SPOTMAX™
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1. 50 80 4 Less than 15 SEG 3 4 CHARGING Charge the light immediately after use If charged in a flight case make sure it is open It is recommended to charge the lights at an ambient temperature between 0 C and 35 C A normal charge cycle will take five to seven hours but may take much longer if the light is hot The light is designed to be charged while powered off If it is connected to AC and powered on it may charge at reduced current if enough power is available and the battery temperature is below 45 C The light has an automatic battery bypass switch so it can safely be used wired this will not cause wear to the battery 3 5 AC WIRING The light is equipped with Neutrik Truel Powercon input and output connectors They are rated IP65 even while a connector is plugged in Page 5 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 3 6 DIFFUSORS The effect of the diffusors can be seen below Wallwash Sean 17 x 46 twethout diffusori IWALUNASH diffusor NOTE Each diffusor has its name inscribed on the edge FLOOD or WALLWASH In order to attach the diffusor the diffusor must be slid into the Diffusor Slots then pressed down firmly and clipped in under the Diffusor Clip In order to remove the diffusor the Diffusor Clip should be pressed in and the diffusor sheet should be lifted out via the Thumb Hole Page 6 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User2. AXIO SPOTMAX User Manual Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 1 CONTENTS 2 eo PAP PP o A 6 3 SN TY ana Tl ICING APP o eo 3 3 BIN nn aa aaa aa ssc ana E e aaa aaa a a aa aan O aaa a eaaa aaa aa saa aaa aa a daa a aaa aia 4 3 2 BNI LEN o AI 4 3 3 PUT SP COP NCE araus LED aaa aana aan a aana aa anan a abaan a ana tas 4 3 4 SNC Ree a a ag a AG EEN EE EE A GE GE E GEGE A GE A a GE A GENEA a GE a a GE a GE a GEGE aa 5 3 5 AE MO EEA 5 3 6 Di OS CMS ld E aaa aaa 6 4 Pe A 7 5 TIR EEEE E JI E E A OOOO EAE AN ener a a ia E Na 7 6 SPor MON ee a nn AA nn 6 6 1 AsteraRGB Color a ti 8 6 2 WAYS NO SOT iii 9 6 3 Control By Infrared with ARC icvsnsesosesoonsoniesnsasasiunsvnesipseosoasoswnsoasbbnnusnsbosonssosesonnnsbntannnsbetoyaydodaseussnbonenniisbesenn 9 6 4 Control by the Astera App oe eaaa aaaaneee nana eaaa nne naen anane eee e nean nane e eaaa n nenen eaaa n nane een nane naen nne 10 6 5 CONTO DY WI Ss IV ion 10 6 6 11 6 7 o JU ANNA est KANAN BAN GA posse senso seen cece es ARGA TEBA AE BAANG BANA GA NGA ARA AN KA 1 6 8 Man PGS GOO ONS sasapan apan a pas apana e E O E O A 12 6 9 Menu NGC enel 12 CIO INPUTS ELEC eaaa aa a aa a A Aa a a A aaa Aa Aa aa aaa aaa A 13 6 11 aero as y A Po o A 14 612 A o NANG NANG NANG A 15 cAi AA N IS a a aa tana a aa tana A A AA 18 E SL E ss aas anaa ata aba b ia BUDA BO ts SUH a DUA BAT DUA EQ 18 lo cat ni a ee 19 Gte STANDALONE a ed 20
3. A SIMPLERUNNING ang pouBteRUNNING A TWOCOLRUNNING OO A AR ATTE A RAR E ETE 5 ates A A He E ROTOR A ROTORA E EE a 8 SPEED NA AA NANA AA NA EN CI RECTION A A kw A aw A IE th ie ote pagan ingsu Tor ample SE OL nathan teman Defines the virtual size of the program in groups For example if SIZE is set to 2 groups only half of the program is shown on the unit A RR A groups E ET ag ee a _ _ A A AAA Ha AAN 0 255 If SIZE is set to gt 1 group the units pixels can be shifted within the virtually larger A 5 aa taa aana ANAA program Increasing the OFFSET parameter scrolls the position of the unit within the virtual large program 0 255 RESTAR PROGRAM PROGRAM if value is changed the program starts again from the beginning useful if DIRECTION is not set to loop evel om uexeotorn avec neon GG BLUE Page 17 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 13DMX FAIL It can be set what the lights should do when the DMX signal is lost The last DMX input is still shown even if the DMxX signal is lost The light will show a 4000K white as soon as the DMX signal is lost The light will go dark if DMX signal is lost The light will switch temporarily to standalone mode if the DMX signal is lost and show for example a preset static color 6 14RUNTIME Hair mer The light is able to adjust its power to meet a certain runtime on battery The runtim
4. DMX Tables Each of the tables can optionally contain a strobe channel It can be switched on or off by the STROBE menu The tables below list it but in case it is set to OFF the DMX channels are unused 6 12 1 1 RGB S CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION E RD 2 oss GREEN as A STROBE onlyifSTROBEISON A a kag gagi a RANDOM 5S RANDOMMEDWM 6 RANDOMSOW E Variablestrobe 6 12 1 2 RGBW S CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION pa 5S RED 2 0 255 GREEN 3 0 255 BLUE 0 255 WHITE 0 3 5 STROBE only if STROBE is ON 4 RANDOM FAST RANDOM MEDIUM 6 RANDOM SLOW A 7 235 Variable strobe 6 12 1 3 RGBAW CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION r TG NA TAA gt KG BB GREEN OO o 3 0255 Blue A AMBER 5 0 255 WHITE wae 6 STROBE onlyifSTROBEISON Ses or a RANDOMEAST RANDOM 6 RANDOMSOW A Variablestrobe Page 15 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 12 1 4 RGB CCT DIM IND CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION AAN E E AAA 20 255 GREEN SAI a COLORTEMPERATURE CC GEER ae ea ay 4 255 display color temperature CCT overwrites the RGB setting Formular CCT 2000 20 DMX Value Z OZ ooo fr 4 Example 50 gt 3000K 00 4000 A A 505000 5 0255 Dimmer gt O 6 O INDEXCOLOR A MA 4 255 display index color common gels INDEX COLOR overwrites both RGB and CCT 7 STROBE oMlyifSTROBE iS ON O E O o 4 RaNDOMFAST 8 RANDOM MEDIUM RAMA 7255 Variable strob
