BrightBeats Tour-10 User manual

Tour-10
RGB LED light controller manual
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Important Information
Warnings
• Connect this unit’s power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner’s Manual
or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard.
• Be sure to connect to an appropriate outlet with a protective grounding connection.
Improper grounding can result in electrical shock.
• Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Fire or electrical shock
may result.
• Do not place heavy objects, including this unit, on top of the power cord. A damaged power
cord is a fire and electrical shock hazard. In particular, be careful not to place heavy objects
on a power cord covered by a carpet.
• Do not place a container with liquid or small metal objects on top of this unit. Liquid or
metal objects inside this unit are a fire and electrical shock hazard.
• This unit is equipped with a dedicated ground connection to prevent electrical shock.
Before connecting the power plug to an AC outlet, be sure to ground the unit. If the power
cord has a three-pin plug, it will provide sufficient grounding so long as the AC outlet is
grounded correctly.
• Do not scratch, bend, twist, pull, or heat the power cord. A damaged power cord is a fire
and electrical shock hazard.
• Do not remove the unit’s cover. You could receive an electrical shock. If you think internal
inspection, maintenance, or repair is necessary, contact your dealer.
• Do not modify the unit. Doing so is a fire and electrical shock hazard.
• If lightning begins to occur, turn off the power switch of the unit as soon as possible, and
unplug the power cable plug from the electrical outlet.
• If there is a possibility of lightning, do not touch the power cable plug if it is still connected.
Doing so may be an electrical shock hazard.
• Use only the included power cord for this unit. Using other types may be a fire and electrical
shock hazard.
• If the power cord is damaged (i.e., cut or a bare wire is exposed), ask your dealer for a
replacement. Using the unit with a damaged power cord is a fire and electrical shock hazard.
• If you notice any abnormality, such as smoke, odor, or noise, or if a foreign object or liquid
gets inside the unit, turn it off immediately. Remove the power cord from the AC outlet.
Consult your dealer for repair. Using the unit in this condition is a fire and electrical shock
hazard.
• Should this unit be dropped or the cabinet be damaged, turn the power switch off, remove
the power plug from the AC outlet, and contact your dealer. If you continue using the unit
without heeding this instruction, fire or electrical shock may result.
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Cautions
• Keep this unit away from the following locations:
— Locations exposed to oil splashes or steam, such as near cooking stoves, humidifiers, etc.
— Unstable surfaces, such as a wobbly table or slope.
— Locations exposed to excessive heat, such as inside a car with all the windows closed, or
places that receive direct sunlight.
— Locations subject to excessive humidity or dust accumulation.
• Hold the power cord plug when disconnecting it from an AC outlet. Never pull the cord. A
damaged power cord is a potential fire and electrical shock hazard.
• Do not touch the power plug with wet hands. Doing so is a potential electrical shock hazard.
• This unit has ventilation holes along the left side and at the rear to prevent the internal
temperature from rising too high. Do not block them. Blocked ventilation holes are a
fire hazard. In particular, do not operate the unit while it’s on its side or while it’s covered with
a cloth or dust sheet.
• To relocate the unit, turn the power switch off, remove the power plug from the AC outlet,
and remove all connecting cables. Damaged cables may cause fire or electrical shock.
• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible.
If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect
the plug from the outlet. When you are not using the product for a long time, make sure to unplug
the power cord from the wall AC outlet.
• If you know you will not use this unit for a long period of time, such as when going on vacation,
remove the power plug from the AC outlet. Leaving it connected is a potential fire hazard.
• The inside of the unit should be cleaned periodically. Dust accumulation inside the unit
may cause malfunction and is a potential fire hazard. Consult your dealer for information
about cleaning.
• To prevent electrical shock when cleaning the unit, remove the power plug from the AC outlet.
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Copyright
No part of the TOUR-10, its software, or this Owner’s Manual may be reproduced or
distributed in any form or by any means without the prior written authorization of BrightBeats,
LLC.
© 2018 BrightBeats, LLC. All rights reserved.
Interference
The TOUR-10 uses high-frequency digital circuits that may cause interference on radio and
television equipment located nearby. If interference is a problem, relocate the affected
equipment.
TOUR-10 Exclusion of Certain Responsibility
Manufacturer, importer, or dealer shall not be liable for any incidental damages including
personal injury or any other damages caused by improper use or operation of the TOUR-10.
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Thank you for purchasing the BrightBeats TOUR-10 RGB LED system!
This is our most advanced system yet and is loaded with features!
The TOUR-10 system has the following specifications:
Full color 4.3" WVGA touch screen
10 Channels with full RGB color control
DMX integration for control of some or all outputs
350 watts continuous output at 12 volts
Aux input for a 2 channel foot switch
USB port to save or restore system settings to a flash drive
Rugged 19" 2U rack mount case
Basic system handling and cleaning
The TOUR-10 system is built tough to withstand the normal abuses of a touring musician but
there are some basic rules that should be followed to make sure your system continues to
perform at its peak.
Touch Screen:
The system touch screen needs to be handled with care. Sharp objects including pens, pencils
etc should NEVER be used on the screen and can cause damage.
The best methods would be to use a stylus, finger or anything that will not scratch the screen.
Screen cleaning can be done with a damp cloth or even spraying a small amount of cleaner on a
cloth and then wiping the screen. Do not spray anything directly on the screen. This may cause
a short and damage the unit.
Static Electricity precautions (ESD):
Even though the TOUR-10 controller has built in protection for ESD discharge, damage can
still occur. Care should be taken to ground your body before touching any of the connectors or
screen. The best method would be to touch some part of the chassis to discharge any voltage
before working with it.

