Cobra Lighting P64-180 User manual

LED PAR64
Order Code: P64-180
www.cobrainternational.com

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User Manua
COBRA P64-180
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing the COBRA P64-180. With decades of experience in design and production, Cobra
is one of the leading manufacturers of professional sound and lighting equipment.
This unit has been designed and manufactured to the highest of standards so you can be assured you have
made a good investment.
For optimum safety and to take full advantage of all the COBRA P64-180 features, please ensure you read
this manual in full.
Product Description:
The COBRA P64-180 is a versatile LED par can with red, green and blue LED’s, allowing you to select and mix
different colours.
Safety Advice:
1. Read this manual in full before operating this product.
2. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
3. Carry and transport this product with care. Dropping or puncturing this product will result in serious
mechanical failure.
4. The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for injury or damage caused by not following the manual
provided.
Protection from E ectric Shock:
1. Do not connect the AC power plug to the unit before connecting your lights.
2. Only connect this unit to a mains socket with suitable trip and RCD protection.
3. To disconnect from the mains socket always remove by the mains plug. Do not attempt to remove by
pulling the mains cable.
4. Disconnect the unit from the mains supply before cleaning. Cleaning should be carried out with a soft,
dry cloth.
5. Do not expose this unit to any liquids.
6. Do not operate near exposed water or in high humidity.
7. Choose a suitable route for mains cables, ensuring trip hazards are avoided and the mains cable is not at
risk of being crushed.
8. Do not open this unit to service. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Any servicing or repairs
should be carried out by a qualified engineer only. Any user attempt to service or adapt this unit will
void your warranty and could result in serious malfunction or injury.
Protection from Fire:
1. Do not place near sources of heat or ignition.
2. Do not block any ventilation holes.
3. Check your AC wall socket will take the power you are applying to avoid overloading the mains supply.

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Protection from Injury and Damage:
1. Do not attempt to modify this unit.
2. Always install the unit in a suitable location where vibrations to the unit are avoided.
3. Check this unit matches the mains voltage and frequency before plugging it in to your mains socket.
4. If any liquids or objects have entered the unit, switch it off immediately and consult a qualified engineer.
5. In the event of malfunction or damage to the mains cable, disconnect from the mains supply
immediately and consult a qualified engineer.
6. All parts should be replaced with genuine spare parts and carried out by a qualified engineer.
7. To avoid the risk of injury, hang this fixture with both a clamp and safety wire.
8. Do not connect the mains supply of this unit into the output of a dimmer pack.
Contents & Unpacking:
1. The box should contain COBRA P64-180, mains leads, bracket and user manual.
2. If you suspect any damage or missing parts, please contact your dealer immediately.
Specifications:
Name: P64-180 LED par can
Code: P64-180B
Power Supply: 120v-240v AC 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 30w
Number of LED’s: 180
Size: 290 x 290 x 68mm (including bracket)
Weight: 2.1kg
Features:
The P64-180 is an RGB 4-channel LED par can.
Features inc ude:
1. Sound activation.
2. Static colour selection.
3. Can be used with 4 channels of DMX (R, G, B, D)
4. 180 RGB 0.8 watts 10mm LEDs.
5. IEC input and outputs for easy power linking. (Up to 60 units can be connected and used simultaneously)
6. Optional infrared remote which can be purchased separately (Product code: P64-180IR)
7. Master slave mode available.
Note: An understanding of DMX is required to use this product to its fu potentia .

Sound Mode
To acvate the sound mode, put dip switch number 9 up and use the sensivity rotary control.
Manua Stac Co our Mode
To use in Manua Mode dip switch 1 is red, dip switch 2 is green and dip switch 3 is blue.
You can combine these switches to make different colours i.e. Dip switch 1& 3 will combine to make purple.
DMX Mode
Use dip switches 1-9 to set your DMX address.
There is a table at the back of this manual to help with seng the correct switches. You must ensure dip-
switch number 10 is set to “ON” to use this unit in DMX mode.

DMX Channe Layout
Master/S ave Mode
In this mode you can put the master unit in any mode (sound, manual or IR mode) and the slave units will
copy the masters output as long as dip switch 1 & 10 have been set on all slave units.
Infra-red remote mode (So d separate y)
All dipswitches must be off to operate in this mode.

