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UFO LIGHTING FIBRE OPTIC & LED LIGHTING SYSTEMS CUBE DMX LIGHT SOURCE USER GUIDE PLEASE READ THIS USER GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING OR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT REVISION...
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this UFO light source. To ensure that the light source is set up optimally and gives a long service life, please read this user guide before installing, operating or performing any maintenance on the unit.
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Ground XLR = Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1 Pin 1 Note: It is recommended that a 120ohm terminating resistor be connected across DMX+ and DMX- on the last light source on the DMX universe or cable run UFO LIGHTING...
OPERATION REAR PANEL CONTROLS The left hand display shows a rotating line when DMX data is received. STANDALONE MASTER MODE In this mode the light source (set to Master) can be used in two ways – either as a single independent light source or in a Master/Slave configuration with several light sources connected together using DMX cables.
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“Matching Remote to Light Source” instructions as detailed later in this guide. If a remote control is to be removed from control of a light source carry out the “Unmatching Remote to Light Source” instructions as detailed later in this guide. UFO LIGHTING...
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OPERATION REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Description Function Button Power on Button Power off Colour Ring Touch control all colours (white not available) Indicator Indicates controller active when buttons pressed Button Increase colour cycle speed Button Increase brightness Button Decrease brightness Button Decrease colour cycle speed Button [Mode +] Step up through colour cycle programmes...
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Brightness – brightness can be increased or reduced in any mode using buttons 6 & 7 Cycle Speed – speed of colour cycling in modes 3 to 14 can be adjusted using buttons 5 & 8 UFO LIGHTING...
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OPERATION REMOTE RANGE WALK TEST Once the light source is fully installed carry out a complete range walk test and record the range in the table below. This information is essential for maintenance purposes to determine if the range/sensitivity is reducing and also to record dead areas within the remote control units range due to RF obstructions and/or RF interference.
Fade colour change between Display colour for adjustable time (display colours 2,3,4,5,6,7 timer) and then fade slowly to next colour Fade colour change between Display colour for adjustable time (display colours 1,2,3,4 timer) and then fade slowly to next colour UFO LIGHTING...
OPERATION DMX CHANNEL OPERATION The Cube DMX occupies 6 DMX channels as detailed below. Channel Function Values 0-225 Green 0-225 Blue 0-225 White 0-225 Redundant LED & Fan 0-250 on / 251-255 off MAINTENANCE Date Maintenance Undertaken Note: a record of all maintenance MUST be kept in the table above, indicating what maintenance was undertaken and when.
Change light source Clean the LED lens with a dry cloth Unit needs cleaning Poor light output on Clean fibre common end fibre Fibre port connector not plugged in Ensure plugged in correctly and secured with correctly locking screw UFO LIGHTING...
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Description Details Port connector size 30mm diameter Fibre type Glass / PMMA Mains Supply Voltage 110-240V AC, 47-63Hz PSU Output 24V DC, 0.75A LED Power Min Ambient Temperature -10°C Max Ambient Temperature +45°C 60mm crossflow, 12V Led Type RGBW User addressable 5 channels (0-255) LED Life...
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