Acclaim Lighting Dyna Accent Mini User manual

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User guide

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ......................................................2
Welcome 2
Safety 2
Supplied items 3
Optional extras 3
INSTALLATION.........................................................4
Tilt adjustment 4
Tilt range 5
Fitting a ground spike 6
Fitting a base plate 8
Fitting a spread lens 9
Fitting a snoot 10
Power and control wiring 11
Wireless control 13
OPERATION ........................................................... 14
Making a temporary control link with the XMT-350 14
Addressing fixtures 15
DMX channels 15
Configuring the Aria wireless DMX receiver 16
Testing emitter output 17
FURTHER INFORMATION ......................................18
Troubleshooting 18
Optimizing signal strength via channel selection 19
Specifications 20
Dimensions 21
Limited product warranty 23

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INTRODUCTION
WELCOME
Welcome to the Dyna Accent Mini range from Acclaim Lighting. These compact rugged
LED-powered fixtures are designed to replace traditional external spot/flood lights while
using a fraction of the power. Featuring a die-cast aluminum body throughout with full IP66
environmental rating, these fixtures are built to last. A choice of standard gray, black or white
finishes plus special-order custom colors are available.
The Dyna Accent Mini range consists of two main variants:
•Fixed white - 2700K, 3000K, 3500K or 4000K emitters, or
•RGBW - Red, green, blue and warm white (3000K) LED emitters.
External control using the industry standard DMX-512A is supported via either cable or the
in-built Aria™ wireless receiver. The industry standard RDM (Remote Device Management)
format is used for configuration. Dyna Accent Mini can be mounted in a variety of ways
using optional mounting kits.
The internal auto-sensing power supply can accept mains inputs between 100 to 240VAC at
50 or 60Hz. Total power consumption is just 13W.
Optional spread lenses and snoots are available.
SAFETY
•When fixtures are mounted off-ground, ensure that they are securely fitted to an
appropriate mounting surface.
•Ensure that the power input is supplied from a correctly fused, earthed and
environmentally protected location.

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SUPPLIED ITEMS
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Dyna Accent Mini
With integral front hood and 5 foot (1.5m)
power/control tails.
Spread lens
20O, 40O, 60Oand 10Ox 60O
available
1.5” (40mm) Snoot
Base plates
2 versions available, for use
either with 4” electrical boxes, or
for direct surface mounting
Ground
spike
(with
threaded
joiner)

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INSTALLATION
TILT ADJUSTMENT
The Dyna Accent Mini fixture uses two bolts to adjust and lock off its tilt angle. A 3/16”
(5mm) Allen wrench (hex key) is required for adjusting the tilt angle.
3/16”(5mm)
Allen wrench
(not supplied)
Tilt adjustment bolt
The tilt angle of the Dyna Accent Mini head is adjustable through a range of nearly 180
degrees. See next page.

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TILT RANGE
The head of the Dyna Accent Mini can be rotated through almost 180 degrees, although the
downward tilt limit is restricted slightly when used with either of the base plate options.
Note: If the cable is to be run externally to the pillar, for instance when using a ground spike, take
care to guard against cable pinching. See “To remove the cable from the pillar” on page 6.

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FITTING A GROUND SPIKE
The optional ground spike kit provides extra flexibility for landscape illumination projects.
When the Dyna Accent Mini is used with the ground spike, the cable must first be removed
from within the pillar.
TO REMOVE THE CABLE FROM THE PILLAR
Note: This procedure must be carried out before any power or
control connections are made.
1 Use a 3/16” (5mm) Allen wrench (hex key) to remove the two
bolts which secure the fixture body to the pillar.
2 Slide the pillar down the cable and detach it completely:
4 With the cable arranged to the appropriate side of the
pillar, align the yoke with the fixture’s mounting holes
and re-insert the two bolts removed earlier.
3 Before re-attaching the pillar, consider how the Dyna Accent
Mini will be tilted once it is installed. To avoid any pinching
of the cable by the yoke (located at the top of the pillar),
arrange the cable to exit either from the front or from the
rear of the pillar:
If the fixture will be tilted up,
arrange the cable so that it exits
at the front of the pillar.
If the fixture will be tilted down,
arrange the cable so that it exits
at the rear of the pillar.
Pillar
Note: The pillar has a standard internal 1/2” NPS pipe thread.