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Infra-red Remote Contro
1. BLACKOUT - Feature which when pressed will place the unit into blackout mode (turn the unit on/off.
2. A - Auto run feature which when pressed will make the unit run through the built in colour chase
mode programme.
3. PROG - This feature is used to select a built in programme. Press PROG and use the + and -, or
Buons 1-9 to select a programme. You can then select a hard on or hard off programme (immediate
colour on/off), fade programme (gentle fade) or select a pre-set stac colour with this buon.
4. F - Flash buon, will make the unit strobe extremely quickly when you are in auto run mode or
programme mode. You can use the + and - buon to adjust the ash speed.

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5. SP - This buon will allow the speed to be adjusted when you are in auto run mode or have
selected the fade or hard on/hard off programme. You will need to press the SP buon and use the +
and - buons to set the speed.
6. D - The DMX mode buon puts the unit into DMX mode (This is explained further down).
7. SA - The sound acve buons puts the unit into sound acve mode.
8. SL - The slave buon puts the unit into slave mode.
9. R G B - These buons allow you to select an exact manual colour. Press the colour you wish
to adjust and press the + or - buons to adjust the brightness. (You have to keep tapping the + or -
buon to make an adjustment)
10. S - When used in conjuncon with the buons 0-9, sets the units DMX address.
11. + / - Adjust speed or brightness depending what mode you are in.
12. 0-9 - Use when seng a programme or a DMX address.

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Some examp es on how to use the remote:
Bui t in programme with the remote
1. Point the remote at the LED panel.
2. Press “P” then “1” to set the colour red
(Press “P” then “2” to set the colour green)
(Press “P” then one buon between “1-6” to set the most popular colour combinaons)
3. Press “P” then “7” to set the colour white.
4. Press “P” then “8” to set the unit into a colour chase (hard on/hard off)
5. Press “P” then “9” to set the unit into a fade programme.
Alternavely you can press “P” and use the + and - buons to go through the various programmes.
Note – when you are in programme “8” or “9” (fade or chase programme) you can use the “SP” speed buon
and the + and - buon to adjust the speed.
Seng a DMX address with the Infra-red remote:
(Examp e to set the DMX address to “001”)
1. Press the “S” buon; note that all the “Red” LED’s will light indicang that the unit is ready to accept
the DMX address.
2. Press the “0” buon; note that all the “Green” LED’s will light indicang that the number “0” in the
“001” address is set.
3. Press the “0” buon, note that all the “Blue” LED’s will light indicang that the number “0” in the
“001” address is set.
4. Press the “1” buon, note that all the “Red”, “Green” and “Blue” LED’s on the unit light, indicang that
the final number in the “001” address has been set.
5. Pressing the “D” buon then sets the DMX operaon. The unit is then ready to accept a DMX signal
corresponding to the address “001”.

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DMX BASICS
DMX is short for digital mulplexer, which is a universal protocol designed for the lighng industry, al-
lowing control of intelligent fixtures like scanners, moving heads, LED par cans, dimmer packs, fog machines
etc.
DMX allows you to control many fixture channels, normally up to 512 with varying channels from 0-255 (0-
100%).
Usually DMX will give control of channels like gobo selecon, up and down movements, colour output and
dimming etc.
DMX is a very good system as all this informaon can be sent down one cable. Used in conjuncon with a
DMX controller with memory, all of your channel sengs can be saved and recalled easily.
DMX was designed so that all manufacturers can use the same protocol/language to control their fixtures.
Thus allowing the end user to use any make of fixture on their DMX controller as long as both are DMX com-
pable and the controller has enough channels to control the fixture that is aached.
Fixtures have an input and output DMX socket, allowing you to connect from the controller to the first fix-
ture then from that fixture to the next (this is called daisy chaining).
Sockets are normally 3 pin XLR but can be 5 pin XLR.
DMX fixtures need to have a DMX address set, this is so they can then decode the correct informaon from
the controller. This is normally done by a digital display panel where the address can be changed by simple up
and down buons. The addresses range from 1-512. In addion to this they can be controlled by a row of
small switches, called dip switches; there the required address is converted to a binary number.
To work out your dip switch sengs you can simply download a DMX calculator from the internet or see our
table further on.
The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not in uence the DMX address, a fixture set to
DMX address 1 can be put in a DMX line from beginning, middle or end, as it is set to address 1 it knows to
take informaon from that point onwards.

