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  • Page 1 Unity™ series User guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..............3 Welcome Safety, maintenance and cleaning Supplied items Optional extras Outdoor Linking System part codes Installation ...............8 Mounting the unit Using a tenon mount Using a pipe clamp Using an extender bar Fitting a pendant mount set Fitting an aircraft cable mount set Fitting a snoot Changing a spread lens Power cabling...
  • Page 4 Further information ............43 Troubleshooting Correlated color temperature selection Optimizing signal strength via channel selection Choosing the right location Specifications Dimensions Unity S1 Unity H1 FCC approval Limited product warranty www.acclaimlighting.com...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Welcome Welcome to Unity™ series from Acclaim Lighting. These rugged fixtures bring new levels of flexibility, performance and refinement to exterior illumination. The Spectrum Five light engine (red, green, blue, amber and lime) offers exceptional brightness and clarity. In addition to...

  • Page 6: Supplied Items

    Supplied items Unity S1 / H1 Unity H1 Supplied with integral mounting yoke and detachable 9 foot (2.7m) Unity S1 combined power and control tail. Optional Outdoor Linking System feed cables are directly compatible - see page 7. Optional extras Half snoots Unity S1 Unity H1...
  • Page 7 Optional extras (continued) Tenon mounts For use with Schedule 40 pipe: 2.51” (56mm) and 4.13” (105mm) inner diameter respectively 2” pole 4” pole Gray TM2G TM4G Black TM2B TM4B White TM2W TM4W Custom* TM2C TM4C * RAL # also required Pipe clamps For use with Schedule 40 pipe.
  • Page 8 Optional extras (continued) Pendant mount set Includes ceiling mount and replacement fixture yoke. NPS pipe required (see below). Unity S1 Unity H1 Gray UNBPMSG UNAPMSG Black UNBPMSB UNAPMSB White UNBPMSW UNAPMSW Custom* UNBPMSC UNAPMSC NPS pipe One length required to accompany a pendant mount set (1”...

  • Page 9: Outdoor Linking System Part Codes

    Outdoor Linking System part codes Feed cables 1’ (30cm) OLSF1#-V2 5’ (1.5m) OLSF5#-V2 10’ (3m) OLSF10#-V2 25’ (7.6m) OLSF25#-V2 50’ (15.2m) OLSF50#-V2 # = color: G-Gray, B-Black, W-White, C-Custom (RAL# required) Link cables 1’ (30cm) OLSL1#-V2 5’ (1.5m) OLSL5#-V2 10’ (3m) OLSL10#-V2 25’...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Installation Mounting the unit Each Unity fixture includes a sturdy yoke mount with multiple holes in its base for various fixing options. The fixtures weigh: • Unity S1 - 19.4 lbs (8.8 kg) • Unity H1 - 26.9 lbs (12.2 kg) Ensure that the mounting surface and the fixings used are sufficiently rated for the task,...
  • Page 11 The yoke adjusters on each side of Unity require a 5/16” (8mm) Allen (hex) wrench to focus the fixture. Loosen the pivot bolt on each side and gently pull apart the yoke arms to allow the fixture body to rotate. Release the yoke arms and tighten the bolts when the required tilt angle is achieved.

  • Page 12: Using A Tenon Mount

    Using a tenon mount Optional tenon mounts are available for use when Unity needs to be mounted on top of a vertical pole. Tenon mounts are available for use with Schedule 40 pipe 2” and 4” poles of sufficient rigidity for the weight of the fixture. Note: The mounts have 2.51” (56mm) and 4.13”...

  • Page 13: Using A Pipe Clamp

    Using a pipe clamp Optional pipe clamps are available to mount Unity fixtures on either 2” (50mm) or 4” (100mm) (Schedule 40) tubes and poles. Note: Up to two Unity S1 fixtures can be mounted simultaneously on a single pipe clamp.

  • Page 14: Using An Extender Bar

    Using an extender bar Optional extender bars in various lengths (see page 5 for part numbers and page 51 for dimensions) are available to allow each Unity fixture to be held a certain distance from a vertical mounting surface. Each extender bar is manufactured entirely from aluminum to minimize weight and is supplied with two sets of bolts, spring washers and standard washers to secure the fixture swivel mount base (see note below).

