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  • Page 1 Software Version 1.70-68-18...
  • Page 2 This manual covers fixture software version 1.70-68-18 © 2017-2018 German Light Products GmbH. All rights reserved. The marks ‘GLP’ and ‘German Light Products’ are trademarks registered as the property of German Light Products GmbH in Germany, in the United States of America and in other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Safety ..................... 5 Key to symbols ................. 5 General safety information ............5 Electrical safety ................6 Fire safety and protection from burns ......... 7 Eye safety ..................7 Strobe safety ..................8 Installation safety and protection from personal injury .... 8 2.
  • Page 4 Mounting ..................21 Mounting upright on a level surface ......... 22 Suspension or horizontal/angled truss mounting ..... 22 Securing with a safety cable ............23 Connecting to power ..............23 Installing power connectors ............24 Main fuse ..................24 Connecting to a DMX control data link ........25 Starting and stopping operation ..........

  • Page 5: Safety

    Your GLP supplier will be happy to help. If necessary, contact an authorized GLP distributor (see list of distributors at www.glp.de). The JDC1 and this user manual are intended for use by experienced professionals with the knowledge and skills to set up, operate, and maintain high-powered, remotely controlled lighting equipment safely and efficiently.

  • Page 6: Electrical Safety

    • If a fuse blows, replace it with one of the original type and rating only. If new fuses blow, disconnect the product from power and send it to a technician authorized by GLP for repair. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 7: Fire Safety And Protection From Burns

    Eye safety • The JDC1 is classified as a Risk Group 3 lighting fixture according to EN 62471. Possibly hazardous radiation emitted. Do not stare into the light output from the product. May be harmful to the eyes.

  • Page 8: Strobe Safety

    DIN VDE 0711-217. • The product is not portable when installed. • Ensure that the supporting structure and installation hardware used can hold at least 10 times the weight of the load that they support. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 9 • If the product becomes damaged, stop using it immediately and disconnect it from power. Do not attempt to use a product that is obviously damaged. • Do not modify the product in any way not described in this user manual. • Install genuine GLP parts only. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 10: Avoiding Damage

    Transportation and storage Transport the fixture either in a flightcase or in its original packaging to protect it from damage caused by shocks during transportation. Store the fixture in a dry location when not in use. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 11: Product Overview

    3 – Alignment pin lever 4 – Alignment pins 5 – DMX thru (out) 6 – Control panel 7 – AC mains power in (Neutrik powerCON TRUE1) 8 – DMX in 9 –Tilt lock lever JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 12: Features

    Color Plates The JDC1 has two RGB color panels – the Plates – on either side of the central Beam tube. Each Plate contains 660 RGB LEDs. You can run a wide range of color effects including shutter / strobe effects and dynamic FX patterns on the Plates, or you can operate them continuously using RGB color mixing to provide a wide (148°) color wash.
  • Page 13 - Pixel-level white intensity control of Beam pixels 1-12 using channels 57-68. For pixel layout in the JDC1, see Figure 4 on page 14. • DMX Mode 4 (SPix Pro) uses 62 DMX channels. It gives the following control options: - Standard control options on DMX channels 1-14.

  • Page 14: Pixel Grouping

    Pixel grouping The JDC1 gives two LED pixel grouping options, depending on which DMX mode the fixture is in: • Control of the Beam as one unit and control of both the Plates as one unit (see Figure 3).

  • Page 15: Pixel Orientation

    2nd Plate pixel orientation to ON (Inverted). Inversion status in the control panel display will be NNI and the pixel layout will be as shown below: Figure 6. Pixel orientation = OFF (Normal), 2 Plate pixel orientation = ON (Inverted) JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 16: Tilt

    If this happens, the error will be listed in Information – System Errors in the control panel. You can also set the fixture to black out automatically if more than three seconds passes without the fixture receiving a valid DMX signal. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 17: Custom Settings And Factory Defaults

    FX patterns available in DMX Modes 2 and 3. Flash control modes The JDC1 offers three flash control modes that can be selected either in the control menus or via DMX on the Special / Control channel: In Normal flash control mode, you set the rate and duration of Beam and Plate flashes on their respective rate and duration channels.

  • Page 18: Dimmer Flash Control Mode

    • Select FX pattern and speed for the Plates • Adjust crossfade time (fade time between FX pattern and background). For tables showing all the patterns available on the Beam and the Plates, see pages 60 and 65. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 19: Plate Color Priority

    German Light Products® Plate color priority The JDC1 lets you set an RGB color for strobe flashes and FX patterns that are superimposed on the Plates as well as setting an RGB color for the background on the Plates. You can choose from three options that define how strobe flash and FX pattern...

