Ledj VersiLED 4 User manual

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VersiLED 4 DMX Controller
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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis
between100~240VAC,50/60Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthe
mainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreached
roomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuse
immediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProlight
dealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thisxtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesigned
fororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbe
installedbyaqualiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocal
territoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationisthe
responsibilityoftheinstaller.Thexturepresentsrisksof
severeinjuryordeathduetorehazards,electricshock
andfalls.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

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Product overview & technical specications
TheVersiLED4fromLEDJisauniversalDMXcontrollerdesignedforcontrollingmulti-colourLEDxtures.Suitable
forusewithRGBorRGBWproductswithorwithoutdimmerchannels,thecontrollermaybeusedforLEDparcans,
panelsorevenLEDstriplights.
VersiLED 4 DMX Controller
• Cancontroluptofourxtures/groupsfromRGBthrough
toRGBW+Dimmer,eachxturemaybesetindividually
• Masterdimmerfunction,evenforRGBWproducts
• RGBWcolourmixonfadercontrol
• LTPcontrolsystemforintuitiveoperation
• Strobefunctionwithadjustablespeed(1-20Hz)
Specications VersiLED 4
Powersupply DC9V-12V,300mAmin
(byadaptorincluded)
Dimensions 60x202x110mm
Weight 0.8kg
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01-RGBW/Dchannelfaders
02-Fixture/groupbuttons&LEDindicators
03-Channelmodeselection&LEDindicators
04-Runmodeselect(autoorsound)
05-Blackoutbutton
06-Strobebutton
07-RGBWcolourmix
08-Colourmacrofader
09-Speedcontrol
10-Strobespeed/soundsensitivity/
masterdimmer
11-3-PinDMXoutput
12-DCpowerinput(centre+ve)
13-Poweron/offswitch
Inthebox:
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Initial setup:
ConnectthesuppliedmainspoweradaptortotheDCpowerinputonthecontrollerandthentoa
suitablemainsvoltagesupply(100-240VAC~50/60Hz).
Thecontrollercanbeusedtocontrol3or4colourLEDproductseachwithorwithoutadimmerchannel.
ThecontrollerisbasedaroundLTP(LastTakesPrecedence)acrossitscontrolsurface,thismeansthe
lastcommandexecutedonthecontrollerwilloverridethepreviouscommand.Becauseofthis,the
controlleriseasytouseforthosewhocarrylittleknowledgeofDMXcontrollers.
DMX channel assignment:
ThecontrollerhaspresetDMXstartaddressesforeachofthefourxtures.Pleasesetyourxturetothe
followingDMXaddresses.
Pleasenote:IftwoormorexturesaresettothesameDMXaddresstheywillreceivethesame
DMXcommands.
Master dimmer:
ThecontrolleralsohasanadditionalMasterDimmerfunction.WhileholdingdowntheBlackout
button,usethestrobe/dimmerfadertoadjusttheoverallmasterintensity.Thisfunctionwilloperatefor
allxturesregardlessofxtureselection.Themasterdimmerfunctionwilloverridealloutputsincluding
soundandautomodes.Ifyouhaveusedthemasterdimmertodimyourxture(s)tozeroyouwillhave
todimthembackupinordertousemanualdimming/colourmixingagain.
01) RGBW/D channel faders:
TheRGBW/Dfadersareusedtocreateamanualcolourmix.Firstselectthexturegroupsasrequired
fromthefourxturegroupsandthenusethefaderstoadjustthecolourandintensityasrequired.
02) Fixture/group buttons and LED indicators:
Thexture/groupbuttonsareusedtoselectordeselectxtures.NexttoeachbuttonisanLED
indicator,thiswillilluminatewhenthexturesareselected.
03) Channel mode selection and LED indicators:
Thecontrollercanbeusedtocontroluptofourxtures/groupsfromRGBorRGBW,eachxturemay
besetindividuallytosuittheDMXchannelsofyourLEDxtures.Selectthedesiredxture/groupusing
thexture/groupbuttons,thenselectthechannelmode.Unselectthexture/groupandthenrepeatthe
processforeachofthefourxture/groupsuntilset.Pleasenote:WhenusingMode4andMode6,
thedimmerchanneloutputvaluewillbe255,thisenablesyoutocolourmixandthenusethemaster
dimmerdetailedabove.
Operating instructions
Fixture Number Group DMX Start Address
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Fader allocation VS Mode chart:
04) Run mode select (auto or sound):
Thebuilt-incolourmacro’smaybetriggeredbyeithersoundcontrolorautowithspeedcontrol.
PresstheRunModebuttontochangebetweensoundorautocontrol.TheLEDindicatorwill
illuminatetoshowtheRunMode.Usethespeedandsoundsensitivityfaderstoadjusttheauto
speedorsoundsensitivity.
05) Blackout button:
Theblackoutcontrolcanbeusedforinstantblackout(off)commandsofthexturescontrolledbythe
VersiLED4controller.Theblackoutbuttonisaglobalcommandandwillcontrolthexturesregardless
ofanyxture/groupselection.
PressandholdtheblackoutbuttontoenabletheMasterDimmerfunctionandatthesametimeusethe
strobespeed/dimmerfadertocontroloverallintensityofthedimmerchannels.Thiswillalsofunctionas
aglobalcommandandwillcontrolthexturesregardlessofanyxture/groupselection.
06) Strobe button:
PressandholdtheStrobebuttontoactivateawhitestrobeacrossthexturesselectedonthexture/
group.Whileholdingthebutton,thestrobespeedcanbeadjustedusingthestrobespeed/sound
sensitivity/dimmerfader.Thestrobespeedisadjustable1Hz-20Hz.Pleasenote:Ifthemasterdimmer
functionhasbeensettozerothenthestrobewillnotoperate.Pleasesetthemasterdimmerbackupfor
thestrobetofunctionagain.
07) RGBW colour mix:
TheRGBWcolourmixfadercanbeusedforrapidselectionofstaticcolours.Pushthefadertofadefrom
Red,throughGreenandBlueuptofullonattheupperlimitofthefader.
08) Colour macro fader:
TheVersiLED4controllerhasbuiltinRGBcolourmacro’sthatcanbetriggeredbysoundwith
adjustablesensitivityorautowithspeedcontrol.Selectthedesiredxture/groupsandthenusethe
macrofadertoselectfromoneoftheeightinternalcolourmacros.Theautospeedcanbesetusing
thespeedfader,whilethesoundsensitivitycanbesetusingthestrobespeed/soundsensitivity/master
dimmerfader.
Operating instructions
Mode Fader 1 Fader 2 Fader 3 Fader 4 DMX Allocation
M1 RGB Red Green Blue - RGB
M2 RGBD Red Green Blue Dimmer RGB+CH4MasterDimmer
M3 RGBW Red Green Blue White RGBW
M4 RGBWD Red Green Blue White RGBW+CH5(xedat255)
M5 DRGB Red Green Blue Dimmer Dimmer+RGB
M6 DRGBW Red Green Blue White RGBW+CH1(xedat255)