5. NOTE To turn the alarm off again an AsteraApp with the same Radio Pin must be used Do not forget your Radio Pin Otherwise your light cannot be used normally anymore Page 33 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 14 ENTER AND LEAVE STANDBY The standby is intended to be used between setup and event see chapter 3 2 1 Error eference source not found After setup is completed all lights may be switched to standby mode and woken up later when the event starts This ensures that no battery runtime is wasted This can be either done manually or automated Press the small arrow to By pressing the Now Any of the Later buttons open the standby menu buttons standby can be will require a time to be set switched on or off for alll The standby will be currently targeted lights scheduled to the specified time NOTE While you are using the Now function only those lights that are currently targeted are addressed see chapter 7 5 how to target lights The Later function always sends to the All Lights target Page 34 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 15DMX SETTINGS In order to efficiently use the light with DMX some setting can be adjusted by the AsteraApp TA K Doi Moura H ARTD 7 AXT AKS Press the DMX Adjust all settings to your Your lights will start to flicker Configuration b
6. complete The fade behavior between each step of the program 0 means no fading 100 means full fading fade is directly followed by fade out The color palette of the programs consist of up to four colors They can be set individually See chapter 6 11 for details on how to set a color The AsteraApp can control sets of lights individually The set address can be to 254 This setting is normally done by the set wizard in the AsteraApp Several lights can form a virtual big light Programs like running light will then run over all those lights one by one This parameter tells how many lights should form that virtual light up 10 32 Tells the lights position in the big virtual light 1 32 Group addressing is supported by the ARC2 please refer to the ARC2 manual Page 20 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 16 1 Predefined Programs The predefined programs may use more than one pixel To display these effects properly with your light it is first necessary to group them into Flow Sets and control them by the AsteraApp see chapter 7 4 If several lights are grouped into a Flow Set they form a virtual big light with several pixels Name Pattern ONE COLOR FADE For all FADE programs the whole color palette of tour colors is used Those colors are faded in and out one by one Here the whole virtual light shows the same color D
7. pressing the corresponding buttons The primaries of the AsteraRGB are defined as Blue a o e p 00177 White Point ns a a 0 4917 0 4878 The light also includes the Dynamic Powerboost feature If ensures that colors that consume less electrical power are boosted slightly while power power consuming colors are slightly compressed This maximizes the brightness while maintaining the desired battery runtime While controlling with the AsteraApp or by the Control Panel only RGB values can be set By DMX control it is possible to control all colors separately But it should be noted that then temperature compensation is only available for Red Green and Blue all other colors will experience temperature drift their brightness will not be constant Page 8 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 2 WAYS TO CONTROL The light can be controlled in several ways Use Astera s ARC infrared remote control point it at individual lights and IR press the desired effect Note that the IR sensor is on the AX10 s rear side The AsteraApp is an efficient way to quickly create a customized light show If can group several lights together address individual lights or groups of lights and send complex effects with a user defined color palette to all App lights in range For additional information refer to chapter 7 Alternatively the Astera ARC2 remote control can be use
8. shown sign 2 to add a new target press Confirm positon of this set press its button Walk through the Then choose Flow Set positions by Previous and Next and assign your lights When finished press the save button on top 7 5 TARGETING LIGHTS Once you have created a set you may now choose to control it By default All lights are targeted That includes all sets It is possible to target more than one set at a time NOTE Even while targeting All Lights the Flow Sets position arrangements persist The lights still form a virtual big light of several positions To modify delete or arrange targets use the pen button 1 Page 26 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 6 CHANGING THE EFFECT On the AsteraApp main Set Crossfade to 0 and The effect can be changed screen press Wedding 1 Speed to around 2 by sliding the effect picker then enter the editor 2 seconds You should see a and choosing a sub effect clean running light now The below it Again the colors White light will run over a can be adjusted too pink background After the effect is adjusted it may be saved back to the main screen by pressing the save button AN EFFECT CAN BE HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED The speed tells how long it will take for the effect to complete one cycle The crossfade tells if the light will fade from step to step If
