Chroma Color Punch User manual

Chroma-Q™
Color Punch™
User Manual
Version 1.2 March 2008
PN: 620-0500

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Disclaimer
The information contained herein is offered in good faith and is believed to be accurate.
However, because conditions and methods of use of our products are beyond our control, this
information should not be used in substitution for customer's tests to ensure that Chroma-Q
products are safe, effective, and fully satisfactory for the intended end use. Suggestions of use
shall not be taken as inducements to infringe any patent. Chroma-Q sole warranty is that the
product will meet the sales specifications in effect at the time of shipment. Your exclusive
remedy for breach of such warranty is limited to refund of purchase price or replacement of any
product shown to be other than as warranted.
Chroma-Q reserves the right to change or make alteration to devices and their functionality
without notice due to our on going research and development.
The Chroma-Q Color Punch has been designed specifically for the professional entertainment
lighting industry. Regular maintenance should be performed to ensure that the products
perform well in the entertainment environment.
If you experience any difficulties with any Chroma-Q products please contact your selling
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selling dealer is unable to satisfy your servicing needs, please contact the following, for full
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Table of Contents
1. Product Overview ……………………..………….………………….………........... 3
2. Operation ……………...………………………….…………………………….…….. 3
2.1 Unpacking the unit ……………………….………………..………………… 3
2.2 Control and power cables ………………….……………..………………… 4
2.3 Mounting the unit ………………………….………………..……………….. 4
2.4 Operating the unit ………………………….………………..………………. 4
2.5 Modes of operation ……………………….…………………………………. 5
2.6 DMX Mapping ……………………………….……………………………….. 7
2.7 Pre-programmed looks …………..……….………...……………………….. 8
2.8 Technical specifications …….……………..………..……………………….. 8
2.9 Maintenance …………….………………….…………………………………. 8
2.10 Accessories ….………….………………..……………………………………. 8
3. Drawings …………………………………….………………………………………… 9
3.1 Outside dimensions ………….…….………………………………………… 9

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1. Product overview
The Chroma-Q Color Punch lighting fixture is designed specifically for professional
entertainment lighting. Its design is suitable for a wide range of lighting effects, including
blinders footlights, side fills, truss toners, interior architectural and exterior lighting
applications.
Each Color Punch fixture features 36 high power LED’s which produce an exceptionally bright
1250 Lumen output. With RGB control the fixture provides vibrant colours across the spectrum.
A 22 degree lens gives a smooth and even wash across the beam.
Designed to be intelligent inside and out the Color Punch features a choice of stand-alone or
DMX control for maximum versatility.
The products tough machined aluminium & high impact plastic casing is designed to thrive in
all indoor and outdoor environments. Convection cooled, no fans mean completely silent
operation.
The Color Punch has a built in power supply. The unit can be controlled though ANSI E1.11
USITT DMX 512-A.
2. Operation
2.1 Unpacking the unit
2.2 Control and power cables
2.3 Mounting the unit
2.4 Operating the unit
2.5 Modes of operation
2.6 DMX mapping
2.7 Pre-programmed looks
2.8 Technical specifications
2.9 Maintenance
2.10 Accessories
2.1 Unpacking the unit
The Color Punch package includes 1 x Color Punch fixture, 1 x yoke, 2 x M10 x 16 knobs.

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2.2 Control and power cables
The Color Punch is supplied with a 1m training power lead. Connection for control is via two
trailing leads of XLR5 pin cable. The XLR 5-pin cables are wired pin to pin in the format shown
in the table below. The chassis are ground bonded.
XLR 5-pin cable:
Pin # Function Minimum Cable size
1 Ground (-ve) Screen
2 Control data minus (-) 0.35mm²(22 AWG)
3 Control data plus (+) 0.35mm²(22 AWG)
4 Spare data minus 0.35mm²(22 AWG)
5 Spare data plus 0.35mm²(22 AWG)
Power Cable:
International
Colour Code
North American
Colour Code
Connections
Green and Yellow Green Earth (E) Ground (Green)
Blue White Neutral (N) Neutral (Silver)
Brown Black Live (L) Hot (Gold)
2.3 Mounting the unit
The Color Punch is supplied with a detachable yoke for a single fixture which can be used for
floor mounting, direct wall mounting and truss mounting.
Note:
•For the M10 nuts, ensure that the bolt is not too long to avoid damage
•Secure each fixture with a safety bond. Provision for a fixing hold is built into the yoke.
There is a provision for a secondary fixing built into the unit also.
2.4 Operating the unit
The Color Punch is controlled via a built in addressable ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A power
supply. Control functions are accessed through the LCD display at the rear of the fixture with 4
push buttons.
Push button operation:
Display operation:
Power-Up Display
On power-up the display shows the software version V### and the DMX address and the
mode the Color Punch is in.
Display Mode
The LCD is backlit when you access the menus. This will turn off when left undisturbed for 5
seconds.
Control Function
Exit Back to previous Menu
Up Arrow Increases (+) the mode level or value
Down Arrow Decreases (-) the mode level or value
Back Arrow Stores the Menu choice

