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UFO LIGHTING FIBRE OPTIC & LED LIGHTING SYSTEMS REVISION SIRIUS LIGHT SOURCE RANGE USER GUIDE PLEASE READ THIS USER GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING OR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT...
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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.
1 (receiving) 8. Sensor - 0-10v decorative wheel control, snap colours and adjustable speed from stop up to 7.5rpm - channel 1 (receiving) 9. 0-10V dimming – channel 2 (receiving) - two versions, standard and emergency light UFO LIGHTING...
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INTRODUCTION MODEL TYPES Model Description UFOSIRCW White light LED - 5500K - manual, DMX or 0-10V dimming UFOSIRSW White light LED - 5300K - manual, DMX or 0-10V dimming UFOSIRNW White light LED - 4000K - manual, DMX or 0-10V dimming UFOSIRWW White light LED - 3000K - manual, DMX or 0-10V dimming UFOSIRGW...
The wall mounting brackets are supplied as a pair - one left and one right hand. Position the brackets over the holes that have been left empty by the rubber feet and fix in place with the removed screws. The light source can now be fixed to the mounting surface. UFO LIGHTING UFO LIGHTING...
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INSTALLATION CONNECTION FOR MANUAL OPERATION There are 2 connections required – the fibre port and the mains supply cable. The fibre port should be connected first. Connect and secure the fibre optic connector into the collar and secure using the M5 locking screw. Connect the PSU to the DC input jack socket on the light source, and connect the IEC plug to the PSU.
-VE RJ45 Brown/White (Pin 7) +VE RJ45 Blue/White (Pin 5) POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS The LED light source is powered from a 24V DC PSU/Constant Voltage SELV LED driver. The driver caters for UK/European/other mains supplies using the relevant power cord supplied. UFO LIGHTING...
OPERATION MANUAL OPERATION All Sirius models in the range can be manually controlled as detailed in the following sections. Note: For all manual operation modes, dip switch 10 must be set to on. STANDARD WHITE LIGHT DIMMING During normal manual white light operation, the light source can be dimmed from 0 to 100% using the manual dimming control on the side panel.
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When stop is selected the wheel will come to rest at the segment giving unobstructed white light output. Switch Position Speed (RPM) 3.75 Stop UFO LIGHTING...
OPERATION DMX OPERATION Each Sirius occupies 3 DMX channels as detailed in the following tables. When selecting DMX addresses 3 channels must be available on each light source. For example, when setting up multiple light sources, if the first Sirius is addressed to 009, the next must be 012, the next must be 015 and so on.
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For DMX LED and fan control, switch 10 must be off and the XLR plug(s) must be plugged into the XLR sockets on the side panel. The light source LED and fan can be controlled on DMX channel 3 as shown in table B. UFO LIGHTING...
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OPERATION DMX OPERATION SIRIUS DMX CHANNELS TABLE B Each Sirius occupies 3 DMX channels as detailed below. Channel Function Value Description Dimming 0-255 From off at 0 to bright at 255 Decorative wheel 0-10 White - snap to colour (colour 1) Decorative wheel Yellow - snap to colour (colour 2) Decorative wheel...
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Wheel at stop at cut out Twinkle wheel segment giving full white light Varying backwards and forward Twinkle wheel 1-255 rotation from very slow to 7.5rpm at maximum LED and fan 0-250 LED and fan on LED and fan 251-255 LED and fan off UFO LIGHTING...
OPERATION 0-10 V OPERATION STANDARD WHITE LIGHT DIMMING For 0-10V dimming operation dip switch 10 must be on, the manual dimming control on the side panel must be turned to minimum (fully counter clockwise), and the RJ45 plug must be plugged into the right hand (Dimming) RJ45 socket on the side panel.
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Orange (colour 4) Colour Wheel 3.7V Green (colour 3) Colour Wheel 4.1V Yellow (colour 2) Colour Wheel 4.6V White (colour 1) Colour Wheel 5V - 7.3V Slow to fast clockwise Colour Wheel 7.4V - 10V Fast to slow counter clockwise UFO LIGHTING...
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OPERATION 0-10 V OPERATION DECORATIVE TWINKLE WHEEL CONTROL WITH SENSOR For 0-10v wheel control dip switch 10 must be on, and the RJ45 plug must be plugged into the left hand RJ45 socket on the side panel. The light source decorative twinkle wheel can be controlled with a receiving 0-10V signal to give stop (0V DC) to varying speeds (0.5 to 10V DC) ranging from very slow to fast.
MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE LOG Date Maintenance Undertaken Note: A record of all maintenance MUST be kept in the table above, indicating what maintenance was undertaken and when. This MUST be dated for warranty purposes. UFO LIGHTING...
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Probable Cause(s) Remedy Mains supply off Check supply and reinstate Unit is dead - no light output and Loose mains plug Check plugs PSU power Plug blown fuse (UK) Check fuse & replace if necessary indicator is out PSU failed Replace PSU Unit is dead - no...
Min Ambient Temperature -10°C Max Ambient Temperature +45°C Material Aluminium Finish Grey powdercoat White light - 278mm x 152mm x 127mm / 2.22kg Dimensions (L x W x H) / Weight Decorative - 278mm x 152mm x 127mm / 2.41kg UFO LIGHTING...
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Europe • DESIGN SPECIFY BUILD INSTALL UFO Licht GmBH Universal Fiber Optic Lighting USA LLC Universal Fibre Optics Ltd Raum 2.38, Friendsfactory AG, 1749 Northgate Blvd, Home Place Gutenbergstraße 1, Sarasota, FL34234 Coldstream, TD12 4DT Munchen 85737, Deutschland United Kingdom t.
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