CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............2 Welcome Safety Supplied items Optional extras INSTALLATION ............4 Mount adjustment Removing and replacing brackets Fitting a louver Fitting extender bars Power and control cabling In-rush currents Interconnecting Maximum number of fixtures DMX channel designations OPERATION ............10 Making a temporary control link with the XMT-350 Addressing fixtures DMX personality mode selection...
INTRODUCTION WELCOME Welcome to the AL Graze AC range from Acclaim Lighting. These aluminum bodied wet location (IP66) fixtures are designed specifically to graze indoor and outdoor surfaces in close proximity. Available in 1’ and 4’ lengths these robust units can be connected in series to greatly simplify installation.
SUPPLIED ITEMS AL Graze AC 1’ or 4’ with two swivel mount brackets fitted plus two additional flat brackets (and grub screws) OPTIONAL EXTRAS Feed cables plus end cap (terminator) [AGHFC10] 10’ (3m) Link cables 1’ (30cm) [AGHLC1] 5’ (1.5m) [AGHLC5] 10’...
INSTALLATION When installing each AL Graze AC fixture, ensure that the surface is level and that nothing is protruding to damage the mounting bracket(s). Suitable mounting surfaces include steel, aluminum, concrete or wood structures. Each mount bracket has two slots measuring 0.35” x 0.16” (9 x 4mm) and the base has a thickness of 0.14”...
REMOVING AND REPLACING BRACKETS Two types of mount brackets are supplied with each AL Graze AC fixture and these are easily changed. Use a 1/16th (1.5mm) Allen wrench to loosen the two grub screws on each bracket. Then slide the bracket to the center of the fixture where the rails widen to allow the feet of the bracket to be released.
FITTING A LOUVER Optional louvers are available for both sizes of AL Graze AC fixture; these can be quickly fitted to eliminate all sideways light spill. TO FIT A LOUVER 1 Lower the louver over the front face of the AL Graze AC until the four tabs of the louver click into place around the upper body of the fixture.
FITTING EXTENDER BARS A common fixing method is to use optional extender bars. These are available in 6”, 12” and 36” lengths. Two extender bars are required for each AL Graze AC fixture. Ø 0.24” (6mm) mounting holes (screws not supplied) Mounting plate designed for...
POWER AND CONTROL CABLING AL Graze AC fixtures use proprietary connectors (mains plus DMX) for their inputs and outputs. The connector placements at each end of every fixture are such that abutted fixtures can be directly connected without need for extra link cables.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURES The maximum number of fixtures that can be connected in a single series is as follows: Maximum length of AL Graze AC fixtures: 50’ (15m) @ 120VAC, 100’ (30m) @ 277VAC Runs can consist of mixtures of 1’ and 4’ fixtures. DMX CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS The various AL Graze AC variants apply their LED emitters to DMX channels in different ways, as summarized in the table below.
MAKING A TEMPORARY CONTROL LINK WITH THE XMT-350 Each Acclaim lighting XMT-350 DMX/RDM tool is supplied with a 5-pin male XLR lead that can be used to make a temporary control input link with the AL Graze AC feed-in cable. Use a 3-pin terminal block, wire nuts, conn blocks or Wago®...
ADDRESSING FIXTURES TO ADDRESS FIXTURES USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350 1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration (see page 9). 2 Power on the fixture(s) and the XMT-350.
DMX personality modes. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we recommend the Acclaim Lighting XMT-350 for this task. TO CHANGE PERSONALITY MODES USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350 1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration.
After you have addressed each AL Graze AC fixture we recommend that you also test each one prior to installation. This can be achieved with your RDM (Remote Device Management) tool. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we recommend the Acclaim Lighting XMT-350 for this task.
FURTHER INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING LUMINAIRE DOESN’T TURN ON • Check that power is correctly applied to the fixture and that there is no damage to the power input cord. • Use an RDM tool (such as the Swisson XMT-350) to check the settings and internal temperature of the fixture.
SPECIFICATIONS Color models 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K white RGB, RGBW, RGBA or Dynamic White (2400-5500K) Beam angle options x 10 , 10 x 60 , 30 x 60 or 60 x 60 Illuminance (lm/ft 419 (4000K 30 x 60 variant @ 100% - 1 foot section) Lumen maintenance (L 150,000 hours (25...
If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Acclaim Lighting™ will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package.
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