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COLORKINETICS ColorDial User manual

Introduction
The Color Kinetics®ColorDial is a digital lighting controller that features
eight pre-programmed effects, plus OFF, for Color Kinetics professional
lighting. Effect selection and modification is easy with the rotary knob.
Push to cycle through the effects and turn to vary the color or speed.
ColorDial is packaged in an easy to use, wall-mount assembly.
Included in this box:
• ColorDial Switch assembly
• Knob
• 2 - 6-32 pan head Phillips flat screws
Additional items you’ll need:
• Single or multi gang wall box
• CAT 5 data cable, unshielded twisted pair, flying lead/RJ-45
• 18 AWG power cable with flying leads or 18 AWG power cable
with BNC connector and coupling. Refer to the wiring diagrams to
determine your installation requirement.
• Face Plate
Scope of This User Guide
The goal of this user guide is to explain in an easily understandable
language the necessary steps to install the ColorDial and assure peak
performance. Its intended use is for reference only, by persons who are
fully qualified. This document should never be considered a substitute for
any provisions of a regulation or state and/or local code.
Identification and Warnings of Safety Hazards
In accordance with ANSI Z535.4 the following system of identifying
the severity of the hazards associated with the products is used:
“DANGER” Imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
“WARNING” Potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
“CAUTION” Potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury or property damage.
WARNING: Ensure that main power supply is off before installing,
wiring, or servicing the ColorDial. Failure to adhere to these instruc-
tions can result in death or serious injury.
WARNING: The ColorDial must be installed by a qualified professional in
accordance with NEC and relevant local codes. Failure to comply can
result in death, serious injury, or property damage.
WARNING: Do not attempt to install or use the ColorDial until you read
and understand the installation instructions and safety labels. Failure to
adhere to these instructions could result in serious injury or property
damage.
CAUTION: Do not modify or alter the ColorDial. Doing so will void the
warranty.
CAUTION: ColorDial has no user servicable parts. Do not open. Doing
so will void the warranty.
NOTE: The instructions and precautions set forth in this user guide are
not necessarily all-inclusive, all conceivable, or relevant to all applica-
tions as Color Kinetics cannot anticipate all conceivable or unique situa-
tions.
Owner/User Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the contractor, installer, purchaser, owner, and
user to install, maintain, and operate the ColorDial in such a manner as
to comply with all state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and
the American National Standard Institute Safety Code.
Installation
The ColorDial shall be installed by a qualified electrician in accordance
with NEC and relevant local codes for power supplies with Class 2 out-
puts.
Wiring the ColorDial
1. Using the 18 AWG power cable, connect 24 VDC and ground from
the Color Kinetics power supply to the screw terminal located on the
back of the ColorDial.
2. Using the CAT 5 data cable, connect data from the Color Kinetics
power/data supply to the screw terminal located on the back of the
ColorDial.
Refer to the wiring diagrams on the back for your specific installation.
Be sure to match the wire function to the terminal pin numbers.
NOTE: If you are installing the ColorDial more than 50 feet away from
the Color Kinetics power/data supply, use a C-Series Power Supply
with an 18 AWG power cable (flying lead/BNC with connector) to
provide power.
Disable Effects
When you receive your ColorDial, eight light effects are prepro-
grammed and enabled. If you wish to limit the number of effects in the
cycle, or if you know of effects that you will not use, you can disable
the them prior to physically installing the ColorDial into the wall box.
• To disable an effect, set its corresponding dip switch to OFF.
1. Fixed Color
2. Color Wash
3. Chasing Rainbow (4 lights wide)
4. Chasing Rainbow (8 lights wide)
5. Chasing Rainbow (12 lights wide)
6. Random Color
7. Random Fade
8. White
Note: Keep in mind that any effects you disable prior to installation
can only be re-enabled by physically removing the ColorDial from the
wall box and turning on the appropriate switch.
Mounting the ColorDial:
Now that you have wired the ColorDial, and disabled/enabled the
desired effects, you are ready to mount it.
1. Using the screws provided, align the mounting holes to a one gang
wall box, or a single area of a multi gang wall box, and attach.
2. Attach face plate.
3. Attach the knob by aligning the collar with the rotation shaft and
press.
Your ColorDial is installed and ready to use.
Using the ColorDial
Using the ColorDial is as simple as pressing and turning.
Press the dial to cycle through the eight effect modes and OFF.
Turn the dial to vary the effects.
