performer 18 hex mkii performer 18 hex mkii user manual 6 setting the dmx address: the dmx mode...
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Order codes: LEDJ252B (Black Housing)
LEDJ252BZ (White Housing)LEDJ252BP (Chrome Housing)
Performer 18 HEX MKII 18 x 12W six-colour LEDs
(RGBWAUV)User Manual
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Safety advice
WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageisbetween100~240VAC,50/60Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thislightingfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.
• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingtoEN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithopticalinstrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
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Product overview & technical specifications
TheAluPerformerParHEXpunchesoutastonishinglevelsofcolouridealforuplightinginlargevenues,generalstagewashandillumination.Featuring18x12Wsix-colourLEDsthePerformerHEXoffersshadowfreelightoutputacrossawidecolourspectrum.
•18x12Wsix-colourLEDs(RGBWAUV)
•Beamangle:40°
•DMXchannels:6or10selectable
•Staticcolour,colourchange,colourfade,autorun,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes
•0-100%dimmingwithvariablestrobe
•Bracketallowsformultipleriggingandfloorstandingapplications
•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay
•Captivepowerconnection
•3-PinXLRinput/output
•Fancooled
Performer 18 HEX MKII
Specifications Performer 18 HEX MKII
Powerconsumption 220W
Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz
Fuse T2.5A250V
Dimensions 290x270x255mm
Weight 2.6kg
Ordercodes LEDJ252B(Blackhousing)
LEDJ252BZ(Whitehousing)
LEDJ252BP(Chromehousing)
0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m
40°
40° - LuxFULL ONRGBWAUV
1340021304480104075602080N/A
334353312202591887521N/A
1480237498115840232N/A
83513328064.8472130N/A
68685.317941.430283.4N/A
290mm
270mm
01-Earthpoint
02-LEDdisplay
03-Functionbuttons
04-3-PinXLRinput
05-3-PinXLRoutput
06-Captivepowerconnection
07-FuseF2A250V
Inthebox:1 x fixture & 1 x user manual
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PERFORMER 18 HEX(RGBWAUV) MKII
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POWER:100-240V~50/60Hz
DMX OUTDMX IN
FUSE:T2.5A 250V
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Operating instructions
DMX mode:
ToselecttheDMXaddress,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecttheDMXaddressbetween000-512.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
DMX channel mode:
OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestflexibilitywhenitcomestocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthefixtureandeachfixtureindependently.ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshow-6CHor10CHontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectbetween6and10channel.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
6 channel mode: 10 channel mode:
Channel Value Function
1 000-255 Red(0-100%)
2 000-255 Green(0-100%)
3 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
4 000-255 White(0-100%)
5 000-255 Amber(0-100%)
6 000-255 UV(0-100%)
Channel Value Function
1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)
2 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)
3 000-049 ManualDMX
050-099 Colourchange
100-149 Colourfade
150-199 Colourfadein/out
200-255 Soundactive
4 000-255 Chase/fade(slow-fast)
5 000-255 Red(0-100%)
6 000-255 Green(0-100%)
7 000-255 Blue(0-100%)
8 000-255 White(0-100%)
9 000-255 Amber(0-100%)
10 000-255 UV(0-100%)
Staticcolourmode r.000~r.255Rg.000~g.255Gb.000~b.255Bu.000~u.255Wy.000~y.255AP.000~P.255UV
Colourchangemode CC00~CC99
Colourfademode CP00~CP99
Automode dE00~dE99
Soundactivemode bEbE
DMXmode 6CH,10CH
Addresssetting d001~d512
MenusystemColour, auto, sound and master/slave modes:
Please note: To link the units for use in any of the colour, sound or master/slave modes, please set the unit(s) into 6 channel DMX mode first.
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Colour change mode:
Toaccesscolourchangemodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCC--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweenCC00~CC99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Colour fade mode:
Toaccesscolourfademodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCP--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweenCP00~CP99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Auto mode:
Toaccessautomodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsdE--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweendE00~dE99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Static colour mode:
Toaccessthestaticcolourmodepress“MENU”untilr.225showsontheLEDdisplay.Nowusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthebrightnessbetweenr.000~r.255.Pressthe“ENTER” buttonandrepeatforgreen(G),blue(b),white(u),amber(y)andUV(P).
Value: 000 - 255 (000 = low brightness, 255 = high brightness)
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
Master/slave mode:
Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearofthemasterunittoselectyourdesiredprogram(soundactive,auto,staticcolourorcolourfade).Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplayandpressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theunitswillnowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.
PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.
Sound active mode:
Toaccessthesoundactivemode,pressthe“MODE”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowbEbEontheLEDdisplay.Theunitwillnowrespondtosound.
Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MODE”button.
Operating instructions
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Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m
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Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL9O, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)
5-pin XLR DMX connectors:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterference.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.
5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C
DMX setup
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