  • Page 20: Display

    The Service menu is password-protected and is intended for use by GLP Service. Clamp attachment The base provides Camlock attachment points for easy fastening of an omega clamp attachment bracket that accepts two half-coupler clamps. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 21: Preparation For Use

    Mounting Figure 8: Mounting options (safety cable not shown) The JDC1 may be rigged in any orientation or placed on a level surface. When installing, keep the head at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) from flammable materials including curtains and stage scenery.

  • Page 22: Mounting Upright On A Level Surface

    Suspension or horizontal/angled truss mounting You can fasten the JDC1 to a rigging truss with the head hanging vertically downwards, or you can fasten the JDC1 to a truss horizontally or at any angle. To fasten to a truss: Bolt two suitable half-coupler rigging clamps to the supplied omega clamp attachment bracket.

  • Page 23: Securing With A Safety Cable

    AC power at 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz. Do not connect the fixture to power at any other voltage or to an external dimmer. The JDC1 does not have a power ON/OFF switch. Power is applied to the fixture as soon as the power cable becomes live.

  • Page 24: Installing Power Connectors

    If the fixture appears to be completely shut down even though power is applied, the main fuse may have blown. Disconnect the fixture from power before replacing the fuse. Replace only with a fuse of the same type and rating. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 25: Connecting To A Dmx Control Data Link

    German Light Products® Connecting to a DMX control data link The JDC1 provides 5-pin XLR IN and THRU sockets for connection to a USITT DMX512 data link. Connectors use standard DMX pinout: • Pin 1 = Ground • Pin 2 = Negative / data cold •...

  • Page 26: Control Menus And Lcd Display

    Plate pixels orientation is set to Normal, • DMX mode 3 (MO3) is selected, • Dimming mode is set to Extra soft, • Flash mode is set to Normal, and • PWM frequency is set to 600 Hz. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 27 To return resettable counters to zero, press and hold Enter for 3 seconds with the counter displayed. DMX control is disabled when the control menus are active. A flashing display indicates loss of DMX. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 28: Control Menu Layout

    Numbering of all plate and all beam INVRS/ Pixel Orientation NORM pixels (OFF = normal, ON = inverted) Numbering of plate pixels 7-12 only INVRS/ Second Pixel Orientation NORM (OFF = normal, ON = inverted) JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 29 All time maximum LED temperature Max. Non-resettable °C/°F Fixture Information Fixture Hours Total hours of operation Total hours hours Hours of operation since last reset Resettable hours hours Boot Count Total number of power-ons count JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 30 (new values received via DMX Color Duration 0-255 override manually entered values) Color Rate 0-255 FX Color Dimmer 0-255 Plate Red 0-255 Plate Green 0-255 Plate Blue 0-255 FX Crossfade 0-255 Pattern Color Movement 0-255 JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 31 Reset All Values YES/NO Set all manual DMX values to 0 Test Tilt ON/OFF Run test of functions Color ON/OFF ON/OFF Reserved for GLP Service Service Table 1 Control Menus Default settings are written in BOLD type. JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 32: Dmx Channels

    8. DMX channels The JDC1 can be operated in five different DMX modes that use from 14 to 68 channels. The commands for each mode are listed in the following tables. The layout of channels 1-14 is the same in each mode.

  • Page 33: Dmx Mode 1 (Compressed Pro), 14 Dmx Channels

    Double flash, c-b, random 200-203 78.4-79.6% Triple flash 204-207 80.0-81.2% Triple flash, random 208-211 81.6-82.7% Triple flash, beam-color-beam 212-215 83.1-84.3% Triple flash, b-c-b, random 216-219 84.7-85.9% Triple flash, c-b-c 220-223 86.3-87.5% Triple flash, c-b-c, random 224-227 87.8-89.0% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 34 8.2% 220° 8.6% 230° 9.0% 240° 9.4% 250° 9.8% 260° 10.2% 270° 10.6% 280° 11.0% 290° 11.4% 300° 11.8% 310° 12.2% 320° 12.6% 330° 12.9% 340° 13.3% 350° 13.7% 360° 14.1% No function 37-39 14.5-15.3% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 35 603 Hz 163-164 63.9-64.3% 604 Hz 165-166 64.7-65.1% 605 Hz 167-168 65.5-65.9% 606 Hz 169-170 66.3-66.7% 607 Hz 171-172 67.1-67.5% 608 Hz 173-174 67.8-68.2% 609 Hz 175-176 68.6-69.0% 610 Hz 177-178 69.4-69.8% 611 Hz 179-180 70.2-70.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 36 2.4% 70° 2.8% 80° 3.1% 90° 3.5% 100° 3.9% Plate Shutter 110° 4.3% 120° 4.7% 130° 5.1% 140° 5.5% 150° 5.9% 160° 6.3% 170° 6.7% 180° 7.1% 190° 7.5% 200° 7.8% 210° 8.2% 220° 8.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 37 Quad flash, random 240-251 94.1-98.4% No effect 252-255 98.5-100% Plates Red Plates red intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Fade Plates Green Plates green intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Fade Plates Blue Plates blue intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Fade JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 38: Dmx Mode 2 (Normal), 23 Dmx Channels