  • Page 15: Fitting A Pendant Mount Set

    Fitting a pendant mount set IMPORTANT: The pendant mount requires a solid, weight-bearing horizontal mounting surface. You also need to source mounting hardware appropriate to the mounting surface, rated to safely hold the weight of the total fixture plus safety factor. If the power/control cord will be fed up through the pole, a hole will also need to be made through the mounting surface to accommodate the cord.
  • Page 16 4 Attach the new pendant yoke to the Unity fixture body: • Place the new pendant yoke over the Unity fixture body and gently pull the arms of the yoke out a little so that the pivot cups can correctly mesh with the corresponding pivots of the fixture.
  • Page 17 6 Attach the pendant assembly (the NPS pipe, pendant yoke and Unity fixture) to the top bracket. • With assistance from a co-worker, lift up the pendant assembly to the top bracket. • Carefully engage the screw thread of the NPS pipe with the top bracket and rotate the pendant assembly clockwise to fully engage the thread.

  • Page 18: Fitting An Aircraft Cable Mount Set

    Fitting an aircraft cable mount set IMPORTANT: The aircraft cable mount requires a solid, weight-bearing horizontal mounting surface. You also need to source mounting hardware appropriate to the mounting surface, rated to safely hold the weight of the total fixture plus safety factor. If the power/control cord will be fed up through the top bracket, a hole will also need to be made through the mounting surface to accommodate the cord.
  • Page 19 4 Attach the top bracket securely to the ceiling: • Use two fixings (appropriate for the weight of the Unity fixture and the mounting surface) to securely attach the top bracket. • Note: If the power cord is to be fed up through the top bracket, first drill a hole in the mounting surface that will align with the cord hole within the top bracket.
  • Page 20 6 Complete the installation: • Feed the power/control cord up through the rectangular hole in the cover plate, through the cord hole in the top bracket and into the ceiling space. • Raise up the cover plate and align it with the two small holes in the underside of the top bracket.

  • Page 21: Fitting A Snoot

    Fitting a snoot Snoots help to reduce or eliminate light spill into unwanted areas. The full and half snoots available from Acclaim Lighting are attached to the Unity fixture in the same way. Tip: Adding a snoot is made easier when the fixture’s front face is pointing vertically upwards.

  • Page 22: Changing A Spread Lens

    Changing a spread lens Spread lenses are fitted to order before delivery, however, occasionally it may be necessary to change the fitted lens. It is possible to use both a spread lens and a snoot. Fit the lens first and then add the snoot.

  • Page 23: Power Cabling

    Power cabling The supplied combined power and control cord (roughly 9 feet, 2.7m in length and with bare wire tails) attaches to the rear of the fixture via an IP66-rated composite connector. If you need to connect Unity to an Outdoor Link System configuration, use an optional OLS Link Cable (see pages 7 and 25) in place of the included bare wire feed cable.

  • Page 24: Wired Dmx Control

    Wired DMX control When connecting multiple fixtures (not using the Outdoor Linking System) connect the DMX output of the controlling device to the input wires of the first fixture and feed the output of that fixture to the next. The final fixture in the line should have a 120Ω terminating resistor connected between its DMX + (red/white) and DMX –...

  • Page 25: Input Wiring Protection (Ajbox1)

    Ensure that appropriate care is taken to protect See page 24 the junction where the mains and control inputs for details about are joined to the feed cable. The Acclaim Lighting preparing cables for use within the AJBOX1 is an IP66-rated junction box which provides separated AC power and DMX control AJBOX1.
  • Page 26 AJBOX1 FEED Cable prep The AJBOX1 is quite compact considering the number of connections required within it. For best results we recommend that you prepare all cables in the manner shown here in order to provide just enough flexibility without filling the box with excess cable. IMPORTANT: Ensure that the AC Earth and DMX Ground are tied...

  • Page 27: Cabling With Ols

    Cabling with OLS Unity fixtures are directly compatible with the Outdoor Link System. OLS greatly simplifies the task of distributing power and control to multiple fixtures. OLS is a collection of feed and link cables (of various lengths) plus two styles of junction and a terminator, all utilizing IP67-rated connectors together with robust all-weather construction.
  • Page 28 Typical OLS configuration Power In DMX In AJBOX1 (see page 23) OLSF#-V2 Feed cable 1’ to 50’ OLSL#-V2 (0.3 to 15.2m) Link cable 1’ to 10’ max. (0.3 to 3m max.) OLST2-# T-junction OLSL#-V2 Link cable 1’ to 50’ (0.3 to 15.2m) OLSL#-V2 Link cable 1’...

  • Page 29: Wireless Dmx Control

    Wireless DMX control The embedded Aria™ wireless system allows you to control any number of Unity fixtures that are within range of an Aria transmitter set to use the same wireless channel: Notes: Optional Aria The wireless DMX channel is transmitter totally independent of the DMX address.

