Table of Contents 1 Description....................4 2 Safety conditions..................5 3 Control elements..................7 3.1 Buttons.......................... 7 4 Output signal interruption diagnosis............8 5 Programmable parameters..............9 5.1 Group parameters....................10 5.1.1 DMX address....................10 5.1.2 Output characteristic..................10 5.1.3 Voltage limits....................11 5.1.4 Preheat......................11 5.1.5 No DMX signal response................11 5.2 Individual parameters....................13 5.2.1 DMX address....................
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9.3.1 General rules..................... 23 9.4 DMX signal connection....................24 10 Dimensions.....................25 11 Technical data..................26 Manufacturer reserves the right to make modifications in order to improve device operation. PXM Marek Żupnik sp.k. Podłęże 654 tel. +48 12 385 83 06 32-003 Podłęże mail: info@pxm.pl Rev.1-2 BDO register number 000005972 www.pxm.pl...
Description PX214 is a professional 12 x 2300W AC class dimmer. Can be powered from both three, with two or one phase. It allows to control 12 independent channels with a capacity of 2300W each. Advanced electronics allow arbitrary addressing of each channel, the choice of control characteristics, setting limits the output voltage, switching the heat up of the lamps, as well as defining the response to the lack of dimmer control signal.
Safety conditions PX214 Dimmer is powered directly from standard 230V AC grid, what cause electric shock when safety rules are not observed. Therefore it is necessary to observe the following: 1. Installation of the device, and in particular, connection of power, should be made by a suitably qualified person, as described in the manual.
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12. Do not connect dimmer with damaged (dented) housing to the power supply. 13. Do not operate the device in rooms with humidity above 90%. 14. The device must not be used in rooms with a temperature below +2°C or above +40°C. 15.
Control elements Output channels control LEDs Display Power supply control LEDs DMX signal control LED Programming buttons TEST button 3.1 Buttons Four keys for programming dimmer operation parameters: • ENTER – starts programming mode and confirms settings • NEXT – scrolls menu forwards or increases values set PREV –...
Output signal interruption diagnosis Three-colors LEDs diagnose status and condition of output channels. Their brightness is proportional to light insensitivity at suitable channel and the LEDs colors green, yellow mean in order: • green – normal channel operation • yellow –...
Programmable parameters The dimmer allows to define the following operation parameters: • – group parameters – the selected settings are common to all channels. In the case of DMX address, the displayed value applies to the first channel, the remaining channels are automatically assigned subsequent addresses.
5.1 Group parameters 5.1.1 DMX address DMX address is chosen from the 1 – 501 range (when 501 address is chosen, channel number 12 has the address 512). ENTER ENTER ENTER NEXT 5.1.2 Output characteristic The device has eight different characteristics to choose from: –...
5.1.3 Voltage limits Limiting the output voltage can be set in the range 50 – 230V AC. ENTER ENTER 2 x NEXT PREV ENTER 5.1.4 Preheat Heating up the bulb filaments, set in the range 0 – 10%. ENTER ENTER 3 x NEXT ENTER NEXT...
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– factory-defined chaser (for more information see section • 5.4.3 Factory-defined chaser) ENTER ENTER 4 x NEXT PREV ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT...
5.2 Individual parameters 5.2.1 DMX address The DMX address is selected from the 1 – 512 range for each output channel separately. It is possible to assign multiple channels to one address. ENTER NEXT ENTER ENTER ENTER NEXT NEXT 5.2.2 Output characteristic Eight different characteristics are available for each channel separately:...
ENTER NEXT ENTER ENTER NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT 5.2.3 Voltage limits The output voltage limitation can be set individually on each channel in the range of 50 – 230V AC. ENTER NEXT ENTER ENTER 2 x NEXT NEXT PREV ENTER...
5.3 Measurement functions 5.3.1 Temperature The device can check the temperature inside the dimmer. ENTER 2 x NEXT ENTER 5.3.2 Voltage This option enables the reading of measured voltages at the input of individual phases ( ENTER 2 x NEXT ENTER NEXT NEXT...
5.4.2 Programmable chaser The user-programmed chaser has 12 consecutive scenes, and in each of them each channel can be controlled in the range from 0 – 100%. In addition, it is possible to set the speed to go the next steps in the range from 1 (slow) to 32 (fast).
5.4.3 Factory-defined chaser The factory chaser has the option of changing the speed settings between scenes by the user and enabling or disabling smooth transitions between scenes. ENTER 3 x NEXT ENTER 4 x NEXT ENTER ENTER NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT Access lock Because of a great number of possibilities when defining the dimmer...
2. Press ENTER button – inscription will show. 3. Push ENTER button again – the last set code will show. 4. Set new code using NEXT and PREV set a new password from range 0 – 255 (or leave the previous one) and confirm changes by pressing the ENTER button.
Dimmer menu scheme ENTER ENTER ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT ENTER ENTER ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT PREV ENTER NEXT NEXT PREV ENTER NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT ENTER NEXT NEXT...
Indication lights The device has 16 built-in controls, which means: Indicator Action Meaning DMX SIGNAL shines blue presence of DMX signal normal operation of the shines green channel OUTPUTS the channel has individual shines yellow settings shines red cable or bulb damage L1 / L2 / L3 shines yellow phase power supply indication...
Top panel - XLR sockets and fans Control panel Fuses S - C10 PX214 Residual current 12 x 2300 W circuit breaker ADVANCED CONTROL DMX OUT/IN sockets DIMMER (it is possible to built-in the sockets inside the dimmer) www.pxm.pl PX 214...
9.2 Assembly operations All electrical connections must be performed only by adequately qualified personnel!!! To install the dimmer mounting plate should be attached to the wall. And then unscrew the four screws marked in point 9.1 Dimmer view with the letters “A”, “B”, “C”...
9.3 Connection scheme effects connection protective wire (PE) Obligatory required external circuit breaker!!! neutral wire N ("zero") power supply three phase C 40A circuit breakers phases wires (L1, L2, L3) 9.3.1 General rules 1. Installation of equipment, in particular, power connection should be made as described in the manual.
8. After the installation, check the efficacy of the equipment neutralization. 9.4 DMX signal connection 1. The recommended cable for the connection is RS485 (two wires in a shield). 2. Devices must always be connected in series. 3. To split the DMX line, use the Splitter DMX (e.g. PX716). 4.
11 Technical data type PX214 DMX channels optical isolation of the DMX line detection of open circuit circuit breaker protection fans electrically controlled 12 x 2300W – continuous resistive load 12 x 1400VA – continuous inductive load output carrying capacity (conventional and neon transformers) outputs protection...
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PXM Marek Żupnik spółka komandytowa Podłęże 654, 32-003 Podłęże we declare that our product: Product name: AC Dimmer 12 x 2300W Product code: PX214 meets the requirements of the following standards, as well as harmonised standards: PN-EN IEC 63000:2019-01...
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