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  • Page 1 LIGHTDROP™ User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 ONTENTS Package Contents..............................3 Safety and Handling ............................. 3 Bracket................................4 Mounting options ............................4 Battery................................5 Charging ................................ 5 AC Wiring ............................... 5 Diffusors ................................6 Specification ................................7 Troubleshooting ..............................
  • Page 3 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 This instruction manual is part of the device and persons operating the device must have ac- cess to it at any time. Safety precautions mentioned in the instruction manual have to be observed.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    LEDs with a magnifying glass or any other optical instrument that may concentrate the light output. Use only Astera approved accessories to diffuse or modify the light beam. The exterior surfaces of the light can become hot, up to 70°C (158°F) during normal operation.

  • Page 5: Bracket

    3.1 B RACKET The AX3 Lightdrop™ is fitted with a multi-purpose bracket. This is beneficial for use as an up- light but also for mounting it to a Manfrotto Super Clamp. The main thread of the bracket is a 3/8” for which you can use for example a standard Manfrotto 037 stud.

  • Page 6: Battery

    Depleted batteries must be recharged immediately, otherwise their performance will suffer. ATTENTION: The battery may be only replaced with an original Astera replacement battery. 3.3.1 STANDBY By using the AsteraApp™, the light can be set to a special standby mode (chapter 0).

  • Page 7: Diffusors

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 3.6 D IFFUSORS The diffusors can be seen below: Flood Diffusor This diffusor sheet will produce a beam angle of 30°. Wide-Angle Diffusor This diffusor sheet will produce a beam angle of 120°.

  • Page 8: Specification

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 PECIFICATION power: Illuminants: 1 x 15W RGBW Cree LED Luminous Flux*: 390lm Emittance*: 1200lx (at 2m; White 4000K) Beam Angle: 13° Input Voltage: 90-264V 47-63Hz / 5V 2.5A Battery Runtime:...

  • Page 9: Operation

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 PERATION 6.1 A RGB C STERA OLOR PACE The lights work with a specially optimized RGB color space, the AsteraRGB color space. It is designed to eliminate the need to control each color individually to display a certain color.

  • Page 10: Ways To Control

    LumenRadio CRMX transmitters as well as W-DMX™ G2, G3, G4 and G4S transmitters (G4 and G4S in 2.4 GHz mode only). You can also use an Astera ART3 Wireless DMX Transmitter to send DMX in the UHF frequency band, although CRMX is the recommended method.

  • Page 11: Control By The Asteraapp

    Then press the button on your transmitter. After 10 seconds the light should be paired and show the appropriate status screen (chapter 0). If you prefer to use an Astera ART3 wireless transmitter, set INPUT SELECT to Astera wireless DMX and refer to the ART3’s user manual for details.

  • Page 12: Button

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 6.6 B UTTON The light has two buttons. They are wired in parallel, so either of them can be used at the user’s preference. Press Button Function Press the button shortly show the status display.
  • Page 13 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 6.7.3 Battery Status Battery Status Charging Page | 12...

  • Page 14: Blue Mode / Show Static Color

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 6.8 B TATIC OLOR In blue mode, the light shows a rapid blue blinking. This mode is used to:  Pair the light with an AsteraApp™  Switch it to display a static color without the use of any remote control To pair the light, make sure it is in blue mode (see chapter 6.6), then press the “Pair with...

  • Page 15: Using The Light With The Asteraapp

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 ™ SING THE IGHT WITH THE STERA The button only allows a basic operation of the light. To gain full control over all features, the AsteraApp™ should be used. The AsteraApp™ is an efficient way to quickly create a customized light show. It can group several lights together, address individual lights or groups of lights, and send complex effects with a user defined color palette to all lights in range.

  • Page 16: Powerful Light Control

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.2 P OWERFUL IGHT ONTROL Your light has a built in standalone engine. It can display static colors or replay a number of predefined effect patterns with a customizable color palette.

  • Page 17: Create A Set

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.4 C REATE A Before the more powerful effects can be reviewed, it is recommended to create a Flow-Set first. Each light can be assigned to one set. Two types of sets are available: 7.4.1...

  • Page 18: Targeting Lights

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.4.2 FLOW SET By using a Flow-Set, lights can also be controlled together. But additionally, they are assigned to positions inside the Flow-Set and so form a virtual light with several pixels. All effects, like a running light, are stretched over this vir- tual light.

  • Page 19: Changing The Effect

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.6 C HANGING FFECT On the AsteraApp™ main Set “Crossfade” to 0% and The effect can be changed screen, press “Wedding” (1), “Speed” to around 2 sec- by sliding the effect picker then enter the editor (2).

  • Page 20: List Of Effects

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.7 L IST OF FFECTS The effects patterns are pre-defined and cannot be modified by the user. They are pre- programmed inside of each light. Still they can be parameterized. These are available: A static color is displayed.

  • Page 21: Chaser Effects In Deep

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.8 C HASER FFECTS IN To display chaser effects it is recommended to setup a Flow-Set with a multiple of four posi- tions. This way they will be shown best. Those four positions could then be arranged in the corners of a dance floor for example.

  • Page 22: The Main Screen

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.9 T CREEN Here each program is represented by a tile. Those tiles can be edited and freely positioned. Several pages of tiles are available. To move or delete a tile, While adding a tile, either a press the pen icon (2).

  • Page 23: Brightness

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.10 B RIGHTNESS Additionally to each programs brightness slider mentioned in chapter 7.6, a master brightness control is available. As soon as more than one Set is created Otherwise, only one slider is available. It...

  • Page 24: Theft Alarm

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.12 T HEFT LARM Your light is equipped with a theft alarm. A motion sensor in the light detects when it is moved/taken away and a small siren will sound to deter potential thieves.

  • Page 25: Anti-Flicker

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.13 A LICKER The PWM refresh rate of this light is 599.4 Hz by default. This frequency can be freely adjusted between 200 Hz and 1205 Hz to fit different camera’s frame rates.

  • Page 26: Enter And Leave Standby

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.14 E NTER AND EAVE TANDBY The standby is intended to be used between setup and event (see chapter 3.3.1). After setup is completed, all lights may be switched to standby mode and woken up later when the event starts.

  • Page 27: Dmx Settings

    Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15 DMX S ETTINGS To efficiently use the light with DMX, some settings can be adjusted by the AsteraApp™. Press the “DMX Configura- Adjust all settings to your Your lights will start to flicker.
  • Page 28 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15.3 Input Select The light accepts several input sources. By default, it is set to AUTO. In this mode, it listens to all sources, and the first source that becomes active is latched. Once a source is latched, the light will not listen to any other source anymore.
  • Page 29 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15.4 Strobe and Table A number of DMX tables are available, see chapter 7.15.5 for details. For each of the tables, the strobe channel can be enabled or disabled. 7.15.5 DMX Tables Each of the tables can optionally contain a strobe channel.
  • Page 30 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15.5.4 RGB CCT DIM IND S CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION 0..255 0..255 GREEN 0..255 BLUE COLOR TEMPERATURE (CCT) 0..4 no effect 4..255 display color temperature; CCT overwrites the RGB setting Formular: CCT = 2000 + 20*DMX-Value Example: 50 ->...
  • Page 31 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15.5.8 Effect Modes There are two effect modes available. They offer a comprehensive control of the built in standalone engine. Settings that can otherwise only be changed on the LCD menu or by the AsteraApp™...
  • Page 32 Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX3 Lightdrop™ 2015-05-07 7.15.6 DMX Channel Assignment The current channel assignment can be always reviewed in the lower part of the screen. It is automatically calculated based on the setting of Table and Strobe.

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