ApeLight Mini User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Safety Instructions
›The ApeLight mini generates heat during operation
and while charging. Therefore, make sure adequate
ventilation and do not cover the light. If you charge
the ApeLight mini in the Tourcase (optional), the
ApeLight mini Tourcase must remain open.
›Do not use the ApeLight mini in areas where the use
of radio equipment is prohibited.
›Do not look directly into the LED. This can cause
damage to the eyes.
General
›The ApeLight mini has a power LED below the lens.
Warning: This LED is very bright! Place the device
about 30cm before a wall to achieve beautiful
lighting effects.
›The device has 20 built-in programs with fixed or
changing colors. The speed of the color chase can
be changed. The lowest level stops the effect.
›You can control the device with the ape labs remote
control. Professional users can control the device
also via DMX (W-APE) by a lighting console. For this

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purpose, a separate wireless DMX radio transmitter
(MobiLight4 / W APE transceiver) is needed.
›The unit can be assigned to one of 4 groups. By
default the device belongs to group 1. The remote
control (respectively the W-APE Transceiver) sends
commands to devices of the same group.
›The device has a build-in microphone. It can be
activated by the remote control to create sound to
light effects.
Operation
Turn on and off
›Press the button on the back of the ApeLight mini
for about 1 second. The unit turns on and
remembers the previously selected
program/brightness.
›To turn the device off, press the button again for
about a second.
The ApeLight mini ignores very short presses of the
power button to prevent unintentional operation.
Assignment of a group
You can assign ApeLight minis to groups, e.g. to
independently control them in different rooms.

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›Immediately after turning the ApeLight mini on, the
current group setting of the ApeLight mini flashes
on the remote control. (Factory setting is group 1.)
›Within this period (group LED flashing), you can
assign another group by pressing the "Group"
button on the remote control one more times. The
ApeLight mini will flash blue for a short time to
acknowledge that.
Note: The remote control switches to a power-save
mode after some minutes and will not detect the
power-on event of a ApeLight mini. Press any key of
remote control to stop the power-save mode.
Using the Remote Control
›Press the "Group" button multiple times until the
proper group LED is lit up. Factory setting is group
1.
›Programs, brightness, speed and sound-to-light
mode can be controlled by the corresponding keys
(see figure).

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1 2 3 4
current
Group
previous
program next
program
brighter
dimmer
sound to
light
select
group
speed up
slow down/
stop
flashlight
blackout
Hint: To control all groups at the same time, press and
hold the "Group" button for about 2 seconds.

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List of Programs
No
Program
1
White
2
Red
3
Orange
4
Yellow
5
Lime
6
Green
7
Cyan
8
Cyan-Blue
9
Blue
10
Blue-Magenta
11
Magenta
12
Red Pastel
13
Green Pastel
14
Blue Pastel
15
Blue > Red
16
Magenta > White
17
White > Blue
18
Red Pastel > Green Pastel > Blue Pastel
19
Yellow > Magenta > Blue
20
Rainbow
Hint: A long press on ‹ respectively › on the remote
control switches to the first respectively the last
program. A long press on "Slow Down" stops a flash
effect respectively a color chase.

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Battery State/Charging
›If the brightness of the ApeLight mini is reduced to
zero (by "Blackout" or "Dimmer" button of the
remote control), the device will show the battery
state at low brightness:
oLED glows green: battery level above 50%
oLED glows red: battery level below 50%
Note: The calculation of the battery level needs at
least one full charge/discharge cycle.
›If the battery is completely empty, the device will
blink 3 times red and turn itself off.
›Connect the provided power supply (5V to 18V DC) or
the USB charging cable to the connector in the
bottom of the can.
›The ApeLight mini flashes red while charging. As
soon as the battery is fully charged, the device will
flash green.
›The device can also be used while a power supply is
connected. In that case the battery will not be
charged (or very slowly).

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Extended Control
Sound-To-Light with Sound Master
A "W-APE-Transceiver" makes it possible to create
sound to light effects on multiple ApeLight minis with a
single microphone as source.
›Select "Sound Master" as "Control Mode" at the W-
APE-Transceiver. As soon as this mode is active, all
ApeLight minis within the same group will use that
device as common source.
›An ApeLight mini will switch back to its internal
microphone, if the transmitter is turned off.
Control by a light desk with DMX
You can control the ApeLight mini also via DMX from a
professional light desk. To transmit the data wireless,
you need a W-APE Transceiver (or a MobiLight4).
›Connect the W-APE Transceiver via a DMX cable to
the light desk.
›Select "DMX" as "Control Mode" at the W-APE-
Transceiver. As soon as this mode is active, all
ApeLight minis within the same group will use the
DMX data.
›If a ApeLight mini does not receive any DMX data for
more than 10 seconds, it will automatically switch
back to the remote control mode.