9. Do not operate the unit in areas of high temperature conditions or under direct sunlight It will cause abnormal function or damage the product Only qualified personnel may repair this product Do not open the product housing Do not directly look into the light beam It can cause harm to your eyes Do not look at the LEDs with a magnifying glass or any other optical instrument that may concentrate the light output Use only Astera approved accessories to diffuse or modify the light beam The exterior surfaces of the light can become hot up to 70 C 158 F during normal operation Ensure that accidental physical contact with the device is impossible Allow all lights to cool before servicing A rechargeable lithium on battery is built into this unit Please avoid bumping or plunging it may cause fire or explosion Never store the battery when fully drained Always recharge immediately when empty Make sure to fully charge all units before storing them Partially charged batteries will lose capacity Fully recharge every 6 months if not used Always charge with the flight case open It is recommended to charge at a temperature between 0 C and 35 C The light contains a lithium ion battery Don t throw the unit into the garbage at the end of its lifetime Make sure to dispose is according to your local ordinances and or regulations to avoid polluting the environment The packaging is recyclable and can be disposed Astera LED Tech
10. ED B PROG BACKTO SCROLL CHOOSE PREVIOUS MENU DOWN uP CONFIRM FROM THE STATUS SCREEN PRESS THE ABOWE BUTTONS TO ENTERTHE FACTORY ENTERTHE ENTERTHE MAINMENU RESET MAINMENU DMXMENU HOLD THE ABOVE BUTTON FOR 25EC5 TO i i i STANDALONE ADJUST ADJUST i CHANGE MENU SPEED i BRIGHTNESS PROGRAM 6 6 1 Blue Mode Blue mode Is an easy way to pair your light with the AsteraApp To enter Blue Mode hold down the POWER button for 3 seconds while the light is switched on It will start to flicker blue 6 7 STATUS SCREEN The status screen is shown after power up The light also returns to the status screen If no keys are pressed for three minutes It shows e Inthe FIRST line what input is currently active e Inthe SECOND line the current DMX and SET address INPUT SELECT is set to AUTO and the light did not yet latch to one input source The light is latched to REMOTE CONTROL mode INPUT SELECT is set to STANDALONE The light can no longer be controlled by any wireless signal The light is latched to CRMX mode The light is latched to Astera wireless DMX mode Emergency light mode can be active because either AC FAIL or DMX FAIL being set to EMERGENCY LIGHT The standby mode saves power the light is off and waiting for a leave standby command received by the AsteraApo Theft alarm is active If the AsteraApp is asking to tap a light and this is shown press the ENTER key short
11. Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 4 SPECIFICATION Illuminants 9 x 15W RGBAW Philips LEDs __________________ 13 ge COLD START 70A 230VAC Input Volta 90 264 V 47 63Hz 1 8A 115VWAC 1 0A 230VAC Battery Runtime up to 20hrs seamless runtime EU 868 0 869 7 MHz US 902 928 MHz 2 4 GHZ 32 F 104 F 0 100 L279mm x W253mm x H296mm 10 9 x 11 6 x 9 9 17 5lbs IP Rating IP65 Typical Values 5 TROUBLESHOOTING The fixture does not turn on The battery may be empty Connect if to the AC and try again The fixture turns on and the display is on but the LEDs do not emit light The fixture could be set to BLACKOUT mode set to display black color or is operating in DMX mode and doesn t receive a valid signal It is good practice to do a RESET SETTINGS Chapter 6 19 between setups The fixture is not working correctly it does not display the color or effect chosen The fixture may still be operating under a previous setting It is good practice to do a RESET SETTINGS Chapter 6 19 between setups After completing a RESET SETTINGS the fixture still cannot be controlled by AsteraApp Make sure the RADIO PIN Chapter 6 18 of the fixture and AsteraApp is the same The fixture does not run long enough on battery The required RUNTIME can be set It defaults to 5h To achieve a greater battery runtime set the RUNTIME to the required value Alternatively program the fixture to only
12. OUBLE RUNNING SPIRAL 4 COLORS The color is changed pixel by pixel All four colors are used one after the other SPIRAL 2 COLORS The color changes between color 1 and 2 from the outside to the inside pixel by pixel RAINBOW A rainbow effect Is displayed The fire effect is a random flicker between two colors background and flickering color NOTE It is highly recommended to check out the effects editor of the AsteraApp to get a better understanding of how those programs work Also many programs look similar if the lamp Is NOT grouped into a Flow Set 6 17 AC FAILURE EMERGENCY LIGHT The light can react to the loss of AC power in several ways As soon as AC is present again the light resumes normal operation No special behavior on AC loss The light will turn dark if AC is lost The light will switch to a 4000K white as soon as the AC Is lost Page 21 Lo HINT 6 18INFO 6 19 RESET SETTINGS Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 Read set the RADIO PIN To change the pin press ENTER Adjust each digit with the and keys cycle through the digits with the MENU key When finished press ENTER again Tells the serial number of the light and the CPU type 43xx The firmware version and hardware version of the light The hour counter is counting up as long as the light is powered up If does not count if the light is powered off an
