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1. ANOLIS ArcPower 48 TC USER MANUAL version 1 5 ArcPower 48 TC Table of contents T Safety Instr cllOfis cnet eon did A Bobo ada iere ve dn Son 3 2 Operating determinatlons i euisiiicusuiiuna s ted e cada pana aa ca ai 3 3 Description of the ArcPower 48 TC leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eene e nennen nennen nenne nnn nnns 4 4lnstallatloN E 4 4 1 Connection to the MANS deua ertet Pd edes aate bored lll 4 4 2 Mounting the ArcPower 48 TO ees dedere pate putare t nea uuo taco dpt kr aae xedea de 5 5 Installin Instr UcllOns sss ixes s ta rip ries ie du na Ec cx A A URNA 5 5 1 DMX operating iic cec pr brine AAA cede 5 5 2 Master slave operatilit iiecuiu iue ar o e nin cede aee ae ek Ewa EY CHE Xe CREER ERR ARR RSS ke CERE aiiis 6 6 ArcPower 48 TC DMX protocol rro irpo sanacion iaa 7 TACO O DO c N 8 TAUSTE A uro ea convo 8 Te IX MONO A 8 TSF AT 9 TEMA mode sede Ana 10 71 5 TESESCQUENCSS ai bici 10 PS QUAN ALO Euler e R es 10 T 1 Special TUO S sou rocio io ee hh dep CA unis TINE a ar a de Cid 11 B Techinical SpeciflcallOns 2 iron o eren iia 13 9 Heplacing the TUS anii uix Rr cx Exe nudi iia 13 CAUTION Unplug mains lead before opening the housing FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INITIAL START UP2. 0 100 GREEN LEDs Green LEDs saturation control 0 100926 BLUE LEDs Blue LEDs saturation control 0 100926 WHITE LEDs White LEDs saturation control 0 100906 Colour macros 255 values No function for DMX mode 4 White for DMX mode 1 White tones cool gt warm Blue Blue full Red Green White 0 Red 0 Green gt up Blue full White 0 Light Blue Red 0 Green full Blue full White 0 Red 0 Green full Blue gt down White 0 Green Red 0 Green full Blue 0 White 0 Red gt up Green full Blue 0 White 0 Yellow green Red full Green full Blue 0 White 0 Red full Green gt down Blue 0 White 0 Red Red full Green 0 Blue 0 White 0 Red full Green 0 Blue gt up White 0 Magenta Red full Green 0 Blue full White 0 Red gt down Green 0 Blue full White 0 Blue Red 0 Green 0 Blue full White 0 SHUTTER STROBE Shutter closed Shutter open Strobe effect from slow to fast Shutter open Opening pulses in sequences slow gt fast Closing pulses in sequences fast gt slow Shutter open Random strobe effects from slow to fast Shutter open Type of control step proportional step proportional step proportional step proportional step proportional step proportional step proportional step step step proportional step proportional proportional step proportional step DIMMER 0 255 Dimmer intensity from 0 to 100 proportional DIMMER FINE 0 255 Dimmer intensity
3. 1 Safety instructions Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this product has to be qualilfied follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION Be careful with your operations With a high voltage you can suffer a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires inside the unit This product has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition In order to maintain this condition and to ensure a safe operation it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes written in this manual To prevent from danger of accident the device has to be fixed on flat non flamma ble surface in compliance with the installing instruction included in this manual Important The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non observance of this manual or any unauthorized modification to the product Always ground the unit The electric connection repairs and servicing must be carried out by a qualified employee Do not connect this unit to a dimmer pack Use a source of AC power that complies with local building and electrical rules AC power has to have both overload and short circuit protection 2 Operating determinations The fixture is intended for indoor use only If the unit has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation e g after transportation do not switch it on immediately The arising condensation water might damage
4. available from the Anolis web site at WWW anolis cz 2 Make a new directory e g Robe Uploader on your hard disk and download the software into it 3 Unpack the program from the archive ll Fixture software updating 1 Determine which of your port is available on your PC and connect it with the DMX input of the fixture if you using the flash cable RS232 DMX with the DMX input of the Robe Universal Interface if you using the USB cable Disconnect the fixture from the other fixtures in a DMX chain Turn both the computer and the fixture on Make sure the lamp is switched off only if the fixture involves a lamp Switch the fixture to the updating mode Use the UP DOWN buttons to find SPEC menu Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select uPd item Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select yES option Press the ENTER button Note If you do not want to continue in software update you have to switch off and on the fixture to escape from this menu 3 We recommend to cancel all running programs before start of the Software Uploader 4 Run the Software Uploader program Select desired COM and then click on the Connect button DOIOADON nN 12 8 Technical Specifications Power supply Input Voltage version 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Fuse T 3 15A Max Pover Consumption 130 W Input Control DMX 512 DMX IN OUT RJ 45 Output Max Output Voltage 48V DC Max Output current per col
