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ICELED UFO User's Manual & Installation Instructions

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IceLed
®
Electro Styling
UFO
USER GUIDE
INSTALLATION GUIDE
WARNING
This product has been deliberately designed to create a highly noticeable
lighting effect that will turn heads at car shows and exhibitions. Because
of this it is EXTREMELY important that it is not used on the public highway
to prevent the distraction of other road users.
Having issued this warning ICELED Will not accept any responsibility for
issues arising from any failure to comply with this clear instruction.
ICELED Will not accept responsibility for any other issues arising from
improper use or fitting of this product as these matters are beyond our
control.
This product uses CLASS 2 LED devices (with respect to IEC825-1 &
CENELEC EN 60825-1) While not considered to be hazardous, direct
viewing of the LED's should be avoided.
This product is capable of producing stroboscopic lighting effects.
UFO GUIDE v8
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  • Page 1 EXTREMELY important that it is not used on the public highway to prevent the distraction of other road users. Having issued this warning ICELED Will not accept any responsibility for issues arising from any failure to comply with this clear instruction.
  • Page 2  Expandable  Rugged and reliable UFO Patterns can be made to react to music via a built-in microphone or line-level input or can be left to run without any audio input at all. The colours used in each pattern can be restricted to those held in user-defined palettes to create specific colour-coordinated displays or may be chosen from other ranges –...

  • Page 3: Remote Control Quick-Reference

    UFO is controlled by a standardised ICELED remote control handset. The function of each button depends on which mode UFO is being operated in: press one or other of these device buttons before you attempt to operate UFO. Pattern Play mode...

  • Page 4: Basic Operation

    Basic operation A small glowing dot in the corner of the remote display indicates that the UFO controller is powered-on but waiting in Standby mode, ready to be switched-on fully by the remote control.  In standby mode power is removed from all ICELED tubes so that current consumption is reduced to the absolute minimum.

  • Page 5: Sound Activation

    Demonstration feature UFO can be set to make a continuous sequence of random pattern selections on its own. Pressing the DEMO button initiates the sequence which continues until DEMO cancelled. If an audio trigger is present each new random Pattern will be selected in time with the music.

  • Page 6: Customising The Patterns

    Selecting a Colour range The UFO pattern generator picks its main pattern colours from one of seven possible ranges that include: 2, 3, 4 or 6 different user-defined colours from a palette belonging to each pattern.
  • Page 7 , press and hold down the corresponding pattern button until   appears on the remote display. This signals the fact that the UFO controller has switched into Palette Edit mode  Throughout the editing process, all four ICELED the tubes show one palette entry at a time to provide instant feedback on the colour as it is adjusted.
  • Page 8 DEMO  In common with all other UFO settings, all palettes are stored in non-volatile memory so retain their colour programming even when power is removed from the UFO controller. ‘Factory reset’ Pattern...
  • Page 9 Custom Installation Functions As supplied, the Factory Default settings are suited to the standard UFO kit and may require no further adjustments, in which case the Custom sections of this guide may be skipped entirely. However, as UFO may be used in a wide variety of applications, a menu of options can be accessed to allow the controller to be customised for different types of installation.
  • Page 10 Return to Function menu † EXP refers to the integrated side-tube expansion facility introduced in UFO V7. Selecting any of the four EXP layout options causes the pattern to be split across the two side channels. The Side channel adjacent to the Rear channel always drives a full 4’ tube located at the rear-most position, while the other Side channel drives a second tube with the remainder of the pattern for the total length selected.

  • Page 11: Installation

    1 x Self-tapping screw for chassis return wire The following instructions assume that Note – Installation should be carried out in UFO is being installed as a ground-lighting the sequence that follows after first reading kit beneath a vehicle. The instructions are...
  • Page 12 Once the tie-wrap bases are in place, the tubes should be loosely attached using the tie-wraps provided, but not pulled tight yet. This will allow the optimum angle for the tubes to be obtained by rotating them once they are wired to the UFO controller and switched-on.
  • Page 13 Step 5: Power-up and initial test Once the fuse and 12V plug are inserted the remote display will briefly show the UFO firmware version  ...

  • Page 14: Step 6: Final Adjustments

    However a variable Attenuator is provided at the rear of the unit if the sound levels are unusually high. This might require adjustment if the patterns do not respond well to the music. UFO GUIDE v8...

  • Page 15: Specifications

    Any ICELED controller output ) Voltage range of between 8 and 18 Volts. Reverse polarity and over-voltage protection are built in. Resources To see the full ICELED product range visit http://www.iceled.co.uk the official ICELED website. For more suggestions and advice visit http://iceled.co.uk/area51/...

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