  • Page 30: Configuration

    Configuration Removing the display cover The user display and control buttons are protected behind a removable cover on the rear panel of the Unity fixture. To remove the display cover • Use a 1/8” (3mm) Allen (hex) wrench to remove the two bolts holding the M E N display cover.

  • Page 31: Entering The Menu

    Entering the menu Unity H1 Press and hold the MENU button for roughly 7 seconds until the Main Menu entry is shown, then use the buttons to navigate the menu, as described below. The menu will automatically exit roughly six seconds after the last button press.
  • Page 32 Main menu items DMX Address Sets the DMX start address for this fixture. Depending on the channel mode, either five or seven DMX channels are required. See page 31. Channel Mode Determines whether 5, 7 (default), 10 or 13 DMX channels are required to control the fixture.

  • Page 33: Setting The Dmx Address

    Setting the DMX address When external control (wired or wireless) is used, the DMX start address of the fixture needs to match the start address being used by the controlling device. Unity uses either 5, 7, 10 or 13 DMX channels (depending on the chosen channel mode - see page 32), beginning with the one chosen here.

  • Page 34: Selecting The Channel Mode

    Selecting the channel mode Unity fixtures provide four different channel modes to determine how received DMX input values are mapped to the various emitter colors. Two of the channel modes use 8-bit color mixing, where the level for each color (between 0 and 100%), is determined in 255 steps.
  • Page 35 13 Channel (16-bit) mode Allows you to control the five emitter colors individually, using two DMX channels per color (to achieve a 16-bit value). For each color (and the intensity control), the first channel is the coarse value and the second provides the fine value. Use channels 12 and 13 to control the overall output intensity.

  • Page 36: Determining Solo Behavior

    Determining solo behavior You can choose how the fixture should behave when it is running solo, either because an external control input is not being used at all or because a connection has been temporarily lost. There are three solo behavior choices: •...

  • Page 37: Using The Automation Features (Photocell)

    Using the automation features (Photocell) The fixture includes two related features which allow you to automate standalone operation: • The built-in photocell can trigger a pre-mixed color/white output when the ambient light conditions fall below a pre-determined level. • The auto shutoff timer determines how long the fixture should remain outputting after it has been triggered by the photocell.

  • Page 38: Adjusting The Gamma Setting

    Adjusting the gamma setting Like most light sources, the manner 100% in which LED emitters operate means Gamma = 2.8 Gamma = 2.6 they exhibit a non-linear response. Gamma = 2.4 This means that to achieve changes in Gamma = 2.2 output levels which look proportional Gamma = 2.0 and correct to the eye (particularly on...

  • Page 39: Changing The Display Settings

    Changing the display settings This option contains four settings related directly to the user display: • Invert - allows you to invert the text on the user display so that it reads correctly when the fixture is mounted upside-down. • Display Warning - when set to On, a warning will appear on the display if the internal temperature becomes too high, either due to the external environment or an internal issue.

  • Page 40: Running A System Test

    Setting a white balance White balance is a legacy feature from Acclaim Lighting Dyna Drum fixtures which allows you to ‘bias’ particular colors so that when the R, G, B, A and L channels are all brought up, your pre-programmed bias will achieve a desired shade of white.

  • Page 41: Configuring Aria Wireless Dmx

    Each Unity fixture includes an internal Aria™ wireless DMX receiver unit to allow it to be remotely controlled by an Acclaim Lighting Aria transmitter. Fifteen radio channels are available to choose from, allowing you to avoid potential interference sources, such as WiFi access points, and set up parallel wireless links between different sets of Aria units.

  • Page 42: Unity Configuration Via Rdm

    Unity configuration via RDM The use of RDM (Remote Device Management) with the Unity series allows the following tasks to be completed remotely without having to visit each fixture: • Configure the DMX address - see below, • Set the channel mode - see page 41, Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available;...
  • Page 43 Setting the channel mode via RDM For general information about the channel modes, see page 32. To set the channel mode using the XMT-500 1 Connect the XMT-500 to the DMX input line of the Unity installation. 2 On the XMT-500 main menu, highlight the RDM app and press - the XMT-500 will search for RDM devices and after a short while it will display a list of all located fixtures:...
  • Page 44 Testing emitter output via RDM After you have addressed each Unity fixture we recommend that you also test each one. This can be achieved either using the System Test option within the internal menu (see page 38) or using your RDM (Remote Device Management) tool. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available;...

