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PRODUCT USER GUIDE
Nebula RGB Light Source
Rev: C1
,
PLEASE READ THIS USER GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING
OPERATING
OR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT

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  • Page 1 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Nebula RGB Light Source Rev: C1 PLEASE READ THIS USER GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING OR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE LIGHT SOURCE UNIT...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3: Model Overview

    INTRODUCTION MODEL OVERVIEW The Nebula RGB LED light source (UFO NEB-RGB) incorporates a multiport array of sixty, three colour LEDs (Red/Green/Blue) to provide optimum display flexibility and illumination within the following optical range. LED Colour Watts Lumen Output 61mW 5.1lm Green 82mW 11.7lm...
  • Page 4: Installation

    INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS OVERVIEW Fibre Multi­Port Control & Display Program Buttons LED PORT NUMBERING The 60 LEDs in the fibre multi-port array as displayed above are numbered as detailed below. These numbers relate to DMX channels for control purposes. LD06 LD12 LD18...
  • Page 5: Rear Panel Overview

    Switch on power and the light source is ready for use. If, after using the control and program buttons and display as detailed in the operation section of this manual, no light is produced consult the troubleshooting section in this manual. UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION CONNECTION FOR DMX CONTROL OPERATION There are three connections required – the fiber multi-port, the DMX cables and the mains supply cable. The fiber multi-port should be connected first before the mains supply. Connect all the individual fiber optic ferrule connectors securely into the correct aperture in the fiber optic multi-port on the top of the unit.
  • Page 7 • This is a 180 channel DMX device always ensure sufficient channels are available after the first address Pin 1 - Ground / Sheild Pin 2 - Data - (cold) Pin 3 - Data + (hot) Pin 4 - Not Used Pin 5- Not Used UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 8: Operation

    OPERATION USER CONTROLS Operation of the Nebula RGB model is carried out via the top panel display and associated push button controls as detailed below: MENU SCROLL UP SELECT / ENTER SCROLL DOWN (­) On power up the display will momentarily display “Universal Fibre Optics” then the current model version letter, then the firmware version, before going into initialisation whilst it checks the unit before displaying the current status (example below).
  • Page 9 (between 1% 100% and 100%) press Enter button to select Press Scroll up/Scroll down buttons to Control Mode Default Settings: Resets the light source to default fac­ select either YES or NO press Enter button to tory settings select UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 10: Manual Operation

    OPERATION MANUAL OPERATION All Nebula models in the range can be manually controlled via the MENU, SELECT/ENTER, SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons, in a variety of ways as detailed in the Programmable Function Table in the preceding section and in the following sections. NOTES: •...
  • Page 11 2 > Strips Y Master Program 2 > Strips Y PROGRAM 3 - STRIPS Fd Control Mode Master Program MENU > > MENU > > Scroll UP/DOWN Master 3 > Strips Fd Master Program 3 > Strips Fd UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 12 OPERATION PROGRAM 4 - RANDOM 1 Control Mode Master Program MENU > > MENU > > Scroll UP/DOWN Master 4 > Random 1 Master Program 4 > Random 1 PROGRAM 5 - RANDOM 2 Control Mode Master Program MENU > >...
  • Page 13 > Scroll UP/DOWN Master 6 > Random 3 Master Program 6 > Random 3 PROGRAM 7 - WORMS Control Mode Master Program MENU > > MENU > > Scroll UP/DOWN Master 7 > Worms Master Program 7 > Worms UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 14 OPERATION PROGRAM 8 - SQUARES Control Mode Master Program MENU > > MENU > > Scroll UP/DOWN Master 8 > Squares Master Program 8 > Squares DIMMING With the luminaire in Master Control Mode, the light output of all LEDs can be dimmed using rear panel controls from 1% (minimum light output) to 100% (maximum light output).
  • Page 15: Dmx Operation

    With the luminaire in Master Control Mode, the light source can be defaulted to factory settings. Default Settings: MENU > > Scroll UP/DOWN to select YES or NO > ENTER to accept See opposite page for default facrory settings display. UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 16 OPERATION DMX OPERATION 180 CHANNEL DMX CONTROL Chan Chan Effect Effect Colour Value Colour Value 0­255 Min to Max Output LD16 0­255 Min to Max Output Green 0­255 Min to Max Output LD16 Green 0­255 Min to Max Output Blue 0­255 Min to Max Output LD16...
  • Page 17 Min to Max Output LD45 Blue 0­255 Min to Max Output LD60 Blue 0­255 Min to Max Output The address number selected must have sufficient DMX address channels behind it to accommodate the remaining 179 Nebula DMX channels UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING 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. NEBULA RGB USER GUIDE...
  • Page 19 If problem persists, isolate mains supply and display is out contact UFO Mains supply cable faulty Get replacement cable from UFO Unit is dead ­ no Unit in DMX control mode but all Increase DMX controller value light output from any port, channel values set 0 on DMX controller power indicator on PSU &...
  • Page 20: Technical Specification

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Description Details UFO Product Code UFO­NEB­RGB Port Connector Size 60 x 4mm connectors Fibre Type Glass / PMMA Material Sheet steel / Aluminium Dimensions (L x W x H) 200mm x 260mm x 88mm Operating Environment Indoor only Ambient Temperature Min.
  • Page 21 NOTES UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 22 NOTES NEBULA RGB USER GUIDE...
  • Page 23 NOTES UFO LIGHTING...
  • Page 24 United Kingdom • United States • Germany • Europe • Universal Fibre Optics Ltd Universal Fiber Optics USA LLC UFO Licht GmbH Home Place Coldstream 1749 Northgate Blvd Andreasstraße 20 TD12 4DT Sarasota FL34234 93059 Regensburg Deutschland +49 (0)9491 955880...

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