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14. cautions mentioned in the instruction manual have to be observed If the device is being sold this instruction manual has to be included This manual is valid for lights with firmware version 5 2 20 and up Translations If the device Is being sold this instruction manual has to be translated into the national language of the destination country If discrepancies occur in the translated text the original instruction manual has to be used to solve them for the manufacturer has to be contacted Contact Information Astera LED Technology GmbH Karl Schmid Str 14 81829 Munich Germany 49 89 2155253 0 Technical support Europe America Asia Email Page 2 49 89 21552253 1 1 774 247 0437 86 755 28237295 service astera led com 2015 Astera LED Technology GmbH All rights reserved Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS e SpotMax e Wide Angle Diffusor 32 e Wallwash Diffusor 17 x 46 e Powercon Truel Power Cord e Quickstart Manual Go SAFETY AND HANDLING Before you operate this unit read the manual carefully Always make sure to include the manual if you pass rent sell the unit to another user Keep in mind that this manual cannot address all possible dangers and environments Please use your own caution when operating This product is for professional use only It is not for household use A DDD Page 3
15. ccept pairing requests Page 13 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 11 SELECT A STATIC COLOR To make the light show a static color enter this menu Immediately when it s entered all previous STANDALONE settings are cleared to default and the INPUT SELECT is latched to STANDALONE This is valid until the next power up only To make sure the light also shows a static color after the next power up set INPUT SELECT to STANDALONE and not AUTO A number of predefined colors are available while scrolling through the menu See below for a full table By entering the INDEX COLOR menu a number of predefined colors similar to those of common gels are available for selection To set a color by its red green and blue value enter here 6 11 1 Predefined Colors Color Red Green Blue REDO IA 0 ORANGE 25H 107 0 GREEN OK GREEN BLUE A 255 PINK 255 B O N9 ERE 3200K 00 255 1 8 8 BB 255 2 19 6500K 55 219 167 BLACK Page 14 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 12 DMX SETTINGS A number of DMX tables are available see below for details For each of the tables the strobe channel can be enabled or disabled If the DMX signal is lost the light can either HOLD the current output switch to STANDALONE operation to BLACK or EMERGENCY LIGHT which means white 4000K See chapter 5 12 6 12 1
16. comes active is latched Once a source is latched the light will not listen to any other source anymore This latched source is cleared by powering down the light or changing the INPUT SELECT manually Auto mode the lights waits for any input signal and latches the first detected source In standalone mode neither wireless DMX nor remote control Is accepted The light can be control by the AsteraApp but any DMX signal is ignored Only Astera wireless DMX is accepted all other sources are ignored Only CRMX W DMX wireless DMX is accepted all other sources are ignored The following table shows what sources are accepted for each setting Asteraapp change colors Jef AsteraApp STANDBY RUNTIME ALARM o o jo pe jo fe le e oeo le AUTO STANDALONE latched AUTO REMOTE CONTROL AUTO Astera wirel DMX latched AUTO CRMX wirel DMX latched AUTO none latched O Z O O Lu kE O LU o Astera wirel DMX CRMX wirel DMX LU Z O l lt O Z lt gt EA A A eo pe pe fe e AAA CRMX WirelessDMX________________ el I de e InfraredRemote_______________ elo elfo o The Light sControlPanel e ejejejejeoe eoejeoej o HINT To avoid the light automatically latching onto CRMX while you want to control it by remote control please do UNPAIR CRMX chapter 6 15 As soon as the remote control is latched the CRMX receiver will no longer a
17. d The light can also be controlled by CRMX wireless DMX the built in receiver is DMX compatible with all LumenRadio CRMX transmitters as well as W DMX G2 G3 G4 and GAS transmitters G4 and GAS in 2 4 GHz mode only You can also use an Astera ART3 Wireless DMX Transmitter to send DMX in the UHF frequency band although CRMX is the recommended method m Power the light on off set a static color or change its settings CRMX is a trademark of LumenRadio AB W DMX is a trademark of Wireless Solution Sweden AB 6 3 CONTROL BY INFRARED WITH ARC The light can be controlled by the infrared remote control if e INPUT SELECT is set to AUTO or REMOTE CONTROL refer to chapter 6 10 e The light is currently NOT operated by DMX If it is only ON and OFF will work while INPUT SELECT is set to AUTO mame JAN paste GARDEN a wen A E Se Ta Select Effect oe Power ON OFF 0 200 PIRE POWER E F JS Ko har RED WARN f Ni Fade ON OFF y Change Runtime to 5h 8h or 12h y Ns f K 2 a 2 A Static Color NA J NG tr 4 W EN Change Speed of Effect The ARC 1 is very handy to switch several lights on or off at a time Page 9 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 4 CONTROL BY THE ASTERAAPP Your light has a built in standalone engine lt can display static colors or replay a number of predefined effect patterns with a customi