5. fine from low to high proportional The mode 3 is set as default 7 Control board The control panel situated on the top cover of the ArcPower 48 TC allows DMX addressing calling build in programs and setting the fixture behaviour The four control buttons on the front have the following functions y ESCAPE button leaves menu without saving changes lt i ENTER button enters menu confirms adjusted values and leaves menu A UP and Y DOWN buttons move between menu items on the same level sets values After switching the fixture on the fixture display shows the current DMX address H nt wou Use the UP DOWN buttons to scroll through the various menu items To select desired item press the EN TER 7 1 Fixture Address ADO Use this menu to set the DMX address of the fixture or set the fixture as a Master Slave dM Ad DMX addressing Select this submenu to set a DMX start address To set a DMX address 1 Use the UP DOWN buttons to find A001 menu 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select desired start address 4 Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice MA SL Master slave addressing Select this submenu to set the fixture as a master or slave Option d AbL deactivates master slave setting To set a fixture as a master or slave Use the UP DOWN buttons to find A001 menu Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select MA SL item Press
6. sec and fixture has received Red 0 DMX after 5 seconds will receive Red 255 DMX It means that red will go to full intensity during 5 seconds Max fade time is reduced from 8 sec to 5 sec Note the value adjusted in the item M F ti will not influence fade time set in the program steps DiSP Display adjusting This function allows you to change the display settings d On this function allows you to keep the display on or to turn off automatically 2 minutes after last pressing any button on the control panel d Int select this function to adjust the display intensity 30 min 100 max turn select this function to turn the display by 180 tEM U Temperature Unit Use this menu in order to display the fixture temperatures in desired units C or F bALA Balance Use this menu item to enable On or disable Off the white balance which is set in the White colour balance menu below If this function is set off the ArcPower 48 TC will use maximum values 255 of saturation for red green and blue colour This function has to be set on before adjusting a white balance C bAL White Colour Balance The menu gives access to the setting of the white balance To set white colour balance Use a DMX controller or the Man C menu to set all LEDs on max saturation Use the UP DOWN buttons to find the Pers menu Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select the C bAL menu Pre
7. the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select either master MASt or slave SLA Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice OO om Note After switching on the ArcPower 48 TC will automatically detect whether DMX 512 data is received or not If there is no data received at the DMX input the display will start to flash with actually set address 7 2 Fixture information Use this menu to read useful information about the fixture status To display desired information 1 Use the UP DOWN buttons to find the InFo menu 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select the required menu item 4 Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice Po ti Power On Time Use the menu item to read the number of operation hours for each LEDs operating mode totL the function shows the total number of the operation hours since the ArcPower 48 has been fabricated rESEt the function shows the number of the operation hours that the ArcPower 48 TC has been powered on since the counter was last reset In order to 8 reset this counter to O you have to press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons and at the same time press the ENTER button DM In DMX values Select this function to read DMX values of each channel received by the fixture tEMP Fixture Temperature Select this menu to read the temperature of the fixture Cur t the current temperature LEdS temperature of the LED module inside boAr t
8. apter Control board Warning aximum total cable length between the ArcPower 48 TC and connected LED modu le can be 20 metres Multiple installation Connect the DMX output of the first ArcPower 48 TC with the DMX input of the next ArcPower 48 Always con nect one output with the input of the next ArcPower 48 TC until all fixtures are connected In this way up to 32 fixtures can be chained together At the last ArcPower 48 TC the data link has to be terminated with a terminator A termination plug is simply a XLR connector with a 120 resistor between pins Data and Data Plug terminator in the DMX output of the last ArcPower 48 5 2 Master slave operating 1 Unplug from the mains before installation 2 Connect the LED module to the drivers 3 Connect the DMX output of the master fixture in the data chain with the DMX input of the first slave Always connect output with the input of the next slave until all slaves are connected Up to 32 fixtures can be connected in master slave chain 4 Insert the termination plug with 120 Ohm into DMX input of the master fixture and into the DMX output of the last slave fixture in the link in order to ensure proper transmission on the data link 5 Connect the fixtures to the mains 6 See chapter Stand alone setting in order to set the fixture as a master or slave 6 ArcPower 48 TC DMX protocol version 1 0 Mode Channel la BEES RED LEDs Red LEDs saturation control