Setting up your system
Depending on what type of drums and LED's you have the installation will vary.Atypical
system will consist of the TOUR-10 controller, a trigger for each drum to be lit and a length of
LED's to be driven for that channel.
Each input channel of the TOUR-10 is a ¼ inch mono connector. In general, the safe input
range is from 0-10 volts. These inputs can be connected to various devices depending on how
you wish to trigger the LED's. In addition to triggers, musical instruments, audio outs and
similar devices can be used to trigger but care must be taken not to overdrive the input or
damage may occur.
This system has also been tested with Roland VDrum controllers as well as 2Box. You can split
the trigger output from a drum or cymbal with a "Y" cable and feed both the drum controller
and the TOUR-10. If the drum is a dual zone with a TRS connector, you will have to choose
which trigger to use from the splitter and make a custom cable that only connects to one of the
outputs.
Trigger Placement
The TOUR-10 inputs can be set to be very sensitive. This allows for many options when
triggering. Typically triggers can be placed in the traditional way directly on the head of the
drum or they can be placed on the shell of the drum if a stick-on model is used.
Every situation is different so a test should be conducted to determine what the best method is
to achieve the best response and also to reduce cross triggering.

Output Connections
The back panel of the unit has 10 4-pin female XLR output connectors. Each connector will
drive up to 4.5 amps at 12 volts for your LED's. The maximum draw from all channels at the
same time must not exceed 29 amps.
The pinouts are as follows:
Pin 1: Red output (neg)
Pin 2: Green Output (neg)
Pin 3: Blue Output (neg)
Pin 4: +12 volts
If you are making your own cables be sure to use the proper gauge to minimize voltage
drop and have the ampacity to safely carry the current for your LED's!
Software configuration
Upon initial power up the system will be at the startup screen. Press the Menu button to open up
the configuration menu

This will bring up the main menu
From here, select Input Settings to start
The checkboxes on the bottom will enable or disable each channels input. Start by setting these
according to what channels will be used.
The input sliders adjust how sensitive each input will be. 0% is off and 100% is crazy sensitive!
You will want to set these so that they are just slightly above the point at which they trigger. Try
playing different things and see if you get the response you like. Setting the input higher will
give a different response depending on what is being played and how the output settings are
configured. Remember that the output settings play a big part in this too.