18. d a new program tile Additionally special function press the icon 1 tiles are available 7 9 1 Function Tiles VEN Tapping this tile several times to the beat will let the Chaser Effects ka change their colors to the beat A chaser effect has a dancer symbol Tap Syne on the tile 129 BPM must be observed as the blackout function will only affect the currently le This button can be used to quickly blackout lights The currently set target Blackout targeted lights Page 30 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 10 BRIGHTNESS Additionally to each programs brightness slider mentioned in chapter 7 6 a master brightness control is available As soon as more than one Set is created Otherwise only one slider is available It and at least one set is currently controls the brightness of all currently targeted a sub master for each Set is targeted lights shown 7 10 1 Set Sub Masters Each Set has its own brightness slider Additionally there is a master slider that controls the brightness of all Sets simultaneously This is very similar to the group brightness control of common lighting desks NOTE The Set Masters are only shown if a More than one Set has been created before b Only Set Targets are currently selected Selecting any other type of target like All Lights will hide the Set Masters This is necessary to avoid that one lights gets redunda
19. d charging While the light is receiving an UHF signal this tells the signal strength and deviation The current charging state of the battery in percent Gives information about the LED calibration stored in the light for service reference only Return the light to the default settings This may be done before each use to start from a known point The RADIO PIN and the CRMX pairing stay It is highly recommended fo reset the light s settings after each event to ensure a clear start for the next usage Page 22 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 USING THE LIGHT WITH THE ASTERAAPP The buttons of the AX10 only allow a basic operation of the light To gain full control over all features the AsteraApp should be used The AsteraApp is an efficient way to quickly create a customized light show lt can group several lights together address individual lights or groups of lights and send complex effects with a user defined color palette to all lights in range Additionally it can be used to adjust the lights settings remotely The AsteraBox is needed to interface your Android device with the lights If communicates to the Android device by Bluetooth and controls the lights by UHF 7 1 PAIR YOUR LIGHT WITH THE ASTERAAPP The connection is secured by a 4 digit Radio Pin Only if the lights pin matches the AsteraApp pin lights are controllable The pairing pr
20. display colors that use less power such as Red Green and Blue If the runtime is still too short consider that it is reduced slightly if the battery is very cold The power cable is connected but the fixture is not charging The battery may be fully charged Refer to chapter 3 2 1 for more details The fixture will only commence charging when its battery has a temperature of 45 or less Turn the fixture off and let it cool down once cold enough it will start charging If it still not charging consult our website Page 7 Astera LED Technology GmbH bX User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 6 OPERATION 6 1 ASTERARGB COLOR SPACE The lights work with a specially optimized RGB color space the AsteraRGB color space It is designed to eliminate the need to control each color individually to display a certain color Instead the light calculates the optimum combination of all colors based on an RGB value It considers each LED chip s temperature as well as an optimal color rendering Due to this if is possible to reproduce colors with high accuracy lt is possible to calculate an AsteraRGB representation for any CIE color The easiest way to do this is with the AsteraApp M e Goto the color picker and add a new favorite color e Goto favorite colors and edit it The dialog on the right will open It allows you to find AsteraRGB values for a certain color temperature S RGB or CIE1931 values can be calculated to AsteraRGB by
21. during DMX operation Page 32 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 13THEFT ALARM Your light is equipped with a theft alarm A motion sensor in the light detects when it is moved taken away and a small siren will sound to deter potential thieves First make sure your Radio Press Activate All targeted Pin is different from 0000 See lights will flash shortly to chapter 7 1 how to change indicate that they are now it Then press the ON armed button If the siren is set to DELAYED it sounds only if the alarm persists for more than 6 seconds The ON setting makes it sound immediately while the OFF DELAYED i i setting mutes it always The sensitivity can be adjusted to meet your environment A lower value makes a false alarm more unlikely In case a potential thief is taking the light away while ignoring the alarm he will most likely cause alarm events for more than 2 minutes in a row In that case the alarm can be set to become permanent Then it won t stop even if the light is placed down again It will run until the battery is empty rendering the light useless for the thief In some applications it is not desirable to have the Short flash to indicate alarm is activated lights flashing while the alarm is enabled or disabled It can be disabled by this option easily The alarm can be silenced without turning It off by pressing this button Slap Alarm
22. e e is always calculated for a full o battery O EXAMPLE If the light is required to light during an eight hour event and one hour of setup time is scheduled then the runtime should be set to nine hours immediately after the first power Up Please note that the light should not be stored below 20 C before an event otherwise the runtime might be shorter than calculated More details on the built in battery can be found at chapter 3 2 For additional power savings refer to the AsteraApp manual Page 18 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 15UNPAIR CRMX Once your light is paired to a CRMX or W DMX transmitter it cannot be paired to another one until it is unpaired This can be either done by using the button on the transmitter that is currently paired or on the light directly If you wish to unpair your CRMX wireless DMX receiver from a Lumen Radio or W DMX transmitter go to UNPAIR CRMX and press enter NOTE The CRMX receiver is only powered while INPUT SELECT is e setto CRMX wireless DMX e or AUTO and either CRMX is latched or no source is latched yet For details in INPUT SELECT refer to chapter 6 10 Page 19 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 16 STANDALONE Select one of the predefined patters see table below Sets the dimmer level The time that one cycle of the program takes to