    Double flash, c-b, random 200-203 78.4-79.6% Triple flash 204-207 80.0-81.2% Triple flash, random 208-211 81.6-82.7% Triple flash, beam-color-beam 212-215 83.1-84.3% Triple flash, b-c-b, random 216-219 84.7-85.9% Triple flash, c-b-c 220-223 86.3-87.5% Triple flash, c-b-c, random 224-227 87.8-89.0% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 39 8.2% 220° 8.6% 230° 9.0% 240° 9.4% 250° 9.8% 260° 10.2% 270° 10.6% 280° 11.0% 290° 11.4% 300° 11.8% 310° 12.2% 320° 12.6% 330° 12.9% 340° 13.3% 350° 13.7% 360° 14.1% No function 37-39 14.5-15.3% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 40 603 Hz 163-164 63.9-64.3% 604 Hz 165-166 64.7-65.1% 605 Hz 167-168 65.5-65.9% 606 Hz 169-170 66.3-66.7% 607 Hz 171-172 67.1-67.5% 608 Hz 173-174 67.8-68.2% 609 Hz 175-176 68.6-69.0% 610 Hz 177-178 69.4-69.8% 611 Hz 179-180 70.2-70.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 41 2.4% 70° 2.8% 80° 3.1% 90° 3.5% 100° 3.9% Plate Shutter 110° 4.3% 120° 4.7% 130° 5.1% 140° 5.5% 150° 5.9% 160° 6.3% 170° 6.7% 180° 7.1% 190° 7.5% 200° 7.8% 210° 8.2% 220° 8.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 42 0-100% Fade Plates FX background intensity red 0-255 0-100% Fade Background Red 0-100% Plates FX background intensity green Background 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Fade Green Plates FX background intensity blue 0-255 0-100% Fade Background Blue 0-100% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 43: Dmx Mode 3 (Single Pixel), 68 Dmx Channels

    Double flash, c-b, random 200-203 78.4-79.6% Triple flash 204-207 80.0-81.2% Triple flash, random 208-211 81.6-82.7% Triple flash, beam-color-beam 212-215 83.1-84.3% Triple flash, b-c-b, random 216-219 84.7-85.9% Triple flash, c-b-c 220-223 86.3-87.5% Triple flash, c-b-c, random 224-227 87.8-89.0% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 44 8.2% 220° 8.6% 230° 9.0% 240° 9.4% 250° 9.8% 260° 10.2% 270° 10.6% 280° 11.0% 290° 11.4% 300° 11.8% 310° 12.2% 320° 12.6% 330° 12.9% 340° 13.3% 350° 13.7% 360° 14.1% No function 37-39 14.5-15.3% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 45 603 Hz 163-164 63.9-64.3% 604 Hz 165-166 64.7-65.1% 605 Hz 167-168 65.5-65.9% 606 Hz 169-170 66.3-66.7% 607 Hz 171-172 67.1-67.5% 608 Hz 173-174 67.8-68.2% 609 Hz 175-176 68.6-69.0% 610 Hz 177-178 69.4-69.8% 611 Hz 179-180 70.2-70.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 46 2.4% 70° 2.8% 80° 3.1% 90° 3.5% 100° 3.9% Plate Shutter 110° 4.3% 120° 4.7% 130° 5.1% 140° 5.5% 150° 5.9% 160° 6.3% 170° 6.7% 180° 7.1% 190° 7.5% 200° 7.8% 210° 8.2% 220° 8.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 47 Pixel 1 Blue 0-100% 0-255 Fade 0-100% 0-255 Fade Plate Background Green 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 2 Blue 0-100% 0-255 Fade 0-100% 0-255 Fade Plate Background Green 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 3 Blue 0-100% 0-255 Fade JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 48 0-255 Fade Beam Pixels Intensity Pixel 7 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 8 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 9 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 10 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 11 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 12 0-100% 0-255 Fade JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 49: Dmx Mode 4 (Single Pixel Pro), 62 Dmx Channels

