Pixel Range PixelPar User manual

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General set up
1Mount the fixture in the required position. The integral yoke can
act as a floor stand or hanger.
Important
• Whensuspendedoffground,alwaysuseasafetywirerated
toaminimumof38kg(84lbs)aroundtheyoke.
2 Whereexternalcontrolistobeused,connectaDMXlead(XLR
5-pinfemale)totheinputsocketattherearofthexture.
Whensuspended
offground,always
useasafetywire
rated to a minimum
of38kg(84lbs)
around the yoke.
3 Whereotherxturesaretobeusedinacontroldaisy-chain,con-
nectaDMXlead(XLR5-pinmale)totheoutputsocketattherear
ofthexture.
4 Connectpowertothexture.
5Use the control panel to access the internal menu and choose the
appropriateoperationmodeandrelatedsettings(seeover).
Version 1.65 firmware
Operation modes
ThePixelParprovidesarangeofoperationmodes.Theseare
selected using the MODEsectionofthecontrolmenu:
DMX AllowsRGBA(orRGBW)controlviaDMXinput.Inter-
nalchaseeffectsarenotavailablewithinthismode.
MANU ProvidesRGBA(orRGBW)colourmixingindependent-
lyofanyexternalcontrol.Usetheinternalcontrolmenu
(MANsection)toselecttherequiredcolourvalues.
EF D AllowyoutoselectchaseeffectsviaDMXinput(no
RGBAorRGBWmixing).Requires7DMXchannels.
EF M Allowsthedisplayofthedualinternalchaseeffects,
independentlyofanyexternalcontrol.Usetheinternal
controlmenu(PROGsection)toselecttherequired
chaseeffects,speedsandcrossfades.
4+E ProvidescontrolofRGBA(orRGBW)mixingandselec-
tionofthedualinternalchaseeffectsviaDMXinput.
Requires11DMXchannels.
16bt AllowsRGBA(orRGBW)controlviaDMXinput,using
two8bitchannelspercolour.Internalchaseeffectsare
notavailablewithinthismode.
PixelParpersonalitiesareavailableforavarietyofcontrollers.
Please see www.pixelrange.com fordetails.
Factory reset (perform this prior to new use)
Toclearprevioussettings:Attherearpanel,pressthemiddle
twobuttons( and )whilethecurrentaddressandmode
arebeingdisplayed.ThefourdigitdisplaywillshowFACT then
SETtoindicatethatthexturehasbeenreturnedtoitsdefault
condition.Thisisusefultoremoveanysettingsthatmightcause
confusioninanewconguration(e.g.masterintensitysettings).
DMX in (XLR 5pin
male) connector
Fuse holder
DMX out
(XLR 5pin
female)
connector
LED heat sink
Power lead
Control panel

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Using the menu
• Whennotinthemenu,thefourdigitdisplayscrollsthe
currentDMXaddressandmode.Thedisplay’srighthand
decimalpoint(datadot)isusedtoindicatestatus(seebelow).
•Press toenterthemenu.ThefourdigitdisplaywillshowADDR.
•Use and tomovebetweenmenuoptions(ortochangea
valuewithinanoption).
•Press toenteranoption(ortoxachangedvaluewithinan
optionandreturntothepreviousoptionlevel).Note: If you do
not press to fix a value, operation will revert to the
previously set mode at the next power on.
•Press toexitfromamenuoption(andeventually
exitthemenucompletely).
General notes
• EnsurethatonlyoneDMX
deviceinthechainisset
asmaster(e.g.thelighting
desk).Thisxtureisusually
settoslavemode.
•Thisxtureisshippedwith
theDMXaddresssetto
001.
•Thefourdigitdisplaycan
besettoswitchoffwhen
notinuse.Torestore,press
.Toalterthismodeuse:
PERS >DISP.
MENU ENTER
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*Refer to product manual for proper operating instructions
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Channel layouts within modes 4+E and EF d
Channel 4+E EF d
1 Red c1Effect
 2 Green c1 Speed
 3 Blue c1Xfade
 4 Amber§c2Effect
5 c1Effect c2 Speed
6 c1 Speed c2Xfade
 7 c1Xfade Masterint.
 8 c2Effect -
9 c2 Speed -
 10 c2Xfade -
 11 Masterint. -
Thetablerightshowshow
colourmixing,chaseeffects
and master intensity controls
aremappedtoDMXchannels
forthe4+E and EF d modes.
