speed option is less than 25 and the L 1 Ce FAJE option is less than 127 e If the display has been set to auto off JISP gt HoFF the data dot will remain active but at a lower brightness 7d mq Eh Menu contents dMx VER Sets the base DMX address from which the control channels will begin Shows the installed revision of the main fixture firmware This is for information purposes
10. tput via DMX for the control of other fixtures Chl to 3 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch4 to 6 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch7 Master intensity Al amp na oi E Displays the chase effect s determined within the PPob section When set as master these levels are also output via DMX for the control of other fixtures m m Tal DMX Ch1 to 4 RGBA Ch5 to 7 C 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch8 to 10 Cg Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch11 Master intensity 16bit RGB A control using 2x the number of DMX channels determined by PEFS gt PES PERS gt MINT set to aN provides a master intensity No chase effects are selectable aS fe oa Eel ET Using master mode to drive other units Specifications This unit can control any number of other Pixel Range fix tures via DMX links without the need for a control desk Dimensions Set this unit as master PERS gt dATR gt MAST and ensure all others are set to slave PERS gt JATA gt SLAV Connect all fixtures via DMX daisy chain Set slaves to ModE gt ct Set the master to either e ModE gt EF Mand use PFab to choose effects or e ModE gt MANU and use MAN to choose colour mix Use Add gt ll to set slave addresses the master unit s DMX address is ignored e Effects 18 cells are output in groups of 3 DMX channels to give RGB values per cell 54 channels in total Set the address of each slave fixture according to which of the 18 cells you w
11. ttings At the rear panel press the middle two buttons and while the cur rent 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 Menu operation 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 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 Press to enter the menu The four digit display will show AddP JI _4 ILI O O0 e Use and to move between menu options or to change a e This fixture is shipped with valve withim an option the DMX address set to GG 1 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 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 f Refer to product manual for proper operating instructions e Press to exit from a menu option and eventually exit the menu completely Chase effects This section describes each of the 31 internal chase effects that are se
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