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Default Settings:
‘Factory’ default settings
Reset
Press the UP or DOWN button until you get to ‘Reset to Default’ then press Enter. Then press
the UP arrow to select YES and hold the Enter button for 2-3 seconds. This will reset the unit
back to its ‘Factory’ Default.
2.5 Modes of operation
The Color Punch can be controlled via DMX or can be used in a standalone mode. You can also
Master and Slave mode to connect Color Punches together and keep them in sync when in
standalone mode.
a. Control menu
Use the wheel to scroll through the control menu positions:
Home / DMX Address
1 To set the DMX start address of the Color Punch, press Enter, press the UP/DOWN
arrow to adjust DMX start address, press Enter for 2 seconds to save.
Control Mode
2 The Color Punch can be set to operate in various DMX controlled or standalone
modes.
Mode 1 (3ch) – RGB
Mode 2 (5ch) – FX HSI
Mode 3 (5ch) – StRGBI
Mode 4 – Standalone Master (set the unit to be Master or Slave)
Mode 5 – Demo (Color Punch runs through a ‘factory’ set demo sequence)
Mode 6 – DMX Look Select (uses one DMX channel to recall saved looks or chases)
When DMX is Lost
3 If DMX is not detected various output options can be selected: press Enter, press the
UP button to the required selection, and press Enter for 2 seconds to save.
Off – snap to off
Hold – hold the last valid DMX state
FX 1-99 – snap to the FX of your Choice
Look 1-20 – snap to the Look of your choice
Chase 1-10 – snap to the Chase of your Choice
There are 99 pre-built FX’s in Color Punch. These are not editable.
Look Store
4 The Color Punch has 20 internal preset Looks for standalone operation, these come
pre-programmed (see section 2.7). To replay a Look, press UP or DOWN and scroll
through the Looks.
Note: DMX has priority over internal Looks.
Looks can be recorded to the internal flash memory by users and will be preserved
on power down. However, looks will be returned to default setting if menu 8 reset is
performed. There are two ways to record a look:
Simple, with DMX console.
Using a console set the look via DMX, scroll to Look Store and press enter, scroll to
desired look and press Enter. Press enter again for 2 seconds to save Look.
Advanced, standalone.
Scroll to Look Store and press Enter, scroll to desired Look and press Enter to access
the memory data. The data is presented to you with the attribute on the right
followed by the DMX value on the left. Depending on what mode you are in the
attribute may change. Pressing the UP or DOWN arrow will select the attribute. This
should be flashing to show that you are about to change that channel. To edit the

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channel level, press Enter to toggle to the number and use the UP or DOWN arrow to
adjust the level (shown as 0-255). Press Enter to toggle back to the attribute. When
the desired effect is created press Enter for 2 seconds to save Look.
Chase Store
5 The Color Punch allows you to use the Looks and to link these together in a Chase.
Press Enter and scroll to desired Chase and press Enter. You are now presented with
the Start Look.
Press Enter and then the UP or DOWN arrow to select the Start Look.
Press Enter to confirm and then press the UP arrow to move to the next option of the
End Look.
Press Enter and then the UP or DOWN arrow to select the End Look in the chase.
Press Enter to confirm and the UP arrow to select the next option of Delay.
Press Enter and the UP or DOWN arrow to select the delay which is in seconds.
Press Enter to confirm and then the UP arrow to select the next option of XFade.
Press Enter to confirm and the UP arrow to set the Xfade. This is in seconds.
Press Enter to confirm.
DMX Levels
6 Press Enter to display the DMX levels that the Color Punch is receiving.
Information
7 Press enter to see the temperature of the unit, press DOWN to see the firmware
version.
Reset to Default
8 Press the DOWN arrow to select Yes and hold enter for 2 seconds to reset all menu
items to factory defaults:
DMX address = 001, Control Mode = 1 RGB, DMX Lost = Hold, Looks = default,
Chase = default.
b. DMX control modes
Mode 1: RGB (3ch)
This is the simplest of modes and is 3 channel control of Red, Green and Blue. Colour is mixed
by adjusting the levels of the three primary colours. White is achieved with all channels at full.
Mode 2: HSI + FX (5ch)
This is controlled by 3 channels HSI (Hue, Saturation and Intensity) and 2 channels for effects. It
gives 2 colour channels for hue and saturation, 1 separate intensity channel, 1 channel for
colour roll speed and 1 channel for colour range. A separate definable intensity channel is
particularly useful when creating intensity chases or when the grand master is used. The Hue
channel has 255 different colours available and the saturation channel specifies the saturation of
that colour. The saturation channel is fully saturated at full. White is achieved with the intensity
channel to full and the Hue and Saturation channel to zero.
Colour Roll Speed: 0% - Off; 100% - Fastest
Color Range: 0% - Full Spectrum; 67% - 1/3 Colour Spectrum
Mode 3: StRGBI (5ch)
This is controlled by 3 channels of RGB (Red, Green and Blue), 1 channel for Master Intensity
and 1 channel for Intensity Effects.
The first channel sets intensity effects and speed:
0-24% Fade on/Fade off
25-49% Fade on/Snap off
50-74% Snap on/Fade off
75-100% Strobe