23. e o 6 12 1 5 DIM RGB CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION 20 255 Dimmer A RED 3 0 255 GREEN i A BE 5 STROBE only if STROBEiSON 8 FR RANDOM FAST 5 RANDOMMEDIUM RAMA 7255 Variable strobe 6 12 1 6 DIM RGBW S CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION a 0255 Dimmer OOO 2 ss REB ER 4 ass BE EEA 6 STROBE OI iFSTROBEIS ON RA A RANAS SsSSCSCSCisS 5 RANDOMMEDIUM RANDOM 7 255 Vatiablestrobe 6 12 1 7 DIM RGBAW S CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION A Dimmer 2 ss RED E 4 oss BE 5 0255 AMBER 6 0255 WA 7 STROBE onlyif STROBE iS ON FR RANDOM FAST 5 RANDOMMEDIUM 8 RANDOMSLOW 7255 Variable strobe Page 16 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 6 12 1 8 Effect Modes There are two effect modes available They offer a comprehensive control of the built in standalone engine Settings that can otherwise only be changed on the LCD menu or by the AsteraApp can be directly adjusted by DMX The two effect modes only differ in the way the color palette of four colors is set either by RGB or by a single channel like a color wheel In that case common gels can be selected directly Strobe is always enabled for the effect modes CHANNEL FUNCTION EFFECT EFFECT a 0285 INTENS E NAGA gt gt ESE A A RA RANDOM AR 9255 Variablestrobe 8 ROAM ut onecotor static gas twocovorstatiON a THRE COLORSTATION O gat FouRCoLOR STATION A RA OO A ET a RARA 5668 FOURCOLORFADE OOO
24. it is set to 0 an immediate change is visible If set to 100 the changes will be soft Random Strobe Stroboscope effect can be enabled and seamlessly adjusted in speed Additionally three random stroboscope options are available slow medium and fast Each effect can be adjusted in brightness as well Page 27 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 7 LIST OF EFFECTS The effects patterns are pre defined and cannot be modified by the user They are pre programmed inside of each light Still hey can be parameterized These effects are Page 28 A static color is displayed There are also options that show two three or four static colors at a time The Flow Set is then divided into several parts of equal th ong ES SS S amp S HE Fading colors The four defined colors are displayed one after the other The setup fade is applied between them Again the Flow Set can be split in up to four segments From both sides of a Flow Set the color changes position by position from C1 to C2 Once the whole Set is C2 it changes back to Cl in the same way The color of the Flow Set changes position by position After all positions show the same color a new cycle is started Several variations of running lights are available The Fire effect shows a random flickering effect The background color and the color of the flickering effect can be adjusted The rainbow effect sh
25. lor change is animated with the color wheel effect it mimics the color change of a traditional color wheel showing intermediate colors during the change CS All four colors are exchanged on every beat NE Same as 0 but the color wheel effect is added on the next beat NN Same as 0 but all colors go black on every second beat This setting produces a strong on off effect in sync with the beat NE Same as 0 but on the fourth beat all colors go black They come on again 3 The softness influences the fading between colors that happens on every beat 0 will generate a hard change of the colors while 100 makes them fade very slowly A random button is added to the color bar If it is latched random colors are chosen on every beat If not like in the above picture then the colors are always chosen randomly from the color pallet of four This is useful to intentionally narrow down the color choice Nice effect can be generated by setting some of them to black Page 29 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 9 THE MAIN SCREEN Here each program is represented by a tile Those tiles can be edited and freely positioned Several pages of tiles are available To move or delete a tile While adding a tile either a press the pen icon 2 A default Static Red or the popup will show the currently running program available actions can be selected To ad
26. ly to accept Page 11 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 8 MAIN MENU OPTIONS The main menu can be entered from the status screen by pressing MENU or To cycle between the main menu entries press the or keys Pressing MENU again will go back to the status screen Used to change the input source or set it to AUTO Entering this menu resets all STANDALONE settings to default and makes the light display a static color Set the DMX address Set the DMX parameters Unpair from a CRMX or W DMX transmitter Set the lights runtime on battery in hours Set parameters of the standalone engine The light can react to the loss of AC power input Information about the light radio pin firmware version battery status ect Reset all user settings to default Should be done after each usage to ensure consistent behavior The RADIO PIN is NOT reset 6 9 MENU SHORTCUTS To get to the DMX address setting press the ENTER key twice from the status screen To open the DMX settings menu press ENTER then the key and ENTER again To reset the light to default settings press the key then ENTER and again ENTER Page 12 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 10 INPUT SELECT The light accepts several input sources By default it is set to AUTO In this mode it listens to all sources and the first source that be
