NJD Electronics IQ-MX80 User Manual

Controls up to 16 njd intelligent lighting products independently, controls: predator mx and hx, chroma hx and chroma 50, microbeam 100, iq250 mk.1, 2 & 3, iq500 mk.1 & 2, datamoon, spectre, raptor, quasar, and sb500 super blitzer, joystick for manual ope

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IQ-MX80
Features of the IQ-MX80
• Controls up to 16 NJD intelligent lighting
products independently.
• Controls:
• Joystick for manual operation or programming
• Touch pad control of colour and gobo.
• Ten built in programs
• Ten user-writable programs of 250 steps
• Real-time programming
• Strobe facility
• Lamp on/off facility (halogen lamps only)
Predator MX and HX,
Chroma HX and Chroma 50,
Microbeam 100,
IQ250 (Mk.1, 2 & 3) ,
IQ500 (Mk.1 & 2),
Datamoon,
Spectre,
Raptor,
Quasar,
and SB500 Super Blitzer

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  • Page 1 IQ-MX80 Features of the IQ-MX80 • Controls up to 16 NJD intelligent lighting products independently. • Controls: Predator MX and HX, Chroma HX and Chroma 50, Microbeam 100, IQ250 (Mk.1, 2 & 3) , IQ500 (Mk.1 & 2), Datamoon, Spectre,...
  • Page 2: Installation

    Installer and Users please note: These instructions should be read carefully and left with the user of the product for future reference. Installation. Connect the IQ-MX80 to the 230V mains supply with the lead supplied. • Brown = live • Blue = neutral •...
  • Page 3 If it has DIL switches, refer to the "switches ON" column. If there are also switches labelled "MODE" (e.g. Spectre) set them to the "IQ-MX80" setting Note: The switch numbers refer to the numbers printed on the product label adjacent to the switch, not to the numbers on the switch itself.
  • Page 4 Predators and later IQ250/IQ500 have an extra x- reverse switch. For these lanterns set the "4" switch to OFF. The IQ-MX80 only outputs the first 128 DMX channels. A lantern with its DMX address set to a number greater than 128 will not function.
  • Page 5: Operation

    User Guide IQ-MX80 Operation. When the IQ-MX80 is first turned on from new, it will start in - - - Manual mode, the display will show and the manual LED will be lit. On subsequent occasions, when the IQ-MX80 is...
  • Page 6 Joystick x-axis has no effect, y-axis controls dimming. Some split colours and colour scrolling are available, but gobo pads have no effect (except blackout and strobe) The IQ-MX80 is not compatible with the Chroma 250. • Raptor Joystick x-axis controls barrel rotation, y-axis controls barrel left-right movement.
  • Page 7 "enable" position. A battery inside the IQ-MX80 retains the user programs when the mains power is disconnected, provided that the IQ-MX80 is used at least once every 3 months. Select the animation mode by touching the pad.
  • Page 8 Set the colours and gobos and select the lanterns required. Move the beams to the starting position using the joystick. When ready, touch the pad. The IQ-MX80 will record the START joystick position ten times per second, making a program of 250 ©...
  • Page 9: Editing Programs

    User Guide IQ-MX80 steps which is 25 seconds long. If the program needs to be shorter, touch the pad. To change colours and gobos, select the new combination, deselect then reselect the lantern by pressing the lantern select pad twice; or, to change the colour and gobo of all selected lanterns, touch the pad.
  • Page 10: Fault Finding

    User Guide IQ-MX80 it can determine which data is addressed to it. It then uses this data to move a motor or set a brightness level as required by the controller. As the DMX system can transmit as much information as...
  • Page 11: Technical Specification

    Other manufacturers' products operate correctly The IQ-MX80 is only intended to operate NJD lanterns *A fault in the cable may affect lanterns anywhere in the DMX chain, not necessaraily those adjacent to the fault. Technical specification. Dimensions: 482 × 133 × 100 mm...
  • Page 12 User Guide IQ-MX80 Guarantee This product is guaranteed for a period of 12 months against faulty components or manufacture from the date of purchase. Upon proof of purchase, NJD shall, at its own option, repair or replace the defective item at no cost to the purchaser.

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