Output Settings
From the input menu press the Main button on the bottom to return to the main menu and then
press the Output Settings button.
The channel box on the upper right designates which channel you are currently looking at. You
can press the Channel up or Channel down buttons to configure other channels.
The color sliders will define what percentage of brightness each output will emit. You can slide
these up or down to get different colors on the channel.
The Hold slider will set how long the channel will keep its output on after the trigger hit is
detected. Set it to about 1%, for example, for very fast snare rolls.
The Fade slider controls the fade speed of the particular channel. The Fade Enable check box
must be enabled for this effect to work.
The fade will not become active until after the hold time has expired. Lots of different
combinations can be achieved with these settings. You can also use the fade to achieve a color
blend on the fade. If you set a color slider at 100% and then set the others at a lower percentage,
the color slider at the lower setting will fade out first leaving the higher color on last.
Note: Changes are not committed to flash until you return to the main menu. While
the settings take effect immediately, if you were to power the unit off before
returning to the main menu the changes would be lost. This is true for all menus.

DMX Settings
DMX control provides full control from lighting software or hardware of some or all of the
TOUR-10 channels. Channel control allows the triggers to be turned on or off remotely
allowing the drummer to have the LED's trigger only during the parts of the show they want
them to. Color control tells the Tour-10 where to get the output color for each channel when
trigger override is enabled for each channel.
DMX control menu
To enable DMX, check the master enable box. This will allow you to select channels to enable
DMX control. Only the channels selected here will listen to DMX control signals.
The TOUR-10 uses 80 DMX channels. The channel map is below:
Description
DMX
ch
Description
DMX
Ch
Description
DMX
ch
Description
DMX
Ch
CH1 R
1
CH7 B
21
Ch1 Color ctrl
41
Ch4 G Constant Color
61
CH1 G
2
CH8 R
22
Ch2 Color ctrl
42
Ch4 B Constant Color
62
CH1 B
3
CH8 G
23
Ch3 Color ctrl
43
Ch5 R Constant Color
63
CH2 R
4
CH8 B
24
Ch4 Color ctrl
44
Ch5 G Constant Color
64
CH2 G
5
CH9 R
25
Ch5 Color ctrl
45
Ch5 B Constant Color
65
CH2 B
6
CH9 G
26
Ch6 Color ctrl
46
Ch6 R Constant Color
66
CH3 R
7
CH9 B
27
Ch7 Color ctrl
47
Ch6 G Constant Color
67
CH3 G
8
CH10 R
28
Ch8 Color ctrl
48
Ch6 B Constant Color
68
CH3 B
9
CH10 G
29
Ch9 Color ctrl
49
Ch7 R Constant Color
69
CH4 R
10
CH10 B
30
Ch10 Color ctrl
50
Ch7 G Constant Color
70
CH4 G
11
Ch1 trig ctrl
31
Ch1 R Constant Color
51
Ch7 B Constant Color
71
CH4 B
12
Ch2 trig ctrl
32
Ch1 G Constant Color
52
Ch8 R Constant Color
72
CH5 R
13
Ch3 trig ctrl
33
Ch1 B Constant Color
53
Ch8 G Constant Color
73
CH5 G
14
Ch4 trig ctrl
34
Ch2 R Constant Color
54
Ch8 B Constant Color
74
CH5 B
15
Ch5 trig ctrl
35
Ch2 G Constant Color
55
Ch9 R Constant Color
75
CH6 R
16
Ch6 trig ctrl
36
Ch2 B Constant Color
56
Ch9 G Constant Color
76
CH6 G
17
Ch7 trig ctrl
37
Ch3 R Constant Color
57
Ch9 B Constant Color
77
CH6 B
18
Ch8 trig ctrl
38
Ch3 G Constant Color
58
Ch10 R Constant Color
78
CH7 R
19
Ch9 trig ctrl
39
Ch3 B Constant Color
59
Ch10 G Constant Color
79
CH7 G
20
Ch10 trig ctrl
40
Ch4 R Constant Color
60
Ch10 B Constant Color
80