9. ayed after switch ing the fixture on Selected program will be played continuously in a loop Use the UP DOWN buttons to find St AL menu Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select Auto item Press the ENTER button Use the UP DOWN buttons to select desired program Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice Oo guo PLAY Playing program By enter to this menu a complete overview of all programs is offered from which the program to be run can be selected 1 Use the UP DOWN buttons to find St AL menu 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select desired program 4 Press the ENTER button The selected program runs in a loop Edit Editing a program The fixture offers 3 freely editable programs EPG 1 EPG 3 each up to 68 steps Every program step includes a fade time the time taken by the step s channel status to reach the desired level and a step time the total time occupied by the step in the program E g If F tim 5 second and S tim 20 second effects will go to the desired position during 5 seconds and after that they will stay in this position for 15 seconds before going to the next prog step 1 Use the UP DOWN buttons to find St AL menu and press the ENTER button 2 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select Edit menu and press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select a program you want to edit PrG 1 PrG 3 and press ENTER butto
10. emperature of the fixture inside Hi tE the menu item shows the max temperatures since the ArcPower 48 TC has been fabricated rSEt the menu item shows the maximum temperatures since the counter was last reset In order to reset this counter to O you have to press and hold the UP and DOWN buttons and at the same time press the ENTER button The temperatures can be displayed in either C or F units see option tEM U in the menu Pers VErS Software Versions Select this function to read the software version of the fixture processor 7 3 Personality Use this menu to modify the ArcPower 48 TC operating behaviour DM Pr DMX preset Select this menu item to set a desired DMX mode Please refer to the chapter DMX protocol for detail description of each DMX mode M F ti Max fade time Select this menu item to set a desired max fade time 0 25 5 sec This adjusted fade time influences fade of RGBW and dimmer during DMX operation If time between two receiving DMX values is than fade time set in the item M F ti the entire adjusted fade time will be used If time between two receiving DMX values is lt than fade time set in the item M F ti the adjusted fade time will be reduced to fill entire time between the two receiving DMX values e g M F ti 2sec and fixture has received Red 0 DMX after 5 seconds will receive Red 255 DMX It means that red will go to full intensity during 2 seconds M F ti 8
11. n 4 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select a desired program step St 01 St 68 and press ENTER button 5 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select a channel you want to edit and press the ENTER button List of editable items P End a total number of the program steps value 1 68 This value should be set before start Programming e g if you want to create program with 10 steps set P End 10 rEd1 a red LEDs saturation 0 255 GrE1 a green LEDs saturation 0 255 bLu1 a blue LEDs saturation 0 255 Whi1 Whi4 a white LEDs saturation 0 255 MACr colour macros 0 255 Stro a strobe shutter 0 255 dimr a dimmer 0 255 F dim a fine dimmer 0 255 F tim a fade time 0 25 5 seconds S tim step time value 0 25 5 seconds COPY this item duplicates the current prog step to the next prog step The item P End is increased automatically 6 Use the UP DOWN buttons to set a DMX value of the channel and then press the ENTER button 7 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select next channel and press the ENTER button 8 After having set all channels in the current program step press the MODE button to go by one menu level back and select another program step 7 7 Special functions SPEC rdML Code This menu item shows the first part of the RDM identification code rdMH Code This menu item shows the second part of the RDM identification code Adj Effect Adj
12. n 7 Blue LEDs Pin 4 Blue amp White LEDs Pin 8 White LEDs 4 Installation 4 1 Connection to the mains The ArcPower 48 TC is equipped with auto switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50 60Hz AC power source from 100 240 Volts Carefully prepare the end of the the supply cord and fit a suitable plug A 3 prong grounding type plug must be installed following the manufacturer s instructions The earth has to be connected Cord plug connections Cable Pin imemational Brown Live Light blue Neutral Yellow Green Earth This device falls under protection class lI Therefore the ArcPower 48 TChas to be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection 4 2 Mounting the ArcPower 48 TC The ArcPower 48 TC should be be placed on a non flammable flat surface in any orientation and fixed by the two screws There are two mounting holes of diameter 5 mm in housing of the driver Ensure that instalation place is enough ventilated edhting hole Flat surface 5 Installing instructions he ArcPower 48 TC is just intended for control of LED modules with protection agains bverheating The only one LED module can be connected to the LED output 5 1 DMX operating 1 Unplug from the mains before installation 2 Connect the LED module to the fixture 3 Connect DMX controller to the fixture 4 Connect the fixture to the mains 5 Set the DMX address on the control board of the fixture see ch
13. our channel 700mA Connector RJ45 Max load 12 x 10W RGBW LED multichips Maxi cable length between ArcPower 48 TC and LED module 20 metres Control and programming Control panel 4 digit LED display and four control buttons Control USITT DMX 512 DMX protocol modes 4 2 3 4 8 control channels Operations modes DMX Stand alone Master Slave Manual control of all effects via control panel 3 user editable programs each up to 68 steps Operating temperature 10 C 40 C Dimensions mm Weight 1 8kg 9 Replacing the fuse 1 Before replacing the fuse unplug mains lead 2 Unscrew the fuse holder on the rear side of the ArcPower 48 TCwith a fitting screwdriver from the housing anti clockwise 3 Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder 4 Install the new fuse in the fuse holder 5 Replace the fuse holder in the housing and fix it Specifications are subject to change without notice August 30 2013 13 14