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TO FIT THE GROUND SPIKE
Note: This procedure can be carried out in any order (apart from step 1), however, if you attach
the fixture to the spike once it is in the ground, the actions of attachment could loosen the
spike’s grounding, particularly in soft soil. However, in hard soils it may be necessary to first drive
the spike into the ground using a mallet and a suitable piece of wood as a drift (to protect the
top of the spike).
1 Remove the cable from within the pillar, as discussed on the
previous page.
2 Screw the threaded Joiner into the base of the fixture’s pillar and
tighten using a 15/16”(24mm) wrench:
3 Screw the small thread of the joiner
into the top of the ground spike and
use the same wrench to tighten it
in place.
4 Push the spike into the ground. If
necessary, use a piece of wood, each
side of the joiner, to apply suitable
downward pressure directly to the
top surface of the spike. Do not
push down hard on the fixture itself.
Threaded
joiner
Ground spike

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FITTING A BASE PLATE
Two types of base plate are available, both have an outside diameter of 4.45”(113mm); one
is solid, for direct surface mounting, while the other is hollow for use on standard 4” round
electrical outlet boxes. Both base plate types are attached to the Dyna Accent Mini fixture
in the same way. See “Dimensions” on page 22. Note: The pillar has a standard internal 1/2”
NPS pipe thread.
TO FIT A BASE PLATE
1 First determine whether the cable will run down through the pillar and through the base
plate, or will run externally. If the cable is to run externally, see“To remove the cable from
the pillar” on page 6.
2 If the cable is run down inside the pillar, thread the cable through the center hole of the
plate and also through the large Lock nut.
3 Bring the lock nut up through the center hole of the base plate and insert it into the
internal thread of the pillar. Tighten using a 1” (26mm) wrench.
Pillar
Base plate
Lock nut
4 Secure the base plate to the surface/electrical outlet box using four suitable screws or
bolts (preferably with countersunk heads).

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FITTING A SPREAD LENS
The standard beam angle options are 7 or 12 degrees. These can be adjusted by inserting an
appropriate spread lens (20O, 40O, 60Oor 10Ox 60O) into the inside of the front panel.
TO FIT A SPREAD LENS
Notes: This operation is best achieved with the Dyna Accent Mini front face lying horizontally.
Install spread lenses only in dry conditions to avoid any build up of condensation.
1 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws which secure the front hood to the
main body of the fixture.
2 Remove the protective films from both sides of the spread lens. Ensure that the black
rubber gasket is correctly in place around the circumference of the spread lens.
3 Place the spread lens into the recess in front face of the fixture and ensure the Notch on
one side of the lens’rubber gasket faces away from the emitter and also aligns with the
fixture’s Drainage recess. Note: When correctly placed, the matt side of the lens will face the
emitter.
4 Place the front hood over the spread lens and the fixture’s front face, ensuring that the Drain
hole of the front hood aligns with the Notch in the lens gasket and the Drainage Recess of
the fixture.
5 Reintroduce the four screws and tighten sufficiently.
Front hood
Drain hole
Notch
Drainage recess
Note: 10Ox 60Ospread
lenses produce an
elongated beam shape
which you may need to
rotate within the rubber
gasket to achieve the
required focus.

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FITTING A SNOOT
For installations where any light spill from the Dyna Accent Mini must be eradicated from a
nearby surface, the optional 1.5”(40mm) snoot is recommended.
Note: If required, a spread lens can be fitted together with the snoot, see page 9.
TO FIT A SNOOT
Note: This operation is best achieved with the Dyna Accent Mini front face lying horizontal.
1 Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws which secure the front hood to the
main body of the fixture.
2 Place the snoot onto the front face of the fixture and ensure the snoot’s Drain hole aligns
with the fixture’s Drainage recess.
3 Reintroduce the four screws and tighten sufficiently.
Snoot
Drain hole
Drainage recess

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POWER AND CONTROL WIRING
The combined power and control cord (roughly five feet, 1.5m in length) enters the casing
via a water-tight gland on the underside of the fixture. The cord is supplied with a bare tail.
POWER
The power requirements are as follows:
•Voltage: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
•Power: 13W steady state
The power cord color designations are as follows:
IN-RUSH CURRENT
Although LED fixtures are low power devices compared to their incandescent equivalents,
their power supplies exhibit a trait known as ‘in-rush current’ when they are first powered
on. This is caused by the various components within the switching power supplies topping
themselves up with power. The in-rush current period lasts only milliseconds and does not
cause any effect when a handful of units are powered on at the exact same time. However,
if many fixtures are linked to the same power input, they will momentarily pull a current that
may greatly exceed their normal operating level. This may affect over-current trips when
power is applied. For this reason it is advisable to limit the number of fixtures on any one
power input.
Brown [Live]
Green/Yellow [Earth]
Gloss Black [Neutral]
Matt Black [DMX Ground]
Gray [IN DMX –]
Red [IN DMX +]
Green [OUT DMX –]
White [
OUT DMX +]