DMX Continued
The table above assumes a DMX start channel setting of 1.
DMX channels (1-30) are the output color for each drum. These are only used when the color
control DMX channel (41-50) are set above 128 and DMX is enabled.
DMX channels (31-40) are used to control the trigger input for each of the DMX enabled
outputs. Setting these to a value above 128 will turn on the trigger input and disable the DMX
output to that channel but will enabled constant color output from DMX channels (51-80).
DMX channels (41-50) are used to control where each channels color is read from while the
trigger control channel is above 128. Setting these to a value lower than 128 will cause that
channel to read its color settings from memory. Setting these to a value above 128 will cause
that channel to read its color settings from the current DMX values (DMX channels 1-30)
corresponding to that channel. When this setting is enabled, the color settings for each channel
are actually written to working memory for that channel.
What these settings allow you to do is put the drummer into trigger mode and change the color
in real time while he plays. What you cannot control is the input sensitivity and the fade
time/control for each channel. These features are only adjustable from the Tour-10 control
panel.
DMX channels (51-80) allow you to have a constant background color which can be in contrast
to the strike color. These channels are automatically in use whenever DMX is enabled on the
controller. An example of its use would be to have the drums constantly lit blue and then flash
white when hit. All of these colors are controllable from the DMX channels they follow.
Note: You also have to remember that if you turn on Color control for a channel and then
blackout your lights, nothing will light up when the triggers fire because each channels settings
will be at zero. It would be better to set a fixed color for that channel in DMX and then shut off
the corresponding DMX color control channel before blacking out since this will set that
channel at that color.

Features Menu
The Features menu has options for channel linking and external stomp switch control.
Channel Control Settings
These settings correspond to the Aux input on the front panel.At the current time the Foot-Sw
and Aux buttons are disabled for future use. To enable a foot switch check the Enable Control
box. Select from the list the channels you want to control. The foot switch will allow you to
shut down the LED's on the selected channels with one switch or turn them fully on with the
other switch ignoring the input. This can be useful when there is no DMX control and the
drummer wants to take control on stage. If DMX is in use, it can override this control.
The Aux input is a tip, ring, sleeve configuration. The sleeve is ground, the ring is Channels on
and the tip is Disable channels.
A very basic dual foot switch is all that is needed. No active components can be in the foot
switch. Simply grounding the proper pin will activate the function. A good example of this type
of switch would be a Vox VFS-2.
**Under no circumstances should any voltage be applied to the Aux input. Damage can occur!

Channel Linking
When this box is checked the channel inputs will be tied together for the respective channels.
The first channel input will be the active one. For example, if channel 1 and 2 are linked, the
input for channel 1 should be used. The input on channel 2 will be disabled. This will only
apply to the trigger input. If DMX is enabled on both channels they can be controlled
independently.
This is a great feature if you want to light the top and bottom of a drum and have them use only
one trigger. The channels are still totally independent of each other as far as settings are
concerned. This includes the trigger input sensitivity. What this also allows you to do is have
different colors and fades for the top and bottom of the drum as well as a different sensitivity
setting. You could have one channel light up on soft hits and then have both light on more
powerful hits.
Backup and Restore features
The TOUR-10 allows for saving and recalling up to 10 different global scene settings. This can
be very useful when you want to custom tailor your settings for different equipment, shows or
even songs.
When you press Save Settings or Load Settings, a menu list will appear in the box to the right.
Select the appropriate scene number and confirm your selection.

After pressing Save Settings the save menu appears to the right
After selecting the scene you will see a confirmation to save the settings. Press YES to confirm.
The same applies for loading settings.
USB Save and Restore
This is a great feature to backup or restore all of your settings in one shot. The only requirement
is that the USB drive is already formatted with the FAT file system. A very small file called
BBDATA.TXT will be created.
Once you push the Backup or Restore button the system will immediately look for a USB flash
drive and read or write the file. Best practice would be to press the option first and then insert
the flash drive. Make sure you backup your existing system first if you wish to save those
settings!
If you already have an existing backup file on the flash drive the TOUR-10 will overwrite this
file with the new backup. If you want to backup multiple systems on one USB drive, just
rename them something different.

System Info Screen
This screen displays support information and also shows the current board temperature. You can
update the temperature displayed by pressing the Temp button.
There is also a Default RAM button. This will wipe out the current working-memory settings
back to factory default. It will not change the settings stored in Scene Flash memory.

Electrical input specifications
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