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›The group, the DMX address and the DMX mode of
each ApeLight mini can be changed at a W-APE-
Transceiver (or MobiLight4). Directly after turning
on a ApeLight mini, all W-APE Transceiver will
change the display menu and show the values of the
ApeLight mini: The menu items are: "Remote
Config", "Group", "DMX Mode", "DMX Address" and
"Info"
›Use Menu up/down as normal, to toggle through the
menu items. Values can be changed by +/- and will
be applied instantly.
›If you do not press any key for some seconds, the W-
APE Transceiver will switch back to the standard
menu.
›There are multiple DMX modes available (see at the
end this manual for a full DMX sheet):
oOff: No switch to W-APE/DMX-Mode - the
device is only controllable by the remote
control)
o3C: 3 channels: Dimmer, Program, Speed
o4C: 4 channels: Red, Green, Blue, White (each 1
DMX channel/8 Bit)
o8C: 8 channels: Red, Green, Blue, White (each 2
DMX channels/16 Bit: coarse + fine)
›In the "Info" menu will be displayed:
oBattery level in %

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oSerial number
oVersion of the firmware/software
More Functions and Updates
Disabling of the battery status indicator
The red/green glowing indicator of the battery level can
be disabled. Instructions can be found at
www.apelabs.com.
Pairing
Ape Labs lights, Remote Controls and W-APE
Transceiver can be permanently paired to one another
so that they will no longer synchronize with other
devices. Instructions can be found at
www.apelabs.com.
Reset respectively update of firmware
Press and hold the power button of the ApeLight mini
for about 10 seconds. The device will restart and stay
for about 15 seconds in update mode (flashes red).
Within this timespan an update can be started. Without
any update data, the device will continue to run as
normal. You can find firmware updates at
www.apelabs.com respectively at your dealer.

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Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible
Reason
Solution
ApeLight mini
is dimmed
and flashes
sometimes.
Sound to
light mode
is active.
Press the microphone
button on the remote
control, to deactivate
the sound to light
mode.
ApeLight mini
flashes
slowly.
regular
flash effect
Long press (2s) on
"Slow Down" on the
remote control, to
reduce the effect speed
to 0.
ApeLight mini
flashes 3
times red and
turns itself
off.
Battery
empty
Connect the power
supply to charge the
battery.

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Problem
Possible
Reason
Solution
ApeLight mini
cannot be
turned on.
power
button was
pressed too
short
Press and hold the
button for about 1
second.
Brightness
is at lowest
level.
Press "brighter" on the
remote control.
Battery is
deeply
discharged.
Connect the 18V power
supply or charge the
ApeLight mini in the
Tourcase. It may take
some minutes until the
charge will start.
ApeLight mini
glows
permanently
red/green.
regular
battery
status
indicator
The battery status will
be shown by a glow of
the LED. This feature
can be disabled.
Instructions can be
found at
www.apelabs.com.

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Disposal
If the ApeLight mini is to be put out of
operation definitively, take it to a local
recycling plant for a disposal which is not
harmful to the environment. Never throw
exhausted batteries or defective
rechargeable batteries into the household rubbish:
Always take them to a special waste disposal (e. g.
collecting container at your retailer).

DMX Sheets
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DMX Modes/DMX Sheets
3 Channel Mode: Dimmer, Program, Speed
This mode can be used with many Ape Labs products,
e.g. LightCan, MobiLight4, ApeStick4, ApeLight,
ApeLight mini and ApeLight maxi.
Ch
DMX
Function
1
0 .. 255
Dimmer
0 .. 100%
2
0 .. 5
Prog 1
White with fade
steps of 6*
Prog 2 .. 19
... with fade
114 .. 127
Prog 20
Rainbow with fade
128 .. 133
Prog 1
White without fade
steps of 6*
Prog 2 .. 19
... without fade
242 .. 255
Prog 20
Rainbow without fade
3
0 .. 255
Prog Speed
0 .. 100%
The programs 1 to 20 are the same as when operating
by remote control.
* Channel 1: Program 1..20 without fade and 1..20 with fade
start at DMX value 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72,
78, 84, 90, 96, 102, 108, 114 / 128, 134, 140, 146, 152, 158, 164,
170, 176, 182, 188, 194, 200, 206, 212, 218, 224, 230, 236, 242

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4 Channel Mode: Red, Green, Blue, White / 8Bit
(Default Mode)
This is the default DMX mode.
This mode can be used with many Ape Labs products,
e.g. LightCan, ApeStick4, ApeLight mini and ApeLight
maxi.
If your lighting desk has no matching profile, use a
"Generic/RGBW LED 8 Bit".
Channel
DMX
Function
1
0 .. 255
red
0 .. 100%
2
0 .. 255
green
0 .. 100%
3
0 .. 255
blue
0 .. 100%
4
0 .. 255
white
0 .. 100%

DMX Sheets
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8 Channel Mode: Red, Green, Blue, White / 16Bit
This mode can be used with many Ape Labs products,
e.g. LightCan, ApeStick4, ApeLight mini and ApeLight
maxi.
If your lighting desk has no matching profile, use a
"Generic/RGBW LED 16 Bit".
Channel
DMX
Function
1
0 .. 255
red
0 .. 100%
2
0 .. 255
red fine
3
0 .. 255
green
0 .. 100%
4
0 .. 255
green fine
5
0 .. 255
blue
0 .. 100%
6
0 .. 255
blue fine
7
0 .. 255
white
0 .. 100%
8
0 .. 255
white fine

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