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BOOMLIGHTS LC-8 User Manual

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LC-8
8-CH LIGHTING CONTROLLER
USER MANUAL
© BOOMLIGHTS
265 McNeilly Road
Stoney Creek, ON
L8E 5H2
Canada
© 2021 BOOMLIGHTS. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 LC-8 8-CH LIGHTING CONTROLLER USER MANUAL © BOOMLIGHTS 265 McNeilly Road Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5H2 Canada © 2021 BOOMLIGHTS. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 13...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS WARNING ..........................3 WHAT’S INCLUDED ......................3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................3 1.1 Overview ........................3 1.2 Features ........................4 2.0 OPERATION ........................5 2.1 Getting Started ......................5 2.2 Colour Combinations ....................5 2.3 Changing the Default Settings ................. 6 2.3.1 Changing the MIDI Note DIP Switches .............

  • Page 3: Warning

    Just plug and play to begin elevating your performances with synchronized lighting. The LC-8 is controlled using 8 groups of 3 MIDI notes (24 MIDI notes total), which represent 1 RGB channel each. An individual RGB colour is designated to a specific MIDI note. MIDI velocity is used to control the brightness/intensity of RGB colours.

  • Page 4: Features

    1.2 Features 1 - Power Button: Pressing this button will turn on the unit. Make sure the power supply is plugged in and connected to the unit. 2 - Power Indicator Light: Under normal operating conditions, this indicator light will be green while the unit is powered on.

  • Page 5: Operation

    2.0 OPERATION 2.1 Getting Started The unit comes set-up with the following default settings: MIDI notes 0, 1 and 2 control the green, red, and blue LEDs plugged into channel 1 respectively, MIDI notes 3, 4 and 5 control the green, red and blue LEDs on channel 2 respectively and continues in the same manner up to MIDI note 23.

  • Page 6: Changing The Default Settings

    COLOUR RGB FORMULA GREEN BLUE YELLOW R + G MAGENTA R + B CYAN G + B WHITE R + G + B 2.3 Changing the Default Settings 2.3.1 Changing the MIDI Note DIP Switches After removing the unit’s lid, you will notice that each channel has a corresponding vertical circuit board module.

  • Page 7: Midi Note Dip Switch Table

    It is important to note that any changes to the DIP switches must be done while the unit is powered off, as the unit only checks the DIP switch settings during start-up. 2.3.2 MIDI Note DIP Switch Table Note Octave Number Binary Note...
  • Page 8 Note Octave Number Binary Note Octave Number Binary 1001000 1101100 1001001 1101101 1001010 1101110 1001011 1101111 1001100 1110000 1001101 1110001 1001110 1110010 1001111 1110011 1010000 1110100 1010001 1110101 1010010 1110110 1010011 1110111 1010100 1111000 1010101 1111001 1010110 1111010 1010111 1111011 1011000 1111100 1011001...

  • Page 9: Changing The Midi Channel Dip Switches

    2.3.3 Changing the MIDI Channel DIP Switches Setting the DIP switches on the main board determines which MIDI channel the unit will respond to. See DIP switches 1 through 4 in the diagram below. These DIP switches are set in the same way in which the channel DIP switches are set. That is, when a DIP switch is in the up position, it is considered “1”...

  • Page 10: Midi Channel Dip Switch Table

    2.3.4 MIDI Channel DIP Switch Table MIDI Channel Binary 0000 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 2.4 Linking Multiple Units Together Multiple units can be linked together using the “MIDI In” and “MIDI Thru” connectors found on the back panel of each unit.

  • Page 11: Current Limits

    3.0 CURRENT LIMITS 3.1 Total Current Draw / Main Resettable Fuse The unit can handle a total current draw of 8A before the main resettable fuse blows. If the fuse blows, the power indicator light will change from green to red and the unit will stop working. This is an indication that the total current draw has exceeded 8A.

  • Page 12: Individual Channel Current Draw / Individual Channel Fuse

    3.2 Individual Channel Current Draw / Individual Channel Fuse As stated in the previous section, each individual channel can draw up to a maximum of 2.5A. If you connect an LED strip that draws more than 2.5A to a single channel, you will blow that channel module’s fuse and the channel will no longer function correctly.

  • Page 13: Specifications

    5.0 SPECIFICATIONS LC-8: 8-CH LIGHTING CONTROLLER Controls: Power Button, 3x Test Buttons (Green, Red, Blue) Indicators: Power Indicator Light, 8x Channel Indicator Lights Connectors: 8x RGB Channel Output, MIDI Input, MIDI Thru, DC12V Input Power Supply: DC12V 10A 90~240VAC Maximum Current Draw: 8A (2.5A / channel) Dimensions: 19”...

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