Inallmodes,therstchannel
ofthextureoccursattheDMX
address selected using addr
andsuccessivechannelsforthe
xturefollowfromthere.
Channel layouts within modes DMX and 16BT
Channel dmX dmx) dmx
(RES=1) (RES=3) (RES=4)
1 All Red+Amb.§ Red
 2 Mast.int.* Green Green
 3  Blue Blue
 4  Mast.int.* Amber§
5 Mast. int.*
WhenusingtheDMX
and 16btmodes,the
mannerinwhichLED
emitters are assigned
toDMXchannelsis
determinedbythe
PERS>RES option.
The dmx and 16bt
modes do not use
chaseeffects.Therst
channelofthexture
occursattheDMX
address selected using
addrandsuccessive
channelsforthexture
followfromthere.
coarse (c) = High
channelfor16-bit,
fine (f)=Lowchannel
for16-bit
Chan. 16bt 16bt 16bt
(RES=1) (RES=3) (RES=4)
1 All(coarse) R+A§(c) Red(c)
 2 All(ne) R+A§(f) Red(f)
 3 Mast.int.* Green(c) Green(c)
 4  Green(f) Green(f)
 5  Blue(c) Blue(c)
 6  Blue(f) Blue(f)
 7  Mast.int.* Amber(c)§
 8   Amber(f)§
9 Mast. int.*
DMX links and termination
Thissectionprovidesusefuladviceforgainingreliableoperation
fromyourDMXinstallation:
• Usegoodqualityexibletwistedpaircablethathasanominal
characteristicimpedanceof120ohms.Microphonecableshave
alowerimpedanceandahighercapacitance,whichcanlead
to data errors.
• Useadaisychainarrangementtolinkxturestogether,sothat
theoutputofonextureisconnectedtotheinputofthenext.
• Connectnomorethan32devicestoasingleDMXrun.Iffurther
xturesareneeded,thenuseaDMXboostertoallowupto32
morexturestobeattached.
• NeversplitaDMXcabletoformtwobranches(aY-split).If
separatebranchesarerequired,useapoweredDMXsplitter.
• Ensurethatthedevicesateachendofthedaisychainareboth
terminatedusinga120ohmresistor(usuallycontainedwithin
aseparateXLRconnectorthathasnocable-theresistorforms
alinkbetweenpins2and3).Controldesksareofteninternally
terminated.
Itispossibletogetawaywithbreakingsomeoftheaboverules,
particularlyonsmallerinstallationsthathaveshortcablerunsand
fewxtures.However,resultscanbeunpredictableandproblems
willinevitablyhityouattheveryworsttime:Duringyourshow.
Master/slave/data indication
Therighthanddecimalpoint(datadot)ofthedisplayisusedto
indicatethemaster/slavesettingsandalsothepresenceofaDMX
inputsignal,asshownbelow:
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Data dot ON Master mode
Data dot FLASHING Slavemode(DMXdatainputpresent)
Data dot OFF Slavemode(noDMXdatapresent)
Notes:
•Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master
(e.g. the desk).
•Use PERS > data to change between master and slave modes.
•When set to master mode, the fixture will scroll MASTER in
place of a DMX address (when not within the menu).
•If the display has been set to auto off (disp > aoff), the data
dot will remain active but at a lower brightness.
*Masterintensityisonlyenabledfordmx and16btmodeswhenthe
pers > mint option is set to on.Masterintensityalwaysusesasingle
8-bitchannelandappearsthenalcontrolchannel.
§PixelParunitsareavailablewitheitherRGB+AmberorRGB+White
emitters.WhereanentryaboveshowsAmber,thiswillbeWhiteonan
RGBWversionofthexture.
§PixelParunitsareavailablewitheitherRGB+AmberorRGB+White
emitters.WhereanentryaboveshowsAmber,thiswillbeWhiteonan
RGBWversionofthexture.

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SetsthebaseDMXaddressfromwhichthecontrolchannelswillbegin.
Showsthemainprocessorsoftwarerevision.Nochangesarepossiblewithin
this option. Press whileviewingthisoptiontoseethesoftwaresub-revision.
Showsthedisplaycontrollersoftwarerevision.Nochangesarepossiblewithin
this option.
Selectstheprimaryinternalchaseeffect.SeeChaseeffectsfordescriptions.
Select MODE > EF Mtoshowtheselectedchase.
Selectsthecrossfadespeedbetweenthestepsoftheselected
C1chaseeffect.
SelectsthespeedoftheselectedC1chaseeffect.