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WIRED CONTROL
When connecting multiple fixtures, connect the DMX control input lines to 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 the DMX + and DMX – lines:
TIPS FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL DMX CONTROL
•Do not exceed a total cable length of 3,900 ft (1200m) without buffering.
•Do not exceed a total of 32 fixtures on a single line without buffering.
•Use only connection cables with a characteristic impedance of 120Ω, preferably where
the DMX + and DMX – data lines are twisted around each other and the ground link exists
as a coaxial screen surrounding the inner cores.
•Connect a 120Ω terminating resistor between the DMX + and DMX – output connections
of the final fixture.
•Do not introduce a passive Y-split into the control cabling. If it is necessary to split the
control link in order feed fixtures located in different directions, use a powered DMX
splitter/buffer.
•Ensure that the DMX + and DMX – connections do not become crossed at any point.
Red Red Red
DMX +
DMX –
Ground
Gray Gray Gray Black Black Black Green Green Green White White White
120Ω
Dyna Accent Mini
1
Dyna Accent Mini
2
Dyna Accent Mini
32

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WIRELESS CONTROL
The embedded Aria™ wireless system allows you to control any number of Dyna Accent
Mini fixtures that are within range of an Aria transmitter set to use the same wireless address:
Wireless Addr: 2
DMX Addr: 100
DMX Addr: 104
Non-Aria equipped fixtures (e.g. Dyna Flood DMX)
DMX Addr: 108
DMX IN
Tx
Wireless Addr: 2
DMX Addr: 100
Wireless Addr: 2
DMX Addr: 104
Wireless Addr: 2
DMX Addr: 108
DMX IN
Tx
USING A DYNA ACCENT MINI AS A WIRELESS HUB
When a Dyna Accent Mini fixture receives a wireless input (and it has no wired DMX input), it
will automatically output the full received DMX universe on its output wires. This means that
you can wire through and control up to 32 non-Aria DMX fixtures (such as Dyna Flood DMX),
or more, if an active repeater is used.
Notes:
The wireless address is totally
independent of the DMX address.
To aid clarity, the necessary power
cables for each fixture are not
shown in these diagrams.
See “Configuring the Aria wireless DMX
receiver” on page 16 for details about
configuring the wireless address.
Optional Aria
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OPERATION
Dyna Accent Mini fixtures have no external controls and instead rely on RDM (Remote
Device Management) for all configuration via the DMX interface. This allows multiple
devices to be configured either before or after installation.
The main items that can be configured on each fixture (via RDM) are:
•DMX address (see page 15)
•Aria™ wireless receiver (see page 16)
Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we recommend the Acclaim Lighting XMT-
350 for this task.
MAKING A TEMPORARY CONTROL LINK WITH THE XMT-350
Each Acclaim lighting XMT-350 DMX/RDM tool is supplied with a 5-pin male XLR lead that
can be used to make a temporary control input link with the Dyna Accent Mini feed-in
cable. Use a 3-pin terminal block, wire nuts, conn blocks or Wago® connectors to temporarily
join the two cables:
Gray Gray
Red Red
Black Black
DMX + (Hot)
DMX–(Cold)
Ground
Dyna Accent
Mini feed-in
cable
Male XLR
lead from
XMT-350
Power in

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ADDRESSING FIXTURES
TO ADDRESS FIXTURES USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350
1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in
a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration (see page 12).
2 Power on the fixture(s) and the XMT-350.
3 On the XMT-350, press the MODE button, then use the arrow buttons to highlight the RDM
function and press the button to select. The XMT-350 will search for RDM devices and
after a short while the XMT-350 will display a list of all located fixtures:
ACTUAL ADDRESS:
PATCH TO ADDRESS:
OK CANCEL
001
001
DYNA ACCENT MINI
(001)
MAIN
DYNA ACCENT MINI
DYNA ACCENT MINI
DYNA ACCENT MINI
005
009
012
PATCH OPTIONS 004/004
RESTARTPATCHING
MAIN
DYNA ACCENT MINI
DYNA ACCENT MINI
DYNA ACCENT MINI
005
009
012
PATCH OPTIONS 004/004
DYNA ACCENT MINI
001
The fixture that is highlighted within the list should begin flashing its emitter to identify
itself.
4 On the XMT-350, press the right arrow button to change to the PATCH tab:
5 If necessary, use the up/down buttons to choose an alternative fixture.
6 Press the button to set the address for the currently highlighted fixture:
7 Use the up/down buttons to set the required DMX address and then press the button
to store it within the fixture.
8 The highlight will automatically move to the next fixture so that you can address it.
Repeat steps 5 to 7 until all fixtures are addressed.
Note: DMX addresses shown in brackets, e.g.
(001), have been temporarily assigned by the
XMT-350, but are not yet stored within the
fixture(s).
DMX CHANNELS
The number of DMX channels required per fixture depends on the model:
•Fixed white models 1 DMX channel
•RGBW models 4 DMX channels