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Operating instructions
09) Speed control:
Thespeedcontrolfaderisusedtoadjustthespeedofthebuiltincolourmacros.
10) Strobe speed/sound sensitivity/master dimmer:
Thestrobespeed/soundsensitivity/masterdimmerfaderprovidescontrolformultiplefunctions
onthecontroller.
11) 3-Pin DMX output:
DMXoutputconnection.3-pinXLRoutputsocket.Pin1=Ground,Pin2=data–ve,Pin3=data+ve
12) DC power input (centre +ve):
Centrepositivetypeconnection.9-12VDC,300mAminimumregulatedtype.
13) Power on/off switch:
Usethisswitchtopowerthecontrolleron/off.
Macro Channel Value Description
N/A 000-007 Blackout
1 008-038 Red/GreenFade
2039-069 Red/BlueFade
3070-100 Green/BlueFade
4 101-131 Red/Green/BlueFade
5 132-162 Red/GreenChange
6 163-193 Red/BlueChange
7 194-224 Green/BlueChange
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Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-511.Axturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannel
indicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,axturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwas
addressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105
and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthe
chainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligent
xturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothexture.
DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromxturetoxtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”
XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXxtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogether
andoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallxturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.
ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXxturestrytousetheshortest
cablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichxturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinuencethe
DMXaddressing.Forexample;axtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywherein
aDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.Whenaxtureisassigneda
DMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,
nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisxturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.
YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,
seeimagebelow.
Note: DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbe
purchasedfromallgoodsound
andlightingsuppliersor
ProLightConceptsdealers.
Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2m
CABL11 – 5m
CABL12 – 10m

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Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecables
shieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRs
outercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,
youmayneedtouseaterminatoron
thelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
Using a cable terminator will decrease
the possibilities of erratic behaviour.
(3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)
5-pin XLR DMX connectors:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRxtures
maybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa
3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
Terminationreducessignaltransmission
problemsandinterference.Itisalways
advisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,
(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2
(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastxture.
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
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(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
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withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
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