Core Lighting ColourPoint MK2 User Manual page 15

Additional Settings
A number of additional settings may be accessed within the menu system:
Power Mode
Under the "CHANGE Settings" menu ColourPoint has two power modes that can be selected:
Power LongLife 50% Power
Power Normal Full Power
The "Normal" option provides maximum light output at the cost of reduced battery life.
"LongLife" reduces the LED output by 50%, therefore enables 2 x running period for ALL FUNCTIONS, whether stand‐
alone or DMX.
To change the power mode press the
the key . Use the and
Use the and keys to toggle between "Norm" and "LongLife" then press to save changes. This setting
affects all Static, Cust Colr and DMX modes so that the battery life of each unit can be individually set, irrespective of
what's controlling it.
Brightness Control
Under the "CHANGE Settings" menu ColourPoint has a separate brightness control that can control the output of
the unit in stand‐alone mode:
The value may be changed from 0 to 100% in five steps:
0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%.
Press the key and use the
Use the keys to select "BRIGHTNS CONTROL" and press to select.
and
Use the and keys to toggle between "0%" and "100%" then press to save changes. This setting adjusts
Static and Cust Col modes only.
DMX mode remains unchanged as the unit remains under external control.
PWM Frequency Control
For HD TV work ColourPoint is equipped with an option to adjust the PWM frequency of the LEDs to prevent
'beating' with the TV scan frequency.
To enable soft dimming press
Then use the keys to select "PWM Freq" and press to select from value 488Hz to 3.9kHz.
and
Press to save changes and the screen will revert to showing the 'Function' mode.
Beware that when using the higher frequencies the resolution of the colour intensity steps is reduced,
so the effect of colour changing can become less smooth and more 'steppy'.
Keypad Lock
The keypad may be locked to prevent tampering or inadvertent adjustment of the unit.
To Lock: Hold down the
To Unlock: First switch OFF the unit. Hold down the
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key and use the
keys to select "POWER MODE" and press to select.
keys to select "CHANGE Settings" then press . to accept.
and
and use the and
key whilst switching ON the unit to Lock.
and keys to select "CHANGE Settings" then press
keys to select "CHANGE Settings" then press to select.
key whilst switching ON the unit to Unlock.
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