SelectsthemasterintensitylevelofchaseeffectsC1 and C2.
Selectsthesecondaryinternalchaseeffect.SeeChaseeffectsfordescriptions.
Select MODE > EF Mtoshowtheselectedchase.
SelectsthecrossfadespeedbetweenthestepsoftheselectedC2chaseeffect.
SelectsthespeedoftheselectedC2chaseeffect.
Sets the red intensity. Select MODE > MANU(manual)toshowtheresult.
Sets the green intensity. Select MODE > MANU(manual)toshowtheresult.
Setstheblueintensity.SelectMODE > MANU(manual)toshowtheresult.
Setstheamberintensity.SelectMODE > MANU(manual)toshowtheresult.
OnRGBWmodels,thisentrywillshowWHIT.
Selectsnumberofchannelsrequiredtocontrolallemitters.Optionsare1,3and4.
Emitters are grouped together accordingly.
Determineswhetherthisxturewillactasamastercontrollingothers.
WhencontrolledviaDMXthisxturemustbesettoSLAV.
DMX and 16btmodesonly.WhensetONthisenablesthemasterintensitychannel.
WhensetoN,thisoptionscrollsthroughtheprimarycoloursatpoweronto
demonstratecorrectoperationoftheemitters.
Determinestheintensityofthefourdigitcontrolpaneldisplay.Valuesrangefrom
0(dimmest)to15(brightest).
WhensettoAOFF,thecontrolpaneldisplaywillblankout60seconds
afterthemenuisexited.Thedatadotindicatorwillremainactive.
Providesaselectionofdimmercurves(FINE,TV,TUNG or LGCY)tosuitparticular
circumstances.Seenextpagefordescriptionsofeachoption.
RGBA§controlusinganexternalDMXcontrolinput.PERS > MINT set to ONprovides
a master intensity in DMX and 16btmodes.Nochaseeffectsareselectable.
DisplaystheresultingRGBA§levelsthataresetviatheMANsectionoftheinternal
menu.ExternalDMXcontrolisnotpossibleinthismode.
Ch1to3:C1Effect,Speed&Xfade,Ch4to6:C2Effect,Speed&Xfade,
Ch7:Masterintensity.
Displaysthechaseeffect(s)determinedwithinthePROGsection.ExternalDMX
controlisnotpossibleinthismode.
DMXCh1to4:RGBA§colourmixing,Ch5to7:C1Effect,Speed&Xfade,
Ch8to10:C2Effect,Speed&Xfade,Ch11:Masterintensity.
16bitRGBA§controlusing2xthenumberofDMXchannelsdeterminedbyPERS>RES.
PERS>MINT set to Onprovidesamasterintensity.Nochaseeffectsareselectable.
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Chase effects
Thissectiondescribeseachoftheinternalchaseeffectsthatareselectableeitherviathecontrolmenu(PROG > C1/C2 >
EFEC)orusingDMXvaluessentfromanexternalsource.Tousetheinternaleffects,settheMODE option either to EF M
(forinternalmenucontrol),orEF D or 4+E(forexternalDMXcontrol).
DMX DMX EFEC Chase effect description On/off ratio Cell sequence
value % value per cell
0-7 0-2 00 Off - -
8-15 3-5 01 Rainbowchaseforward Allon AàBàC àDàE àF
16-23 6-9 02 Rainbowchasereverse Allon FàE àDàC àBàA
24-31 10-11 03 Whitechaseforward 1/5 AàBàC àDàE àF
32-39 12-15 04 Whitechasereverse 1/5 FàE àDàC àBàA
40-47 16-18 05 Whitegroupchase 1/2 AFàBEàCD
48-55 19-21 06 Whitestrobe 1/1 Alltogether
56-63 22-24 07 Redstrobe 1/1 Alltogether
64-71 25-27 08 Lightpurplestrobe 1/1 Alltogether
72-79 28-30 09 Yellowstrobe 1/1 Alltogether
80-87 31-34 10 Greenstrobe 1/1 Alltogether
88-95 35-37 11 Whitestrobe 1/10 Alltogether
96-103 38-40 12 Lightbluestrobe 1/10 Alltogether
104-111 41-43 13 Rainbowstrobe 1/2 Alltogether
112-119 44-46 14 Red/green/bluestrobe 1/2 Alltogether
120-127 47-50 15 Rainbowstrobe Allon Alltogether
128-135 51-53 16 Red/green/bluestrobe Allon Alltogether
136-143 54-56 17 Yellow/bluestrobe Allon Alltogether
144-151 57-59 18 Rainbowstrobe Allon Alltogether
152-159 60-62 19 Yellow/bluechase Allon ACEàBDF
160-167 63-65 20 Red/bluechase Allon ACEàBDF
168-175 66-68 21 Red/yellowchase Allon ABàCDàEF
176-183 69-72 22 Red/green/bluechasereverse Allon CFàBEàAD
184-191 73-75 23 Rainbowchaseforward Allon ABàCDàEF
192-199 76-77 24 Red/green/bluechasereverse Allon EFàCDàAB
200-207 78-81 25 Static orange All on All together
208-215 82-84 26 Staticyellow Allon Alltogether
216-223 85-87 27 Staticlightblue Allon Alltogether
224-231 88-90 28 Static purple All on All together
232-239 91-93 29 Static red All on All together
240-247 94-97 30 Static green All on All together
248-255 98-100 31 Staticwhite Allon Alltogether
The‘On/Offratiopercell’columnindicatestheproportionoftimethataxturewillbeshowingoutputorbedarkfora
giveneffect.Forexample,1/5indicatesthatthexturewillbeonforonepartandofffor5partsofthetime.