27. nology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 3 1 BRACKET The AX10 SpotMax is fitted with a foldable bracket This is U Shaped beneficial for storage transportation and charging as the Enclosure legs fold parallel to each other It allows easy carrying too with the ergonomic handle The handle also contains a W 1 2 thread to attach the Super Bolt which then can be attached to Manfrotto Super Clamps The bolt can be ordered separately 3 2 BATTERY While running on battery the light adjusts its output fo meet the required minimum runtime It can be set by the control panel 6 14 R or the AsteraApp between one and twenty hours The battery is specified to last for 300 full discharge cycles lts runtime will have decreased to 70 by then To increase the battery life it is recommended to recharge as early as possible and not let the light run until the battery is depleted If operated below 20 C the battery runtime may be slightly shorter than predicted This is also true if the lights are stored for a long time at cold temperature right before they are used The light is constantly monitoring the LED temperature and dims down the brightness if if exceeds 65 C That ensures a save and long live operation but in a hot environment the brightness might be slightly lower NOTE Always store the lights with full battery Depleted batteries must be recharged immediately otherwise their performance will s
28. nt brightness information it would flicker constantly between different brightness levels Page 31 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 11 RUNTIME The light is able to adjust its power to meet a certain runtime on battery The runtime is always calculated for a full battery Example If the light is required to light during an eight hour event and one hour of setup time is scheduled then the runtime should be set to nine hours immediately after the first power up Please note that the light should not be stored below 20 C before an event otherwise the runtime might be shorter than calculated More details on the built in battery can be found at chapter 3 2 7 12 ANTI FLICKER The PWM refresh rate of this light is 599 4 Hz by default This frequency can be freely adjusted between 200 Hz and 1205 Hz to fit different camera s frame rates Make sure you have Slide the fps to adjust to Press the highlighted targeted the lights you wish default values for a frequency to enter a custom to adjust chapter 7 5 framerate value between 200 and Then press the Anti Flicker Slide the Hz to fine adjust 1205 Hz NOTE The Anti Flicker adjustment is preserved in case the lamp is powered off It is set back to the default 599 4Hz once a Reset Settings chapter 6 19 is done The adjusted frequency Is used no matter what input source Is currently active Also
29. ocess transmits the radio pin from the app to the light and stores it there 1 Choose a unique Radio Pin in the app 2 Switch the light into blue mode see chapter 6 6 3 Press the Pair with Lights button in the AsteraAppo Pair wah Limia NOTE Alternatively you can set the Radio Pin manually at the Control Panel of the light Refer to chapter 6 18 for details Page 23 Astera LED Technology GmbH bX User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 2 POWERFUL LIGHT CONTROL Your light has a built in standalone engine lt can display static colors or replay a number of predefined effect patterns with a customizable color palette With the AsteraApp these effects can be created and be sent to the light by the built in UHF receiver The effects are just triggered and then each light replays them autonomously until a new effect Is sent Lights can be grouped into sets This way they can be controlled separately and also effects can stretch over up to 32 lights 7 3 CHANGETH A AFSIBTAMOD y E E COLOR 4 y s UD On the AsteraApp main Once in the editor press Now the lights color can be screen press Just Red C1 changed The 123 button offers To add a color to the The editor will open RGB common color gels Hit the favorites press 2 values can be adjusted sort button to sort by color or To edit an existing favorite directly Also a color number 1 color
30. ows a color change through all colors Only its soeed can be adjusted Chaser effects provide an efficient means to create dancefloor lighting The static chaser exchanges the color of the lights according to the tapped in beat The colors are randomly chosen The effect can be adjusted to show Up to 4 different colors at a time The Moving Chasers overlay the static chaser by a second movement of the four displayed colors over the available positions of a Flow Set This gets mostly interesting of the Moving Strobe is chosen Then only some of the positions strobe and they are moving So the strobe effect moves over the Flow Set When using the Chaser With Background additionally a color can be selected that is mostly used the background color Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 8 CHASER EFFECTS IN DEEP To display chaser effects it is recommended to setup a Flow Set with a multiple of four positions This is the way they will be shown best Those four positions could then be arranged in the corners of a dance floor for example Use the tap sync button to tap the beat of the music the Chaser Effects will base their color changing on that beat then The Chaser Effects offer additional controls The Emphasis adjusts the way the colors are exchanged by the chaser NN The four colors of the palette are exchanged one by one Every beat changes only one color Same as 2 but the co