In Fixed Color mode, turning the dial changes the color. While in
White mode, turning the dial changes the intensity. In all other modes,
turning the dial adjusts the speed. ColorDial remembers your settings
and recalls them each time you return to the effect.
Turn the dial clockwise to increase, and counter-clockwise to decrease,
the speed. The first three revolutions of the dial varies the speed
between approximately 1/2 second to about 2 minutes. After which,
each click of the dial doubles the speed clock-wise or decreases by half
counter-clockwise. When in this range, the lights snap to a new color
with each click for visual confirmation of changes.
Note: In Chasing Rainbow, the speed of a single pass through the
color spectrum ranges from 1/2 second to 5 hours. After the third rota-
tion of the dial, the speed is reduced to the point that color changes
are not immediately visible.
The ColorDial outputs data for light addresses 1 through 60. After the
first 12 addresses, the data is repeated. For installations with more than
12 lights you can either sequentially address the lights past 12, up to
60, or repeat the addresses starting from 1. The effects will appear the
same. Below is an example of light addressing with 24 lights.
A GLOSSARY OF TERMS
COLOR FACTORS: The impact of light source colors is determined by
the combination of three factors: hue, saturation, and luminance.
Hue indicates whether a color looks red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
violet, etc. Saturation represents how pure a color is, and luminance
(brightness) identifies how strong the color is.
FIXED COLOR: Fixed Color Effect is a static display of one color.
COLOR WASH: A Color Wash Effect produces a smooth transition in
hue, progressing through the visible color spectrum: red, orange, yel-
low, green, blue, indigo, violet.
CYCLE DIRECTION: The sequence in which colors move through the
spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
CHASING RAINBOW: Chasing Rainbow makes a smooth transition
from color to color through the color spectrum. When applied to a
group of lights the colors appear to follow each other from light to
light.
RANDOM COLOR: Random Color Effect is an abrupt transition of
128 randomly generated colors at specified intervals. Colors jump
from one hue to the next in spectrum increments of at least 25% so no
two successive colors have similar values.
RANDOM FADE: Random Color Fade is a smooth transition of 128
randomly generated colors at specified intervals. Colors jump from
one hue to the next in spectrum increments of at least 25% so no two
successive colors have similar values.
SPEED: Determines the duration of an Effect. In Color Wash, Speed is
defined as the amount of time which elapses between the initial display
of the Starting Color in cycle one, and its next display which begins
cycle two. In Cross Fade, Speed is defined as the amount of time which
elapses between the initial display of the Starting Color to the display
ColorDial
USER GUIDE
Color Kinetics Incorporated
10 Milk Street, suite 1100
Boston, MA 02108
Tel 888 Full RGB
Tel 617 423 9999
Fax 617 423 9998
[email protected]
www.colorkinetics.com
ITEM# 103-000014-00
FOR USE UNDER U.S. PATENTS 6,016,038, 6,150,774, AND 6,340,868
OTHER PATENTS PENDING
©2003 Color Kinetics Incorporated. All rights reserved. Chromacore,
Color Kinetics, the Color Kinetics logo, ColorBlast, ColorPlay, ColorScape,
iColor, iColor Cove, iPlayer, QuickPlay, and Smartjuice are registered
trademarks, and Chromasic, ColorBlaze, and ColorBurst are trademarks of
Color Kinetics Incorporated.
All other brand or product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
PUB-000070-00R01
ColorDial
NOTE: FACE PLATE NOT INCLUDED
Data +
Ground
Ground
+24 VDC
Data -
Mode Selection
ON: Enabled OFF: Disabled
MOUNTING HOLES
ENABLE/DISABLE
SWITCHES
FIVE-POSITION
TERMINAL BLOCK
COLORDIAL BACK
Data +
Ground
Shield
+24 VDC
Data -
Modes:
1. Fixed color
2. Color wash
3. Rainbow (4)
4. Rainbow (8)
5. Rainbow (12)
6. Random
7. Random fade
8. White
Mode Selection
ON: Enabled OFF: Disabled ColorDial
103-000014-00 Rev 01
LBL-000097-00R01
ON
OFF
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
1 2 4 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24
1 2 4 11 12 1 2 9 10 11 12
3
3
... ...
... ...
Sequential Addressing
Repeat Addressing
WARNING: Ensure that power is off before installing the ColorDial.
of the Ending Color and back again (round trip). In Random Color,
Speed is defined as the amount of time a color is displayed before it
jumps to the next color. In Variable Color Strobe, speed determines
how fast the colors advance around the spectrum which in turn affects
what color will be flashed at each strobe.