Someeffectsarespreadbetweensixcellssothataswellascolourchanges,therearepositionchanges(viewableifyou
areusingthePixelParasamastertocontrolchasesonotherPixelRangextures-see‘Usingmastermodetodriveother
units’).The‘Cellsequence’columnaboveindicateswhethereffectchangesmovebetweenxturesthataresetatdifferent
celladdresses.Thecelladdressboundariesareasfollows:
Cell DMX addresses
 A 1to4
 B 5to8
 C 9to12
 D 13to16
 E 17to20
 F 21to24
Note: When you use a single PixelPar and you choose
a chase effect that spreads across different cells, you will
see only the cell A parts of the effect, as listed in the table
above.

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Fuse type: 20mm 4A
(T4AH250VP) time delay,
ceramic body
Dimmer curve options (PERS > DIMR)
ThePixelParprovidesfourseparatedimmercurveoptionswhich
determineexactlyhowthedigitalvaluesreceivedviatheDMXlink
areconvertedintoemitterintensities.Toalterthedimmercurve,goto
the PERSmenuoption,choosetheDIMRoption,selecttherequired
setting and then press the buttontosave.
Note: Dimmer curve selection has no effect in 16bt mode, where a
single fixed high resolution curve is used.
Thefourdimmercurveoptionsareasfollows:
• FINECloselyresemblestheoriginalPixelPardimmercurvewith
improvedresponsestolowendvalues.
• TVUsesdimmingfrequenciesthatwilleradicateanyvisible
ickerwhenviewedbyvideocamerasandbroadcastsystems.
• TUNGAltersthedimmingresponsetocloselyemulatethevery
smoothactionofstandardtungstenbulbs.TheTUNG setting can
beusedwithalloperationmodes.
• LGCYProvidesfullcompatibilitywiththedimmercurvesof
previousPixelRangextures.Usethismodewhenmixing
PixelParxtureswithoriginalPixelRangextures.
Fuse access
ThesinglefuseislocatedattherearofthextureneartotheDMX
inputconnector.Useasmallatbladescrewdrivertotwistthefuse
holderanti-clockwiseuntilthecarriercanbeextractedtorevealthe
fuse.
Using master mode to drive other units
ThisunitcancontrolanynumberofotherPixelRangexturesvia
DMXlinks,withouttheneedforacontroldesk.
1 Setthisunitasmaster(PERS >DATA >MAST)andensureall
others are set to slave(PERS >DATA >SLAV).Connectall
xturesviaDMXdaisy-chain.
 Note:Don’t forget to terminate the devices at either end of the
chain - see the section ‘DMX links and termination’.
2 SeteachslavetoMode >DMX.
3 Setthemastertoeithercreatechasesorstaticcolours:
Chases:SelectMode >EF m and then use PROG >C1 and
C2tocreatetherequiredeffects(seethe‘Chaseeffects’table).
Static colours:SelectMode >MANU and then use MAN >
RED,GRN,BLUE and AMBR(orWHIT)tomixthecolour.
Note: The setting of PERS >RES determines how the DMX
channels are output when mixing static colours: PERS >RES=4
sends out separate red, green, blue and amber levels in repeat-
ed 4 channel blocks: i.e. 1 to 4, 5 to 8, etc. The RES=3 setting
retains the 4 channel blocks, but links the first and last channel of
each block to the MAN >Red setting so that other RGBA units at-
tached respond in the same way as the master when it combines
red and amber in 3 channel mode. The RES=1 setting links all
DMX output channels so that all emitters can be controlled by a
single setting (MAN >Red).