DMX Wring
When making cables try and used quality DMX cable and do not connect pin 1 GND to the outer casing of the
connector as you might do with audio cables, as this may cause errac behaviour from your fixture.
Do not make Y leads to split cables to fixtures; always use the in and out sockets or a DMX splier as again this
may cause errac behaviour from your fixture.
We recommend you to put a DMX terminator in any fixture which hasn’t got a DMX lead connected from the
output socket to another fixture; this again is to reduce errac behaviour from your fixtures. A DMX termina-
tor is simply a male XLR plug with 120 ohms, ¼ wa resistor soldered across pin 2 & 3.

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90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
80 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
70 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
60 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 288 320 352 384 416 448 480
1 0 0 0 0 1 33 65 97 129 161 193 225 257 289 321 353 385 417 449 481
0 1 0 0 0 2 34 66 98 130 162 194 226 258 290 322 354 386 418 450 482
1 1 0 0 0 3 35 67 99 131 163 195 227 259 291 323 355 387 419 451 483
0 0 1 0 0 4 36 68 100 132 164 196 228 260 292 324 356 388 420 452 484
1 0 1 0 0 5 37 69 101 133 165 197 229 261 293 325 357 389 421 453 485
0 1 1 0 0 6 38 70 102 134 166 198 230 262 294 326 358 390 422 454 486
1 1 1 0 0 7 39 71 103 135 167 199 231 263 295 327 359 391 423 455 487
0 0 0 1 0 8 40 72 104 136 168 200 232 264 296 328 360 392 424 456 488
1 0 0 1 0 9 41 73 105 137 169 201 233 265 297 329 361 393 425 457 489
0 1 0 1 0 10 42 74 106 138 170 202 234 266 298 330 362 394 426 458 490
1 1 0 1 0 11 43 75 107 139 171 203 235 267 299 331 363 395 427 459 491
0 0 1 1 0 12 44 76 108 140 172 204 236 268 300 332 364 396 428 460 492
1 0 1 1 0 13 45 77 109 141 173 205 237 269 301 333 365 397 429 461 493
0 1 1 1 0 14 46 78 110 142 174 206 238 270 302 334 366 398 430 462 494
1 1 1 1 0 15 47 79 111 143 175 207 239 271 303 335 367 399 431 463 495
0 0 0 0 1 16 48 80 112 144 176 208 240 272 304 336 368 400 432 464 496
1 0 0 0 1 17 49 81 113 145 177 209 241 273 305 337 369 401 433 465 497
0 1 0 0 1 18 50 82 114 146 178 210 242 274 306 338 370 402 434 466 498
1 1 0 0 1 19 51 83 115 147 179 211 243 275 307 339 371 403 435 467 499
0 0 1 0 1 20 52 84 116 148 180 212 244 276 308 340 372 404 436 468 500
1 0 1 0 1 21 53 85 117 149 181 213 245 277 309 341 373 405 437 469 501
0 1 1 0 1 22 54 86 118 150 182 214 246 278 310 342 374 406 438 470 502
1 1 1 0 1 23 55 87 119 151 183 215 247 279 311 343 375 407 439 471 503
0 0 0 1 1 24 56 88 120 152 184 216 248 280 312 344 376 408 440 472 504
1 0 0 1 1 25 57 89 121 153 185 217 249 281 313 345 377 409 441 473 505
0 1 0 1 1 26 58 90 122 154 186 218 250 282 314 346 378 410 442 474 506
1 1 0 1 1 27 59 91 123 155 187 219 251 283 315 347 379 411 443 475 507
0 0 1 1 1 28 60 92 124 156 188 220 252 284 316 348 380 412 444 476 508
1 0 1 1 1 29 61 93 125 157 189 221 253 285 317 349 381 413 445 477 509
0 1 1 1 1 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 286 318 350 382 414 446 478 510
1 1 1 1 1 31 63 95 127 159 191 223 255 287 319 351 383 415 447 479 511
TABLE SET DMX ADDRESS
DMX DIPSWITCH SET
0=OFF
1 = ON
X = OFF OR ON