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Mode 4: Stand-alone
You can set the Color Punch to work in standalone mode and link Color Punches together so
that they all remain in sync. If you set one unit to Master then the DMX will be regenerated and
sent onto all the Slaves. This only works when you are in the When DMX is Lost option and
have selected FX.
F00-09 10 speeds full color roll
F10-19 10 speeds cold color roll
F20-29 10 speeds warm color roll
F30-39 10 speeds magenta color roll
F40-44 Blue (5 levels of saturation)
F45-49 Cyan (5 levels of saturation)
F50-54 Green (5 levels of saturation)
F55-59 Yellow (5 levels of saturation)
F60-64 Red (5 levels of saturation)
F65-69 Magenta (5 levels of saturation)
F70-79 10 fixed white colours: 2600K, 3200K, 3600K, 4100K, 5000K, 5600K, 6500K, 7000K,
7500K, 8000K
F80-84 5 speeds fade on/fade off
F85-89 5 speeds fade on/snap off
F90-94 5 speeds snap on/fade off
F95-99 5 speeds strobe
Color selection of intensity effects ‘c00 to c29’ is accessed when value is between F80-F99
To access the colour exit out of When DMX is Lost and press the down arrow. This will take you
back to the FX #80-99 Color menu. You can then change the color of the Intensity FX
Mode 5: Demo
This is a pre-programmed sequence of the following (5 Seconds for each interval):
Start with 3 solid colours: Cyan, Yellow and Magenta;
Full colour roll;
Cold colour roll;
Warm colour roll;
Fade on/Fade off
Fade on/Snap off
Medium Strobe
Fast Strobe
Mode 6: DMX Look Select (1ch)
In this mode you have control of the Look store and Chase store with 1 channel of DMX.
2.6 DMX Mapping
These are the modes that are controlled via DMX.
Color Punch
V001
Mode 1
RGB
Mode 2
FX HSI
Mode 3
StRGBI
Mode 6
DMX Look select
Channel 1 Red Colour Roll Strobe 20 - Looks Select
10 - Chase Select
Channel 2 Green Colour Range Red
Channel 3 Blue Hue Green
Channel 4 Saturation Blue
Channel 5 Intensity Intensity

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2.7 Pre-Programmed Looks
These are the pre-programmed looks that are set as default. You can write over these in look
store. To get back to these use the Reset to Defaults menu.
Look 1 Blackout Look 11 Fast pastel roll
Look 2 White Look 12 Slow rainbow roll
Look 3 Red Look 13 Medium rainbow roll
Look 4 Yellow Look 14 Fast rainbow roll
Look 5 Green Look 15 32k White
Look 6 Cyan Look 16 56k White
Look 7 Blue Look 17 Red-Blue roll
Look 8 Magenta Look 18 Blue-Green roll
Look 9 Slow pastel roll Look 19 Cyan-Magenta roll
Look 10 Medium pastel roll Look 20 Magenta-Yellow roll
2.8 Technical specifications
Dimensions: 212.7mm x 152.8mm x 179.1mm
8.37” x 6.02” x 7.05”
Weight: 3.56kg / 7.72lbs
DMX protocol: ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A
Working Voltage: 90 – 240V AC
Power consumption: 81W
Connectors: XLR5 in/thru.
Body material: Aluminum extrusion
Body color: Black anodised
European approvals: Pending
North American approvals: Pending
2.9 Maintenance
With care, the Color Punch fixture will require little maintenance. If the unit is used mainly in a
stage environment then we recommend that the unit be periodically cleaned of dust and
cracked oil residue. When used in an external environment make sure that the unit is clean and
free from moisture around the power input and the data input and output.
2.10 Accessories
TBC

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4. Drawings
4.1 Outside dimensions
200mm / 7.9”
150mm / 5.9“
155mm / 6.1“