4 SeteachslaveDMXaddress(usingADDR >DMX)as
appropriate:
 •ForstaticcolourmixingyoucaneithersetallxturestoDMX
channel1orpositionthematthebeginningofanyfourchan-
nelcell:A001,A005,A009,A013,A017 or A021.No
channelsareusedabovechannel24.Theoutputswithineach
cellwillbethesame.
 •Forchases,sixseparatecellsareoutputingroupsof4DMX
channelstogiveRGBA(orRGBW)valuespercell(24chan-
nelsintotal).Settheaddressofeachslavextureaccording
towhichofthe6cellsyouwantthemtoappearwithin,orto
beginwith(formulti-cellxtures):(A001forcellA,A005for
cellB,A009forcellC,A013forcellD,A017forcellEor
A021forcellF).

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Troubleshooting
• Display panel is blank:Pressacontrolpanelbutton,ifthe
displaystilldoesnotshow,checktheinputpowerand
fuse.
• No response during DMX control:Checkwhethera
master intensity input is required. 4+E and EF d modes
alwaysrequireamasterintensityinput(channels10
and7respectively).DMX and 16bThaveanoptional
masterintensity,dependingonthesettingofPERS >
MINT(channels4and7respectively).IftheMINT set-
ting is Onthennooutputwilloccuruntilalevelgreater
than zero is applied to the master intensity channel. See
pages2and3fordetails.
Note: It is good practice to perform a factory reset
before these fixtures are used on any new installation.
This will ensure that settings like the MINT option are set
to off and do not create the potential for confusion. See
page 1 for details of how to perform a factory reset.
• No response during DMX control:IfliveDMXiscon-
nected,therighthanddecimalpointonthedisplay
shouldash-ifnot,checktheDMXcable(s)andthe
desk output.
• Erratic operation during DMX control: Check that the
nalxturewithintheDMXdaisychainiscorrectlytermi-
natedwitha120ohmterminatorplug.
• Erratic operation during DMX control: Check that the
selected MODEmatchesthepersonalitybeingusedon
the control desk.
• Erratic operation during DMX control: Ensure that only
oneDMXdeviceinthedaisychainissetasmaster.
• Rapid colour/intensity changes not occuring: Check
whetherthetungstendimmermodeisselected(PERS >
dIMR > TUNG).Thiswouldslowthereactiontimesofthe
emittersandcouldmeanthatrapidchangesareblended
intoeachother.Chooseafasterreactingdimmermode.
• Standalone chase effects not working: Check that a
chasehasbeenprogrammedusingPROG >C1 and/or
PROG >C2 and also that MODE >EF M is selected.
Check also that PROG >LEVL is not set at zero.
• Standalone RGBA/W mixing not working: Check that
oneormorecolourvalueshavebeensetwithinMAN
section and also that the MODE >MANU is selected.
Firmware upgrades
Firmwareupgradesarereleasedfromtimetotimeinorder
toprovidenewoperationalfeatures.ThePixelParhasbeen
designedtoallowstraightforwardrmwareupgradingvia
itsDMXinterface,aPixelU2DUSBdeviceandacomputer.
PleasecontactPixelRangetechnicalsupportfordetails.
Weight
 Fixtureandyoke: 7.5kg(16.5lbs)
Power
 Inputvoltage: 100to240VAC,47to63Hzautosensing
 Earthleakage 0.39mA
 Connectors: Suppliedwithcableonly:live,neutral&earth
 Powerrequirements: @ 230V/50Hz @ 115V/60Hz
Standby  8watts  8watts
Maximum (const.)  96watts  96watts
Start up (peak*)  30amps  15amps
* The peak value occurs only at first power up and
lasts only for a period measured in microseconds.
Approvals
Miscellaneous
 Enclosurerating: IP20(notprotectedagainstmoistureingress)
 Controlinput: USITTDMX512(inputconnectorpinoutbelow)
Specifications
Dimensions
PIN 1
Ground
PIN 2
Data –PIN 3
Data +
PIN 5
Not used
PIN 4
Not used
181mm
(7 ")¼
317mm
(12 ")½
275mm
(10 ")¾
DocumentationbyCorporate Text & Design(www.ctxd.com)
Release1.65b
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