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CONFIGURING THE ARIA WIRELESS DMX RECEIVER
Each Dyna Accent Mini fixture includes an internal Aria™ wireless
DMX receiver unit to allow it to be remotely controlled by an
Acclaim Lighting Aria transmitter. Fifteen radio addresses (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. Dyna Accent Mini
fixtures are shipped with the wireless system enabled (this does not prevent direct control
via the cable) and the radio channel set to 0 as standard. For more details about choosing
the most suitable radio channel, see page 19.
Using an RDM (Remote Device Management) tool, you can quickly change between the
various DMX personality modes. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we
recommend the Acclaim Lighting XMT-350 for this task.
TO CONFIGURE WIRELESS DMX USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350
1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in
a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration.
2 Power on the fixture(s) and the XMT-350.
3 On the XMT-350, press the MODE button, then use the arrow buttons to highlight the
RDM function and press the button to select. The XMT-350 will search for RDM devices
and after a short while the XMT-350 will display a list of all located fixtures. The fixture that
is highlighted within the list should begin flashing its emitters to identify itself.
4 If necessary, use the up/down buttons to highlight an alternative fixture.
5 Press the button to view details for the chosen fixture and then use the down button
to highlight the MODEL entry:
6 Press the button to view the options:
Within this menu, you can change the radio address and also enable/disable the wireless
receiver circuit.
7 To change the radio address: Use the up/down buttons to highlight the WIRELESS ADDR
option and press the button. Use the up/down buttons to select the required address
(between 0 and 14) and press the button. For more details about choosing the most
suitable radio address, see page 19.
8 Press the button to return to the previous screen.
DYNA ACCENT MINI
MODEL: DYNA ACCENT MINI
MAN:
DMX STARTADDRESS:
DMX SLOTS:
ACCLAIM LIGHTING
001
4
LABEL: DYNA ACCENT MINI
DMX PERSONALITY:MODE1: 4CH-...
DYNA ACCENT MINI
0
WIRELESS ON/OFF ON
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TESTING EMITTER OUTPUT
After you have addressed each Dyna Accent Mini fixture we recommend that you also
test each one prior to installation. This can be achieved with your RDM (Remote Device
Management) tool. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we recommend the
Acclaim Lighting XMT-350 for this task.
TO TEST EMITTER OUTPUT USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350
1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in
a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration.
2 Power on the fixture(s) and the XMT-350.
3 On the XMT-350, press the MODE button, then use the arrow buttons to highlight the
SEND function and press the button to select.
4 Use the arrow buttons to determine the DMX output:
•Use the left and right buttons to choose the DMX address,
•Use the up and down buttons to increase/decrease the level at the chosen address.
Note: If you wish to send DMX values to all addresses simultaneously (rather than cycling
through them individually), when the XMT-350 is showing address 001, press the left button
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FURTHER INFORMATION
TROUBLESHOOTING
NO LIGHT OUTPUT IS VISIBLE WHEN EXPECTED.
•Check that power is correctly applied to the fixture and that there is no damage to the
power input cord.
•Use an RDM tool to perform an emitter test.
•Check that the DMX address set within the fixture matches that being output by the
controlling source device.
•If wired DMX control is being used, check the DMX output near to the source to confirm a
valid signal is being originated.
•If wired DMX control is being used, check that the DMX + (hot) and DMX - (cold) lines
have not been crossed.
•If Aria wireless DMX control is being used, check that the fixture is set to the same wireless
address as the transmitter (the wireless address is independent of the DMX address). Try
changing the transmitter and receiving fixture(s) to different (but equal) wireless channels
to check for clear space in the radio spectrum from interference by other devices, such as
WiFi.
DIMMING AND/OR CHASE CHANGES ARE JERKY WHEN USING ARIA.
•Check for WiFi sources near to the transmitter or receiver devices. Try changing the
transmitter and receiving fixture(s) to different (but equal) wireless addresses to check for
clear space in the radio spectrum from interference by other devices.