CAUTION! Unplug mains lead before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP! 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.
3.Description of the ArcPower 16x12 1 - Control board 2 - LED output zones 3 - DMX Input 4 - DMX Output 5 - Fuse holder 6 - Power cord LED output zones (RGB operation) LED output zones (RGBW operation)
4.2.Mounting the ArcPower 16x12 The ArcPower 16x12 should be be placed on a non-flammable flat surface in any orientation and fixed by the four screws.There are four mounting holes of a diameter 5 mm in housing of the driver. Ensure that instalation place is enough ventilated.
The ArcPower 16x1 allows to operate 1 RGBW outputs (zones) and it is not necessary to change its menu setting. Note: Only 12 zones of the ArcPower 16x12 can be used for RGBW operation - see chapter 3 "Descrip- tion of the ArcPower 16x12".
5.2 Multiple ArcPower 16x12 installation Connect the DMX output of the first ArcPower 16x12 with the DMX input of the next ArcPower 16x12. Always connect one output with the input of the next ArcPower 16x12 until all fixtures are connected.In this way,up to 32 fixtures can be chained together.
6.ArcPower 16x12 - Control menu map Default settings=Bold print A001 (001-464) Info dM.In tEMP VErS VEr1 VEr MAn.C. rEd.1 (0-255) GrE.1 (0-255) bLu.1 (0-255) Stro. (0-255) dimr (0-255) tESt. St.AL. Auto tESt EPG.1 EPG. PLAY tESt EPG1 EPG Edit EPG1 EPG St.01...
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CHAr LinE i.bLi (On,Off) dFSE (no,YES) uPd (no,YES)
7. ArcPower 16x12 - DMX protocol ( version 1.) RGB operation Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Type of Value Function control Channel Channel Channel Channel ZONE 1 Red LED 1 0-55 Red LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional...
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Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Type of Value Function control Channel Channel Channel Channel ZONE 9 Red LED 9 0-55 Red LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Green LED 9 0-55 Green LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Blue LED 9 0-55 Blue LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional...
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Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Type of Value Function control Channel Channel Channel Channel Shutter/Strobe 0-31 Shutter closed step 3-63 Shutter open step 64-5 Strobe-effect from slow to fast proportional 6-17 Shutter open step 18-143 Opening pulses in sequences slow--> fast proportional 144-15 Closing pulses in sequences fast -->...
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RGBW operation Mode 5 Mode 6 Type of con- Value Function trol Channel Channel ZONE 2 Red LED 1 0-55 Red LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Green LED 1 0-55 Green LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Blue LED 1 0-55 Blue LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional White LED 1...
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Mode 5 Mode 6 Type of con- Value Function trol Channel Channel ZONE 10 Red LED 7 0-55 Red LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Green LED 7 0-55 Green LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional Blue LED 7 0-55 Blue LED saturation control (0-100%) proportional White LED 7 0-55...
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Mode 1 Mode 2 Type of con- Value Function trol Channel Channel Shutter/Strobe 0-31 Shutter closed step 3-63 Shutter open step 64-5 Strobe-effect from slow to fast proportional 6-17 Shutter open step 18-143 Opening pulses in sequences slow--> fast proportional 144-15 Closing pulses in sequences fast -->...
After switching on the ArcPower 16x1 ,the display shows the initial DMX address: Use [UP],[DOWN] to browse through the menu. To select a function or submenu,press [ENTER]. 8.1 Addressing the ArcPower 16x12 Setting the DMX start channel: 1. Connect the ArcPower 16x1 to the mains.
8.3 Manual mode Use this menu for control the fixture without connected DMX console. Man.C. --- Manual effect control. Select this menu to control all channels via buttons of the control board. To control fixture channels. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to find “ Man.C“ menu. Press the ENTER button.
--- Balance.Select this function to enable (On) or disable (OFF) the white balance which is set in "White colour balance" menu below.If this function is set OFF,ArcPower 16x12 will use maximum value (255) of satura- tion for red, green and blue channels.
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--- Initial blink. If this function is on, the ArcPower 16x1 makes auto-calibration (LED modules, one by one, lit on 100% for short time,) after switching it on. During this action the ArcPower 16x12 finds out the load connected to its LED outputs and makes auto-calibration. If the LED modules will not be changed (still the same LED modules connected), after first auto-calibration you can set "i.bLi"...
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If the connection is OK, click on the Start Uploading button to start uploading. It will take several minutes to perform software update. If the option "Incremental Update" is not checked, all processors will be updated (including processors with the same software version). If you wish to update only later versions of processors, check the Incremental Update box.
RGBW operation LED zones: 1 Max.load per zone: 16 x 1W LED Total max.load: 1x16 LEDs Maximum total cable length between one zone of the Arcpower 16x12 and connected LED modules: 80 metres at max.load. DMX channels: Mode 1: 3...
Adaptor RJ45/DMX 5 pin..No.13050731 10. Replacing the fuse 1.Before replacing the fuse, unplug mains lead! 2.Unscrew the fuse holder on the rear side of the ArcPower 16x12 with a fitting screwdriver from the housing (anti-clockwise). 3.Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder.
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