    Double flash, c-b, random 200-203 78.4-79.6% Triple flash 204-207 80.0-81.2% Triple flash, random 208-211 81.6-82.7% Triple flash, beam-color-beam 212-215 83.1-84.3% Triple flash, b-c-b, random 216-219 84.7-85.9% Triple flash, c-b-c 220-223 86.3-87.5% Triple flash, c-b-c, random 224-227 87.8-89.0% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 50 8.2% 220° 8.6% 230° 9.0% 240° 9.4% 250° 9.8% 260° 10.2% 270° 10.6% 280° 11.0% 290° 11.4% 300° 11.8% 310° 12.2% 320° 12.6% 330° 12.9% 340° 13.3% 350° 13.7% 360° 14.1% No function 37-39 14.5-15.3% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 51 603 Hz 163-164 63.9-64.3% 604 Hz 165-166 64.7-65.1% 605 Hz 167-168 65.5-65.9% 606 Hz 169-170 66.3-66.7% 607 Hz 171-172 67.1-67.5% 608 Hz 173-174 67.8-68.2% 609 Hz 175-176 68.6-69.0% 610 Hz 177-178 69.4-69.8% 611 Hz 179-180 70.2-70.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 52 2.4% 70° 2.8% 80° 3.1% 90° 3.5% 100° 3.9% Plate Shutter 110° 4.3% 120° 4.7% 130° 5.1% 140° 5.5% 150° 5.9% 160° 6.3% 170° 6.7% 180° 7.1% 190° 7.5% 200° 7.8% 210° 8.2% 220° 8.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 53 Plate Pixel 5 Green intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Blue intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Red intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Plate Pixel 6 Green intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Blue intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 54 Pixel 8 intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 9 intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 10 intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 11 intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade Pixel 12 intensity 0-100% 0-100% 0-255 Fade JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 55: Dmx Mode 5 (Grouped Pixel Pro), 17 Dmx Channels

    Double flash, c-b, random 200-203 78.4-79.6% Triple flash 204-207 80.0-81.2% Triple flash, random 208-211 81.6-82.7% Triple flash, beam-color-beam 212-215 83.1-84.3% Triple flash, b-c-b, random 216-219 84.7-85.9% Triple flash, c-b-c 220-223 86.3-87.5% Triple flash, c-b-c, random 224-227 87.8-89.0% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 56 8.2% 220° 8.6% 230° 9.0% 240° 9.4% 250° 9.8% 260° 10.2% 270° 10.6% 280° 11.0% 290° 11.4% 300° 11.8% 310° 12.2% 320° 12.6% 330° 12.9% 340° 13.3% 350° 13.7% 360° 14.1% No function 37-39 14.5-15.3% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 57 603 Hz 163-164 63.9-64.3% 604 Hz 165-166 64.7-65.1% 605 Hz 167-168 65.5-65.9% 606 Hz 169-170 66.3-66.7% 607 Hz 171-172 67.1-67.5% 608 Hz 173-174 67.8-68.2% 609 Hz 175-176 68.6-69.0% 610 Hz 177-178 69.4-69.8% 611 Hz 179-180 70.2-70.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 58 2.4% 70° 2.8% 80° 3.1% 90° 3.5% 100° 3.9% Plate Shutter 110° 4.3% 120° 4.7% 130° 5.1% 140° 5.5% 150° 5.9% 160° 6.3% 170° 6.7% 180° 7.1% 190° 7.5% 200° 7.8% 210° 8.2% 220° 8.6% JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
  • Page 59 Both plates blue intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Fade Plates Flash Fade Intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Background Red Plates Flash Fade Intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Background Green Plates Flash Fade Intensity 0-100% 0-255 0-100% Background Blue JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 60: Plate Fx Patterns

    9. Plate FX patterns You can display the following dynamic patterns on the Plates in DMX modes 2 and 3 by sending the indicated DMX values on channel 17: JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
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  • Page 63 German Light Products® 178-180 JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
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  • Page 65: Beam Fx Patterns

    German Light Products® 10. Beam FX patterns You can display the following dynamic patterns on the Beam pixels in DMX modes 2 and 3 by sending the indicated DMX values on channel 19: JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...
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  • Page 67 German Light Products® 158-160 162-164 135-145 166-255 147-149 153-154 JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 68: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Suitable lubricant Cleaning JDC1 components require occasional cleaning to prevent the buildup of dust, dirt, and smoke fluid residue. Pay special attention to the air vents and glass plate. Failure to keep the fixture clean will significantly reduce light output and may cause damage.

  • Page 69: Technical Specifications

    Tourpacks: 4-way and 8-way incl. flightcase Dimensions and weight Length: 154 mm (6.1 in) Width: 390 mm (15.3 in) Height (head horizontal): 284 mm (11.2 in) Weight: 10.8 kg (24 lbs.) Weight incl. bracket: 12 kg (26.5 lbs.) JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

  • Page 70: Dimensions

    13. Dimensions 154 mm 390 mm JDC1 User Manual Rev. 3.0...

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