STAND-ALONE: (built-in or on board) Refers to a method of Control.
Stand Alone means that the unit is controlled by the built-in micro-
processor, thus utilizing on-board Effects. Stand Alone differs from
Networked in that the unit is controlling itself versus taking direction from
an external source such as a DMX512 controller.
One Year Limited Hardware Warranty
Color Kinetics Incorporated warrants its products, if properly used and
installed, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and
will substantially conform to Color Kinetics’publicly available specifica-
tions for a period of one (1) year after the date the product was pur-
chased by the end user.
If the product fails during the warranty period, purchaser’s remedy
under this limited warranty shall be at Color Kinetics sole election:
•Repair the product by means of hardware and/or software or
•Replace the product with another product or
•If Color Kinetics is unable to repair or replace the particular prod-
uct, refund the then current value of the product.
This limited warranty does not cover damages due to external causes,
including, but not limited to, accident, problems with electrical power,
usage not in accordance with product instructions, misuse, neglect,
modification, repair, improper installation, or improper testing. Color
Kinetics is not responsible for indirect, incidental, or consequential dam-
ages resulting from any breach of warranty or under any other legal
theory including, but not limited to, lost profits, downtime, goodwill,
damage to or replacement of equipment and property.
To obtain warranty service, you may contact your distributor in accor-
dance with its instructions, or you may contact Color Kinetics. To
request warranty service you should call Color Kinetics during the war-
ranty period. Proof of purchase or registration is required. When call-
ing within warranty, please provide:
1) Your name, shipping address, and telephone number
2) A description of the model and serial number
3) An explanation of the problem
A Return Authorization (RA) number & ship-to address will be provided
to send the product back.
The warranty and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of
all others, whether oral or written, express or implied. Color Kinetics
specifically disclaims any and all implied warranties, including, without
limitation, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular pur-
pose. No Color Kinetics distributor, dealer, agent or employee is
authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this war-
ranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also
have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
U.S. and Foreign Patents and Patents Pending
Color Kinetics Incorporated grants the purchaser of its lighting products
and controllers a personal and non-transferable license to use
Chromacore™, its patented technology for networkable control of LED-
based color-changing lighting fixtures for illumination, display and
design. This license is granted only by Color Kinetics Incorporated, and
may not be transferred except by the grantor. The design, duplication,
manufacture, or sale of other products using networkable control of
LED-based color-changing lighting may be prohibited and is not
licensed hereunder. Other patents pending.
14-18 AWG LEADS (2)
50-FT MAX.
COLORDIAL
BACK VIEW
CAT5 DATA CABLE
COLOR KINETICS LIGHTS
CORRECT WRONG
SHIELD (GRN/WHT)
DATA - (ORN/WHT)
DATA + (ORN)
+24 VDC (RED)
GROUND (BLK)
100-240VAC (1A)
PS-60
PWR SUPPLY
F-F PWR
COUPLER
AUXILIARY
When the ColorDial is located more than
50 feet from the power/data supply, use
the PS-60 Power Supply.
COM
D -
D +
+24V
COM
DMX OUT
REPEATER
DMX IN
ETHERNET
DMX
LOOP OUT
BLK
WHT
RED
AUX IN
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
FUSE BLOCK
FUSE BLOCK
FUSE BLOCK
100-240VAC
PDS-150e
Power/Data supply
DMX OUT
REPEATER
DMX IN
ETHERNET
DMX
LOOP OUT
AUX IN
100-240VAC
PDS-150e
Power/Data supply
14-18 AWG LEADS (2)
50-FT MAX.
COLORDIAL
BACK VIEW
CAT5 DATA CABLE
COLOR KINETICS LIGHTS
DMX OUT
REPEATER
DMX IN
ETHERNET
DMX
LOOP OUT
BLK
WHT
RED
AUX IN
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
BLK
WHT
RED
FUSE BLOCK
FUSE BLOCK
FUSE BLOCK
100-240VAC
PDS-150e
Power/Data supply
AUXILIARY
COM
D -
D +
+24V
COM
INSTALLATION USING RJ45 CONNECTOR INSTALLATION USING AUXILIARY CONNECTOR
For system wiring diagrams visit
www.colorkinetics.com/support.
BLK
RED
BLK
RED
ORN
ORN/WHT
GRN/WHT

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