14. ss the ENTER button and the rEd item will appear on the display Press the ENTER button and use the UP DOWN buttons to set new max value for the red LEDs Oo grs Nm 9 Press the ENTER button to confirm the choice Use the UP DOWN buttons to select next colour the GrEn Repeat steps 6 7 for this channel 0 Use the UP DOWN buttons to select the last colour the bLuE and repeat steps 6 7 for this colour 2 90 In Po Init effect positions Use this function to set all effects to the desired positions to which they will move after switching the fixture on if DMX is not being received Note If DMX mode 1 is selected only values set at items MACr macro and dinr dimmer will be ac cepted CHAr Dimmer characteristic The option allows selection from the 2 dimming curves EYE The dimming curve takes into account a gamma curve LinE Linear running of the dimming curve dF SE Default Settings The menu item sets all fixture parameters to the default factory values 7 4 Manual mode aon LIDIA Use this menu for control the fixture without connected DMX console PrE C Preset effects control Select this menu to call up preset positions of the channel effects Man C Manual effect control Select this menu to control all channels via buttons of the control board To control fixture channels 1 Use the UP DOWN buttons to find Man C menu 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Use the UP DOWN b
15. ustment The menu allows calibration of each LEDs array dMH DMX Values The menu item enables to control all LEDs before calibrating each LEDs array CAL U Calibrating unit The menu serves for fine current calibration of LEDs during fixture 11 burn in at a factory ibL Initial blink If this function is on the ArcPower 48 TC makes auto calibration All LEDs light on 100 for short time after switching it on and LEDs characteristics are saved into ArcPower driver If you do not change load LED modules connected to the ArcPower you can switch this function off but if you change the load the function ones hast to run to check characteristic of all connected LEDs uPd M Updating mode The menu item allows you to update software in the fixture via either serial or USB port of PC The following are required in order to update software PC running Windows 95 98 2000 XP or Linux DMX Software Uploader Flash cable RS232 DMX No 13050624 if you want to use a serial port of PC Robe Universal Interface if you want to use an USB port of PC Note1 Software update should execute a qualified person If you lack qualification do not attempt the update yourself and ask for help your ROBE distributor Note 2 DMX address programs 1 3 and all items in the menu PErS will be set to their default values To update software in the fixture I Installation of the DMX Software Uploader 1 DMX Software Uploader program is
16. uttons to select desired effect channel List of control channels rEd1 red LEDs saturations GrE1 green LEDs saturations bLu1 blue LEDs saturations Whi1 white LEDs saturations MACr colour macros Stro a strobe shutter dimr a dimmer F dim a fine dimmer 4 Press the ENTER button and use the UP DOWN buttons to set value press the ENTER button to confirm it 7 5 Test sequences Use this menu to run demo test sequences without an external controller which will show you some possibili ties of using the ArcPower 48 TC 7 6 Stand alone setting SEAL The fixtures on a data link are not connected to the controller but can execute pre set programs which can be different for every fixture Stand alone operation can be applied to the single fixture or to multiple fixtures operating synchronously Synchronous operation of multiple fixtures requires that they must be connected on a data link and one of them is set as a master MASt and the rest as the slaves SLA Up to 32 fixtures can be connected in a master slave chain Only one fixture can be set as the master Note Disconnect the fixtures from the DMX controller before master slave operating otherwise data collisions can occur and the fixtures will not work properly See the chapters Stand alone operation and Master slave connection 10 Auto Automatic playback This function allows you to select the program which will be pl
17. your unit Leave the unit switched off until it has reached room temperature Avoid brute force when installing or operating the unit When choosing the installation spot please make sure that the unit is not exposed to extreme heat moisture or dust Only operate the unit after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fas tened The maximum ambient temperature 40 C must never be exceeded Operate the unit only after having familiarized with its functions Do not permit operation by persons not quali fied for operating the unit Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation Please use the original packaging if the product is to be transported Please consider that unauthorized modifications on the unit are forbidden due to safety reasons 3 3 Description of the ArcPower 48 TC 1 LED display 2 Control buttons 3 DMX Output 4 DMX Input 5 LED Output 6 Fuse holder 7 Power cord DMX Input DMX Output Pin 1 Not connected Pin 5 Not connected Pin 1 Not connected Pin 5 Not connected Pin 2 Not connected Pin 6 Data Pin 2 Not connected Pin 6 Data Pin 3 Not connected Pin 7 Data Pin 3 Not connected Pin 7 Data Pin 4 Not connected Pin 8 GND Pin 4 Not connected Pin 8 GND RJ45 socket front view of the socket LED Output Pin 1 Thermal sensor Pin 5 Red LEDs Pin 2 Thermal sensor Pin 6 Green LEDs Pin 3 Red amp Green LEDs Pi
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