  • Page 45: Further Information

    Further information Troubleshooting No light output is visible when expected • Check that there is no damage to the power input cord and that power is correctly applied to the fixture. • When the 7 or 13 channel modes are being used, ensure that the intensity control channel(s) (7 or 12 and 13) are above zero.

  • Page 46: Correlated Color Temperature Selection

    Correlated color temperature selection This chart lists the DMX values which must be presented in order to achieve an output with a particular correlated color temperature (CCT) of white. In 7 Channel (8-bit) mode [7CH-8BIT], CCT is determined by the value presented at channel 6; in 13 Channel (16- bit) mode [13CH-16BIT], CCT is determined by the value presented at channel 11.

  • Page 47: Optimizing Signal Strength Via Channel Selection

    Optimizing signal strength via channel selection Aria™ wireless transceivers use radio frequencies contained within the Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) band, which runs between 2.4GHz and 2.5GHz. As one of the few license-free radio bands agreed upon in most countries, many other devices also use this band, most notably WiFi.

  • Page 48: Choosing The Right Location

    Choosing the right location Your choice of installation locations for your Aria transmitter(s) and Unity fixture(s) can have a significant effect on their range and speed of communication. • Avoid installing either the Aria transmitter or the Unity fixtures(s) near to metallic objects.

  • Page 49: Specifications

    Specifications Colors Spectrum Five technology: Red, Green, Blue, Amber and Lime Color temperatures of white selectable from 1800K to 8000K Beam angle options 10° native, other beam angles via optional spread lenses: 10° x 60°, 20° x 20°, 30° x 30°, 30° x 60°, 40° x 40°, 50°...

  • Page 50: Dimensions

    Dimensions Unity S1 Ø5.87" (149mm) 4.53" 10.04" (255mm) (115mm) 10.31" 8.86" (225mm) (262mm) 1.1" 0.35" (9mm) (28mm) 1.1" (28mm) 0.49 x 0.81" Ø0.49" (12.5 x 20.5mm) (12.5mm) www.acclaimlighting.com...

  • Page 51: Unity H1

    Dimensions Unity H1 Ø8.19" (208mm) 16.18" (411mm) 12.28" (312mm) 6.2" (158mm) 11.3" 12.24" (287mm) (311mm) 0.35" 1.06" (9mm) (27mm) 1.1" (28mm) 0.51 x 0.98" Ø0.47" (13 x 25mm) (12mm) www.acclaimlighting.com...
  • Page 52 Dimensions (continued) Aircraft cable Pendant mount mount set Note: Dimensions shown with Unity H1 Top bracket (both mount types) Ø4.84" (123mm) 2.95" (75mm) 0.39 x 0.87" (10 x 22mm) 3.46" (88mm) www.acclaimlighting.com...
  • Page 53 Dimensions (continued) Extender arms Ø7.9" (200mm) Ø0.43" (11mm) 4.17" (106mm) 12" / 24” / 36" 6.2" (305 / 610 / 908mm) (158mm) Note: Dimensions shown with Unity H1 Snoots 18.23" (463mm) 11.3" (287mm) Half snoot Full snoot www.acclaimlighting.com...
  • Page 54 Dimensions (continued) Link cable 1' / 5' / 10' / 25' / 50' (30cm / 1.5m / 3m / 7.6m / 15.2m) Ø2.64" (67mm) Ø0.6" (Ø15.2mm) Ø1.26" (Ø32mm) Link cable 1' / 5' / 10' / 25' / 50' 2.54" (64.5mm) (30cm / 1.5m / 3m / 7.6m / 15.2m) 2.64"...
  • Page 55 T-Junction 5.24" (133mm) 3.27" (83mm) Ø0.31" (Ø8mm) 1.89" (48mm) 1.18" (30mm) Y-Junction 4.72" (120mm) 2.36" (60mm) 4.04" (102.5mm) 1.89" (48mm) 1.16" (29.5mm) www.acclaimlighting.com...
  • Page 56 AJBOX1 5.51" (140mm) Ø0.2" (Ø5mm) 4.72" (120mm) www.acclaimlighting.com...

  • Page 57: Fcc Approval

    FCC approval This device complies with Part 18 of the FCC Rules. Acclaim Lighting LLC 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90040 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits Model Number: SNS2019 for a Consumer ISM equipment,...

  • Page 58: Limited Product Warranty

    No accessories should be shipped with the product. If any accessories are shipped with the product, Acclaim Lighting shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories, nor for the safe return there of. Acclaim reserves the right to replace the item with same or similar product at its discretion.
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