31. select it and press the temperature can be pen 1 converted to RGB Page 24 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 4 CREATE A SET Before the more powerful effects can be reviewed it is recommended to create a Flow Set first Each light can be assigned to one set Two types of sets are available 7 4 1 SYNC SET All lights that are assigned to a Sync Set can be controlled together They will do exactly the same On the AsteraApp main Choose Sync Set Now all lights will flicker screen first press the Targets every two seconds Tap your button 1 and then the light to add it to the set sign 2 to add a new target chapter 6 7Error Reference ource not found Additionally the name of the set can be customized When finished press the save button Page 25 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 7 4 2 FLOW SET By using a Flow Set lights can also be controlled together But additionally they are assigned to positions inside the Flow Set and so form a virtual light with several pixels All effects like a running light are stretched over this virtual light On the AsteraApp main Each flow set can have up Now your lights will flicker screen first press the Targets to 32 positions Once the every two seconds To add a button 1 and then the correct number is entered light to the currently
32. uffer ATTENTION The battery may be only replaced with an original Astera replacement battery 3 2 1 STANDBY By using the AsteraApp the light can be set to a special standby mode In that mode its ouput is switched off the CRMX receiver is powered down and it enters a state of low power consumption A full battery will supply the SootMax roughly 20 days in standby mode To light leaves the standby mode if the ENTER key Is pressed or the standby mode is left by the AsteraApp 3 3 BATTERY ICON AND STATUS LED The Battery Status LED is designed for being used before an event All fixtures should have a green Status LED to ensure that the battery lasts for your upcoming event If it is another color recharging is recommended While the light is connected to AC the Status LED will be blue While it is charging the Battery Icon will start the charging sequence Once the battery is fully charged the battery icon on the display will show all 3 bars as below If the battery is already fully charged and the power cord is plugged in the display will show a battery with moving bars for approx 30 60 seconds after which it will stop and the icon will show a full battery Page 4 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA Charging O Less than 30mins runtime Up to 30mins runtime have remaining recharge been used Over 30mins runtime have O been used Connected to AC 80 15 50
33. utton requirements then press Tap the lights you wish to Send setup chapter 6 7 Then press Done Please refer to chapter 6 10 INPUT SELECT and chapter 6 12 DMX Settings for details on the available settings 7 15 1 DMX Channel Assignment DMX Configurator AX10 AX7 AX3 The current channel assignment can be always reviewed in ian e the lower part of the screen It is automatically calculated based on the setting of Table and Strobe Single Page 35 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX10 SootMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 8 MENU OVERVIEW y si a o o e 4 4 Hi kd pen SLOJI LAMA bi abuku ka KA A ILLIA MN 84 7 4 an kF Y pr et e x 4 4 Ne i muna em OWS ate cane Pe sama eS A sa n 7 4 od e MS A MEC fep z to 7 m m E 5 5 o y Y t ee a eeuu enh a nawe kandh hadan 1 cove same 7 7 VJ 7 aw mevcummer mom CTI j OnE COLOR Tate cu POUR COLOR STATIC CIT ii gi MI kesi 0 4 se 9 QA E i w ra mm PA CI ee AA a 4 a if i 4 a a ae a aa NK LI t y y se o o MA n
34. zable color palette With the AsteraApp these effects can be created and be sent to the light by the built in UHF receiver The effects are just triggered and then each light replays it autonomously until if receives a new effect Lights can be grouped into sets This way they can be controlled separately and also effects can stretch over up to 32 lights Also you can remotely adjust your lights settings this eases DMX setup for example For more details refer to chapter 7 6 5 CONTROL BY WIRELESS DMX To pair your light to a CRMX or W DMX transmitter make sure that e Your light is not currently paired to a transmitter To unpair it refer to chapter 6 15 e INPUT SELECT is either set to AUTO and the light is still in detect mode or INPUT SELECT is set TO CRMX wireless DMX for details refer to chapter 6 10 Then press the button on your transmitter After 10 seconds the light should be paired and show the appropriate status screen chapter 6 7 If you prefer to use an Astera ART3 wireless transmitter set INPUT SELECT to Astera wireless DMX and refer to the ART3 s user manual for details NOTE If you experience difficulties pairing your light it is recommended to set INPUT SELECT to CRMX wireless DMX first This will make sure that the CRMX status screen is displayed Page 10 Astera LED Technology GmbH AN User Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2015 05 07 ASTERA 6 6 CONTROL PANEL LEGEND TALA ENTER GASPE
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